One of the fun things to do in north Idaho is prospecting for garnets. There are only two places in the world where Star Garnets can be found: India, and right here in north Idaho. As explained on the

@Scribblingramma, @Generikat, the latter's husband T, and I all went on an excursion to the Emerald Creek Garnet Area to prospect for garnets. My fellow bloggers have their own tales to tell, I'm sure,

This is an Ultratec v5 gemstone faceting machine. It is the best faceting machine on the market in my personal opinion. I like cutting garnets as it is my birthstone. What would you like to see faceted?