New Blue Moonstone Earrings

[Fly Girl]

Today I picked up a pair of custom earrings I had made using oval blue moonstone cabochons I purchased recently from Barry Bridgestock at ACStones. The earrings were designed and made by Stephen Vincent Design in Minneapolis. The moonstones are bezel set in 18k red gold and hung from 18k red gold hoops. The posts and backs are palladium. The moonstones are 9x7 mm and the 3/4 oval hoops are 12mm x 18mm x 2mm.

I love these. The blue sheen is gorgeous and the movement is great. I love how you can see the moonstones peaking out of my hair. These earrings have a matching pearl pendent coming along soon. I expect the pendant will be ready in a couple of weeks.

Some pictures. First the vendor photo.

 

[Fly Girl]

In the box.

 

[missy]

Ooh, I love them! Such a gorgeous blue and I also love the red gold!! Awesome earrings! Sorry if I am posting in the middle of your posting pics but I couldn't wait- beautiful earrings! Wear in health and happiness!

 

[Fly Girl]

A few ear shots. I was worried that you would never see the blue sheen when the earrings were being worn. Silly me.

 

[Fly Girl]

Peaking through the hair. I love how the stones pop. They move, too, thanks to the design.

 

[Fly Girl]

Ooh, I love them! Such a gorgeous blue and I also love the red gold!! Awesome earrings! Sorry if I am posting in the middle of your posting pics but I couldn't wait- beautiful earrings! Wear in health and happiness!

Thank you so much, missy. Glad you like them, and thank you for the good wishes.

 

[JewelFreak]

Really lovely! I am a big moonstone fan. The red gold & blue stones are a great combination!

--- Laurie

 

[Enerchi]

oh yummy!!!! Nice new moonstone's flygirl!!! I love the RG and blue combination - and that shimmer is gorgeous - "the traveller's stone" - how perfect for "flygirl"!

Great choice!!!

 

[decodelighted]

Oh WOW. Those are right up my alley! Do you happen to be a fickle pickle ... because If you ever wanna sellllllllll

 

[MakingTheGrade]

Those are fantastic!

 

[innerkitten]

Ooooh pretty!I love that blue color. Do the moonstones come off of the hoops?

 

[Tanzigrrl]

they're enchanting - like something from another galaxy. Gorgeous earrings. You just have to love moonstone, it's so lovely!

 

[Fly Girl]

Thank you JewelFreak, Enerchi, decodelighted, MTG, innerkitten, and Tanzigrrl.

Yes, the red gold and blue moonstone is a lovely combination. deco, I'm not planning to sell these quite yet!

Innerkitten - another photo for you. I didn't pick it initially because the moonstones are moving and out of focus (a good thing, I guess), but you can see that the moonstones will come off. Yes, I'm already plotting to use these hoops for other dangles. Suggestions for drops are always welcome!

 

[GemFever]

Beautiful! I love the simplicity of the design, and the fact that the stone moves.

May I ask, how different is red gold from rose gold? I'm not familiar with red gold at all... I guess it's pretty specialized?

 

[movie zombie]

first, know that i mean the following as the ultimate compliment: i love them! my fav thing is something that is "of this world' yet could have been dug up at an ancient site by an archeologist. seriously! elegant and timeless. well done!

 

[Fly Girl]

Beautiful! I love the simplicity of the design, and the fact that the stone moves.

May I ask, how different is red gold from rose gold? I'm not familiar with red gold at all... I guess it's pretty specialized?

The designer calls this alloy "red gold". Here is a picture of a red gold ring from his web site. http://www.svstudio.com/

To my eye his alloy looks to be a deeper red than other rose gold or pink gold alloys.

 

[Fly Girl]

first, know that i mean the following as the ultimate compliment: i love them! my fav thing is something that is "of this world' yet could have been dug up at an ancient site by an archeologist. seriously! elegant and timeless. well done!

I love that way to looking at it, MZ. A classic. I have been a fan of this local designer for nearly 30 years and I love everything he makes, but I always thought of them as modern pieces. We nearly lost him to cancer a couple of years ago, so I am delighted he is now well and busy designing beautiful jewelry again.

 

[GemFever]

The red gold was a great choice! Thanks for the link.

 

[chrono]

Everything about it is just perfect. The moonstones are the perfect size to be worn alone at the ear and the colouring is good and they are very clean. Not only that, the bezel setting is well made and so classic. The design also allows movement and can be worn with either something dressy or simple. As you know, I am incredibly fond of moonstones so perhaps I am just a tad bit biased.

 

[Fly Girl]

Thank you for your lovely comments, Chrono. I'm a huge moonstone fan as well, so I jumped when I saw this pair on Barry's website. They didn't sit around at all before being taken in to be made into earrings.

You are welcome, GemFever.

 

[movie zombie]

yes, dressy and yet casual!
the use of red gold was brilliant!
they look fab on you!

downstairs in the legion of honor museum in san francisco there is a glassed exhibit near the cafeteria entrance. i always linger there admiring the very high carat gold from roman digs......and there is a pair of earrings very similar to yours in that case. again, timeless.

your earrings are one of my fav pieces.

 

[bluebirrrd]

Wow, flygirl, I definitely noticed that pair of moonstones when Barry dropped them. They were gone quick, congratulations! They look amazing on you. I hope you showed him the finished product?

 

[Porridge]

Beautiful! I love moonstones.

 

[chel180]

very pretty earrings, the red gold is interesting? any idea what mix he uses for that?

 

[minousbijoux]

Yes! They are stunning. They are elegant. They are timeless. They should be mine.

 

[Kismet]

So pretty! I love the design on those.

 

[pregcurious]

Beuatiful! I have been eyeing Stephan Vincent Studio for their modern settings. Did you work with them long distance? Did you find them reasonably priced? Would you work with them again?

 

[Fly Girl]

Thank you again MZ, and thank you to bluebirrd, chel180, minousbijoux, and Kismet.

Bluebirrd, I will be sure to send Barry thanks and photos. Barry had a single moonstone in his last drop and my finger was twitching to pick it up, but I let it go. I hope it shows up on PS in a beautiful setting.

Chel180, I have no idea about the metal mix. I do recall purchasing a rose gold setting from LOGR and being soooo disappointed that the color wasn't like the red gold color on my SV pieces.

 

[Fly Girl]

Beuatiful! I have been eyeing Stephan Vincent Studio for their modern settings. Did you work with them long distance? Did you find them reasonably priced? Would you work with them again?

Thank you pregcurious. SV is local to me. For about 25 years he had a store on the Minneapolis skyway system and I would drop in at lunch and eye and try on the goods. My guilty pleasure. All the sales clerks knew my name. My husband and I both wear SV diamond wedding rings that we had him design many years ago. This was pre-PS, and I never heard of anyone getting new wedding rings without getting a new spouse, but we figured why get a new spouse just because we want new rings? For years I kept a list at the store, and DH could just call up and say, it's Fly Girls birthday, what would she like? Right now I have some peridot and tourmaline brios at the shop to be woven into a necklace by Catherine (she does the 522 pieces). So it is safe to say that I would use them again.

Prices are not cheap, but are reasonable considering what you are getting. Top materials (he has always sourced the most sparkly melee, both white and colored), personally designed by a talented designer and completely handcrafted. If I am just looking for a stock Stuller setting, I go elsewhere. Frankly, they used to send that sort of work out, and I know where it went and just went there to begin with. I think that you could use him long distance. I worked through Michelle for the designs and I give them a lot of freedom in the design process. My input is basically, here are my stones, I'm looking for earrings, I don't like big and heavy, I love red gold, this current design here is appealing, but make me something awesome. I simply know that I love what they do, and I trust their eye. Of course, after all these years, he probably has a good idea of my taste.

 

[LD]

they're enchanting - like something from another galaxy. Gorgeous earrings. You just have to love moonstone, it's so lovely!

What a fabulous description. I was looking at them and thinking they were ethreal (sp?). You can really see the blue sheen in all the photos. They're gorgeous.

As they come off the hoops, what would they look like with tiny studs above them? Maybe a pearl??????