A few of my favorite things!

[alli_esq]

Hello! After lurking around here and looking at all of your gorgeous jewelry, I thought I would come on and post some of my favorites.

Of course, I''m still a LIW, so I don''t have the most important piece

, but I have some others that I do enjoy.

Here is my Judith Ripka Fontaine smokey topaz ring that I wear almost everyday. (hope this works!)

 

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More Fontaine

 

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Side view!

 

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another!

 

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My David Yurman amethyst heart ring--I wear this a lot too...

 

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More amethyst...

 

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My Movado pearl & diamond ring...obviously it''s a little scratched...

 

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More pearl...

 

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My sapphire & diamond white gold...

 

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Side view!

 

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This one is my favorite--I couldn''t get a really great picture of it, but it''s a David Yurman sage ice with diamond halo...I feel like a princess when I wear it

 

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More sage ice...

 

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another side view...

 

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And it was hard to get a picture of the earrings, but I love these white gold diamond danglies...

 

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This is my mom''s necklace, but I''m borrowing it (I brought it to the Judith Ripka store to be cleaned for her, so I feel justified in wearing it for a couple of days

)

 

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Okay, last one--sorry if I bored you all!

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

Very lovely pieces--thanks for sharing!

cheers--Sharon

 

[Pandora II]

Beautiful! What's a 'sage ice' by the way?

Thanks for posting them!

ETA: You know it's a smoky quartz not a topaz - there's no such thing as 'smoky topaz'.

 

[alli_esq]

I didn''t know that! Thanks for telling me--it was a gift and the person who gave it to me told me "smokey topaz!" Thanks for the correction, though--I feel silly now!

Sage Ice is one of the names of the stone-I think it''s also called a prasiolite (sp?)...

 

[Linda W]

Beautiful pieces, thank you for posting them. You also have beautiful hands.

Linda

 

[smitcompton]

Hi Alli,
I think you have beautiful hands and fingers to wear rings. Lovely long fingers. Nice collection

Thanks,
Annette

 

[Elmorton]

Oooh I love your big, bold pieces, esp the Yurmans! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Pandora II]

Date: 4/16/2008 11:06:18 AM
Author: alli_esq
I didn't know that! Thanks for telling me--it was a gift and the person who gave it to me told me 'smokey topaz!' Thanks for the correction, though--I feel silly now!

Sage Ice is one of the names of the stone-I think it's also called a prasiolite (sp?)...

Not silly at all - in the past it was often sold as topaz, although less common now. Topaz is a much harder gem than quartz and a whole different species which is why it shouldn't be sold as such.

I love smoky quartz, my sister has a beautiful one my grandmother gave her that I covert like crazy!

'True' Prasiolite is very rare, and that looks like a nice big clean one. It's the only true variety of green quartz. Sometimes it's called 'Green Amethyst', although most green amethysts on the market are just heat-treated or irradiated amethyst.

Here's a pic of a 'supposedly natural' (not my words) prasiolite crystal - it's a very pretty colour and looks similar to yours going by your pictures. Do you have any close-ups?

 

[Linda W]

That is preeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetty.

Linda

 

[alli_esq]

Date: 4/16/2008 12:47:15 PM
Author: Pandora II

Not silly at all - in the past it was often sold as topaz, although less common now. Topaz is a much harder gem than quartz and a whole different species which is why it shouldn''t be sold as such.


I love smoky quartz, my sister has a beautiful one my grandmother gave her that I covert like crazy!


''True'' Prasiolite is very rare, and that looks like a nice big clean one. It''s the only true variety of green quartz. Sometimes it''s called ''Green Amethyst'', although most green amethysts on the market are just heat-treated or irradiated amethyst.


Here''s a pic of a ''supposedly natural'' (not my words) prasiolite crystal - it''s a very pretty colour and looks similar to yours going by your pictures. Do you have any close-ups?

I don''t have another picture right now--I will take one tomorrow if I can, but it''s very hard to get a good picture of the stone; it''s got a definite green tint in real life, but it''s also very clear and picks up whatever''s around...

thank you for all of your compliments! I wish I had thinner fingers so when I eventually do get a ER (whenever that is), the stone would look bigger

 

[lovegem]

beautiful hand with beautiful pieces.

thanks for sharing.

 

[Catmom]

Very pretty pieces, thanks so much for sharing them with us!!

 

[alli_esq]

Thanks so much, ladies!!
Catmom--is that ring in your avatar yours? I am absolutely in awe...

So...I tried taking a few more pics, but I just can''t get a great picture of the stone because it''s so clear...here''s my best efforts...

 

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sorry, I tried!

 

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last try...