Hi Girls And Guys,
some of you might remember my thread where I was redoing a new setting that held my 4 carat princess. ( Still in the process).
Well, as a result of that little drama, I am left with a very interesting setting to play with. Its a little on the heavy & bulky side but Im sure it will do well with a beautiful coloured stone.
I have been having so much fun reading and seeing all your beautiful stories and pictures. Before this, I had never given coloured stones a second look......now its like I am seeing them for the first time!!!! eg. my dh sells opals, and until now, I have never really `looked` at them.....now even they are starting to look yummy!!!!
So my hunt is going to start with an aqua.....even though I change my mind every time I see almost anything here!!!! I also love pink, purple, green etc etc etc
John B. from Gemrite has offered to cut me a cushion stone. He has sent me pics of the rough but I cant tell a thing really.
Any advice from you lovely experts? And also, do you like the metalic effect that some aquas have where it almost looks mirrored inside??? Or is this a negative attribute. John said it was because heating the aqua gives it a greyness sometimes that looks metalic.
If someone could magically bring my old ring photo here I would be sooo grateful.
Regards Sharon
some of you might remember my thread where I was redoing a new setting that held my 4 carat princess. ( Still in the process).
Well, as a result of that little drama, I am left with a very interesting setting to play with. Its a little on the heavy & bulky side but Im sure it will do well with a beautiful coloured stone.
I have been having so much fun reading and seeing all your beautiful stories and pictures. Before this, I had never given coloured stones a second look......now its like I am seeing them for the first time!!!! eg. my dh sells opals, and until now, I have never really `looked` at them.....now even they are starting to look yummy!!!!
So my hunt is going to start with an aqua.....even though I change my mind every time I see almost anything here!!!! I also love pink, purple, green etc etc etc
John B. from Gemrite has offered to cut me a cushion stone. He has sent me pics of the rough but I cant tell a thing really.
Any advice from you lovely experts? And also, do you like the metalic effect that some aquas have where it almost looks mirrored inside??? Or is this a negative attribute. John said it was because heating the aqua gives it a greyness sometimes that looks metalic.
If someone could magically bring my old ring photo here I would be sooo grateful.
Regards Sharon