Finally ... the right band??

[Shay37]

Date: 8/8/2006 2:59:28 PM
Author: FireGoddess
Hey Deco...I love the bands posted here, but the quality seems...somewhat lacking. (I have also heard as such by some who have ordered rings from there.) I bet you could get Quest or someone to do the band (like Brightspot did by copying my art deco style band) and have it done really well. The workmanship seems somewhat lacking on those, IMO.

Agree. Love the style, not loving the QC. I think that first one would be gorgeous with your e-ring.

shay

 

[decodelighted]

Date: 8/8/2006 2:50:44 PM
Author: wallermama
Did you order it yet?

yeeeeees

Did you find a barn?

yeeeeessss

 

[decodelighted]

Date: 8/8/2006 3:11:00 PM
Author: Shay37

Date: 8/8/2006 2:59:28 PM
Author: FireGoddess
Hey Deco...I love the bands posted here, but the quality seems...somewhat lacking. (I have also heard as such by some who have ordered rings from there.) I bet you could get Quest or someone to do the band (like Brightspot did by copying my art deco style band) and have it done really well. The workmanship seems somewhat lacking on those, IMO.

Agree. Love the style, not loving the QC.

Thanks for the heads-up! I hear what you guys are saying & have def def considered the QC issue ... and I love Brightspot's Quest ring ... I just don't think custom is for me in this case.

I chose to order the online link band in platinum because ...

1. If I don't love the link band *in my size* actually on my hand with my e-ring, I CAN return it. (Custom: you order it, you bought it.)

2. I am almost positive the online ring comes from the *exact* same manufacturer of the one I saw at my local B&M. And, in person, I was happy with the quality.

3. My local B&M was estimating more than 2 1/2 times the online price ... they've not had a history of being too negotiable about other items. Also, they seemed to have trouble figuring out where they'd gotten that particular band to begin with.

p.s. here's a more "life-size" view of the ring ... two weeks ...

 

[decodelighted]

well that didn''t work the first time ... attempt #2 ... more "realistic" view of link band.

 

[FireGoddess]

Hopefully it is to your liking. I just remember that someone here ordered a swoopy band from there and ended up returning it based on the quality. Hopefully your band will not have that problem.

 

[gailrmv]

Fingers crossed for you.

 

[february2003bride]

Decoded: I don''t know your ring size, but have you seen this ring?
http://www.signedpieces.com/item.cfm?item_id=4522

 

[decodelighted]

Ooooh, Feb, that''s a purty one!

Sadly my fingers are closer to the size of butter sticks

than the petite 3.5 of this non-sizable gem.

***** WEIRD UPDATE *****

The B&M near me really can''t figure out where the got the version of the "link band" I tried on there ... that''s seemingly identical to the estatediamondjewelry one.

They were able to give me prices on the two other bands I liked at their store, but at 1/2 way around eternity, in 18K white gold (NOT PLAT to go w/my ring) -- $1900 smackers. Ooof.

I really really really hope I love the EDJ one in person! In my favor: I''m not as finicky as some of you loop-lovin'' ladies. You know who you are!

But I DON''t want stones falling out or easily bendable metal or something that looks too far off from my e-ring.

(p.s. - I looked for the "unhappy" client stories but could only find one ... GingerBCookie ordered one, but she was pairing it w/ a MEGE ... the other stories seemed to be about ERD ... Dem? Did she get an ERD --AND-- an EDJ?? I''m confuzzled)

 

[msdarlinjoy]

Hi Deco ~

Oh ... I can''t wait for your ring to come! I do hope it''s exactly what your hoping for!

I love your ering

! It is so delish

... and I think most diamond bands will look great with it.

I went looking on their site, and I must say ... they have some expensive stuff!

Wow! I sure wish I had some burried treasure in my backyard

! They definately had a few

things that caught my eye!

Ok ... let us know as soon as you get your new sparklie band ... I know I''ll be waiting for a lil'' peek!

Have a great weekend!

 

[decodelighted]

Date: 8/11/2006 11:22:30 PM
Author: Mrs Darlin Joy
Hi Deco ~

let us know as soon as you get your new sparklie band ... I know I''ll be waiting for a lil'' peek!

YEEEEEEEEEEE It came in *early* and I''m supposed to get it via FedEx tomorrow!!!! Excitement! But then I remembered that we have to leave town by about 2pm tomorrow to get to a ceremony honoring FMIL that''s three hours away!! If I miss FedEx the ring will be in lock-down all weekend long!

Tracking says estimated time of delivery 4:30 pm

.. the ceremony starts at 7pm & has been planned for months & they''re even paying for our hotel they want us to be there so badly.

Mixed ... feelings ... excited .. bummed ... worried ... more excitement ... worry

 

[mrssalvo]

Date: 8/11/2006 2:04:55 PM
Author: february2003bride
Decoded: I don''t know your ring size, but have you seen this ring?

http://www.signedpieces.com/item.cfm?item_id=4522

ok, I''m a 3.5 and I love that ring...hmmm I wonder...



deco- so happy your ring came early, so sad you can''t get to it

. It will be safe and sound over the weekend, don''t worry, the hard part will be not thinking about it

 

[decodelighted]

******* WEDDING BAND UPDATE *********

1. IT CAME!!!! Before we had to leave for our trip at 2pm ... YEA!!!!! Not in the Fedex pokey over the weekend!

2. IT''S GORGEOUS -- omigosh ... I

it, looks amazing with my e-ring, no quality issues that I can detect. Sparkly, delicate, same depth as my ering band in the back

3. IT FITS!!! The first time I''ve been able to actually TRY ON a w-band with my ering. And since it''s an eternity style, no sizing bar, that was a big stress for me!

AND NOW THE *BAD* NEWS

4. The not-so-SWEETIE has confiscated it. He was home from work today ''cause of our road trip later ... HE opened the box .. HE''s taken possesion of it .. and HE says it''s not "mine to play with" until HE give it to me October 7th!

. I was all ... but my PSCOPE friends are WAITING FOR PIX. And he''s all: TOO BAD.

I''m like: the RETURN period is only two weeks -- what if they see something I don''t ... and he''s all: YOU LOVE IT THAT''S ALL THAT MATTERS.

Sooooooooo.

(Any advice on talking "some sense" into him

?? The only thing he seemed to be willing to negotiate for was a 1/2 hour "photo shoot" in trade for me doing all "his" chores from now until the wedding ... and we''re talking dishes, garbage & four cat boxes people ... I loves ya but not THAT much

)

 

[FacetFire]

Oh, man, how can he do that to us?!?!?! I think the wedding bands should be shared property until the wedding. He can look at his and you can look at yours. They just don''t get worn around until after the wedding. I can''t wait to see yours!!!!!!!!! I can only imagine how great it looks with your beautiful e-ring!

 

[Kaleigh]

Yay, I am so glad it came in time and that you LOVE it, but so sad we can''t see it. When you get back I''d snoop around till you find it. That or beg him to let you take pics just this once and then promise to give it right back. Good luck!!!!

 

[FireGoddess]

Four cat boxes on top of the other chores? I can wait hon. No need to do that to yourself!!

I am SO GLAD to hear you love the ring and don't see any quality issues. Particularly because they have some I want to see.

Can't wait to see this!! (Figure of speech - I CAN wait long enough so that you're not stuck being Cinderella, pre-glamorous ball.)

 

[Stone Hunter]

I''m so glad this worked out for you. DO NOT do any of his chores. You may get stuck with them forever.

I''m happy to wait for a photo.

 

[Diamond*Dana]

I am so excited for you

, and so happy that you love it

...but I really wanted to see pictures

. But yeah, that is aton of work to take on

.

 

[Scintillating]

Grrrr.... TWO WEEKS?!?!?!?
Deco, I cannot wait two weeks!

Boo.

I am happy that you like it - and happy it''s only dos semanas till the big day, how exciting!

LOTS of pictures Deco. lots.

Scintillating....

 

[lizz]

Oh great! Deco, I''m so glad you love it!

If you didn''t, I had found this on ebay last night from 5th-ave-jewels:

 

[msdarlinjoy]

Date: 8/18/2006 11:15:52 AM
Author: decodelighted
******* WEDDING BAND UPDATE *********

AND NOW THE *BAD* NEWS

4. The not-so-SWEETIE has confiscated it. He was home from work today ''cause of our road trip later ... HE opened the box .. HE''s taken possesion of it .. and HE says it''s not ''mine to play with'' until HE give it to me October 7th!

.

Oh Deco!

Oh my gosh!

I feel for you!

Ok ... well, I guess were gonna be waiting!

I just want to let you know that I am expecting my rings hopefully this week ... and hubby just asked a little bit ago "So, when are your rings going to be here?"

GASP!

(Thinking about Deco) UH ... why??? ... Are you planning on confiscating them???

His reply: Maybe

My Answer: Uh ... I don''t know ... maybe two - three more weeks.

There is no way I am going to let on when I have them ... I think I would wrestle him to the ground for that particular package!

Hang in there Deco ... I can''t wait to see the pics of your new ring!!!

 

[decodelighted]

Date: 8/18/2006 3:16:39 PM
Author: Scintillating
Grrrr.... TWO WEEKS?!?!?!?

try SIX WEEKS ... that''s more like it. October 7th!

 

[decodelighted]

Date: 8/18/2006 7:47:34 PM
Author: lizz
I had found this on ebay last night from 5th-ave-jewels:

Gosh Lizz - that''s *lovely*. You got a great floral type band from them too didn''t ya?? And Woobug is a fan I think ... I have GOT to spend more time on Ebay -- between this and Fortekitty''s new Oval .. geez I am missing OUT!!!

 

[decodelighted]

Date: 8/20/2006 2:52:31 PM
Author: Mrs Darlin Joy
I just want to let you know that I am expecting my rings hopefully this week ... and hubby just asked a little bit ago 'So, when are your rings going to be here?'

GASP!

(Thinking about Deco) UH ... why??? ... Are you planning on confiscating them???

His reply: Maybe

AIIGHH!!! Men!

That's too funny - though. I hope you wrestle it from his hot greedy hands!

I nearly took off running out of yard with it on, during a "15 minute" play period I convinced him was "prudent" because of the return deadline. I swear - that clever fella took the batteries out of all the cell phones, both cameras & my camcorder BEFORE handing over "Sparkly Junior"

.

TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTS THE "NON-CHORE-DOING" DECISION! Thanks guys!!!

There's nothing I hate more than kitty litter duty.

 

[kcoursolle]

I also support the non-chore bribe taking, doesn''t sound like much fun! Good luck waiting though, this is a lovely wedding band. Can''t wait to see pics and I''m sure you can''t either.

 

[decodelighted]

***** MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH IN SNEAKINESS & NEGOTIATION ******

Yesterday, while the Sweetie was taking a nap ... I found his secret Deco''s wedding band hiding place. SOOOO of course I snatched the box, the camera and hid out in the bathroom (seriously!) for a mini photo shoot. (What can I say ... I was afraid he''d hear me snapping away!). The lighting was horrible, my props were few (strangely no fresh flowers in "the can") but I did the best I could. Stashed the ring back in it''s not-so-secret-anymore hiding place.... Then, found the magic camera cord & had almost downloaded all the images when he woke up. He didn''t catch me downloading, but he was hovering around being all alive & human & such. Spoiling my plans to download pix immediatly & let the *** hit the fan later.

Dahgum it! So - guilt crept in and I confessed. He thought it was funny that I''d found the ring & done my little ladies room photo shoot ... but, he said he wanted more time to decide if he''d be okay with me posting any pix. He really feels like the wedding day is the "unveiling" and until then it should just be between us - but also though he should reward me for my cleverness in finding the Sparkly Junior.

Cut to -- tonight. He said I could post ONE PICTURE. You know to us pscopers, that''s like "a bite" of an ice cream sundae. So I negotiated up to TWO. But that''s it. That''s all I can share. After much cropping & shuffling & agonizing over not having taken better shots in THE CAN ... I present .....

 

[decodelighted]

Date: 8/21/2006 9:42:23 PM
Author: decodelighted
I present .....

Picked that one because it was the best close up view of the band ... and you guys already know what my e-ring looks like IN FOCUS

.

And ... the only other one until October 7th ....which I picked because it was a combo of "top view" "long view/whole hand" and "side view" -- showing depth of band to depth of e-ring and kinda showing how the pave on the sides of my e-ring is echoed by the pave "sections" of the wedding band.

 

[canuk-gal]

Date: 8/20/2006 11:56:32 PM
Author: decodelighted

TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTS THE ''NON-CHORE-DOING'' DECISION! Thanks guys!!!

HI Decodelighted:

I have no idea what this means and it doesn''t really matter; but I think your w/b is verrryyyyy pretty

....you happy?

cheers--Sharon

 

[decodelighted]

Date: 8/21/2006 9:56:15 PM
Author: canuk-gal

Date: 8/20/2006 11:56:32 PM
Author: decodelighted
TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTS THE ''NON-CHORE-DOING'' DECISION! Thanks guys!!!

HI
I have no idea what this means and it doesn''t really matter; but I think your w/b is verrryyyyy pretty

....you happy?

LOL!! My fiance wasn''t gonna let me see "play with" or photograph, much less POST photos of "his"/MY wedding band unless I agreed to do his chores up to the wedding 10/7!!! Mercifully everyone said "Don''t do it!"

As to your 2nd ?? ... I

it! But I also love how my e-ring looks solo, and that''s the way I''ve been looking at it for almost a year now. I told my fiance my sneaky photo shoot & the subsequent gawking at all the photos is actually HELPING me get used to how they look TOGETHER. Soon "solo" will be a thing of the past & together will look "right". And I don''t mean anything negative about that NOW. I adore the way they look together ... better than any other band I tried, or have seen, for sure ... I''m just still "adjusting" my eyes. Does that make sense?

 

[FacetFire]

Oh, it''s so...........FUN! I think that has to be one of the most interesting and fun weddingbands I''ve ever seen! It''s a little thicker than I thought it''d be...but I like it!

 

[canuk-gal]

Date: 8/21/2006 10:05:18 PM
Author: decodelighted

Date: 8/21/2006 9:56:15 PM
Author: canuk-gal

Date: 8/20/2006 11:56:32 PM
Author: decodelighted

TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTS THE ''NON-CHORE-DOING'' DECISION! Thanks guys!!!

HI
I have no idea what this means and it doesn''t really matter; but I think your w/b is verrryyyyy pretty

....you happy?

LOL!! My fiance wasn''t gonna let me see ''play with'' or photograph, much less POST photos of ''his''/MY wedding band unless I agreed to do his chores up to the wedding 10/7!!! Mercifully everyone said ''Don''t do it!''

As to your 2nd ?? ... I

it! But I also love how my e-ring looks solo, and that''s the way I''ve been looking at it for almost a year now. I told my fiance my sneaky photo shoot & the subsequent gawking at all the photos is actually HELPING me get used to how they look TOGETHER. Soon ''solo'' will be a thing of the past & together will look ''right''. And I don''t mean anything negative about that NOW. I adore the way they look together ... better than any other band I tried, or have seen, for sure ... I''m just still ''adjusting'' my eyes. Does that make sense?

HI DD:

How could it be otherwise--I mean in inference to the ring and not the chores--SURELY that nonsense will cease post nuptuals LOLOLOL

Thing is, both of your ring choices are beautiful on their own, and together are a delightful fit. Sorry. Now I see four possiblilties for your eyes to adjust: ER alone, w/b alone, together/set, and perhaps NONE when you are doing the chores??????

cheers--Sharon