Bella''s new earrings (whiteflash pics)

[tlh]

LOVE THEM!

 

[geckodani]

NICE!!!! Those look like they are going to be absolutely fantastic!

 

[charbie]

i want them. gorg, my dear. can''t wait for the earshots.

 

[Novel]

Oooh, those are great! Congrats!

 

[silverfreak]

bella- those earrings are breathtaking!

Can''t wait to see more pics when you get them! Congrats on all the good news in your life!

 

[waterlilly]

Ahhhhhh! I love these!!

 

[Bella_mezzo]

thank you all so much! I am fidgeting at my desk on a conference call right now, trying to figure out how to get over to Fed Ex

 

[MichelleCarmen]

Yah! I was waiting to see photos of your earrings. . .They're stunning!

Enjoy them!

Congrats to your husband too!

 

[junebug17]

Oh, I don''t blame you a bit for being anxious to get these, they are gorgeous earrings! With that little bit of movement, they will sparkle like crazy! Can''t wait to see them in your ears!

 

[Dreamer_D]

Gorgeous! When I get diamond earing, this is a style I will seriously consider!

 

[Bella_mezzo]

thanks everyone! I am really excited. I plan to wear these a lot and can''t wait to see how they''ll be. I can not say enough how great Sheerah at Whiteflash was to work with, and how much they worked with me to make these fit in my budget.

 

[MichelleCarmen]

Date: 1/22/2010 11:44:17 AM
Author: Bella_mezzo
thanks everyone! I am really excited. I plan to wear these a lot and can''t wait to see how they''ll be. I can not say enough how great Sheerah at Whiteflash was to work with, and how much they worked with me to make these fit in my budget.

That''s so great about the budget help! I''m glad to hear that you were able to find the perfect price/style.

 

[panda08]

Oooh, purty!

 

[Bella_mezzo]

They are here and they are awesome!!!!! Photos will come tomorrow, I promise!

So comfortable...I can''t even feel them, I can easily sleep in them, and they move and sparkle like crazy.

.25 ct each is really the smallest I would go with this style and I think they''d look a-ha-mazing with .5-1ct each.

They would have looked great as studs too, but the posts btoehr me when I sleep and I never wear studs so I think this is a better look for me and I''ll wear it more.

Although they''d look awesome with bigger stones, for everyday wear in NYC, working in a non-profit and often with kids in tough neighborhoods, this is a perfect size for me (at least for this stage in my life

.

I am really excited!!!!!

Also, seeing these incredible ACA diamonds have confirmed two things.

1. I think I am renewing my desire to upgrade the side stones on my e-ring (you''ll get pics of that tomorrow too and can help me decide what to do) I know the sidestones are dirty today, they are small--only about .1 each, plus they are brillants traps or haf moons (it''s hard to tell b/c they are so small), but they don''t perform nearly as well. In full sun they look great, but other than that there are a lot of dead zones. Inside, these little ACAs are still icy white and super sparkly with little rainbow flashes coming off of them

2. I am still in

with a five-stone and it won''t overwhelm my e-ring when worn as a RHR. I love the icy white of these little ACAs and certainly wouldn''t be sad to have a fivestone of them

, but if I can find 5 amazing OECs that''s what I want for a RHR.

for diamonds

 

[stci]

OMG! Gorgeous! I need beauties like this!

 

[Bliss]

HOLY MOLY!!!!!!!!!

Those are my FAVORITE dangly diamond earrings ever!!!!!!!!!!!

I can''t wait to see them on your ears! Please take tons and tons of pics!

They couldn''t go to a lovelier person, Bella!

YAY! Gorgeous!!!!!!! Wow!!!!

 

[Bella_mezzo]

thanks Bliss, since I love your collection (and think you''re super cool

) that means a lot!

I''m doing a photo shoot tomorrow so you''ll get picture overload

I promise!

 

[sparkle_zo]

Stunning! Can''t wait to see ear shots!!!

 

[Iowa Lizzy]

Holy guacamole! I am IN LOVE WITH THOSE EARRINGS!

I opened the thread, saw the first post and actually said "oh!" out loud. Wowee! Can''t freakin'' wait to see more pics tomorrow!

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

Oh my goodness those are awesome! So pretty - I love them!

 

[marcy]

I am delighted to hear you love them. I am waiting for pictures.

 

[Kay]

I love those earrings! I can''t wait to see more pics. I have often wondered how a bezel would look combined with leverbacks. I hope WF offers this as a regular setting.

 

[Phoenix]

Date: 1/21/2010 10:30:23 PM
Author:Bella_mezzo
Here are the pics from Whiteflash. I

them! They are .25 ct each (.5 tcw) ACA F/VS diamonds, bezel set in 18k white gold leverbacks. The bezels are suspended by jump rings so the diamonds will move and be even more sparkly

They should be here tomorrow so hopefully if it's sunny on Saturday to do a photo shoot.

This was a great day!!! I love the Strategy class I'm in right now, I got my earring pics today, and DH got offered a job he's been waiting to hear about since November

The commute will be rough for him, but it's a much better work environment, it will help him with his career change/him getting ready to apply for med school, and the salary is a little higher (which means I might get more 'fun' money which I can put towards my 5-stone project

So...in all...an excellent day

Wanna see some pics?

Bella,

Congratulations on these earrings. They are very pretty indeed

. I can't wait to see the earshots!!!

Btw, could I ask what you mean by "jump rings"? and how are the "bezels suspended by jump rings"? Does that mean that the diamonds are not actually enclosed and attached to the bezels all around but only attached by a ring?

I ask because I'm considering having my recut diamonds bezelled to make them look bigger, but am worried that the bezels will block out the light and not be so sparkly, so perhaps this style whereby the diamonds are able to move around within the bezels would be perfect.

Congratulations to your DH also!!

How VERY exciting!

 

[Bella_mezzo]

Hi Phoenix, Thank you so much!

I''m going to take more shots when I wake-up more but basically the bezel is just a delicate ring that goes around the girdle the back is completely open. The jump ring is a tiny ring on the top of the bezel that then connects to a tiny ring on the leverback so the diamonds can swing and move.

The backs are totally open which is really cool IMO and they sparkle like crazy. Also, since they can move they sparkle even more and really grab attention. I can''t even imagine how incredible this would look with your diamonds!!!! Amazing!

I''ll post tons of ear shots today and will include some profile shots and upclose pics of the jump rings.

 

[luv2sparkle]

I can''t wait to see the pictures too, Bella! They look absolutely stunning! I love leverbacks, they are just so comfortable. and the extra movement of the dangle gives
such great sparkle! Hope you can get some outdoors shots with maybe a peek of sun. (does anyone in the country have that now?)

 

[AmberGretchen]

Those are GORGEOUS - and congrats on hubby''s good news!!!

 

[princessplease]

They''re so pretty!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bella_mezzo]

thanks again everyone!!! I''m starting a new thread with all of my pics b/c I don''t know how to edit the thread title...

 

[laurenfischer5]

Timeless!

 

[S&I]

Sorry I''m so late on replying to this thread, but these earrings are so pretty bella! I''ve always loved lever-back earrings, but they don''t look right on my ears (I think because my holes are too high).

And congrats on your hubby getting that job offer too!