Preview pics while waiting for 2.0

[cellentani]

I''ll do a proper thread when 2.0 is up and running, but here''s what I''ve been busy with this week.

Gary''s Afghan tourm, 8.1mm, 2.17ct.

 

[baby nurse]

Oh, that''s so pretty! Is that the one he had on his website recently?

 

[cellentani]

I''m a stickler for accurate photography, and this one has been very difficult! This shows a little more blue than what I see...

 

[cellentani]

Date: 5/27/2010 7:47:18 PM
Author: baby nurse
Oh, that''s so pretty! Is that the one he had on his website recently?

Thanks baby nurse, and yes, that''s the one!

 

[cellentani]

I also received another rubellite from Bob, and had it set in the pendant I found in NYC.

 

[Taylorbug!]

Date: 5/27/2010 7:52:17 PM
Author: cellentani
I also received another rubellite from Bob, and had it set in the pendant I found in NYC.

Love it!!!

 

[VapidLapid]

It was you, Celle!
That stone was gone so fast! Looks even nicer than it did on his site.
Good for you! I look forward to seeing more of it in the new pricescope-verse.

 

[T L]

Nice cutting on the Afghan tourmaline.

That rubellite pendant is to die for!!

I have two rubellites from Bob I have to set, and now your pendant is making me want to set them more than ever!!

 

[brandy_z28]

Love your pendant!!!

Your new tourmaline is very nice as well.

 

[mochi]

OMG! Your pictures literally took my breath away!

 

[CharmyPoo]

Very delightful!! What will you do with the tourmaline?

 

[chictomato]

BEAUTIFUL COLOR!

 

[Barrett]

looking good cell..nice pics too

 

[cellentani]

Date: 5/27/2010 8:55:48 PM
Author: VapidLapid
It was you, Celle!
That stone was gone so fast! Looks even nicer than it did on his site.
Good for you! I look forward to seeing more of it in the new pricescope-verse.

Haha, yeah, a couple of people, including a good friend of mine, have recently gotten Afghan tourms, and I just fell in love with the color! And even Gary said that stone was incredibly difficult to photograph - nothing looked right, no matter which setup he tried. I have a whole slew of pics, and none of them are perfect either, but I''ll keep working on it and post more imperfect ones later.

 

[cellentani]

Date: 5/27/2010 10:27:08 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover
Nice cutting on the Afghan tourmaline.

That rubellite pendant is to die for!!

I have two rubellites from Bob I have to set, and now your pendant is making me want to set them more than ever!!

Thanks TL - the Afghan tourmaline you had cut really opened my eyes to how gorgeous that origin could be. I''d love to see your rubellites - are they about the same color as mine? How are you planning to set them? You''re getting quite a collection of rubellites!

 

[Upgradable]

You took my breath away!!!!!

I inhaled when I saw that gorgously honking tourm (is it slightly minty?)

and then I sucked in again when that pendant came onscreen!! I nearly needed a resuscitator!!!!! That mounting is awesome!!!!!

 

[T L]

Date: 5/28/2010 10:59:34 AM
Author: cellentani

Date: 5/27/2010 10:27:08 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover
Nice cutting on the Afghan tourmaline.

That rubellite pendant is to die for!!

I have two rubellites from Bob I have to set, and now your pendant is making me want to set them more than ever!!

Thanks TL - the Afghan tourmaline you had cut really opened my eyes to how gorgeous that origin could be. I'd love to see your rubellites - are they about the same color as mine? How are you planning to set them? You're getting quite a collection of rubellites!

Thanks Cellentani,
Afghan tourmalines can be very nice.

I've posted photos of the rubellites on PS before, but my camera didn't capture the saturation as well as IRL. Look under my thread titled something like red and green velvet, and they are there. The octagon pink tourmaline was from Vancegems (Intergem), but the two rounds were from Bob. There is no color shift on any of them, and they all have lavender in them, and lavender flashes of color.

 

[chrono]

I tried hard not to post since yesterday until PS version 2 is up but it’s not fair to those who have something exciting to share. The Afghan tourmaline is pretty and the setting for your rubellite is gorgeous! I’ll have to have you shop settings for me the next time you plan to do some setting shopping in NYC. I love almost all the settings you have.

 

[Catmom]

Oh I absolutely LOVE your pendant. It''s gorgeous!!!!!

 

[cellentani]

Date: 5/28/2010 11:00:56 AM
Author: Uppy
You took my breath away!!!!!

I inhaled when I saw that gorgously honking tourm (is it slightly minty?)

and then I sucked in again when that pendant came onscreen!! I nearly needed a resuscitator!!!!! That mounting is awesome!!!!!

Hey Uppy! The tourmaline is slightly minty, but it''s so hard to capture it! Thanks for your compliments on the pendant! I love the mounting too, and even though I didn''t have a stone yet, knew I had to have that one!

I saw you''re out having a drink, and that sounds fabulous - hope you had a great time, and it''s good to see you over here in CS.

 

[LaurenThePartier]

I love them both! Gorgeous colour on that afghan!

 

[cellentani]

Date: 5/28/2010 11:15:08 AM
Author: Chrono
I tried hard not to post since yesterday until PS version 2 is up but it’s not fair to those who have something exciting to share. The Afghan tourmaline is pretty and the setting for your rubellite is gorgeous! I’ll have to have you shop settings for me the next time you plan to do some setting shopping in NYC. I love almost all the settings you have.

Wow, thanks Chrono, I''m very flattered, given the great custome settings you have. I''d love to be able to do that someday! And yeah, I understand the reluctance to post, and almost didn''t myself, but things were very sloooooow yesterday, lol.

 

[cellentani]

Date: 5/28/2010 11:09:01 AM
Author: tourmaline_lover

Date: 5/28/2010 10:59:34 AM
Author: cellentani

Date: 5/27/2010 10:27:08 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover
Nice cutting on the Afghan tourmaline.

That rubellite pendant is to die for!!

I have two rubellites from Bob I have to set, and now your pendant is making me want to set them more than ever!!

Thanks TL - the Afghan tourmaline you had cut really opened my eyes to how gorgeous that origin could be. I'd love to see your rubellites - are they about the same color as mine? How are you planning to set them? You're getting quite a collection of rubellites!

Thanks Cellentani,
Afghan tourmalines can be very nice.

I've posted photos of the rubellites on PS before, but my camera didn't capture the saturation as well as IRL. Look under my thread titled something like red and green velvet, and they are there. The octagon pink tourmaline was from Vancegems (Intergem), but the two rounds were from Bob. There is no color shift on any of them, and they all have lavender in them, and lavender flashes of color.

I have the exact same issues - I can get the blue and lavender flashes, but not the intensity of saturation! I found your rubellites and they look lovely, but I didn't see any size info - do you have that somewhere? I remember now that you're not a pendant gal, so are you thinking ring(s)?

Okay, I saw the carat weight on the rounds - that 2.5ct is a great size!

 

[iLander]

Date: 5/27/2010 7:52:17 PM
Author: cellentani
I also received another rubellite from Bob, and had it set in the pendant I found in NYC.

Where in NYC did you get the setting? I have a friend who is going there next week and I can have her poke around the store for me.

 

[cellentani]

Date: 5/28/2010 6:04:02 PM
Author: iLander

Where in NYC did you get the setting? I have a friend who is going there next week and I can have her poke around the store for me.

iLander, the pendant is from Klim Jewelry on W 47th street. They actually have 2 locations on the same street, and their stuff is interchangeable. In fact, they share the selection of pendants, so if you don''t see them at one location, they''ll get it for you from their other store. I went with friends, and we all managed to get several pieces - it was a lot of crazy fun.

 

[cellentani]

bah, what the heck - one more pic with the rubellite earrings. My first jewelry set, but I probably won''t wear them together. I prefer non-matchy pieces for a more casual look.

 

[packrat]

Gorgeous stones Cell! The colors give me this face

 

[Allison D.]

Date: 5/28/2010 11:15:08 AM
Author: Chrono

I’ll have to have you shop settings for me the next time you plan to do some setting shopping in NYC. I love almost all the settings you have.

HA - the heck with that! You can just JOIN us!

It''s actually a laugh-fest, because it seems Cellantani and I ARE indeed twins split at birth when it comes to settings. It got to be outlandish how many times we pointed out settings to each other that the other was already looking at, too!

 

[PinkTower]

I love your pendant. Please show us how it looks on.

 

[iLander]

Date: 5/28/2010 6:59:36 PM
Author: cellentani

Date: 5/28/2010 6:04:02 PM

Author: iLander


Where in NYC did you get the setting? I have a friend who is going there next week and I can have her poke around the store for me.

iLander, the pendant is from Klim Jewelry on W 47th street. They actually have 2 locations on the same street, and their stuff is interchangeable. In fact, they share the selection of pendants, so if you don''t see them at one location, they''ll get it for you from their other store. I went with friends, and we all managed to get several pieces - it was a lot of crazy fun.

47th and what? My friend will be near 59th and Sixth, so that might be really close! I''m totally sending her over there, it''s an awesome setting, a nice middle ground between a halo and a princess. What''s the diamond quality? Was it really expensive? NYC is funny, everything is either really expensive or a fabulous deal, there seems to be no middle ground.

Do you live there? Is it just me or does hot n crusty have the world''s best coffee?