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So the setting you want should be
- delicate
- simple
- not overpowerring
- and organic
(I like to list people''s thoughts written so far, when giving advice).
I have to ask you a few questions, answers to which you might find useful. Do you plan on wearing the ring 24/7, or only when you dress up? If the later is your answer, that gives you much more options, as you can use materials you normally wouldn''t like in a ring. Do you like mostly modern designs or you wouldn''t mind something with an antique feel to it either?
I''m asking this cause I thought of a ring with a seed pearl halo. It can often be seen in antique jewellery, especially when center stones are moonstones and things like that. So if you could live with wearing the ring only occasionally, that is something that would fit all your design criteria. It certainly wouldn''t overpower the stone (seed pearls can be as small as 1 mm), it would be simple, a bit romantic (great with a stone of such a delicate color) and I can''t think of anything more organic than pearls. They can be white, but also pink or peach to compliment the stone. Pink coral beads would also work great, but I don''t think you could find them so small. Another thing about seed pearls, even if you''re not crazy about a halo, you could use them as small side stones (say, those of 2-3 mm in size).
Other than that, I think marquise cut white diamonds would be great side stones for your pad. If you incorporate them into the shank (so that they look like an extention of it) they won''t overpower, and they will bring a floral theme into your design (pad being the flower, diamonds being the leaves or petals). Round brilliant diamonds could steal the show from your stone, ovals would be hard to mix with a round center, hearts or trillions are quite flashy (sparkly) and cuts with straight sides (princess, radiant etc.) just seem too formal for a small pastel stone IMO. Pears or cushions might work, but marquises seem more delicate and gentle than pears to me (for a stone of this color), while cushions also tend to sparkle a lot, so would maybe overpower.
But whatever you do, make sure the side stones are not too big, especially if they''re diamonds.
Hope this helps.
- delicate
- simple
- not overpowerring
- and organic
(I like to list people''s thoughts written so far, when giving advice).
I have to ask you a few questions, answers to which you might find useful. Do you plan on wearing the ring 24/7, or only when you dress up? If the later is your answer, that gives you much more options, as you can use materials you normally wouldn''t like in a ring. Do you like mostly modern designs or you wouldn''t mind something with an antique feel to it either?
I''m asking this cause I thought of a ring with a seed pearl halo. It can often be seen in antique jewellery, especially when center stones are moonstones and things like that. So if you could live with wearing the ring only occasionally, that is something that would fit all your design criteria. It certainly wouldn''t overpower the stone (seed pearls can be as small as 1 mm), it would be simple, a bit romantic (great with a stone of such a delicate color) and I can''t think of anything more organic than pearls. They can be white, but also pink or peach to compliment the stone. Pink coral beads would also work great, but I don''t think you could find them so small. Another thing about seed pearls, even if you''re not crazy about a halo, you could use them as small side stones (say, those of 2-3 mm in size).
Other than that, I think marquise cut white diamonds would be great side stones for your pad. If you incorporate them into the shank (so that they look like an extention of it) they won''t overpower, and they will bring a floral theme into your design (pad being the flower, diamonds being the leaves or petals). Round brilliant diamonds could steal the show from your stone, ovals would be hard to mix with a round center, hearts or trillions are quite flashy (sparkly) and cuts with straight sides (princess, radiant etc.) just seem too formal for a small pastel stone IMO. Pears or cushions might work, but marquises seem more delicate and gentle than pears to me (for a stone of this color), while cushions also tend to sparkle a lot, so would maybe overpower.
But whatever you do, make sure the side stones are not too big, especially if they''re diamonds.
Hope this helps.
. Your pad was meant for that setting. After all, padparadscha means lotus flower
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