Let's play a game... rainbow gems.

[Daisys and Diamonds]

 

[Crimson]

That red is delicouse
The colour is like a jelly/ jello

I am SO drawn to gems look like sweets and jellies!

Back to orange

So we go from Jelly to toast and marmalade (my favourite!!!) I must ask my aunt to make marmalade. She learnt to make it when studying in New Zealand.

 

[Shiny Black Cat]

Sun stone

 

[Autumn in New England]

RED - and no, I haven’t posted this yet

We don't see nearly enough bracelets on this forum! She is stunning!!

 

[Autumn in New England]

Good to see you, @Shiny Black Cat! Love your sunstone!!



Up next: YELLOW!

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

I am SO drawn to gems look like sweets and jellies!



So we go from Jelly to toast and marmalade (my favourite!!!) I must ask my aunt to make marmalade. She learnt to make it when studying in New Zealand.

In a lot of places citrus grows really well and it just drops off the trees and rots in people's garden (my lemon tree is taller than our house)
But ive never liked jam (jelly) so id never tried marmalade but then i read recently its falling out if favor in the UK and it really does have an interesting history

and you know everyone loves Paddington Bear
I like grapefruit marmalade

Is Marmalade About To Go Extinct?

Studies show that young people are shunning marmalade. Let these Brits explain why it should be saved.

www.huffpost.com

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Ok speaking of citrus
my recently arrived citrene beads

that were too big !
(Wanted to use just a few at the end of my amber necklace to accommodate fat neck as when i finally found some fascated amber beads it was just not good economics and im trying to be smarter about the bling)

But too big !
That never happens with my internet shopping !
You would not read about it !
I usually order everything too small

i even ordered the water too small in the groceries this week 300ml and its even the same price as the 600ml i usually have to buy (Gary won't drink our perfectly drinkable but hard tap water)

So now i await the arrival of the Momma bear citrene after having both the Daddy bear and the Goldilocks sizes

So thinking might make these into double a braclete
They are pretty but also quite heavy, even so im almost tempted to buy some more and have a long necklace .... i can't stop playing with them

Anyway going to make use of them to practice knotting pearls

 

[Autumn in New England]

Ok speaking of citrus
my recently arrived citrene beads

that were too big !

But they're gorgeous! And I love the faceting. So sunny and happy.

And I'm sure your neck is perfectly lovely, so stop!!

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

But they're gorgeous! And I love the faceting. So sunny and happy.

And I'm sure your neck is perfectly lovely, so stop!!

Thank you
you know im one of those people who think everyone can wear a choker not just swans and Queens and Princess of a certain physique (i guess that's my '80's inner self talking again )

 

[Autumn in New England]

Thank you
you know im one of those people who think everyone can wear a choker not just swans and Queens and Princess of a certain physique (i guess that's my '80's inner self talking again )

Agreed! I'll be wearing chokers even when I have a waddle hanging over them!!

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

So next up green
Ive got a thing for green (and orange ) flowers

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Agreed! I'll be wearing chokers even when I have a waddle hanging over them!!

If Lisa can do it day after day, night after night so can we

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

While we are waiting for green to make an appearance i thought id invite a rather grand friend to pop in
Queen Alexandra, the present Queen's great grandma

HM is my jewlery idol
The Queen literly, of the school of more is more
Evidently she had a scare on her neck and covered it up with chokers and collars and the ladies of the Empire followed suite

 

[Autumn in New England]

While we are waiting for green to make an appearance i thought id invite a rather grand friend to pop in
Queen Alexandra, the present Queen's great grandma

HM is my jewlery idol
The Queen literly, of the school of more is more
Evidently she had a scare on her neck and covered it up with chokers and collars and the ladies of the Empire followed suite

Oh my lawd!! And I bet those pearls are all natural (not cultured)!! Gorrrgeous.

 

[Autumn in New England]

I'll take green this go-round! New 2.63ct. tsavorite from Jim McCormick. It has neon saturation with a medium tone. Never goes dark, unlike some of the other vivid tsavs I've ordered. It does have a feather off to one side under the crown, but you really have to look for it. BLUE is next!

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Oh my lawd!! And I bet those pearls are all natural (not cultured)!! Gorrrgeous.

Actually beleave it or not Queen Alexandra did wear fake pearls (but surely not on corrination day ) but she had friends who would buy them from Paris, she would mix and match
(The diamonds are real though )

I think she would have made a fun PSer
where as her DIL Queen Mary would have been a stickler for the rules

I often use Akexandra as an example when some one on the pearl threads has inherited some pearls and they turn out to be fake and they feel disappointed
She was so fashionable back in her day ladies would copy her limb - take that Kardashian family !

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

I'll take green this go-round! New 2.63ct. tsavorite from Jim McCormick. It has neon saturation with a medium tone. Never goes dark, unlike some of the other vivid tsavs I've ordered. It does have a feather off to one side under the crown, but you really have to look for it. BLUE is next!

Are you going to set this ?

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Come on blue ...
What am i thinking
i have my new larmair

I hope im not lossing the plot and posted this here last night
Im sure i only put it in my whitby jet thread ...


Anyway
Here it is
I just love it
You can see its the colour of faded denim
There are 32 beads and more in transit
I only need about 15 or 16 for the jet necklace so im going to buy some more and pick out the best (or rather take out the ones with a brown undertone) and make a necklace

 

[Shiny Black Cat]

purple, my new Alexandrite

 

[Autumn in New England]

Are you going to set this ?

Yes, ma'am! But it's waaaaaay down in the queue at this point.

So glad you shared your dreamy larimar beads here!!

 

[Autumn in New England]

purple, my new Alexandrite

You do love your birthstone, don't you?! So pretty!!

Up next: PINK

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

purple, my new Alexandrite

Oh those are lovelly
I love that particular shade
they would suit a dress i have


its ok, no obligation for a loan
the dress hasn't fitted for years

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Indego you're up bud...

(Just skipping ahead a few colours for a moment but i found something today that isnt quite jewlery but will get us past orange if we get stuck any time soon)

 

[Crimson]

I'll take green this go-round! New 2.63ct. tsavorite from Jim McCormick. It has neon saturation with a medium tone. Never goes dark, unlike some of the other vivid tsavs I've ordered. It does have a feather off to one side under the crown, but you really have to look for it.

Such a gorgeous Tsavorite! Can’t wait to see what you do with it.

 

[Crimson]

In a lot of places citrus grows really well and it just drops off the trees and rots in people's garden (my lemon tree is taller than our house)
But ive never liked jam (jelly) so id never tried marmalade but then i read recently its falling out if favor in the UK and it really does have an interesting history

and you know everyone loves Paddington Bear
I like grapefruit marmalade

Is Marmalade About To Go Extinct?

Studies show that young people are shunning marmalade. Let these Brits explain why it should be saved.

www.huffpost.com

Come on blue ...
What am i thinking
i have my new larmair

I hope im not lossing the plot and posted this here last night
Im sure i only put it in my whitby jet thread ...


Anyway
Here it is
I just love it
You can see its the colour of faded denim
There are 32 beads and more in transit
I only need about 15 or 16 for the jet necklace so im going to buy some more and pick out the best (or rather take out the ones with a brown undertone) and make a necklace

@Daisys and Diamonds thank you for marmalade and larimar - they sound cute together. Marmalade is one of my fav jams - and I love my Paddington bear.
Glad you have something on standby for orange!

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Still waiting on indigo ...

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Come on ...

Where are all those midnight blue saphires we have countess threads on
Do i need to phone a friend ....? (or two )

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Voilet my love
Its over to you

 

[Avondale]

Where are all those midnight blue saphires we have countess threads on

You want midnight blue? Oooookaaayyy... Allow me to use this opportunity to tell you a little bit about this ring...



The dark stones are two very very dark blue sapphires (you can even see the blue a little if you zoom in on the upper stone). Very low quality, not at all transparent. The white stones are cz. Overall, not a high monetary value ring. But it has a story.

This ring is about as old as I am. When my mother was pregnant, my late grandmother was working as an ophthalmologist in Tunisia, she spent a number of years there. She couldn't be here for my birth so what she did was go out and find the prettiest gold ring she could find as a gift for her newborn granddaughter. She always wanted a daughter herself, but fate only gave her one son. She then proceeded to safekeep the ring for the next 18 years and gifted it to me for my 18th birthday. Talk about a present long time in the making!

The ring is hand forged in 18k gold and is very precious to me (almost to Gollum levels precious). I've even considered having the stones replaced with something of higher value but then I always revert back to thinking I'd rather keep it just as it is because that is how she bought it for me.

 

[Crimson]

You want midnight blue? Oooookaaayyy... Allow me to use this opportunity to tell you a little bit about this ring...



The dark stones are two very very dark blue sapphires (you can even see the blue a little if you zoom in on the upper stone). Very low quality, not at all transparent. The white stones are cz. Overall, not a high monetary value ring. But it has a story.

This ring is about as old as I am. When my mother was pregnant, my late grandmother was working as an ophthalmologist in Tunisia, she spent a number of years there. She couldn't be here for my birth so what she did was go out and find the prettiest gold ring she could find as a gift for her newborn granddaughter. She always wanted a daughter herself, but fate only gave her one son. She then proceeded to safekeep the ring for the next 18 years and gifted it to me for my 18th birthday. Talk about a present long time in the making!

The ring is hand forged in 18k gold and is very precious to me (almost to Gollum levels precious). I've even considered having the stones replaced with something of higher value but then I always revert back to thinking I'd rather keep it just as it is because that is how she bought it for me.

@Avondale, thank you for sharing such a touching story! It is a lovely ring - the crossover design and flowers are just precious. I actually like how dark the stones are, because of the contrast.