Diamond Jewelry Factory

This year's New York Comic Con, the huge convention that allows comic book enthusiasts to mingle with their favorite creators, will be an event that Archie fan Debra Montgomery will never forget. On the show floor, her creative boyfriend Jim Alessi – with the help of an Archie Comics artist – proposed to her in a most unusual way. Full story and more photos at our blog. http://diamondjewelryfactory.tumblr.com

A Wisconsin man, who has been called a "fruit loop" because he likes to pan for gold in unusual places, was sifting through the material that had been excavated from a friend's newly drilled well and encountered what seemed to be an irregular-shaped, transparent rock. Amazingly, it turned out to be a diamond. The full story is at our blog. http://diamondjewelryfactory.tumblr.com

Legendary lead guitarist Neal Schon from the rock group Journey got down on one knee during a performance in Baltimore and proposed to former Real Housewives of D.C. socialite Michaele Salahi with an 11.42-carat oval diamond engagement ring. Price tag: $1 million. The full story is at our blog. http://diamondjewelryfactory.tumblr.com

Buzzfeed.com called it the "scariest jewelry billboard imaginable." What the site is describing is a huge billboard with the headline, "Seven Generations of Entrapment Expertise." The graphic shows a giant man holding a beautiful multi-tiered gold necklace, and entrapped by the weave of the necklace is a LIVE model, barely the size of three links. Learn more at our blog. http://diamondjewelryfactory.tumblr.com

The Daily News aptly dubbed Gary Gaddist "The Lord of the Ring" after the New York City Parks Department worker searched through tons of garbage at the city landfill to rescue an artist's anniversary band that she accidentally deposited in a trash bin in Lower Manhattan. Full story and pics here. http://diamondjewelryfactory.tumblr.com