Paraiba tourmaline

[Bagpuss]

I thought I''d post pics of my new ring. A daisy cluster of paraiba tourmaline and diamond. Pretty colour. don''t you think?

one from the side - nice and low set.

 

[belle]

very nice!!
i can see a perfectly matched pendant in the works

 

[Bagpuss]

You know me so well, belle!

Plus, they do earrings to match too!

 

[belle]

Plus, they do earrings to match too!

i knew it!! i can so see that design in some pretty matching earrings!!

 

[diamondlil]

Ooooooh, beautiful! I love the color of paraiba tourmaline. That would make a terrific matching pendant!

 

[fountainfairfax]

I love that color (and your ring is beautiful!) I''m off to do a search for paraiba tourmalines!

 

[crafftygrrl]

WARNING BAD INFLUENCE!!!!

What would really be pretty is,,,instead of a tradional pendant... to have a necklace (and bracelet of course) with the paraiba diamond florals interspersed with a gold or platinum chain. Like the pearl necklace Rene Russo wore in Tin Cup except with the paraiba/diamond florals.

I love paraiba tourmalines. I wish I had one. Yours is mui bueno!!!

 

[Bagpuss]

Date: 4/4/2005 9:31:57 PM
Author: crafftygrrl
WARNING BAD INFLUENCE!!!!

What would really be pretty is,,,instead of a tradional pendant... to have a necklace (and bracelet of course) with the paraiba diamond florals interspersed with a gold or platinum chain. Like the pearl necklace Rene Russo wore in Tin Cup except with the paraiba/diamond florals.

I love paraiba tourmalines. I wish I had one. Yours is mui bueno!!!

Get thee behind me S#t#n!

You''re right though, that would look lovely!

I''m amazed at how sparkly these little stones are and they''re clear as a bell, too.

 

[chrono]

Lovely ring, Bagpuss. You beat me to it. I love how low it sits. I''ve been shopping around for small paraiba stones to make a cluster ring too. Now I''m toying with the idea of making cluster drop earrings with them as well.

 

[MJO]

Hello Chrono,

I made cluster drop paraiba earings for my wife. They look great. I used the round .60 carat paraiba''s I got from Cherrypicked.com with diamond jackets and additional Pariaba dangle jackets.

 

[belle]

Date: 4/6/2005 11:18:39 AM
Author: MJO
Hello Chrono,

I made cluster drop paraiba earings for my wife. They look great. I used the round .60 carat paraiba''s I got from Cherrypicked.com with diamond jackets and additional Pariaba dangle jackets.

wow....those sound very nice!! any chance we could see them?

 

[MJO]

Hi Belle,

I''ll try tonight but my computer won''t upload to PS. If anyone has any ideas why please let me know. I have alot of great stones I would love to put pictures of including a 10ct+ Heart shaped Alexandrite but I can''t get the stupid things uploaded.

 

[belle]

hey mjo...you can email them to me and i''ll see if i can get them loaded

 

[Bagpuss]

I''d love to see them too!

 

[MJO]

Hi Belle,

Attached is a picture of my 10ct+ Alexandrite

 

[MJO]

Pictures of my larger mandarin garnets. The trilliant is 11cts. Ovals are 22cts and 24cts. These were sent to Richard Holmer for recutting. The pair is an 8 carat attached to a pendet with a 10ct tsavorite. I will post this one next.

 

[MJO]

8ct Mandarin & 10ct tsavorite pendent and 9ctw mandarin & small tsavorite earings.

 

[MJO]

sorry forgot to attach pictures

 

[MJO]

Attached are very poor pictures of the earings and a paraiba ring I had made for my wife. My camera doesn''t take pictures of paraiba well. The blue turns green. The studs are 1/3 carat stones were purchased from cherrypicked.com, and have with diamond jackets and dangle different colored paraiba stones. The color on the cherrypicked.com website is the true color. The ring is a 1 1/2ct geenish blue (the same color as the studs.

 

[MJO]

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[MJO]

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[MJO]

This is a picture of the .68ctw paraiba''s from Cherrypicked.com This shows the true colors.

 

[Bagpuss]

Date: 4/7/2005 1

5:49 PM
Author: MJO
This is a picture of the .68ctw paraiba''s from Cherrypicked.com This shows the true colors.

Lovely jewellery MJO! I wish my dh could make me stuff like that - ah well he''ll just have to go on buying them for me instead.

I understand your problems re colour coming out weird in photos. The pics of my ring, while showing the colour quite well, dosn''t really do justice to the saturation of the colour. My flash tends to wash the hue out. In reality, the colour looks exactly like the matched pair from cherrypicked that you posted.

 

[MJO]

I can''t make jewelry. I have them made for me at my local jeweler (Arthur Groom & Co.). He specializes in Emeralds (www.arthurgroomandco.com)

 

[Bagpuss]

Date: 4/6/2005 11:18:39 AM
Author: MJO
Hello Chrono,

I made cluster drop paraiba earings for my wife. They look great. I used the round .60 carat paraiba''s I got from Cherrypicked.com with diamond jackets and additional Pariaba dangle jackets.

Sorry for the confusion. From the above post, I thought you''d done them yourself. Jewellery making would be a very handy skill for any husband, IMHO!

 

[MJO]

I wish I could make jewelry . It would save me a fortune. I design the stuff and have someone else make it up for me. Since I paid I say I made it for my wife . I guess I should say I had it made for my wife.

 

[Bagpuss]

Designing and paying for it does it for me! You are officially one of the good guys.