How to find a lost diamond

thought I’d write a post on how to find a lost diamond or earring, or any kind of small item that you need to desperately find in your home. Some you may know that I had quite a panic the other month when I was putting together a heavy armoire that one of my diamonds popped out of my wedding ring.

It wasn’t a small diamond that would be easily replaceable which was why I was concerned. It was also an asscher diamond cut, gah! So I really wanted to find it because I didn’t want to have to pay a few hundred dollars to get a new diamond!

Friends called and aside from the obvious praying that I did several times, I was given some great ideas including having kiddos come over and paying them $50 if they found it.

I was sending a video chat to my friend when I saw the black hole on my ring, gasped and was like, I gotta go. The first thing I did was go through the packaging because my diamond might have stuck to it. I think the pressure from my lifting and the pressure to the corner of the diamond made it pop.

I have had my wedding ring for almost 8 years and I’ve never had it checked so that’s gotta change now. I would also now recommend taking off your jewelry when you wash the dishes or do anything rigorous like gardening or yard work (and/or wear gloves).

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Ways to find a missing diamond (and what finally worked)

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I went online and searched for tips and while I tried a flashlight and swept with a broom, none really worked.

But, here is what I will recommend to find a diamond, in order:

Turn off all the lights (best at night) and use a flashlight

to see any shadows – hold it parallel to the floor to see any shadows. Another tip was using a black light for some kind of glare but I didn’t have one.

Use a standard broom

and use long sweeping motions in the are you are in to see if it comes in a pile.

Walk around barefoot

You might step on it.

Check your purse, and pockets – and gloves

These might be places where your ring got snagged and the diamond might have fallen out.

Use a robot vacuum!

This worked for me, the second time around. Always clean out the robot, let it go, and when you clean it out, dump it out on a white paper towel. Hurrah!! The robot vacuum I used was the Ecovacs Deebot (this one, cheaper). This one is around $100.

Because I had no idea what room I lost the diamond, I let the robot go almost everywhere in the house. I was so thrilled that it popped out.

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My jeweler said it was a good thing that I found it, it wasn’t the easiest thing to get it matched with the other diamonds – not impossible of course but a very good thing it was found. I had never been more relieved in my life to find it.

So maybe you won’t be loosing a diamond anytime soon, but I’d recommend stopping by your jewelers so they can check the diamond, perhaps getting it insured, and remember these tips if it happens to you or a friend.

Diana Elizabeth, while using a flashlight in the dark as the first try to find the diamond only found a lot of dead bugs and a pink gecko she had to chase around to let out.