Winding up 2014....Wishing for 2015

[Starzin]

Preg - that jadeite is seriously yummy!

Don't mind me... it's just my prediliction for gorgeous cabs

 

[pregcurious]

I'm still in the process of trying to make a purchase - my unicorn 10x10mm blue-green stone. I've attached a couple color inspiration photos. If I'm able to find it before the end of the year, I'll have to wait until late 2015 to get it set.

Is it sad that I know where the Lagoon tourmaline is from (Nomad)? I spend way too much time on CS!

 

[Lady_Disdain]

I got my wedding ring this year, but I never got around to making my engagement ring. Perhaps in 2015. I did finally put a picture of my wedding set as my profile picture (just 7 months late).

I also got a nice cuprian (ok, included and windowed but sweet, sweet colour) and set in a simple rose gold bezel on unplated white gold. My last personal purchase was a pair of preloved oval diamond studs. I love them - but I see a dangling reset in the future

 

[canuk-gal]

Now I have to ask...can someone post a link to Sharon's prehnite jewelry?

I have a link to the ring...however the earrings are by Pomellato and I don't know if there is a picture somewhere here in CS cyberspace...

[URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/thinking-about-a-cab-show-me-yours.134639/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/thinking-about-a-cab-show-me-yours.134639/[/URL]

Better side pictures in this thread.....but no earrings. Velano collection by Pomellato.

[URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/just-picked-up-along-the-way.91429/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/just-picked-up-along-the-way.91429/[/URL]

cheers--Sharon

 

[Acinom]

Sharon's prehnite cab:

 

[minousbijoux]

Sharon's prehnite cab:

Elegant!

 

[InToTheMystic]

My 1.8ct demantoid garnet is at the jewellers right now getting set. Eek, so excited!



It will be in a setting similar to this Julia B inspiration pic, however only the inner bezel will be rose gold with the rest in white gold. I'll be doing a slightly thicker shank too as thin bands get lost on my stubby fingers. I'm undecided on the milgrain, but leaning towards keeping it. This will be my first halo ring



My 7.2ct pear zircon (in my profile pic) is also with the jeweller, and I'm waiting to see his first sketch of the design. We're going to do a pearl enhancer/pendant, with a sort of art deco influenced diamond bale using a mixture of baguettes and rounds - kind of like the below picture but more of a kite shape so it can fit in between pearls. The zircon will be bezelled, not haloed, but tapering so that it is thin on the top and thicker towards the bottom of the pear.



I'm playing around with ideas for setting my star ruby/pink sapphire cabs but will post that up when I have a bit more of a picture.

 

[minousbijoux]

Those both sound amazing ITM! I love art deco anything and demantoid and rose gold. I will be quite excited to see the finished products.

 

[packrat]

Ok, my head is pounding so I'm going to cheat and not look for individual pictures since I know where this picture is. The loose stones were purchased this year-the asscher chrysoberyl and asscher spinel, round tourmaline and ec chryso. The round/baguette band was also purchased this year.

Next year I hope to reset the oval opal pendant-I love the setting it's in, and it was made for me by a PSer, but it's quite "eye catching" and I think I need something smaller. I also hope to set the asschers, and either sell the ec and round tourm or set them.

And I have an idea for a fun diamond band, but that might end up waiting.

 

[dk168]

Received the pink tourmaline cabochon today, and kicked myself for not realising the listing was for one stone only and not a pair as shown in the pic. Thought I bagged a bargain, however, it was not the case, nevermind.

I like the colour and shape, however, not sure if it is worth the total price for another single stone as I would have to pay a hefty import handling and custom charges that is worth nearly half the price of the stone!

DK

 

[SeeingSunshine]

2014: I bought my first loose CS, a tiny andalusite.

2015: My SO and I plan on making our engagement official, so in a few months I'll have my very own AVR to share. Hopefully I'll also be adding a few more colored stones to my collection and setting the andalusite.

 

[dk168]

The latest acquisitions and should be it for this year, all from Jeff Davies:







I would like to add one of these Paraiba Tourmaline cabochons to the wish list for 2015, in addition to the round Danburite and blue trillion Zircon:




DK

 

[Acinom]

The latest acquisitions and should be it for this year, all from Jeff Davies:







I would like to add one of these Paraiba Tourmaline cabochons to the wish list for 2015, in addition to the round Danburite and blue trillion Zircon:




DK

Ab! I love it that you have a Paraiba cab on your 2015 wishlist as well
Us banned people will live vicariouy trough you. And we will be Paraiba sisters!!!

 

[Starzin]

I got my wedding ring this year, but I never got around to making my engagement ring. Perhaps in 2015. I did finally put a picture of my wedding set as my profile picture (just 7 months late).

Happy to see that set in your avatar Lady_D - it looks just lovely and gives you the option of some bling when you want it but not wearing the diamonds when they might get damaged.

You could of course start thinking about making your engagement ring for your first anniversary... just sayin'

 

[GliderPoss]

Well 2014 has been a pretty good one for me...

1. I got my 3x Honey Zircons set into a ring.

2. I also purchased two 4mm Birlliant cut Zircons (From NT, Australia). One is soft champagne pink, other warm white. No pics sorry! Planning to make a delicate rose gold bypass ring with them.

3. Getting my parti-sapphire reset. I was unhappy with the sidestones - constantly looked filthy and detracted from the main stone so I'm having it redone as a sleek modern solitaire. Will be ready at Christmas.

4. Just purchased these two babies from Gem Hunters. I've been eyeing them off for better part of the year, finally pulled the trigger today.
Chrysoberyl: https://gemhunters.com.au/product/chrysoberyl/


Apatite: https://gemhunters.com.au/product/10mm-faceted-blue-apatite-gem/

Both were chosen for their vivid colour - looking forward to seeing them glow in the sun!

EDIT: Apologies for massive pictures...

 

[MrsCornishWed]

So 2014 was my first year on PS and my first discovery of CS. Totally in love and spend most days lurking on the threads and spending lots of money in my head. Small purchase ' s to start Me off. Though I'm totally smitten with my tourm which will definitely be set in 2015.

Bad photos but ya'll know I'm still a baby here and I'm poorly so you have to be nice and humour me

My teeny tiny diamond and sweet little tanzanite half eternity my husband gifted me in the spring. I really love the violet blue. Spend my days worrying about it though and know that once they crack ill have them replaced with sapphires.
My Afghan tourmaline from Brad ..a pretty blue spinel from loupetroop - considered selling it as when I bought it I thought I was purely on the hunt for a ring stone and as it didn't quite fit what I wanted decided to move on. However it's staying and I've a lovely two gold bezel pendant design being sorted with my jeweller hehe)

 

[MrsCornishWed]

Oh and aside from setting these.. I'm after a violet blue sapphire and I'd really like to play with a chrysoberyl and an emerald at some point

I'm also after a little opal to remember my little bean.

 

[dk168]

More eye candies, thank you!

DK

 

[Acinom]

In 2014 I discovered colored stones due to PS! I have been on a roll and have two projects coming up. After that I will be so banned for 2014!

Soo... Two projects have now morphed into three
I have added a green cab Paraiba to the party. Dear fellow PSers are helping me in deciding how to set it. There are so many great options.
And... I might also add something green/blue along the way. Yay!

 

[katharath]

I love seeing threads like this one at the end of the year, so many gorgeous projects and gems!

I really intended this year to be a "setting year" - but I totally failed!! I've sold a ton of stuff out of my collection, but I've bought too . I think I've narrowed it down to a few projects that I really want to set next year.

This year I did set my first three stone ring, a mahenge center with mint sides in 14k RG. I completed a suite of three Barry cut lavender/periwinkle spinels that took me a good 2 years to finish - I bought each gem separately and even though they're not 100% color matched, it's definitely close enough for me! I bought my first larger "nice" gems - (as opposed to large cheapy gems which I've owned plenty of,lol) - a 2.12 ct mint that has the best coloring I've personally seen in a mint, and a 1.95 carat mahenge. Oh and I also got some Barry moonstones and a teeny pair of cobalt blue spinel. So, pics coming up...

 

[katharath]

I bought a 7 mm round pair of moonstones from Barry and a 3+ ct oval, but I think I just have a pic of the pair. I also got a pair of unheated lavender sapphires from Dana this year, very pretty little things! And here's a pic of my cobalt spinels with some mint melee I got this year too. I think that's about it... But I have a lot planned for next year bc now I need to set everything.

 

[TrakHack]

This year I did set my first three stone ring, a mahenge center with mint sides in 14k RG.

I *love* the three stone ring! Who did the setting for you?

I joined PS just a couple months ago to research diamonds for an engagement ring that ended up not being needed. What is a girl to do who has obsessed and learned about stones for a few months and has money saved that won't be spent on a wedding? Get started on a colored gems collection!

Spinels are well-suited for what I want, and while I didn't find the perfect light pink or light blue stones, I did find two grey stones I like quite a bit.

My first project is an OEC grey spinel, 1.26ct, 6.9mm, in a Julia B setting (the second pic shows the setting with a lavender OEC):






The production time on the first ring could go into January, and I'm a bit impatient, so I also got a Barion oval grey spinel, 1.98ct, 8.2mm x 6.5mm, from Dana which is at Sholdt right now being set in a white gold semi-bezel ring:




This is my first time posting pics, I'm not sure why the first two are larger than the second two...

Plans for 2015 include learning more and attending some gem shows if possible. There is a five stone setting at Love Affair Diamonds that I really do love, and if I could get five matched light blue or light pink spinels I would definitely have to do that project.

 

[katharath]

TrakHack - thanks for the compliment! The setting was by Yvonne Raley, and the gems were sourced through her as well. It took me about 8 months to find the gems and then have them set, but I love this ring! Worth the wait

Your spinel is gorgeous, and I love that particular Julia B setting!!

 

[InToTheMystic]

I managed to pop in to my jeweller today to see the progress on my demantoid ring. The diamonds for the halo have arrived, and I'm very pleased with the proportions. I wanted them quite small and delicate so they didn't compete with the garnet. It's fascinating to watch the raw metal coming together as well. Here's the white gold of the halo base and the rose gold of the bezel cut out. They'll be a lot more delicate and milgrained on the final version.

Here's a pic (albeit of ghastly quality, snapped quickly with my phone) that shows the separate pieces. I must say that sticking stones in blu-tak does not show them off to optimum quality though...



Just for fun, I also got to have a play with these two lovelies while I was there - a couple of ~4ct Colombian emeralds, cedar oiled only. They were NOT cheap, but wow they glowed. The blurry photos make them look horrendous, but I can see why people fall in love with them. Absolutely delicious.

 

[dk168]

Don't mind if I drool at the emeralds please, thanks for sharing!

DK

 

[InToTheMystic]

Oh yes, I was the same. The little devil on the shoulder immediately started trying to explain to me why a 4ct emerald really SHOULD feature prominently on the Maslow hierarchy of needs (slightly ahead of food or shelter), but my hubby was giving me The Look so I let them go back in to the vault

 

[JewelPhenom]

With all of the emerald talk I should ask opinions about one I am considering.
I'll try to post tomorrow but stats are a 3 carat, glowing, Zambian, no heat, no enhancement, virtually flawless emerald.
I took pics but they don't do it justice.

 

[MrsCornishWed]

Okay so I did say I was done for 2014.

But I accidentally just bought this: am pleased, adore the colour, it's untreated (certified) and is an ideal size for me. Made Jeff an offer and I'd pay double for the same stone here in the UK so feeling quite like a bargain. 1.45ct.

 

[FrekeChild]

Updating my list a bit:

2014:

1. 7 stone hot pink spinel and diamond
2. Jeff White pink spinel asscher three stone
3. Red spinel step cut 5 stone
4. Emerald split shank pave ring
5. Blue topaz oval with traps
6. Lavender sapphire in a halo
7. Purple spinel studs
8. Engagement ring reset
9. Oval violet sapphire

2015....

1. Pad sapphire set
2. 2 mint garnets from my husband
3. Red spinel melee into a band
4. Diamond necklace
5. Band from David Klass

...2016 and beyond

1. Big Blue spinel
2. Barry cuprian reset
3. Hot pink spinel reset
4. Merelani Mint garnet (Barry)

 

[MrsCornishWed]

Freke, I love that band!