Catch all thread - talk or better yet show us

[D&T]

Fly Girl- what a fun piece to have. you are rockin and rolling in some new lovelies

I totally want to see your collection, I bet you have an amazing collection !

 

[Lovinggems]

Date: 8/17/2009 4:36:42 PM
Author: icekid

Date: 8/17/2009 7:47:44 AM
Author: Chrono

Date: 8/16/2009 5:29:57 AM

Author: Lovinggems

Chrono - are you on Gene's spinel list? Have you managed to buy one yet?

Yup, I sure am. Gene said he’ll be cutting a large Mahenge in the next few days.

ooooooooooohhhhh

can't wait to see that one!

I think I'm too far down the line for a large one. Although I've spent my gem budget on demantoid garnets...

I'm getting these cute apatite cabs.

They are from Gemline, great people to deal with.

 

[chrono]

LG,
I thought they were super blue moonstones until I read more carefully. They’ll make a great By The Yard style necklace.

 

[chrono]

Date: 8/17/2009 10:29:21 PM
Author: Fly Girl
I finally made a selection from the AC Stones sale. This pendant is a Barbara Smigel design with goldsmith Felipe Sandoval, made of botryoidal carnelian, grossular garnet and honey chalcedony. Barry says it is a really heavy piece due to all the gold.

I''ve been looking at carnelian and finally realized I could never put together such a fabulous piece for the price. It should be stunning to own and wear. I can hardly wait.

That''s lovely and you are getting it at such a wonderful price when you think about the design, workmanship and the price of metals today.

 

[mochi]

Need your opinion on this future project. I purchased the twin amethyst on Finewater a couple of days ago. It''s very pretty and sparkly, I can see the arrows at times but for the life of me I can''t capture it on the camera. It''s a lighter purple, more of a lavender, which I was hoping for.

I want to incorporate them like a diamond by the yard type necklace, bezeled with my asscher amethyst by Peter Toccara (which is a darker purple). I don''t want to bezel the asscher due to the fact that it''s much darker so it will be prong sent in a open gallery.

What do you all think...I''m also thinking about rose gold for the metal.

 

[MakingTheGrade]

I think that would look stunning Mochi!

 

[D&T]

MOCHI!!it will look gorgeous

Great idea

 

[D&T]

Lovinggems- I want to swim in this pool

of gems you got from Gemline. They look very pretty

 

[chrono]

Sounds like it’s going to be lovely. I’m not sure about the rose gold though because it might be too red and there are quite a few alloys from something mild to a strong pink/copper colour. OK, I’ll just admit that I have a weakness for a buttery yellow metal for amethysts.

 

[Gailey]

Date: 8/18/2009 5:40:51 AM
Author: Lovinggems

Date: 8/17/2009 4:36:42 PM
Author: icekid

Date: 8/17/2009 7:47:44 AM
Author: Chrono

Date: 8/16/2009 5:29:57 AM

Author: Lovinggems

Chrono - are you on Gene''s spinel list? Have you managed to buy one yet?

Yup, I sure am. Gene said he’ll be cutting a large Mahenge in the next few days.

ooooooooooohhhhh

can''t wait to see that one!

I think I''m too far down the line for a large one. Although I''ve spent my gem budget on demantoid garnets...

I''m getting these cute apatite cabs.

They are from Gemline, great people to deal with.

What - all of them? Are you making a necklace or a scarf?

Gorgeous btw!

 

[Gailey]

Date: 8/18/2009 10:39:31 AM
Author: mochi
Need your opinion on this future project. I purchased the twin amethyst on Finewater a couple of days ago. It''s very pretty and sparkly, I can see the arrows at times but for the life of me I can''t capture it on the camera. It''s a lighter purple, more of a lavender, which I was hoping for.

I want to incorporate them like a diamond by the yard type necklace, bezeled with my asscher amethyst by Peter Toccara (which is a darker purple). I don''t want to bezel the asscher due to the fact that it''s much darker so it will be prong sent in a open gallery.

What do you all think...I''m also thinking about rose gold for the metal.

Gorgeous Mochi, but I like yellow gold, and the richer the better, for amethyst. I''m going to watch your project carefully, I''ve got some 4mm imperial topaz that I was considering DBTY for.

 

[Fly Girl]

Date: 8/18/2009 10:39:31 AM
Author: mochi
Need your opinion on this future project. I purchased the twin amethyst on Finewater a couple of days ago. It's very pretty and sparkly, I can see the arrows at times but for the life of me I can't capture it on the camera. It's a lighter purple, more of a lavender, which I was hoping for.

I want to incorporate them like a diamond by the yard type necklace, bezeled with my asscher amethyst by Peter Toccara (which is a darker purple). I don't want to bezel the asscher due to the fact that it's much darker so it will be prong sent in a open gallery.

What do you all think...I'm also thinking about rose gold for the metal.

Mochi - Gorgeous stones. I LOVE your pictures.

As others have pointed out, Purple Amethyst and Yellow Gold are meant to be together. Opposite colors on the color wheel, so they make each other pop.

 

[Cind11]

I just received two tsavorites from Gene. One is the 1.5 ct. cushion he has on his website which will eventually be a pendant. The other is a 5.04 ct. cushion for a ring. He thought that piece of rough would cut a 4 ct. stone but it ended up being bigger! It is 10mm so it''s quite a large stone. I tried taking pictures of them but my photos are terrible! The big tsavorite looks like a sickly shade of olive green which it isn''t in real life and the smaller one doesn''t look like its true color either. I had talked to Gene about tsavorites back in March and told him I definitely wanted him to be on the lookout for me. Neither of these will be set until next year but I''m looking forward to coming up with ideas!

 

[Fly Girl]

Date: 8/18/2009 5:51:06 PM
Author: Cind11
I just received two tsavorites from Gene. One is the 1.5 ct. cushion he has on his website which will eventually be a pendant. The other is a 5.04 ct. cushion for a ring. He thought that piece of rough would cut a 4 ct. stone but it ended up being bigger! It is 10mm so it''s quite a large stone. I tried taking pictures of them but my photos are terrible! The big tsavorite looks like a sickly shade of olive green which it isn''t in real life and the smaller one doesn''t look like its true color either. I had talked to Gene about tsavorites back in March and told him I definitely wanted him to be on the lookout for me. Neither of these will be set until next year but I''m looking forward to coming up with ideas!

Awesome stones, Cindy. Please keep trying with the pictures. A 5 ct cushion tsavorite is worth seeing.

 

[cellentani]

Cind - I can''t tell you how many times I looked at that tsav on Gene''s site, but a 10mm cushion??!! Holy smokes - that''s unbelievable! I''m dying to see some pics of those - keep trying!!!!!

 

[brandy_z28]

Date: 8/18/2009 5:51:06 PM
Author: Cind11
I just received two tsavorites from Gene. One is the 1.5 ct. cushion he has on his website which will eventually be a pendant. The other is a 5.04 ct. cushion for a ring. He thought that piece of rough would cut a 4 ct. stone but it ended up being bigger! It is 10mm so it''s quite a large stone. I tried taking pictures of them but my photos are terrible! The big tsavorite looks like a sickly shade of olive green which it isn''t in real life and the smaller one doesn''t look like its true color either. I had talked to Gene about tsavorites back in March and told him I definitely wanted him to be on the lookout for me. Neither of these will be set until next year but I''m looking forward to coming up with ideas!

YOU OWN A 5.04 CT TSAV?! (where is the fainting emoticon?!) WOW, OH MY GOODNESS, YIKES, I WANNA SEE IT!!

I totally understand the picture showing accurate color(s) frustration so post away anyway.

 

[Babyblue033]

Date: 8/18/2009 5:51:06 PM
Author: Cind11
I just received two tsavorites from Gene. One is the 1.5 ct. cushion he has on his website which will eventually be a pendant. The other is a 5.04 ct. cushion for a ring. He thought that piece of rough would cut a 4 ct. stone but it ended up being bigger! It is 10mm so it''s quite a large stone. I tried taking pictures of them but my photos are terrible! The big tsavorite looks like a sickly shade of olive green which it isn''t in real life and the smaller one doesn''t look like its true color either. I had talked to Gene about tsavorites back in March and told him I definitely wanted him to be on the lookout for me. Neither of these will be set until next year but I''m looking forward to coming up with ideas!

Oh you HAVE to show us your new stones!

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

Cind, I'm jealous, and can't wait to see the tsavs! Drooool.

Mochi, I think rose gold sounds wonderful for the amethysts - it'll be a gorgeous necklace. I think I agree with Gailey that yellow might suit it better though - I don't wear yellow so I would go with RG if it were my project, but if you don't have problems with YG, I'd say go that way!

 

[LtlFirecracker]

Cind11 - I was eyeing that tsav - I am so glad someone from PS got at. And you have a bigger one????? I really want to see pics. I don''t care if they are fuzzy or not.

 

[Arcadian]

Date: 8/18/2009 6:44:27 PM
Author: brandy_z28

Date: 8/18/2009 5:51:06 PM
Author: Cind11
I just received two tsavorites from Gene. One is the 1.5 ct. cushion he has on his website which will eventually be a pendant. The other is a 5.04 ct. cushion for a ring. He thought that piece of rough would cut a 4 ct. stone but it ended up being bigger! It is 10mm so it''s quite a large stone. I tried taking pictures of them but my photos are terrible! The big tsavorite looks like a sickly shade of olive green which it isn''t in real life and the smaller one doesn''t look like its true color either. I had talked to Gene about tsavorites back in March and told him I definitely wanted him to be on the lookout for me. Neither of these will be set until next year but I''m looking forward to coming up with ideas!

YOU OWN A 5.04 CT TSAV?! (where is the fainting emoticon?!) WOW, OH MY GOODNESS, YIKES, I WANNA SEE IT!!

I totally understand the picture showing accurate color(s) frustration so post away anyway.

We wanna see!

-A

 

[Cind11]

OK, everyone. I usually take pictures with my daughter''s camera because it seems to take better close shots. But her camera was murdering the color. I have never seen such unattractive colors. So early this evening I used my digital on my front porch and also shaded my hand over the stones. I came up with two shots that are fairly close to the right color. They aren''t the best "poses" for the stones but beggars can''t be choosers. I sent the pictures to Gene to see what he thought. He gave me some tips. I am now having camera problems so I don''t know when I''ll be able to post more photos. I will start a thread of their own for the tsavorites.

 

[Lovinggems]

Mochi your necklace is going to look great!

Thanks D&T and Chrono.

Gailey it''s sold as a parcel, though a gem scarf sounds fun!

Cind your tsavorites are beautiful.

 

[klewis]

Mochi, What a beautiful cut for an amethyst!

 

[simplysplendid]

Date: 8/18/2009 10:35:37 PM
Author: Cind11
OK, everyone. I usually take pictures with my daughter''s camera because it seems to take better close shots. But her camera was murdering the color. I have never seen such unattractive colors. So early this evening I used my digital on my front porch and also shaded my hand over the stones. I came up with two shots that are fairly close to the right color. They aren''t the best ''poses'' for the stones but beggars can''t be choosers. I sent the pictures to Gene to see what he thought. He gave me some tips. I am now having camera problems so I don''t know when I''ll be able to post more photos. I will start a thread of their own for the tsavorites.

I want to see the 5ct tsav too! How about posting Gene''s pictures for a start?

I just saw that Gene posted new gemmies too and they are all gone! Who bought the new goodies?

 

[simplysplendid]

Date: 8/18/2009 10:39:31 AM
Author: mochi
Need your opinion on this future project. I purchased the twin amethyst on Finewater a couple of days ago. It''s very pretty and sparkly, I can see the arrows at times but for the life of me I can''t capture it on the camera. It''s a lighter purple, more of a lavender, which I was hoping for.

I want to incorporate them like a diamond by the yard type necklace, bezeled with my asscher amethyst by Peter Toccara (which is a darker purple). I don''t want to bezel the asscher due to the fact that it''s much darker so it will be prong sent in a open gallery.

What do you all think...I''m also thinking about rose gold for the metal.

Mochi, they are very pretty. However, I will choose not to incorporate the rounds with the asscher. The asscher is a true stunner that deserves its own undivided attention!

Having seen all the asscher photos, I think my favourite asscher cutter has to be Peter. His asschers are not just another square step cut, I find that I can get lost looking in his asschers and the hall of mirror effect on his asscher is more pronounced than on other cutters''. Your amethyst asscher is really beautiful.

 

[D&T]

SIMPLYSPLENDID- you have a shout out in RT...

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/calling-simplysplendid.123327/

 

[simplysplendid]

Date: 8/20/2009 2:26:05 PM
Author: D&T
SIMPLYSPLENDID- you have a shout out in RT...

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/calling-simplysplendid.123327/

Thank you D&T for pointing it out else I would never have seen it as I don''t visit RT. I have just responded to her.

 

[D&T]

Date: 8/20/2009 3:11:04 PM
Author: simplysplendid

Thank you D&T for pointing it out else I would never have seen it as I don''t visit RT. I have just responded to her.

no prob anytime

 

[icekid]

Date: 8/18/2009 9:15:27 PM
Author: LtlFirecracker
Cind11 - I was eyeing that tsav - I am so glad someone from PS got at. And you have a bigger one????? I really want to see pics. I don''t care if they are fuzzy or not.

I was debating it in my mind too, Ltl. Buuuuuuut... wanted bigger

Sounds like cind got the best of both worlds

 

[Fly Girl]

I snapped up this 7 ct lavender Oregon Holley Blue chalcedony cabochon off of etsy this morning for $19 including shipping. If it looks half as good in person as it does in this picture, I am going to be a happy camper.

Vendor''s comments: "Excellent all over polish; gorgeous silvery lavender tones with a lovely incandescent effect! Great-hard to find-quality! Flat bottom and domed top." The cab is 15mm L X 11.5mm W; 5.5 mm thick.