Hi, my name is karee888, and I''m a gemstone addict...

[karee888]

Date: 4/11/2009 8:43:03 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover
Sorry Karee

I should have let more people guess. I''m a party pooper.

Ha ha! Well, apparently it was obvious, so my game was not so hard!

 

[T L]

I admit I eyed that stone on Dan''s website many times, so that''s why I knew - I''m attracted to anything with the word "mint" in front of it. Congrats and enjoy!! I think it would look great in a bezel.

 

[FrekeChild]

Date: 4/11/2009 8:37:34 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover
I recognized that octagon cut as Dan Stair''s mint tourmaline right away.

Nice gems!! We''re both addicts!! We should join ''Gemstones Anonymous'' - LOL!!

Me too!

They look beautiful!!!

And this Gemstones Anonymous thing---how do we go about joining?!

 

[karee888]

Date: 4/11/2009 8:48:20 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover
I admit I eyed that stone on Dan''s website many times, so that''s why I knew - I''m attracted to anything with the word ''mint'' in front of it. Congrats and enjoy!! I think it would look great in a bezel.

Oh, I hope you weren''t planning to get it...?

It is gorgeous. I am looking at settings...when you say bezel, do you mean bezel halo with diamonds, or just plain bezel? I''d love to hear your suggestions! I only have one other non-round stone...

 

[karee888]

Date: 4/11/2009 8:49:37 PM
Author: FrekeChild

Date: 4/11/2009 8:37:34 PM

Author: tourmaline_lover

I recognized that octagon cut as Dan Stair''s mint tourmaline right away.


Nice gems!! We''re both addicts!! We should join ''Gemstones Anonymous'' - LOL!!

Me too!


They look beautiful!!!


And this Gemstones Anonymous thing---how do we go about joining?!

Thanks! Taking pics is fun, even if I only have a crappy digital camera.

Ha ha! We can start the group!

 

[T L]

Date: 4/11/2009 8:53:28 PM
Author: karee888

Oh, I hope you weren''t planning to get it...?

It is gorgeous. I am looking at settings...when you say bezel, do you mean bezel halo with diamonds, or just plain bezel? I''d love to hear your suggestions! I only have one other non-round stone...

No, wasn''t planning on getting it, so don''t feel bad. Even if I was, you still shouldn''t feel bad, all is fair game out there in the gem world. We all find our own treasures!

I''m so happy you''re in love with it. I think a plain gold bezel in yellow gold would be nice.

 

[karee888]

Date: 4/11/2009 9:32:20 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover

Date: 4/11/2009 8:53:28 PM

Author: karee888


Oh, I hope you weren''t planning to get it...?

It is gorgeous. I am looking at settings...when you say bezel, do you mean bezel halo with diamonds, or just plain bezel? I''d love to hear your suggestions! I only have one other non-round stone...

No, wasn''t planning on getting it, so don''t feel bad. Even if I was, you still shouldn''t feel bad, all is fair game out there in the gem world. We all find our own treasures!

I''m so happy you''re in love with it. I think a plain gold bezel in yellow gold would be nice.

Whew! Good. I always feel bad if I think I took something someone really wanted.

Maybe I can have Maddy craft me something....ooh, what about rose gold?!?!

 

[T L]

I think yellow gold would be best for this one.

 

[loriken214]

Date: 4/11/2009 9:35:44 PM
Author: karee888

Date: 4/11/2009 9:32:20 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover

Date: 4/11/2009 8:53:28 PM

Author: karee888


Oh, I hope you weren''t planning to get it...?

It is gorgeous. I am looking at settings...when you say bezel, do you mean bezel halo with diamonds, or just plain bezel? I''d love to hear your suggestions! I only have one other non-round stone...

No, wasn''t planning on getting it, so don''t feel bad. Even if I was, you still shouldn''t feel bad, all is fair game out there in the gem world. We all find our own treasures!

I''m so happy you''re in love with it. I think a plain gold bezel in yellow gold would be nice.

Whew! Good. I always feel bad if I think I took something someone really wanted.

Maybe I can have Maddy craft me something....ooh, what about rose gold?!?!

I''m learning that all is fair in the gemstone war....LOL!

Maddy would do a wonderful job with this beauty!!!

Lori

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

i love those Karee! Sooo pretty. You''re a great photographer too - I wish mine would come out that well!

 

[Catmom]

Beautiful stones and I love the kitty nose.

 

[marcy]

Beautiful stones! Where do I sign up for being a gemstone addict?

 

[ma re]

Love the model - Rufus is becoming a full-time celebrity on PS

Oh, the stone''s nice too

 

[akmiss]

love all the pretties! green and pinks are my faves! Yummo

 

[innerkitten]

Nice stones! like the kitty too Can''t wait to see the ones you''re having set.

 

[icekid]

Date: 4/12/2009 2:10:11 AM
Author: marcyc
Beautiful stones! Where do I sign up for being a gemstone addict?

I want to join too

 

[chrono]

Date: 4/12/2009 8:57:59 PM
Author: icekid

Date: 4/12/2009 2:10:11 AM
Author: marcyc
Beautiful stones! Where do I sign up for being a gemstone addict?

I want to join too

We''ve all joined just be hanging out on CS and posting here.

 

[CravingDiamonds]

Beautiful gems. You are making me very jealous. Can''t wait to see what you do with all of them.

 

[FrekeChild]

Lol Chrono!!!!

 

[cushioncutnut]

pretty stones! I like the minty tourmaline!! Your cat is adorable! How did he restrain himself from trying to eat those stones?? LOL!

 

[Gailey]

Lovely stones Karee, especially the minty tourmaline.

Now where is the link to the 12 step program?

 

[chrono]

Date: 4/13/2009 11:17:42 AM
Author: Gailey
Lovely stones Karee, especially the minty tourmaline.

Now where is the link to the 12 step program?

Here it is:
Step 1: Log in to vendor''s website on the first of every month
Step 2: Ogle all the latest dops
Step 3: Put everything into the shopping cart
Step 4: Checkout
DONE!

Oh wait, that''s the wrong program. My bad.

 

[jake06783]

OMG!! You are so brave!! I would have been worried the cat would swipe the stones and they''d all go a flyin''! Years ago, my husband was showing a friend a 10 carat fine sapphire (in his kitchen)...of course, like magic (!?) the stone popped out of his hand...and as they all watched...it bounced and tumbled under the cabinet and ...ohhhhhhhhhh nooooooooooo! down through a crack, never to be seen again! His friend, a proctologist, brought over a long tube thing with a camera on it (let us not go there,ha ha) and tried to scope under that floor...but to no avail! [eek!]
The moral of this story is....BE CAREFUL!!!

PS the stones are very pretty!

 

[ma re]

Date: 4/14/2009 3:12:04 PM
Author: jake06783
OMG!! You are so brave!! I would have been worried the cat would swipe the stones and they''d all go a flyin''! Years ago, my husband was showing a friend a 10 carat fine sapphire (in his kitchen)...of course, like magic (!?) the stone popped out of his hand...and as they all watched...it bounced and tumbled under the cabinet and ...ohhhhhhhhhh nooooooooooo! down through a crack, never to be seen again! His friend, a proctologist, brought over a long tube thing with a camera on it (let us not go there,ha ha) and tried to scope under that floor...but to no avail! [eek!]
The moral of this story is....BE CAREFUL!!!

PS the stones are very pretty!

LOL - what a story! I remember reading once something about a spessartite being eaten and then "recovered" and used in jewellery, but this is something new

 

[Babyblue033]

Date: 4/13/2009 10:45:38 PM
Author: Chrono

Date: 4/13/2009 11:17:42 AM
Author: Gailey

Lovely stones Karee, especially the minty tourmaline.

Now where is the link to the 12 step program?

Here it is:
Step 1: Log in to vendor''s website on the first of every month
Step 2: Ogle all the latest dops
Step 3: Put everything into the shopping cart
Step 4: Checkout
DONE!

Oh wait, that''s the wrong program. My bad.

Hey! That''s the program I''m in! Wait, was I supposed to be in the OTHER program?

 

[Babyblue033]

Karee, I love all your other stones too! I can''t seem to remember the details on them though, can you tell us more?

 

[redfaerythinker]

beautiful stones!

 

[karee888]

Date: 4/15/2009 8:03:36 AM
Author: Babyblue033
Karee, I love all your other stones too! I can't seem to remember the details on them though, can you tell us more?

Sure!

The two pink/red stones are garnets. The one that's more pink is from John at GemRite (gemrite.com), and the larger, redder one is from Dan Stair (customgemstones.com).

The round green-blue tourmaline is from Barry (acstones.com), and the emerald cut mint tourmaline is from Dan Stair.

The last stone that's already set is a color-shift spinel from Barry.

 

[karee888]

dbl post

 

[jake06783]

Date: 4/15/2009 2:47:19 AM
Author: ma re

Date: 4/14/2009 3:12:04 PM

Author: jake06783

OMG!! You are so brave!! I would have been worried the cat would swipe the stones and they''d all go a flyin''! Years ago, my husband was showing a friend a 10 carat fine sapphire (in his kitchen)...of course, like magic (!?) the stone popped out of his hand...and as they all watched...it bounced and tumbled under the cabinet and ...ohhhhhhhhhh nooooooooooo! down through a crack, never to be seen again! His friend, a proctologist, brought over a long tube thing with a camera on it (let us not go there,ha ha) and tried to scope under that floor...but to no avail! [eek!]

The moral of this story is....BE CAREFUL!!!


PS the stones are very pretty!

LOL - what a story! I remember reading once something about a spessartite being eaten and then ''recovered'' and used in jewellery, but this is something new

My older brother was an eater he ate EVERYTHING and anything as a toddler, worms, glass, and my Mom''s Ruby ring!!More than 50 years later she still complains about what she had to go through to retrieve that ring!!! Hmmm, I wonder where that ring is now?? I''ll have to ask!