NorCal GTG 1/17 Pics

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and one of the necklace - what a pretty set!

 

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Next up we have some shots of some INCREDIBLE pink spinels that Art Nouveau brought along - these were so gorgeous in person. First up, a shot of a cushion:

 

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I tried a bunch of times to capture this cushion - its even yummier IRL

 

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One more of the cushion

 

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Hi AmberGretchen! The first 7 shots are mine -- a box of mostly tourmalines and garnets I brought for Innerkitten''s amusement. Except for the last one, the single stones you showed are indeed tourmaline. The last one is a big honkin'' yellow quartz that''s so nicely cut that I was thinking it might make a nice just-for-fun ring... assuming precious metals get down to just-for-fun prices again before the whim passes!

Looking forward to the rest of the show...

 

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And then she had this incredible set of matching ones - that same vibrant stunning pink - these were just TDF

 

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Ms. AN also brought along a spectacular antique diamond piece - look at the details on this baby!

 

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Truly a beautiful piece...

 

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And speaking of antiques, there were quite a few yummy older pieces there - here is Asscher Girl''s single-cut eternity band

 

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If only we all had hands this long and elegant

 

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While we''re on the antiques, we must not forget InnerKitten''s beautiful antique wedding set:

 

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Date: 1/19/2009 3:56:40 PM
Author: VRBeauty
Hi AmberGretchen! The first 7 shots are mine -- a box of mostly tourmalines and garnets I brought for Innerkitten''s amusement. Except for the last one, the single stones you showed are indeed tourmaline. The last one is a big honkin'' yellow quartz that''s so nicely cut that I was thinking it might make a nice just-for-fun ring... assuming precious metals get down to just-for-fun prices again before the whim passes!


Looking forward to the rest of the show...

Thanks VRBeauty - that box was so much fun!! It was so lovely meeting you - I''m really glad you were able to make it down and join us

OK, back to the show, here is innerkitten''s beautiful RHR:

 

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We also had Swingirl''s gorgeous Leon, which I didn''t capture adequately with my camera - that is DEFINITELY on my list of to-dos at the next GTG...

 

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Flopkins also graced us with her lovely presence, and I got a couple of shots of her beautiful three-stone e-ring and plain w-band - very pretty

 

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Here is my tsavorite and diamond ring making a drive-by appearance...

 

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A three-stone beauty of VRBeauty (no pun intended

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VRBeauty also had a pretty little E-W set marquis ring, that I didn''t get a great shot of, but these pics should give a sense:

 

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VRBeauty''s STUNNING spessartites from that yummy box back at the beginning wanted to come out to play too - I took a TON of shots of these guys because they were so mesmerizing

The black background is Harleigh''s wedding album - beautiful pictures

 

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I am craving a spess of my own so badly after looking at these...

 

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...drool...