Bling wishlist/projects for 2025

[oncrutchesrightnow]

1. Mom’s emerald is with the setting vendor. Working on the design. This is one of the projects I want done more than other projects so I feel like I am making good use of resources notwithstanding metal prices going up and stone prices falling.

2. Waiting a bit on diamond prices to see whether to go with another FCD this year. It is tempting to move forward now since this is another collection goal that I want to complete more than I want other projects. But the cost of doing it now versus later might not be worth the trade off of crossing it off my list.

3. Can’t say for sure that I want to reset the asscher more than I want other things. It’s only January though.

1. Mom’s emerald is pending!

2. Do not like the price of FCD at the moment. Scratch this idea.

3. Might still re-set the asscher this year. It would be platinum so the price of gold is less relevant. But I have two projects started and with the tariff stuff going on, I might not get to this one.

 

[winnietucker]

Here’s mine:
1. Eternity band to go with my sapphire ring.
2. Upgrade the ACA - new setting matches the thickness of the sapphire ring so it can go with the eternity ring too.
3. 5 stone band
4. Yellow step cut sapphire ring.

I’ve been wanting a curb chain and I just bought one - waiting for it to come in to make sure it’s actually what I want because I’m a little particular about them.

I also have a sapphire coming in from Dan Stair to turn into a pendant for said curb chain.

 

[Dreamer_D]

With gold prices and the abysmal CAN-US exhange rate I just can’t pull the trigger on a custom jewelry project right now… and I could never quite settle on what I wanted to do with my small stones from Yvonne.

So I changed gears for my pendant project. I have a lovely half carat diamond left from my five stone project so I decided to set that. A new Stuller setting was going to cost me $1k CAD locally so I found this gorgeous Art Nouveau 15k gold piece instead for half the price and far more presence. I bought it to replace the central amethyst with my diamond but I’m not totally sure about that yet. It’s so pretty as is… I might use the diamond and add a drop pearl… or leave it. Anyway, pendant project almost complete!

Complete! Still need to decide on a style of gold chain and may replace the bail at some point, but enjoying it as-is for now.

 

[AllAboardTheBlingTrain]

2024 was an excellent bling year, but I also spent a TON, so 2025 needs to be a bit toned down imo!

I really only have two things on my list, one of which is a holdover from the previous year:

- an emerald cocktail ring, I’ve got some ideas of designs I’ve been sketching out. I want something really interesting with a lot of presence!

- a tahitian pearl tin-cup necklace - I obtained a Tahitian pearl bracelet for an absolute song, and I want to turn it into a necklace because I know I won’t wear the bracelet. Maybe with some fun diamond stations, perhaps also a pair of earrings to match.

So far that’s it, but let’s see if something else makes it on the list! I don’t always complete the projects I put on my list lol - I remember last year I had ideas of a wide RG cigar band for example, that never materialised.

Here’s my mid-year update:

I finalised the design for my emerald cocktail ring, but the final iteration will come once I’ve acquired the gem itself, since I’m open to multiple shapes! Have finally decided to keep it simple with a single emerald and white diamonds only. I want a classic ring I can wear all the time. The goal is a 4-7ct emerald, likely Zambian (I like darker greens), up to moderate oil is fine! But I fear this project is on the back burner again as I am currently saving up for TWO projects, yet again lol.

My other project that sort of materialised out of nowhere - a substantial tennis bracelet! I waffled between earrings and a bracelet but I just did earrings last year. So I think a bracelet is a better bet. I have my eye on a tennis bracelet and I’m aggressively saving up for it as I have a deal with my jeweller that if I buy it in <6 months he will honour the old price (the piece has been repriced up by about 7.5% since he first had it on display, but he would give me that 7.5% discount); subject of course to no one else coming in to buy it! I’m hopeful no one will as someone did have it on hold/approval when I’d originally gone in to browse bracelets but decided not to keep it.

The tin cup necklace should be finished soon! I decided to keep it simple and classic again, and just did the simple tin cup with some small diamond stations in between. Needed a quick, inexpensive project to sink my teeth into

After this I am definitely done. I hope to have the bracelet home this year, and will only actively start looking for an emerald when the bracelet is mostly saved up for.