Tiffany's Paper and Gem-Filled Windows

While in Chicago, I had really wanted to go to the Field Museum. They are having a special exhibit on "The Nature of Diamonds" (see here for details>>The Nature of Diamonds) full of information on diamonds and featuring many famous diamonds. Drool! However, just the exhibit was $30 per person plus the price of getting into the museum--definitely out of the budget. So, we went cheap and went to Tiffany's to have a look around. Everyone was so friendly there, and it was great fun to look at all that they had--especially those huge goodies in the back room! One thing that I greatly enjoyed was their window displays in miniature outside. I had difficulty adjusting the camera to the lighting unfortunately, but I think you can get the idea from the pictures above. Everything in the display was made of a thick white paper--some things were 2 dimensional (like the snowflakes outlining the oval of the shadowbox) and some were 3 dimensional. Then strategically and tastefully placed (of course) were gems and diamonds galore. I loved the diamond tennis bracelet on the edge of the ice skater's skirt and the brooch on the coach. Gorgeous--and you can't beat what we paid for enjoying the scenes!