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Re: Catch all thread - talk or better yet show us
It is going to be a fatty emerald cut if this is what I decide on. I want to down the road make a similar ring to my inspiration piece which is pictured below. Or I might do diamond EC sides for a 3 stone. It sort of depends on price quotes as well as how large an EC this cuts. But the big factor is recycling projects. I have some diamond rings that I'm trying to recycle that have been given to me. In the past I have rushed into projects and not loved the outcome. They aren't really me and as a result you have seen lots of my stuff listed on LT/ DB. So I have slowed down and really tried to make heirloom pieces that are more my style that I will wear for a lifetime (and hopefully my daughter will love when I'm gone).
It is going to be a fatty emerald cut if this is what I decide on. I want to down the road make a similar ring to my inspiration piece which is pictured below. Or I might do diamond EC sides for a 3 stone. It sort of depends on price quotes as well as how large an EC this cuts. But the big factor is recycling projects. I have some diamond rings that I'm trying to recycle that have been given to me. In the past I have rushed into projects and not loved the outcome. They aren't really me and as a result you have seen lots of my stuff listed on LT/ DB. So I have slowed down and really tried to make heirloom pieces that are more my style that I will wear for a lifetime (and hopefully my daughter will love when I'm gone).
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I picked up my chrysoprase necklace portion of the project I mentioned two pages ago in this thread. I had forgotten to photograph this Sherris Cottier Shank chyrsoprase carving pre-setting, but here it is set. The design is by T Lee of Minneapolis and the stone is set in 18 kt yellow gold with a brushed palladium ring. I had a necklace with chrysoprase and vermiel accents made to wear with the pendant. The bracelet should be ready in a week.
I picked up my chrysoprase necklace portion of the project I mentioned two pages ago in this thread. I had forgotten to photograph this Sherris Cottier Shank chyrsoprase carving pre-setting, but here it is set. The design is by T Lee of Minneapolis and the stone is set in 18 kt yellow gold with a brushed palladium ring. I had a necklace with chrysoprase and vermiel accents made to wear with the pendant. The bracelet should be ready in a week.
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Re: Catch all thread - talk or better yet show us
My chyrsoprase suite is finished. Most of the photos are in Colored Stones. I have posted neckshots in Pearls.
[URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/chrysoprase-green-stones-for-spring.186954/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/chrysoprase-green-stones-for-spring.186954/[/URL]
[URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/pearl-and-chrysoprase-necklace.186953/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/pearl-and-chrysoprase-necklace.186953/[/URL]
Enjoy!!
Thank you so much, pinkjewel.pinkjewel|1362828923|3400493 said:Fly Girl- that turned out really pretty!!!
My chyrsoprase suite is finished. Most of the photos are in Colored Stones. I have posted neckshots in Pearls.
[URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/chrysoprase-green-stones-for-spring.186954/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/chrysoprase-green-stones-for-spring.186954/[/URL]
[URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/pearl-and-chrysoprase-necklace.186953/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/pearl-and-chrysoprase-necklace.186953/[/URL]
Enjoy!!
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Re: Catch all thread - talk or better yet show us
Finally set a Gene sapphire i've had for 2 years. More pics in SMTB:
https://www.pricescope.com/communit...rty-3-788ct-oec.186930/#post-3406708#p3406708
Finally set a Gene sapphire i've had for 2 years. More pics in SMTB:
https://www.pricescope.com/communit...rty-3-788ct-oec.186930/#post-3406708#p3406708
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Re: Catch all thread - talk or better yet show us
Middle = rubellite, umbalite garnet, spinel, demantoid, aquamarine
Bottom = spess, tourmaline, zircon, hessonite
Rosebloom- I don't... I'm still in my pj's
Top L-R = Green zircon, chrysoberyl, tourmaline, tourmaline, iolite, demantoiderinl|1364072378|3411890 said:Specs Davi??
Middle = rubellite, umbalite garnet, spinel, demantoid, aquamarine
Bottom = spess, tourmaline, zircon, hessonite
Rosebloom- I don't... I'm still in my pj's
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Re: Catch all thread - talk or better yet show us
I'm excited to see it!
Posting gene's photo here for future reference
"1.84 ct. A very nice color Rubellite Tourmaline from Africa, cut in a concave cut round. The stones is 7.539 mm. The color on this holds in any light with out any brown tones. This color tourmaline is difficult to come by, then add the concave cut, and it's a special stone."
I asked him why he gave the color 9/10 instead of 10/10, and he said because it wasn't neon.
I'm excited to see it!
Posting gene's photo here for future reference
"1.84 ct. A very nice color Rubellite Tourmaline from Africa, cut in a concave cut round. The stones is 7.539 mm. The color on this holds in any light with out any brown tones. This color tourmaline is difficult to come by, then add the concave cut, and it's a special stone."
I asked him why he gave the color 9/10 instead of 10/10, and he said because it wasn't neon.
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I know, right?!! Hey, you've helped me to understand that there is a range of tastes when it comes to stones and helped me to broaden my perspectives, so maybe there's hope for me and concaves as well! There was a concave that Gene cut recently that I really liked...it might have even been your aqua, or maybe a tanzanite?
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ChrisA222|1364245663|3413146 said:That's ok---that leaves more for the rest of us. Genes concaves are really nice....I have the last (Concave) Aqua that he cut. Its really nice in Lower RI material
I know, right?!! Hey, you've helped me to understand that there is a range of tastes when it comes to stones and helped me to broaden my perspectives, so maybe there's hope for me and concaves as well! There was a concave that Gene cut recently that I really liked...it might have even been your aqua, or maybe a tanzanite?
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My grandmother had to move to full-time assisted living in her retirement center, and my mom and aunts cleaned out her rooms and had a box of stuff they thought was junk. I spied a ring that was covered in crud but looked authentically antique, and took it home and cleaned it up. Look what I found underneath!
I don't know if this violates any sort of policy because I don't KNOW what it is yet, but if it's not real it's certainly the most exquisitely crafted costume piece I've ever seen. I'll be taking it to the jeweler later this week to have him take a look. Also, the tiny accent stones are french cuts and itty bitty old round cuts.
(Pictured with my engagement ring just because.)
My grandmother had to move to full-time assisted living in her retirement center, and my mom and aunts cleaned out her rooms and had a box of stuff they thought was junk. I spied a ring that was covered in crud but looked authentically antique, and took it home and cleaned it up. Look what I found underneath!
I don't know if this violates any sort of policy because I don't KNOW what it is yet, but if it's not real it's certainly the most exquisitely crafted costume piece I've ever seen. I'll be taking it to the jeweler later this week to have him take a look. Also, the tiny accent stones are french cuts and itty bitty old round cuts.
(Pictured with my engagement ring just because.)
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Soooo I couldn't wait to see if my random ring find was really platinum and sapphire like I suspected, so I took it to the jeweler while running errands. They did their testing magic and it is indeed platinum and sapphire. While obviously the gem tester can't tell us if it's natural sapphire, they too thought it probably was because the two main ones are substantially different colors (never shows up in pics as well as in real life but one looks navy blue with bright blue flashes while the other looks black with navy flashes) and given the wearing away of the metal, the facet wear is rather minimal. They too liked the wee baby old mine cuts. They didn't think it needed any repairs to be wearable but the owner got pulled away right as I was asking that question so I left it for him to look at and rebuild prongs as needed. And to CLEAN. There is still brown gunk crusted all over it, especially on the undersides of the diamonds (I soaked it and scrubbed it but evidently it needs a lot more than that). You can see some of it in the pictures, for which I am truly sorry (it's all stuck in the filigree and around the diamonds, if you care to look).
Not bad for a "destined for the trash" find, eh?
Soooo I couldn't wait to see if my random ring find was really platinum and sapphire like I suspected, so I took it to the jeweler while running errands. They did their testing magic and it is indeed platinum and sapphire. While obviously the gem tester can't tell us if it's natural sapphire, they too thought it probably was because the two main ones are substantially different colors (never shows up in pics as well as in real life but one looks navy blue with bright blue flashes while the other looks black with navy flashes) and given the wearing away of the metal, the facet wear is rather minimal. They too liked the wee baby old mine cuts. They didn't think it needed any repairs to be wearable but the owner got pulled away right as I was asking that question so I left it for him to look at and rebuild prongs as needed. And to CLEAN. There is still brown gunk crusted all over it, especially on the undersides of the diamonds (I soaked it and scrubbed it but evidently it needs a lot more than that). You can see some of it in the pictures, for which I am truly sorry (it's all stuck in the filigree and around the diamonds, if you care to look).
Not bad for a "destined for the trash" find, eh?
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What a great find! What a tragedy if it had been thrown in the trash. Post after-cleaning pics too, ok?
Davi, your stones are a feast for the eyes & a delight! Wish I could manage to get such good pics of so many different ones all at once. Love seeing them all playing nice together.
--- Laurie
What a great find! What a tragedy if it had been thrown in the trash. Post after-cleaning pics too, ok?
Davi, your stones are a feast for the eyes & a delight! Wish I could manage to get such good pics of so many different ones all at once. Love seeing them all playing nice together.
--- Laurie
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