Holly has religious, celebratory, and personal meaning for me. That's a whole lot of meaning to pack into one small plant! 
[USER=73658 said:@goldenfire[/USER] - I actually am back and forth to LA all the time, so meeting up is a possibility! And I'm glad you mentioned those gorgeous little platinum prongs - are they delightful?
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I thought long and hard about these proportions - especially given my finger size; what looks good on a size 5 does not necessarily translate to the same look on a size 7.5.
I love your ACA! halo, non-halo - everything looks good on an ACA! I umm'd and ahh'd about it, that's for sure! With a stone of this size, I wondered if it would be overkill. But this is one of the very few situations where size 7.5 fingers will stand you in good stead!
Is it ready yet???????????????????
- but there's more wirework than I can make out in those first few pics. Speaking of "first few pics" - how are there four pages of thread and no more photos? @mrs-b, your PS friends deserve better! 
I'm back. Four days later. And four pages later - how delightfully symmetric!
This ring is truly perfection
I love that you kept the centerstone prongs white but chose YG for the halo. It's unusual, but I love the way it outlines the centerstone and highlights the ring of melee. And I know that sort of visual highlighting... always draws attention to any flaws - unneveness, asymmetry - in workmanship... Or, as in this case, draws attention to the complete *lack* of any flaws whatsoever!
The shank taper is lovely - elegant and graceful. I've not caught up on other threads - I do hope you're considering leaving it as-is, without additional embellishment.
I would like to see a closeup of the underside of the gallery... I see holly in there - of course!
I assume the shank was designed this way to allow bands to sit flush - I like this much better than the usual head-on-a-pike attachment style, I must say! How high/"deep off the finger" is that vertical flat of shank under the head?
The doo-dads will be added to this ring. if I had to wait while a new ring was made I think I'd go out of my mind! Should be here by Friday. Thankfully!!
- if I had to name ten people on PS who I know will go their own way no matter what anyone else might say - you're on that list! Fortunately you also create pieces that are aesthetically pleasing I'm looking forward to seeing this 'shoulder sprucing'!) and I'd forgotten how dreadful everything about finding a new job is! I'm very fortunate in that some of my former coworkers are already settled so much of my "networking" is free. So... as long as whatever company I join doesn't ship me off somewhere that week... I'll be there!
Seriously, I'm dying here.
It's my 34th anniversary on Saturday (clearly, I was a child bride) and Amy has said she'll have it to me by Friday so I can wear it when we go out for lunch.
Three more days...three more days...just keep swimming...just keep swimming....
Seriously, I really hope you have it by Saturday.
Happy Anniversary! We just celebrated our 38th! We got married in Kindergarten.
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