What is the birthstone colour for January?
Birthstones by Month – January. Garnet is the birthstone for all pets born in January. The traditional garnet stone is a fiery red colour, in China legend says that garnet comes from a tiger’s soul after it’s death. Garnets are favoured by royalty, from Egyptian Pharaohs to Roman leaders to the current Duchess of Cambridge. It was very popular in the cloisonné technique surrounded in gold and found in anglo-saxon times.
It is a hard gem but for all you budding geologists you can get the precise breakdown here.
January Birthstone Meanings
It is the gem colour for all Capricorns. This is for pets born between December 22nd to January 20th. The garnet stone is said to build willpower, increase energy levels and boost self-esteem, exactly what we all need at this time of the year. It is also thought to help decrease body toxins and depression another bonus after the festive period.
The garnet stone inspires love and loyalty which is the pet birthstone for our pets. It is also thought to safeguard travel, perfect for the journey over rainbow bridge.The actual word ‘garnet’ comes from the word ‘seed’ this might be because it resembled pomegranate seeds, the do look incredibly jewel-like.
I adore the red of garnet, it feels ancient, connected to the inner earth, I love the fireyness of it. And it looks amazing in silver or gold.
Birthstones and losing a pet.
I am such a believer in doing what you need to do to get through the grief and celebrate your beautiful pet. Whatever brings you comfort should be cherished.
Birthstone Pet Memorial Jewellery
Birthstones by Month – January. If you know the month of your beloved pet’s birth then you might like to choose to put their ashes into an appropriately coloured stone. It can make this difficult choice easier for some people.
Choosing a colour for your memorial jewellery can be both a difficult and lovely thing, if you have a favourite colour then the choice is simple but many people choose a colour based on the month of their pets birthday, their birthstone or star sign.
The following products are available in our birthstone colours:
Pet Memorial Rings –
Pet Memorial Pendants
Pet Memorial Charms
Here is the list of birthstones by month that might be helpful for you:
What are the birthstones by Zodiac signs?
Our birthstone range will also work for zodiac signs if you prefer to use these dates:
| Zodiac Signs | Dates of Zodiac Signs | Zodiac Birthstone & Ruling Planet | Zodiac Element & Month |
| Aries | March 21 – April 20 | Diamond Mars | Fire April |
| Taurus | April 21 – May 20 | Emerald Venus | Earth May |
| Gemini | May 21 – June 21 | Pearl Mercury | Air June |
| Cancer | June 22 – July 22 | Ruby Mercury | Water July |
| Leo | July 23 – August 23 | Peridot The Sun | Fire August |
| Virgo | August 24 – September 23 | Sapphire Mercury | Earth September |
| Libra | September 24 – October 23 | Opal Venus | Air October |
| Scorpio | October 24 – November 22 | Topaz Pluto | Water November |
| Sagittarius | November 23 – December 21 | Turquoise Jupiter | Fire December |
| Capricorn | December 22 – January 20 | Garnet Saturn | Earth January |
| Aquarius | January 21 – February 19 | Amethyst Uranus | Air February |
| Pisces | February 20 – March 20 | Aquamarine Neptune | Water March |
You can find the full year of birthstone months here
Custom Made Pet Birthstone Jewellery
We only work with the most experienced and skilled local jewellers. If you have a colour that you would like for your memorial jewellery just let us know and we will do our best to colour match it for you, please be aware we cannot guarantee an exact match as sometimes we are limited by the colours that are available for mixing.