Anyone get anything new from ACS today?

[FrekeChild]

Barbara posted her July update today, did anyone get any new sparklies?? (I only didn''t because I''m trying to stick to my list. But don''t get me wrong-I was in there at 9:50 poking around....Just in case...)

 

[forensics1]

Nope, but I will say, boy does she have some eye poppin' pieces!!

A few spinel's and sapphire's I'd like to scoop up. But I must save save save and be good, even though its so hard!

 

[mercoledi]

Oh man! Someone already snapped up the iolites

! The Umbra garnet and mozabique tourmaline are tempting too.

 

[FrekeChild]

Ooo...I''m loving the tourmaline too mercoledi. But I really shouldn''t be spending $$$ right now, so I''m refraining. But wow. It''s gorgeous.

Not to mention a few other stones on her site that I''d love to have but just can''t justify the $$$....

 

[MonkeyPie]

Oohh I wanna see ladies! Link me?

 

[FrekeChild]

For you MP: ACS Mozambique Tourmaline

I was going to go gem shopping today, but I talked myself out of it. What the heck is wrong with me?

 

[MonkeyPie]

Date: 7/3/2008 3:24:54 PM
Author: FrekeChild
For you MP: ACS Mozambique Tourmaline

I was going to go gem shopping today, but I talked myself out of it. What the heck is wrong with me?

Thanks!

I have talked myself out of the gem shops you told me about several times, but I am determined - I am going this weekend! I want to see what I can find, even if we don''t buy anything...but I bet I will!

 

[FrekeChild]

Lol. I thought about going on Saturday, but I''m scared I''ll spend too much money. Mama''s isn''t so much a gem shop though-they really don''t have much there. But Southwestern Minerals (I think that''s the name) is practically all day worthy. There was another place off San Mateo that I want to hit too, but for some reason I''m nervous about it...

 

[MonkeyPie]

What''s it called?

Southwestern Minerals is the one I want to go to this weekend. I have driven past it so many times but I never knew it had actual gems - it looked like your standard indian jewelery.

 

[FrekeChild]

I don't know! All I can remember is that it's on the west side of San Mateo a block or two before Lomas. I think it is probably this place: Liberty Gem and Minerals because it seems like it's in the right location. If you go, you'll have to let me know how it went. And if I go, I'll report back as well!

(Having issues with links apparently....

ETA: I give up. Just google Liberty Gem and Minerals ABQ NM and it'll bring up the address.

 

[MonkeyPie]

Wow. This looks awesome! I''ll try and swing by there sometime this weekend - my gem buying all depends on what I find tonight. (I am trying a creative way to get my new emerald cut set...if I get it done, no gems! But if I don''t, then I am going crazy in the gem shops.)

 

[FrekeChild]

Wow....I wonder if they're open tomorrow. I'm about 6 minutes away from Liberty and about 10 from Southwestern....hmmm...I could almost go today!

ETA: What's going on with the emerald? Are you getting it set here or elsewhere?

 

[MonkeyPie]

Oh I didn''t even think about tomorrow....I forgot it''s the 4th. HAH, goes to show how much fun stuff I''m doing tomorrow!

I am going to try and get it set here, if my plan works. I''ll come back and post tonight or tomorrow morning and let you know how it went, I don''t want to jinx myself heh. I am hoping that the Quick-Fix Jewelers in the mall will be able to help me, otherwise I am back to square one!

 

[FrekeChild]

Lol. And I''ve been sitting here thinking of nothing else because all of BFs people keep asking us to do stuff, and I was hoping for just hanging out by ourselves. UGH.

I''m very curious as to what you''ve got going on over there with this emerald cut....

 

[MonkeyPie]

LOL well are you at least doing something fun? DH''s parents are having a BBQ, but that''s it for me. We want to try and see the fireworks at the Isotopes park, but we may end up at the Balloon Fiesta park instead. Decisions, decisions. I have been to the Balloon Fiesta park the last three years and it''s SOOO much fun - tons of food and music and really good fireworks.

As for my ring...I am convinced now that if I tell anybody it will not work out, and it''s kind of a strange idea, so I''ll have to see how it goes. I know I have heard of people doing this before, but we will have to see what the Quick-Fix place tells me first - I know Zales (the other store I will be stopping by) won''t do it for me. Prayers!

 

[simplysplendid]

Thanks for reminding me.. I am going to take a look now, hope all the yummy stuff hasn''t been snapped up..

 

[Selkie]

That amethyst is eye-popping! I''m not surprised it went so fast. I''m digging the Umba garnet too, but I still have a red spess and three other garnets to set first.

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

No, but always tempted!!!!!!!!!!!

cheers--Sharon

 

[MonkeyPie]

Date: 7/3/2008 5:39:09 PM
Author: FrekeChild

I''m very curious as to what you''ve got going on over there with this emerald cut....

So I can tell you how my attempt went yesterday now

I was originally going to go into Zales and buy a sapphire baguette band and have my jeweler pull the central stone out for a peg head, which would hold my emerald cut. I spoke to him first, he said he could do it. So I go to Zales, and the hubby hated the band once it was on my finger. "Not enough shiny." I let him pull me reluctantly over to the diamond band section (I figured everything there would be crazy expensive), and I found the most AMAZING ring...on sale for 250! Needless to say, I bought two. My jeweler said he probably can''t put a peg head in this ring though because the space will be too small even if he pulls out a diamond. So we are going to get a very thin solitaire setting to put between them. We are going to trade in my emerald cut (crycrycry!) for a princess to match the bands. Thankfully, I like princess cuts lol. Swing by my SMTR thread to see, the bands really are amazing