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Catch all thread - talk or better yet show us

Niel

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Re: Catch all thread - talk or better yet show us

I received an aquamarine ring for my 18th birthday (many decades ago). I kept it for sentimental reasons but haven't worn it for at least 25 years as it no longer looked good on me.

Rather than continue to sit in a drawer, I had a new setting made last year - was very pleased as I think the ring still looks substantial without overwhelming the stone (relatively speaking - I've seen the gorgeous stuff many of you own that I would never hope to own, lol). I kept the old setting but at least the stone is being worn again.

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And this past weekend, I picked up a bracelet to go with it.

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Now I am looking for another bracelet that can be worn with this one as its daintier than I am used to and would get lost wearing my heavier white gold rings. I thought it would go with anything but the bracelet is so sparkly (which you can't tell in the picture) that other bracelets seem to look dull when worn with it. Any ideas that won't require much of an investment?


(I still have a loose 14mm round aquamarine that I am trying to figure out what to do with - maybe a pendant)
 

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Rosebloom|1404821241|3708886 said:
Whoa! Gorgeous! That needs it's own thread.
Niel|1404817490|3708852 said:
Wow! That's beautiful!

It IS good work by Sally and Pomme. Well recommended by others on CS! Plus Sally delivered the stuff within the timeline she gave. I found the overall look rather delicate even though Sally said she gave me a thicker rope, thicker shank, bigger beads and a octogan shaped top. I also requested for 21K (ended up with 20K). If I do something else with her again, I will definitely ask her to go all the way out to make it bold and garish! Haha!
 

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lilmosun|1404855088|3709220 said:
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Now I am looking for another bracelet that can be worn with this one as its daintier than I am used to and would get lost wearing my heavier white gold rings. I thought it would go with anything but the bracelet is so sparkly (which you can't tell in the picture) that other bracelets seem to look dull when worn with it. Any ideas that won't require much of an investment?
I thought the bracelet looks great. Holds its own well.
 

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Lovely to see things repurposed :)

Freke, Freke, FREKE!!!
You've got stones, you've got CADs and you've got NO THREAD!! :nono:
WHAT are we going to do with you - I wanna seeeee ;(
 

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Yeah!
 

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airdancer|1404872513|3709424 said:
I thought the bracelet looks great. Holds its own well.
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Coming from someone who's ring is as beautiful as yours (it's stunning), I feel better as it was in impluse buy that I am not questioning.

I picked it up at the Intergem show. I told myself that I was just window shopping as I am going again next month. The seller, who I've bought from before, suggested it. Even with the price negotiated, it felt expensive given it was just over a carat and not a lot of gold (although 18K). I told her I needed to think about it until the next show. So she took the tag off and told me to go wear it until the show closed. She knew what she was doing because I went to look at the other bracelets my price range and side-by-side they looked dull despite having more gold or larger stones.

The bracelet is still taking some getting used to as I typically prefer bigger pieces.
 

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Newest Mahenge, 2.71ct and very saturated. My pics followed by vendor pics

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Starzin|1404876224|3709488 said:
Lovely to see things repurposed :)

Freke, Freke, FREKE!!!
You've got stones, you've got CADs and you've got NO THREAD!! :nono:
WHAT are we going to do with you - I wanna seeeee ;(
Not only do I have stones, and CADs, but I have A RING TOO!

You'll have to be patient though, I need to get to uploading and then going through everything, writing up a post, etc etc etc. :naughty:
 

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Not only do I have stones, and CADs, but I have A RING TOO!


You'll have to be patient though, I need to get to uploading and then going through everything, writing up a post, etc etc etc. :naughty:

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Preview pic...I'm trying to organize the hundreds of pics I have of this bleeping project.

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Starzin

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oooh... ooo... ooo...

:twisted: Serves you right for holding out on us! :lol:
 

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:Up_to_something: :naughty:
 

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Xrisus|1405136971|3711813 said:
Newest Mahenge, 2.71ct and very saturated. My pics followed by vendor pics

That is gorgeous!!!! Setting plans?
 

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I love your ring Airdancer! It does need its own thread! :love:
 

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Rosebloom|1405162501|3711924 said:
Xrisus|1405136971|3711813 said:
Newest Mahenge, 2.71ct and very saturated. My pics followed by vendor pics

That is gorgeous!!!! Setting plans?

Amazing. Your mahenge collection is the best (including that trillion from TGT I wanted to badly!) :Up_to_something:
 

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I don't have any setting plans yet, but will most likely do a halo of some sort.

Thanks Niel, I think this will be the last into the Mahenge group, even my wife commented on how many I have...almost in a "hint-hint" kind of manner!
 

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Xrisus|1405215292|3712260 said:
I don't have any setting plans yet, but will most likely do a halo of some sort.

Thanks Niel, I think this will be the last into the Mahenge group, even my wife commented on how many I have...almost in a "hint-hint" kind of manner!

probably should just make her something with one of them. problem solved!
 

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FrekeChild|1405146465|3711865 said:
Preview pic...I'm trying to organize the hundreds of pics I have of this bleeping project.
Freke! Give us more than a crumb. :rodent:

Do what I do: take 20 crappy pics, and post 1 or 2 of the least horrible. :shifty:

EDIT: I saw your thread. It is gorgeous!
 

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20kt teaser

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Xrisus|1405136971|3711813 said:
Newest Mahenge, 2.71ct and very saturated. My pics followed by vendor pics


Oooh wonderful!! I'm so glad you got this one! I was wondering who the lucky person was :)
 

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Xrisus
Didn't mean to overlook you - that is one stunning! gem Looking forward to seeing you set it :))
 

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VapidLapid|1405815326|3716797 said:
20kt teaser
Up to your old tricks again :razz: Is that as large as it looks?
 

ilovegemstones

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Xrisus - glad you bought that beauty! It looks even better in your pics!
 

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Xrisus|1405215292|3712260 said:
I don't have any setting plans yet, but will most likely do a halo of some sort.

Thanks Niel, I think this will be the last into the Mahenge group, even my wife commented on how many I have...almost in a "hint-hint" kind of manner!
Such a gorgeous stone! I'm looking for one too--can you share who the vendor is?
 

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color-lover|1405879599|3717145 said:
Xrisus|1405215292|3712260 said:
I don't have any setting plans yet, but will most likely do a halo of some sort.

Thanks Niel, I think this will be the last into the Mahenge group, even my wife commented on how many I have...almost in a "hint-hint" kind of manner!
Such a gorgeous stone! I'm looking for one too--can you share who the vendor is?

Well, I'm not the poster/owner, but I don't think Xrisus will mind if I say where the gem came from...

The vendor is Yvonne Raley, and below is a link to her etsy store. I don't think she's on the preferred vendor list, which is kind of odd, bc she has a lot of PSers who just love her (myself included ;-)

Here is the link to her store:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/yvonneraley?ref=shopsection_shophome_leftnav

She has some lovely mahenges, and she has very good access to more at pretty much any time...but I must say that overall, I think the one Xrisus just bought may be the best she's ever offered (factoring in size as an important quality as well).

Oh and she's having a sale right now! :)
 

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K,
Feel free to add her to the vendors list in light of how many happy/satisfied PSers are with her service and product. Sometimes, we might be too busy or forgot to add someone in, that's all. I don't think her omission was deliberate.
 
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