Bingo #7-- All about gems/list

[jujuann]

Ladies, I'm choosing one of my favorite topics for our bingo words---precious and semi-precious gems. Pick up 20 gems and PM me with your list. Since I don't know how to put a smiley face by the list when I get your
list...I'll use an asterik. Post your list by 09/08/07.

Diamond
Ruby
Emerald
Golden Topaz
Smoky Topaz
Aquamarine
Sapphire
Alexandrite
Amber
Amethyst
Apache Tears
Adventurine
Carnelian
Cat's Eye
Tourmaline
Peridot
Opal
Coral
Fire Agate
Goldstone
Garnet
Green Beryl
Hematite
Hiddenite
Rhodolite
Ivory
Jade
Jet
Lapis Lazuli
Malachite
Marcassite
Moissanite
Moonstone
Mt St Helen's Stone
Obsidian
Onyx
Pearl
Rose Quartz
Rutile
Sardonyx
Serpentine
Spinel
Tanzanite
Tigereye
Turquoise
Zircon
Citrine
Sunstone
Rhodolite
Fire Opal

Now it's time to pick your favorites. Remember "Gems are a girl's best friend!"

[jujuann]

Have you picked your favorite jewels yet??

[ScrappySam]

I'm in sending you my "winning" list! Sounds like fun! sam

[judyjay]

I'll send you my list asap but Sam is wrong. Her's is not the winning list. Mine is!

[jujuann]

Hey Janelle thinks her's is the winning list!!

[bitaglitz]

Well, if there is a winner already, let's start a new game....again!!!!

Judy

[bitaglitz]

You know, Judith, I have always wanted a real zircon because that is my birthstone (December). Whn I was young and in my late teens I earned enough money from my first job to buy a birthstone ring. When I went to purchase it the jeweler refused to sell it to me! He said that it was so soft that I would not be able to wear for very long before it would crack and break!!! Can you believe it??? He decided for me that I couldn't buy the ring. I was so offended. Then shortly after that zircons became unavailable. They are now having a comeback because of the popularity of owning precious stones. Soft or not, I would still love to have a zircon! (And I have been so offended that a blue topaz was substituted for the zircon as the December birthstone! Hummmpn!) I want the real thing!

It was fun to read the names of the different gems on your list!

Judy

[jujuann]

I thought it would be something different. I love the real things. I'm lucky, my DH has bought me several gems over the years. He takes me shopping to see what I drool over then he tries to surprize me at Christmas. So every 4 or 5 years, I might get something new. I also like the unusual gems.

[bitaglitz]

You are a lucky lady to have a hubby that finds pleasure in giving your jewelry! I love the moss agates. Right now, I just bought a necklace where they had cut it to sparkle like a regular precious gem...it is gorgeous!

And I have collected antique blister pearls for the last 20 years. They are very difficult to find. At one time, they were considered precious stones but are now seen as semi-precious. And there are many kjnock-offs on the market that do not hold a candle to the old ones.

I love gems, too. I think the colors are fascinating.

Judy

[jujuann]

Last year on our trip, my DH got me a Mt St Helen's stone. It is the pink one. It is so pretty. I have a deep rose dress I wear it with. I hope to get earrings to match it one day. We got this one at the base of the Seattle space needle.