Sapphire earrings!

[distracts]

So I had a long time dithering back and forth over what I wanted for earrings to wear at my wedding. I spent lots of time trolling ebay only to decide I hate all earrings ever made, etc and so on. Then Yvonne Raley posted these sapphires in her shop and I HAD to have them. They are sooooo pretty! Really sparkly and blue, and light enough so that they still appear blue even in dim lighting. I am quite pleased with them.

4.7mm, basic heat only
4 prong settings in Stuller X1 (as my jeweler said when I walked in, "Oh, you had the weird white gold order!")

 

[innerkitten]

Pretty! I've wanted sapphire studs for a while too. Really nice choice for wedding earrings!

 

[distracts]

Aaaand ear shots:

Light from sun lamp (please ignore my messy closet shelves):


Horrible bathroom lighting that turns all stones brown:

 

[minousbijoux]

You have done quite well for yourself - I love them!

 

[missy]

They're gorgeous! I love that blue! And they look amazing on your ears!!! Great choice!
Wear them in health and happiness and marital bliss!

 

[cm366]

Gorgeous!

 

[NKOTB]

Nice! Pretty colour on the stones, and I like the settings!

 

[katharath]

Okay, this excites me for two reasons:

1) they're totally gorgeous!! I love the settings too! They're beautiful.

And

2) I'm also getting a pair of sapphires from Yvonne from that same batch, lol!! They're smaller than yours, at 4 mm and .8 tcw. And they're set in rose gold bezels with french wires, so the setting style looks completely different. But they're that same gorgeous blue, from the same seller/same batch, I'm so excited.

I just think it's very cool to see how you had yours done, and a funny coincidence since my pair is supposed to be shipped (hopefully) tomorrow. When I saw your post I thought it was neat . I really like your setting too, I probably would've gone with a stud setting but my last few earrings were all studs (set by Yvonne). So I wanted something different for these.

I love Yvonne, she does almost all of my stuff!! (I see that she didn't do the setting on yours, but she's great for affordable gorgeous gems too).

Sorry for the mini thread jack, hope it's not bothersome!

 

[JewelFreak]

Congratulations on your find! Beautiful color & tone -- you'll look fabulous!

Looking forward to seeing yours too, Katharath.

--- Laurie

 

[pandabee]

Beautiful earrings, they even look good in the bathroom lighting! They are perfect for a wedding day I think, and will go great with all your other wedding jewelry!

 

[jbkhere]

SOOOOO pretty! I love that blue! Congratulations!

 

[distracts]

Thanks everyone! I am really quite pleased with them. And I'm still always amazed how putting stones in settings makes them look so much bigger than they did while loose, haha. I was worried that these might be too small, but they really look like a quite good size!

So these are my official wedding present from my fiance - poor dude had forgotten all about them and worked himself up into a tizzy last week because he didn't have anything to give me. Fortunately for him I'd already taken care of it.

2) I'm also getting a pair of sapphires from Yvonne from that same batch, lol!! They're smaller than yours, at 4 mm and .8 tcw. And they're set in rose gold bezels with french wires, so the setting style looks completely different. But they're that same gorgeous blue, from the same seller/same batch, I'm so excited.

I just think it's very cool to see how you had yours done, and a funny coincidence since my pair is supposed to be shipped (hopefully) tomorrow. When I saw your post I thought it was neat . I really like your setting too, I probably would've gone with a stud setting but my last few earrings were all studs (set by Yvonne). So I wanted something different for these.

I love Yvonne, she does almost all of my stuff!! (I see that she didn't do the setting on yours, but she's great for affordable gorgeous gems too).

Oh cool - I was wondering who had snagged those! When they went up on her Etsy page I had an insane moment where I was like "BUY ALL THE SAPPHIRE EARRINGS!" but then I realized that was dumb. My last three pairs of earrings have also all been by Yvonne - the zircon baguette dangles that were recently up, some of those dangly replica art deco pin earrings (omg to die for, even though she keeps saying the casting doesn't pick up all the detail, the detail that IS there is incredible), and some tsavorite studs. I buy kind of an embarrassingly large amount of stuff from her.

She didn't do the setting on mine because I picked these two from a batch of stones and then mailed the rest back and I didn't want to jack with mailing things back and forth any more than I had to.

 

[katharath]

Oh cool - I was wondering who had snagged those! When they went up on her Etsy page I had an insane moment where I was like "BUY ALL THE SAPPHIRE EARRINGS!" but then I realized that was dumb. My last three pairs of earrings have also all been by Yvonne - the zircon baguette dangles that were recently up, some of those dangly replica art deco pin earrings (omg to die for, even though she keeps saying the casting doesn't pick up all the detail, the detail that IS there is incredible), and some tsavorite studs. I buy kind of an embarrassingly large amount of stuff from her.

She didn't do the setting on mine because I picked these two from a batch of stones and then mailed the rest back and I didn't want to jack with mailing things back and forth any more than I had to.

LOL!! I totally hear you, I do the same thing. I obsess over her store, but for me the big thing is the color change garnets. I want to buy all of the color change garnets! Every time she lists a new one I have to tell myself, you don't need to buy them all! (I have multiple earring pairs, rings, and one cc garnet station bracelet, all from her).

I'd been dying to get a pair of the sapphires, but I had several fairly pricy projects going on with her - then that pair got listed and it just kind of worked out . I hear you on why you didn't want to mail them back for setting, I might have done the same thing. I bet it was fun having that parcel of sapphires to choose from!!

Anyway it's nice to chat with you, and congrats on your earrings and upcoming wedding!

JewelFreak - I will post pics and start my own thread on my sapphire earrings, I don't want to take up anymore space in this one . But thanks for the kind words.

 

[Kelly12]

I love the blue colour. I think this set is very beautiful!

 

[distracts]

And here they are with my engagement ring and the pendant that I'll be wearing at my wedding (honestly, since I bought it, it's my second-most-worn pendant, haha - bought it on preloved from Dreamer!). Sorry my finger is awkwardly in the picture - I had to hold down the little earring flap to prop my ring on it.

 

[Rosebloom]

Your wedding day set is so stunning! Classic and elegant.

I think I remember that you're from Dallas. Are you getting married there? I did eleven years ago (and wore sapphires too!).

 

[distracts]

Your wedding day set is so stunning! Classic and elegant.

I think I remember that you're from Dallas. Are you getting married there? I did eleven years ago (and wore sapphires too!).

Thank you! And yep! There are pictures of my venue in the first post here: [URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/getting-lost-in-stupid-stuff.155439/page-32']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/getting-lost-in-stupid-stuff.155439/page-32[/URL]

Sapphires are the best.

 

[woofmama]

Distracts those earrings look perfect on you! I love your ering and the necklace is gorgeous

 

[katharath]

Your wedding jewelry is gorgeous. The earrings and ring look so great together color wise. Such a beautiful set! I love CS for wedding rings.

 

[Catmom]

Lovely earrings distracts! I love your wedding jewelry, it's all beautiful.

 

[Rosebloom]

Your wedding day set is so stunning! Classic and elegant.

I think I remember that you're from Dallas. Are you getting married there? I did eleven years ago (and wore sapphires too!).

Thank you! And yep! There are pictures of my venue in the first post here: [URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/getting-lost-in-stupid-stuff.155439/page-32']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/getting-lost-in-stupid-stuff.155439/page-32[/URL]

Sapphires are the best.

Gorgeous! I hope it's a magical wonderful day!

 

[Agneau]

And here they are with my engagement ring and the pendant that I'll be wearing at my wedding (honestly, since I bought it, it's my second-most-worn pendant, haha - bought it on preloved from Dreamer!). Sorry my finger is awkwardly in the picture - I had to hold down the little earring flap to prop my ring on it.

What a beautiful set!!

 

[periwinklegirl]

Those are gorgeous! What a great match with your ering! Enjoy!

 

[chrono]

Classic and beautiful! I can't think of a lovelier gift.

 

[kgizo]

Wowza on the wedding set! It will be beautiful in person and the photos.

Do you plan to wear anything sparkly in your hair?