StonieGrl said:I change out my avatar periodically but this one is special, it is what got me into gemstones/custom jewelry to start with, before I even found PS. I bought the Oregon sunstone trilliant off a mine owner's truck bumper in the field, it stood out like a fireball and said YOU MUST BUY ME. But then I found out how hard it can be to work with trilliants after talking to several jewelers. I got this idea for the design and realized that the emerald-cut stone had to be a Four Peaks Ammie, at least 17 carats. That search, and it was a long one because the crystal structure of ammies do not lend themselves to emerald cuts and certainly not ones of that size, ended with Colorado Gems & Minerals/Jack Lowell. The diamond is the engagement stone from my brief first marriage and throws a nice bit of sparkle to the end of the arrangement, I think. Better than to sit in my jewelry box.
"Stoniegrl," well my husband's a geologist, we started collecting minerals, going to the Tucson show, then after I bought the Oregon sunstone trilliant we decided we better take the GIA courses so we did, learned a lot. Rocks=stones and "grl" because I love those saucy in-your-face "grrl" types.
Some star ruby/spessie/white topaz/red spinel/lavender spinel/peridot and some JKT designs later, I'm BROKE!!!!But happy
baby nurse said:junebug17, your rose painting is beautiful. My artistic talent is at the level of my 4 year old
loriken214 said:Coco is my angel shelter cat and I adore her. She gives me this look when peeking out of the curtain after laying in the sun. This photo was taken at night just before she wanted me to go to bed.
Lori
cemrn said:Love my Raggies. However BEG your kitty is soooo sweetLovinggems said:B.E.G. said:This is one of my Bengal kittens! I tend to rotate avs between gems, and my two kittens.
B.E.G your two cats are gorgeous, I have been reading your cat thread in Hangout, I was going for a ragdoll now I'm not so sure.
My avator is a Malaya garnet from Barry (ACSTONES), one of my first gem purchases.
baby nurse said:klewis, I know I don't need to tell you how beautiful that stone is, and your ring is one of my top 3 favorites on PS.
HotPozzum, what a great avatar picture. That's the sweetest story! Isn't it nice to take pride in your partner
ooo~Shiney! said:My Avatar is this, because I s**k at figuring out how to set up Avatars....
klewis said:baby nurse said:klewis, I know I don't need to tell you how beautiful that stone is, and your ring is one of my top 3 favorites on PS.
HotPozzum, what a great avatar picture. That's the sweetest story! Isn't it nice to take pride in your partner
Thanks BN - I really should change my screen name to something more pleasant and imaginative.
tourmaline_lover said:klewis said:baby nurse said:klewis, I know I don't need to tell you how beautiful that stone is, and your ring is one of my top 3 favorites on PS.
HotPozzum, what a great avatar picture. That's the sweetest story! Isn't it nice to take pride in your partner
Thanks BN - I really should change my screen name to something more pleasant and imaginative.
I hate my screen name now too, because I don't just love tourmalines. I don't know what was going through my head when I picked it, and it seems so dorky. Oh well, at least I have a cool avatar. LOL!
UGH no. I shot some right before PS2 and then never loaded them. I know there is a ragdoll thread. I need to do that maybe tonightB.E.G. said:cemrn said:Love my Raggies. However BEG your kitty is soooo sweetLovinggems said:B.E.G. said:This is one of my Bengal kittens! I tend to rotate avs between gems, and my two kittens.
B.E.G your two cats are gorgeous, I have been reading your cat thread in Hangout, I was going for a ragdoll now I'm not so sure.
My avator is a Malaya garnet from Barry (ACSTONES), one of my first gem purchases.
Aww thank you! Do you have any pics up on PS of your Raggies? Would love to see them!
cemrn said:UGH no. I shot some right before PS2 and then never loaded them. I know there is a ragdoll thread. I need to do that maybe tonightB.E.G. said:cemrn said:Love my Raggies. However BEG your kitty is soooo sweetLovinggems said:B.E.G. said:This is one of my Bengal kittens! I tend to rotate avs between gems, and my two kittens.
B.E.G your two cats are gorgeous, I have been reading your cat thread in Hangout, I was going for a ragdoll now I'm not so sure.
My avator is a Malaya garnet from Barry (ACSTONES), one of my first gem purchases.
Aww thank you! Do you have any pics up on PS of your Raggies? Would love to see them!
Arcadian said:Most people know what my avatar is (its a sphene) its one of the favorites in my collection. as far as my screen name? lol its not what some people may be thinking.
-A