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Mint Tourmaline Necklace

P: 7/22/2007 5:12:47 PM
enbcfsobe Ideal Rock Total Posts: 679 Last Post: 4/7/2008 Member Since: 1/17/2007	Here is my very first gemstone project. The thread on the stone is here. I definitely think the YG bezel helped the color a lot (compare to the photos in the original thread), and also made it look much bigger than I expected. I don't know why it looks so windowed in some of the pictures -- maybe because they are at a slight angle? I had quite a bit of trouble getting good shots, but here's what I've got so far. It also looks quite blue in the pictures. The YG definitely makes it look more blue overall, and it was getting some extra help from my blue shirt. It is still a little greener in natural light. This just gives an idea of scale...
Posted: 7/22/2007 5:12:47 PM

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P: 7/22/2007 5:13:46 PM
enbcfsobe Ideal Rock Total Posts: 679 Last Post: 4/7/2008 Member Since: 1/17/2007	slightly closer...
Posted: 7/22/2007 5:13:46 PM

P: 7/22/2007 5:14:14 PM
enbcfsobe Ideal Rock Total Posts: 679 Last Post: 4/7/2008 Member Since: 1/17/2007	and now for the close-up...
Posted: 7/22/2007 5:14:14 PM

P: 7/22/2007 5:14:41 PM
marcyc Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,820 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 2/27/2007	Very pretty pendant. Sparkle On My Friends!
Posted: 7/22/2007 5:14:41 PM

P: 7/22/2007 5:17:29 PM
enbcfsobe Ideal Rock Total Posts: 679 Last Post: 4/7/2008 Member Since: 1/17/2007	thanks! i'm pretty proud of it, especially for my first try at the gemstone thing. i looked at some more complicated settings, but the price of gold and the question of how often i'd wear it if it was fancier led me back to a really simple look. i was nervous about whether the jeweler would get the really narrow bezel right, but i think the setting came out great.
Posted: 7/22/2007 5:17:29 PM

P: 7/22/2007 5:33:19 PM
Kaleigh Ideal Rock Total Posts: 25,908 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 11/18/2004	Oh wow, it looks great, love it!!! ____________________________ Piece of cake and a candle. ng gift
Posted: 7/22/2007 5:33:19 PM

P: 7/22/2007 5:53:10 PM
twodoor2 Cut Rock Total Posts: 406 Last Post: 8/5/2007 Member Since: 4/2/2007	Lovely, I'm so glad you found such an elegant design for your first gemstone project (it probably won't be your last). The tourmaline has an icy cool neon glow to it that I just love. Congratulations.
Posted: 7/22/2007 5:53:10 PM

P: 7/22/2007 6:13:16 PM
colormyworld Ideal Rock Total Posts: 954 Last Post: 10/27/2009 Member Since: 8/30/2005	Very nice choice. The look is great. Doug
Posted: 7/22/2007 6:13:16 PM

P: 7/22/2007 8:45:52 PM
enbcfsobe Ideal Rock Total Posts: 679 Last Post: 4/7/2008 Member Since: 1/17/2007	Date: 7/22/2007 5:53:10 PM Author: twodoor2 Lovely, I'm so glad you found such an elegant design for your first gemstone project (it probably won't be your last). The tourmaline has an icy cool neon glow to it that I just love. Congratulations. Thanks twodoor2! I'm sure this won't be my last project, although it may be the last for a while. I was so surprised at how much the look of the stone changed after it was set. It definitely didn't have that glow to it before -- pretty sure it was you and Neatfreak that pushed the bezel idea -- thanks!!!
Posted: 7/22/2007 8:45:52 PM

P: 7/22/2007 11:01:59 PM
DiaDiva Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,249 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 10/7/2004	Your new necklace is very pretty. It looks really elegant on your neck. I'm very sure this won't be your last project...it's hard to stop when you get bitten by the jewellery bug!
Posted: 7/22/2007 11:01:59 PM

P: 7/22/2007 11:10:28 PM
Catmom Ideal Rock Total Posts: 5,756 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 4/6/2005	I love how it's color shows off set in the YG! Very, very pretty!! Michelle *****************************So many sparklies.....So little time!
Posted: 7/22/2007 11:10:28 PM

P: 7/23/2007 2:33:40 AM
simplysplendid Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,607 Last Post: 11/10/2009 Member Since: 11/19/2006	That's a very pretty necklace! I love Dan Stair's stuff, the cut is good and his service is excellent..
Posted: 7/23/2007 2:33:40 AM

P: 7/23/2007 8:18:14 AM
Chrono Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,318 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 4/22/2004	It looks really large in the "full" shot. I also like that the yellow gold made it look blue in the smaller close up shot. Great job!
Posted: 7/23/2007 8:18:14 AM

P: 7/23/2007 1:55:17 PM
Harriet Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,800 Last Post: 11/19/2009 Member Since: 7/7/2006	Wow! "The greatest experts are only as good as the sum total of what they have seen." (Souren Melikian)
Posted: 7/23/2007 1:55:17 PM

P: 7/23/2007 6:15:07 PM
poshpepper Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,932 Last Post: 11/18/2009 Member Since: 6/22/2007	I love it, it looks great. Congrats!!!! __________________________________________________________ "You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly" ~ Sam Keen
Posted: 7/23/2007 6:15:07 PM

P: 7/24/2007 12:02:36 AM
Fly Girl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,760 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 1/9/2007	Very pretty necklace! Thanks for sharing. It seems to have more color now that it is set. Very nice! **** Life is a Journey, not a Destination. ****
Posted: 7/24/2007 12:02:36 AM

P: 7/24/2007 12:03:48 AM
diamondfan Ideal Rock Total Posts: 10,997 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 6/17/2005	Oh, that is so lovely and the stone pops. I am liking yellow gold, of course I love plat too, but boy, some things just look better in yellow! **************************** "There is no such thing as fun for the whole family-there are no massage parlors with ice cream and free jewelry" Jerry Seinfeld
Posted: 7/24/2007 12:03:48 AM

P: 7/24/2007 9:18:05 AM
enbcfsobe Ideal Rock Total Posts: 679 Last Post: 4/7/2008 Member Since: 1/17/2007	Thanks, all :) I'm not a big YG person either, but it really did look better in yellow. I played with it in a bunch of ring settings just to get an idea, and the difference was huge. It works out ok -- looks good with my teeny-tiny (0.2 mm?) buttercup-set YG diamond studs that belonged to my great aunt. I didn't really have a neclace that looked good with those before. FI's take -- "wow, now it doesn't look like a funny-colored diamond."
Posted: 7/24/2007 9:18:05 AM

P: 7/29/2007 5:33:47 PM
Stone Hunter Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,778 Last Post: 11/18/2009 Member Since: 5/12/2006	Very very nice! GREAT first project.
Posted: 7/29/2007 5:33:47 PM

P: 8/3/2007 12:48:28 AM
amylikesrocks Cut Rock Total Posts: 223 Last Post: 11/8/2007 Member Since: 4/2/2007	I really like it. And I really like the setting too.
Posted: 8/3/2007 12:48:28 AM

P: 8/8/2007 10:30:03 PM
DandiAndi Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,001 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 1/9/2006	I keep coming back and back to this thread to ogle over that necklace!!! I just LOVE it!! Great job!!
Posted: 8/8/2007 10:30:03 PM

P: 8/8/2007 10:33:04 PM
neatfreak Ideal Rock Total Posts: 13,456 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 2/17/2007	Yay yay! Love it!!!
Posted: 8/8/2007 10:33:04 PM

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