Your Finished Piece Vs. Inspiration Piece/s

seaurchin · Apr 1, 2023

Another recent thread got me thinking about inspiration pieces vs. the finished product. Show and tell here!

seaurchin · Apr 1, 2023

I fell in love with Robyn Dixon's e-ring and decided to have something like it made when I realized I really needed more than just one wedding set.

She is a reality TV star on the Real Housewives of Potomac btw. I'm sorry. lol

Hers, shown below, is a pink morganite.

Mine is a lab sapphire with somewhat different dimensions than hers. I also had two bands put on mine to make it like an e-ring and wedding band in one. I think it's definitely similar but also a fairly generic design.

seaurchin · Apr 1, 2023

I got the idea for my diamond bangle from several similar pieces on PS. Here are a few that I just found, though I'm not sure now if some of these were made before or after mine. (Please let me know if anyone does not want theirs copied here and I'll have it removed).

DK's bangle. I also got the idea from her to NOT have the two little ball things on the ends on the back of it, so it's more comfortable to wear.

And Nala's.

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Mama Bee's:

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Here's mine. The stone sizes and shapes, metal colors and metal thicknesses differ. But it's another fairly straightforward design, so probably hard to get into too much trouble with it.

seaurchin · Apr 1, 2023

Here's another one, 2 inspo. pics but, again, a pretty simple design.

Here's mine:

dk168 · Apr 1, 2023

I would say most of my inspiration designs came from Lang Antiques archive and Ivy and Rose, as I adore the clean lines of Edwardian and Art Deco designs.

I tweak them as I don't like millgrain, thin shanks, and stones in the shank etc...

I love halos and there are many variations of halos, and whenever possible, I would add an air line/gap.

As for the gallery, I opt for simple ones and only for stones that are deep, as I prefer my rings to be set as low as possible.

I would say, the piece that is unique to me as it is of my own design, is my ID-style bracelet with 8 carré cut diamonds.

The inspiration was from ID bracelets with a metal plate with engraving, and I had one of those when I was young, a chunky one my mum had made for me in Platinum, engraved with my full name.

As I grew older, and preferred more feminine designs, compounded by a change in how my full name is arranged, the bracelet was sold a few years later, and no money was lost.

I always wanted to replace it, and decided to repurpose a ring with 6 carré cut diamonds and 2 loose ones from the same parcel intended for earrings that my mum gave to me into a bracelet, as I don't wear the ring and the loose diamonds were too small as earrings for me.

Here is the resultant bracelet, in Platinum, with the 2 slightly larger loose stones in the middle, and a pic of the original 6-stone band:

It is a simple design, and I can imagine the same bracelet with different cuts of diamonds or CSs. I would quite like to have one made with rainbow CSs in squarish cuts.

DK

mustangchi · Apr 2, 2023

seaurchin said:
I fell in love with Robyn Dixon's e-ring and decided to have something like it made when I realized I really needed more than just one wedding set. She is a reality TV star on the Real Housewives of Potomac btw. I'm sorry. lol

Hers, shown below, is a pink morganite.

Mine is a lab sapphire with somewhat different dimensions than hers. I also had two bands put on mine to make it like an e-ring and wedding band in one. I think it's definitely similar but also a fairly generic design.