Fabulous CS rings under 2,000 dollar!!

[ilovegemstones]

Beautiful ring and stone colour, Wordie! Missy that ring looks yummy and great on you!

 

[ilovegemstones]

Burmesedaze I love your sapphire cab ring and have always wanted a clear dark blue sapphire cab ring.

Elle your tourmaline ring really pops - love it!

 

[MissyBeaucoup]

Here's my fun little project! It's a red-purple to green-blue color changing garnet from The Gem Trader. It is 4.7 mm, 0.60 ct. This one is from Sri Lanka, though these are commonly from Africa as well. I had it set into a 1930s-40s vintage inspired setting from Ivy and Rose with 0.11 ct of diamond sidestones in white gold. They were really sweet to work with and the total cost of the ring came in under $600. The most usual color I see is a dark turquoise indigo. In these pictures I'm trying to shine a pen light to bring out the green. I'll attach the vendor photos below to show the color extremes in forced light.

 

[MissyBeaucoup]

And here are Gem Trader's photos:

 

[Sabrina31]

Missybeaucoup, Thank you for bumping this and sharing your CC garnet ring. I'm super excited to start at the beginning and see all the pretty ideas. Did you have Ivy and Rose set it for you or take it to your local jeweler?

 

[Bluegemz]

And here are Gem Trader's photos:

This came out so well! It's such a unique piece. CC garnets are so amazing, and I love the vintage setting with it. Great job and a great ring!

 

[MissyBeaucoup]

Thank you! I wasn't sure my local jeweler would be used to handling garnets, so I had Ivy and Rose set it. It might have been slightly cheaper to do it locally, saving the shipping costs at least. I think the stone fit the setting just fine, but in case it was too deep, Ivy and Rose would have known what to do, so I felt more confident with them. My husband got this for my birthday and he was really excited about it. I am not usually a white gold person but we thought it would be more neutral for the stone. It's very fun for everyday wearing, kind of reminds me of a mood ring from the 70s.

 

[Rfisher]

Here's my fun little project! It's a red-purple to green-blue color changing garnet from The Gem Trader. It is 4.7 mm, 0.60 ct. This one is from Sri Lanka, though these are commonly from Africa as well. I had it set into a 1930s-40s vintage inspired setting from Ivy and Rose with 0.11 ct of diamond sidestones in white gold. They were really sweet to work with and the total cost of the ring came in under $600. The most usual color I see is a dark turquoise indigo. In these pictures I'm trying to shine a pen light to bring out the green. I'll attach the vendor photos below to show the color extremes in forced light.

Well done- very pretty!

 

[Bluegemz]

Thank you! I wasn't sure my local jeweler would be used to handling garnets, so I had Ivy and Rose set it. It might have been slightly cheaper to do it locally, saving the shipping costs at least. I think the stone fit the setting just fine, but in case it was too deep, Ivy and Rose would have known what to do, so I felt more confident with them. My husband got this for my birthday and he was really excited about it. I am not usually a white gold person but we thought it would be more neutral for the stone. It's very fun for everyday wearing, kind of reminds me of a mood ring from the 70s.

I think the white metal works well with it too. I also don't wear much white metal, but I have a few pieces and they blend in nicely with the yellow gold. In fact, since the diamonds and stones are the focus, so one hardly notices the metal. It so sweet that your husband was excited about this and that it was a birthday gift! I love those fun old mood rings lol. Any gem that is responsive to light the way that a color changer is, or a phenomenonal gem is, is downright fun to wear!

 

[MissyBeaucoup]

Thank you, Sabrina, Rfisher, and Bluegemz! I took another shot outdoors in full sun in the garden. I was seeing blue-green with red flashes from the facets. I tried to get an indoor shot in incandescent light that might show more of the red, but the picture I took when the stone looked red to me came out kind of purple-black. One of the odd things perceptually is that when you know the colors are in there, you see them, sometimes two colors at once in a way that's physically impossible. Like you said, Bluegemz, the responsiveness is fun!

 

[Acinom]

That's gorgeous @MissyBeaucoup !!!

Any other newly acquired loveliness Ps-ers?

 

[ilovegemstones]

A couple boulder opal rings that mean a lot to me. The first one is a Yowah Nut. Rings are silver and 22k made by Amity Jewels on Etsy.

 

[YadaYadaYada]

I shared mine in SMTB but she also qualifies for this thread coming in under $1,000.

.81 carat pink sapphire in a 14kt gold setting from Julia B on Etsy (photo credit to her as well)

 

[Gemobsessed]

Wow incredible that some of the rings in the thread have been so affordable

Here are some of mine: Tanzanite, peridot and amethyst.

 

[Begonia]

The that is one sweet little ring MissyBeaucoup. It would make a nice engagement ring. Very dainty and pretty!

 

[Acinom]

Gorgeously chique contributions @Rfisher @ilovegemstones @StephanieLynn and @Gemobsessed
I could not believe my eyes when I saw your rings and thought I must have hit the link to a different thread. I like!!!

 

[apacherose]

Love the new additions to one of my all time favorite threads! I have one to share- a vintage Art Deco platinum and zircon ring with single cut diamonds. I hav always loved these belt buckle settings and this is my first zircon and it is so sparkly I definitely would love to have a nicer blue zircon one day! Got this ring from eBay:

 

[Bluegemz]

Love the new additions to one of my all time favorite threads! I have one to share- a vintage Art Deco platinum and zircon ring with single cut diamonds. I hav always loved these belt buckle settings and this is my first zircon and it is so sparkly I definitely would love to have a nicer blue zircon one day! Got this ring from eBay:

That's just gorgeous, apacherose! I love the everything about it. It has GREAT proportions and finger coverage with delicacy.

 

[MissyBeaucoup]

Wow incredible that some of the rings in the thread have been so affordable

Here are some of mine: Tanzanite, peridot and amethyst.

I love your pretty ring designs, gemobsessed! Where did you get the settings? Tell us a little more about their stories, please. I especially like the halo around your tanzanite trillion! It looks beautiful on you!

Thanks, Begonia and Acinom, for your sweet words! There are so many pretty things on this thread. Proof that we can enjoy our bling without totally breaking the bank!

 

[Gemobsessed]

Thanks so much

The tanzanite as well as the setting is from top tanzanite in New York. I got in touch with one of proprietors and he's even agreed to sell settings only if I need them sometime!

The other two settings - the peridot is a setting imported from Hong Kong into India- 200 usd. Very simple but nice and the last one is custom made in India. By far the first and second are much more fine.

 

[ilovegemstones]

White Opal from Coober Pedy in a sterling and 18k setting. It looks way better outside!

 

[minousbijoux]

I adore Coober Pedy opals and that one is gorgeous!

 

[Bluegemz]

White Opal from Coober Pedy in a sterling and 18k setting. It looks way better outside!

Such a beautiful, large and bright opal! Stunning!

 

[MissyBeaucoup]

I got this pretty Tanzanian "mandarin" spessartite garnet on Loupe Troupe. It is from a trusted PSer, but since I'm new and am not sure about the etiquette I won't give her name. The stone is 1.32 carat, 6.1 mm, and was precision cut by Barry Bridgestock. It is a bright stone and under the loupe it has pretty little effervescent bubbles like orange soda. My photos are on a cloudy day, but the garnet looks more bright and candy orange in the sun. The setting is an in-stock white gold halo from Ivy and Rose. I can imagine this setting looking very nice with lots of different colored stones. The last photo shows the colors of my "Empress" lotus which is blooming now in the frog pond.

I think the focus was a little better on this one. I took it on the macro setting. Still trying to get the hang of this photographing gemstones. I don't think I captured the true color of the stone very well. I see a lighter orange than this, but I notice a lot of the spessartites kind of look dark in photos or on a tilt.

I love this Thread! Bumping for today’s discussion of spessartites with white or yellow gold.

 

[mellowyellowgirl]

Light purply pink spinel from Finewater Gems $355
Premade setting from jeweller in Australia $650
Total $1005

 

[elle_71125]

Light purply pink spinel from Finewater Gems $355
Premade setting from jeweller in Australia $650
Total $1005

Gorgeous! And quite a bargain too!

 

[LittleRed]

Here's my fun little project! It's a red-purple to green-blue color changing garnet from The Gem Trader. It is 4.7 mm, 0.60 ct. This one is from Sri Lanka, though these are commonly from Africa as well. I had it set into a 1930s-40s vintage inspired setting from Ivy and Rose with 0.11 ct of diamond sidestones in white gold. They were really sweet to work with and the total cost of the ring came in under $600. The most usual color I see is a dark turquoise indigo. In these pictures I'm trying to shine a pen light to bring out the green. I'll attach the vendor photos below to show the color extremes in forced light.

Is this “vintage inspired setting” a one of a kind or a setting Ivy and Rose offers? Your ring is very pretty!

 

[Cockatiel]

Finally can post something here

Spess ring. Total cost around $600, setting is from mydiamondzone.

 

[Acinom]

Finally can post something here

Spess ring. Total cost around $600, setting is from mydiamondzone.

Stunning! What a royal look.
It looks likes such a high end ring. Enjoy wearing it. Will you make a smtb thread for this beauty?

 

[Cockatiel]

Stunning! What a royal look.
It looks likes such a high end ring. Enjoy wearing it. Will you make a smtb thread for this beauty?

Thanks Acinom for your kind words, and also sharing your rings which are a great source of inspiration! I will try to take pics when the sun comes out (no sun for the next few days) and post them! Right now all I can manage are indoor pics which are turning out a little weird for the spess.