Announcing my Rhodolite

[Harriet]

Ta da! Thanks, Richard!

 

[Harriet]

The professional portrait. Btw, it's an unusual rhodolite that the has been dubbed "Royal Rhodolite."

 

[Dee*Jay]

Ooh la la! Love that color! This is the stone that you were going to put in a delicate setting, right?

 

[Harriet]

If I can find a fairly inexpensive one.

 

[FireGoddess]

I can''t wait to see this ring - I love that stone!

 

[Harriet]

I''m thinking of buying it in different shades.

 

[Kaleigh]

It''s beautiful Harriet!!!

 

[Harriet]

Thank you. Help me choose a setting?

 

[Nicrez]

LOVELY!

Personally I favor thin pave split shank... I have a guy in NY who does custom design and hand crafted work and he''s great. He also uses wax molds as well.

What are you thinking for setting???


Love it. What a color!

 

[Harriet]

Me too, but that would far outweigh the cost of the stone. Would that be silly?

 

[Skippy123]

Date: 4/30/2007 5:37:53 PM
Author: Nicrez
LOVELY!

Personally I favor thin pave split shank... I have a guy in NY who does custom design and hand crafted work and he''s great. He also uses wax molds as well.

What are you thinking for setting???


Love it. What a color!

It is very beautiful and I like Nicrez''s idea.

 

[Harriet]

Remember my moratorium on jewellery above $1k?

 

[Sparkles22]

That stone is beautiful. What ideas do you have for it so far?

 

[Harriet]

Either the simplest possible white-gold setting or a halo with a pave split shank (this would way exceed the cost of the stone though, as well as my current budget).

 

[SparkleRN]

Beautiful stone, can''t wait to see the setting you pick.

Stacy

 

[Sparkles22]

What about something like the 7th one down.. http://www.customgemstones.com/CUSTGEMS/CustPics.htm ? I don''t think it would cost over 1k if you did it in WG...

 

[FireGoddess]

Have you perused the Adwar catalogs? Those castings can save a bit of $$ on the project cost...

 

[Harriet]

Date: 4/30/2007 8:09:13 PM
Author: SparkleRN
Beautiful stone, can''t wait to see the setting you pick.

Stacy

Nothing compared to your loot today.

 

[Harriet]

Date: 4/30/2007 8:15:03 PM
Author: Sparkles22
What about something like the 7th one down.. http://www.customgemstones.com/CUSTGEMS/CustPics.htm ? I don't think it would cost over 1k if you did it in WG...

Thanks, but it's not quite me. Please let me know if you come across anything else.

 

[Harriet]

Date: 4/30/2007 8:16:41 PM
Author: FireGoddess
Have you perused the Adwar catalogs? Those castings can save a bit of $$ on the project cost...

No, but I''ll look for them.

 

[Jewels]

Date: 4/30/2007 7:26:08 PM
Author: Harriet

Either the simplest possible white-gold setting or a halo with a pave split shank (this would way exceed the cost of the stone though, as well as my current budget).

Very nice stone Harriet. I like the pave split shank idea.

 

[FireGoddess]

Date: 4/30/2007 8:35:20 PM
Author: Harriet

Date: 4/30/2007 8:16:41 PM
Author: FireGoddess
Have you perused the Adwar catalogs? Those castings can save a bit of $$ on the project cost...

No, but I''ll look for them.

http://www.adwar.com/products/index.html

 

[Harriet]

Jewels, FireGoddess,
Thanks!

http://www.adwar.com/products/catalog20/page_1148/
21935L?

 

[diamondseeker2006]

That stone is gorgeous, Harriet!!! I love that it is so beautifully cut!

 

[Harriet]

Get one, DS!

Re setting: How about the one on the left?
http://www.stuller.com/public/product.aspx?prodGrpID=eaba75b3-e529-41dc-9ffb-cd97c4119d45&categoryID=18076984-6edb-4a52-9550-5d386b9e4327

 

[Sparkles22]

okay... hmm... well one of my all time fav''s is https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/colored-stone-e-rings-eyecandy.29435/page-11 last one on the page!!! Of course you may have to blow the budget, but it would be one heck of a ring

 

[Harriet]

So''s mine, but I promised the other half that I would not spend more than $1k on a piece of jewellery. That''s because he''s buying me these:
http://www.harrywinston.com/go.php/d_Jewels/d03_Earrings,Single-Loop

 

[KimberlyH]

And my living vicariously through Harriet continues....

 

[Harriet]

You''re embarrassing me!

 

[Sparkles22]

Well I think the pave split shank would look beautiful with the earrings