Presidents Day Black Hills Gold Sale

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Presidents DayPresidents Day was initially created in 1879 as “Washington’s Birthday” to honor the country’s first president, George Washington, and they chose his birthday, February 22nd, to be the holiday.

Almost one hundred years later, George had to surrender his birthday date to the Uniform Monday Holiday Act which set the federal holiday to be the third Monday in February. Unfortunately, it happens that the 22nd never lands on a Monday. Today, states determine their own designations for this holiday which include “Washington Birthday”, “George Washington Birthday”, “Washington and Jefferson Day”, and of course “Presidents Day”.

On Monday, February 20th, Presidents Day will offer some of us a day off from work, primarily federal, state and banking institutions, but some commercial companies will also keep their doors closed. However, the BlackHillsGoldSource.com website is open 24/7 with doors open on Monday looking forward to your visit and offering you the largest online selection of Landstroms Black Hills Gold jewelry.

With the first day of Spring only four weeks away, many are making wedding or engagement plans. With the BlackHillsGoldSource President’s Day Sale underway, that Black Hills Gold engagement ring you’ve been looking at is right within your reach.

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Choosing a Valentines gift that shows your love

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Landstroms 03311X heart pendantNow that Christmas has passed, the new year has begun, and we have set ourselves new goals for the coming year, we realize that Valentines Day is quickly approaching!

Valentine’s day is the subject of legends, traditions, medieval plays, rhymes and poems dating back to the early centuries. And today it remains the most popular theme and motif that permeates through our society every February.

What comes to mind to many as Valentines Day approaches is giving a piece of jewelry to your wife, girl friend or fiancée to express your love. Choosing a Valentines gift that shows your love is easier than you may think! Landstroms Black Hills Gold has a wide variety of Valentines jewelry featuring hearts made from the so well-known tri color Black Hills Gold with pink and green leaves. This year, Landstroms also offers an affordable line of sterling silver diamond jewelry.

Add an extra touch to this year’s Valentines gift and share the beauty of Black Hills Gold Jewelry with your loved one.

And don’t forget your flowers! Call FTD at 888-580-8448 for great prices, selection and service Continue reading →

Birthstone of the Month: Blue Zircon, December’s birthstone

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HISTORY OF BLUE ZIRCON

Though it is generally accepted that the custom of birthstones originated from the Breastplate of Aaron, a religious article which held twelve gemstones representing the twelve tribes of Israel, over the years different cultures have interpreted the instructions for fabricating the breastplate differently resulting in a variety of birthstone lists. And though it is also probable that these stones were assigned according to astrological sign, in recent times it has become popular to appoint the variety of birthstones to the months of the year. The month of December, the final month of the year, is certainly no different in this respect and has a number of possibilities.

The modern birthstones for December have been Turquoise or Tanzanite, but in recent years Blue Continue reading →

Birthstone of the Month: Citrine, November’s Birthstone

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APPEARANCE OF CITRINE

Citrine is a variety of quartz that ranges from pale yellow to reddish brown in color. The yellow color, which differentiates Citrine from other quartz varieties such as Amethyst or Smokey Quartz, is due to traces of iron and silicon dioxide within the crystalline structure. Natural Citrine actually is quite rare and is more often created when Amethyst formations near natural heat sources in the Earth’s crust are heated beyond about 900 degrees Fahrenheit. At this point the Amethyst turns yellow or reddish brown becoming Citrine. Interestingly, Citrine may be returned to a purple color by applying beta radiation to it, and sometimes Citrine exhibits both colors, at which point it is referred to as Ametrine. These processes were originally discovered in the middle of the 18th century, but were quickly perfected resulting in a boom on Citrine in Europe. These days only a trained specialist can recognize these “burnt stones”.

HISTORY OF THE CITRINE

Because it is so rarely found in nature, there is very little mythology related to Citrine. However, Continue reading →

Birthstone of the Month: the Opal, October’s birthstone

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APPEARANCE OF THE OPAL

The Opal has no crystalline structure, as do most gemstones, but instead is comprised of varying sizes of minute, spherically grouped chains of silicon and oxygen. The more precious the Opal, the more organized the groups of spheres and the more consistent their sizes. This resulting structure creates a changing play of colors as light is dissected and diffracted through the spheres at different wavelengths creating all the colors of the rainbow. It is this colorful, translucent appearance that gives us the term “opalescence”.

HISTORY OF THE OPAL

Almost 95% of all Opals come from Australia, where billions of years ago a vast sea which covered Continue reading →