#JOTW I have a confession to make-- I’ve been a very "paaad" girl! Thanks to The Gemstone Project’s ElleW…

[elliefire99]

Ah! And it looks even better on your hand! Like it made to fit there. Congrats on this stunning stunning ring. Enjoy!

(And those sunset orangey pinks! )

 

[Queenie60]

Simply beautiful. Enjoy a well deserved ring!

 

[LinSF]

I am in love with this! I have never seen so beautiful an undercarriage. What's the size on the pad?

 

[crystalinmke]

this is easily one of the most beautiful rings ive ever seen. ive recently been seeing more designs by elle and i am completely falling in love with them! shes a very talented designer. congrats

 

[Lykame]

Wow, crazy beautiful!

Gosh that colour! Is such warm scrummy pink, wow! When I have a bit of time I need to go hunting for your coloured stone thread, bet that's an interesting read!

The setting as well, love the hidden diamonds especially!

Wear it well.

 

[LightBright]

This is an exquisite ring. The color of the stone, the two metals, the diamond accents and the romantic and delightful design details are absolutely perfect. Thank you for the photos and enjoy your ring in good health!

 

[clumberlove]

Wow, this ring is absolutely stunning and the setting compliments the pad so well! It looks so saturated, the colour is beautiful. Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous!

 

[elle_71125]

I love everything about your new ring. Everything! The color of the pad is exquisite and the mix of rose gold and white gold is perfection. Especially the rose gold bezel, which really plays up the color of the pad. Above all that is how amazing it looks on your hand! It’s sizeable but still, somehow, looks delicate and feminine. I just love it!

 

[missy]

Padilicious!

That stone, that setting. Both pure perfection and poetry.

 

[Wewechew]

I can’t get over this ring! The setting is exquisite; no detail has been overlooked.

 

[kgizo]

I love your ring!!

 

[Ally T]

How utterly STUNNING!!

The colour is just perfect & that setting was made to be with it! It’s one of the most beautiful rings I have ever seen!

 

[tyty333]

Wow! That is gorgeous and looks like it was made for royalty!

Such a pretty combo of color and style!

 

[kah42]

That is GORGEOUS! I love the design and it looks perfect on you

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

HOLY MOLY

cheers--Sharon

 

[HappyNewLife]

wow, what a stunning ring!!!!

 

[WinkHPD]

…. who made an incredible ring for me!

Really, I had no business buying a padparadscha sapphire in the first place. In fact, I’d never even heard of them before Price Scope! But I wanted one! Sapphire’s my birthstone and oh, how I love all shades of pink! And orange—I really like orange, too! Pink, orange, hot pink, baby pink, magenta, lipstick pink, blush, champagne pink, rose pink, tangerine, melon, mango, sunset pink, sunrise orange, salmon pink, peach pink, ballet slipper pink, pinky-pink, orangey-pink, pinkish-orange, lotus flower pink, PADPARADSCHA pink! I spent the past 25 years in a jewelry-free fog, busily attending to my marriage, my (small) children and my (large) bills, my demanding job. I went without an engagement ring or any other bling for years. There was no time, no energy and no money for such selfish indulgence. Well, things change and my inner sparkle fiend has come out with a vengeance. First, it was my CBI (that replaced the CZ…that had replaced a long period of nothing… that had replaced a really crappy diamond…). I felt so guilty for spending money on ME! But, oh, how good it felt!

I knew I couldn’t afford a REAL pad. Pads are for celebrities. And for expert Price Scopers and royalty! Not for me. But I wanted one! It would be my first colored stone purchase. I had no idea what I was doing. I had no idea of what I didn’t know. Well, I decided life is too short… and so I went with it. I found a promising pad within my modest budget, and thanks to the help from some lovely ladies (and a few gents) over in the Colored Stones thread, I felt confident enough to buy my padparadscha.

I drooled over plenty of gorgeous settings, but in the end, it was no contest. I knew @ElleW was the designer I wanted. Her gorgeous Feuilles Dorees setting spoke to me. I asked her to tweak it just a bit for me, and together we came up with a few changes including an East-West orientation and a milgrained bezel to replace claw prongs. Elle worked her color magic and recommended a mix of white and rose gold. And, oh my…the results are SPECTACULAR! I am so IN LOVE with this ring!!!

There are just so many things to love about this ring. The elegant undergallery with the surprise diamonds, the cross finger orientation of the BEAUTIFUL gem to make the finger coverage larger, the delicate looking yet well made design of the ring and the quality of the milgrain around the bezel holding the gem.

My congratulations to you and my compliments to the people involved in providing your wonderful gem and mounting!

Wink

 

[leukolenos]

That is STUNNING! So gorgeous. Add one to the ever increasing list of things I “need”...

 

[mol42]

Gorgeous!! I love how the two tone metal in your setting is so seamless
Enjoy it- it looks beautiful on your hand!

 

[kgizo]

Wowza! Love everything about your ring!

 

[JDDN]

Ack!!! It's stunningly perfect!!! I love pads too and yours is exquisite especially in the magnificent setting. Talk about doing it justice . Congratulations!!! And......more hand shots please.

 

[LLJsmom]

I am very happy for you. I was the same as you. No bling for 15 years. Ering that sat in the safe. Just a plain band. Big bills. Small children. Yup. And some special piece of bling sets you off and nothing can stem the tide. Enjoy your beautiful new pad and your new found inner and now outer sparkle. Congratulations on celebrating yourself. You deserve it.

 

[DiaDiva]

Thank you! The details on the ring are really exquisite. I can't stop staring at it!

It looks absolutely gorgeous on you!

 

[Snow White]

Wonderful ring! great proportions and sooo elegant! I love it!

 

[Austina]

Stunning

 

[natasha-cupcake]

Thank you so for your lovely comments, everyone. I want to address everyone individually, but I just can't keep up!

(sneaking in a quick reply while at work "Shhhh…don't tell!!")

 

[RetroQT]

I'm generally not much of a colored stone person but I just had to pop in and say that I am struggling to pick my jaw up off the floor after seeing this. WOW!!!!! Great design. Gorgeous colors. Just over all knocked it out of the park!

 

[SparkliesLuver]

I absolutely love this rendition of Elle's setting - the E-W orientation is beautiful and perfectly fitting for your pad. Your ring clearly shows one of the main reasons I enjoy working with her: the details. Everything came together so well, and it's really cool you trusted her to make some modifications/suggestions. Very well done and very well deserved. Enjoy your sparkly and wear her in good health!

 

[metro]

HOLY SMOKES! This has got to be one of the most beautiful rings I have every seen!

 

[BrownGinger]

Oh wow, that isn’t very beautiful