topic Re: Received the Owl in Jewelry

Received the Owl

Bird mama — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 20:59:46 GMT

I received one piece of mail today - the owl. Intellectually, I know that mother nature marks gemstones in her own unique way. Emotionally, I'm struggling with the marks she put on my jasper owl belly.

Here's a picture - when I look at it, I can't get past that it looks like someone took an ink pen and scribbled on it.

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Pagan — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 21:08:43 GMT

Oh no! I was rooting for you and your owl too.

If it were me, I'd risk returning i and trying again.

I have the 'sincerely' cuff with this stone and I regret not returning mine for the same reason. I still wear it but every time I look at it, I wish one of the stones didn't have those markings.

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Bird mama — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 21:13:37 GMT

So you can see what I am talking about Pagan? I put the owl on her new leather cord and my eyes go straight to the marks. I was so hoping for caramel or brown swirls

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Haca — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 21:34:25 GMT

Hi bird mama! Oh he is so cute with his blue eyes and little beak. Are black markings typical of some picture jasper? I don't know that much of the stone and none of the ones they showed on air had these markings. It would not bother me since this is natural stone but if you cannot live with it I would go ahead and order another one. S/H rates are good for another two days. Then you can compare both those little creatures and keep what you like best. He is awfully cute though.

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Bird mama — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 21:42:54 GMT

Haca, I have a picture jasper bracelet - I will take a picture of that and post it in a few minutes. For that bracelet, there are rings of picture jasper that have all sorts of different marks which more or less go together. The picture jasper is this owl is such a focal point to me that it stands out. If I use the Q's label - return S/H will cost 6.95. Apparently the discount is one-way (lol)

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ennui1 — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 21:58:10 GMT

I think the black squiggles are common, so you may get the same thing on the second owl.

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lolakimono — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 22:02:17 GMT

Well, here is the one on the site.

It's wait list only, so I guess you either learn to love it or send it back.

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Bird mama — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 22:07:49 GMT

I have this picture jasper bracelet. Each link is delightfully irregular, which creates a consistent theme in the piece.

Don't feel too bad for me. I do have this yellow calcite bird

Man this could be ginormous - I am not that good with cropping and resizing using photobucket

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Bird mama — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 22:13:52 GMT

I'm an idiot - you delete a photo from your bucket and it disappears from a post. This is why my husband was the family photographer .

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cooking lady — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 23:03:32 GMT

Well -- while mine doesn't look like the one on the site - mine is much lighter but does have some black and darker brown striations in it - I love it and usually not much bothers me about stones of this kind because they are all going to be different - but I do see your point - so if it really bothers you - it's probably not worth keeping - so sorry!

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Bird mama — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 23:14:03 GMT

I've been staring at my owl (in it's plastic baggie) while watching the JBK jewelry show. I am feeling shallow and petty and guilty for rejecting my little owl because of it's marks. this is exactly how I ended up with 4 LIVE birds - I take in the orphaned and injured.

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ennui1 — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 00:40:44 GMT

On 3/29/2014 Bird mama said:
I've been staring at my owl (in it's plastic baggie) while watching the JBK jewelry show. I am feeling shallow and petty and guilty for rejecting my little owl because of it's marks. this is exactly how I ended up with 4 LIVE birds - I take in the orphaned and injured.

I feel that way in discount stores. I get the urge to "rescue" things.

Give it a couple of days. I suspect it will grow on you.

Besides, real owls are kind of speckle-y.

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lolakimono — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 01:21:34 GMT

Bird,

Did you see the last clicks necklace in Picture Jasper? J265305

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beach-mom — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 01:27:10 GMT

On 3/29/2014 Bird mama said:
I've been staring at my owl (in it's plastic baggie) while watching the JBK jewelry show. I am feeling shallow and petty and guilty for rejecting my little owl because of it's marks. this is exactly how I ended up with 4 LIVE birds - I take in the orphaned and injured.

LOL - I'm the same way! I couldn't see your original picture, so I started reading the posts. I thought - for sure, I would send it back. Then I saw your cute little guy. First of all, I wish so much I'd just gone ahead and gotten one! (See my post under CL's thread). I have quite a bit of picture jasper and none of it has "spots" in it. All of my pieces have various lines and coloring throughout. But he's so adorable! I honestly don't know what I'd do. If you sent him back, QVC would probably send you another one that has been returned. If I were you, I'd think about calling Lawrence and ask his advice. It wouldn't hurt to hear what he has to say, and you wouldn't be committed to returning him or keeping him! Just maybe he would offer to replace the stone (for a small fee of course) and you'd still have your original owl!

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cooking lady — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 03:56:03 GMT

All they have to do is replace the stone and you would be giving them a stone - so it probably won't cost much --but if not, your little guy is still plenty cute. It's like matrix in your turquoise - that's the turquoise I like the best!!

I saw the Jasper beads - very nice - then remembered about 2 years ago I bought a Jasper necklace that had small turquoise beads on it - I got it out and it is to "die" for - that little guy will go with anything - so adorable!!

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Bird mama — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 14:07:19 GMT

I gave myself a reality check last night and the little owl is going back to QVC. The owl cost me $109 and if I was a devoted owl collector, I would have considered spending additional money to send the owl to New Mexico for a replacement jasper cabochon. the silverwork on the owl is very well done and I'm sure there is someone out there on waitlist who won't mind the cluster of speckles.

There are three more pieces on the way home to me. The Jody Naranjo leather charm bracelet and Kenneth Johnson's shield earrings and plaque necklace. I'm going to watch the presentation of this little beauty on clearance

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Haca — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 15:15:18 GMT

On 3/30/2014 Bird mama said:
I gave myself a reality check last night and the little owl is going back to QVC. The owl cost me $109 and if I was a devoted owl collector, I would have considered spending additional money to send the owl to New Mexico for a replacement jasper cabochon. the silverwork on the owl is very well done and I'm sure there is someone out there on waitlist who won't mind the cluster of speckles.

There are three more pieces on the way home to me. The Jody Naranjo leather charm bracelet and Kenneth Johnson's shield earrings and plaque necklace. I'm going to watch the presentation of this little beauty on clearance

Good morning, bird mama...just read your post. Don't feel bad/guilty about returning the owl. You do what feels right for you. I enjoyed the picture jasper photo further up in the thread. As a turquoise enthusiast (ANY TURQUOISE) I haven't paid all that much attention in the past to other stones, but that has changed. I found the bead necklace to the Sedona Sunrise pendant on another site and here it is looking lovely in all those rich red, brown, and golden tones.

Re: Your Jody Naranja item: I'm sure you will love her bracelet. It is more delicate than her pendant which is dyamite. Had to return my Jody bracelet because it was too tight even though it was sold as a large. I don't think it was - I couldn't fasten it around my wrist. I do have a large wrist (8" for bangles and bracelets have to be at least 7-1/2") and it is therefore always something of a gamble. Contemplating the ring but that will have to wait. Enjoy all your goodies!

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Bird mama — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 15:35:48 GMT

This necklace is pretty. It's 69.99, 24 inches. Can't tell if that's a good price.

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Bird mama — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 15:38:33 GMT

Wow, this is gorgeous - $105 (bracelet)

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cooking lady — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 15:45:02 GMT

Bird Mama - you did the right thing IMHO- sooner or later - another one will show up - I have acquired many pieces even years later that I never thought I'd find --there is always another lovely piece to grab your interest anyhow -- I got the FC Shield piece when I got my Owl and to me that is the piece to have - the best deal out there - I love it - especially on my Native Pearls - great piece to wear long too - such wonderful symbolism!!

Haca - when the JN charm bracelet came out I ordered what I thought was the correct size too and had to return it because it was too small - - it was sold out so I don't own one yet - not sure if 'm going to go that route now even though it is certainly lovely - a little worried about the magnetic closing on a bracelet - let me know if it gives you any problems - I did receive the JN ring though and it is spectacular and well made - larger than it looks in the picture - I have really small hands so it goes to my knuckle but I love it anyway!!

What can I say ladies - so many wonderful pieces - so little money - LOL!!