@dk168 - you're very welcome!
@kipari - I agree. As well as having a lot of pieces I like, it's a nice feeling knowing that - whatever event pops up - I probably have the exact right piece/s to wear. And thank you for those kind words.
And @pearaffair - yesssss! Get into it this year and deck those halls! And here's a photo of the back of my earrings so you can see the floral-like detail.
Love. I want more of this. Everyone post your collections and I'll stare at them all day and not do any work
It's funny - every time someone says "I think *this* piece is my favorite" - I always think to myself - "YES! I love that one, too!!" It probably took a dozen or so posts like that before I realized I was thinking that about EVERYTHING people said they particularly liked. And that's how I know I've hit the target of having only things I love, which are perfect for me: I absolutely love every single piece. So - #1 goal met, I think!
I wore it today and felt like a princess. <3
@jbkhere - do you not like silver? I love silver and think it's a massively under-rated metal. I love its whiteness, its fluid appearance, and the fact that it doesn't go the same drab grey that platinum does, nor need replating, like white gold does. It's very soft, so not ideal of setting expensive gems, but I think it's the prettiest of the white metals and wonderful for pieces like my bangles or drops - which are solid - and don't get dinged or damaged from being knocked around. And silver with high quality diamonds is a wonderful combination! So clean and white - a fabulous summer combination!
Thank you so much, @Cina_s! There's something I've said to myself all my adult life: you'll be old longer than you're young. I fully believe that, and the stats back me up. So I try to buy for now AND who I'll be going forward - not just for now. Consequently, I try to get the best quality I can afford.
@Ceilimom - me too.
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Ohhh! I'm SO glad you said that, @luckyblackcat! I think silver is the colored gem of the metals world; not as expensive as the others, yet just as pretty while being very under-rated!
Mankind is a strange creature with what we value. When things are plentiful, we hold them cheaply. But - imagine if diamonds grew in our lawns like weeds! We wouldn't want them! As a creature, we tend towards what others can't have. It's sad, really. I mean, let's face it, if we valued things on beauty alone, tanzanite, tourmalines and opals would be beyond price! And silver and yellow gold, in my opinion, would be the most expensive metals, while a few ounces of platinum would get thrown into your shopping bag with a couple of scratchies, every time we went through the check out!!
And can I just say - your profile photo is just wonderful! I read about the ring you bought for your mother, and that wedding day photo is all sorts of perfect! And, of course, it made me want to buy a beautiful, warm, old European cut diamond too!
Hi @yssie
I'll look forward to sharing with you!
I think I mentioned to you a while ago that I was collecting small opals. In the next month or two I'm hoping to start a pair of opal and diamond drop earrings to add to my rose gold collection as a dressier pair of earrings than plain hoops - which is all I have in rose gold for earrings at the moment.
I'm doing opal and diamond drops: a bezeled trio of 3 point diamonds, then a bezeled opal, then same diamond configuration - then another opal - then diamonds - then opal. So - 3 opals and 9 diamonds in each earring. I have all the opals and diamonds - I just need to get them made now. I'm STILL working on She Who Will Not Be Named (ie my enamel and gold charm bracelet) - but when that's done, I'll be moving forward - posthaste!
To be honest, at home, I mostly wear either my gold wedding ring, my gold hoops, my AVR in my outer piercing and, if I leave the house, my gold bangle - or - my white gold hoops, my AVR in my outer piercing, my channel set asscher and platinum band or 7 stone diamond band, and, if I leave the house, my silver bangle - or - my rose gold heavy wedder, my rose gold bangle (if I leave the house), and my rose gold hoops with AVR stud,. That's my standard combo. About once or twice a week I'll go crazy and wear my South Sea pearl studs - still with the same other pieces. So choosing what to wear is kinda straight forward for me! I do enjoy my options, tho, and I'm so glad you enjoyed looking at my collection! 
And of course, your spinel ring project. Every time I look down at my left hand, I am taken by what an impact my spinel ring makes. So much beautiful ring for the price; I consider myself very lucky.
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