Help with how to set my pink diamond heart,please.

[pinkjewel]

I bought a light pink diamond heart last year-it measures around 5.6 x 5.89 and I just can't figure out what to do with it. I thought of making it into a pendant, but I already have 2 diamond pendants I wear- my pear shaped diamond with the fancy light pink diamond halo in rose gold and another diamond pendant set in platinum that also has some pink diamond accents that my husband gave me this year for Christmas. The other issue is that since it is light pink I'm not sure it will not really show up as very pink on a necklace. I did find this picture with a yellow diamond and pearl that I thought it might work well in.And I also have a very nice loose South Sea pearl with fabulous lustre that I could use. So, that's one option.

Another option is another ring. But at the over 50 crowd, I need to be careful it doesn't look too young. I also have a pair of light pinks that total .18ct that could be used as sides to make it a three stone. So three stone halo? Or, then I ran across this JAR design. I could bezel the heart in rose gold and use either periwinkle or lavender sapphires, or mint green garnets as the surround- and even though the heart would be a heart shape- the actual face of the ring could be either an oval or rectangle. Does that make sense? I would keep the shank with white diamonds for contrast.

Or does anyone have some other good ideas??

 

[chrono]

At the heart of the matter, what item of jewellery will you wear it as most often? Another ring or pendant?

 

[pinkjewel]

At the heart of the matter, what item of jewellery will you wear it as most often? Another ring or pendant?

haha Chrono- yes that is the "heart" of the matter. I think since I wear one of the other two pendants pretty much all the time that I'd wear a ring more- as long as it isn't too over the top or too large.

Also here are pics of the heart and the two smaller diamonds- pretty accurate for what I see IRL.

 

[LoversKites]

Purely from a design perspective I think the pearl idea sounds gorgeous. Especially if the pearl is very white, I think it will bring out the pink of the diamond well.

On the other hand I love the idea of mixing the pink and light green - but I' can't say how obvious the pink would be that way.

 

[chrono]

I like the contrast of mint green with your pink but it has to be light enough to not overpower the pink heart; a fine balance is definitely needed but the right amount of contrast will make the pink pop. The next question is then is how easy/difficult will it be to get a bunch of mint green melees?

Couldn't resist the heart pun either.

 

[LoversKites]

The next question is then is how easy/difficult will it be to get a bunch of mint green melees?

Wouldn't a jeweller be able to source them?

 

[chrono]

Sapphires, yes. Spinel, depends. Mint garnet, unlikely unless the jeweller has awesome connections. Most vendors only have diamond melee contacts.

 

[pinkjewel]

Yes- I wasn't sure how easy it would be to get mint green garnet melee, either (say that 3 times fast!!)- but I think the contrast would really help the pink pop,too. When I put it next to light blue- I think it drains the pink a bit. Of course with a rose gold bezel and rose gold cup the pink will amp up a bit. Of course, JAR's ring is obviously a much more intense pink. The heart does look pretty next to lavender which I think would be easier to obtain in sapphire melee. I think green sapphires are a bit too gray for my taste with the heart. Green diamonds-too expensive. I've always loved the pink diamond/ green diamond combo.
But what do you think of the idea of this type of ring over other types? My feeling is that it takes the heart out of "cutesy"

 

[pinkjewel]

Purely from a design perspective I think the pearl idea sounds gorgeous. Especially if the pearl is very white, I think it will bring out the pink of the diamond well.

On the other hand I love the idea of mixing the pink and light green - but I' can't say how obvious the pink would be that way.

The South Sea pearls I have are pretty white with pink/blue overtones. It's interesting, but I prefer the one I have that doesn't have as much pink overtone with the diamond-more straight blue overtone. The other ones have both pink/blue.

 

[pinkjewel]

Sapphires, yes. Spinel, depends. Mint garnet, unlikely unless the jeweller has awesome connections. Most vendors only have diamond melee contacts.

Do you think the same cutters that cut sapphire melee would cut garnet if given the rough?

eta- also wonder if they cut under 2mm? as I think with this small of a heart they would need to be smaller.

 

[chrono]

You've hit the same concerns I thought up too, and I love light pink with light green.

Chrysoberyl melee?
http://www.columbiagemhouse.com/melee.html

Hmmm.....
http://www.gemselect.com/tsavorite-garnet/tsavorite-garnet-346289.php

 

[LoversKites]

Multicolour sell small ones in large quantities. Not sure if they're small enough, but...

http://www.multicolour.com/detail/?/details/tsavorite/ts11761aa/&-911529999
http://www.multicolour.com/detail/?/details/tsavorite/ts11762aa/&-911529999

 

[pinkjewel]

You've hit the same concerns I thought up too, and I love light pink with light green.

Chrysoberyl melee?
http://www.columbiagemhouse.com/melee.html

Hmmm.....
http://www.gemselect.com/tsavorite-garnet/tsavorite-garnet-346289.php

I think Chrysoberyl is too yellow for my taste.

Well since gemselect lists some- at least we know there's some out there!! But again I think 2mm is going to be too large.

 

[chrono]

Stock picture but he has round tsavorite melees as small as 1 mm. It needs to be lighter in tone though, much lighter.
http://www.africagems.com/calibrated-tsavorite-garnet-round-aaa.html

Dubious looking cut in the picture (may not matter if they are that tiny?) but these are lighter. 1.5 mm and up.
http://www.africagems.com/calibrated-tsavorite-garnet-round-aa.html

 

[pinkjewel]

Multicolour sell small ones in large quantities. Not sure if they're small enough, but...

http://www.multicolour.com/detail/?/details/tsavorite/ts11761aa/&-911529999
http://www.multicolour.com/detail/?/details/tsavorite/ts11762aa/&-911529999

Multicolor has 1.5mm sizes- so it is being cut smaller- that's good to know!! Hard to tell color from their picture, but as long as I know it may be obtainable I'd let the jeweler source them.

 

[pinkjewel]

Stock picture but he has round tsavorite melees as small as 1 mm. It needs to be lighter in tone though, much lighter.
http://www.africagems.com/calibrated-tsavorite-garnet-round-aaa.html

Dubious looking cut in the picture (may not matter if they are that tiny?) but these are lighter. 1.5 mm and up.
http://www.africagems.com/calibrated-tsavorite-garnet-round-aa.html

good find, Chrono! So it would be a matter of finding the right color minty garnet. Hmmmm, might take awhile, but I think it might be doable.

 

[chrono]

Yes, it'll take time. AfricaGems is the only vendor I know of that seems to carry the more difficult to find stones.

 

[pinkjewel]

Yes, it'll take time. AfricaGems is the only vendor I know of that seems to carry the more difficult to find stones.

thanks, Chrono!!

Now if anyone has some time and photoshop skills that I sadly lack and would like to do a mock up for me that would be wonderful!!!
I think after looking at it that with the shape of the heart a cushion shape halo (like the above pink/green picture) might be the best shape).

 

[pinkjewel]

ooh, just saw some pastel sapphires in a pastel greenish blue (almost aquamarine color) that may look pretty, too!!

 

[lambskin]

Here is what I would do. Set the South Sea Pearl flanked by the two pink diamonds in a ring ONLY IF both the proportions and color work together. Set the heart diamond in a rose gold ring setting -let the diamond speak for itself. If none of these suggestions work then I would set the heart shaped diamond on top of the p earl in a pendant or a gorgeous pin/brooch.

 

[pinkjewel]

Here is what I would do. Set the South Sea Pearl flanked by the two pink diamonds in a ring ONLY IF both the proportions and color work together. Set the heart diamond in a rose gold ring setting -let the diamond speak for itself. If none of these suggestions work then I would set the heart shaped diamond on top of the p earl in a pendant or a gorgeous pin/brooch.

thank you for your suggestions, lambskin. The South Sea pearls I have are drop shaped so work much better for pendants and earrings rather than a ring. And if I were to just put the heart in a rose gold setting, you wouldn't see it on me as it would just blend away with my skin tone. I need to put something around it to make the color pop a little more.

 

[iota15]

Hm. What about the light pink heart embedded into a green gold setting? I almost see a thick green gold band - maybe tension setting the heart or with the heart mounted flush against the band. I hope I'm explaining this well. I think it would take out the cute factor and look quite classy.

Anyway, just a thought.

 

[iota15]

Like I was thinking something like this: http://www.diamondsbylauren.com/index.php/jewelry/old-mine-brilliant-54ct-branded-dbl-modern-antique-diamond-gia-r5172

Or perhaps east west set in something like this: http://www.diamondsbylauren.com/index.php/jewelry/wedding-band-diamond-54ct-radiant-cut-fancy-yellow-vs2-gia-stunning-stone-r3809

Or maybe even: http://www.diamondsbylauren.com/index.php/jewelry/purple-diamond-24ct-fancy-grayish-pinkish-purple-square-radiant-cut-diamond-gia-report

 

[pinkjewel]

Like I was thinking something like this: http://www.diamondsbylauren.com/index.php/jewelry/old-mine-brilliant-54ct-branded-dbl-modern-antique-diamond-gia-r5172

Or perhaps east west set in something like this: http://www.diamondsbylauren.com/index.php/jewelry/wedding-band-diamond-54ct-radiant-cut-fancy-yellow-vs2-gia-stunning-stone-r3809

Or maybe even: http://www.diamondsbylauren.com/index.php/jewelry/purple-diamond-24ct-fancy-grayish-pinkish-purple-square-radiant-cut-diamond-gia-report

thanks, but those types of settings aren't really me, I guess I like a little more bling

 

[JewelFreak]

What about surrounding the heart with bling that distracts the eye from the "heartness" of it? Some examples of what I mean:







Especially the 1st one, to my eye, delute the cuteness.

Mint melee sounds dreamy with that pink; it would be so individual and pretty and eye-catching. Interesting the variety to be found, even if it isn't easy -- I had no idea chryso melee existed. Too yellow for this project, you're right, but a good factoid to store in the back drawer of the mind.

--- Laurie

 

[LoversKites]

I like the last one JF posted.

The first one would look great too.

 

[FrekeChild]

What about a cigar band type ring with lots of white melee? Or put the two rounds on either side of the heart, and have the rest of the diamonds be white? The diamonds could be uniform in size, or vary a bit. Pink diamonds in rose gold, of course, the rest of the ring in platinum? The diamonds would be a little bit more subtle, but it would still a statement piece.

Just an idea.

ETA: These are just some different cigar band rings I found on Pinterest. I thought they were cool!

 

[chrono]

How about a multi-FCD ring made up of different colours and shapes?

 

[dk168]

I love this ring design and setting by White Flash:



A contrasting halo in a different colour (? aquamarine) to the pink heart diamond may help to emphasize the colour of the diamond. Rose gold may work better than WG too.

DK

 

[Vidalia]

Pinkjewel,
I think you're idea of combining the pink heart with blue-green accent stones would lead to a very unique and pretty piece! It makes sense these colors would likely intensify one another given that red and green are opposites on the color wheel.

Below please find a FICD ring on hold at 1stDibs that uses that color combo in rose gold. And here's the link: http://www.1stdibs.com/jewelry/rings/engagement-rings/fancy-intense-blueish-green-cushion-cut-diamond-gia-cert-ring/id-j_84781/
Good luck with the project!