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Hi All,
Sorry for the very long subject line, but I don't post often to this side of the forum so am not as certain as to what's as useful. If this isn't the right of the woods to post please let me know.
My baby sister, who is my absolute pride, joy and the best gift my parents every brought me home, is turning 35 and has asked for jewelry! She never does as much and I was overjoyed to tasked with the project, albeit with not much time as her birthday is the end of the month and I'd like to have it before her birthday (the 29th). I was given some specifications as to what she would like and I'm going to include them below and I am wide open to suggestions. I am already indebted to many people on this forum for helping my family, and myself and I am confident you guys will point me in the right direction.
To start my sister provided me with image below as the example of the shape she is looking for and the color but without the gold prong/posts:
Her requirements:
* dark green stones
*they can be natural or manmade, she doesn't care as long as they look right.
*she want's them more cushion shaped as below, they could even have a halo around them with diamonds or CZs or white sapphires.
*the photo below is the precise right color green and shape of the stones but she wants white gold, silver or a white metal for prongs/post.
she also included the following information:
She was considering jade previously, I suggested emeralds, but I know you guys are also aware of a multitude of other gem stones and this isn't my expertise at all. I had thought of paraiba tourmaline but I think it's too light.
So I was hoping for help as to a few things:
1) what types of stones might do the trick besides emeralds and what online vendors could I use to secure them?
2) If I did do emeralds, lab or natural, where would be the best online vendors to secure them?
3) I am looking for suggestions and/or resources so I can do the right research. I know it on the diamond side but not this side.
Because I don't know what other stone options there are besides emeralds, it's hard to figure choices and know what the budgets should look like. So, any help will help me narrow that too.
Thank you in advance for any help!
Sorry for the very long subject line, but I don't post often to this side of the forum so am not as certain as to what's as useful. If this isn't the right of the woods to post please let me know.
My baby sister, who is my absolute pride, joy and the best gift my parents every brought me home, is turning 35 and has asked for jewelry! She never does as much and I was overjoyed to tasked with the project, albeit with not much time as her birthday is the end of the month and I'd like to have it before her birthday (the 29th). I was given some specifications as to what she would like and I'm going to include them below and I am wide open to suggestions. I am already indebted to many people on this forum for helping my family, and myself and I am confident you guys will point me in the right direction.
To start my sister provided me with image below as the example of the shape she is looking for and the color but without the gold prong/posts:
Her requirements:
* dark green stones
*they can be natural or manmade, she doesn't care as long as they look right.
*she want's them more cushion shaped as below, they could even have a halo around them with diamonds or CZs or white sapphires.
*the photo below is the precise right color green and shape of the stones but she wants white gold, silver or a white metal for prongs/post.
she also included the following information:
She was considering jade previously, I suggested emeralds, but I know you guys are also aware of a multitude of other gem stones and this isn't my expertise at all. I had thought of paraiba tourmaline but I think it's too light.
So I was hoping for help as to a few things:
1) what types of stones might do the trick besides emeralds and what online vendors could I use to secure them?
2) If I did do emeralds, lab or natural, where would be the best online vendors to secure them?
3) I am looking for suggestions and/or resources so I can do the right research. I know it on the diamond side but not this side.
Because I don't know what other stone options there are besides emeralds, it's hard to figure choices and know what the budgets should look like. So, any help will help me narrow that too.
Thank you in advance for any help!
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