Show me some Van Craeynest!

[iluvcarats]

For those of you who wanted more pics, here you go!

My daughter picked me some lilacs for Mother''s Day

 

[iluvcarats]

Together with my Michael B. set

 

[iluvcarats]

She is so delicious! She wrapped the flowers in tin foil!

 

[iluvcarats]

Up close and personal...

 

[iluvcarats]

Rubycharm
Here is a picture of the milgrain

 

[RubyCharm]

Date: 5/10/2009 10:15:56 AM
Author: luckylux
Sonny Jim, gorgeous rings and pictures. I love looking at all the blown up detail. Is that rose gold? Just beautiful!


RubyCharm, I have also been anxiously awaiting yours and ILC rings. I think you need to speak to Larry directly. When I call VC he always answers the phone. I hope you get your ring soon.

Yes, Sonny Jim, your wedding set is very beautiful!

Luckylux, I''ll give him a call next week. I don''t think it''ll take too much longer (at least, I hope so!). After seeing pics of ILC''s ring, I took some comfort in knowing that the wait is totally worth it when you get such an amazing piece!!!

 

[RubyCharm]

ILC, your VC ring is absolutely breathtaking!!! (and so is your wedding set!)

The tiny flowers and the milgrain edges are fantastic!

I'm in love!!!

(And this is from a girl who isn't that much into diamond rings! I'm a colored stone nut!)

Happy Mother's Day!

 

[Linda W]

Date: 5/10/2009 12:47:59 PM
Author: iluvcarats
Up close and personal...

OMG, I

your ring. It is breathtaking. I adore it. The work he did on it is simply beautiful.

 

[iluvcarats]

Date: 5/10/2009 3:27:18 PM
Author: RubyCharm
ILC, your VC ring is absolutely breathtaking!!! (and so is your wedding set!)


The tiny flowers and the milgrain edges are fantastic!

I''m in love!!!

(And this is from a girl who isn''t that much into diamond rings! I''m a colored stone nut!)


Happy Mother''s Day!

Thanks Rubycharm! I appreciate your compliments very much. I love them all too. I find my self staring at my fingers far too often

VC jewelry is just so special because there is so much soul and thought put into them.

Um, did I read that right? Not that much into diamond rings?

It is a good thing that my DH doesn''t know such women exist

I can''t wait for pics of your ring. It is going to be AMAZING

 

[iluvcarats]

Date: 5/10/2009 3:31:34 PM
Author: Linda W

Date: 5/10/2009 12:47:59 PM

Author: iluvcarats

Up close and personal...

OMG, I

your ring. It is breathtaking. I adore it. The work he did on it is simply beautiful.

Thank you Linda!
Larry is nothing less than amazing. Both Larry and Sara are delightful to work with. I feel very lucky to wear such a treasure!

 

[AnitaT]

Date: 5/10/2009 7:18:48 PM
Author: iluvcarats

VC jewelry is just so special because there is so much soul and thought put into them.

ILC --- your ring is beautiful! Those flowers and the miligrain! How lovely! Happy Mother''s Day ILC!

 

[iluvcarats]

Date: 5/10/2009 7:53:38 PM
Author: AnitaT

Date: 5/10/2009 7:18:48 PM

Author: iluvcarats


VC jewelry is just so special because there is so much soul and thought put into them.

ILC --- your ring is beautiful! Those flowers and the miligrain! How lovely! Happy Mother''s Day ILC!

Thank you Anita! Larry really did an amazing job!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Wow, SonnyJim and iluvcarats...beautiful new VC rings!

 

[iluvcarats]

Date: 5/10/2009 10:12:42 PM
Author: diamondseeker2006
Wow, SonnyJim and iluvcarats...beautiful new VC rings!

Thanks so much DS!

 

[Dreamer_D]

Gosh Iluv, that is stunning! It is a nice compliemnt to your wedding set! The styles are different but they really go together well. Did you change your setting for your e-ring in the last year or so? I seem to recall that it looked a little different at one point...

 

[RubyCharm]

Date: 5/10/2009 7:18:48 PM
Author: iluvcarats

Date: 5/10/2009 3:27:18 PM

Author: RubyCharm

ILC, your VC ring is absolutely breathtaking!!! (and so is your wedding set!)



The tiny flowers and the milgrain edges are fantastic!

I''m in love!!!

(And this is from a girl who isn''t that much into diamond rings! I''m a colored stone nut!)



Happy Mother''s Day!

Thanks Rubycharm! I appreciate your compliments very much. I love them all too. I find my self staring at my fingers far too often

VC jewelry is just so special because there is so much soul and thought put into them.


Um, did I read that right? Not that much into diamond rings?

It is a good thing that my DH doesn''t know such women exist

I can''t wait for pics of your ring. It is going to be AMAZING

Or so I thought!

(I guess that was especially true pre-PS and pre-VC, now I don''t know what''s happening to me

)

Your DH is a lucky man, believe me! Shopping for a fine gemstone can be so much harder (according to my FI)

And, therefore, I''ll make sure to remind my FI how much EASIER

it''ll be to get me a DIAMOND eternity ring as my wedding ring, instead of complicating our lives even more with another gemstone ring

 

[luckylux]

Iluvcarats- love the new pics!

It''s so cute that she wrapped it in foil

. That up close and personal photo has me swooning. I love, love the flower details and the two tone. You must be so happy with it!

 

[iluvcarats]

Date: 5/11/2009 7:47:29 AM
Author: dreamer_dachsie
Gosh Iluv, that is stunning! It is a nice compliemnt to your wedding set! The styles are different but they really go together well. Did you change your setting for your e-ring in the last year or so? I seem to recall that it looked a little different at one point...

Thanks Dreamer!
I changed my set in December. The other one was too big, very delicate and I kept losing stones, and it scratched my kids. I stiil have to find something to set in there. Let me know if you have any ideas.

 

[iluvcarats]

Date: 5/11/2009 2:01:57 PM
Author: RubyCharm

Date: 5/10/2009 7:18:48 PM

Author: iluvcarats

Date: 5/10/2009 3:27:18 PM


Author: RubyCharm


ILC, your VC ring is absolutely breathtaking!!! (and so is your wedding set!)




The tiny flowers and the milgrain edges are fantastic!

I''m in love!!!

(And this is from a girl who isn''t that much into diamond rings! I''m a colored stone nut!)




Happy Mother''s Day!

Thanks Rubycharm! I appreciate your compliments very much. I love them all too. I find my self staring at my fingers far too often

VC jewelry is just so special because there is so much soul and thought put into them.



Um, did I read that right? Not that much into diamond rings?

It is a good thing that my DH doesn''t know such women exist

I can''t wait for pics of your ring. It is going to be AMAZING

Or so I thought!

(I guess that was especially true pre-PS and pre-VC, now I don''t know what''s happening to me

)


Your DH is a lucky man, believe me! Shopping for a fine gemstone can be so much harder (according to my FI)

And, therefore, I''ll make sure to remind my FI how much EASIER

it''ll be to get me a DIAMOND eternity ring as my wedding ring, instead of complicating our lives even more with another gemstone ring

I''m not to sure DH thinks he is too lucky that his wife is a jewelry junkie

I think your FI should be very appreciative that you are going out of your way to simplify things for him

 

[iluvcarats]

Date: 5/11/2009 5:13:02 PM
Author: luckylux
Iluvcarats- love the new pics!

It''s so cute that she wrapped it in foil

. That up close and personal photo has me swooning. I love, love the flower details and the two tone. You must be so happy with it!

Thank you very much luckylux. I love everything about it

 

[Sonny JIm]

Thanks iluvcarats, I spent oodles of time out on the net and found the most knowledgeable people on this forum such as yourself. I enjoy the pictures of your treasures.

Sonny

 

[Sonny JIm]

Thanks RubyCharm,

Yep, it is the rose gold. We couldn''t make up our minds and she, with Larry''s guidance, finally decided the antique look was what she wanted.

Sonny

 

[Sonny JIm]

Thanks diamondseeker2006,

We wanted to share our rings with the community, so others could use a reference like we did with all the great pictures, comments and suggestions here. I said it before and I will say it again, Pricescope is a awesome resource for education and idea shopping. Thanks to everyone who contributes to the community!!!

Sonny

 

[Lovinggems]

Date: 5/10/2009 2:28:07 PM
Author: iluvcarats
Rubycharm
Here is a picture of the milgrain

Amazing looking eternity band!

 

[iluvcarats]

Date: 5/11/2009 11:56:31 PM
Author: Sonny JIm
Thanks iluvcarats, I spent oodles of time out on the net and found the most knowledgeable people on this forum such as yourself. I enjoy the pictures of your treasures.


Sonny

Thank you for your kind words Sonny - what a nice thing to say

 

[iluvcarats]

Date: 5/12/2009 1:08:58 AM
Author: Lovinggems

Date: 5/10/2009 2:28:07 PM

Author: iluvcarats

Rubycharm

Here is a picture of the milgrain

Amazing looking eternity band!

Thank you lovinggems! Larry did an amazing job!

 

[trishy]

yum!!! to every new addition!!

 

[iluvcarats]

Rubycharm
Any word yet?

 

[RubyCharm]

Date: 5/14/2009 9:44:22 AM
Author: iluvcarats
Rubycharm

Any word yet?

I spoke with Larry on Tuesday, and it looks like they''re finally working on my ring (Larry said it will be finished in about 2 weeks, so I guess I''ll get it by the end of May). In all of my previous phone conversations with Larry, I always got the impression that the ring was already in production, so I got my hopes up that the ring would be finished sooner

. I never asked Larry about a firm timeline, because my situation was out of the ordinary and I knew VC would need to accommodate the re-set in their work queue (which is probably the busiest during the holidays and the weeks before Valentine''s Day and Mother''s Day). I guess, at this point, waiting 2 more weeks won''t be so hard any more (I''m sure it would''ve been a lot harder if I had known from the very beginning that I would be waiting for 2 months

; so, from that perspective, I''m glad I had no idea!).

And, just to give you a quick update on the modifications made to the ring, Larry said the halo will have 1.2 mm diamonds (they used 1.5 mm melee in the first ring), and it will have a slight angle (the first halo was totally flat).

I''ll post more updates as things progress

 

[alli_esq]

ILC---WOWOWOWOWWOW!!! That band is absolutely, jaw-droppingly perfect!(and how adorable that your daughter picked you those beautiful flowers!)

Wear it in wonderful health and much happiness!!! And feel free to post more pics ANYTIME