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dropping off my ring with Maytal tmw!

P: 3/15/2008 10:17:06 PM
sera Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,086 Last Post: 5/22/2008 Member Since: 6/28/2007	I have a .99 F SI2 (eyeclean) Princess of Hearts that I am dropping off with Maytal tomorrow. I'm so excited! I can NOT wait to get the setting back! It will be set in a bezel halo with G color brilliant trap sides- I forget the ct weight offhand. (Originally I had told her step traps but changed my mind). The side of the halo will be engraved (rather than pave because I want it set as low as possible). The corners of the halo (like where prong placement would be) will be pave. I had told her I wanted the halo bezel because I wanted the shape of the PoH to be emphasized. I know the majority prefers the prong halo (and I sure love delicate claw prongs), but I would really hate for my unique stone shape to get lost in a halo. The shank will be pave a little more than 3/4. At the traps it may be at or a bit under 3mm to be able to taper to 2mm or so. On the sides of the ring there will be a few pave diamonds. I believe, like angeline (?) had mentioned, the sides bevel out a bit. A band will be able to sit close, but not flush (just as I want). I've been debating on things to make my setting more my setting... I don't really want mine to be exactly like anyone elses... but I can't decide on any particular design element in the gallery. Other than that... I think everything else is decided. I can't say enough how easy Maytal is to work with and how beautifully perfect her work is. I.CAN'T.WAIT! That's all I got to say... I just could not wait 4-6 weeks to say, "Here's my Maytal!" I just had to say that my Maytal ring is on it's way. weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May you live all the days of your life. -Swift
Posted: 3/15/2008 10:17:06 PM

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P: 3/15/2008 10:28:17 PM
Tacori E-ring Ideal Rock Total Posts: 16,099 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 8/15/2005	I prefer bezel set halos I can't wait to see it! I am sure it will be stunning!!!
Posted: 3/15/2008 10:28:17 PM

P: 3/15/2008 10:36:01 PM
*DeeJay** Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,491 Last Post: 9/23/2009 Member Since: 3/26/2006	I love the way this design sounds! I can't wait to see it all done!
Posted: 3/15/2008 10:36:01 PM

P: 3/15/2008 10:42:51 PM
ImpatientOne Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,185 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 10/19/2006	How exciting! Can't wait to see the finished product!!! ImpatientOne
Posted: 3/15/2008 10:42:51 PM

P: 3/15/2008 10:53:22 PM
diamondseeker2006 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 17,609 Last Post: 11/18/2009 Member Since: 1/11/2006	I think you are going to have a fabulous ring! Just having a PoH will make it very unique! Maytal does do such excellent work...I can't wait to see it! ~~~ When in doubt...don't.~~~
Posted: 3/15/2008 10:53:22 PM

P: 3/15/2008 11:09:28 PM
arjunajane Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,779 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 1/18/2008	Sera thats fantastic that you're finally getting your setting! I'm so excited to see it, I can only imagine how you feel! It sounds like it'l be gorgeous. I hope u have a camera ready ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "And let today embrace the past with remembrance and the future with longing." Kahlil Gibran
Posted: 3/15/2008 11:09:28 PM

P: 3/15/2008 11:14:04 PM
Kaleigh Ideal Rock Total Posts: 25,912 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 11/18/2004	Sera, How exciting, it's going to be stunning I'm sure. Hoping the time passes quickly for you, and can't wait to see the finsihed product in all it's glory!!! ____________________________ Piece of cake and a candle. ng gift
Posted: 3/15/2008 11:14:04 PM

P: 3/15/2008 11:19:48 PM
sera Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,086 Last Post: 5/22/2008 Member Since: 6/28/2007	Thanks all. arunajane, I do have a camera, but my pics don't come out too well. I will try my best! Hopefully Maytal will take photos for her site.... that would be great. Here's the sketch (and the sketch on my finger- I love that Maytal does an actual size sketch so I could do this. My co-workers thought I was crazy but yall understand!) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May you live all the days of your life. -Swift
Posted: 3/15/2008 11:19:48 PM

P: 3/16/2008 12:00:13 AM
Kaleigh Ideal Rock Total Posts: 25,912 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 11/18/2004	Not crazy at all!! I admire the work you have put into this, and know Maytal will pull this off with flying colors. I am really excited to see it Sera!!! ____________________________ Piece of cake and a candle. ng gift
Posted: 3/16/2008 12:00:13 AM

P: 3/16/2008 12:24:00 AM
bebe Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,994 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 11/20/2007	That is really going to be a unique ring, I can't wait to see it.
Posted: 3/16/2008 12:24:00 AM

P: 3/16/2008 3:46:39 AM
arjunajane Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,779 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 1/18/2008	Nope, not crazy in the slightest, I think thats a great idea. I don't bother mentioning my ring to my co workers anymore as they just think I'm boring I haven't seen much of MH's work IRL, but her stuff on her site is gorgeous, that's a great choice for a designer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "And let today embrace the past with remembrance and the future with longing." Kahlil Gibran
Posted: 3/16/2008 3:46:39 AM

P: 3/16/2008 3:54:58 AM
coatimundi_org Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,312 Last Post: 6/7/2009 Member Since: 12/9/2007	WooHOO! It's going to be stunning! Excited for you! Coati, G.G.
Posted: 3/16/2008 3:54:58 AM

P: 3/16/2008 4:05:01 AM
Deelight Ideal Rock Total Posts: 5,093 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 10/4/2007	I can't wait to see it I think it will be stunning :) 4-6 weeks is not too long :) __________________________________________________________ Sometimes if your really lucky all your dreams do come true ...............
Posted: 3/16/2008 4:05:01 AM

P: 3/16/2008 7:45:28 AM
Ellen Ideal Rock Total Posts: 22,894 Last Post: 11/6/2009 Member Since: 1/13/2006	Date: 3/15/2008 10:17:06 PM Author:sera I had told her I wanted the halo bezel because I wanted the shape of the PoH to be emphasized. I know the majority prefers the prong halo (and I sure love delicate claw prongs), but I would really hate for my unique stone shape to get lost in a halo. I.CAN'T.WAIT! That's all I got to say... I just could not wait 4-6 weeks to say, 'Here's my Maytal!' I just had to say that my Maytal ring is on it's way. weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee I would too, I think you went the right way. Can't wait to see it, it sounds very pretty. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "It is also important for the State to inculcate in its subjects an aversion to any 'conspiracy theory of history' for a search for 'conspiracies' means a search for motives and an attribution of responsibility for historical misdeeds." -Murray N. Rothbard, in The Anatomy of the State John Swinton [1829-1901] Chief Editorial Writer of the New York Times (Considered "the Dean of his Profession" by his peers), when asked to toast an 'Independent Press' in a gathering at the National Press Club, circa 1880 "There is no such thing in America as an independent press unless it is in the country towns. You know it, and I know it. There is not one of you who dare express an honest opinion. If you express it you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid... for keeping my honest opinions out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for doing similar things.... The business of the New York journalist is to distort the truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, to fawn at the feet of Mammon, and sell his country and race for his daily bread, or for what is about the same thing, his salary. You know this, and I know it and what foolery to be toasting an 'independent press.' We are tools, and the vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are jumping-jacks. They pull the strings and we dance. Our time, our talents, our lives, our possibilities, all are the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes."
Posted: 3/16/2008 7:45:28 AM

P: 3/16/2008 11:15:59 AM
Maisie Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,766 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 12/30/2006	Ooh its so exciting!!!! I hope the next few weeks fly by for you!!!!
Posted: 3/16/2008 11:15:59 AM

P: 3/16/2008 2:03:54 PM
mrssalvo Ideal Rock Total Posts: 16,859 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 1/3/2005	i think the design sounds wonderful and can't wait to see it all done. 4-6 weeks will fly by I'm sure!! ----------------------------- A deal is only a deal if you are getting exactly what you want.
Posted: 3/16/2008 2:03:54 PM

P: 3/17/2008 5:09:22 PM
sera Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,086 Last Post: 5/22/2008 Member Since: 6/28/2007	I got sick Saturday night and was sick all of Sunday... so I couldn't go meet with her. I have to postpone it for a week! Sooo disappointing! My student was sick all last week and I kept fighting off the cold... but Saturday it got me. Today I'm feeling a bit better but he's still sick... so hopefully I won't get worse again. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May you live all the days of your life. -Swift
Posted: 3/17/2008 5:09:22 PM

P: 3/17/2008 7:14:01 PM
angeline Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,942 Last Post: 11/14/2009 Member Since: 7/23/2006	Congrats sera, how exciting! I think that if I had my time again I would have preferred the bezel halo, simply because I feel i cannot properly see my stone in the pave. I would have liked for it to stand out more so I think you are wise. The mock-up looks fantastic, so I can't imagine what the ring will look like! Divine! Get better soon, a
Posted: 3/17/2008 7:14:01 PM

P: 3/17/2008 7:15:21 PM
mrssalvo Ideal Rock Total Posts: 16,859 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 1/3/2005	gosh, sorry you have to delay your ring another week but glad you're feeling better.. ----------------------------- A deal is only a deal if you are getting exactly what you want.
Posted: 3/17/2008 7:15:21 PM

P: 3/17/2008 7:22:35 PM
emilina22 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,390 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 2/10/2007	wow i cant wait to see this project completed!!! i hope you feel better too
Posted: 3/17/2008 7:22:35 PM

P: 3/17/2008 11:32:41 PM
sera Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,086 Last Post: 5/22/2008 Member Since: 6/28/2007	Thanks... I'm feeling better but loading up on the Vitamin C and Purell! I can't wait to see it either! I'm reeeeeeally excited! I just hope I can take some decent pics! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May you live all the days of your life. -Swift
Posted: 3/17/2008 11:32:41 PM

P: 3/17/2008 11:38:34 PM
LegacyGirl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,757 Last Post: 1/15/2009 Member Since: 11/16/2007	I can't wait to see it!
Posted: 3/17/2008 11:38:34 PM

P: 3/22/2008 8:13:30 PM
sera Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,086 Last Post: 5/22/2008 Member Since: 6/28/2007	I just got home from dropping it off!!!!!! It was kind of bitter-sweet slipping my ring off and putting into her little satin jewelry pouch. We went over the details again... I'm still contemplating a rose gold gallery, though. She is finishing up another PS member's ring right now... I can't wait to see it posted... it's going to be GORGEOUS! It seems recently she's got a lot of business from here... very exciting. So... I should have it back in May! That is going to seem like FOR.EVER! But I'm excited! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May you live all the days of your life. -Swift
Posted: 3/22/2008 8:13:30 PM

P: 3/22/2008 8:52:26 PM
mrssalvo Ideal Rock Total Posts: 16,859 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 1/3/2005	the waiting is hard. i'm in the middle of week 3 of of 5 week wait so i know. But, i'm 100% sure it will be well worth your wait and can't wait to see your ring when it's done. ----------------------------- A deal is only a deal if you are getting exactly what you want.
Posted: 3/22/2008 8:52:26 PM

P: 3/22/2008 9:07:50 PM
sera Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,086 Last Post: 5/22/2008 Member Since: 6/28/2007	Date: 3/22/2008 8:52:26 PM Author: mrssalvo the waiting is hard. i'm in the middle of week 3 of of 5 week wait so i know. But, i'm 100% sure it will be well worth your wait and can't wait to see your ring when it's done. I can't wait to see yours also! I also want to see the next Maytal ring here... whoever it belongs to, I'll be expecting posts in a week or so! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May you live all the days of your life. -Swift
Posted: 3/22/2008 9:07:50 PM

P: 3/25/2008 9:35:48 AM
Freakazoid Rough Rock Total Posts: 46 Last Post: 5/2/2008 Member Since: 9/10/2007	shhhhh that's me, but hush hush :D, don't want my girlfriend to come across this! the ring that you saw was a rose gold halo myes? oh but sadly you have a bit more than a week :)
Posted: 3/25/2008 9:35:48 AM

P: 3/25/2008 6:56:00 PM
sera Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,086 Last Post: 5/22/2008 Member Since: 6/28/2007	Date: 3/25/2008 9:35:48 AM Author: Freakazoid shhhhh that's me, but hush hush :D, don't want my girlfriend to come across this! the ring that you saw was a rose gold halo myes? oh but sadly you have a bit more than a week :) OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See, that's why I didn't want to say anything about how it looked but YES that's the one I'm talking about!!! I actually didn't see it, but she told me about it and it sounds absolutely stunning! I can NOT wait for pics!!! It's so exciting to see the # of Maytal rings here growing! I have to decide by Friday if I want the Fleur De Lis in rose gold or platinum. I was also second guessing my choice on a bezel halo instead of a prong halo. The bezel would define the shape of my stone, which I want. But I think the prong set would be a softer look maybe??? Ideas anyone? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May you live all the days of your life. -Swift
Posted: 3/25/2008 6:56:00 PM

P: 3/25/2008 7:41:22 PM
thing2of2 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,667 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 1/1/2007	Well I don't know if you're a size whore (I definitely am!), but recently-ish someone posted a photo of two WF halo setting rings with the same size center stone (both RBs). One was prong set and one was bezel set, and the prong set one looked a whole lot bigger than the bezel set one. So that's something to consider, because the difference was very obvious. I have a prong set halo w/ tapered baguette side stones for my radiant, and I think because the outline of the halo itself has cut corners, the shape of my cut cornered radiant isn't lost. However, the prongs do cover the cut corners of the actual diamond somewhat, so the shape of the radiant itself is not super obvious unless you look up close. However, most people can tell as soon as they look at my ring that the diamond is not a princess cut (they usually don't know what a radiant is), so it definitely doesn't look totally square. Either way, the ring's going to be gorgeous! I can't wait to see real life photos! (Although your paper ring is pretty darn good!)
Posted: 3/25/2008 7:41:22 PM

P: 3/25/2008 7:59:41 PM
sera Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,086 Last Post: 5/22/2008 Member Since: 6/28/2007	Date: 3/25/2008 7:41:22 PM Author: thing2of2 Well I don't know if you're a size whore (I definitely am!), but recently-ish someone posted a photo of two WF halo setting rings with the same size center stone (both RBs). One was prong set and one was bezel set, and the prong set one looked a whole lot bigger than the bezel set one. So that's something to consider, because the difference was very obvious. I have a prong set halo w/ tapered baguette side stones for my radiant, and I think because the outline of the halo itself has cut corners, the shape of my cut cornered radiant isn't lost. However, the prongs do cover the cut corners of the actual diamond somewhat, so the shape of the radiant itself is not super obvious unless you look up close. However, most people can tell as soon as they look at my ring that the diamond is not a princess cut (they usually don't know what a radiant is), so it definitely doesn't look totally square. Either way, the ring's going to be gorgeous! I can't wait to see real life photos! (Although your paper ring is pretty darn good!) LOL, why TY! Though co-workers give me a raise eyebrow about it! It's so nice to be here where I'm understood. I'm not a size whore so not too concerned with wanting it to look bigger... I just love the shape and love "soft" rather than "harsh." I emailed Maytal to see what she says about it. I think I'm going to go with the rose Fleur De Lis. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May you live all the days of your life. -Swift
Posted: 3/25/2008 7:59:41 PM

P: 3/26/2008 9:28:07 AM
Freakazoid Rough Rock Total Posts: 46 Last Post: 5/2/2008 Member Since: 9/10/2007	Interesting about the bezel set... Maytal, etc all said that the bezel set diamond should actually make the diamond look BIGGER? I'm sure Maytal gave you the same advice she gave me, if you're really set on keeping the 'figure' of the diamond, go bezel. If you can delay it, you might want to wait for me to post pics (I could email you pics earlier, if you promise not to post them, it should be in my hands tomorrow). I decided to go prong, more on whim. It may be worth comparing, and just seeing if you think it's lost. I know that was the MAJOR issue I was looking at, I hadn't actually seen anything to really compare the bezel vs. prong, so went prong more on whim. And as for rose gold vs platinum... those are very different choices. If you're going rose gold, make sure you've seen it in ALL lights, and you REALLY appreciate what it looks like. Too many people expect it to be a strong pink, it doesn't work like that, in the wrong lighting it can ALMOST be misidentified as yellow gold. Just make sure you're aware :) oh and thanks for the compliments, I very much look forward to seeing your final product too!
Posted: 3/26/2008 9:28:07 AM

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