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I'm finally ready to make my announcement as to what I am doing with my 10K gift from the generous owner of PS and the moderators (Ali and Andrey) who have worked tireless to keep the forums running smoothly.
Initially, I had no idea what to do, which stone to set, which design, etc. It was a toss up between my 2.15 ct cushion tsavorite or newly acquired 4.85 ct pear Mahenge both from Swala. It finally came down to the availability of material. I really wanted to set the tsavorite as a 3 stone with hot pink sidestones but the sidestones have presented themselves to be a challenge, hence will be a long term project.
I then moved on to setting the pear but didn't want anymore halos. After much debate between baguette, shield and bullet sidestones, that was eventually scrapped too. Those designs are very classic and sleek but I wanted a little more excitement. Finally, TL showed me a design she saw elsewhere and I was smitten.
My thanks to WF for the patience and expert advice all the way. The project is only in its beginning stages, which I will update here as it progresses.
Initially, I had no idea what to do, which stone to set, which design, etc. It was a toss up between my 2.15 ct cushion tsavorite or newly acquired 4.85 ct pear Mahenge both from Swala. It finally came down to the availability of material. I really wanted to set the tsavorite as a 3 stone with hot pink sidestones but the sidestones have presented themselves to be a challenge, hence will be a long term project.
I then moved on to setting the pear but didn't want anymore halos. After much debate between baguette, shield and bullet sidestones, that was eventually scrapped too. Those designs are very classic and sleek but I wanted a little more excitement. Finally, TL showed me a design she saw elsewhere and I was smitten.
My thanks to WF for the patience and expert advice all the way. The project is only in its beginning stages, which I will update here as it progresses.
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