“Have you ever thought about how your favourite colour makes you feel?”
An article by Susanne for Fire Mountain Gems asks just that in “The Power of Color in Jewelry: What Color Messages are You Sending?“
here is a quick run down of what she suggests; there are cool & warm colours …
COOL … tend to have a calming effect
Blue – peace, calmness and loyalty
some blue gemstones Peacock & Lime works with; amazonite, blue chalk turquoise, bluestone, lapis lazuli, moonstone, sapphire and sodalite
Green – nature, health and healing
some green gemstones Peacock & Lime works with; green agate, adventurine, jade, fancy & nevada jasper, peridot, unakite, green tourmaline and green turquoise
WARM … convey emotions
Red – all things intense and passionate
some red gemstones Peacock & Lime works with; garnet, red jasper and red tigereye
Pink – love, sweetness and romance
some pink gemstones Peacock & Lime works with; fancy jasper, rhodonite, rose quartz and pink tourmaline
Yellow – curiosity, playfulness and good cheer
some yellow gemstones Peacock & Lime works with; amber, honey yellow jade, olive new jade and yellow turquoise
Orange – comfort, creativity and joy
some orange gemstones Peacock & Lime works with; orange agate, amber, carnelian and goldstone
Gold – Richness, Extravagance, Tradition
some gold gemstones Peacock & Lime works with; amber, goldstone, gold quartz and tigereye
BOTH WARM & COOL – colors with attributes from both the warm and cool colors can calm and excite.
Purple – royalty, luxury and fantasy
some purple gemstones Peacock & Lime works with; amethyst, fluorite and tourmaline
Turquoise – feminine, lively and sophisticated
some turquoise gemstones Peacock & Lime works with; turquoise, chalk turquoise and turquoise howlite
NEUTRAL colors help to put the focus on other colors or serve to tone down colors that might otherwise be overpowering on their own.
White – purity, cleanliness and idealism
some turquoise gemstones Peacock & Lime works with; moonstone, mother of pearl, pearl and snow quartz
Brown – tribal, primitive and down to earth
some brown gemstones Peacock & Lime works with; amber, agate, brown goldstone, fancy & leopardskin jasper, landscape stone and brown tigereye
Silver – sleek, glamourous and rich
some silver gemstones Peacock & Lime works with; labradorite
Grey – formal, conservative and balanced
some grey gemstones Peacock & Lime works with; agate, hematite, kiwi & picasso jasper and tourmalined quartz
Black – dominant, dramatic and elegant
some black gemstones Peacock & Lime works with; hematite, picasso jasper, snowflake obsidian, black tourmaline
*the above 3 strand necklaces are making their debut! The newest collection to be added to the etsy shop … coming soon
