My bling gallery - all my favorites!

[vespergirl]

As you can probably tell, I was a little bored today, and sporting a new camera, so I decided to take pics of all of my favorite jewelry. I have some kind of unique estate stuff, so if anyone''s interested, here are my pics.

First, I had never taken pictures of my asscher wedding set outside - OMG, I have discovered a new appreciation for these rings ...

 

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Another fire pic

 

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One more of the set

 

[NYCsparkle]

wow!@!!! gorgeous set....that first pic is a beauty.

 

[vespergirl]

and the ering on its own

 

[vespergirl]

OK, now, enough of the outside pics, here''s the journey through my jewelry box.

This is an old estate piece my dad gave me - a purple star sapphire with 33 diamonds (1 is missing set in platinum

 

[vespergirl]

My 1 carat EC tanzanite with baguette sides in 14K WG ...

 

[RxTechRN2b]

I love asscher diamonds, your set is gorgeous. I just got a new camera too and have been having fun taking pics of my jewelry, although mine aren''t turning out as well as yours. If I try to show the fire, the whole diamond just "whites out". How do you take nice pictures like that?

 

[vespergirl]

My .51 ct G SI2 RB solitaire in 14K WG pendant ...

 

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Thanks RXTech! I turned off the flash, and use the "Close Up" setting.

 

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My journey heart pendant - 1ct tw, H color ...

 

[belle]

love the ew set tanzy!

 

[vespergirl]

By the way, my mottled skin should be a good cautionary tale for those of you who are still young - this is what happens with 30 years of sun exposure & no SPF - use your sunblock!

This is another estate piece from my dad - 18K YG with diamonds and cabochon rubies ...

 

[vespergirl]

These are peridots (my birthstone) set in 14K YG - they were designed for me by an artist friend ...

 

[chrono]

Wow! That necklace is so unique.

ETA
I meant the cab rubies w/ribbon necklace.

 

[vespergirl]

These are some 8 mm tahitian black pearl earrings from my husband with .3 ct tw diamonds in 18K WG ...

 

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Here''s the matching pendant - 9 mm tahitian pearl with .1 ct diamond in 18K WG ...

 

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Here are some aquamarine and diamond earrings in 14K WG (I really wish I had put some foundation on - holy sun spots!

 

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Here''s the matching pendant - can you tell my husband likes to get me matching sets? He says that way he doesn''t have to think about what to get me for Valentine''s day - just something to go with whateve he gave me for Xmas

 

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What''s coolest about this set is the side view - it''s set in a heavy piece of gold with little tear-shaped cutouts, in both the pendant & the earrings - that''s my favorite part

 

[RxTechRN2b]

Peridot. That''s my birthstone too. My skin is starting to show it''s age too, although I hadn''t realized how much until I started posting pics of my jewelry with the camera I just got. I''ll be 43 on Aug. 18th. My skin is really fair, but I''ve always been careful about the sun since I have lupus. So I guess it could look even worse! But I was sort of shocked to think that my hands in the pictures look like they belong to a middle-aged woman. Oh, wait, I AM middle-aged.

 

[vespergirl]

These are 6 x 6 mm citrines set in 18K WG - they were my "push present" when I had my son (citrine is his birthstone)

 

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And last but not least, my 6 mm Mikimoto pearl studs set in 18K YG. My husband hates it when I wear these because they were a gift from an ex. Oh well, maybe he should get me a bigger set I can wear instead (I''m so bad

 

[decodelighted]

FUN FUN FUN ... Man your set looks GAWWW-GEOUS outside. And so boulder-like on your finger. *sigh*

(Does your Asscher have any Fluor? -- There''s another thread going on about Asschers looking blue in sunlight & I want to report my findings over there -- because your stone has a subtle blue cast in some of the shots that I believe is sky reflection - not fluor ..but

no matter what the cause!)

 

[Dee*Jay]

Wow -- what a beautiful collection!!! Lucky girl!

 

[vespergirl]

Belle - thanks! I designed that ring ages ago, when I first discovered tanzanite.

Chrono - thanks! My dad used to be really into collecting antiques, so occassionally he would find a cool jewelry piece and send it my way.

SanDiegoLady - thanks so much! I noticed those new pics of your engagement ring with the side sapphires that you recently posted - yours is one of my all time favorite sets ever! I LOVE sapphires, which is a stone I''ve yet to acquire, and your ring has some gorgeous ones!

RXTech - I know what you mean - I swear, the tan always looks great from a distance, and works wonders at hiding cellulite, but when I see my skin that close, yikes! I''m like a "before" pic in a Retin-A ad

 

[FireGoddess]

Besides your rings (which are gorgeous) - I love that bow necklace with the cab rubies!!

 

[vespergirl]

Thanks Deco! You know, I just read that thread about the flour, and I was thinking the same thing! It actually doesn''t have flour, but someimes I wish it did since it''s an H color, and sometimes I feel like I can see color in it when I''m indoors.

As I look through the rest of the pics, I realized I have very yellow lighting in my house (good for skin - not so good for diamonds because my RB pendant always looks so icy white, but was kind of warm looking in the indoor pic - just shows what a different lighting can make I guess!

 

[weegem]

Love love LOVE the purple star sapphire ring!! I adore star and cat''s eye stones......glowy and gorgeous!

 

[kohdy]

Ooooh~! They are all so beautiful! I especially love your e-ring!!! You have a beautiful collection there! Thank you for sharing the photos!!!