#JOTW Something pretty during a dreary time - feel free to add yours!

[Sparkle_ruckle]

In the last couple months, I ended up with one of my grandpa’s wedding bands, my grandma’s original engagement ring (the illusion setting was clipped off when she had a new wedding ring made), a flat band and a half round band both in rose, & reset my old five stone into a seven stone band in rose. So I’ve had a lot of new combination options to wear around my living room

Stunning collection of bands!

 

[Sparkle_ruckle]

If the photos don't have to be solely bling...

A small plant growing through a tiny crack on some stone stairs:







A hand-me-down jade ball pendant on a box purchased in Cordoba, Spain:







This was taken on a trip to Korea a long time ago. The Hanja characters on the kimchi dish means "Three Generations". May all generations of our loved ones stay safe and healthy during this difficult period.

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

most of my jewlery comes from the mall

this is one of my better trade me (NZ email) auction wins
its peridot and aquanarine
it only needs to be resized a tiny amount to fit
im hoping now im on a diet due to fear of not being able to get a supermarket delivery before the cuboards are bare because im doing what the govt told us and ive been shopping nornally and i can't go out because Gary has too many risk factors
anyway im hoping by the time this is all over it might fit and not need to be resized - obviously not for my index finger

this little cacti has been flowering its heart out for 2 months on my kitchen window sill

excuse typos as usually
too late too fix it

 

[Catmom]

Such beautiful pops of colours during this terrible time. Working from home is the new norm for us.

Thank you DiaDiva! Stay safe and healthy.

 

[whitewave]

It is, all credit goes to @whitewave !

Great shots of the emerald cut!! I didn’t realize you have the opal now! I call first dibs (not right now though lol) on it if you ever want to pass it on.

 

[Catmom]

Here are some colorful shots to brighten the day...

 

[ksmom]

Great idea for a thread- here’s mine

 

[Nikki1415]

Great shots of the emerald cut!! I didn’t realize you have the opal now! I call first dibs (not right now though lol) on it if you ever want to pass it on.

Sure, no problem!

 

[PreRaphaelite]

Edwina on rose gold. This drives me crazy because it is not a proportional match between chain & stone but it was the best I could do today. I do so enjoy having her near my heart.

 

[CHRISTY-DANIELLE]

I love this idea, distract with beauty, remind us all that there are many joys in life no matter the circumstances.
A plant ("fuchsia")I bought last week, covered in hot pink buds, promising to attract hummingbirds...then it blooms this week, and the blooms are purple inside! Yes, please!


We have a dove nesting box on our side patio. The dove babies were born last week, but yesterday flew for the first time, and settled on our fan. The fan twirled slowly in the breeze, giving the babies a carousel ride!


My beagle/dachsund mix, begging for lunch leftovers today.


And some random bling


And thankful for a new stone I'm still discovering, enchanting me with some wild , yet beautiful visuals:

 

[alittlelight]

@CHRISTY-DANIELLE I love the doves, your doggo, and those amazing rings!

 

[Vonniexx]

My latest gift from the hubby, he got me to cheer me up at this terrible time.

.75 marquise cut.....simple & sweet.

 

[lynahs1295]

Some recent pics:

awww yay you got that ring from her! i missed out and hoped it went to a PSer...she is a sweetheart!

since i missed that ring, i consoled myself with these 3 lovlies from her...i love them so much, dainty yet sparkly

 

[PreRaphaelite]

Great idea for a thread- here’s mine

This is incredibly beautiful! Is there a thread for it? Thank you for sharing <3

 

[lynahs1295]

I love this idea, distract with beauty, remind us all that there are many joys in life no matter the circumstances.
A plant ("fuchsia")I bought last week, covered in hot pink buds, promising to attract hummingbirds...then it blooms this week, and the blooms are purple inside! Yes, please!


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My beagle/dachsund mix, begging for lunch leftovers today.

@CHRISTY-DANIELLE your baby is just precious! who can refuse that sweet face???

your fuchsias are gorgeous....reminds me of some i had when i lived up north...they just kept blooming and blooming all summer...i have never found any as beautiful as those were since

 

[ksmom]

This is incredibly beautiful! Is there a thread for it? Thank you for sharing <3

Thank you! No thread yet with this setting but will try and post one later this week

 

[Natylad]

My rings make me happy every time I look at my hand....

 

[CHRISTY-DANIELLE]

@CHRISTY-DANIELLE your baby is just precious! who can refuse that sweet face???

your fuchsias are gorgeous....reminds me of some i had when i lived up north...they just kept blooming and blooming all summer...i have never found any as beautiful as those were since

Oh I hope mine grows up to be that pretty! I had never seen this plant before, was so pleased when I saw these first blooms.

 

[Polabowla]

A beautiful lily; bought some flowers while grocery shopping. They always cheer me up.

 

[Su355]

This depressing time is even more so for me...my rings have both been sent in...1 for general maintenance and re-rhodium plating, and the other to be reset into a completely new ring. I miss my sparklies!! Thank goodness for Pricescope. It’s a great distraction!

 

[Su355]

The second one, middle stone, will be reset into a similar setting to the following, only with 18k rose gold halos around new trapezoids, and the rest of the ring 18k yg.

 

[derbygal]

@CHRISTY-DANIELLE I saw your platinum ring on Instagram. It's stunning.

 

[JPie]

awww yay you got that ring from her! i missed out and hoped it went to a PSer...she is a sweetheart!

since i missed that ring, i consoled myself with these 3 lovlies from her...i love them so much, dainty yet sparkly

Holy moly, you did pretty darn well for yourself!

 

[yssie]

A few pieces I have stored on my phone that I often look through for a pick-me-up. There are some feelings that only beauty can inspire... that beauty never fails to inspire...


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@missy's father's gift to her mother in 1972 - a Cartier lightning ridge opal fit for a goddess:



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An old PSer @soycoffee's set - OEC in Sally's Lotus setting with plain band. Heartbreakingly lovely in its delicacy and simplicity:




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@cokitty's glorious, hauntingly rich spinel set masterfully by Steven Kirsch:



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@Haven's Burdeen's OMB beauty - the reset that birthed an era of PS trends:





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@Catmom's bejewelled critters! It's impossible not to smile at these!




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@iluvcarats's Van Craeynest bangle - old-world artistry that's rare and precious nowadays:



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Not owned by a PSer - MC2's Flora pieces in bloomed gold. Organic dimensionality and simplicity, perfectly bottled and preserved



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@hathalove's style. Talk about effortlessly chic



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Also not owned by a PSer as far as I know. This piece has hypnotized me for years - I feel like she could tell a thousand stories, but she wouldn't tell them to just anyone - you'd have to coax them out.



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@mrs-b's hoops. Custom made to suit her in every way - size, weight, diameter, width, closure. Sometimes "perfect" comes in deceptively simple packaging

 

[yssie]

@amoline's otherworldy akoyas. I never knew pearls like this existed before he shared these with us here. A living, breathing creature right here in our seas created these...

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@starryeyed's DBTY from WF. Utterly decadent.

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@eh613c's effortless and bold bracelet stack has three pieces I'd never have thought to put together - a delightful reminder to think outside my own boxes!

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@kayla17's Tiffany enchant butterfly - I saw this piece in-person many years ago, the first time I'd ever seen rose cuts and full cuts juxtaposed, it took my breath away - and 5ct CZ pendant from her then-8yo son

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@soxfan's old OEC cluster ring by CvB - just the most perfect halo I've ever seen, and the inspiration for my opal earrings. I adore everything about this ring - the proportions, the angle of the halo, the prongs, the milgrain, the metal colours...



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@megeve's pave Trinity bracelet. One day I will buy this for myself, and I will call it My Precious and hoard it gleefully. One day. One day.

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@sarahb's huge eternity says "more is better" and I agree wholeheartedly

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Pearls... without "bridal", without "kitschy". A challenge that Hisano Shepherd has mastered!

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@Resonance.Of.Life's ring stack. Inimitably elegant.

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@icy_jade has an absolutely enviable collection of pearls - I have so many pearls photos that happen to be her pieces!! Here's one of my favourites - those colours are unbelievable:

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My own old U-prong in unplated 14k WG. I wanted larger stones, so had this same U-prong style remade... I chose platinum the second time round, and I hugely regret it - I miss that soft antique-lace colour. I'll have my eternity remade in the right metal one of these days.

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@jadeleaves' Torchiere. Mark Morrell perfected molten metal fluidity:

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@pinkjewel's RDG floral spectacle - this is the sort of piece that's guaranteed to turns heads!

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@JPie's ethereal rose cut cluster from JbG. Every time I see this photo I'm reminded of brisk, sunny mornings outside eating WeetBix whilst my mum hung sheets on the clothesline. I have no idea why this photo (of someone else's ring, no less!) unfailingly evokes this particular memory. But there it is.

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[MarionC]

 

[Sparkle_ruckle]

And another day begins. Hope everyone is keeping well.

Mum's old amethyst necklace set in silver. I like the dichroism of the amethysts.




More shots of the tanzanites showing trichroism...





In oblique sunlight by the window:



A blue sapphire ring.





And some personal shots of nature for those of us who are missing the outdoors because of social distancing, working-from-homes, quarantines or lock-downs. Please do take care and keep faith. This too shall pass.

 

[Matthews1127]

More favorites!
Generations of diamonds!


My Great Aunt Katie’s cocktail ring with my ER:




Aunt Katie’s CR with my wedding set:



My wedding set with my grandmother’s restored wedding set:



Grandmother’s set with mine/showcase of Aunt Katie’s CR:



“Where it all began”. DH proposed the year before this photo was taken...right here.



A favorite moment with DH:



Great-Aunt Nancy’s OEC reset:






My 2018 Birthday/New Year’s Surprise:

 

[CLL]

Covid free day off =

 

[drillsgtsgem]

New seven stone from DK should be here tomorrow. With the California lockdown, his regular photographer couldn't take pictures. He was able to take a few with his phone and I thought this picture was beautiful. My inspiration came from mrs-b's seven stone.
Set in platinum, and 1.9 ctw. I will take more pictures tomorrow when I get it.

Edited to add a photo of our green cheek, yellow sided conure. It's so calming to be around her. We love her so much.