spess, chrome, zircon, and yellow tourmaline

[brandy_z28]

I have a few new stones with a couple of pictures. All of these were purchased from vallejo916.

champagne zircon
5.91mm, 1.31ct

spessartite garnet
6mm, 1.06ct

tourmaline yellow/pink
6.25mm, .95ct

chrome green tourmaline
6mm, 1.2ct

 

[brandy_z28]

 

[brandy_z28]

so far the spess is my favorite

 

[T L]

Brandy,
Wow you''ve been busy on ebay!! Pretty stones. Tell us more about the yellow/pink tourmaline. Does it show mainly yellow with pink flashes?

 

[chrono]

They look surprisingly well cut and about the same size.

 

[Lovinggems]

Wow they''re very pretty. Are you going to use them for stacking rings?

 

[CharmyPoo]

Very pretty. vallejo916 got a lot of business from us last week! I picked up something from him too.

 

[icekid]

They look to be lovely stones. Nice finds! Any plans for them?

 

[Nomsdeplume]

Very pretty stones! That spess is great!

 

[cushioncutnut]

Those look like lively, lovely stones!!!

 

[D&T]

those look fantastic, great find! you''ve got some great color choices there. what do you plan on doing with them?

 

[brandy_z28]

Date: 5/24/2009 11:13:11 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover
Brandy,
Wow you''ve been busy on ebay!! Pretty stones. Tell us more about the yellow/pink tourmaline. Does it show mainly yellow with pink flashes?

Thanks, TL! I''m still trying to figure that tourmaline out. Indoors it looks faint yellow with just a few pink flashes but outside it looks a lot more peachy pink with pink flashes though my camera didn''t really capture it well. It''s a really pretty stone.

 

[Arcadian]

Very pretty stones. I bought the stepcut chrome touraline from him. Its a little dark but VERY green. If I can get a good pic of it, i''ll post it.

-A

 

[brandy_z28]

Date: 5/24/2009 11:28:37 PM
Author: Chrono
They look surprisingly well cut and about the same size.

Thanks Chrono! The yellow/pink tourmaline was my first vallejo purchase and I was pretty happy with the cut so I went back for more.

It''s a tiny bit shallow but nothing I can''t live with. It has a tilt window but looks good straight on. I just chose deeper stones the second time around.

 

[brandy_z28]

Thanks Lovinggems, icekid, cushioncutnut, and D&T! No plans for them just yet. Suggestions?

Charmypoo, what did you get?

 

[brandy_z28]

Date: 5/25/2009 10:57:19 AM
Author: Arcadian
Very pretty stones. I bought the stepcut chrome touraline from him. Its a little dark but VERY green. If I can get a good pic of it, i''ll post it.

-A

Please post pictures. I''d love to see it! The chrome I got wasn''t quite as deep of a green as I''d hoped but it''s still pretty. I was actually worried it might be too dark.

 

[CharmyPoo]

Date: 5/25/2009 11:01:46 AM
Author: brandy_z28
Thanks Lovinggems, icekid, cushioncutnut, and D&T! No plans for them just yet. Suggestions?

Charmypoo, what did you get?

I don''t expect my stone to be nice. The photos looked awful but I was told it is very nice. It was a pink/green tourmaline.

 

[T L]

Date: 5/25/2009 10:55:11 AM
Author: brandy_z28

Date: 5/24/2009 11:13:11 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover
Brandy,
Wow you''ve been busy on ebay!! Pretty stones. Tell us more about the yellow/pink tourmaline. Does it show mainly yellow with pink flashes?

Thanks, TL! I''m still trying to figure that tourmaline out. Indoors it looks faint yellow with just a few pink flashes but outside it looks a lot more peachy pink with pink flashes though my camera didn''t really capture it well. It''s a really pretty stone.

Sounds like an interesting color shifter.

 

[cellentani]

brandy, that''s a nice-looking parcel of stones! I''m really impressed with his quality of faceting, especially for the price. I wish he had larger stones, but most seem to be in the 5-7mm range. I was thinking of getting some like yours for stackers, though.

 

[brandy_z28]

Date: 5/25/2009 11:28:22 AM
Author: cellentani
brandy, that''s a nice-looking parcel of stones! I''m really impressed with his quality of faceting, especially for the price. I wish he had larger stones, but most seem to be in the 5-7mm range. I was thinking of getting some like yours for stackers, though.

Thank you cellentani! I totally agree most of his recent stones do seem to be on the smaller side but the faceting is very good for the price. I guess we''ll just have to keep an eye on what he lists.

 

[brandy_z28]

We had another photo op today. Figured what the heck...

chrome again

 

[brandy_z28]

chrome 2

 

[brandy_z28]

spess - fireball!

 

[brandy_z28]

spess 2

 

[brandy_z28]

yellow pink tourmaline - she''s so difficult to photograph!

 

[brandy_z28]

yellow pink tourmaline 2

 

[brandy_z28]

zircon, looks mauvey in person

 

[brandy_z28]

zircon 2

 

[mochi]

Date: 5/24/2009 11:05:57 PM
Author: brandy_z28
so far the spess is my favorite

I love this picture...so pretty!!!

 

[Stone Hunter]

Oh my your photos are stunning. Really very good. The stones look lovely too. I really like the Spess and the green tourmaline. The others would be interesting to see in person.

TFS!!