All posts by Emily Austin

About Emily Austin

Emily is one of our dedicated team members. She remains a valued member of our expert team and a part of the Serendipity Diamond family. Emily works on almost every aspect of our shop, from helping customers to updating our social media pages. She also takes care of many of our international deliveries, ensuring they arrive with clients safely as expected. Contact Emily directly by email or chat with her most days online.

Garnet – January’s Birthstone and the Beauty of the Red Gemstone

Gemstones,
Garnet January's Birthstone

Garnet is January’s birthstone, a deep, rich red gemstone celebrated for its dark red colour, transparency, and inexpensive appeal. Most sources of this gemstone originate from a sedimentary rock with high aluminium content—such as shale. To explain, the rock becomes metamorphosed under great heat pressure and forms.  Garnets throughout time A colourful history that spans Read the full article…

About Emily Austin

Emily is one of our dedicated team members. She remains a valued member of our expert team and a part of the Serendipity Diamond family. Emily works on almost every aspect of our shop, from helping customers to updating our social media pages. She also takes care of many of our international deliveries, ensuring they arrive with clients safely as expected. Contact Emily directly by email or chat with her most days online.

Peridot – The UK Birthstone for August | Exploring Peridot for Jewellery

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Peridot August Birthstone Rings

August Birthstone Peridot Peridot is the UK birthstone for August. This beautiful gemstone boasts a distinctive mossy-green colouration. What is Peridot? Peridot comes from the mineral Olivine. As its name suggests, the mineral features a distinctive moss-like colour. Olivine’s colour variations range from yellow to brownish-green. It originates from volcanic sources and often appears in Read the full article…

About Emily Austin

Emily is one of our dedicated team members. She remains a valued member of our expert team and a part of the Serendipity Diamond family. Emily works on almost every aspect of our shop, from helping customers to updating our social media pages. She also takes care of many of our international deliveries, ensuring they arrive with clients safely as expected. Contact Emily directly by email or chat with her most days online.

Handfasting: A Tradition Bound in History and Love

Weddings
Handfasting Ceremony with Pink Ribbons

Handfasting is an act carried out during a wedding ceremony, where the hands of the the bride and groom are tied together with ribbon, material or rope, symbolising their commitment to each other. Bound hands represent love, accompanied by words, poetry or music accompanying the ritual. What happens at a handfasting ceremony? Handfasting became widely accepted Read the full article…

About Emily Austin

Emily is one of our dedicated team members. She remains a valued member of our expert team and a part of the Serendipity Diamond family. Emily works on almost every aspect of our shop, from helping customers to updating our social media pages. She also takes care of many of our international deliveries, ensuring they arrive with clients safely as expected. Contact Emily directly by email or chat with her most days online.