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Re: Jeweler BURNED prongs during cleaning?!
I don't think it's polishing compound. I've rubbed it and tried to clean it myself to no avail. Looking at it through the loupe, it definitely looks like its been to a torch since the metal is discolored near the black part. Kinda goes from a white -> copperish -> black hue. I wouldn't discount tha... |
by Rhapsody June 28th, 2012, 1:38 pm Forum: RockyTalky Topic: Jeweler BURNED prongs during cleaning?! Replies: 10 Views: 619 |
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Re: new 1.79 ct OEC and diamond polyamory
Beautiful collection; so glad you came to play! I love your setting idea for the OEC! ETA: The OEC used to be mine for a little while and your pictures are way better than mine were and I'm so happy it went to a loving home. :appl: Gotta love the bling merry-go-round! It was amazingly hard to get g... |
by Rhapsody May 22nd, 2012, 6:45 pm Forum: Show Me the Bling! (Rings,Earrings,Jewelry) Topic: new 1.79 ct OEC and diamond polyamory Replies: 28 Views: 1033 |
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Re: new 1.79 ct OEC and diamond polyamory
LOVE that OEC! And it's amazing the way the AVC M appears to be just as white as the G asscher! The M AVC is a real chameleon. It has strong blue fluorescence, so in sunlight it is super white. Sometimes I can even see the fluor in the sun, I'm at altitude so I don't know if the stronger UV here ma... |
by Rhapsody May 21st, 2012, 7:50 pm Forum: Show Me the Bling! (Rings,Earrings,Jewelry) Topic: new 1.79 ct OEC and diamond polyamory Replies: 28 Views: 1033 |
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Re: new 1.79 ct OEC and diamond polyamory
Thank Enerchi! I could use all the good mojo I can get for my quals. If I fail at least I still have pretty things to look at :wacko: A) I hereby nominate you for Best Thread Title. B) You are a nominee in multiple categories, also nominated for Best Metaphor. C) AWESOME COLLECTION. Every piece is f... |
by Rhapsody May 21st, 2012, 7:31 pm Forum: Show Me the Bling! (Rings,Earrings,Jewelry) Topic: new 1.79 ct OEC and diamond polyamory Replies: 28 Views: 1033 |
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Re: new 1.79 ct OEC and diamond polyamory
And a few close ups of the OEC. I am totally in love, its an amazing stone. Thanks for taking the time to procrastinate with me! |
by Rhapsody May 21st, 2012, 7:14 pm Forum: Show Me the Bling! (Rings,Earrings,Jewelry) Topic: new 1.79 ct OEC and diamond polyamory Replies: 28 Views: 1033 |
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Re: new 1.79 ct OEC and diamond polyamory
It was impossible to get all the stones lined up so they looked their best at the same time, but hopefully you can get a feel for the different personalities of all the stones. |
by Rhapsody May 21st, 2012, 7:03 pm Forum: Show Me the Bling! (Rings,Earrings,Jewelry) Topic: new 1.79 ct OEC and diamond polyamory Replies: 28 Views: 1033 |
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new 1.79 ct OEC and diamond polyamory
I should be studying for my qualifying exams so of course, instead, I'm chasing sunbeams taking pictures of my jewelry. Maybe if I share them with others that will also spread out my quilt over not reading the giant stack of papers I need to tackle. There have been several topics around here on what... |
by Rhapsody May 21st, 2012, 6:59 pm Forum: Show Me the Bling! (Rings,Earrings,Jewelry) Topic: new 1.79 ct OEC and diamond polyamory Replies: 28 Views: 1033 |
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Re: Paging Haven and any other M and lower-color OMC/OEC own
I have a princess and asscher that are both GIA Gs and an AVC which is an AGS M. Sometimes the M is white white white and other times very obviously tinted. It's amazing what a chameleon it is. I dont have any good pictures of them together in artificial light, but here are a few in direct/indirect ... |
by Rhapsody April 25th, 2012, 9:32 pm Forum: Show Me the Bling! (Rings,Earrings,Jewelry) Topic: Paging Haven and any other M and lower-color OMC/OEC owners! Replies: 37 Views: 2280 |
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color of ID jewelry's white gold
Can anyone tell me how white the white gold alloy ID jewelry uses is? I destroy rhodium plating, so the color of the white gold itself ends up being pretty prominent. Trying to decide if I should go with white gold or spend the extra money for platinum (about 600 bucks). Thanks! |
by Rhapsody May 10th, 2011, 10:12 am Forum: RockyTalky Topic: color of ID jewelry's white gold Replies: 0 Views: 88 |
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Re: Is it better?
Scares me more that the local drug dealer/gang member/criminal can have one in his pocket at the grocery store. I figure they're the ones that shouldn't have them. But this makes the assumption that if "non-criminals" also carry guns than people will be safer. People who commit crimes are... |
by Rhapsody January 28th, 2011, 9:01 pm Forum: Hangout Topic: Is it better? Replies: 131 Views: 1827 |
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I''ve bought the 1.5-2 mm rice and button pearls from here before and been really happy with them. I just love seed pearls, the tinier the better! 
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Thank you both for your replies. I''m totally nuts so decided to run home over lunch to take some pictures. These are the best I can get without an extra pair of hands. From the top you cant really see it, but I managed to get some sun glare off the sharp egdes so you can see its proximity to the pr... |
by Rhapsody March 29th, 2010, 9:26 am Forum: Colored Stones Topic: safe to wear a chipped stone? Replies: 8 Views: 322 |
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safe to wear a chipped stone?
I just noticed a chip in a tourmaline I had set last week. I''m going to assume because it''s been a few days since I picked it up the jeweler will tell me I chipped the stone. Sigh. Theres nothing worse than that heart in your throat feeling when you notice something you love is damaged. The chip i... |
by Rhapsody March 29th, 2010, 8:03 am Forum: Colored Stones Topic: safe to wear a chipped stone? Replies: 8 Views: 322 |
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Date: 1/15/2010 6:25:53 AM Author: Pink Tower If anyone has seen the Tacori, etc. that is available on the shopping channels firsthand, will you please post? I am curious as to what the quality is like. Personally, I would not be pleased if I were the owner of one of these designer labels, but , as... |
by Rhapsody January 15th, 2010, 2:10 pm Forum: Hangout Topic: Ritani is on QVC now Replies: 31 Views: 833 |
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Last one, the exotics are on the bottom here. I''m still trying to get a shot of the whole strands, but it has proved elusive. I hope these are helpful, I just cant seem to capture what the eye sees. The exotics are 7-7.5mm and the freshadamas are 7.5-8mm. |
by Rhapsody November 27th, 2009, 10:37 am Forum: Pearls Topic: New exotic, metallic pearls at Pearlparadise..... Replies: 168 Views: 5717 |
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by Rhapsody November 27th, 2009, 10:32 am Forum: Pearls Topic: New exotic, metallic pearls at Pearlparadise..... Replies: 168 Views: 5717 |
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by Rhapsody November 27th, 2009, 10:29 am Forum: Pearls Topic: New exotic, metallic pearls at Pearlparadise..... Replies: 168 Views: 5717 |
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Man its a nightmare to take good pictures of pearls. I can see the difference between the freshadamas and exotics clearly, but its hard to photograph. I got a few decent comparison shots. The exotics are on the right, you can see they have higher luster and more unique colours than the feshadama str... |
by Rhapsody November 27th, 2009, 10:28 am Forum: Pearls Topic: New exotic, metallic pearls at Pearlparadise..... Replies: 168 Views: 5717 |
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Glitterata, your strand is gorgeous! They look beautiful on you. I just got back home from being out of town. My hotel charged frickin 20 bucks a day for internet access, so I figured pictures will have to wait I got a bracelet too, so now I can actualy wear the necklace as it should be instead of w... |
by Rhapsody November 24th, 2009, 8:50 am Forum: Pearls Topic: New exotic, metallic pearls at Pearlparadise..... Replies: 168 Views: 5717 |
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Last one. There are some gorgeous purples in here. One a strongly pinky purple, another with green overtones and a silvery blue. All awesome. Hope you enjoyed the pictures! For anyone on the fence, I would vote go for it! |
by Rhapsody November 13th, 2009, 1:59 pm Forum: Pearls Topic: New exotic, metallic pearls at Pearlparadise..... Replies: 168 Views: 5717 |
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Heres a few close ups of some of my favourite pearls. Of course they are so reflective that you mostly see a giant camera in all of them, but you can see the colours around the reflection pretty accurately. The pink/green pearl kills me. So cool. The silvery lavender one next to it is gorgeous too. |
by Rhapsody November 13th, 2009, 1:56 pm Forum: Pearls Topic: New exotic, metallic pearls at Pearlparadise..... Replies: 168 Views: 5717 |
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I got my strand of exotics and I am utterly smitten with them. I kept wearing them looped around my wrist so I could see them so I just broke down and ordered a bracelet too. I do have a slight problem in that I think they may have made my multicolour freshadama strand redundant. Although the fresha... |
by Rhapsody November 13th, 2009, 1:51 pm Forum: Pearls Topic: New exotic, metallic pearls at Pearlparadise..... Replies: 168 Views: 5717 |
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Date: 10/12/2009 11:34:30 AM Author: missjae I''m starting to wonder if maybe some of this isn''t just underlying anxiety/panic that I am confusing for withdrawal. I''m not sure what to think, but I will be bringing it all up with my Doctor next week and get myself back in working order. Generally ... |
by Rhapsody October 15th, 2009, 1:01 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: Paxil Withdrawal: Coping Advice/Suggestions Wanted Replies: 47 Views: 1076 |
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Date: 8/20/2009 6:33:23 PM Author: EBree Rhapsody- I was just reading about ethyl vs. methyl- thank you for the breakdown (and the other information). As I said, I''m still learning and absolutely appreciate any good information either way. If you don''t mind my asking, how is the amount safe for a... |
by Rhapsody August 20th, 2009, 1:48 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: Delayed/Selective Vaccine Schedules? Replies: 41 Views: 1237 |
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Date: 8/20/2009 2:54:36 PM Author: EBree Date: 8/20/2009 1:55:02 PM This is where the ''other side'' disagrees. For example, thimerisol: not present in most vaccines, but apparently still in some (flu and tetanus). The NVIC states that 50,000 ppb of mercury is the ''current ''preservative'' level m... |
by Rhapsody August 20th, 2009, 11:58 am Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: Delayed/Selective Vaccine Schedules? Replies: 41 Views: 1237 |
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Date: 8/20/2009 1:37:06 PM Author: EBree Date: 8/20/2009 1:19:27 PM You''re absolutely right about not waiting too long, and that is precisely why these decisions have been a bit more difficult than I''d expected. One side screams, ''But the toxins in the vaccines...!'' while the other side screams... |
by Rhapsody August 20th, 2009, 7:55 am Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: Delayed/Selective Vaccine Schedules? Replies: 41 Views: 1237 |
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Date: 8/20/2009 12:44:12 PM Author: EBree Date: 8/20/2009 12:29:05 PM Rhapsody, That''s interesting (and scary!)- thank you for bringing it up. The WHO gives it a life of about a week but notes it ''does not cross the skin or the mucous membrane barrier.'' So while the chance of exposure is there, ... |
by Rhapsody August 20th, 2009, 7:19 am Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: Delayed/Selective Vaccine Schedules? Replies: 41 Views: 1237 |
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Date: 8/20/2009 11:51:48 AM Author: EBree I''m also undecided on Varicella, and I''m leaning toward delaying Hep B for a while. I asked a nurse why infants are scheduled to receive the vaccine shortly after birth and she gave me two reasons: one, to protect babies whose parents have the disease (we... |
by Rhapsody August 20th, 2009, 6:29 am Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: Delayed/Selective Vaccine Schedules? Replies: 41 Views: 1237 |
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Date: 8/5/2009 11:17:19 AM Author: sonomacounty Yes, I know it can take your rhodium plating off (which doesn''t bother me, I like unplated gold, also). And that it can tarnish solder. Does anyone know why it would remove the rhodium? I dont know much about the properties of transition group metals... |
by Rhapsody August 5th, 2009, 1:08 pm Forum: RockyTalky Topic: Cleaning with ammonia (again.). Replies: 16 Views: 720 |
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Date: 8/5/2009 5:18:30 PM Author: Streeter1 I''ve never been much of a fan of the chocolates, but the assertion that a low grade of pearl is used is false. There was a big article in Gems and Gemology last year about the process used to create chocolate Tahitians. Only pearls of a very specific col... |
by Rhapsody August 5th, 2009, 11:33 am Forum: Pearls Topic: Pearl Paradise''s August Monthly special is posted! Replies: 17 Views: 490 |