Pics of all my latest colored gemstone pieces...

[matt_k]

Here is the latest batch of my colored gemstone pieces:



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7×5mm each oval Cabochon cut lapis earrings in 14k yellow gold

Oval pear Malachite Cabochon cut ring in sterling silver

Marquise cut Mozambique garnet in sterling silver

 

[matt_k]

Plus a few more pics of that 18k yellow gold Paloma Picasso cushion cut Cabochon sky blue topaz sugar stacks ring I bought recently for a friend:

 

[shelovesinclusions]

Your pieces are so nice. Cabochons are so great. I especially like your lapis earrings. They are so bright and such a rich blue. The vertical orientation of the malachite variation on your pear is really neat too!

 

[OdetteOdile]

gorgeous pieces! I just love that sugar stack!

 

[Lisa Loves Shiny]

Very nice. The malachite is my favorite.

 

[Essiedub]

Plus a few more pics of that 18k yellow gold Paloma Picasso cushion cut Cabochon sky blue topaz sugar stacks ring I bought recently for a friend:

those Paloma Picasso sugar stack rings .,are they both sky blue topaz? The first shows purple..it’s just so beautiful!

 

[LemonMoonLex]

Love to see diamond people venture out (:
My first loves were lapis and malachite.
It all started when I was a young child and I found
a large women's ring in silver with the most beautiful cabochon
of lapis lazuli on a bible in a hotel room my family booked
- it was such a bright dreamy crisp azurite filled blue with specks
of pyrite and I was completely hooked.
I still have the ring to this day and she fits (:

I'm impartial to your malachite.
I think taking her out of the setting and
bezeling her in 18k yellow gold would be fab!

Have fun exploring and playing with color and
please do keep posting your purchases!

 

[matt_k]

those Paloma Picasso sugar stack rings .,are they both sky blue topaz? The first shows purple..it’s just so beautiful!

The 18k yellow gold Paloma Picasso sugar stacks ring is a sky blue topaz-- those pics are the same ring, but it looks way different in different lighting sources ( from an almost water-y light blue to a deeper hue).

 

[matt_k]

Love to see diamond people venture out (:
My first loves were lapis and malachite.
It all started when I was a young child and I found
a large women's ring in silver with the most beautiful cabochon
of lapis lazuli on a bible in a hotel room my family booked
- it was such a bright dreamy crisp azurite filled blue with specks
of pyrite and I was completely hooked.
I still have the ring to this day and she fits (:

I'm impartial to your malachite.
I think taking her out of the setting and
bezeling her in 18k yellow gold would be fab!

Have fun exploring and playing with color and
please do keep posting your purchases!

Re: yellow gold bezel for malachite: that WOULD be awesome. But I have several other modest gemstone projects in the works, and I'm operating on a tight budget ( which is why the 3 ring stackable colored gemstone sets I'm in the process of putting together will be in copper and sterling silver only in order to keep the prices down).

 

[Kitten35]

Copper is a cool idea!! Nothing wrong with silver either! Saves a ton—more cash for stones.

 

[Arcadian]

oooo those lapis earrings!!! they're beautiful and so even! Lapis is so underrated but good even stuff can be so hard to find .

I think I'll have to find a suite to purchase as I likely won't find any to match the stone I have.

 

[matt_k]

MORE pics of recent colored gemstone pieces:

14k yellow gold green chalcedony Cabochon ring with a tiny Diamond-sprinkled halo.

14k rose gold pendant with a rose quartz Cabochon.

14k yellow gold oval 10×6mm opal ring( with 2 diamond sidestones).

 

[matt_k]

Annnnnd more colored gemstones (two 7×5mm oval amethyst cabs, two 5mm round white moonstone cabs, one classic 5mm round blue turquoise cab, and one 5mm round lemon quartz cab) for a future project, plus 3 ring stacker blanks:

 

[matt_k]

My latest batch of colored gemstones:

two 7×5mm oval blue flash labradorite cabs


Two 10×8mm oval milky aquamarine cabs


Five round 5mm peach moonstone cabs

One 9mm round white moonstone cab
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One 9×7mm oval Ethiopian opal cab

Two 5mm round Chrysoprase cabs

One 5mm swiss blue topaz cab

One 9×7mm oval rainbow moonstone cab

 

[woweezowee]

My latest batch of colored gemstones:

two 7×5mm oval blue flash labradorite cabs


Two 10×8mm oval milky aquamarine cabs


Five round 5mm peach moonstone cabs

One 9mm round white moonstone cab
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One 9×7mm oval Ethiopian opal cab

Two 5mm round Chrysoprase cabs

One 5mm swiss blue topaz cab

One 9×7mm oval rainbow moonstone cab

Oooh, I absolutely LOVE the chrysoprase, aqua, and laboradorite. Are these from the same vendor and if so, who??? Great taste you have!

 

[matt_k]

Oooh, I absolutely LOVE the chrysoprase, aqua, and laboradorite. Are these from the same vendor and if so, who??? Great taste you have!

Thanks! Yep, all those cabs are from GemsEMPORIO on Etsy ( he's a really awesome seller from India--- he even sends pictures right before it's time to ship 'em to make sure you are satisfied with the color and clarity). Those are my favorites, too, along with that fantastic Ethiopian opal with the great play of color.

 

[matt_k]

Thanks! Yep, all those cabs are from GemsEMPORIO on Etsy ( he's a really awesome seller from India--- he even sends pictures right before it's time to ship 'em to make sure you are satisfied with the color and clarity). Those are my favorites, too, along with that fantastic Ethiopian opal with the great play of color.

I just noticed that the picture of the Swiss blue topaz cab wasn't included. I listed it, but I must have cropped it out by accident.

 

[matt_k]

Also: the 18 inch 14-karat rose gold light rope chain arrived today, so I added the 14 karat gold 10 ×8 mm oval rose quartz cabochon pendant to it.

 

[matt_k]

4-prong 8mm cushion cab carnelian ring in sterling silver:

 

[matt_k]

recent purchases:

6mm round prong set Ethiopian welo fire opals earrings

12mm round howlite ring in sterling silver

Custom made 14k rose gold 8mm round rose quartz Halo ring (with 11 tiny diamonds )

 

[matt_k]

Recent labradorite purchase with a very nice deep blue color (and great flash/shimmer) that I made into a pendant:

 

[Crazie4Cuts]

@matt_k
Wowee! You been on a roll! May I ask who you are using to set your cabs? The chryso are my favs and so lovely! And how long did it take for you to receive the shipment from India? I mean lots of people here are having a hard time (including my family) receiving packages...so curious on how long it take for you to receive them.

Keep it coming!
-C4C

 

[jordyonbass]

Ahh Malachite, really glad to see some here.

When I first began learning how to cut cabochons I absolutely loved cutting Malachite. It was relatively straightforward to inspect, easy to work with and took a very nice polish. I should probably look at getting some more slabs of it to cut for fun and for when I am teaching.

 

[matt_k]

9mm sleeping beauty blue turquoise pendant, 6mm earrings, and 5mm bezel set ring all in 14k yellow gold....

 

[matt_k]

Close-up shot of 14k yellow gold 9mm sleeping beauty blue turquoise pendant and a 14k yellow gold ring with a natural and untreated prong-set 6×4mm blue lapis cabochon.

 

[matt_k]

Big honkin' natural pink opal pendant in 14k yellow gold.

 

[matt_k]

10×8mm coober pedy natural Australian opal pendant... a pair of coober pedy 7×5mm oval Australian opals with real diamond accents.... and a 9×7mm coober pedy Australian opal ring with real diamond accents, all in 14k yellow gold ( it's not a very good picture, but the play of color on these stones is actually quite good for the price).

 

[matt_k]

Big honkin' milky aquamarine cushion cabochon pendant in 14k yellow gold.

 

[matt_k]

3-stone ring in silver with an 8×6mm oval amber center cabochon, a 5mm citrine, and a 5mm peridot.


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[matt_k]

3-stone opal ring in silver (with a 6 mm Ethiopian center opal, a 6 mm Peruvian blue opal, and a 6 mm Peruvian pink opal.