gems

For thousands of years gemstones or “gems” have attracted, mystified and enticed society. The colors and reported powers of the gems have created legendary connections to the colored gems. From the deep green of the emerald to the rich blood red of the ruby, the attraction to gems for jewelry, collection and investment has been as deep as the veins of the gems themselves.

In recent years, colored gemstones have become popular choices for engagement rings. New discoveries include the Winza ruby, which needs no alteration to be a stunning addition to the perfect ring setting.

If you want to know all the latest fashion insider information on the gems worn on the red carpet and at other celebrity events, look into the blog on Couture Gems. They offer information on the gems worn, the designers behind the gems and the legends connected to the stones. In addition there are loads of images, videos and articles on celebrity gem sightings.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “gems”

• Re: Looking for gem hunting locations

  
  TreasureNet Forum — Authority: 200
  Quote from: jcshayden on Yesterday at 09:33:53 AM Thanks dustcap for your suggestion, I looked online a found a good Cali book. Most of the areas are desert, but I did find out about an old Opal vein in my local mountains! Thanks for your help! Awesome deal on the opal vein...One of my favorite gemstones and ...
  4 hours ago

• Re: Some new Crystals in my collection

  
  TreasureNet Forum — Authority: 200
  Major score...that slice of amathyst geode is worth that. The color is wonderfully deep on some of those crystals.  ~Nash~
  4 hours ago

• Shop NYC Chic on Amy June Gems!

  
  TheFind blog — Authority: 600
  Amy June Gems Invites You To Take 10% off Your Order Til 12/15/2009. View This Amazing Website!!!! From our friends at A Few Goody Gumdrops
  10 hours ago

• Holiday Makeup: Gold & Greens

  
  Make Up Tips, How-to Apply Make Up, Eye Make Up, MAC Cosmetics — Authority: 534
  Hey, Ma! I did a look! So it’s been a couple of weeks since the Lady Gaga inspired look which totally wreaked havoc on my eyes, but my eyes seem to be recovered now. (They were swollen for a few days, and then they preceeded to just be itchy/red and consequently dry and flaky afterward. You know, generally ...
  12 hours ago

• New cast might not Let You Down

  
  KillerFilm — Authority: 565
  Screen Gems is going crazy with casting for Love Don’t Let Me Down as actors Tim McGraw, Gwyneth Paltrow, Garrett Hedlund and Leighton Meester join up on the upcoming musical. The story centers on a rising young singer-songwriter (Hedlund) who becomes involved with a fallen country singer, to be played by Paltrow. ...
  12 hours ago

• Re: Nebraska spots

  
  TreasureNet Forum — Authority: 200
  You sure you dont mean the Eastern Nebraska / Western Iowa area?  I use to live in Lincoln Ne, it is a long ways from Western Nebraska to Eastern Iowa. Sorry I cant help much, other then to say hunt the river bluffs area. By the way, welcome to Treasure Net...........Lots of luck hunting....
  13 hours ago

• mineral locator website

  
  TreasureNet Forum — Authority: 200
    http://tin.er.usgs.gov/mrds/find-mrds.php this is a helpful site if you have the time to sift through the list. Maybe this will help. I also search construction excavation sites for my rocks happy hunting, Rumblebelly
  22 hours ago

• Cranberry Ginger Gems

  
  Plating Up — Authority: 472
  This recipe is part of The Food Channel’s Virtual Cookie Exchange. These Cranberry Gingerbread Gems are a Baking Day favorite of mine, and one which I always associate with this time of year. In the past few years I’ve adapted the cookie to be smaller, crisp, and even more addictive – I usually put ten or so in ...
  23 hours ago

• Nebraska spots

  
  TreasureNet Forum — Authority: 200
         Hey im really new to rock hunting. I have been doing it for a few months but it has been in my mind like a addiction, and I was wondering if anyone knew of good locations around the Western Nebraska/Eastern Iowa area? Were are the best places to look? What tools make things easier? The place I have been ...
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• Universal Horror Legacy, a History Lesson

  
  Screenhead — Authority: 563
  The Wolfman is coming out in 2010 and from the looks of it the movie is sure to be a classic. What some of you might now know is that Universal has 86 years of horror movies in their library.Although some us may recall the classics like the original The Wolfman with Lon Chaney or [...]
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• Heather Mallick Whores For A Spot At The Guardian

  
  Vancouver Secrets — Authority: 132
  This embarrassment to Canada get’s picked up at the Guardian… and is smitten by George Moonbat. It’s embarrassing to be Canadian now George Monbiot is right – Canada has become a corrupt petro-state most of us are ashamed of. But all is not lost George Monbiot wrote a real this week, excoriating ...
  1 day ago

• Shop NYC Chic on Amy June Gems!

  
  A Few Goody GumDrops — Authority:
  Amy June Gems Invites You To Take 10% off Your Order Til 12/15/2009. View This Amazing Website!!!!
  1 day ago

• Re: Looking for gem hunting locations

  
  TreasureNet Forum — Authority: 200
  Suggest you visit and chat with the folks at Gems of Pala (tel: 760-742-1356). The area rich in minerals, including tourmaline. Don...
  1 day ago

• Week 13 Waiver Wire Adds

  
  The Hazean — Authority: 520
  Blame it on California. I am sitting on the plane writing this story, realizing how vital waiver wire additions are for fantasy owners this week and cursing Frontier for not offering in-flight wireless internet. So, I guess you should blame it on Frontier. Sorry about that, California. And also my apologies to ...
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• Re: Looking for gem hunting locations

  
  TreasureNet Forum — Authority: 200
  If you are really interested in gem collection, I guess the best book on the subject is written by Neil R. Bearce (US Air Force retired). His book locates 90 personally tested collection sites using topo maps and photographs. He gives very detailed information on each site, including difficulty, etc.  The name  of ...
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• Re: Recieved some diamonds

  
  TreasureNet Forum — Authority: 200
  Quote from: Ashleen on Nov 29, 2009, 07:34:16 PM Quote from: oldgoat on Nov 25, 2009, 03:39:46 AM How was your trip? did you get to see a couple of liftoffs?  We want pictures.... totally awesome! saw 2 launches  youre gonna be sick of all the pics i took        Not me, darlin...I love seeing pics ...
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• Re: Help Finding and Identifying Local stones

  
  TreasureNet Forum — Authority: 200
  JC, best advice I can give is check the local phone book and find a rock shop in your area...check the net and see if there are any clubs in your locale...hope this helps
  1 day ago

• properties of cubic zirconia stones

  
  Thar She Goes — Authority: 155
  What’s Cubic Zirconia? Loose cubic zirconia ( also called CZ stones ) are lab made gems. Cubic zirconia is present in nature, but it is highly rare and the chemical properties of natural cubic zirconia are subtley different than those of manmade gems. Diamonds rate ten on the Mohs scale of toughness ( the highest ...
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• New Release at Miamai – Nene Dress!

  
  Fashion Feed of SL — Authority: 174
  Today I was very happy as I logged on and found out that Miamai has a new release. Of course I have to show it as I am a addicted to Miamai So lets take a look on “Nene” Nene is a short dress with lots of details that   Monica Outlander is know for. A brown toned dress that has a sexy laced ...
  2 days ago

• Looking for gem hunting locations

  
  TreasureNet Forum — Authority: 200
  Well, since nobody is responding to my previous thread despite the numerous replies, I decided to start a new thread with a simpler question. Does anybody know any good spots to go gem hunting in southern California near the orange county/San Bernardino county/inland empire area? I know of a few good areas by the ...
  2 days ago

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