New ACStones, and new camera!

[icekid]

Date: 12/10/2008 8:54:10 PM
Author: Linda W

Oh that is GORGEOUS!!!!!!! I LOVE that color. Your mom WILL LOVE IT!!! What size is the stone??? Barry does wonderful work.

I think it will make a pretty nice pendant; it is I think about 1.2 carats and 6 mm. I hope she will love it! I''ve put a lot of time into searching for a great stone for her. And can I just say that Barry is wonderful! Talented, and such a nice man too

 

[Linda W]

Date: 12/10/2008 9:06:32 PM
Author: icekid

Date: 12/10/2008 8:54:10 PM

Author: Linda W


Oh that is GORGEOUS!!!!!!! I LOVE that color. Your mom WILL LOVE IT!!! What size is the stone??? Barry does wonderful work.

I think it will make a pretty nice pendant; it is I think about 1.2 carats and 6 mm. I hope she will love it! I''ve put a lot of time into searching for a great stone for her. And can I just say that Barry is wonderful! Talented, and such a nice man too

Oh I am positive she will love it, I know I would. It is really beautiful. You are a wonderful daughter daughter, thoughtful too!!!!

 

[icekid]

Date: 12/10/2008 9:08:29 PM
Author: Linda W


Oh I am positive she will love it, I know I would. It is really beautiful. You are a wonderful daughter daughter, thoughtful too!!!!

I try! She deserves it

 

[LtlFirecracker]

Those are all so pretty, that sapphire is beautiful.

 

[T L]

Amazing collection there, you lucky lady!!

 

[bling addict]

beautiful collection ice kid!! I too have been lusting after the BB sapphire, but really love

all your pretty stones!!!

 

[marcy]

Beautiful stones lady! I love them.

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

Beautiful collection - I''m so jealous! Barry does amazing work, and your stones are gorgeous!

 

[icekid]

LtlFirecracker, tourmaline_lover, bling addict, marcyc, Brown.Eyed.Girl- thank you all! I am so glad to share, because it means that I''m not the only one enjoying all of my yummy little rocks

 

[geckodani]

Oh wow! Those are all beautiful! That sapphire is to die for!

 

[icekid]

Thanks, gecko!

Lauren..... have you seen this thread yet?!

 

[LaurenThePartier]

Date: 12/11/2008 12:41:16 PM
Author: icekid
Thanks, gecko!

Lauren..... have you seen this thread yet?!

ICEKID, girl, I LOVE all of your pics!!!!!

The Nigerian Tourmaline is gorgeous as I knew it would be! What are your plans for that baby?

I'm so glad you're the one that got that sapphire. One of our fellow PSers, Walter, bought that one first for an engagement ring, but his pics of it seemed much less saturated than your pics of it! It's just GORGEOUS in your pics, and I love the setting it's going into!

Also love your other friends - you have a lovely collection going!

 

[coatimundi_org]

Date: 12/10/2008 8:15:58 PM
Author: icekid
So many more photos to come...!


(with some other friends... tsav and pink spinel and cc sapphire)

There''s more! You have some lovely well cut gems! Love the colors!

 

[swingirl]

What a lovely collection of beautiful stones. It would be so hard for me to decide what to do with them all. I think I''d just line them up on my finger and gawk!!

 

[Skippy123]

Your collection is gorgeous Icekid, love them!!!!

 

[Love in Bloom]

I just adore your Barry Beauties!!!

 

[vita*dolce]

that sapphire is an amazing color!! i was drooling over it when it was posted on ACStones, too. i can''t wait to see it set!!

 

[cushioncutnut]

Absolutely gorgeous stones....... !!

How will you every set those and which one will you set first??

 

[AmberGretchen]

ice kid - those are all so lovely,

just out of curiosity - do you know what shade your tsavorite is considered to be? Would that be the light or medium or medium-dark shade? How do you think it compares to the stones I posted for my ring, if you don''t mind saying - I haven''t seen those stones in natural light, so I''m just trying to get a sense of the comparison

 

[icekid]

Date: 12/11/2008 12:45:40 PM
Author: LaurenThePartier

ICEKID, girl, I LOVE all of your pics!!!!!

The Nigerian Tourmaline is gorgeous as I knew it would be! What are your plans for that baby?

I''m so glad you''re the one that got that sapphire. One of our fellow PSers, Walter, bought that one first for an engagement ring, but his pics of it seemed much less saturated than your pics of it! It''s just GORGEOUS in your pics, and I love the setting it''s going into!

Also love your other friends - you have a lovely collection going!

Lauren- I''m thinking simple pendant for the tourmaline. Yum

As for the sapphire, I remembered you saying that he felt it was "watered down" or something to that effect. But I was not deterred! hehe. Did he look at it in many different lighting conditions? In some, it is lighter than others. But most colored stones change their looks quite a bit based on the lighting. I''m glad it''s mine though

 

[icekid]

Date: 12/11/2008 12:49:52 PM
Author: swingirl
What a lovely collection of beautiful stones. It would be so hard for me to decide what to do with them all. I think I''d just line them up on my finger and gawk!!

hehe, that sounds pretty darn close to what I do with them swingirl!!

 

[icekid]

coati- thanks! The world of color is a wonderful place

Skippy- thanks so much. you are a doll!

LiB- I love YOURS too

vita- I''d been droooling over it for a while too and that''s when I figured I had to have it!

cushion- hmmmm, if you can believe it I''ve had the spinel and tsav for months now and I still cannot decide how to set them. Since I KNOW what I am doing with the sapphire, that will likely go first!

 

[icekid]

Date: 12/11/2008 9:42:09 PM
Author: AmberGretchen
ice kid - those are all so lovely,

just out of curiosity - do you know what shade your tsavorite is considered to be? Would that be the light or medium or medium-dark shade? How do you think it compares to the stones I posted for my ring, if you don''t mind saying - I haven''t seen those stones in natural light, so I''m just trying to get a sense of the comparison

Amber- hmm, if anything, I think I would say that my tsav is actually a bit lighter than your are. I was going on the lighter side, because I was planning it for a small pendant. And with these guys, lighter usually means more sparkle. I really love the stones you posted though. They''re beautiful. Not to mention the ring idea- it''s going to be a stunning piece. And a well-deserved reward for that PhD, I might add.

 

[AmberGretchen]

Thanks icekid - I was aiming for a color between the tsav you posted and Pandora''s darker stone, so it sounds like these guys should fit the bill. I''m just so paranoid that they will be too dark or too light when I see them in person - silly I know, but I''m a worrier, and I had them ship them directly to Whiteflash to put straight into the ring, so I really won''t know until I get the finished ring

 

[simplysplendid]

These are such beautiful stones, makes me want one of Barry''s cut gemstones too. I went to acstones.com and found most of them sold though..

 

[icekid]

Date: 12/12/2008 6:06:36 PM
Author: AmberGretchen
Thanks icekid - I was aiming for a color between the tsav you posted and Pandora''s darker stone, so it sounds like these guys should fit the bill. I''m just so paranoid that they will be too dark or too light when I see them in person - silly I know, but I''m a worrier, and I had them ship them directly to Whiteflash to put straight into the ring, so I really won''t know until I get the finished ring

AG- the tsavs you picked out really look like they are going to be perfect. However, I certainly understand the slightly obsessive worrying

I suspect you''ll be very pleased. Do you have an estimated time on the ring yet?

 

[icekid]

Date: 12/13/2008 2:01:27 AM
Author: simplysplendid
These are such beautiful stones, makes me want one of Barry''s cut gemstones too. I went to acstones.com and found most of them sold though..

simply- you can email Barry and he will add you to his email list so you will get an email when he updates the website. OR! you can email him directly if you know what you want and see if he might have anything suitable already.

 

[shinyrocks]

Oooooooo! Love your pretties! Barry does indeed do fantastic work!

 

[AmberGretchen]

Date: 12/13/2008 11:04:16 AM
Author: icekid

Date: 12/12/2008 6:06:36 PM

Author: AmberGretchen

Thanks icekid - I was aiming for a color between the tsav you posted and Pandora''s darker stone, so it sounds like these guys should fit the bill. I''m just so paranoid that they will be too dark or too light when I see them in person - silly I know, but I''m a worrier, and I had them ship them directly to Whiteflash to put straight into the ring, so I really won''t know until I get the finished ring

AG- the tsavs you picked out really look like they are going to be perfect. However, I certainly understand the slightly obsessive worrying

I suspect you''ll be very pleased. Do you have an estimated time on the ring yet?

Well, Whiteflash estimated around January 7, but the tsavorite shipping seems to be a bit delayed unfortunately, so it may be even later than that - I don''t know when WF needs to receive the tsavs to make that date happen. But either way, I''m trying to be zen about it - I''m sure a few days one way or the other won''t make a big difference...

 

[simplysplendid]

Date: 12/13/2008 11:05:41 AM
Author: icekid

Date: 12/13/2008 2:01:27 AM
Author: simplysplendid
These are such beautiful stones, makes me want one of Barry''s cut gemstones too. I went to acstones.com and found most of them sold though..

simply- you can email Barry and he will add you to his email list so you will get an email when he updates the website. OR! you can email him directly if you know what you want and see if he might have anything suitable already.

I see.. thanks for the tip. I''ll email Barry so that he can add me to his list..