My ICY WHITE CUSHION!!!

[KristyDarling]

It''s stones like yours that make me question why I didn''t get a cushion instead of a round!! I love the "old" style of cushion cuts -- one of my favorites ever. Those gorgeous, big facets are so scrumptious! And you''re so right about "icy" white....it''s like a cold front blew through!!! Congratulations!

 

[fatafelice]

Okay, a short breather is in order!

Jelly: Glad you like it! Don't worry, there are plenty of pics to come!

Lizz: Thanks so much! The praise is especially appreciated from a fellow cushion lover! Hmmm, I'll try to post the pics myself of your cushion. Hopefully, it will let me.

FG: It was the most amazing thing...there were a ton of ladybugs out there today! And I happen to LOVE ladybugs -- I even went through a period where I always got ladybug-related items as gifts. I think it was a sign!

KD: Actually, when I first wore it, I almost wished I had gotten a round b/c it seemed a little dark! (I know, sacrilege!) But I quickly adjusted my expectations and focused on how much gorgeous color I get from this stone!

 

[moremoremore]

SUCH a pretty stone! Such amazing flashes of colored light...and not a dark shadow in the stone...And it is so white! Congrats!!!

 

[fatafelice]

Date: 5/24/2006 8:24:04 PM
Author: moremoremore
SUCH a pretty stone! Such amazing flashes of colored light...and not a dark shadow in the stone...And it is so white! Congrats!!!

High praise indeed from the Cushion Queen herself!

Thanks, MMM!

 

[fatafelice]

You didn''t think I was done did you?!

 

[fatafelice]

Last of the purple set...

 

[Mara]

wow FF i love that second to the last one, those chunky facets are to die for. I LOVE CUSHIONS...I would love to have one someday, yours is just stunning, it's beautiful...CONGRATS. and more pictures!!!!!!! you know i love those flowers...and a little icy white pet rock inside never hurt either!

 

[fatafelice]

Stone on stone...

 

[hlmr]

Gorgeous stone!!! Congrats!

 

[KristyDarling]

Chubby, fat facets. Finger-lickin'' good. YUM!!!! These shots are amazing, thanks so much for all the diamond ****!!!

 

[fatafelice]

For posterity...since this setting will be replaced...

 

[fatafelice]

Date: 5/24/2006 8:27:01 PM
Author: Mara
wow FF i love that second to the last one, those chunky facets are to die for. I LOVE CUSHIONS...I would love to have one someday, yours is just stunning, it''s beautiful...CONGRATS. and more pictures!!!!!!! you know i love those flowers...and a little icy white pet rock inside never hurt either!

Thanks, Mara! Maybe a cushion IS in your future. Greg only said no more *upgrades* for a while...what''s his stance on RHRs?

Oh, and don''t worry....there are more pictures!

 

[fatafelice]

Looks a little round in this handshot...which is appropriate since most people think it is round when they look at it, then I have to explain...

Yet another reason to "halo it up!"

 

[fatafelice]

A pine cone that survived the winter (and the squirrels!)...

 

[fatafelice]

Hide-and-seek...she loves to play!

 

[fatafelice]

Under the cherry tree...which has AWESOME light for diamond pics, I discovered!

 

[fatafelice]

I just can''t help myself!

 

[fatafelice]

Up in the tree tops...

 

[fatafelice]

Pastel-y goodness...

 

[fatafelice]

Hangin'' out...

 

[fatafelice]

CAN YOU BELIEVE THESE COLORS?!

 

[lizz]

Fata, I am just going to sit here and sit here and sit here until you finish posting all your pics. These pics are incredible. For taking them with what you consider a cheap camera, these pics are some of the best I've ever seen.

Your stone is so beautiful.

ETA: I just can't believe the fire in this stone. It's amazing.

 

[fatafelice]

So I moved back inside and my boxer was wondering what I was doing... (this is the best I could do! She wouldn't stay still for the top-of-the-head shot)...

ETA: Looks like we BOTH need a manicure! LOL!

 

[Mara]

love the paw pic!!! it looks like the pup is posing...look at my hand ma...i''m engaged!

 

[fatafelice]

Date: 5/24/2006 8:41:45 PM
Author: lizz
Fata, I am just going to sit here and sit here and sit here until you finish posting all your pics. These pics are incredible. For taking them with what you consider a cheap camera, these pics are some of the best I''ve ever seen.

Your stone is so beautiful.

ETA: I just can''t believe the fire in this stone. It''s amazing.

I''m almost done, I promise!

Thank you, though! This camera was $122 on Amazon. I had the same one before (and dropped it!), but I never took pictures like this. I guess the diference is the lighting.

 

[Miranda]

Congratulations! What a beautiful stone! I love the pic with your dog''s paw!

 

[fatafelice]

A stand-in for my cocker spaniel (who badly needs to be groomed before she will allow herself to be photographed)...

 

[fatafelice]

If everything goes according to plan we''ll be getting married at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC. Here''s my ring on a model of the house that my sister gave me last Christmas (to tide me over!)...

 

[fatafelice]

Requisite steering wheel shot...

 

[fatafelice]

And I am DONE!

ETA: Unlike SOME people (cough...Matatora...cough), I am not actually driving in these!