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I just ticked another smaller purchase off my list! I have been casually looking for a small ruby for about a year for a project and I bought it today! Yvonne had posted a gorgeous pair of 4mm Burmese rubies and I was naughty and emailed to ask if she had any others and she generously split the pair for me. It’s the one I circled here, which is slightly redder and a touch silkier. But I love how intense it is!
I’m planning to set it with these two GIA graded H/I color OECs I bought on eBay earlier this year.
I want to make a ring like this one that @Mreader owns.
But I might set the stones like this for added texture and because I prefer to avoid bezels.
Ruby and Diamond are my and my husband’s birthstones so this will be a special ring but also a versatile staple for my collection.
But it looks perfect with my pair of H/I OECs and it will be perfect in the flush style setting.
My Ruby arrived and I love it so much. It is RED in person. Just screaming red. The camera wants to make it pink but it’s not. My only complaint is I wish it was bigger
Maybe a hint of pink in sunlight.
But this is how it looks to my eyes.
Compared to my pink sapphires.
My Ruby arrived and I love it so much. It is RED in person. Just screaming red. The camera wants to make it pink but it’s not. My only complaint is I wish it was bigger
Maybe a hint of pink in sunlight.
But this is how it looks to my eyes.
Compared to my pink sapphires.
EDIT @kathley if the 3mm Burmese rubies you got from Yvonne for your ring look like this I think you will be so happy!!
Thank you! That’s exactly what I love about the bale, it disappears
I left my T&Co rose gold dbty bracelet with the jeweller to fix the clasp & they cleaned/polished it (it’s in the comparison photo I posted earlier in the thread). Now it’s so pink!! I originally bought it from eBay so much have had quite a lot of patina because it matched my peach rose gold Cartier bracelets exactly. Now it’s definitely much pinker.
All I know is it’s a curb chain. It’s got some weight to it (which I love) & it’s lovely & sparkly in sunlight.
). It looks really white too. It was only when I compared it to my E pear that I saw the tint, but for a pendant it’s perfectly white enough.
I love your inspiration photo! I have a pear engagement ring (a similar size to your sparkly new one) but love the idea of putting it in a bezel. Perhaps in a brushed rose gold. Looking forward to watching your project journey!My petite .65 pear on the left, that I got in 2020 solidified my love of old cut pears and I’ve been on the hunt for a chunky upgrade that I’d love to someday turn into a full set inspired by this Andrea Barbone beauty (second photo). She arrived today and I’ve been admiring since
My Victor Canera earrings came in! Though I don't honestly love the lever back, I think my earlobes are too small for it. The loop part dangles way below my ear and the post is long enough that they move around because there's no tension on the lobe. It also makes my piercings look stretched when no other earrings really do.... Does anyone have suggestions for the best solution? The blue outline is roughly my full earlobe size and thickness.
Falling forwards:
Nicely in place but still not super flattering to the piercing....This is going to be my reminder to take my earrings out at night.
Blue is roughly how big my lobe is when the earring is in place
Hinge open:
More fun, here's a video of all of my antique or antique-ish diamond pieces together! These earrings and the French cut band are still returnable.
My Victor Canera earrings came in! Though I don't honestly love the lever back, I think my earlobes are too small for it. The loop part dangles way below my ear and the post is long enough that they move around because there's no tension on the lobe. It also makes my piercings look stretched when no other earrings really do.... Does anyone have suggestions for the best solution? The blue outline is roughly my full earlobe size and thickness.
Falling forwards:
Nicely in place but still not super flattering to the piercing....This is going to be my reminder to take my earrings out at night.
Blue is roughly how big my lobe is when the earring is in place
Hinge open:
More fun, here's a video of all of my antique or antique-ish diamond pieces together! These earrings and the French cut band are still returnable.
Thank you! I thought they would be a match made in heaven with the brooch and I think I'm right
I feel super lucky to be building up the collection I'm getting.I don't have bling dots but that gave me the thought of filling the space with those little clear earring backs that some sellers use with French wires. I have a pair that's just the right length! Kind of annoying to put on so I'm hoping the lever can be adjusted and the post shortened, but at least this makes them wearable. I'll look at bling dots as a better version!
Thank you! I thought they would be a match made in heaven with the brooch and I think I'm right
I'm so excited to see your pendant when it comes in, by the way! Isn't rose gold so odd? There are just so many shades. Congratulations on a reset that you're so excited about!
I don't have bling dots but that gave me the thought of filling the space with those little clear earring backs that some sellers use with French wires. I have a pair that's just the right length! Kind of annoying to put on so I'm hoping the lever can be adjusted and the post shortened, but at least this makes them wearable. I'll look at bling dots as a better version!
I don't think anyone ever needed to see my ears this close up, but it was the best way to show what I'm doing (plus now you can see the articulation):
Thank you! I thought they would be a match made in heaven with the brooch and I think I'm right
I'm so excited to see your pendant when it comes in, by the way! Isn't rose gold so odd? There are just so many shades. Congratulations on a reset that you're so excited about!
I don't have bling dots but that gave me the thought of filling the space with those little clear earring backs that some sellers use with French wires. I have a pair that's just the right length! Kind of annoying to put on so I'm hoping the lever can be adjusted and the post shortened, but at least this makes them wearable. I'll look at bling dots as a better version!
I don't think anyone ever needed to see my ears this close up, but it was the best way to show what I'm doing (plus now you can see the articulation):
My Ruby arrived and I love it so much. It is RED in person. Just screaming red. The camera wants to make it pink but it’s not. My only complaint is I wish it was bigger
Maybe a hint of pink in sunlight.
But this is how it looks to my eyes.
Compared to my pink sapphires.
EDIT @kathley if the 3mm Burmese rubies you got from Yvonne for your ring look like this I think you will be so happy!!
Yes, the stones I have would be graduated - 0.8, 0.62 x 2, 0.35 x 2. I tried Dolly's method, and my results weren't as good as hers but it gives me an idea that it will span my size 8.75 finger well.
I had not visited my fav Jeweller fpr a few months, and when I did, this was waiting for me, fresh out of the vault. Isn’t it marvellous? 7.5 ct minor oil.
Last week I visited another Jeweller who had some green diamonds.
Which do you prefer?
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