{"id":42266,"date":"2019-04-10T23:53:57","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T03:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=42266"},"modified":"2019-04-10T23:53:57","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T03:53:57","slug":"jewel-of-the-month-lauras-tourmaline-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/jewel-of-the-month-lauras-tourmaline-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewel of the Month: Laura&#8217;s Tourmaline Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April&#8217;s Jewel of the Month is a custom ring I created for gorgeous client Laura in honor of her 50th birthday.\u00a0Fun fact: This was the first time I ever took apart one of my existing designs to use a gem for a customer&#8217;s ring. Say goodbye to my original 18K gold Fulvia ring &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_42267\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42267\" class=\"wp-image-42267 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Fulvia_Green_Gold_Zoom__36556_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Fulvia_Green_Gold_Zoom__36556_std.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Fulvia_Green_Gold_Zoom__36556_std-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Fulvia_Green_Gold_Zoom__36556_std-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Fulvia_Green_Gold_Zoom__36556_std-320x320.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-42267\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My Fulvia ring in 18K yellow gold with a 6.5 carat tourmaline.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and hello to Laura&#8217;s new platinum design!<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_42269\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42269\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42269\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wb_6-5cts_tormaline_ring_front-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wb_6-5cts_tormaline_ring_front-1.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wb_6-5cts_tormaline_ring_front-1-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wb_6-5cts_tormaline_ring_front-1-300x304.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-42269\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Same tourmaline, refaceted, and set in platinum with diamonds.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>You can see pictures of the redesign in progress in my new YouTube video, where I also explain what Laura was looking for and how we ended up choosing to use this particular gem. <\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BYw3B8aMcy4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>One note: I don&#8217;t know why I kept saying the tourmaline was 6 carats in the video; it was 6.5 carats! 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