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<p>[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 164551, member: 56"]Thanks for that, but... these stones really don't fit any of those definitions, do they? Those two center stones are 2-toned and frosted over the entire surface. Maybe I should invent a name. Butterscotch Ripple stones?</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe it's the frosting that makes these different. Maybe the definition would be a cinch without the frosting. I can see how transparent and opaque glass might both be present in a rhinestone, that would be difficult enough, but to selectively frost the surface? I think that would be very difficult to manage economically and would require very precise control of the colors.</p><p><br /></p><p>This site has stones they call frosted Cubas, but maybe that's just them:</p><p><a href="http://bumbershootd609.corecommerce.com/BumbershootNews20100901.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://bumbershootd609.corecommerce.com/BumbershootNews20100901.html" rel="nofollow">http://bumbershootd609.corecommerce.com/BumbershootNews20100901.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 164551, member: 56"]Thanks for that, but... these stones really don't fit any of those definitions, do they? Those two center stones are 2-toned and frosted over the entire surface. Maybe I should invent a name. Butterscotch Ripple stones? Maybe it's the frosting that makes these different. Maybe the definition would be a cinch without the frosting. I can see how transparent and opaque glass might both be present in a rhinestone, that would be difficult enough, but to selectively frost the surface? I think that would be very difficult to manage economically and would require very precise control of the colors. This site has stones they call frosted Cubas, but maybe that's just them: [URL]http://bumbershootd609.corecommerce.com/BumbershootNews20100901.html[/URL][/QUOTE]
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