Why get your jewelry professionally cleaned and inspected?  It is the like the old commercial - “Pay me a little now or pay me a lot later.”  
​Diamonds and gemstones are held in by prongs. Over time, these prongs wear down like a tread on a tire. You are now ready for a blow out.  When we clean and check your jewelry, we can let you know about these situations and what you can do to prevent stone loss. This can save you thousands of dollars and we provide this service for free. More importantly you don’t want to lose those precious memories.

- Paul Little, Bailey’s Jewelers
 318-746-7087 

​Garnet traces its roots to the Nile Delta in 3100 B.C., where Egyptian artisans would craft the gemstone into beads or inlay them into hand-wrought jewelry. Noah used garnet as a lamp on his bow as he cast about on the ocean. Garnet received its name from the ancient Greeks because the color reminded them of the "granatum," or pomegranate seed.

The versatile garnet comes in a virtual rainbow of colors, from the deep red Bohemian Garnet to the vibrant greens of the Russian demantoid and African tsavorite. The oranges and browns of spessartite and hessonite hail from Namibia and Sri Lanka and the subtle pinks and purples of the rhododendron flower, are also yours to explore.

Garnet is the traditional birthstone for the month of January, however, red need not be your color of choice if you are born in this month. Rich orange and golden hues, striking greens, petal soft colors of violet and lavender, all await your selection.

Most commonly found in round, oval, and cushion cuts. Availability depends on variety: tsavorite is very difficult to find in sizes above a carat or two, while rhodolite garnet is available in larger sizes.

This durable and brilliant gem is easy to care for with mild dish soap: use a toothbrush to scrub behind the gemstone where dust can collect. We can tell you how to best care for your garnet… Contact us today!