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Is it my imagination or is there a current VCA-craze going on in PS??!!

Personally, I do wish I wouldn't get sidetracked by these beautilicious VCA pieces!! D**** you, VCA!! :bigsmile: I really wanna get my FM watch and/ or upgrade Holly, or get some other bling!!

Juuuusst thinking aloud!! :cheeky: :naughty:
 

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Haha! VCA is addictive and contagious! I think if it happened to cost half as much, I'd be buying a lot more of it. So for now, the pricing keeps me from overindulging!!!
 

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diamondseeker2006|1483419344|4111784 said:
Haha! VCA is addictive and contagious! I think if it happened to cost half as much, I'd be buying a lot more of it. So for now, the pricing keeps me from overindulging!!!

Do you not think that one of the reasons we covet VCA is because of their high price-tags? I think pyschologists would problably tell us that!! lol

Well, I discovered yesterday that I am enamoured with the pave WG Vintage Alhambra bracelet (I went to try on the Carneilian Sweet and then the 5-motif Carnelian Vintage) !! Yes, outrageous price-tag and all :-o ....cannot buy it yet!! ;(
 

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LLJsmom, mol42, thank you for the suggestions for cleaning VCA! I definitely need to be more careful going forward. I did see some pre-loved MOP pieces online with large airlines that mol42 mentioned. :knockout: I am seeing slight airlines with my carnelian, hopefully not caused by my washing and soaking!
 

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Phoenix|1483592482|4112539 said:
diamondseeker2006|1483419344|4111784 said:
Haha! VCA is addictive and contagious! I think if it happened to cost half as much, I'd be buying a lot more of it. So for now, the pricing keeps me from overindulging!!!

Do you not think that one of the reasons we covet VCA is because of their high price-tags? I think pyschologists would problably tell us that!! lol

Well, I discovered yesterday that I am enamoured with the pave WG Vintage Alhambra bracelet (I went to try on the Carneilian Sweet and then the 5-motif Carnelian Vintage) !! Yes, outrageous price-tag and all :-o ....cannot buy it yet!! ;(

I think I'd still covet it at half the price which would still allow for some brand mark-up! :lol: I love all the vintage bracelets and consider them the perfect size, but wow, the WG pave one is fabulous!!! :love:
 

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Phoenix|1483592482|4112539 said:
diamondseeker2006|1483419344|4111784 said:
Haha! VCA is addictive and contagious! I think if it happened to cost half as much, I'd be buying a lot more of it. So for now, the pricing keeps me from overindulging!!!

Do you not think that one of the reasons we covet VCA is because of their high price-tags? I think pyschologists would problably tell us that!! lol

Well, I discovered yesterday that I am enamoured with the pave WG Vintage Alhambra bracelet (I went to try on the Carneilian Sweet and then the 5-motif Carnelian Vintage) !! Yes, outrageous price-tag and all :-o ....cannot buy it yet!! ;(

Phoenix the WG pave alhambra bracelet is just curious crazy gorgeous!! Worth waiting for. I hope you get it Phoenix. It would look absolutely amazing on you.
 

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White gold, white MOP Alhambra pendant.


Yellow gold, malachite Alhambra pendant.

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LLJsmom|1483848728|4113448 said:
Phoenix|1483592482|4112539 said:
diamondseeker2006|1483419344|4111784 said:
Haha! VCA is addictive and contagious! I think if it happened to cost half as much, I'd be buying a lot more of it. So for now, the pricing keeps me from overindulging!!!

Do you not think that one of the reasons we covet VCA is because of their high price-tags? I think pyschologists would problably tell us that!! lol

Well, I discovered yesterday that I am enamoured with the pave WG Vintage Alhambra bracelet (I went to try on the Carneilian Sweet and then the 5-motif Carnelian Vintage) !! Yes, outrageous price-tag and all :-o ....cannot buy it yet!! ;(

Phoenix the WG pave alhambra bracelet is just curious crazy gorgeous!! Worth waiting for. I hope you get it Phoenix. It would look absolutely amazing on you.

LLJsmom, it was/ is much to my dismay that I covet the much more expensive Vintage Alhambra bracelet. Thus, I'm selling my Sweet bracelet now. Why oh why did I not know this at the time I purchased the Sweet?!! ;( :sick:

Anyhow, I'm loooooving all your new VCA pieces!! :love: :love: :love:
 

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Did anyone else get a lovely white package from VCA today? I was surprised to find a flat white box with a hard cover book inside! Is this the norm? Super excited! Made my hump day!!!!
 

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PintoBean|1486585991|4126144 said:
Did anyone else get a lovely white package from VCA today? I was surprised to find a flat white box with a hard cover book inside! Is this the norm? Super excited! Made my hump day!!!!
PB, nope didn't get anything! Is it because I never had anything shipped? What book?!
 

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CareBear said:
PintoBean|1486585991|4126144 said:
Did anyone else get a lovely white package from VCA today? I was surprised to find a flat white box with a hard cover book inside! Is this the norm? Super excited! Made my hump day!!!!
PB, nope didn't get anything! Is it because I never had anything shipped? What book?!
CareBear :wavey:
Some pics of what I got!

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The package came with the card and a book.

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PintoBean|1486776037|4127311 said:
CareBear said:
PintoBean|1486585991|4126144 said:
Did anyone else get a lovely white package from VCA today? I was surprised to find a flat white box with a hard cover book inside! Is this the norm? Super excited! Made my hump day!!!!
PB, nope didn't get anything! Is it because I never had anything shipped? What book?!
CareBear :wavey:
Some pics of what I got!
PintoBean|1486776444|4127312 said:
The package came with the card and a book.

Wowza! That's an awesome surprise, PintoBean!! Thanks so much for sharing it with us!!!
 

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No words, besides "Happy Venereal Disease Day!" :dance:
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Beautiful bracelet, best VD gift ever :appl:
 

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Wow! Happy VD day to you! It's gorgeous!
 

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Ohhh, love that bracelet, PB!!! :love: :appl:
 

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Another VCA lovely on you PB. That is gorgeous and will go with everything. Congratulations!! Happy V-Day indeed!
 

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PB, soooo happy you got the onyx bracelet!! Beautiful!! :appl: :love: :love: :love:

Please start a new thread with a gazillion pics!! I LOVE onyx!!
 

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PB, your onyx bracelet is lovely! Looks like your kitties love VCA too! :bigsmile:
 

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Love the onyx bracelet on you, PintoBean! Did you already order the bracelet before the CCA book came, or did the book serve as inspiration? ;-)
 

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tradesy is a bit like ebay...some legit sellers and some questionable ones i think...as long as you are buying from an established company i think you will be okay :wink2:
 

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tradesy is a bit like ebay...some legit sellers and some questionable ones i think...as long as you are buying from an established company i think you will be okay :wink2:

Ah ok. I didn't realise that. Wow, it'd be like wading through the jungle. Thanks for letting me know.
 

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All these VCA pieces are so lovely... They make me sigh.

m-2-b, are you wearing you vintage Alhambra single motif necklace? Do you wear it casually? I love the white gold. I recently saw the sweet bracelet. It was very cute, but I would have preferred one motif only rather than the 6 or 8 it had.

This isn't new but I wear it 24/7 through dishwashing and showers and yucky workouts. And it hasn't broken!! I really love it. I would buy another to stack with it.

I don't always wear my tennis bracelet but I never take off my butterfly.

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Is your butterfly bracelet still holding up well and do you still wear it 24/7? I baby my jewelry for the most part, but I don't want to HAVE to baby it (if that makes sense lol).
 

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Is your butterfly bracelet still holding up well and do you still wear it 24/7? I baby my jewelry for the most part, but I don't want to HAVE to baby it (if that makes sense lol).
Yes, I do wear my butterfly all the time. I am sure that it isn't in as good condition if I didn't wear it all the time, but I can't say I care enough. It looks the same to me. But mind you, I don't loupe it at all. I run, shower, wash dishes with it on. I wear jewelry in phases. I may keep it on for 4-6 months, and then swap it out for something else which I wear for a long time. I've had my butterfly on and off for about 1.5 years now. I don't wear it on the same side as my watch because it gets caught. My butterfly is on right arm, and I am right handed. It sees a lot of action.
 

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So I went to VCA earrings on Tuesday, to try on the various earrings (before I pay my friend for the yellow halo earrings, to make sure I absolutely want them, instead of a pair of VCA earrings).

Summary:
- Frivole earrings are now also available in yellow gold, yay (attached). Funny enough though, they're not very golden yellow - I guess it's bc of the white diamond pave
- Frivole earrings in WG are still fabulously beautiful!!
- I'm not so enamoured with Lotus earrings any more - they don't make a statement like the Lotus BTF ring
- Alhambras hang soooo low below my lobes, they look "funny"

Also, the earrings have super short posts and when they change the posts to try to make them higher (to fit my lower piercings), I just could NOT put them on, bc of the clips which were in the way. I fidgeted for a while and then gave up! Ha, maybe this was my brief love affair with VCA earrings!! Why can't they make them easier to put on and I'd bet they're not very comfy to wear. I'd love to hear input from VCA earring owners!

PS. I also tried on the Flying Butterfly BTF ring in white and rose gold (but forgot to take a pic, duh!)...Oh my Lord!
!:love::love::love:

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I've decided to withdraw my Sweet bracelet from Preloved.

Am loving wearing it with my Cartier pave Love.

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That's a beautiful pairing, Phoenix! And I love that ring; I'm not used to seeing stones besides diamonds on you--it's lovely!
 
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