Monthly Archives: June 2019

In February of 2019, Day’s Jewelers acquired nearly 3,700 carats of the last remaining mined Maine tourmaline from the Western Hills of Maine. The 3,700 carats are made up of both rough and polished gems – ranging in color from green, pink, bicolor, and amongst the rarest, indicolite tourmaline, which is a captivating deep blue. The investment was significant, but with the future of Maine tourmaline an uncertain one, Day’s jumped at the chance to ensure our customers will be able to purchase beautiful Maine tourmaline jewelry for generations to come. View a video of the purchase here! Some of the cut tourmaline selection ...

June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, and as part of this month of recognition, a fundraising event happens every year on June 21. The Longest Day, an event signifying the care and patience that is required of cherished Alzheimer’s caretakers, occurs on the literal longest day of the year, the summer solstice. The number of fundraising events that will occur on June 21 vary; participants are encouraged to be creative in their events and meet the biggest goal possible. From the Longest Day’s website: “The Longest Day is the day with the most light — the summer solstice. On June 21, thousands of participants from across the world come together to fight the darkness of Alzheimer's through an activity of their choice. Together, they use their creativity and passion to raise funds and awareness for the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association.” The battle to cure Alzheimer’s is a personal o ...

For any married folks, you’ve probably heard of anniversary gifts. The tradition of giving gifts at certain years of marriage originated in Central Europe in the Middle Ages, and it’s continued since then with a little tweaking. The silver and gold wreaths of the Germanic people in the Middle Ages morphed into a more extensive list of designated gifts in Victorian England, mostly focused on the addition of diamonds. In 1922, Emily Post cemented the idea of anniversary gifts with her publication of the “Blue Book of Social Usage.” Emily Post’s list of gifts for every wedding anniversary through the 15th, and including the 20th, 25th, 50th, and 75th became a standard that was once again updated in 1937 by the American National Retail Jeweler Association, including an extensive list of gifts for every anniversary through the 20th, and every 5th year after that up to the 75th. ...

I have a special soft spot for June’s birthstone, not only because pearls are my birthstone, but because they’re some of the coolest gemstones in the industry! Pearls are the only gemstones to be formed by a living creature in a process that can take years in the wild. Without human interference, pearls develop when a tiny irritant- a grain of sand, a shard of pebble- enters the inside of an oyster. That irritant stimulates the pearl to protect its soft flesh by covering the grain of sand with a layer of nacre, a milky-white fluid that hardens over time. The oyster continuously covers that grain of sand with nacre, growing a precious pearl over months and years. The end result is a gorgeous, luminous little gemstone that’s pried out of an oyster and made suitable for jewelry. The process behind growing pearls has been mastered by human beings. Pearl farmers use a tiny bead, most often a mother-of-pearl shard or something simil ...