Show me your Yvonne Raley and Cecile Raley Designs!

Wanaka · Apr 20, 2018

Hi @leslie1956 - Yes the colours go well together huh? It is my first (and currently only) RG ring, I had only been WG/platinum before that. I was really nervous as this was also my first coloured stones purchase ever. And I custom made it with Yvonne and I don't live in the U.S. so I was a little worried the blues and RG wouldn't suit me. Luckily they did!

Hi @MrsKMB - The blues are amazing! The spinel is quite a darker blue, Yvonne described it as "greyish blue" and she is right about that. It is my favourite ring and I am glad I got it for myself. I've just purchased another stone (not blue tho!) from Yvonne that will be the centre of the anniversary ring my other half has suggested designing for me

Wanaka · Apr 20, 2018

MrsKMB said:
Since it's such a beautiful day, I took some pics of my latest rings. Here is the springy Juliette spinel and demantoid ring, plus another I fell in love with, an Edwardian spinel ring. Somebody stop me!

Ehrmigosh, I just realised that YOU are the owner of this Edwardian spinel ring. I was stalking Yvonne's reviews and was like dayyyyum, I wish I had seen it before that customer bought it - haha and now I get to see it on you! Wooohooo

PinkAndBlueBling · Apr 20, 2018

Wanaka said:
Ehrmigosh, I just realised that YOU are the owner of this Edwardian spinel ring. I was stalking Yvonne's reviews and was like dayyyyum, I wish I had seen it before that customer bought it - haha and now I get to see it on you! Wooohooo

Used to stalk her reviews, too. It was fun to see all the other beautiful goodies she's made! I think I bought that ring the day it posted.

leslie1956 · Apr 21, 2018

This is my favorite version of the Edwardian ring, hands down. Wanaka, I always stalk her reviews and sold pages to look at other customers pretties

elle_71125 · May 17, 2018

leslie1956 said:
This is my favorite version of the Edwardian ring, hands down. Wanaka, I always stalk her reviews and sold pages to look at other customers pretties

Glad I’m not the only one that stalks the sold page just to see other people’s projects.

elle_71125 · May 17, 2018

Here’s my new sunflower ring. It’s a 5mm demantoid garnet with little pink sapphire side stones. I love the color combo!

Vendor photo

My pics

voce · May 17, 2018

Love the color combination and the other ring that you decided to wear it with!

natasha-cupcake · May 17, 2018

elle_71125 said:
Here’s my new sunflower ring. It’s a 5mm demantoid garnet with little pink sapphire side stones. I love the color combo!

Vendor photo

My pics

Such a pretty ring! I love the beautiful color combination.

leslie1956 · May 17, 2018

natasha-cupcake said:
Such a pretty ring! I love the beautiful color combination.

elle_71125 said:
Here’s my new sunflower ring. It’s a 5mm demantoid garnet with little pink sapphire side stones. I love the color combo!

Vendor photo

My pics

Beautiful sunflower ring, Elle, the colors you chose were perfect!

mrs-b · May 17, 2018

elle_71125 said:
Here’s my new sunflower ring. It’s a 5mm demantoid garnet with little pink sapphire side stones. I love the color combo!

Love these! How very springy!

elle_71125 · May 17, 2018

Thank you @voce , @natasha-cupcake , @leslie1956 , & @mrs-b
I love the color combo too! I've wanted a sunflower ring for years and I'm happy to finally have one. Yay!!!

lilmosun · May 17, 2018

elle - the sunflower setting is perfect for the green and pink color combination. Think Spring and Summer!

I have these stack rings on the way to me....I've been looking for affordable stack rings for my favorite smaller stones and did a major happy dance when Yvonne came out with this line. I'll be making more but this first set are a Bekily Blue CC garnet, Green/Blue CC Garnet, Red Spinel and Diamond.

elle_71125 · May 17, 2018

lilmosun said:
elle - the sunflower setting is perfect for the green and pink color combination. Think Spring and Summer!

I have these stack rings on the way to me....I've been looking for affordable stack rings for my favorite smaller stones and did a major happy dance when Yvonne came out with this line. I'll be making more but this first set are a Bekily Blue CC garnet, Green/Blue CC Garnet, Red Spinel and Diamond.

I’m so interested to see what you think of these in person. They look beautiful!

leslie1956 · May 17, 2018

Excellent stack, lilmosun! I recently got a diamond stacker from her, too

Acinom · May 18, 2018

lilmosun said:
elle - the sunflower setting is perfect for the green and pink color combination. Think Spring and Summer!

I have these stack rings on the way to me....I've been looking for affordable stack rings for my favorite smaller stones and did a major happy dance when Yvonne came out with this line. I'll be making more but this first set are a Bekily Blue CC garnet, Green/Blue CC Garnet, Red Spinel and Diamond.

Waaah! I love love love these stackers @lilmosun . What a great setting option for smaller stones.

lilmosun · May 24, 2018

elle_71125 said:
I’m so interested to see what you think of these in person. They look beautiful!

They arrived and I am thrilled. Exactly what I've been looking for. Thin enough to stack but solid, not flimsy. I plan to make another set in white gold. (These are 18k what Yvonne calls "French gold" color)

leslie1956 · May 24, 2018

lilmosun said:
They arrived and I am thrilled. Exactly what I've been looking for. Thin enough to stack but solid, not flimsy. I plan to make another set in white gold. (These are 18k what Yvonne calls "French gold" color)

Lilmosun, I just saw your review on Yvonne's Etsy page

Your stack turned out beautifully. great stone colors and setting shapes, too!

elle_71125 · May 24, 2018

lilmosun said:
They arrived and I am thrilled. Exactly what I've been looking for. Thin enough to stack but solid, not flimsy. I plan to make another set in white gold. (These are 18k what Yvonne calls "French gold" color)

They look great on you!

lilmosun · May 24, 2018

Thank you!
I wore this today and realize that I never posted the African ruby from Yvonne. It has an amazing glow. People often stop to ask about it. Originally, I was going to have her make a custom ring but my local bench had this setting which I thought was a perfect showcase for it.

It resembles the magenta mahenge spinel that Yvonne first found for me...still one of my favorite stones to this day. Here they are together.

Burmesedaze · May 25, 2018

lilmosun said:
Thank you!
I wore this today and realize that I never posted the African ruby from Yvonne. It has an amazing glow. People often stop to ask about it. Originally, I was going to have her make a custom ring but my local bench had this setting which I thought was a perfect showcase for it.

It resembles the magenta mahenge spinel that Yvonne first found for me...still one of my favorite stones to this day. Here they are together.

Wow I love the colour and that's a fitting setting for the showstopper!

leslie1956 · May 25, 2018

lilmosun said:
Thank you!
I wore this today and realize that I never posted the African ruby from Yvonne. It has an amazing glow. People often stop to ask about it. Originally, I was going to have her make a custom ring but my local bench had this setting which I thought was a perfect showcase for it.

It resembles the magenta mahenge spinel that Yvonne first found for me...still one of my favorite stones to this day. Here they are together.

I love the ruby and the spinel, the settings for both are magnificent, too!

apacherose · May 26, 2018

voce said:
Love the color combination and the other ring that you decided to wear it with!

Me too- those two are smashing together!

apacherose · May 26, 2018

lilmosun said:
Thank you!
I wore this today and realize that I never posted the African ruby from Yvonne. It has an amazing glow. People often stop to ask about it. Originally, I was going to have her make a custom ring but my local bench had this setting which I thought was a perfect showcase for it.

It resembles the magenta mahenge spinel that Yvonne first found for me...still one of my favorite stones to this day. Here they are together.

Wow- amazing! Love the setting, as well!

chatoyancy · May 26, 2018

lilmosun said:
They arrived and I am thrilled. Exactly what I've been looking for. Thin enough to stack but solid, not flimsy. I plan to make another set in white gold. (These are 18k what Yvonne calls "French gold" color)

Just gorgeous! You have some rare and lovely stones there!

lilmosun · May 26, 2018

Thank you apacherose, burmesedaze and leslie1956! I wish my pictures did the stones justice. I was at a training session the other day and the instructor came over at break to ask about the ruby as it caught her attention across the room.

chatoyancy said:
Just gorgeous! You have some rare and lovely stones there!

Thank you...and yes, these stack rings are the perfect setting for those stones that are harder to find and/or not affordable for me in larger sizes

Anyone have a small jedi spinel they want to sell?

leslie1956 · May 28, 2018

Yvonne is having an 18% off sale on her gemstones this week while she attends the Las Vegas gem show. This would be a great time to stock up on melee or her other lovely stones at a discount!

ilovegemstones · May 29, 2018

Amazing ruby cab ring! I love it!

apacherose · May 30, 2018

Here is my collection of Yvonne sourced Colombian light oil only emeralds- Mochico’s preloved Art Deco style piece, and some Gotham danglies to complete the suite. It is obvious in the photos that she did not rhodium plate the dangles. I really must get that done. The trapiche studs are a novelty and I like and wear them but obviously they are dark.

apacherose · May 30, 2018

Here is my demantoid and pink spinel from Yvonne. I don’t wear the dangles much but I love those pieces. I would like her to make me a bypass ring for my pointer finger with them.