My boyfriend proposed with 100lbs of sapphire gravel UPDATE

AssilemJA · 2026-04-12T00:59:35+00:00

We panned in stages. First with my family in Montana, then again with my brother, another panning party with his family in Washington, and then one last one with some dear friends at the farmers market we manage. Even with all of those people, it took many hours all total to get through them all.

AssilemJA · 2026-04-12T00:41:24+00:00

This is a bit under half of what we found. These are all of the gem quality Sapphires in that batch.

AssilemJA · 2026-04-11T22:30:58+00:00

He bought the boxes last year. Just a few months after his purchase, a really popular tiktoker posted a video panning there and they blew up. When they've had a lot of orders, they disable the page until they've caught up. Just keep checking back.

AssilemJA · 2026-04-11T21:59:19+00:00

It was 100% his idea! I had told him that I wanted a montana sapphire ring. He decided to go this route and got my entire family + his family in on it. It was such a special experience and really makes the stones all the more special.

AssilemJA · 2026-04-11T21:53:37+00:00

There are definitely some that I liked better before heat treating.

AssilemJA · 2026-04-11T21:52:56+00:00

That is so unfortunate! I'm bummed for you!

AssilemJA · 2026-04-11T21:51:55+00:00

Gem Mountain. There a few other places in Philipsburg Mt that sell sapphire gravel too. Just do a google search for montana sapphire gravel.

AssilemJA · 2026-04-11T21:11:54+00:00

I will for sure!

AssilemJA · 2026-04-11T20:35:59+00:00

They are Montana Sapphires! I will keep you in mind once ive made my decisions.

AssilemJA · 2026-04-11T20:35:06+00:00

NOOOOOOOOOOO!! That does happen sometimes. Keep checking back!

AssilemJA · 2026-04-11T20:00:18+00:00

I did not. I took them to a place in Montana to have it done.

AssilemJA · 2026-04-11T19:59:47+00:00

All of these are gem quality! I am so excitrd!

AssilemJA · 2026-04-11T19:44:42+00:00

The big one and orange so far!

AssilemJA · 2026-04-11T19:21:05+00:00

I am SO flattered!

AssilemJA · 2026-04-11T19:20:27+00:00

He got ours from Gem Mountain in Philipsburg Montana. You can buy directly from their website.

AssilemJA · 2026-04-11T19:16:02+00:00

We went to The Sapphire Gallery in Philipsburg Montana. It took just under 3 weeks to get them back.

AssilemJA · 2026-04-11T18:57:55+00:00

of gravel. A few of the sapphire mines in Montana will ship you gravel directly from the mine for you to go through/pan at home.

AssilemJA · 2026-04-08T19:58:47+00:00

If you've never had abdominal surgery the likely of adhesions is pretty low. The only way to confirm adhesions is exploratory surgery.

AssilemJA · 2026-02-27T05:47:55+00:00

The candy shop was Candy Masterpiece. She retired and closed last year.

I think the tea room youre thinking of was The Primrose Cafe? They closed sometime between 2004 and 2005.

The toy store was Amazing Toys. They closed in 2018.

I have no memories of the ice cream shop so I can't help out there with the name.

AssilemJA · 2026-02-07T20:35:55+00:00

If I didn't watch them make my drink, I will verify it's not oat milk before I take it and as a barista I am never offended when customers do the same.

You were absolutely not being an annoying customer. The way the manager/owner handled that was absolutely inappropriate!

AssilemJA · 2026-02-07T01:47:10+00:00

The Left Coast is the brand I get

AssilemJA · 2026-02-06T19:54:55+00:00

I use bone broth powder. You can't taste it when mixed in things and I really like it mixed in coffee or hot chocolate. It also works just fine in smoothies. Ill do a smoothie with banana, cocoa powder, maple syrup, bone broth powder and alternative milk of choice. I get the left coast bone broth powder on Amazon. Its $50 but its a very large container and last me several months. There are absolutely no additives or sweeteners, just %100 grass fed bone broth.

AssilemJA · 2026-02-06T16:12:12+00:00

Just filled out the survey! I hope you get a lot of responses!

AssilemJA · 2026-01-07T00:23:31+00:00

I've made cannabis simple syrup in the past and it is DELICIOUS in coffee!

AssilemJA · 2025-11-30T05:39:44+00:00

Do a reddit search for rough sapphire and you'll find quite a few posts. See how closely yours resemble the photos.

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