Pancake''s Pebble! (ERD EC + Holloway Diamonds)

[LabRatPhD]

The proposal ring is so cute! The real one isn''t bad either!

Congrats, you have a stunning ring!

 

[Dreamer_D]

It turned out perfectly!

 

[motownmama]

.. indeed!

 

[Diamond*Dana]

Beautiful ring, and I love the proposal ring as well!

 

[risingsun]

Beautiful ring

The proposal ring is a hoot!!

 

[Blackpaw]

Oh Pancake its gorgeous

im dribbling with love

may i please make a picture request?! a far away shot of it on your hand??!

congrats muchly

 

[Maisie]

I love everything about your ring. It''s sleek and stylish and above all firey! The profile is so pretty. Congratulations on your engagement!

 

[pancake]

Thank you everybody!

I am still in the novelty phase - each morning I wake up and it is exciting to rediscover the ring on my finger! I am looking at it in low light at the moment, and it is glinting like very bright white Venetian blinds, all the way into the centre

MonnyJay - yes, I'm in Melbourne! I found the whole online buying thing very good indeed, and Dan @ ERD was wonderful. I also had contact with Traci @ WF, and Sarah @ GOG, and whilst we didn't buy from them, they were both fantastic too. I went around the traps locally (although I always intended to buy online) and was horrified by some of the cr*p that came out of the mouths of some people at "reputable" places. One, whilst telling me that I couldn't bring in stones for comparison, told me that because any stone they brought in would have a GIA cert and measurements on it, would be guaranteed to be great!

whitby - you have such a way with words! Yes, the wider band was definitely something I wanted, to modernise the look a bit without doing anything that would potentially be tooooo different that I'd get sick of over time. I know PSers often go for the thinnest band possible to make the stone look bigger, but I love the clean, spare lines! It was also a very adamant request of mine that there be no "concave" contour to the cathedral upsweep, as I didn't like how that contour would change the light reflection off the band.

Blackpaw - I'm away from home and my camera is flat, but the pic below is one I have saved on my computer. Is it far away enough? (note the lovely flipflop on the floor below)

 

[marcy]

Your ring is gorgeous and the proposal ring is very neat.

 

[joelly]

I love the proposal ring, very very sweet!!!!

I love your EC e-ring too. It looks so icy. I love icy diamond. I like the way you covered the flash, it makes the diamond glowing like gold.

 

[icekid]

Date: 2/27/2010 2:40:07 AM
Author: pancake
Last, but not least - the proposal ring, lying on the canvas which my partner proposed with


(It is a 50-something carat fancy yellow sugar-free lemon drop in a precision stickytape setting, on a band of finest aluminium foil, in ring size ~ZZ)

pancake- Love the lemony ring as well as the lovely emerald cut! Congratulations

 

[Roxie Bling]

That is a great looking EC diamond, definitely one of my favorites that I have seen on PS.

 

[Blackpaw]

Pancake i

it - perfect pic

i guess you must live in Melbourne...im from there too, living OS at the moment though.

I love the clean, fluid lines of the band - I think that setting is perfect for an EC...Holloway have done an amazing job

enjoy wearing it

 

[kittybean]

Love your EC, Pancake! It''s beautiful. The setting you chose shows it off so well. Your proposal ring is great, too--so cute and sweet.

 

[Dandi]

Yummy tummy, it''s STUNNING pancake!!

Plus I LOVE the proposal ring, it''s really quite unique!

And you have the most beautiful hands. Big congrats to you and your FI!

 

[kenny]

I love both of your rings.

That lemon drop ring is priceless.

 

[stci]

Your proposal ring is sooooo cute!

Your real ring is wow! Beautiful!

 

[pancake]

Date: 2/27/2010 9:45:45 PM
Author: DandiAndi
Yummy tummy, it's STUNNING pancake!!

Plus I LOVE the proposal ring, it's really quite unique!

And you have the most beautiful hands. Big congrats to you and your FI!

My partner is tickled that everyone loves the proposal ring I'm not sure how to preserve it - any ideas? I think the lemon drop is going to get sticky if I leave it as is for too long...

And I was tickled by the compliment about my hands - I got my first ever EVER manicure for this ring, so I am chuffed!

Seeing some of the EC/Asscher/step cut regulars here - Po, Stci, Kenny, kittybean, marcyc, and a few others I know I've missed (sorry!) - I am so excited to "join the club", as it were!

Oh - I have a question. I'm getting a Leon Mege channel set (French cut) stacker - in fact I will probably get a second one too - but for my plain platinum band, what width should I have it? Currently it's the same width as the e-ring but I wonder if I should have it shaved down by ~20%. Thoughts?

 

[legra]

It''s very sleek, simple and elegant and the EC is gorgeous - very bright white and fiery! Love the lemon drop ring and your description of it

. Congrats on your engagement!

 

[Venice]

Your diamond is beautiful and the band is perfect with it! I think that the thicker band supports the diamond properly. Very classic!

 

[Gypsy]

Pancake, it is LOVELY. Both the stone and the finish and quality of the setting. Congrats!

 

[Lula]

I love your ring -- the wider band is so sleek and shows off the EC very nicely!

I guess you could put your proposal ring in the freezer...that might preserve it for future generations!

 

[Mobinvera]

I love your ring! I have a very similar cathedral setting (3.5mm and also not tapered) with a princess and love the modern, sleek, clean look of the band.

 

[happydreams]

beautiful! congrats!!!

 

[pancake]

Thank you everyone!

My LM french cut eternity band (it''s tiny - 1.4mm) arrived today but I''m interstate so I don''t get to see it until Saturday

I am planning to get a second one of those, and a plain platinum WB as well (I know, excess - but this is PS, right?),

Potential combos would be:

* WB with two eternities
* WB with e-ring
* E-ring flanked by two eternities (and WB worn on other hand)
* All four stacked together!

Any thoughts about width for the plain WB? I am thinking maybe ~2.5-2.6mm. It''s already made and I already have it - currently it is the same width (3.2) as the e-ring, but I''m thinking of shaving it down.

 

[Echidna]

Date: 2/27/2010 2:40:07 AM
Author: pancake
Last, but not least - the proposal ring, lying on the canvas which my partner proposed with

(It is a 50-something carat fancy yellow sugar-free lemon drop in a precision stickytape setting, on a band of finest aluminium foil, in ring size ~ZZ)

Oh Pancake, it''s GORGEOUS

There is something so alluring about ECs.

PS. I think your fiance must have got your precision foil setting the same place my fiance got mine. Aren''t they spectacular?!

 

[futuremrs]

absolutely gorgeous ring! I love the thicker band it really makes your diamond pop!! the cut is gorgeous as well! lucky girl

 

[reggie]

pancake - Your ring looks very elegant on your finger. I also think you have taken some pretty good pictures. You even made sure your nails were done for us.

 

[pancake]

Bahaha, Reggie - I had my first ever manicure in preparation for picking up the ring!!

 

[merrymunky]

I''m usually an RB/Cushion kinda gal but this is a beautiful ring. That last shot really shows it off in a beautiful way!

Oh, and I think we need handshots of the propsal ring!