I''ve been naughty...

[HOUMedGal]

...but Santa-fiance was still nice to me!!! I snuck my Xmas gift (which I picked out, hehe) out for a few pics for my eye-candy lovin'' P-scope buddies....don''t worry, I''m not allowed to REALLY wear it until after Xmas!!! hehehe

It''s an illusion setting type pendant...looks like a bezel set solitaire from a few feet away, but when you get close enough, you can see that it''s actually multiple little RB''s in a cluster. I thought it was done very well, and it actually DOES look like a ~1ct bezel-set solitaire unless you get within inches of it.

It''s only about .15ct tw (the center diamond is around .03 and there are 6 .02''s surrounding the center one), but the sparkle factor is high! I''m very impressed with the look of the diamonds, as we did get it from a "maul store" outlet store. They''re bright and clear and sparkle very nicely!!! To me, they look almost comparable to the sidestones on my e-ring, which are G-H VS1''s.

Oh, and the metal is WG.

Now for some pics...I got some good neck shots, but the close-ups of the pendant weren''t as good.

Blurry, but shows some fire!

A full neck shot...

And another...

Closer up...you can see how the little guys are set...

And one more...not too great, but I''ll post it anyway.

 

[Strawdermangrl]

Tsk Tsk Tsk. I will have to slap your hand! It is gorgeous!! LOVE IT- we will have to oogle it over some hummus.....

 

[HOUMedGal]

YESSSS!!! HUMMUSSSSS!!!! One day after Xmas, maybe?? I''m leaving town on the 18th, coming back on the 27th...

 

[Mara]

yumyumyum!! what a cutie pendant, love it..subtle sparkle from the neck! he done good...

 

[Kaleigh]

I love it. I always take sneak peaks at my pressies and then re wrap them. I am really good at snooping too. Your necklace is lovely!!! Thanks for the pics!!!

 

[HOUMedGal]

Thanks, M and K!!!

I''m excited, it''s fun and will keep my neck happy until one day when we can afford to put some SERIOUS ice on it.

 

[Patty]

I can''t see them.

 

[HOUMedGal]

Oh no! I wonder why not??? I just linked them directly off my photobucket account...

Patty, I''ll PM you the address of my photobucket...you can look there! See if you can find the pendant pics among all the kitty cat pics, LOL!!!

 

[bookworm21]

It''s really pretty, you sneak!

What would you fiance say if he found out you were being bad? Although I have a feeling that he probably sneaked a peek at his own gift too.

 

[HOUMedGal]

Well, he might pretend to scold me for a minute or two...hehe. It''s kinda hard not to peek because I picked it out here in Houston, and he won''t be getting into town until tomorrow and wants to wrap it himself, so it''s just sitting in its little box in my jewelry box, begging to be played with!!!

 

[Shay37]

Date: 12/14/2005 5:34:06 PM
Author: HOUMedGal
Well, he might pretend to scold me for a minute or two...hehe. It''s kinda hard not to peek because I picked it out here in Houston, and he won''t be getting into town until tomorrow and wants to wrap it himself, so it''s just sitting in its little box in my jewelry box, begging to be played with!!!

Then it is entirely his own fault, isn''t it?

I love it BTW. It has such a big look to it. Very sparkly too.

shay

 

[HOUMedGal]

Hehehehe, that''s what I''m saying, Shay!!! I offered to go ahead and wrap it so that he could be assured that I couldn''t peek at it anymore, but NOOO, he wants to wrap it himself!!! LOL.

 

[Wendi]

Love the necklace, love the ring, congratulations on the engagement!! So cool to see you wedding webpage and all of you Waco/Baylor info, my dh and I graduated in 2004!

 

[HOUMedGal]

Another BU Bear, huh??? How cool!!! I sent you a PM.

 

[Wendi]

http://talk.theknot.com/BOARDS/User/Profile.aspx?UserID=24664

Here is our site, in case you are interested

 

[elepri]

Very cute and very sparkly!

 

[AndyRosse]

Very nice!! It looks great!

 

[HOUMedGal]

Thanks, Rascal and elepri!!

 

[flopkins]

cute!!! I like it! I want one!

 

[Sundial]

That is a very pretty pendant and it really does look like one big solitaire when viewed from a distance!

 

[HOUMedGal]

Thank you Flopkins and Sundial!

When I first saw it in the case I actually had to do a double take...at first glance I really did think it was a solitaire! But then I realized that it wasn''t and that it was in my Christmas gift price range and....well, you know the rest of the story.

 

[Angel7]

So pretty congrats! Santa was good to you this year!

 

[Mara]

Annie....you must not have been TOO naughty....or else you were SO naughty you became nice again!!!

 

[Tacori E-ring]

it is very clever. I love jewelry gifts! so much fun.

 

[HOUMedGal]

Date: 12/14/2005 11:48:06 PM
Author: Mara
Annie....you must not have been TOO naughty....or else you were SO naughty you became nice again!!!

That''s the way I like to think of it.

 

[BrightSpot]

I love your new pendant! So pretty, delicate & sparkly!

You...er your FI...did good!

I''m in the process of picking out my own Xmas gift too.

 

[icekid]

oooh so cute! looks like there is loads of sparkle going on there!! wonder what my FI is getting my for christmas... he''s been trying SO hard not to tell me (and so far has done a good job haha)

 

[FireGoddess]

I love it! It definitely is some great neck sparkle and really does look like 1 big stone bezel set as a pendant. Score!!!!!

 

[HOUMedGal]

Hehehe, he got into town today and stole it away from me so I couldn''t look at it again till I open it on Christmas!!!

And he said I was indeed naughty, and that I needed a spanking.

LOL!

 

[MissAva]

Oh very nice, and I am loving your Knot web page!