for Bliss if she''s out there - my 10 yr anniversary ring

[whitby_2773]

this is the ring my husband bought me for our 10th anniversary, along with my wedding ring. i rarely wear this pair together and have thought MANY times of having it made into an earring, then having another made to make up a pair. i''d love this setting on a shepherd''s hook with the flower as a beautiful ''dangly''. the band with it is my wedding ring.

i have no idea of the stats on these except for weight; anniversary ring is .73ct surrounded by 8 x .2 stones - 2.33ctw in total, wedding ring is 12 x 6pt stones, .72ctw.

Bliss, you can perhaps see the connection between this ring and your new earrings - and definitely between this ring and the other earring photo you posted of the cluster in the bezel setting. you mentioned you''d like to see this ring and i''d be interested in hearing your thoughts.

and if anyone else has any thoughts about this, feel free to chime in! i''m not entirely sure i want to demolish this ring. i also have a pair of studs, 1.5ct in total, which could be used to make the same style earrings, which would give me a set with the ring if i chose to go that route.

and i just found the macro setting on my camera, which is what inspired these photos in the first place.

 

[whitby_2773]

these photos were taken inside under normal electric bulb style lighting. outside, it sparkles unbelievably. might try to get some outside shots if it ever stops raining in new york!

 

[MrsDoubleP]

It''s beautiful whitby! Love the bezels! While I agree that they would make nice earrings, I think if that were my gorgeous ring, I''d rather it remain as a ring so that I could stare at it more.

 

[D&T]

Fantastic looking ring! I love the bezels... such a bezel fan!

 

[loriken214]

Oh Whitby....your flower ring is AMAZING.....I would cherish it just as it is....I can imagine how it sparkles in the sun!

Lori

 

[Bliss]

Whitby!!!

I LOVE IT!!!!! That is a lot of bling! I'd say keep this as a ring. Hubba hubba.
It's a real treasure with big bling all around it! It's a really pretty and unique flower ring. I love it because it looks like a flower, with the big bling being more uniform as opposed to a halo look. Are you sure those are 20 pointers around the .73 carat? They all look like half carat stones around the center! I mean, it's a lot of bling! WOW.

It's really pretty. More photos! Handshots! Shots in the sun! Bet that's a sparkler!!! Thanks for sharing that - it's more stunning than you described, even. Hubba hubba!

I totally get what you mean about turning it into an earring set. But if you want the shepherd's hooks, I'd halo your 1.5 tcw set of studs instead. I saw both sets and in person, it's prettier to halo studs than to "cluster" them, if that makes sense! Bigger center stone with little diamonds around it rather than a flower style setting for earrings? Is that what you mean by cluster? Whatever it is, it sure is pretty. Cluster me up, baby!

I love the ratio of your spectacular ring as a ring. As an earring, that's a TON of flower power bling. 20 pointers all around? WOW! The inspiration photo you liked had .5 carat eacb stones halo'd by eight 8 pointers. You could see the center stone was much bigger than the melee.

Mine are almost .8 carats each surrounded by ten 8 pointers - just like your 1.5 carat studs. They'd look identical, actually - you should go for it!!! If you're going to put them on shepherd's hooks, I'd halo those amazing studs you have! Or just put the plain studs on shepherd's hooks? We have similar weight studs - 1.5, so you could just put them on hooks if you'd like and they'd be a great size... Hmmm...I'm getting all excited at the possibilities!!!!

They'd all match in the same family, too! Haaaaalooooooo! Keep that ring! It's too amazing to deconstruct! I'd hate to have that in my ear - and not be able to stare at it!

 

[Skippy123]

Yay wooohoooo for finding the macro setting!!

Oh I love both rings; they are gorgeous

 

[Bliss]

More pics!

 

[ericad]

What a beautiful ring! I just love it. It''s wonderful the way it is, as a ring, but it would also make for a beautiful pendant or pair of earrings if you could have a copy made for a matched pair.

And ditto - more pics!!!

 

[honey22]

It''s a lovely ring. I am so loving the bezels lately. Hmmm, anyone thinking RHR?

 

[makemepretty]

That ring is so lovely I''d have a hard time making it into earrings. I''d wear it on my right hand pointer finger.

 

[whitby_2773]

MrsDoubleP, D&T, loriken214 (and how are you, dear? Can we get an update pls??), Bliss, Skippy, ericad, honey22, and makemepretty,

Thank you for all your kind comments ☺ I felt very special! I’ve had a number of people tell me they really dislike this ring – and I’ve never quite known why. Some people (IRL, not on PS – no one would EVER be so rude on PS!) have told me it looks cheap, so I’ve sort of hesitated to show it off on PS. I think I got it stuck in my head that somehow it wasn’t a very good ring. It’s actually 18kt hand made white gold, and I don’t really know anything about the stones stats-wise, except that the center stone is an I SI1 color/clarity, .73ct, and the surrounding stones are G SI1 color/clarity, .2ct each. The back of the ring, which I really SHOULD take a photo of, is so lovely – it’s beautifully made. It occurs to me now, of course, that perhaps the people who told me they didn’t like it because it was cheap looking were perhaps jealous….

So thank you for your enthusiastic comments – I appreciated them. ☺

 

[whitby_2773]

PS i started a thread with more pictures for those of you who asked for it. it''s still sprinkling and the day is horribly overcast, but i got outside for some snaps anyway.

 

[Bliss]

Who could possibly say that gorgeous ring was cheap looking?

Totally jealous snarks! That is A GORGEOUS RING!!!!!!

 

[atroop711]

Whitby I think it's beautiful and I'm sure it looks great on the finger..it has a lot of coverage BLING..my fav!

To those you said unkind things...well you know what they say..when ppl are rude with their comments. it's because they are jealous!

I actually overheard 2 ladies on the bus talk about my wedding set and said THERE'S NO WAY THAT'S REAL! Hmmmm I laughed and said to myself...let them keep dreaming

 

[fatafelice]

Whitby, that is gorgeous!!! I was looking for something just like that when I started looking for an engagement ring!

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE take more pictures!

 

[gemgirl]

Date: 6/13/2009 2:58:27 PM
Author: whitby_2773
MrsDoubleP, D&T, loriken214 (and how are you, dear? Can we get an update pls??), Bliss, Skippy, ericad, honey22, and makemepretty,

Thank you for all your kind comments ☺ I felt very special! I’ve had a number of people tell me they really dislike this ring – and I’ve never quite known why. Some people (IRL, not on PS – no one would EVER be so rude on PS!) have told me it looks cheap, so I’ve sort of hesitated to show it off on PS. I think I got it stuck in my head that somehow it wasn’t a very good ring. It’s actually 18kt hand made white gold, and I don’t really know anything about the stones stats-wise, except that the center stone is an I SI1 color/clarity, .73ct, and the surrounding stones are G SI1 color/clarity, .2ct each. The back of the ring, which I really SHOULD take a photo of, is so lovely – it’s beautifully made. It occurs to me now, of course, that perhaps the people who told me they didn’t like it because it was cheap looking were perhaps jealous….

So thank you for your enthusiastic comments – I appreciated them. ☺

whitby, I think both of your rings are beautiful! I love your flower ring! Cheap? Someone had the audacity to say they thought it looked cheap?

Please, don''t even give comments like that a second thought. It''s gorgeous. The stones are ALL big and gorgeous! Perhaps it was just jealously rearing it''s ugly ugly head. And it''s your wedding band as well as a few other ladies'' four prong set or mushroom pave'' (as Leon calls it) that is causing me to change my plans for resetting my wedding set in shared prong style. I''m almost positive I''m going to go with mushroom pave''. I LOVE that band of yours. Thankfully, I have time to let all this churn around in my brain until at least next year, since I have two projects already slated for this year.

Nothing you have is cheap looking. It''s ALL gorgeous and I for one, would love to live next door to you so I could borrow your pieces.

 

[ficklefaye]

oh i love it! how could anyone say that looks cheap? maybe they were just jealous

i''d be