This is Ella. She's almost 6 years old now!
For before and after pictures of kittens as they grow up.
For before and after pictures of kittens as they grow up.
A green-core oregon sunstone faceted to look like an eyeball with the green centered at the iris.
It's time...to see the winners of our jewelry design contest! Woohoo!
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It's time to VOTE! Here are the moderators' top 10 jewelry designs. Please scroll through to enjoy and then click the link to vote in the poll! Poll will close at 12:00 AM Friday, September 12th (midnight Thursday night), and winners will be announced Friday AM.
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Voting on the top 10 of our jewelry design contest begins tomorrow AM! But, our RANDOM DRAW WINNERS have been selected, and here they are!
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Sapphires, rubies and opals, oh my! Here are some of the prizes we will be giving away to our jewelry design contestants for mod choice awards and by random selection! Contest open through Sunday (09/07/25), see linked post for details!
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Did you know we have an ongoing jewelry design contest? Design a piece for this 9 x 7 mm alexandrite for a chance to take it home! (See body for link to instructions). Contest open now through the end of next weekend (September 7th)
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Calling all jewelry designers! Grab your colored pencils and your laptops! For a chance to win this 9x7 mm synthetic alexandrite, design a piece featuring it as the center stone. Entry period open NOW through Sunday, September 7th at 8PM Eastern. See post body for entry requirements.
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Repost: A woman struggles to leave a toxic relationship but finds love with a friend's friend's friend.
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Here's a sneak peek at an upcoming prize stone! This 2.86 carat, 9 x 7 mm synthetic alexandrite will be the centerpiece of the next contest. Keep your eyes peeled for instructions later this week...
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GIVEAWAY: Gadolinium Gallium Garnet is possible one of the most difficult gemstones to say. For a chance to win this 7.3 carat GGG, cut by Michelle, tell us what you think GGG should stand for instead!
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Game: Guess the Weight of the gemstone for a chance to win it! Contest closes Friday, August 22nd, at 2PM Pacific/5 PM Eastern Time. Please read on for details.
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CHARITY AUCTION: bid on this 2.75 ct gray spinel, to be cut by u/shinyprecious (cut price included). All proceeds from the auction will be donated to UNICEF. Auction starts at $150, ends tomorrow night (Aug 18) at 8 PM Eastern Time!
This is a place for u/shinyprecious and friends to share their lapidary work, order custom gems and jewelry, and promote educational content and community activities!
Happy Weekend! For a chance to win this 5.5 ct, glowy, silky garnet preform, tell us what you are most likely to be caught snacking on when everyone else is asleep. Giveaway ends tomorrow, Aug 17, at 8 PM Eastern time.
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A man overcomes two public servants and an animal in his quest to save Christmas.
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A guy does his best to ruin the fun of everyone else in the room. By the end of the movie, everyone is bummed out.
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Time for another contest! The prize: a 7x5 mm, 0.91 ct pink garnet! Read on for details!
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Oh, no! I dropped my special SPG gems in my pile of dragon gold and jewelry! Can anyone help me find them? (See body for details)
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It's our birthday! To enter for a chance to win this pair of 10x8 topazes, tell us your favorite birthday-related memory! Context will close Saturday 6/28 at 8pm Eastern time (5pm Pacific)
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As a gift to my husband, I asked Neil to illustrate a common interaction between my husband and our cat, and it came out great! Thank you, Neil!!
welcome to comic town, baby (by Neil and Marissa Kohney) https://www.patreon.com/theotherend
Woohoo, it's Friday! It's time for a...POP QUIZ?!
This is a place for u/shinyprecious and friends to share their lapidary work, order custom gems and jewelry, and promote educational content and community activities!
GIVEAWAY! For a chance to win this 4 mm tablet-cut rainbow moonstone (cut by u/shinyprecious), tell us what you're up to today! Giveaway ends Mon, Apr 28, at 8 PM Eastern time.
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A man is resurrected by his ex-lover who is desperate for his help. He instead joins her antagonist and does his best to ruin her night.
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A man experiences a mental health crisis as his family pulls him into significant debt.
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Could someone please remove the creases from this photo of my dad?
/r/estoration provides a place in which users are able to submit photographs that require restoration, or share photographs that they have previously restored.