Hi! I'm brand new here, and new to gems and jewelry in general. I've decided that with Christmas coming up I'd like to design a pair of earrings for my girlfriend. Her birthstone is Emerald, but from everything that I've read here and elsewhere it seems that tsavorite would be a better choice both in terms of price and durability. What I'm envisioning is a drop or dangle earring featuring tsavorites at the bottom and perhaps a colorless gem stud (probably not diamond due to cost. Budget is roughly $600, but I can be swayed in either direction if it makes a big difference
Now being new to this, I basically have no idea how big a stone I would need for these. I'm envisioning small and elegant, but I have no idea what that translates to in terms of carats.
So far I've identified a couple candidates for the tsavorites. What do you guys think?
First set is a lighter green than I would like, but the size seems to be what I'm looking for and the price almost looks too good to be true. Only one picture available from multicolour (working on getting more): http://www.multicolour.com/detail/?/details/pair/tsavorite/zgg136am/&1244716636
The second pair has a beautiful color, and I think the pear/teardrop shape would look fantastic on a drop earring, however it's an ebay sale (from Thailand) and the price definitely pushes hard against my budget: http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-4ct-EXCEL...&otn=5&po=LVI&ps=63&clkid=3585560010775196808
I'd love some feedback telling me that I'm on the right track (or not), or even proposing some stones or ideas.
Thanks!
Now being new to this, I basically have no idea how big a stone I would need for these. I'm envisioning small and elegant, but I have no idea what that translates to in terms of carats.
So far I've identified a couple candidates for the tsavorites. What do you guys think?
First set is a lighter green than I would like, but the size seems to be what I'm looking for and the price almost looks too good to be true. Only one picture available from multicolour (working on getting more): http://www.multicolour.com/detail/?/details/pair/tsavorite/zgg136am/&1244716636
The second pair has a beautiful color, and I think the pear/teardrop shape would look fantastic on a drop earring, however it's an ebay sale (from Thailand) and the price definitely pushes hard against my budget: http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-4ct-EXCEL...&otn=5&po=LVI&ps=63&clkid=3585560010775196808
I'd love some feedback telling me that I'm on the right track (or not), or even proposing some stones or ideas.
Thanks!