I always say "Support your local artists". I really wish more folks would think this way.
Aren’t they? So magical and cool!Those are lovely!
If that color is real, it is a very special star stone!
I ordered this star ruby from like troope, 4.81 carats. It has been on my mind for a while now lol. It has a 2 week return period, comes with lab report. I hope it’s as lovely in person!! Though red is not my favorite color in gems on me, I do think reds are beautiful. A star ruby is different for me because of the fact that it’s a star! I’ve wanted to collect one for quite some time now.
Thank you! I hope so...seller posted 3 videos under different lighting, incandescent, daylight and flashlight, and took I phone pics without filters, as one would hope..fingers crossed. The color looked great in all of those. This will be my first star ruby after 3 star sapphire rings. I’m a star stone lover! I guess I just can’t get enough of them. It truly is an addiction!
It’s such a pleasure to be able to share the stone love. I will pass on the compliment to her regarding the cluster pendant. I know She will be very proud!
I keep thinking that too! Like one of those red cough lozenges. Will post plenty of pics when it gets here. Waiting is agonizing but something great to look forward to throughout the week.
For those not familiar with British English, a "lolly" is a popsicle.
So I’ve been waiting patiently for my star ruby to arrive...I’ve heard discouraging things about how long it can take. It’s been a month already and is apparently in a port in San Fran but hasn’t entered into US post yet. I hope it’s not lost, but trying to keep faith. I’m not worried about getting my money back if it’s lost, but would be just heartbroken because I loved the stone,( pics of it anyway.)
So, all of this waiting has strangely put a damper on buying any other gems....like being in a state of suspension until it is resolved. So, I’ve been doing a lot of gem hunting in my area, which has been fun. I specifically have been looking for lepidolite, which is a mica with lithium....but in rarer forms is called gem lithium silica, and is suspended in finer quartz, such as this example. It’s known as a ‘depression’ stone because of the lithium. I’ve found some specimens and have been trying my hand at cabbing them. Will post some pics as I work on it.
I’ve wanted to get into gold smithing and some basic lapidary work too! It’s can be hard to find time, but it’s great to try to make things with one’s own hands. Often, I imagine things which I’d love to be able to execute myself without having to translate the idea to someone else. This step was pretty easy as I already had some of the equipment and purchased a couple more polishing wheels and some other things. It’s still a really simple operation!!
I’m very pleased with the color because of its redness! . Ideally, just a slightly stronger star would be my ideal, but I’m keeping it because of the color.Though, in the shade, it’s seems to shift to a pomegranate red. I’ll take more pics this weekend...it’s hard to capture the color well.
Thank you! I also find it more attractive. Star rubies with rich colors have been really hard to find for me...though I’m attracted to almost all star stones regardless!I also really like the vivid true red color of your star rubyI find this shade of red more attractive than the darker red usually seen with these stones.
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