My Gemstone

[diamondfan]

I think I would play with them all day long. Just looking at them and running my fingers over them would be so calming, but then I would likely be dreaming up what to do with them...ring, earring, necklace....so many choices if you chose to set any of them! You could start a trend here!

 

[marcy]

Diamondfan, I do run my fingers through them and play with them sometimes. I is realy fun. I also enjoy laying them out to see how something would look.

 

[monarch64]

Marcy, i was just re-reading through your thread and looking at the pics again...I'm with DF,but to take it one step further I am fantasizing about grabbing handfuls of stones and dripping them down my face and neck while laying in my bed surrounded by pillows with bon bons closeby. LOL! If I told my DH that he'd have me committed right away!

 

[marcy]

Monarch, LOL. Wow, that would be living , huh? I''d swap out the bon bons for lindt white chocolate truffles though.

 

[monarch64]

LOL, I''m not even a chocolate fan, I was just using poetic license! I do LOVE white chocolate, though...those LIndt things sound wonderful! May I adjust my previous post to include them? Ha ha!

 

[Jelly]

Where and how do you order these gemstone packs? Sounds like a fun collection! I want to start a dish too!

 

[marcy]

Here is my promised close up of some of the stones. This is about 20 times magnified. Most of the stones in the dish are 4mm or smaller.

 

[Lorelei]

YUMMO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That pic really brings to life the word jewels for me - jewels .....

 

[marcy]

Monarch, the white chocoalte Lindt Truffles are worth every 77 calorie they contain. They are awesome! That''s why I don''t keep them around the house.

Jelly, I bought my assorted packs and some of the loose stones from here (check their wholesale page for the assorted packs). I also buy loose stones from here and here. I hope you do start your own dish and I will be anxious to see your photos.

I try to find the cheapest stone I can get just to have one for my dish which is why so many of my stones are small. I see the first link has some new assorted kits, I might have to go look them over to see if there is something I can''t live without.

 

[marcy]

Thanks, Lorelei. Maybe someday the dish will be "full". Right now it is about 1/4 inch deep of a 4 inch dish.

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 7/14/2007 1:40:20 PM
Author: marcyc
Thanks, Lorelei. Maybe someday the dish will be 'full'. Right now it is about 1/4 inch deep of a 4 inch dish.

Wouldn't that be great??? An inlaid jewel box would be just right for those, like sunken treasure! That pic is making me all fanciful!

Hey - we still need an astronomy thread sometime!

When I wrote jewel box it made me think of the Southern hemisphere!

 

[marcy]

Jelly, the first link where I bought my assorted kits from has an imperfect / bargain section too that are very reasonable.

 

[marcy]

Lorelei, an inlaid jewel box; sounds very, very nice. The Jewel Box is a very pretty cluster of stars. Maybe I should suggest that to my husband for kitchen counter tops. Wow, that would be PRICEY, huh? I will have to start an astronomy thread sometime. That would be fun.

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 7/14/2007 1:46:41 PM
Author: marcyc
Lorelei, an inlaid jewel box; sounds very, very nice. The Jewel Box is a very pretty cluster of stars. Maybe I should suggest that to my husband for kitchen counter tops. Wow, that would be PRICEY, huh? I will have to start an astronomy thread sometime. That would be fun.

Yay for enabling!

The astronomy thread would be great sometime, I wonder if Strm is interested?

 

[Skippy123]

Date: 7/14/2007 1:06:34 AM
Author: monarch64

Marcy, i was just re-reading through your thread and looking at the pics again...I''m with DF,but to take it one step further I am fantasizing about grabbing handfuls of stones and dripping them down my face and neck while laying in my bed surrounded by pillows with bon bons closeby. LOL! If I told my DH that he''d have me committed right away!

OMG, Monnie you are so fricken funny! LOL!!!! I love that. hehehehe

 

[Skippy123]

Date: 7/14/2007 1:25:50 PM
Author: marcyc
Here is my promised close up of some of the stones. This is about 20 times magnified. Most of the stones in the dish are 4mm or smaller.

Wowzers, I WISH I had a bowl like that!!! You are my hero

Thank goodness, I was craving another sneak peak of the bowl and stumbled on to this *exta pic*!!! Swooooooon.

 

[Skippy123]

Date: 7/13/2007 1:23:51 AM
Author: marcyc
Sorry, I haven''t check this thread for awhile. Thank you UCLA, Lorelei, DeeJay,Jess, Crown1, Skippy, and Diamondfan for the compliments on my collection.

Jess, I am sure your 2 year old would have fun playing with your gems. I hope you start a dish too. I''ll be anxious to see your collection.

Skippy, I will take some close-up photos just for you and get them posted. I started colleting gemstones for my dish about 3 years ago. I had a really bad day at work so decided to order my first assorted 100 carat pack that night. I made a BAD error that got unwanted attention all the way up to the CEO. Although we were down 2 people (out of 6), the workload was at it''s highest for the year, last minute changes were coming in and the 2 people I had working for me weren''t my key people, I was still responsible for the mistake. I got a write up for failure to follow procedures mostly because the CEO wanted ''names''. I am totally a Miss Goodie 2 shoes and never get in trouble so I was really upset. I cried for 2 days over it. My sweet husband took me to dinner that night and tried to get me to buy some jewelry but I didn''t find anything I wanted. So when we got home that night I ordered my first 100 carat pack. I was kind of surprised how small a 100 carat pack was; so I ordered another one. After getting those 2 packs in my dish I decided to start ordering little gems of each type of faceted stone. The only stones I can think of that I don''t have in there yet are paraiba tourmaline and laboradite. I''ll have to get some soon. I buy loose stones all the time to see if I want to mount them in jewelry (existing or new mountings); if I don''t want them for jewelry I usually just add them to my collection. Also thank you for directing other people to my gemstone thread.


Marcy

Ahhhhh, I just saw this message; thank you thank you thank you!!!! You are so precious to do that!!!

All of us are loving your pics and such a clever idea

I am sorry about the mean boss; sounds like you are enjoying work now (so happy for you). People love your stuff Marcy; way cool collection!!!

 

[marcy]

Skippy, thank you for liking my gem dish idea. I always thought of loose gemstones when I saw the clear marbles in flower vases so that is probably where the idea grew from. I''m glad to post pictures of my gems for everyone to enjoy.