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Re: Catch all thread - talk or better yet show us
I received an aquamarine ring for my 18th birthday (many decades ago). I kept it for sentimental reasons but haven't worn it for at least 25 years as it no longer looked good on me.
Rather than continue to sit in a drawer, I had a new setting made last year - was very pleased as I think the ring still looks substantial without overwhelming the stone (relatively speaking - I've seen the gorgeous stuff many of you own that I would never hope to own, lol). I kept the old setting but at least the stone is being worn again.
And this past weekend, I picked up a bracelet to go with it.
Now I am looking for another bracelet that can be worn with this one as its daintier than I am used to and would get lost wearing my heavier white gold rings. I thought it would go with anything but the bracelet is so sparkly (which you can't tell in the picture) that other bracelets seem to look dull when worn with it. Any ideas that won't require much of an investment?
(I still have a loose 14mm round aquamarine that I am trying to figure out what to do with - maybe a pendant)
I received an aquamarine ring for my 18th birthday (many decades ago). I kept it for sentimental reasons but haven't worn it for at least 25 years as it no longer looked good on me.
Rather than continue to sit in a drawer, I had a new setting made last year - was very pleased as I think the ring still looks substantial without overwhelming the stone (relatively speaking - I've seen the gorgeous stuff many of you own that I would never hope to own, lol). I kept the old setting but at least the stone is being worn again.
And this past weekend, I picked up a bracelet to go with it.
Now I am looking for another bracelet that can be worn with this one as its daintier than I am used to and would get lost wearing my heavier white gold rings. I thought it would go with anything but the bracelet is so sparkly (which you can't tell in the picture) that other bracelets seem to look dull when worn with it. Any ideas that won't require much of an investment?
(I still have a loose 14mm round aquamarine that I am trying to figure out what to do with - maybe a pendant)
Re: Catch all thread - talk or better yet show us
It IS good work by Sally and Pomme. Well recommended by others on CS! Plus Sally delivered the stuff within the timeline she gave. I found the overall look rather delicate even though Sally said she gave me a thicker rope, thicker shank, bigger beads and a octogan shaped top. I also requested for 21K (ended up with 20K). If I do something else with her again, I will definitely ask her to go all the way out to make it bold and garish! Haha!
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Niel|1404817490|3708852 said:
It IS good work by Sally and Pomme. Well recommended by others on CS! Plus Sally delivered the stuff within the timeline she gave. I found the overall look rather delicate even though Sally said she gave me a thicker rope, thicker shank, bigger beads and a octogan shaped top. I also requested for 21K (ended up with 20K). If I do something else with her again, I will definitely ask her to go all the way out to make it bold and garish! Haha!
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I thought the bracelet looks great. Holds its own well.lilmosun|1404855088|3709220 said:
Now I am looking for another bracelet that can be worn with this one as its daintier than I am used to and would get lost wearing my heavier white gold rings. I thought it would go with anything but the bracelet is so sparkly (which you can't tell in the picture) that other bracelets seem to look dull when worn with it. Any ideas that won't require much of an investment?
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Coming from someone who's ring is as beautiful as yours (it's stunning), I feel better as it was in impluse buy that I am not questioning.
I picked it up at the Intergem show. I told myself that I was just window shopping as I am going again next month. The seller, who I've bought from before, suggested it. Even with the price negotiated, it felt expensive given it was just over a carat and not a lot of gold (although 18K). I told her I needed to think about it until the next show. So she took the tag off and told me to go wear it until the show closed. She knew what she was doing because I went to look at the other bracelets my price range and side-by-side they looked dull despite having more gold or larger stones.
The bracelet is still taking some getting used to as I typically prefer bigger pieces.
[/quote]airdancer|1404872513|3709424 said:
Coming from someone who's ring is as beautiful as yours (it's stunning), I feel better as it was in impluse buy that I am not questioning.
I picked it up at the Intergem show. I told myself that I was just window shopping as I am going again next month. The seller, who I've bought from before, suggested it. Even with the price negotiated, it felt expensive given it was just over a carat and not a lot of gold (although 18K). I told her I needed to think about it until the next show. So she took the tag off and told me to go wear it until the show closed. She knew what she was doing because I went to look at the other bracelets my price range and side-by-side they looked dull despite having more gold or larger stones.
The bracelet is still taking some getting used to as I typically prefer bigger pieces.
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You'll have to be patient though, I need to get to uploading and then going through everything, writing up a post, etc etc etc.
Not only do I have stones, and CADs, but I have A RING TOO!Starzin|1404876224|3709488 said:Lovely to see things repurposed
Freke, Freke, FREKE!!!
You've got stones, you've got CADs and you've got NO THREAD!!
WHAT are we going to do with you - I wanna seeeee
You'll have to be patient though, I need to get to uploading and then going through everything, writing up a post, etc etc etc.
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Re: Catch all thread - talk or better yet show us
Well, I'm not the poster/owner, but I don't think Xrisus will mind if I say where the gem came from...
The vendor is Yvonne Raley, and below is a link to her etsy store. I don't think she's on the preferred vendor list, which is kind of odd, bc she has a lot of PSers who just love her (myself included
Here is the link to her store:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/yvonneraley?ref=shopsection_shophome_leftnav
She has some lovely mahenges, and she has very good access to more at pretty much any time...but I must say that overall, I think the one Xrisus just bought may be the best she's ever offered (factoring in size as an important quality as well).
Oh and she's having a sale right now!
color-lover|1405879599|3717145 said:
Well, I'm not the poster/owner, but I don't think Xrisus will mind if I say where the gem came from...
The vendor is Yvonne Raley, and below is a link to her etsy store. I don't think she's on the preferred vendor list, which is kind of odd, bc she has a lot of PSers who just love her (myself included
Here is the link to her store:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/yvonneraley?ref=shopsection_shophome_leftnav
She has some lovely mahenges, and she has very good access to more at pretty much any time...but I must say that overall, I think the one Xrisus just bought may be the best she's ever offered (factoring in size as an important quality as well).
Oh and she's having a sale right now!
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