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mjea

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This looks so bright and happy! Is that another spinel melee off to the lower right? Are you thinking of a flower design kind of halo, or multiple colorful halos? Ooohh or like a bombe ring (Stephanie gottlieb one below)
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2Neezers

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I Picked up these bright lemony yellow chrysoberyl from Yvonne’s current sale.

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I‘m kinda feeling the way they pair with my Jeff White spinel. While this mahenge is bright, it’s not as intense as some of my other spinels so I wanted to pair it with a color that wouldn’t overtake it. I think these little chrysoberyls look perfect. What do you guys think?

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I love it!! :kiss2:
 

elle_71125

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This looks so bright and happy! Is that another spinel melee off to the lower right? Are you thinking of a flower design kind of halo, or multiple colorful halos? Ooohh or like a bombe ring (Stephanie gottlieb one below)
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Thank you. I’m not really sure how I want to set it yet (planning is half the fun, right?).

That is a little spinel melee on the bottom right. I just stuck it over there some time ago and forgot to put it away...oops. Still, I do have some small pink spinel melee that could be used with this project. I’ll have to put my thinking cap on. :mrgreen:

I love it!! :kiss2:

Thank you!
 

dk168

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I saw this rough in Jeff’s recent gem scoop and I just couldn’t resist getting one for myself.

Light to Medium tsavorite garnet.
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This is my piece. It’s medium saturation and should cut somewhere between 1ct - 1.7ct.
(Pics are screen shots from a video)
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I got one too, no pic of the rough yet though.

DK :))
 

Tartansparkles

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Does chrysoberyl sparkle? Yours are a lovely shade of yellow and I wondered how their sparkle would hold up next to a zircon? (I'm thinking of a white gold band with coloured melee to pair with my yellow gold band/blue zircon).
 

elle_71125

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Does chrysoberyl sparkle? Yours are a lovely shade of yellow and I wondered how their sparkle would hold up next to a zircon? (I'm thinking of a white gold band with coloured melee to pair with my yellow gold band/blue zircon).

It definitely sparkles. The ones I have are bright and sparkly. A pure lemon yellow (more cool toned than warm).

I love the idea of yellow chrysoberyl and blue zircon together. :kiss2:
 

zhazha

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I get the same melees and planned to use them for a halo with light blue sapphire. They pop out the spinel very well!
 

elle_71125

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I get the same melees and planned to use them for a halo with light blue sapphire. They pop out the spinel very well!

I bet that’s going to look great! Do you have a pic of them together?
 

elle_71125

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I forgot to come back and update with my tsavorite from Jeff White. As always, he did an awesome job with it. I love the color! It’s such a rich and vibrant green. :mrgreen: I’m not sure how I’ll set it yet but I’m definitely going to want a halo to help bump up the finger presence...besides, self proclaimed halo hoe remember? :lol:

Details:
1.46ct
5.83mm
*some small feathers (according to Jeff) but I can’t see them.

My pictures do not do this baby justice. It’s just gorgeous in person.

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Musia

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This baby is perfect!
 

CSpan

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I love it! So fresh and crisp. It is really cool to see what rough to faceted translates too.
 

gingercurls

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Beautiful! The shape and color are very nice.
 

OdetteOdile

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Thanks for the update Elle! Your new tsav is gorgeous! Every now and then I wonder how your gemstone adventures are going!
 

musicloveranthony

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I forgot to come back and update with my tsavorite from Jeff White. As always, he did an awesome job with it. I love the color! It’s such a rich and vibrant green. :mrgreen: I’m not sure how I’ll set it yet but I’m definitely going to want a halo to help bump up the finger presence...besides, self proclaimed halo hoe remember? :lol:


Gorgeous stone!! Wow
 

CHRISTY-DANIELLE

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Huge tsav fan myself . That baby is awesome! Great color and cut- just yummmmy :)
 

elle_71125

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This baby is perfect!
Thank you! I love the depth of color on this one and Jeff’s cutting is always perfection. :mrgreen:

I love it! So fresh and crisp. It is really cool to see what rough to faceted translates too.
Right?! I often find rough underwhelming and then I see the finished gem and I’m always happily surprised. Of course, I only commission rough from vendors whose opinion I trust and who understand my tastes. Too scary otherwise. Lol. :D

Beautiful! The shape and color are very nice.
Thank you! I can’t wait to bring it to life in a setting. :mrgreen:

Thanks for the update Elle! Your new tsav is gorgeous! Every now and then I wonder how your gemstone adventures are going!
Thank you! :kiss2: I‘ll admit that, sometimes, I’m sometimes a lazy poster. It‘s so easy to share on Instagram that I occasionally forget I haven’t shared it here as well.

I‘m working on the setting for my concave cut tanzanite from Precision Gem. I’ll probably be starting a thread on that because I could use the help. :lol: I’m excited to have a new ring in the works!

Gorgeous stone!! Wow
Thank you so much! :mrgreen:

Huge tsav fan myself . That baby is awesome! Great color and cut- just yummmmy :)
Thank you! Isn’t the color on a tsavorite devine? :kiss2: I love those bright green beauties! Pinks and greens…I just can’t stop buying pinks and greens.:lol:
 

elle_71125

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I‘ve been called out by @Rfisher on more than one occasion for not updating this thread. So, here I am…trying to update it…for as long as my short attention span allows. :lol:

I picked up this light yellow diamond from parksfinegroup.
1.51ct
fancy light yellow
vs2
Dimensions: 7.52x5.70x3.97

I’m not sure how I’m setting it yet but I tried it out next to a pair of pink spinels and diamond caddies (which have since been used in my tanzanite ring).

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elle_71125

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Then I picked up this purplish pink sapphire with a lot of help from @Rfisher. A lot of you may remember me detailing the whole process, from having it polished to sending it sent to AGL for a new report.
I’ll link that here: link

Details on the sapphire:
4.70ct
pink (low heat)
Dimensions: 11.22 x 8.40 x 5.78

Here are a couple pics of when I got her. I’ve decided to give her a new dress (aka setting). She’s actually with David Klass now so not too much longer…:mrgreen:
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Atwater

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I forgot to come back and update with my tsavorite from Jeff White. As always, he did an awesome job with it. I love the color! It’s such a rich and vibrant green. :mrgreen: I’m not sure how I’ll set it yet but I’m definitely going to want a halo to help bump up the finger presence...besides, self proclaimed halo hoe remember? :lol:

Details:
1.46ct
5.83mm
*some small feathers (according to Jeff) but I can’t see them.

My pictures do not do this baby justice. It’s just gorgeous in person.

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Such luscious green! You description is spot on: rich and vibrant!
 

elle_71125

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Such luscious green! You description is spot on: rich and vibrant!

Thank you. I think it’s the perfect example of small but mighty. :mrgreen:
 

colorluvr

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My tanzanite ring from David Klass.

I snagged the tanzanite from @PrecisionGem and it made me fall head over heels for concave cuts. They‘re just so cool!

Details:
Weight: 2.495ct
Dimmensions: 8.259x6.907
Rectangular cushion with concave facets

vendor pic:
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The setting journey linked here.
A few more pics in this thread: link
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I love this - some day, I'd love a similar ring for my Gene concave merelani mint that is similar in size to yours. :kiss2:
:kiss2::kiss2:
 

mayday

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My tanzanite ring from David Klass.

I snagged the tanzanite from @PrecisionGem and it made me fall head over heels for concave cuts. They‘re just so cool!

Details:
Weight: 2.495ct
Dimmensions: 8.259x6.907
Rectangular cushion with concave facets

vendor pic:
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The setting journey linked here.
A few more pics in this thread: link
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This is so beautiful, it's like a perfect marriage of classic and whoa-whoa-modern. I love the cut of the tanzanite, I bet it is mesmerizing in action!
 

elle_71125

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I love this - some day, I'd love a similar ring for my Gene concave merelani mint that is similar in size to yours. :kiss2:
:kiss2::kiss2:

That would look amazing! :love: I’d love to see your mint garnet, if you want to share.
 

elle_71125

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This is so beautiful, it's like a perfect marriage of classic and whoa-whoa-modern. I love the cut of the tanzanite, I bet it is mesmerizing in action!

Thank you! Yes, the cut is super cool. It’s like a laser show. :mrgreen:
 

elle_71125

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My precious purple sapphire ring from Leon Mege. This was the Loupe Troop score of the decade for this girl. :mrgreen:

Details:
Center stone:
- Unheated cushion cut purple sapphire
- 5.4cts
- Dimensions: 10.59 x 8.82 x 6.09

Side stones:
- Elongated True Antique™ cushion diamonds
- .82tcw (.41ct each)
- I-J color
- VS clarity
* Hand forged in Platinum.

Thread on that ring here: https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/5-4ct-purple-sapphire-ring-by-leon-mege.270857/

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elle_71125

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I miss having my (lab) emerald from Gene but I’m not having any luck finding my dream cushion cut emerald yet either (and, unfortunately, I don’t have limitless bling funds). So when I saw desertrose post a bunch of emeralds from her Tucson trip, I was all over it.

Muzo emerald:
1ct
6mm x 5.8mm

Of course, I would be crazy not to have picked up some pinks (or am I crazy for adding even more pinks to my collection? :think:).

The oval pair:
Burmese spinel
1.31tcw
~5.7mm x 4.3mm

The single round:
Mahenge spinel
.51ct
4.9mm

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I also picked up this beautiful oval paraiba from desertrose.
.86ct
6.5mm x 5.3mm

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