﻿{"id":1584,"date":"2014-01-04T21:33:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-04T21:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/?guid=5676fe871141bc9a0733e9999c803c43"},"modified":"2014-01-04T21:33:20","modified_gmt":"2014-01-04T21:33:20","slug":"dailyjewel-your-daily-dose-of-sparkle-for-jan-4th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/2014\/01\/04\/dailyjewel-your-daily-dose-of-sparkle-for-jan-4th\/","title":{"rendered":"#DailyJewel &#8211; Your Daily Dose of Sparkle for Jan. 4th"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Jean-Noel Soni of <a href=\"http:\/\/topnotchfaceting.com\/\" >Top Notch Faceting&nbsp;<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">recently posted this great look back at his favorite&#8230;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Tourmalines of 2013<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">My favorite Tourmalines from 2013. From Left to Right:<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Top Row: Nigeria, 4.78ct \u2022 Namibia, 2.67ct \u2022 Nigeria, 4.17ct<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Middle Row: Afghanistan, 2.65ct \u2022 Kenya, 3.09ct \u2022 Nigeria, 5.07ct<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Bottom Row: Nigeria, 4.10ct \u2022 Brazil, 2.33ct \u2022 USA, 2.91ct<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-0Xhl0aZzuwY\/Ush18Ivt2OI\/AAAAAAAAkdw\/0qwIgTq8A0A\/s1600\/jean1003574_455852237871386_949169900_n.jpg\"><img border=\"0\" data-pinit=\"registered\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-0Xhl0aZzuwY\/Ush18Ivt2OI\/AAAAAAAAkdw\/0qwIgTq8A0A\/s320\/jean1003574_455852237871386_949169900_n.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">All are One-of-a-kind designs, faceted by Jean-Noel Soni.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2022 Award winning, custom ParaTraditional gemstone faceting by Jean-Noel Soni \u2022&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Created without the aid of computers \u2022 Located in San Francisco CA \u2022<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">When Jean-Noel says custom it takes on a new meaning&#8230;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">each gem he cuts is unique to itself.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;He starts with a standard shape\/design&#8230;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">and lets the individual gem determine where he goes from there&#8230;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;\">\u2022 3rd Place, Phenomenal Gemstones, AGTA Spectrum Awards 2014.<\/span><br style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;\" \/><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;\">\u2022 1st Place, Innovative Faceting, AGTA Spectrum Awards 2013.<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Website:     <a href=\"http:\/\/topnotchfaceting.com\/home.html\">http:\/\/topnotchfaceting.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Email:         <a href=\"mailto:TopNotchFaceting@gmail.com\">TopNotchFaceting@gmail.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Facebook:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TopNotchFaceting\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TopNotchFaceting<\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<div>Jean-Noel Soni of <a href=\"http:\/\/topnotchfaceting.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Top Notch Faceting&nbsp;<\/a><\/div>\n<div>recently posted this great look back at his favorite&#8230;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>Tourmalines of 2013<\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>My favorite Tourmalines from 2013. From Left to Right:<\/div>\n<div>Top Row: Nigeria, 4.78ct &bull; Namibia, 2.67ct &bull; Nigeria, 4.17ct<\/div>\n<div>Middle Row: Afghanistan, 2.65ct &bull; Kenya, 3.09ct &bull; Nigeria, 5.07ct<\/div>\n<div>Bottom Row: Nigeria, 4.10ct &bull; Brazil, 2.33ct &bull; USA, 2.91ct<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-0Xhl0aZzuwY\/Ush18Ivt2OI\/AAAAAAAAkdw\/0qwIgTq8A0A\/s1600\/jean1003574_455852237871386_949169900_n.jpg\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-0Xhl0aZzuwY\/Ush18Ivt2OI\/AAAAAAAAkdw\/0qwIgTq8A0A\/s320\/jean1003574_455852237871386_949169900_n.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>All are One-of-a-kind designs, faceted by Jean-Noel Soni.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&bull; Award winning, custom ParaTraditional gemstone faceting by Jean-Noel Soni &bull;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Created without the aid of computers &bull; Located in San Francisco CA &bull;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>When Jean-Noel says custom it takes on a new meaning&#8230;<\/div>\n<div>each gem he cuts is unique to itself.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;He starts with a standard shape\/design&#8230;<\/div>\n<div>and lets the individual gem determine where he goes from there&#8230;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b><span>&bull; 3rd Place, Phenomenal Gemstones, AGTA Spectrum Awards 2014.<\/span><br \/><span>&bull; 1st Place, Innovative Faceting, AGTA Spectrum Awards 2013.<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Website:     <a href=\"http:\/\/topnotchfaceting.com\/home.html\">http:\/\/topnotchfaceting.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Email:         <a href=\"mailto:TopNotchFaceting@gmail.com\">TopNotchFaceting@gmail.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Facebook:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TopNotchFaceting\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TopNotchFaceting<\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1959,61,2045,446,734,2046],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1584"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1584\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}