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After the color explosion yesterday, I decided to wear a couple self set pieces with a pre-loved necklace from @leslie1956. Star sapphire cab, blue-green tourmaline with fire opals, and faceted moonstone with sapphires.
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The pendant looks great with those rings!
 
Aaaaaaand im the woman in a bathroom stall taking photos of my rings......

Here in dim artificial lighting it looks pretty darn blue....i love it
I havent been able to find many other tsavorites that look alike.
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Love these stackers!!
 
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Wearing these on my right hand today. Pinky is self-set amethyst, 10mm heart shape. Middle finger is Holley blue agate cab, also self-set. Ring finger is an eBay purchase with moonstone and red and orange garnets.
 
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Wearing these on my right hand today. Pinky is self-set amethyst, 10mm heart shape. Middle finger is Holley blue agate cab, also self-set. Ring finger is an eBay purchase with moonstone and red and orange garnets.
Omg, I LOVE your agate ring!!!!:razz:
 
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Feel in the mood for a little more sparkle today, so brought out the mint stick bracelet. Vintage plat, emerald and diamond bracelet.
 
Ahhhhh beautiful bracelet @Bluegemz !!
Those emeralds are a delicious minty green shade! Thats the kind of bracelet that I would put on if I needed a refreshing pick me up in jewelry form! Not as hyper or mentally stimulating as other brighter gems such as spessartites, but none the less a refreshing stone combo to wear when life feels a little less magical, bland, or dull!

Last night (I sleep with rings on every night) & this morning I'm wearing some silver pieces.
My large chunka blue tourmaline, my alexandrite cat-eye, and my daughters (with her permission :rolleyes2:) pinfire aussy boulder opal ring made out of copper and silver.
This might be an odd way to wear 3 rings on one hand but it just feels so right!
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Ahhhhh beautiful bracelet @Bluegemz !!
Those emeralds are a delicious minty green shade! Thats the kind of bracelet that I would put on if I needed a refreshing pick me up in jewelry form! Not as hyper or mentally stimulating as other brighter gems such as spessartites, but none the less a refreshing stone combo to wear when life feels a little less magical, bland, or dull!

Last night (I sleep with rings on every night) & this morning I'm wearing some silver pieces.
My large chunka blue tourmaline, my alexandrite cat-eye, and my daughters (with her permission :roll2:) pinfire aussy boulder opal ring made out of copper and silver.
This might be an odd way to wear 3 rings on one hand but it just feels so right!
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Thanks! You are right, It is a refreshing piece. Especially since I tend towards glow over sparkle. But dang, sometimes sparkle is just fun! It feels like a joyful, light hearted piece.

I love love love the way you wear your rings! They are like a bouquet of mysterious flowers. Especially adore your cat’s eye ring.:razz:
 
I picked out my rings for tomorrow!
I will be going to a nursery to pick up some seeds for my flower bed and succulents for a terrarium I'm working on & these two cabochon babies will be coming with me.

14k yellow gold rings with a N4 Aussy opal that shines every color (Sadly I can't capture the colors on film as I see them in real life whatsoever!) & a springy mint-peridot-green colored tourmaline.

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I picked out my rings for tomorrow!
I will be going to a nursery to pick up some seeds for my flower bed and succulents for a terrarium I'm working on & these two cabochon babies will be coming with me.

14k yellow gold rings with a N4 Aussy opal that shines every color (Sadly I can't capture the colors on film as I see them in real life whatsoever!) & a springy mint-peridot-green colored tourmaline.

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So beautiful, and you wear them so well! That opal is gorgeous.

A big hear hear to going to the nursery. I had to do that first this year to get myself geared up and inspired enough to work the soil and clean up. Now I’m heartbroken because the bunnies and deer are eating everything inspite of protections...sigh. I’ try to make the experience a peaceful one but it soon becomes a struggle of life and death lol. Even now, I’m ready to go get some ugly fencing. It’s my only hope!
 
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My unheated blue sapphire was a velvety blue in direct sunlight. Too bad with hot weather this week, I'm inclined to stay indoors.
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Edit: how curious that it looks better on camera. Is there something wrong with my eyes, that I see it as darker and not as bright as on phone camera?
 
I made the mistake of keeping this mahenge spinel cab knowing i didn't love it enough to invest in a custom setting to accommodate it's non-standard size. It sat on LT until I came across this preloved setting at my jewelers. I'm really happy with the result as the gold bezel brings out more of the tone I had originally hoped for when buying. IMG_20190427_133142.jpg
 
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Overcast outdoor
 
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Overcast outdoor

Love your dangles - gorgeous blue!
 
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Gorgeous dangles with fabulous blue! I hate the monthly acne so much..
 
My blue green tourmaline ring today. I haven’t worn this one in a while.

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Your tourmaline ring is lovely, @elle_71125
I hope you will get to wear it more often. The color is so beautiful and I love the proportions of the halo. :appl:
 
Congratulations! What a yummy color and a great setting!
Let us know the story on your beautiful amethyst.

Thank you!

Oh, the story is a very short one: veni, vidi... bought (gift to self) https://www.gemporia.com/en-gb/prod...hite-topaz-in-sterling-silver-2.21cts/ibcu18/
It's an Amy from Kenya. The card said limited edition of 10, so perhaps they only had 10 stones 9X9mm (2 carats plus) and made these pendants. I didn't exactly know what stone I was going to get but the stone is 100% eyeclean and a perfect medium velvety purple.
I'm super happy with my purchase, it was inexpensive but it is so beautiful, I am wearing it right now on a short 14 inch chain.

P.S. The loose stone in my avatar picture is a 1.12ct colour shifting Madagasacan Sapphire and is a bit less saturated IRL (or daylight), more lavender than purple. This one will have a story.
 
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Playing around with my 1.75 ct Burmese spinel in an empty ring mount with some mounting wax. I’m considering setting it, even though I like my Mahenge more. It’s a little deep in cut. I would not use this setting.

Sunlight shot
 
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Sapphire, spinel, and demantoid garnet. On separate hands, but easier to take pictures when I wear on the left hand.
 
I wear Lilly Pulitzer almost everyday, so I have to match my gem of the day to my crazy Lilly pattern of the day. Today’s gemstone is a blue spinel which was crazy hard to photograph. It’s really sparkly in real life but it doesn’t translate well.
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Today’s stone is meh, but the setting is pretty cool. Smoky quartz in 18k yellow gold.
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excellent timing for me thank you
i have an ugly as sin smoky quartz ring (your stone is much nicer than mine) but my stones still have potential so im looking for ideas as i'm senimentally attached to my ugly little puppies
your setting is beaitiful and compliments the stone plus adds wow factor ! I serously love your ring


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Today im wearing my grandma's engagement ring from the late 1930s - it flashes amazing colour but i couldn"t photograph it well
the other ring is mum's eternity ring dad gave her when i was born (cough cough) 1971
 
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