July Birthstones- Carnelian & Ruby

July girls, you were born with the warmest stones on the whole calendar, and we are a little bit obsessed. Ruby and carnelian are both rich in color, bold, and both made for summer. Ruby is the one everybody knows. Carnelian is the underrated one we want more people to know about. Honestly, we love them as a pair.

Ruby: Motivation & Enthusiasm

Ruby is the stone of motivation and enthusiasm, and you can kind of feel that just looking at it. Ours sits somewhere between red and pink, and every stone is a little different, which we love. It’s the one you reach for when you want a little fire, a little push, a little “let’s go.”

Carnelian: Creativity

Carnelian is the July alternative birthstone, the one we have in all of our stone sizes. Ours runs from light orange to deep orange, so no two are quite the same, somewhere between July sunshine and a really good peach. The meaning is creativity, and it has been worn for that for about as long as people have worn stones at all.
It’s the maker’s stone. The one you put on when you want to feel a little more like yourself, a little braver about your own ideas. And the color goes with everything you already own, which never hurts.

Why We Love Them in Summer

These two were made for warm weather. Ruby red and carnelian orange against sun-warmed skin, a white tank, a linen dress, bare arms. The whole point of summer jewelry is that it does the work while you do nothing. These stones do exactly that.

And here’s the fun part. July is one of the only months where the two birthstones look so good stacked together. A little red, a little orange, layered up the wrist or the neck. Warm on warm. We are very into it.

A Little Gifting Note

If you’re shopping for a July birthday, you have an easy in. Ruby for the friend who needs a push this year, a new job, a big move, a fresh goal. Carnelian for the creative one, the maker, the friend who’s always starting something. And if you can’t decide, that’s what stacking is for.

New This Summer: The Mila Collection Earrings

Here’s the part we’re excited about. We just added a few new Mila designs, and they happen to come in both July stones, which felt like a sign. All three are light, easy, and very summer. The kind of earrings you put on in the morning and forget about in the best way. And because they come in both ruby and carnelian, you can do red, you can do orange, or you can do one of each and let them argue about it.

Mila Chain Earrings, $98 A single stone on a delicate chain drop. Long enough to move when you do, light enough that you’ll forget you have them on. Ruby or carnelian, in 14K Gold-Filled or Sterling Silver.

Mila Double Drop Earrings, $88 Two stones, two drops, a little more swing. This is the pair we’d reach for on a summer night out. Ruby or carnelian, both metals.

Mila Ear Cuff, $78 No piercing needed, all of the look. Wear it on its own or stack it with the studs you already love. Our easiest yes for anyone just testing the waters on color. Ruby or carnelian, both metals.

Shop the July Birthstone Lineup

Ruby, Four Ways

Tres Bracelet, $63 Our most-loved ruby piece, and for good reason. Three little stones on a delicate chain, easy on, easy to stack, the kind of bracelet you forget you’re wearing until someone asks about it. The summer everyday ruby.
Tres Necklace, $78 The matching three-stone necklace, and the one we’d start a ruby collection with. Sits right at the collarbone, layers with everything, looks like a lot more than it costs. Available in 14K Gold-Filled or Sterling Silver.
Courtney Hoops, $198 A little more of a moment. Ruby on a hoop you can actually wear all day, dressed up or down, in to dinner or out to the pool. The pair that does the talking when the rest of your outfit is quiet.
Rondelle Dominique Cuff, $288 We love a ruby cuff in the summer next to a tan. That’s most of what we want to say about it. Hand-built by our artisans in the 12 South studio, in 14K Gold-Filled or Sterling Silver.

Carnelian, Four Ways
Mini Rock Bracelet, $53 Our gateway carnelian piece and a little workhorse. One warm stone on a beaded strand, the one you’ll throw on with a swimsuit cover-up and never take off all season. The easiest yes on this list.
Elsy Necklace, $78 A single carnelian on a pretty chain, glowy and warm right at the neckline. Wear it alone, layer it, gift it. The carnelian necklace that does a little of everything. Comes in 14K Gold-Filled or Sterling Silver.
Petite Rock Nest Ring, $158 A little creativity reminder for your right hand. Carnelian wrapped in our signature wire nest, hand-built at the studio. The piece that feels like a treat-yourself even when you’re the one buying it.
1-Stone Raj Rock Nest Cuff, $298 Our top carnelian piece, and the one that gets the compliments. A big warm stone wrapped in a hand-built nest cuff, the kind of thing that makes a plain white t-shirt look intentional. 14K Gold-Filled or Sterling Silver, made in our 12 South studio.

Written by Macy Maggard