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I’ve been quiet (new-job-busy! also got sick!) but I have made some time to grind. Lavender nanosital, 9mm, in a new design Freesia SP. I’m keeping this one, but I can remake it by commission!

Also got the upsetting news that Imgur has purged many of my old videos, so like half the links are broken in my laboriously curated spreadsheet of designs and cut synthetic examples sobsobsob.

I’ll slowly transition over to google drive, but it will take me several months. I’ll lose much of my older work that was taken on an older phone that wasn’t properly backed up.

It’s also total bullshit that Google caps storage at 200GB unless you get an AI bundle. Fuck off with that, I don’t need Gemini for anything! My email typos and not-corporate-zombie tone add character! Get off my lawn!!!

u/mvmgems — 10 days ago
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One of the coolest commissions I’ve cut this year - slightly bicolor flame fusion lab sapphire (8x13.6mm) in my “Javelin” design.

u/mvmgems — 1 month ago
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Last of the very rare light blue-purple-green synthetic chrome forsterite from the piece I cut my own engagement ring stone from. Cut in a low profile modification of “Jonquil”, 6.9mm, 1.12ct, $500 + SH

Looks very much like unheated tanzanite or chrome kornerupine with the blue, purple, and green pleochroism. Relatively soft at Mohs 6-7.

u/mvmgems — 1 month ago
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One more spotlight from the birthday sale: unheated Montana sapphire with silk swirls and speckled crystals that reminds me of a rainstorm: 6.2mm, 1.31ct, in “Jonquil.” $800 + SH

u/mvmgems — 1 month ago
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About as nice as a teal Montana sapphire gets! Heated, from Rock Creek, and cut in my “Jonquil” round. 0.72ct, 5.15mm, VSI, $1250 + SH

u/mvmgems — 1 month ago
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Sister stone to one I offered during the birthday sale! Rose pink Tanga garnet in “Stormlight”, SI with crystal inclusions. 6.6mm, 1.56ct, $450 + SH

u/mvmgems — 2 months ago
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MVM Drop 16: Last drop with a rainbow of small natural rounds! Thank you all for joining us for another year at Shiny Precious Gems. As we like to say here, the real gems are the people. <3 <3 <3. $-$$$$, please see the stickied comment for details and how to purchase.

Note - I literally finished the last one half an hour ago and I’m running ~10-15 min behind on the copy, so please keep refreshing until you see the stickied comment!

u/mvmgems — 2 months ago
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MVM Drop 15: Synthetic sapphires featuring some one-off Czochralski colors (as far as we know), and debuting some new designs! $$$, please see the stickied comment for details and how to purchase.

The end is neaaaarrrr i’m so tired, literally finished #1 30 min ago

u/mvmgems — 2 months ago
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MVM Drop 14: Lab-grown gems, two replicating prior commissions and two test cuts of new designs and new materials! YAG (Yttrium Aluminum Garnet), Emerald, Cobalt spinel, and ceramic YAG. $$-$$$, please see the stickied comment for details and how to purchase.

u/mvmgems — 2 months ago
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MVM Drop 13: Trans Rights Are Human Rights. These gems will be “sold” with proof of purchase of a $350 donation to Pointofpride.org. Please see details below.

u/mvmgems — 2 months ago
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MVM Drop 12: My biggest sapphire for this event! I’ve been in love with this cushion design for more than a hot minute, and was very curious to see how it would turn out in this silky unheated Montana sapphire. $$$$$, please see the stickied comment for details and how to purchase.

u/mvmgems — 2 months ago
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MVM Drop 11: More Montana sapphires! A mix of unheated and heated blues, plus a very special fancy! $$$-$$$$, please see the stickied comment for details and how to purchase.

u/mvmgems — 2 months ago
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MVM Drop 10: I frequently get lab alexandrite rough with zones of bubbly (“galactic”) inclusions. That doesn’t mean they don’t cut pretty gems, and some people prefer them that way! $-$$ with the hexagon on sale by random drawing; please see the stickied comment for details and how to purchase!

Hope I don’t duck up this one!

u/mvmgems — 2 months ago
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MVM Drop 9: (NEWBIES ONLY FOR 24H) Synthetic alexandrites in a variety of shapes. $$ with the octagon on sale by random drawing; please see the stickied comment for details and how to purchase!

u/mvmgems — 2 months ago
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MVM Drop 8: Synthetic alexandrite grown for lasers, in a variety of orientations and designs! $$$ with the round on sale by random drawing; please see the stickied comment for details and how to purchase!

u/mvmgems — 2 months ago
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MVM Drop 7: I didn’t manage to finish this teal Montana sapphire hexagon in time for my first drop of the bday sale, but it’s so nice that it deserves a highlight! $$$$, please see the stickied comment for details and how to purchase!

u/mvmgems — 2 months ago
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MVM Drop 6: Aquamarine is my birthstone and I love cutting it. But for whatever reason, I haven’t cut much lately, so I set out to remedy it! Here’s a range of smaller ones with a variety of saturations and origins. $-$$, please see the stickied comment for details and how to purchase!

u/mvmgems — 2 months ago
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MVM Drop 5: Rainbow moonstone for the June birthdays and the prideful! These come from Madagascar, including some from the renowned pocket a few years ago of the highest quality rainbow moonstone ever found. Debuting a new method of sale-by-drawing; please read the instructions carefully! $$-$$$

u/mvmgems — 2 months ago
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MVM Drop 4: More Tanzanite/Zoisites, with a wide range of shapes and colors! $$-$$$, please see the stickied comment for details and how to purchase!

u/mvmgems — 2 months ago
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MVM Drop 3: A Changeling Pear…I have no idea what to call the color of this unheated zoisite (aka tanzanite)! How would you describe it? It’s certainly got presence, at 2.87ct and 7.75 x 11.50mm, and loupe clean to boot! $$$$, please see the stickied comment for details and how to purchase!

u/mvmgems — 2 months ago