Anywho, in celebration of March Madness (even
thought I have no idea what it is) this month will be all about jewelry, jewels, diamonds, bling, bling BLIIIIIING. Yes. My version of March Madness. Today I want to tell you about a fabulous website that I visit occasionally just for fun. Blue Nile Jewelers has this fabulous feature on their website where you can build your own engagement ring! It's addicting. Trust me. I've built quite a few rings on there whose prices range with the same as a small family home. Yes. It's awesome. But it's also a place to just go and fool around and let your imagination run wild. Go check it out!
http://www.bluenile.com/build-your-own-diamond-ring?track=head
Now I'm not married but this website is pretty handy for me to go and figure out what kind of ring I like... just in case. *wink* After all Diamonds are a girls best friend and they last forever. As I was looking up different diamonds I stumbled upon a few interesting stories about some very famous diamonds...
The Star of Africa - At 530.20 carats the Cullinan I or Star of Africa diamond is the largest cute diamond in the world. Pear-shaped, with 74 facets, it is set in the Royal Scepter (ke
pt with the other Crown Jewels in the Tower of London). It was cut from the 3,106 carat Cullinan, the largest diamond crystal ever found. The Cullinan was discovered in Transvaal, South Africa in 1095 on an inspection tour of the Premier Mine. The Cullian was cut by Joseph Asscher and company of Amsterdam, who examined the enormous crystal for around six months before determining how to divide it. It eventually yeilded nine major, and 96 smaller brilliant-cut stones. When the Cullian was first discovered, certain signs suggested that it may have been part of a much larger crystal. But no discovery of the "missing half" has ever been authenticated.
That is one pretty good sized rock. Imagine William having this fashioned into an engagement ring for Kate. Ha.
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