Recent Gemstone Purchases

[NovemberBride]

I thought I''d post a few of my recent (sort of) gemstone purchases. They are:

blue-green tourmaline from Art Cut Gems
.90 carat pink tourmaline from Dan Stair
1.09 Grossular Garnet from Dan Stair

 

[NovemberBride]

Here''s one setting idea for the blue green tourmaline. It''s a little on the light side, so I am thinking of getting a different setting that would close it in more and darken it up a little. Any thoughts?

 

[NovemberBride]

Here''s a pic of the pink tourmaline alone. This doesn''t do a great job of showing the color, it''s a very true candy pink.

 

[NovemberBride]

Here''s the pink tourmaline in it''s setting, this is a better representation of the color.

 

[NovemberBride]

Here the grossular garnet, it appears a little lighter than this in real life.

 

[NovemberBride]

I am having a lot of trouble deciding how to set the grossular garnet. Itt is a super sparkly little stone (despite my terrible pictures). However, it is very light. I originally planned to set it in white gold. but I think it looks a little washed out. Any ideas for how to best highlight the color?

 

[mochi]

I really like the green tourmaline in that setting. It''s very pretty.

Love the pink toumaline, but I''m a bit partial to pink colors. The setting is lovely as well.

 

[mochi]

Does it have a bit of green in it?

 

[NovemberBride]

Mochi,

No, no green at all in real life. Just a very light lemon yellow. My pictures are awful at capturing the color and I just got a new camera, so it must be me. Here''s dan''s picture of the stone, which is a much more accurate representation of the color, although it is a tad lighter.

 

[mochi]

Oh no, it''s not you. Some colored gems are just had to capture with a camera.

I''m wondering if wg wouldn''t wash out the grossular?

 

[NovemberBride]

Yeah, it does look a little washed out in white gold. But it''s also such a pale yellow, I am not sure how I''d like it in yellow gold either.

 

[redfaerythinker]

If you don''t mind me asking, where did you get the first setting? It''s gorgeous!

 

[chrono]

Date: 5/14/2009 9:58:46 PM
Author: redfaerythinker
If you don''t mind me asking, where did you get the first setting? It''s gorgeous!

Looks like a LOGR setting.

 

[T L]

Date: 5/14/2009 9:07:59 PM
Author: NovemberBride
I am having a lot of trouble deciding how to set the grossular garnet. Itt is a super sparkly little stone (despite my terrible pictures). However, it is very light. I originally planned to set it in white gold. but I think it looks a little washed out. Any ideas for how to best highlight the color?

I''d do 18K yellow gold for that stone. Preferably a bezel.

 

[brandy_z28]

Date: 5/15/2009 9:48:52 AM
Author: tourmaline_lover

Date: 5/14/2009 9:07:59 PM
Author: NovemberBride
I am having a lot of trouble deciding how to set the grossular garnet. Itt is a super sparkly little stone (despite my terrible pictures). However, it is very light. I originally planned to set it in white gold. but I think it looks a little washed out. Any ideas for how to best highlight the color?

I''d do 18K yellow gold for that stone. Preferably a bezel.

I second TL!

Yellow gold all the way!

 

[Stone Hunter]

I like that garnet but I can see how you''d have trouble figuring out what to set it in. Maybe putting it in a bezel would darken it? Then I''d say YG.

 

[NovemberBride]

It is indeed an LOGR setting. I hadn''t seen it before and got it for a good price. I am very pleased with the quality of the setting (I have ordered several from LOGR, two have gone back and I have kept 4). The quality of this one is terrific. Nice size diamonds and very white. Also, I never upgrade the stones on LOGR in case you are wondering.

Ok, I don''t really have a lot of yellow gold, so I am going to take my stone to a jlocal eweler this weekend and see how I like the stone in yellow gold. I''ll probably look to do a halo or sidestones of some sort, since the stone is only 6.5mm and that''s a little small for me for a RHR on its own.

I am also expecting 2 more goodies from Barry and one from Dan hopefully today or tomorrow, so I''ll be posting those soon too!

 

[beaujolais]

Ah, there is the grossular. Thanks November.

It''s great. Drop it into some yellow gold settings and see what you (and we) think.

I bet in person it looks like a colored diamond. Love those garnets.