New Year, New Moon, New…Moonstone?
By La Petite AcadienneNo, not THAT New Moon. The January 4th will see the first new moon of 2011. And of course, thinking of the moon makes one think of moonstones.
For years, I had wanted a moonstone ring. A friend of mine had one, and I had always admired it. Mind you, I had always admired everything about this friend’s style — she is one of those people who always looks perfectly, effortlessly put-together. (Of course, the fact that she is a six-foot-tall cool blonde probably contributes somewhat to this effect, I’m thinking.)
Anyway, on a trip to Holland in 2005 with my now-husband, we stopped at this tiny little store in a tiny little town, and there, he bought me a sterling silver ring with a moonstone in it. The funny thing was that I put the ring on my right ring finger, as that is where it fit. When we exited the store, all of our Dutch friends started oohing and aahing and clapping. It turns out that they wear their wedding bands on their right ring finger, not their left. So they thought we had just gotten engaged.
I look at this ring and am flooded with good memories. If I had a chance to grab any of my jewelry in the event of a fire, this ring would be one of the first things I would grab.
In India, moonstone is regarded as a sacred stone. It is believed to bring good fortune. And really, couldn’t we all use more good fortune in 2011?
So it is a stone that is reputed to bring good fortune AND it is a stone to which I hold a great sentimental attachment. Do I really need more reason than that to hunt for pretty moonstone jewelry for my beloved readers? No. No I do not need more reason.
You could have stunning moonstone-and-pearl earrings :
Or you could have this beautiful bracelet:
And of course, you simply cannot go wrong with a moonstone ring! Mine is sterling silver, but this unique gold one is SO eye-catching, no? It’s a wee bit pricey, but it would make a marvelous engagement ring (a deliberate engagement ring, as opposed to my inadvertent false Dutch engagement adventure, obviously.)
May the new moon and the new year bring you plenty of good fortune (and plenty of pretty baubles, of course!)
Bisous,
LPA
January 4th, 2011 at 9:27 pm
I have a moonstone ring that my husband got for me and I’m very fond of it but I have to say one thing about moonstone: It’s not very hard. I was washing dishes once and did not want to lose it down the sink, so I dropped it into a glass for safekeeping. The stone shattered. That’s when I found out that moonstone is actually a form of feldspar (like gypsum) – it’s only about a 6 on the Mohs hardness scale (vs. stones like topaz and other forms of quartz which are 8on the scale). Luckily, we took the ring back to the jeweler and he had another moonstone of the right size to replace it with. But just a word to the wise: don’t strike it.