#ShinyThings

[gloomshroomstudio]

My room is like a little curiosity shop and makes me feel spooky 👻

[begouristore]

KNOBSPIN D VVS1 Moissanite Tennis Bracelet Original s925 Sterling Silver Plated 18k White Gold with GRA Bracelets for Women Man Original price: USD 60.22 Now price: USD 24.03 🔗Click & Buy:

[allthatsparkle]

Choosing the Perfect Engagement Ring: A Guide for the Modern Buyer

Engagement rings symbolize love and commitment, but finding the perfect one can be daunting. From understanding preferences to staying within budget, several factors can complicate this special purchase. This guide will explore common challenges and provide practical solutions backed by data.

1. Understanding Your Partner’s Style

Problem: One of the biggest challenges is knowing your partner’s style. With endless designs and settings, making the wrong choice can lead to disappointment.

Solution: Pay attention to their jewelry preferences. Observe whether they prefer white gold, yellow gold, or platinum. Notice if they wear classic or contemporary styles. A survey by The Knot revealed that 72% of women drop hints about their ring preferences, so subtlety is key. Additionally, consider asking close friends or family for advice. Creating a Pinterest board can also help visualize and narrow down options.

2. Budgeting Wisely

Problem: Many believe that a significant investment is necessary for an engagement ring, often causing financial strain.

Solution: Determine a budget that reflects your financial situation without pressure from societal norms. According to a study by The Knot, the average cost of an engagement ring in 2022 was $6,000. However, there is no rule that dictates how much you should spend. Consider alternatives such as lab-grown diamonds, which can be 20-40% less expensive than mined diamonds while offering the same quality. Another option is selecting a smaller carat size with a high-quality cut to enhance brilliance.

3. Ensuring Ethical and Sustainable Choices

Problem: Ethical concerns about diamond mining practices can make buyers hesitant.

Solution: Opt for conflict-free diamonds or lab-grown diamonds. A 2021 study by Bain & Company found that lab-grown diamonds have significantly less environmental impact compared to mined diamonds. Furthermore, brands like Beverly Diamonds and others offer certified conflict-free diamonds, ensuring that your purchase does not contribute to unethical practices. Choosing lab-grown diamonds or certified conflict-free options allows you to make a responsible purchase without compromising on beauty or quality.

Conclusion

Choosing the perfect engagement ring involves understanding style preferences, budgeting wisely, and considering ethical options. By paying attention to subtle hints, setting a realistic budget, and opting for conflict-free or lab-grown diamonds, you can make an informed and thoughtful choice. Remember, the best ring is one that reflects your partner’s style and values while staying true to your budget and ethical considerations.

[tacticool22]

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[lesdupont]

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[indiscretion]

Guys- also? I made these oversized coasters and still need to list them. They’re pretty, huh? I can’t be the only one who much prefers to make the things rather than sell them? #ihavequestions #smallbusiness #cybermonday #coasters #resinart #shinythings https://www.instagram.com/p/Clg_2Q5vju0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[pogomcl]

Shining Flower Jewel Beetles, Delicate Jewel Beetle, Anthaxia nitidula Canon 7D EFS 60 2.8 f/2.8 1/320 iso: 250 Celakovice-Jirina, Czech Republic 6/14/2023

[roisnoir]

Is there a tumblr deity for finding lost items i know that i posses?

I am looking for my soldering iron, for a power cord for a TV, and for a powerstrip that isn't already in use. (Then I want my DVDs of the 2nd season of Forever Knight - I can find seasons 1 and 3, but 2 is hiding somewhere.)

[vampurrsona]

throwback to the time some guy gave me a fancy coin at work thinking he'd get me into bitcoin. No sir i just love shiny objects. He told me to keep it clean so itd be worth more. I did not.

[rubystamarketing123]

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[cityof2morrow]

Bonne-Fortune Grocery Set

Published: 9-26-2023 | Updated: 9-28-2023 SUMMARY “The Bonne-Fortune series is the latest hit from Freezer Time Industries, receiving top honors at both FridgeCon and the ShinyThings, Inc. Expo. Give your store some retro-futuristic flair and bring all the customers to the yard!” This is a set of 13 moderately priced objects for grocery stores and other retail spaces. Shelves are designed to help you maximize space in/around displays, including a shelf (endtable OMSP) which holds objects at an angle. The set is intended to be modular but not too complicated – some assembly required (see below). Fridges function like shelves – so they won’t keep spoilable food from going bad. They have space for sale items and additional shelving but need to be shifted upward once. Several maxis-themed recolors and an invisible recolor (in case you need it for the carousel display) are included. Additional recolors are available on this site under the #ts2recolors and #co2recolors tags.

DETAILS Requires All Eps/SPs. §100-500 | Buy > Surfaces > Shelves Buy > Deco > Sculptures Buy > Lighting > Standing/Floor Lamps Everything is repo’d to one of the following objects: Carousel Display End, and Fridge 001– these items are REQUIRED for textures, etc. to display correctly in-game. The Bonne-Fortune Carousel Lite uses whatever recolors you have for the EverGlow Plutonium Rod (Nighlife EP), including THESE. **Since the invisible recolor was made first, the game may reference it when regenerating thumbnails. This doesn’t impact the look/use of objects in-game at all. ITEMS

3 Fridges Bonne-Fortune Refrigerator 001 (1328 poly), Bonne-Fortune Refrigerator 002 (1323 poly), Bonne-Fortune Refrigerator 003 (~1400 poly)

Modular Shelving & Deco Bonne-Fortune Shelf 001 (572 poly), Bonne-Fortune Shelf 002 (534 poly), Bonne-Fortune Shelf 003 (572 poly), Bonne-Fortune Carousel Lite (pictured with a default neon recolor; 1048 poly), Bonne-Fortune Carousel End Shelf (572 poly), Bonne-Fortune Carousel Center Shelf (580 poly), Bonne-Fortune Area Signs 001-002 (576 poly)

Carousel Display Bonne-Fortune Carousel Display End (1940 poly), Bonne-Fortune Carousel Display Center (383 poly), Bonne-Fortune Carousel Lite (pictured again with one of my Nightlife Neon Recolors applied)(1048 poly) DOWNLOAD (choose one) from SFS | from MEGA *A known game bug may disable some OFB shelf slots. Not all players experience this bug in the same way, but if you do – there is a long-standing fix for it. If you cannot access more than 2 slots on shelves, download ONE of these fixes: MORE_Custom-objects-placeable-on-shelves (Numenor, 2006) MORE_Custom-objects-placeable-on-shelves+LOCKEDTILES (Numenor, 2006) Object Freedom 1.02 (Fway, 2023) SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED

1) Place a refrigerator (remember to shift upwards once) or Carousel End/Center pieces (the carousel parts are deco; place end/center parts on the same tile). Use “move objects on/off” and/or “snap to grid true/false” cheats to add the second End piece to the carousel.

2) Use the same cheats to place shelves but make sure to add your sale items to them first. Adding items first makes things easier because if you try to put objects above a shelf with empty slots, the game may think you’re trying to put it on that shelf (including other shelves).

3) For the Carousel End Shelf (use it with the curvy part of the Carousel End), place an item on the shelf,  and shift it in place until the item looks like it is sitting on the carousel.

4) Take advantage of the invisible recolors OR use the OMSP Controller (select SilentLucidity OMSPs) to make this shelf invisible/visible as needed. Do NOT use the invisible recolor if you’d rather use the OMSP controller.

5) You may need the Tile Blocker to keep sims from walking through parts of the display (i.e. the carousel). It is included with the meshes and in the collection file. Just be sure that you place it between/behind whatever shelving you add to the carousel – don’t accidently block those shelves.

6) The Carousel Lite is OPTIONAL deco – place it on the same tile as the Carousel End/Center pieces. It is repo’d to the EverGlow Plutonium Rod (neon light) from the Nightlife EP. As you can see in the pics above, the default recolors emit colored light. Custom recolors will emit a soft glow, but no bold colored light.

7) Area Signs 001-002 are optional deco as well – place and shift them as needed.

CREDITS Thanks: ChocolateCitySim and the Kit Kat Crew. Sources: 33 Degree Endtable OMSP (SilentLucidity, 2009), AL Woods (EA/Maxis; HugeLunatic, 2013), Any Color You like (CuriousB, 2010), Beyno (Korn via BBFonts), EA/Maxis, Great Groceries Display (Balkopat, 2020), IKEA Lack Woods (EA/Maxis; Michelle, 2016), Kitchen Basic (BuggyBooz 2008), Kitchen Basic Extras (BuggyBooz, 2010), Offuturistic Infographic (Freepik), Uranium Rod Neon Floor Lamp (PineappleForest, 2022), Wire & Soldier Metals (AlfredAskew, 2013).

[eclipian]

Random Dandy's World Headmate

pt: random dandy's world headmate

reminder beings will almost definitely not turn out exactly as described, and these can be edited and changed as needed.

divider credit

" Nobody's perfect they say... I'm the proof they're wrong! "

Name: Glisten , Quin , Dean , Alistair , Magnus , Marce , Marshall , Simon , Kingsley , Sebastian

Age: 20

Pronouns: He/Him , ⚜️/⚜️s + Mirror Pronouns

Gender: Male Rosboy , Twink , Mirrorlovess , Mirrormasc , Pocketmirrored , Mirrorsen , Compactmirrored , Mirrorlexic , Phosmirial , Clonegender , Femfashionstar , Prettyboycute , Bowavir , Sunpretty , Desertic , ⚜️emojic , Femprettyboy , Shinything , Pearlyaesic , Starboy , Prettygender , Lacelightic , Adoredfrilled , Ribbonfrilled , Etherealgender

Attraction: Veldian , Dipian , Clone4Clone , Infinmirrortum

Other IDs: Cat Alterproxy , Fictioperspesque , Cuteperspesque

Species: Humanoid Mirror

Role: Ego Holder , Sad Holder

Aesthetics: Royalcore , Golden Hour , Theater Academia , Art Deco

pt: name , age , pronouns , gender , attraction , other ids , species , role , aesthetics

artist credit @/afuntimepartyy + tags: @bahtive & @drowntowns

[allthatsparkle]

Why Choose GIA Diamonds?

Let’s talk about GIA diamonds and why they’re often considered the gold standard in the diamond industry. GIA, or the Gemological Institute of America, is renowned for its strict grading standards and comprehensive reports. Here are some questions to get the discussion started:

Trust and Confidence: How important is it to you that your diamond comes with a GIA certification? Does the certification influence your buying decision?

Quality Assurance: Have you had any experiences with GIA diamonds? How do you feel the quality compares to non-certified diamonds?

Resale Value: Do you think GIA certification impacts the resale value of a diamond? Have you sold or traded a GIA-certified diamond before?

Comparison Shopping: How do you use GIA reports when comparing different diamonds? What specific aspects of the report do you find most helpful?

Education and Transparency: Do you feel more educated and confident about your purchase when you receive a GIA report with your diamond?

At Beverly Diamonds, we take pride in offering a wide selection of GIA-certified diamonds. Our commitment to quality and transparency ensures you can shop with confidence. Share your thoughts and experiences with GIA diamonds – let’s help each other make informed decisions!

[crimedotnet-ask]

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[smallcatsims]

As the CEO of ShinyThings Inc, River has a lot of business meetings with different sims. Andy has a proposal for a new product.

Mr Land, it's a miracle product I'm telling you. Picture this.. it's oil.. from a snake!

Wow, Andy that does sound clever. Can sims use it in cooking?

Why.. yes. :)

River is still working on his logic skills. He's not quite smart enough to be a business tycoon yet, bless his heart. Andy successfully sells his "legitimate products" and River feels good about helping out such a nice and charming sim.

[katatty]

Recap: Strangetown Round 5 (Summer) - part 1

Strangetown has seen something of a housing boom lately, with new developments springing up all over town to provide places for new graduates to call home. Some would call Strangetown a “boring” place to live but the government-funded ShinyThings Lab makes it a hub for scientists across SimNation. And it’s the safest it’s been in some time - over 6 weeks since the last missing sim report!

The round starts with Nervous and his son Riley. They're quickly joined by Pascal (the baby's father) and Tycho! Pascal worries about Nervous, looking after a baby in this big house all alone...

Nervous ends up quitting his job in the criminal career, since he doesn't really need the money anymore. He's a little uneasy about it, though...

Tycho grows up into a knowledge sim! He’s an genius night owl with the science hobby who likes staying up late watching the stars. Good luck waking him when he sleeps in all morning the next day, he’s a heavy sleeper! He’s also kind of over-emotional, a trait he definitely didn’t pick up from his stoic father.

Constant visits from family and constant childcare have Nervous feeling overwhelmed and agravated - sometimes everything is just too much.

Tycho ages Riley up, and sets about teaching him to talk right away. It will be so nice having a little brother he can actually hold a conversation with!

Tycho gets some lunch with some friends from Pleasantview - Mia Broke and Oliver Goth. They talk all about their haunted houses with dark histories...

That's all - but they were really fun to play! More functional as a household than I was expecting. It’s nice seeing Nervous with a family, even if it’s a bit of an unconventional one.

Next up: the Lola-Curious family.

Ajay and Lola are one of those couples that got together “off screen”. I wasn’t explicitly trying to get them together, but once they were friends ACR took over and they autonomously went steady, so I just decided to merge their households since I felt like it made sense for them (and partially because I find Ajay’s family boring to play on their own, haha.)

School’s out for summer, but the kids have summer homework to catch up on before they can start enjoying their freedom! Ajay and Lola are very strict on this.

Then, quickly, Lola finds she's expecting! It's a bit of a suprise since she and Ajay hadn't really talked about kids, but he's on board.

Testee was initially worried she was going to be "replaced" by a new baby, but Lola is quick to reassure her.

The baby is born and named Esme! She’s got Ajay skintone but inherited her mother’s alien eyes - I think she’s the first sim with that look to be born in my game!

Then, it's Testee's birthday!

Testee grows up into a popularity sim in pretty pink dress. She loves nature, being outdoors, and dreams of someday seeing the ocean and maybe studying marine life, checking out hot sims in swimwear, perhaps even becoming the hand of poseidon? She’s a big fan of the supernatural, too, and very interested in her alien roots (perhaps one of the reasons she feels drawn to creatures of the sea, alien in their own way?)

She’s a little absent-minded and her difficult history can make her over-emotional at times. She likes unemployed sims and is turned off by hard-workers, I’m guessing she’d prefer not to have to compete with work for attention in a partner like she does with Ajay and Lola.

She heads to town for the customary teenage makeover and, when she gets home, has an important chat with Lola about her past.

Another pink-loving alien is next, Stella Terrano and her fiancee, Klara Vonderstien!

They want to open up a coffe shop/bakery together someday, but need more money first! So Stella takes a job in the medical field, while Klara picks up a job in journalism.

They also pick up a kitten named Saturn!

Klara, though, has worries. Not long ago, she had a spontanious drunken hookup with her longtime crush, Blossom Moonbeam. She knows she needs to be truthful about it if she wants their marriage to work...

But Stella takes it better than expected! She does request a "free pass" in future though, in the interests of fairness... we'll see how that works out for them.

They're mostly pretty chill and laid back tro play.

Before long it's wedding day! Aside from a jerk-ish waiter at the diner, it goes off without a hitch.

Stella and Klara are now the Terrano-Vondersteins, officially! Both of their names were far too cool not to keep. (Their tags will remain the same, though.)

Stella meets Testee, who has a few questions about their home planet...

and that’s Stella and Klara all done! I was half thinking I might break them up since Klara did cheat, but they seem so besotted with each other I didn’t have the heart. Hopefully that’s all in the past now, like Stella said.

aaaaaaaaand it looks like I've hit Tumblrs new "image limit", so stay tuned for recap parts 2, 3 & 4 🙄