December Wine & Cheese Night

Extended Hours for the Holiday Season

Holiday Shopping

Looking for the easy way to shop for the Holidays? At the Gem Garden we feel everyone has their own unique flare and personal style. With this being said we created a little cheat sheet for the wonder women on your list! The best way to go about it is to tap into their inner style, are you buying for the edgier woman that likes sterling silver metals with dark stones that makes a statement, or maybe the vintage vixen who gushes over tons of filigree with touches of old world feel, or the nature lover that goes for earth tones and pieces that relate to natures beauty, or last but not least the sparkle addict that will love anything that has a captivating sparkle! We have you covered! Remember this is just a sampling of the many pieces the Gem Garden has to offer. Feel free to stop in at our store located in Manheim, Pa or our online store that offers FREE personal shopping service via e-mail! For more information go to www.GemGarden.biz 

Victorian Vixen

1sterling silver Abalone earrings $36 2 sterling silver Antique Button Rings $69 3 sterling silver Marcasite Chandelier earrings $119 4 sterling silver Marcasite and Pearl pendant $32 5 sterling silver Geo Art Amethyst necklace $149 6 sterling and bronze Janice Girardi pearl bracelet 7 sterling silver and 14k gold William Schraft ring $285 8 sterling and bronze Mars & Valentine drusy, iolite,and pearl bracelet 9 Sterling silver and14k gold 10 sterling silver and brassMars & Valentine Blue Quartz earrings $80 11 sterling silver and brass Antique Button pendant $169 12 sterling silver Cameo pendant $184 13 sterling silver Cameo pendant $149 14 sterling tourmaline and coin pendant $59 15 sterling silver pendant $29 16 sterling silver lapis pendant $25 

On the Edgy side 

1 sterling silver Bali bracelet $249 2 sterling silver, bronze, and rubber X by Trollbeads bracelet 3 sterling silver Starborn pearl, onyx, dendritic opal, white topaz bracelet $478 4 sterling silver Agate pendant $89 5 sterling silver turquoise necklace $149 6 sterling silver dendritic quartz and black garnet necklace $255 7 sterling silver 18 inch woven box chain $129 8 sterling silver Starborn drusy ring $128 9 sterling silver Native American bead earrings $72 10 sterling silver drusy pendant $135

Sparkle Addict  

1leather Rebel bracelet $110 2 sterling silver tiffany stone, amethyst, pearl, white topaz Starborn bracelet $428 3 sterling silver Swarovski crystal ring $99 4 sterling silver and 18K gold blue topaz, tsavorite, and diamond Barbra Bixby couture line ring $1,199 5 sterling silver Amethyst ring $165 6 sterling silver tiffany stone, amethyst and pearl Starborn pendant $298 7 sterling silver Swarovski crystal necklace $49 8 sterling silver drusy pendant $199 9 sterling silver Swarovski crystal and marcasite pendant $69 10 sterling silver with leather bracelet Bonn Bon bracelet 11 sterling silver Swarovski crystal and marcasite earrings $75 12 sterling silver Sarda Majestic pink quartz bracelet $398 13 sterling silver Swarovski crystal earrings $69

Nature Lover

1leather Abalone, black mother of pearl, and sheeva shell necklace $29 2 sterling silver multi agate bracelet $275 3 sterling silver tree of life ring $49 4 sterling silver and brass Frog on leaf pendant $85 5 sterling silver Amber chandelier earrings $79 6 sterling silver butterfly wing pendant $72 7 sterling silver butterfly wing earrings $124 8 sterling silver amber and amethyst pendant $56 9 sterling silver Sherry Tinsman flower bracelet $235 10 sterling silver desert Jasper leaf pendant $75 11 sterling silver Sherry Tinsman flower earrings $34 12 sterling silver feather pendant $32 13 sterling silver Beetle in Acrylic pendant $65 14 sterling silver tree of life pendant $55 15 leather Rebel bracelet $125

Pre-Black Friday at Gem Garden

Trollbead's Holiday 2013 Collection

2013 Holiday 

The Holidays are soon approaching, and it is a special time of year full of traditional celebrations with families and loved one. 

In this collection you will see tradition mixed with elegance. It represents the heart filled moments you share this time of season with singing snowman and snow-like beads that glow a beautiful lavender color. Last but not least, the captivating hues of the glass collections carries out tradition with the bright reds and the elegance of the crisp winter blues. 

You will have a blast mixing and matching with this collection to find that perfect design that fits with you and your traditions! 

Singing in the Snow

Christmas Heart

In Your Heart

Blizzard Tassel 

Blizzard (In the Dark)

Blizzard

Blizzard (In the Dark)

Christmas Love Collection

 Elegant Christmas Collection

New 18K plated Bangle 

November Wine & Cheese Event

Fossilized Coral

In the Gem Garden we have fun playing with the different colors of our precious and semi precious jewelry. With the days flying by and soon heading into November we have noticed that a lot of our customers have been bee lining over to our neutral/earthy tones case (perfect for fall). This case has beautiful Amber, Smokey quartz, Tigers eye, Pietersite and all kinds of Jaspers and Agates to name a few. Recently, I have been getting a lot of questions about a particular stone or shall I say fossil in this case. Most people want to know what this certain fossil is and where it comes from! 

Well here is the story; the captivating fossil is fossilized coral! Most people think of coral as only being in the red family. However, in this situation the original bright red color has seeped out of the material and has turned into shades of pink, yellow, brown, gray, or black. Also, you can sometimes find pieces with a variety of these colors in a single stone depending on weathering and oxidation and the original mineral content. 

Corals are marine animals with a sac-like body, mouth and skeleton. Their skeleton is what survives when forming into a fossil. We get the fossilized coral from when the corals were buried in sediments as plate movement affected the land surface or when the ocean rose and fell. Pressure and temperature from compaction resulted in the corals becoming rock. Fossilized coral is formed when ancient coral is gradually replaced with agate, which is why the proper name for this stone is agatized fossil coral.

Fossilized coral usually has small flower or firework- like patterns in the stone. This unique feminine pattern is what draws our customers to these pieces along with its easy to match color ranges. Come into the store today and find that special fossil that speaks to you!