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Mrs_Strizzle

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Currently: unusual grey spinel and French cut spinel sides off to Daniel M being set. He did a similar setting and it's just perfect for these stones.


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After that I'm setting an all tourmaline ring:
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Ooohhhh, I love both of these projects! Will you put diamonds down the shank with the tourmalines?
 

CHRISTY-DANIELLE

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Ooohhhh, I love both of these projects! Will you put diamonds down the shank with the tourmalines?

Thank you! I wasn't really thinking of diamonds . The stones cover my finger edge to edge as it is, so not sure the diamonds are worth the effort...?
 

Mrs_Strizzle

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Thank you! I wasn't really thinking of diamonds . The stones cover my finger edge to edge as it is, so not sure the diamonds are worth the effort...?
I don't think they need them at all, either. I just saw diamonds on your mock up which is why I asked. Was gonna say the colors are the show stoppers!
 

ItsMainelyYou

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Currently: unusual grey spinel and French cut spinel sides off to Daniel M being set. He did a similar setting and it's just perfect for these stones.


Screenshot_20211107-092630_Gallery.jpg

After that I'm setting an all tourmaline ring:
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I can't wait to see what French cut spinels look like, I've never even seen one. The tourmaline color combo is amazing, just the most beautiful hues!
 

leslie1956

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Currently: unusual grey spinel and French cut spinel sides off to Daniel M being set. He did a similar setting and it's just perfect for these stones.


Screenshot_20211107-092630_Gallery.jpg

After that I'm setting an all tourmaline ring:
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Love both of those rings, so pretty! I'd happily wear either one of them :)
 

prs

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My garnet has an inclusion, but it’s hard to see unless magnified. I’m going to have to chalk up the $$$ for a custom setting. What secondary color do you guys see in this gem? That will determine the metal color I pick. Used my husband’s iPhone camera, because mine has a problem capturing accurate color. 3F964ED1-1D53-4DE9-B1B1-2BEA3965E6E2.jpeg

FWIW this is DW's green beryl in 14K white

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2Neezers

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My project in progress is almost completed :). I’m having a peridot I purchased from Barry Bridgestock set in an enamel leaves design by Holly Hague. I love the colors of the changing leaves in the fall, so I sent her a few inspiration pictures and am going with a fall/falling leaves color pallete.
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2Neezers

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My ring is completed and in my hands! I wanted to share Holly’s beauty shot of the ring because she always takes such lovely pictures of her finished work.
This is the first stone I have had set from my collection of loose Barry Bridgestock stones since his passing last year. Barry grew up not too far from where I live and we would always talk about the weather we experience in this region. The falling/fall leaves theme seemed fitting for this peridot, one of the first stones I bought from Barry back when I started collecting CS in 2014.
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elle_71125

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My ring is completed and in my hands! I wanted to share Holly’s beauty shot of the ring because she always takes such lovely pictures of her finished work.
This is the first stone I have had set from my collection of loose Barry Bridgestock stones since his passing last year. Barry grew up not too far from where I live and we would always talk about the weather we experience in this region. The falling/fall leaves theme seemed fitting for this peridot, one of the first stones I bought from Barry back when I started collecting CS in 2014.
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It’s gorgeous! I love the leaves & branches! :kiss2:
 

elle_71125

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Currently: unusual grey spinel and French cut spinel sides off to Daniel M being set. He did a similar setting and it's just perfect for these stones.


Screenshot_20211107-092630_Gallery.jpg

After that I'm setting an all tourmaline ring:
Screenshot_20211120-163252_Photo Editor.jpg

Please adopt me. :kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2:

Seriously though, I’m looking for a new blingtastic sugar mama…and you’ve got all the right qualifications. Lol :wavey:




Ok, ok, I’ll shut up now. I‘m just so excited to see this one become reality. That is my absolute favorite color pairing!
 

Inbloom

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Currently: unusual grey spinel and French cut spinel sides off to Daniel M being set. He did a similar setting and it's just perfect for these stones.


Screenshot_20211107-092630_Gallery.jpg

After that I'm setting an all tourmaline ring:
Screenshot_20211120-163252_Photo Editor.jpg

Wow, I'm about to have my new Montana sapphire set in a milgrain halo with compass orientation prongs too! It seems this combo is really popular now - I'm seeing it popping up all over the place!
 

CHRISTY-DANIELLE

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Ooh and I'm super excited about this new one! I've been looking forever for a yellow zircon that really suited me. So many were too small or the wrong shade of yellow or not the right shape. This one is from Mastercut. From listing pics I wasn't 100% sure I would love it. But I DO! It reminds me of a sunflower (which has meaning to my husband & I). Just sent final cad revisions to DK so hope to have this happy sunny gem on my hand soon!
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dk168

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I can play, now that my JW Aqua and Morganite traps have been returned to me safe and sound after being stuck in the postal systems for nearly 7 months!

Here are the stones and setting inspiration, and it will be a ring for my middle left hand finger as the Aqua is over 6ct and quite big, and in 14K WG:

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Hopefully, it will be ready in Q1 2022, perhaps in time as a birthday present to myself.

DK :))
 

dk168

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Currently: unusual grey spinel and French cut spinel sides off to Daniel M being set. He did a similar setting and it's just perfect for these stones.


Screenshot_20211107-092630_Gallery.jpg

After that I'm setting an all tourmaline ring:
Screenshot_20211120-163252_Photo Editor.jpg

I love that kind of colour combination, this is my own set, all cut by Jeff W, blue Zircon and pink Spinels, don't know when I would get round to setting though:

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DK :))
 

CHRISTY-DANIELLE

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I can play, now that my JW Aqua and Morganite traps have been returned to me safe and sound after being stuck in the postal systems for nearly 7 months!

Here are the stones and setting inspiration, and it will be a ring for my middle left hand finger as the Aqua is over 6ct and quite big, and in 14K WG:

JW_Aquamarine_6.16ct_9.37x12.18mm.jpg JW_Morganite_Traps.png

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Hopefully, it will be ready in Q1 2022, perhaps in time as a birthday present to myself.

DK :))

I love this DK! That's going to be amazing! Such soft pretty colors. Love the zircon with pink set too. That cutting is ooh la la:clap:
 

elle_71125

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I love that kind of colour combination, this is my own set, all cut by Jeff W, blue Zircon and pink Spinels, don't know when I would get round to setting though:

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DK :))

Oh, that color combo is going to look awesome! Plus, the cutting is killer!! :kiss2:
 

VINTAGEABOVEKAY

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I love this DK! That's going to be amazing! Such soft pretty colors. Love the zircon with pink set too. That cutting is ooh la la:clap:

Agree!
Not to change the subject but I was curious as to the ring in your profile picture, what are the specs? I am in LOVE!!!! absolutely breathtakingly gorgeous!
 

T L

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Was at the gem show today, and I got this diamond and two tone gold (rg/wg) setting for my 2.4 carat demantoid. It weighs 4.2 grams and has a carat of diamonds on the s shank and double halo. The stone is loose in there. It’s at my jeweler being set.

Blue spinel was in the shot. I find there’s less and less blue spinels available these days. I only saw one at the show, and it was very grayish. BE78B690-267C-4252-8512-AE4DBB695B0E.png 1CDCE8F5-397B-4E30-A7AA-FB6EF6E25786.jpeg
 

voce

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I LOVE how this ring turned out! Project by CRD. Emerald sourced by Enhoerning Jewelry, and red spinels and rubies sourced by CRD.
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New phone wouldn't focus as sharply as my former Google pixel phone, but my former phone's camera died to a wash. It was the only phone in years I owned that wasn't waterproof, so I didn't realize it would wreck the phone. :((
 
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dk168

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I LOVE how this ring turned out! Project by CRD. Emerald sourced by Enhoerning Jewelry, and red spinels and rubies sourced by CRD.
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New phone wouldn't focus as sharply as my former Google pixel phone, but my former phone's camera died to a wash. It was the only phone in years I owned that wasn't waterproof, so I didn't realize it would wreck the phone. :((

Hmmm, just wondering if it is an old school type that needs to be switched to Macro mode in order focus better at close ups.

Love the colour combination of your ring! :kiss2:

DK :))
 

voce

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Hmmm, just wondering if it is an old school type that needs to be switched to Macro mode in order focus better at close ups.

Love the colour combination of your ring! :kiss2:

DK :))

This is a newer phone. I found that I could get shaper images in the "photo" mode, but that would distort the color, like so:
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zhazha

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Got cads from Daniel M today and I'm so blown away. I swear he just "gets" me! I'm leaning toward unplated matte finished white gold. 20211223_143105.jpg 20211223_163223.jpg
Love the Matt white gold idea, looking forward to seeing the finished piece picture!
 

T L

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Which center stone to use with these chrysoberyl melees maybe I will go for the super dark sapphire at the end

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I like them all except the super dark sapphire.
 

T L

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My jeweler is doing a split shank double stone ring with these two. Both are around 9x7 mm.

Afghan Tourmaline
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