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kgizo|1440373715|3918214 said:
Acinom - that is the most perfect blue.

I've been experimenting with mixing metals lately so wearing YG spinel halo with plat french cut diamond and ruby band.

Hubba, hubba! Your spinel woke me right up! Gorgeous! I'm sure I've probably told you that repeatedly already, but it never hurts to repeat it. :))
 

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Since people liked my first pair of "upcycled" watch part earrings, I figured I'll show you my second pair! They are also recycled watch parts, but with moonstone in them. These remind me of the moon & sun for some reason. Can't exactly say why, but they just do :)

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Lovesdogs- I just love the creativity with these earrings and that you used moonstones as the gems. Very pretty :appl:

Kgizo- I love, love, love your spinel ring. The color of the spinel is gorgeous!
 

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LisaRN|1440466438|3918772 said:
Lovesdogs- I just love the creativity with these earrings and that you used moonstones as the gems. Very pretty :appl:

Kgizo- I love, love, love your spinel ring. The color of the spinel is gorgeous!

Oh no, I certainly didn't make these!! Sorry if I made it sound that way :oops: I may be the least artistic person ever, so this is way beyond my abilities :) unfortunately I don't know the artist behind them...they were both purchased at a small store in NJ this summer. The store owner said the artist is from PA, but that's all I know. Thanks for the kind words though!
 

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lovedogs|1440468258|3918783 said:
LisaRN|1440466438|3918772 said:
Lovesdogs- I just love the creativity with these earrings and that you used moonstones as the gems. Very pretty :appl:

Kgizo- I love, love, love your spinel ring. The color of the spinel is gorgeous!

Oh no, I certainly didn't make these!! Sorry if I made it sound that way :oops: I may be the least artistic person ever, so this is way beyond my abilities :) unfortunately I don't know the artist behind them...they were both purchased at a small store in NJ this summer. The store owner said the artist is from PA, but that's all I know. Thanks for the kind words though!

My fault but I will say you have a good eye for the unique and beautiful!
 

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Garnet ring, small pink sapphires in ring, and pink sapphire pendant (I mined this stone myself :) ).
 

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mochiko42|1440472031|3918807 said:
Haven't worn this in a while..decided to dust it off and wear it to work. :angel:
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LOVE
 

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Mochiko I am in love with your ring!! It is perfect in every way :love:
 

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I was inspired by Mochiko to dig out a ring I haven't worn in a while to wear today :)

It's a hefty PLAT ring, so the style isn't for everyone, but it's an estate piece, so I like to imagine where it's been. It has sapphires and diamonds, with cutwork on the sides that makes me drool every time. The only thing I dislike is my mistake of going to a less than ideal B&M jewelry store to re-tip the prongs and make the stones more secure--they made huge blobby prongs that I can't stand. So at some point I'll have a more reputable jeweler fix that.


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EDIT: excuse the slightly wet hands in a few pics--I was in the kitchen washing my hands and realized that was the best light in my house for a photo shoot of the ring lol. Hubby rolled his eyes at me :rolleyes:
 

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lovedogs|1440497526|3918891 said:
Mochiko I am in love with your ring!! It is perfect in every way :love:

+1 I am so envious. That baby is gorgeous! :love:
 

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Lovedogs - truly amazing and unique ring! I love the profile view. The cutwork is so different from anything I've seen. Congratulations on a great find.
 

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lovedogs|1440507810|3918932 said:
I was inspired by Mochiko to dig out a ring I haven't worn in a while to wear today :)

It's a hefty PLAT ring, so the style isn't for everyone, but it's an estate piece, so I like to imagine where it's been. It has sapphires and diamonds, with cutwork on the sides that makes me drool every time. The only thing I dislike is my mistake of going to a less than ideal B&M jewelry store to re-tip the prongs and make the stones more secure--they made huge blobby prongs that I can't stand. So at some point I'll have a more reputable jeweler fix that.


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EDIT: excuse the slightly wet hands in a few pics--I was in the kitchen washing my hands and realized that was the best light in my house for a photo shoot of the ring lol. Hubby rolled his eyes at me :rolleyes:

Beautiful ring, lovedogs. I like the Art Deco basket, the flower/palm pattern is gorgeous! Vintage pieces are always fascinating - you wonder what story they would tell. If only they could speak. (But of course, the mystery is part of the allure!) :wavey:
 

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mochiko42|1440472031|3918807 said:
Haven't worn this in a while..decided to dust it off and wear it to work. :angel:
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That baby glows!!!!!

lovedogs-that is a gorgeous vintage ring- droolworthy!
 

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Got a gift from my family that I need to share :)

Blue tourmaline set in a hammered rose gold band. I like that it's way more delicate than my normal style, plus the "organic" hammered look. Pics are from inside, so don't quite capture how sparkly the stone is in real life

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Congrats on the new ring lovedogs! Cool style.

I have been wearing my Spessartite Garnet today. A friend was surprised to find out it's a garnet. =)

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lovedogs|1442445584|3928620 said:
Got a gift from my family that I need to share :)

Blue tourmaline set in a hammered rose gold band. I like that it's way more delicate than my normal style, plus the "organic" hammered look. Pics are from inside, so don't quite capture how sparkly the stone is in real life

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Oooh! I love this style. Gorgeous ring lovedogs!!
 

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Wearing my Paraiba tourmaline today. I do not wear it very often as I am very careful with it. But I always enjoy wearing it and I am still surprised when I see the color and glow. Stone and french cut setting by Leon Mege.

Photo's were taken outside. It's a rather sunny day.

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Acinom I love your ring!!! The glow is to die for, and the double prongs are so delicate and fit the stone perfectly!!
 

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Ohhhh my Acinom!!! Unbelievably beautiful ring!

This is what I've been wearing today -- my simple princess pink tourmaline ring.

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Limosun I love that ring! The andalusite does remind me of the changing fall leaves :)
 

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Beautiful tourmaline arabella. And what an elegant setting for it. Tres chique!!!

What a way to start autumn lilmosun. Amazing colour and a stunning halo setting.

I wore my blue sapphire today:

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That's one of my favorite rings, Acinom! This is off topic a bit, but I wonder whether you might share the vendor you purchased from with the individual on the other thread asking for help finding a sapphire on a 30K budget. I think yours is one of the best (most saturated, best color, etc) I've ever seen, so maybe asking your vendor might point him in the right direction? Just a thought! :wavey:
 

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lovedogs|1444155056|3935438 said:
That's one of my favorite rings, Acinom! This is off topic a bit, but I wonder whether you might share the vendor you purchased from with the individual on the other thread asking for help finding a sapphire on a 30K budget. I think yours is one of the best (most saturated, best color, etc) I've ever seen, so maybe asking your vendor might point him in the right direction? Just a thought! :wavey:

Thank you lovedogs! The jeweller is a local jeweller specialized in antique jewelry. They have some great pieces but are not specialized in color stones. It's a lovely store but I would not recommend buying online from them. When I bought my ring they had more sapphire rings, but none as saturated as this one.
 

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Gotcha, never mind then :) Just a thought in case you had bought from a particular board vendor and maybe yours could be used as an "inspiration stone" in terms of color, saturation, etc.
 

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Acinom|1444150714|3935410 said:
Beautiful tourmaline arabella. And what an elegant setting for it. Tres chique!!!

What a way to start autumn lilmosun. Amazing colour and a stunning halo setting.

I wore my blue sapphire today:

I love love love this ring Acinom! My dream sapphire ring. :love:

Sadly I rarely wear my rings anymore as I exercise most days in my lunch breaks and hate a) wearing jewellery when I exercise and b) having to worry about my rings when I take them off at work. I lose and break things so easily!
 

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I've been wanting to set these two in a bypass forever. This is my 2.2 carat mahenge spinel, and 2.5 carat blue sapphire ring (AGL heat only). The other rings are all spinels (violet and mahenge).

Taken with my iphone. I love that phone camera!

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Good to see you back, TL, and your rings never fail to impress, especially the new bypass. :love: That said, I am seeing a blue + red trend on your hand... :cheeky:
 
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