deskjockey
Brilliant_Rock
- Joined
- May 10, 2013
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Hello all. I'm a huge newb here, but have been reading a ton and I think you guys saved me from making some bad decisions on stones for my e-ring. Even the stone I got probably has some issues, but I love it to death and love its many moods. Now the hard part of finding a setting for it. I had it placed in a few rings at a local jeweler, just to see how it looked, and I think it looked best in a halo. But I want to keep things relatively small and "dainty," as my fingers aren't very big, and I generally like simple jewelry. I also like milgrain detailing.
I'm a bit nervous about posting my stone, which is silly, because I've been on horse boards for years and years and have gotten used to taking some serious critiques, but maybe because I don't know much about gemstones opening it up for opinion by the knowledgable terrifies me a little bit. Silly, right? Anyhow, here's the best picture I've been able to get (I am, apparently HORRIBLE at photography):
It's a pretty dark blueish green. Inside under flourescent lighting it goes a bit greyish-blue. It also has a ton of sparkle/life to it, in pretty much all light, so even when it darkens a bit it's all, "Hey! HI! HI I'M SHINY, LOOK AT ME!!!". I've gotten really attached to it over the week it's been here! Because it does seem to be a bit darker, I think a halo would be a good idea. But for a while I've felt like halos are a bit too much/too big, and it's been hard for me to find one that feels right to me (of course, looking at CADS and online pictures is hard, everything looks so blown up that it looks huge and heavy). We'll probably hit up some jewelry stores over the next couple weeks but I know several people here have great leads for ideas/inspiration. Help a girl out?
I'm a bit nervous about posting my stone, which is silly, because I've been on horse boards for years and years and have gotten used to taking some serious critiques, but maybe because I don't know much about gemstones opening it up for opinion by the knowledgable terrifies me a little bit. Silly, right? Anyhow, here's the best picture I've been able to get (I am, apparently HORRIBLE at photography):
It's a pretty dark blueish green. Inside under flourescent lighting it goes a bit greyish-blue. It also has a ton of sparkle/life to it, in pretty much all light, so even when it darkens a bit it's all, "Hey! HI! HI I'M SHINY, LOOK AT ME!!!". I've gotten really attached to it over the week it's been here! Because it does seem to be a bit darker, I think a halo would be a good idea. But for a while I've felt like halos are a bit too much/too big, and it's been hard for me to find one that feels right to me (of course, looking at CADS and online pictures is hard, everything looks so blown up that it looks huge and heavy). We'll probably hit up some jewelry stores over the next couple weeks but I know several people here have great leads for ideas/inspiration. Help a girl out?