stacking advice sought...

[lottabananas]

hello - am newbie to pricescope, but you all seem so friendly and helpful that i''m inspired to ask advice!

i''m seeking suggestions on what to stack with my tiffany jazz ring (see attached) - i dropped by signed pieces the other day, and jerry was SO helpful. we were steering away from a channel set in favor of shared prong. but i haven''t quite decided yet, and since i''m still stumped, i was wondering if anyone had any aesthetic opinions that they''d like to share - be it channel, shared or otherwise. thanks a bunch!

 

[JulieN]

At Tiff's site there is a "Create your own stack" where a flash application will come up where you can play around with different rings by scrolling through different designs.. Your Jazz ring is on top. I'm rather partial to the channel set alternating rounds and baguettes.

 

[FireGoddess]

Julie - your link didn't work for me but after some fishing around I found what you were looking for...

see if THIS LINK works and then click on create your own stack...


ETA: And where are my manners?! Welcome to PS! Love that jazz ring you bad girl - I think I want one now.

I guess that makes me the bad girl here.

 

[FireGoddess]

Let's see if this worked. I put the your jazz with the 3 bands I thought looked the best.

I like the milgrained band in the middle the best on its own, but I don't think it goes with your jazz ring, which is modern whereas the milgrain seems vintage to me.

I like the channel setting because your other band is bezel set - the metal isn't overdone but goes together well I think.

The shared prong is on the left since you are considering it, and I like it as much as I like the channel set I think.

 

[FireGoddess]

Yikes - sorry that's so huge - let's see if this gets them all on one screen together w/o scrolling

And y'know - without them being gargantuanly sized anymore - I'm starting to like the milgrain band better - I wish the metal wasn't so thick on the channel set band - I'm digging the thickness of the metal on the milgrain band better.

 

[FireGoddess]

Last one - this is the one JulieN was partial to in her post. I've got a friend who has alternating rbs and bags - I'm not a huge fan of bags but if you are, this is a nice look.

 

[JulieN]

Thanks, FG.

I like how the ring with rounds and bag's is totally distinct from the Jazz, but has the channel/bezel similarity and both incorporate rounds.

 

[pricescope]

Same idea, different shapes

 

[Kaleigh]

Hi lottabananas

Welcome to PS. I love your jazz ring and think the shared prong ring would look great with it.

ETA: I also like the channel band with milgraining.

 

[lottabananas]

thanks so much, julieN, firegoddess and pricescope admin! your file-attachment skills are fantastic - i''m sorry my original was so HUGE...clearly i''m a newbie on many fronts...

they''re all great looks...and that create-your-own-stack at tiffany''s website is a great tool. i''ve been stacking and unstacking...and reading up at forums on this site...trying to understand if there are any "rules" of stacking...like is it ok to mix stone shapes? i guess i should try to tie them in with one common element but then still have some distinction...smart advice - thank you, everybody!

i''ll be happy to reciprocate in advice/assistance as soon as i become a bit more seasoned...will keep you posted on my next purchase...

 

[lottabananas]

and thank you, kaleigh!

yeah, i''m think i''m leaning toward shared prong or a thin channel like the milgrain band...

 

[sarita]

lotta bananas,

Welcome! I love your ring - the graduated bezels are a really sharp look. I think the channel band looks best as far as congruence with the metals but the shared prong and rb/baguette band would work well too.

 

[FireGoddess]

There are no rules for mixing or not mixing shapes - I have a pear ering and rb band...I have a channel set lucida band I also wear with the pear sometimes. Whatever catches your fancy!

 

[msdarlinjoy]

Welcome to PS Lotabannanas!

Your jazz ring is gorgeous, very classic!

Have you ever thought about going with a very narrow high polish band to wear on each side of the jazz ring? I think a very narrow high polish band (Like etoile style) would look so nice, and still keep your jazz ring as center of attention.

If I find a pic, I will post.

Best wishes,

 

[Mara]

personally i dont love any of the looks, i think it''s hard to pair things with graduated stone rings...anyway the other thing i wanted to say was be careful with the shared prong rings, if the girdles protrude and hit the bezels on your jazz ring they will eat away at the metal and create grooves. personally i think that your ring looks fab on it''s own! good luck!

 

[pricescope]

With a thin "comfort fit" band,
you did good lottabananas, dont worry

 

[Mara]

oh i like that idea the best so far irina!

 

[Kaleigh]

Date: 1/27/2006 10:23:32 PM
Author: Mara
oh i like that idea the best so far irina!

Me too, or how about one on either side???

 

[Mara]

Date: 1/27/2006 10:27:29 PM
Author: kaleigh

Date: 1/27/2006 10:23:32 PM
Author: Mara
oh i like that idea the best so far irina!

Me too, or how about one on either side???

even better!

 

[Jelly]

My advice would be to not stack this ring. It''s gorgeous on it''s own and other rings would detract from the look. Sometimes simplicity is best.

Just my opinion of course.

 

[msdarlinjoy]

Wow Pricescope!

How did you do that so fast? That is what I was thinking, micro thin high polished band! I like the idea of having one of those bands on each side.

I think I need to take some lessons in photoshop! I tried to do what you did, and gave up in frustration!

Have a great weekend to all!

 

[JDgirl]

I agree with Firegoddess, I like that milgrain band! Your ring is beautiful, BTW!

 

[diamondsrock]

I think another diamond band would take away from the beauty of your band now so I''d vote for nothing or a slim polished band as was shown above. (or one on each side). That ring you have is beautiful! It should be the center of attention.

 

[pricescope]

I did try two on each side - did not like it, it was too Techno

Almost the same but with scattered melee

 

[hlmr]

Date: 1/28/2006 12:38:40 PM
Author: Pricescope
I did try two on each side - did not like it, it was too Techno

Almost the same but with scattered melee

I''m liking the one with scattered melee!!

Heather

 

[msdarlinjoy]

Pricescope,

Thanks for posting those pics!

I couldn''t find any micro bands with scattered melee ... only the thicker etoile type.

lottabananas, I think your ring looks gorgeous on its own, and if you wanted to stack, I think the pics that Pricescope posted are excellent choices!

What a happy lady you must be! Have a wonderful day and enjoy!

 

[pricescope]

I could not too Mrs Darlin Joy, i "skewed" fat one pretty badly - it looks like sick pretzel

.

 

[msdarlinjoy]

Pricescope ... You are so funny!!!

I''ll take that sick

little ol'' pretzel off your hands any day!!!

Have a great day!

 

[lottabananas]

oh, wow! i just logged back in to find many more replies!!! you all are *wonderful* people. really. am SO happy to have all this advice and input and pictures - THANK YOU! hubby was just saying earlier today that "simple pictures are best" - it was one of those children''s books illustrated by tomie de paola in which a shoemaker and his wife want to have a professional portrait taken of themselves for their wedding anniversary, and then his wife decides she has to have her prized squash in the photo...and he wants to include some of his shoes, and of course before you know it, the photo''s gotten so crowded that you can''t even see the couple anymore...i think that makes a lot of sense in this case with stacking - i should keep it simple, thin, non-intrusive. thanks everyone! what fun this is...

cristina (lottabananas)

 

[moon river]

Date: 1/28/2006 11:20:26 PM
Author: lottabananas
oh, wow! i just logged back in to find many more replies!!! you all are *wonderful* people. really. am SO happy to have all this advice and input and pictures - THANK YOU! hubby was just saying earlier today that ''simple pictures are best'' - it was one of those children''s books illustrated by tomie de paola in which a shoemaker and his wife want to have a professional portrait taken of themselves for their wedding anniversary, and then his wife decides she has to have her prized squash in the photo...and he wants to include some of his shoes, and of course before you know it, the photo''s gotten so crowded that you can''t even see the couple anymore...i think that makes a lot of sense in this case with stacking - i should keep it simple, thin, non-intrusive. thanks everyone! what fun this is...

cristina (lottabananas)

OMG I love Tomie de Paola''s books!!!! I use to volunteer for my daughters multi-age class room and we read all his books. The kids love them as much as I do.