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I wanted to interject about emeralds. They also tend to be "soft" and can crack and chip easily. My sister in law has a diamond ring with emeralds on the sides and the emeralds have been cracked and repaired several times. Thought that might help! Good luck!

Interesting, I didn't know that about rhinestones and bakelite, thank you!

Daily I wear J'adore by Christian Dior and for very special occasions I wear Quelques Fleur by Houbigant

How do you keep your rhinestone jewelry clean and shiny? I have a gorgeous necklace that I love, and hardly ever wear, but some of the stones are dull. I don't think they are dirty. I read online that the foil backing on the stones can come off due to water, perfumes, oils, etc., and make the...

Thanks for your nice comments imoldfashioned and Viola!!

Re: Your nice comments Thank you HoosierDaddy and RetroBabyDoll!

I posted this in the other "Breakdown of Fedora Loungers" thread, but I'd thought I post it here too!

Mad Men is such an amazing show, I hope it wins!

For the Fedora Lounge Census Bureau I am a FEMALE in ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, 24, and happily MARRIED!

Paul Anka anyone? I might be the cheese standing alone here, but Paul Anka has a great voice and he did a cd of covers like Black Hole Sun by Sound Garden and Bon Jovi, but in that swingin' lounge-y style. It was quite good. Here's a sample from Amazon...

I wanted to know if anyone could identify the song that Katharine Hepburn and Jimmy Stewart were dancing to on the edge of the fountain in Philadelphia Story? They had just come back from her engagement party and they are both a little tipsy and are dancing around the edge of a fountain and...

Re: Where are all my pictures? I'm out of town this week, but I will definitely be posting some holiday pics next week!

I got some ornaments last year on sale from Target. They are made to look like vintage ornaments. The ones below are a sparkly starburst that I got in green and silver and one that looks like the old glass ones, but is made of plastic. We decorated our real christmas tree in pink, silver, and...

This year I asked my beloved for a watch. I got a lovely diamond ring for my birthday in September so I'm hoping he will do good again!

I feel like I am perpetually growing my hair out! I used to have long hair in high school and after I graduated I cut it short for a change. Since then I have cut it really short and grown it and cut it... and so on. Now I'm in that weird stage where its shoulder length, I got it trimmed with...