Big Blue debuts...

[FrekeChild]

...with one shoddy picture. You all can kill me later.

 

[icekid]

what who when what what?!!? Is that the big blue spinel from Barry''s new stones???????

 

[musey]

Woohoooo!!! Can''t wait to see more pictures!!!!

 

[Skippy123]

Beautiful

 

[MonkeyPie]

Eeeee more more more!

 

[Fly Girl]

Date: 5/6/2009 5:08:28 PM
Author:FrekeChild
...with one shoddy picture. You all can kill me later.

It''s very pretty, but I know that you are capable for sooooooo many more and better pictures! Waiting.......

 

[FrekeChild]

Ok, I took more, but I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off, because it''s the last day of one of my classes (in there now), but it was FI''s and my 3 year anniversary yesterday and we''re celebrating tonight. Soooo....before I went to class I had to get ready. And take pictures. So I don''t have a lot yet, but I''ll share what I do have since I''m not paying attention in class.

Woot for fingerprints. This thing turns BLUE BLUE in direct sunlight, but it doesn''t photograph that...

 

[FrekeChild]

Size difference between my pink ering and Big Blue. Pinky is 6.12mm.

 

[LaurenThePartier]

Oh, Freke - that blue is just AWESOME!!!!!! I can''t wait to see more pics of it!!!!

Happy 3rd anniversary!!!

 

[FrekeChild]

Diffused sunlight/shadows

 

[FrekeChild]

Thanks LTP!

Last one for now!

ETA: this one is under fluorescent light. For whatever reason, when I take photos in there, they come out blurry. Hmmm...BTW, it does have a bit of a color shift. It turns into a deep royal purple. Lalalala!!!!!

 

[innerkitten]

Actually it''s a pretty good photo. I can''t wait to see and hear more about it.

 

[FrekeChild]

Vendor photos...

Stock photo

 

[redfaerythinker]

That stone is incredible! So gorgeous!

 

[FrekeChild]

Outside--vendor.

 

[FrekeChild]

And the pic that made me fall in love with it.

 

[innerkitten]

So this one''s new right? Do you have the other ring back yet?

 

[FrekeChild]

So. It IS Barry's blue spinel.

2.74cts
8.3mm

What the Barry said on the site about it:
SP-6150 Tunduru Spinel(J) 2.74 cts., 8.3mm round brilliant[Gec]. This is the largest blue spinel with this kind of color that I've cut in 10 years. It is a very slightly purplish blue and the color is between medium and medium/dark in intensity. Flawless at 10x. BB

Soooo....Barry is a stinker. He has been waiting for some rough I asked for a while back, to come in, and in the meantime when I would send him an email, he'd share a photo. So he sent me that last pic--on the pyrite, and that was it. I HAD TO HAVE IT. BUT I didn't have $480 lying around, I'm a poor student!

So I went to the closest bank I knew of. The Bank of Dad. And sold him on the huge size, the rarity, and how it was basically just a bigger version of my ering stone (it's a little bit darker). Now, amazingly enough, he agreed to it (I think this was mostly because the last jewelry he bought was my mom's ering 5 years ago, and 1.5ct diamonds don't come cheap) so between carat weight and cost--it probably seemed like an outright BARGAIN to him.

So it's my wedding present from my dad.

Thanks Dad! Love you!

Anyway, I lost sleep over this stone. My sleep schedule is again all messed up from waking up in the middle of the night, terrified I had somehow slept through 10am May 1. On the first, I woke up at 8:18am (just under 3 hours from the drop) in a panic. My internet has been wacked out for a week or two, and I was so scared I'd miss out on it because of BLEEPING COMCAST. And then, when I got out of bed, I began refreshing. And refreshing. And refreshing.

When it finally came up, I went straight through to the spinels, put it in my cart, and checked out. I didn't have any problems--probably because I didn't pause, hesitate, look around or think. Just did it.

It was worth all of the stress.

 

[musey]

Date: 5/6/2009 6:31:59 PM
Author: FrekeChild
And the pic that made me fall in love with it.

Okay, I can tell why

It''s gorgeous. Ridiculously so.

 

[KatyWI]

Ahhh!! Freke, it''s goooorgeous!!!!!!!!! I covet, I do...

 

[babysteps]

Gorgeous! Congrats on your anniversary and an amazing new stone - it is fabulous! go Blue

 

[Gypsy]

PENDANT??? TO match THE RING? Can I interest you in a pendant?

 

[loriken214]

YAY....BIG BLUE IS AWESOME!!!!

Lori

 

[icekid]

Freke- it''s gorgeous!

How sweet of your dad. A really special wedding gift! Spill the setting plans

 

[chrono]

What a thoughtful gift from dad.

It sure dwarfs your pinky.

 

[Catmom]

It''s gorgeous freke!! I love the blue color.

 

[Stone Hunter]

WOW just WOW. And I am a bit jealous...trying hard not to be. Incredible color on that stone.

 

[MonkeyPie]

Date: 5/6/2009 7:11:02 PM
Author: Gypsy
PENDANT??? TO match THE RING? Can I interest you in a pendant?

I have to agree! This would look BRILLIANT in a halo!

 

[BWise]

This is deadly gorgeous! I am so jealous!

 

[bling addict]

Gorgeous!!! Love it!!!

Great present from your dad