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Introducing Sparkler

cheyne

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I was dreading the thought of being proposed to in public and on Thursday night I dreamt that he got down on one knee in a busy high street! So when he asked me out for a meal the next day I found myself saying I couldn't as I was 'on a diet'! He and our son then went out on mysterious shopping trip and when they got back they sent me upstairs with orders not to come down and started busying themselves most mysteriously about the house. Realizing something was afoot I promptly ran a bath and got in it. I don't like sentimentality so I stayed in as long as I could and in the end the poor man came up and proposed to me in the bath tub. I didn't expect him to say a prayer and shed some tears though! Bear in mind we've already been married 12 years, so this is a 'blessing ring' rather than an engagement ring. (I didn't have an engagement ring originally as I was the one who proposed to him!) Well, I loved my bathtime proposal and enjoyed splashing about with my luxurious diamond afterwards. I don't have a good camera, so most of these have been taken on my phone.

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Sparkler is a BGD hearts & arrows signature diamond
F colour
Si2 Clarity but totally eye clean (a couple of twinning wisps)
1.11 carat

Sparkler's setting is the BGD tapered tiffany style in 18k white gold

I'm thinking of a plain/eternity wedding band in rose gold to go with Sparkler

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The only problem I'm having is that the ring can slip round a little... Any ideas? Also, I'm dying to clean it already but don't have any polish yet. Are there any good home-made polish/cleaner recipes any one knows?

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Oh, how very beautiful!!! :love: I'd say that was worth waiting for! :appl: :appl: :appl:

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Your ring is lovely, so white and sparkly! I think the proposal sounds really sweet. Congratulations! The wait was definitely worth it!
 
May I ask what your finger size is?

Your ring is absolutely breathtaking! It is seriously my dream ring. It is exactly the carat weight and setting that I would LOVE :love: to have!!!
 
Your ring is beautiful!! To clean it, drop it in a container of water and a bit of ammonia and brush any gunk of with a little kids
toothbrush. It will be sparkling again. I usually leave mine in overnight. The proportions are not terribly important, but I use
a approx 3-1 ratio.

Congratulations, it looks beautiful on you!!!! Your DH sounds like a sweetie!
 
Might be best not to use ammonia on white gold - Dawn dishwashing liquid is a great grease fighter. Mr. Clean is very good too and doesn't have ammonia. Just mix it up and use the baby toothbrush - the stone will sparkle like crazy!
 
*PRECIOUS* and absolutely beautiful.... :appl:
 
Gorgeous and well worth the wait I'm sure!
 
Worth the wait---love it!! Congrats :-)
 
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Gorgeous ring, Congrats!
 
Gorgeous ring... gorgeous hand... gorgeous manicure too! All perfect!
 
What a sweet proposal story and a beautiful ring. Definitely worth the wait. Your ring looks beautiful on you. Congratulations!
 
Beautiful, and it looks perfect on her finger :appl:
 
HI:

Beautiful ring and hand--congrats!

cheers--Sharon
 
Your diamond is gorgeous.
 
Your ring is an all time classic beauty and you have a gorgeous hand to wear it on:appl: :appl: :appl:
 
Looks stunning! What's your finger size?
 
Your ring is beautiful!! It looks huge on your finger too! :love:
 
Thankyou so much for all your lovely compliments! :twirl:
My finger is size 4.25
 
Beautiful and classic! It looks much larger than 1.11 on your hand too!
 
It looks fabulous! Sparkler is a perfect name for it!
 
Gorgeous, enjoy your new ring.
 
thats really stunning!!! so classy and elegant!!
 
gorgeous! :appl: Will you be wearing a wedding band with it?
 
Sorry, I can't stop taking photos of it. I took these with my phone while stuck in traffic...

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^ I really like that last photo! Your ring looks beautiful on your hand. Such a classic style. Congrats!
 
Be careful! We want you to be able to enjoy that ring for many years to come. Eyes on the road! :o
 
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