Yeah, a lot of the settings I get are from Tripps, though I order through a reseller because I get better shipping costs from them. They are starting to carry a wider selection now as well, though whether they also get those from tripps, somewhere else, or are starting to produce their own, I couldn't say.
Another one from my brother. A milky/opaly blue Rwandan aquamarine (heated by me ), a titanite with great fire which doesn't come through in the pictures and a big round peridot.
Post subject: Re: Original: Your Latest Jewelry Creation! Lets See It!
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 2:21 pm
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Pretty cool stuff. Personally, there's a bit too many forms and shapes going on for my taste, but you can't please everyone. Since they all share that quality, then you're developing a solid style--whether or not it suits me is purely a taste thing.
They definitely look substantial, which is a good thing. I've seen a lot of wire-wrapped stuff that would fall apart if the stones weren't drilled.
It's been a while, but here are two more of my brother's latest creations.
A mandarin garnet and a rubellite. Simple, but they both have a bit of a pastel tone (the mandarin garnet was cut from some small and slightly milky rough I got which gives it an orange-creamsicle type of color). The piece makes me think of rainbow sherbet.
This one really shines in person. It's a (proper, fully saturated) mandarin garnet, a rhodolite and a saturated amethyst. The amethyst is neat because it has a distinct color shift from red-purple to blue-purple. I'm guessing that's pretty universal for saturated amethyst, but it is still fun. It's also just a bit included, and came in a parcel with stones that were more included, making me quite sure it's natural.
Post subject: Re: Original: Your Latest Jewelry Creation! Lets See It!
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 3:37 pm
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This is my first attempt at making a piece. I know that many pieces posted here are true masterpieces, but I think that this is not to bad for a first attempt.
My brother just finished photographing another round of jewelery, and this particular opal performed really well. Opals always look better in person, but this one comes close to reality:
One more: this is a bit of an oddball, a round axinite with surprisingly pink tones in it set above a pink tourmaline crystal. I really like axinite, but especially that axinite.
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