Diamonds & Cars

A Diamond Bentley Toy Car

What is a day without some astonishing use of jewelry among the hip-hop set? No worries - these stories just keep on coming. Jayceon Terrell Taylor, aka The Game, gifted his son with a remote-control miniature Bentley -- one hesitates to call it a toy -- and then covered it in $100,000 worth of diamonds. Why? Because he can. The game tweeted "props" to NYC jeweler Richie Nekatov, for managing to get 150 carats onto the car.

-via INSTORE magazine

Mother's Day Gifts

Make Mother's Day Last Everyday

Show mom just how much you car with a keepsake gift this mother's day. Baby Feet Jewelry is the perfect option for a keepsake style gift for mom to wear everyday. Measetique Jewels, in Kansas City, can help you, especially with Mother's Day quickly approaching. If you are wanting an even more unique look, sit down with Marty, Graduate Gemologist, to create a custom mother's piece, it's always fun to include birthstones in those pieces!

The Ruby and the Cocktail

$40,000 a Drink - What's it Worth?

The Ruby Rose

If you've got some four-carat rubies to unload, The White Barn Inn in Kennebunkport, ME is in the market. The famous hotel and restaurant has people out shopping now, in fact, to prepare for a special offer commemorating 40 years in business -- rubies being the anniversary gemstone for 40 years. Beginning June 1, The White Barn will begin offering a special cocktail, the Ruby Rose: Hanger One Vodka, St. Germain Elferflower, fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice, pomegranate, a spoonful of rosewater, and a four-carat ruby. At forty-thousand bucks a glass, there's not likely to be a run on Ruby Roses, but the Inn says it's stocking up on the gems just in case. You can get a Ruby Red sans-stone for $18, but what fun is that?

-via INSTORE magazine

Engagement Rings and Proposals

Make it a Proposal She Won't Forget

You've found the girl, you've saved up 2 months of your salary for her ring, now it's time to propose. First, see the experts at Measetique Jewels in Kansas City for the ultimate custom, diamond engagement ring. With April's birthstone being the diamond it's the perfect time diamond shopping!

Now how do you do it? With so much pressure placed on marriage proposals how do you imagine proposing marriage to the most important woman in your life? Well, first of all, being in the business of love it is important for us to remind you that it's still about the marriage and forever. After the theatrics of the proposal and the craziness of wedding planning and even after saying "I do" there is still the rest of your life ahead. Just make sure the proposal fits the two of you as a couple. She'll be even happier if she sees the thought you put into the proposal based on your couple's behavior.

Below are a few ideas for a magical proposal in Kansas City. Comment to us and let us know how you were proposed to or how you proposed.

1. Take in the sites and a bird's eye view and pop the question from the top of the War Memorial.

2. Holiday carriage rides are what every little girl dreams about, make her fairy tale come true and propose while you are riding around the Plaza in the Cinderella  carriage.

3. Kansas City is full of romantic restaurants, why not ask for her hand at a favorite, local restaurant.

4. Are you both into the music scene? Late spring and summer concerts are popping up all over the city, make it a show she'll never forget.

5. Baseball season is gearing up in Kansas City, head to Kauffman Stadium and take in a game, you might even end up on the Kiss Cam.

Christie's Auction Sets Records

The Princie Diamond

The Princie Diamond - sold at auction by Christie's

A pink diamond owned for nearly three centuries by Indian royalty has set a new auction record at Christies. The so-called Princie Diamond brought a top bid of $39.3 million Wednesday in New York City - roughly $1.1million per carat - greatly surpassing the previous house record of $24.3 million set in December 2008 with the sale of the Wittelsbach Diamond. The stone was not the only record-setter at the auction. The sale itself realized a combined total of more than $81.35 million, "marking the highest various owner jewelry sale total in the United States," according to Christie's.

-via INSTORE magazine

Diamonds and Cancer Treatment

Diamonds Show Promise as Cancer Treatment

UCLA doctors are touting a new treatment for one of the most virulent and difficult to treat forms of breast cancer -- injecting patients with tiny diamond particles that bind together and serve as a dispersal agent for chemotherapy drugs. Tested so far in mice, the diamond mass somehow reduces the toxicity of chemical agents used to treat "triple negative" breast cancer. Said one researcher: "The agent we've developed reduces the toxic side effects that are associated with treatment and mediates significant reductions in tumor size."

-via INSTORE magazine

Diamond Dress Anyone?

Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend, So Why Not Add Dresses to the Mix?

This Little Black Dress has been designed with one hundred 3 carat diamonds and has the small price of 15 million dollars! Would you be in trouble for coming home with this custom, one-of-a-kind design? If your guy thinks it's a bit too pricey why not talk him into a custom diamond necklace or diamond ring? One 3 carat diamond is definitely still an amazing stone for a ring. Stop by Kansas City's jewelry store, Measetique Jewels for a custom, one-of-a-kind diamond piece!

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