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I've never done a Show Me The Bling thread before! I've read several and aspire to have the set up that T-Gal and others do in their thread. So here goes!
These earrings have been a long time in the making for me. I put together a pair of OEC earrings in martini prongs 6 years ago and ever since I've wanted a larger pair. Earrings are just my thing. I bought my first OEC for this project in July 2011 and have been carefully collecting since then from ebay and a couple of pawn shops. It's a process that has involved a few returns and a couple of changes in what type of stones I was looking for.
After I'd collected a few stones and received some great advice from Dreamer. I ended up purchasing and returning one that she recommended but the advice and the input was priceless. So after collecting a few, and returning even more, I sent them to Images. I picked Images because of an excellent experience I had with them several years ago with repairing a vintage ring I own. Since then they've done a few repairs or small projects for me and I've always been pleased with their communication and speed. I didn't shop around for vendors. I'm not a quick decision maker and didn't want to bother jewelers since I wasn't entirely sure what I wanted.
I'm very comfortable with martini prongs so I originally had the idea that I'd have them set in 6 or 8 prong martini settings. The jeweler did a little CAD of them and I just never got around to confirming. I eventually realised that I didn't actually like them for me and couldn't see them as my long-term earrings. Dreamer and T-Gal both posted rings and I realised that I wanted that style, except as earrings rather than rings.
Inspiration photos are from Antique Engagement Rings, Single Stone, T-Gal's 3 stone ring, and a ring that Dreamer posted.
These earrings have been a long time in the making for me. I put together a pair of OEC earrings in martini prongs 6 years ago and ever since I've wanted a larger pair. Earrings are just my thing. I bought my first OEC for this project in July 2011 and have been carefully collecting since then from ebay and a couple of pawn shops. It's a process that has involved a few returns and a couple of changes in what type of stones I was looking for.
After I'd collected a few stones and received some great advice from Dreamer. I ended up purchasing and returning one that she recommended but the advice and the input was priceless. So after collecting a few, and returning even more, I sent them to Images. I picked Images because of an excellent experience I had with them several years ago with repairing a vintage ring I own. Since then they've done a few repairs or small projects for me and I've always been pleased with their communication and speed. I didn't shop around for vendors. I'm not a quick decision maker and didn't want to bother jewelers since I wasn't entirely sure what I wanted.
I'm very comfortable with martini prongs so I originally had the idea that I'd have them set in 6 or 8 prong martini settings. The jeweler did a little CAD of them and I just never got around to confirming. I eventually realised that I didn't actually like them for me and couldn't see them as my long-term earrings. Dreamer and T-Gal both posted rings and I realised that I wanted that style, except as earrings rather than rings.
Inspiration photos are from Antique Engagement Rings, Single Stone, T-Gal's 3 stone ring, and a ring that Dreamer posted.
that is such beautiful detail in the gallery and I love the "buttercup" prongs! Beautiful! 
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