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| Re: The Tourmaline Ring [message #47359 is a reply to message #47356 ] |
Thu, 05 January 2012 21:17   |
EMoon
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Idiot jeweler who didn't listen. Wonderful jeweler who made the tourmalines gorgeous and fit with the twisted-gold-and-diamonds.
And the story of the Tourmaline Ring: priceless.
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| Re: The Tourmaline Ring [message #47363 is a reply to message #47356 ] |
Thu, 05 January 2012 22:45 |
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Oh wonderful story! The stones and setting are simply gorgeous, and the ring *does* go well with your wedding band. Happy these beautiful stones finally get to be shown off!
Smooshes!
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| Re: The Tourmaline Ring [message #47367 is a reply to message #47365 ] |
Fri, 06 January 2012 00:13 |
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| blondviolinist wrote on Thu, 05 January 2012 20:28 |
You may not know it because the story is on the old blog. Here it is!
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Oh thank you! I've read some of the old blog, but not all of it, and that was several years ago.
FairyTales - http://xkcd.com/872/
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| Re: The Tourmaline Ring [message #47368 is a reply to message #47367 ] |
Fri, 06 January 2012 01:03 |
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| rainycity1 wrote on Fri, 06 January 2012 06:13 |
| blondviolinist wrote on Thu, 05 January 2012 20:28 |
You may not know it because the story is on the old blog. Here it is!
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Oh thank you! I've read some of the old blog, but not all of it, and that was several years ago.
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And thanks from me also! I hadn't read that either, and now I have and... (happy sigh)
Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean, like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.
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| Re: The Tourmaline Ring [message #47421 is a reply to message #47412 ] |
Sun, 08 January 2012 13:16 |
Jacky
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Beautiful rings and story. I have much sympathy for the searching for the right ring, etc. because I spent the last year looking off and on for an engagement ring for myself. I threw the poor fiance for a loop when I didn't want a diamond. And like Robin, I get my hands into everything, so need a nice durable, non catchable design. I finally decided I wanted just a wedding band, not an engagement ring per se. I found mokume gane - a layered process based on the techniques used to make samurai swords. It has a beautiful organic, wood grained look to it, but I had a hard time finding anyone nearby in the american midwest who carried it, let alone made it. I finally found a jeweller just this past month and we are finally officially engaged. Which means after knowing each other since High school, and dating for some unknown amount more than 5 years, and living together for at least 5 years, we will finally have an aniversary to miss.
And I have a wedding to plan. ACK!
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| Re: The Tourmaline Ring [message #47422 is a reply to message #47421 ] |
Sun, 08 January 2012 13:44 |
CathyR
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| Jacky wrote on Sun, 08 January 2012 18:16 |
I found mokume gane - a layered process based on the techniques used to make samurai swords. It has a beautiful organic, wood grained look to it,
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Just looked at these on t'interweb, as I'd never heard of mokume gane before - what beautiful rings and designs!
Good luck with the wedding planning!
Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.
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| Re: The Tourmaline Ring [message #47426 is a reply to message #47425 ] |
Sun, 08 January 2012 19:28 |
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Mokume gane is wonderful stuff. I took one workshop on it, and have sitting around somewhere the piece of patterned brass/copper I came out with. We did NOT fuse our blocks of metal, though, they came from Reactive Metals Studio, a little outfit in Arizona that does this part for you.
Similar patterns, much easier though also of course much less durable, can be made with polymer clay. Lots of fun!
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