It’s just beautiful!!! I love the proportions between stone and setting, the wonderful geometry, and of course, the star is just stunning! So happy for you. Please show some hand shots when it arrives?
It's finished! I can't wait!
It's finished! I can't wait!
Deets on this?)
I love your words and now love your ring even more after your description! I can completely understand the inspiration in your ring, and am inspired by it. You described it perfectly. It IS like a fallen star in a dew drop....the geometry gives it such perfect protection and boundary, as the star is like a true phenomenon which just happened and would be transient if not for the metal and diamonds, as if it would be lost or evaporate. The setting anchors it to foreverness, but the star still holds that true drop of happenstance magic!Thanks everyone, I will definitely post more pictures once I get it. It's going to be my wedding ring and worn on my middle finger (left hand) because... just because!
So, another project through Yvonne Raley (she's just the best).
Star sapphire is Burmese, untreated 2.32 carat 7.3mm round
I dont know total carat weight of diamonds, I think 1.5mm rounds and 2x1 baguettes per Yvonne.
The first convo to Yvonne was 04/05/2018. It was not speedy with the sapphire, but not too long either. Right in the budget, not too big, not too small. I really, really like how nice it came out.
I fell in love with little hexagon snowflakes like: https://luvthat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/transparent-hexagon-snowflake.jpg
And Yvonne is pretty famous for her floral designs, so what is a snowflake but a flower of ice? I wanted to keep the hexagon outline, it fits with the 6-rayed star. The round star makes the symmetry sing inside the hexagon to me. The icy shape and appearance of the halo surrounding the little dewdrop holding the star is magic. Like a raindrop reflecting starlight forming into a snowflake and falling from the sky... the idea is so magical and COLD. I love the cold. The end. :p
(Bluegemz way of describing stones has clearly rubbed off...!
Thank you for adding these gorgeous stars! I love the blue one in that setting. It really shows off the stone and the proportions work really well together.I wish I saw this thread earlier...I didn't know star sapphires could be so beautiful and more tranluscent than I've seen IRL.
I recently purchased some small stars (natural Burmese) from one of my favorite vendors at the Springfield Gem show . I've always been hesitant because of worries about diffusion etc. and so many I found were meh (before I saw this thread). But I liked the color of the stones and 6 ray stars and being smaller, a more affordable way to dip my toes in the waterm
2.37 ct periwinkle blue which happily looks like it will fit in a stock setting I had sitting around.
And my star ruby 3.42 cts
Its funny how some stones literally just appear in our lives.
I think all star lovers need a stacking set of stars! And who knows maybe ill keep adding
Ooops "Did Iiiiiiiii do thaaat?"
*Nanny Fran Voice*
That’s an amazing synchronicity! Jewelry karma at work...i think you were meant to have the multicolored stackers! I can’t wait to see them. I think seeing yours will push me to finally focusing on a star stacker project, as I’ve always wanted some. I don’t think I’ll find a clear pink star or star ruby in a large size easily, and I just adore the tenderness of smaller stars, so stackers are the perfect solution and also for a more modern and simple look. ( though one could do lots with stackers making them into all kinds of styles.) really happy for you! So awesome!@Bluegemz
I had always thought your idea of a stacking set of stars was lovely but I only owned blue star sapphires and wanted some variation of color and thought id never find the perfect stones for a good price. Then, a week ago while ordering my first cat eye aquamarine cabs my lapidarist also sent three little untreated/unheated Burmese star rubies free of charge because hes just a kind man. They have a gorgeous bright pink reddish/tint of blue color and transparency. The stars aren't easily viewed but hey, they were gifts and the color is lovely! So I took three of my best little blue star sapphires from the photo posted and sent those three star rubies to my silversmith to make a 6-ring stack of matte-brushed silver star stackers.
Since I'm not in a rush and my silversmith is always super busy it'll be a little while before theyre done but when theyre finished ill post some snaps here (:
I just wanted to say thank you for the idea/inspiration. I think all star lovers need a stacking set of stars! And who knows maybe ill keep adding
I also never paid much attention to star sapphires until I saw the really nice ones here and on Etsy. Wear it in good health!
That is just so beautiful and magic! Wow!!! What a spectacular rose quartz.I finally was able to capture the shy star thats present in my star rose quartz (:
Just thought you all would like to see!
This is more of what it looks like all the time not in direct sunlight (:
Hey everyone I have a vintage Ruby from my mother and law thanks for looking.
First let me say that there is no such thing as hogging up this thread!I feel like I'm hogging up this thread so someone please rescue me lol
But no need to reply about the cat eye aquas! I figured out what to do with them after my boyfriend showed interest in one and asked me to make him a ring with it (: I decided to make a little couples set with them. His will be made with oxidized hammered silver as he wishes and mine will be matte.
Anyways, time for the reason I'm posting again...I finally purchased my very first star sapphire thats set in gold (other than my black star).
I found it on ebay, its over 6 cts and is approx. 8x10mm and I believe I got a great deal on it!
I will have it by mid week next week and will post some handshots!
It doesnt compare to many of the stars you ladies have but the price was un-ignorable and I'm happy with it!
I feel like I'm hogging up this thread so someone please rescue me lol
But no need to reply about the cat eye aquas! I figured out what to do with them after my boyfriend showed interest in one and asked me to make him a ring with it (: I decided to make a little couples set with them. His will be made with oxidized hammered silver as he wishes and mine will be matte.
Anyways, time for the reason I'm posting again...I finally purchased my very first star sapphire thats set in gold (other than my black star).
I found it on ebay, its over 6 cts and is approx. 8x10mm and I believe I got a great deal on it!
I will have it by mid week next week and will post some handshots!
It doesnt compare to many of the stars you ladies have but the price was un-ignorable and I'm happy with it!
Oh I love those, especially that little white one! It looks truly pure! The others are great too.... I love the idea of those as stackers, and especially you doing it yourself. How great would that be! Do you have a favorite of the 3?Here are my itsy-bitsy star sapphires (compared to what @Bluegemz and @TheGarnetGirl have).
1.25ct white/transparent star, 4ct black star, and 4ct purplish ruby/sapphire star. Currently unset, but I love @Bluegemz 's idea of stacking star sapphire rings, and hope to take a workshop someday and bezel set these myself into some stacker rings.
Although from a cerebral perspective the purplish red is worth more because of the color and the sharp star (hope it's not diffiused, but it was sold to me for ~$40 as unheated ruby), I am drawn more to the black star, both because I feel like I can wear black anytime and because it has the strongest star. The white star I like almost as much, but it's on the smallish side, and it's difficult to see the white-on-white star in pictures.
It’s really tough to choose, but they all look good together! The black goes with everything and is very pronounced. I would agree with you that the red seems especially nice due to its size the star ruby has a great size.
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