Most people think that garnets are always red, a deep blood red. But January's birthstone can also be found in a pretty pink, a peridot-like green, or even shades of brown called hessonite garnet. Pictured here (click on photo for a close-up view) are two bracelets with garnets that I made to celebrate the start of a new year. The one with the oval green jasper beads feature heishi pearls with
