Jewelry

[caroline2323]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

@FuzzyFace.  Could you new treasure possibly be an Ethiopian opal?  They tend to be a lot more colorful than the average Australian opal.  I have both and much prefer the Ethiopian version.  Any chance you could do a picture?  Here's my Ethiopian opal.

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Wow! Beautiful @Kachina624! 

[Kalli]

@FuzzyFace, I’m an October baby so I have a few opals, 2 are small, mostly white, and only have minimal colors.  I agree that you might have a doublet or triplet opal.

One Christmas Dh got me an opal (either doublet or triplet) pendant with a diamond above and small sapphire baguette below. The colors sparkle and are lovely!  It’s a nice size and has become one of my statement pieces. I only wear it to special events and love it!

Enjoy your beautiful opal!  😊

[Kachina624]

I've heard they are no longer mining Australian opal so they've become very expensive.  I have one I bought at the International Gem and Jewelry Show in Houston in the 80s.  Its quite large, not an doublet or triplet, set with an .18pt diamond on either side in 14k gold.  It has a lot of color.  I used to wear it when I went to the dentist and play with it under the light he used.  I never wear it nowdays.

[FuzzyFace]

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@caroline2323 wrote:

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@Kachina624 wrote:

@FuzzyFace.  Could you new treasure possibly be an Ethiopian opal?  They tend to be a lot more colorful than the average Australian opal.  I have both and much prefer the Ethiopian version.  Any chance you could do a picture?  Here's my Ethiopian opal.

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Wow! Beautiful @Kachina624! 

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That IS beautiful but mine is a lot different. I honestly don't know where it came from but I don't mind not knowing. It's gorgeous and a gift from my husband and that's good enough for me :-)

[BirkiLady]

@FuzzyFace  I also remember hearing that line. However, my late husband was such a dear man, loving husband and father and so kind to my parents, that I don't think he was concerned about any eternal punishment. He was always confident; it probably never crossed his mind. He wasn't that kind of guy to worry about sin and didn't live in fear of what other's thought.

He was a family man first, but he was also a man's man who enjoyed doing guy things, too. His honesty, reputation, ambition and ability to offer help to anyone, anytime was evident in how he lived his life.

If there is a Heaven (and I believe there is), he better be waiting at those pearly gates for me. I'm so anxious to lock lips and get bear hugs again!! Dang, I miss his affection, as well as my best friend, life companion, humor, intelligence, wit, and so much more.   

[AngelPuppy1]

I've always loved them!  They seems mystical to me.  Some opals are kind of white and lifeless though, while others have fire and seem to have many different colors just shooting from within them!

I was at a store the other day and the woman that checked me out, had the most gorgeous opal ring on.  I couldn't stop looking at it.  The opal stone was oval in shape and fairly sizeable and there was a single small round diamond on either side of it, and the metal was white gold or platinum.  It was so lovely --- I wanted it!!!!  

I have a couple small opals -- a ring and earrings.  I always wanted more.  My mother told me once that it is bad luck to purchase them for yourself.  Had anyone ever heard that old tale?  

Any way, I think opals are a very versatile and unique stone.  They are, however, somewhat fragile.  

[CalminHeart]

I have an opal ring and pair of opal earrings in 14k rose gold.  The rose gold really sets off the fire of the opals.  I'm looking for a pendant but haven't found one I like yet.  

[VegasBusinessWoman]

I'm certainly no expert here, but opals seem like a stone you'd have to buy in person to get a good one.  They don't seem to photograph well enough to make a good judgment about the true beauty of the stone.

[Kachina624]

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@AngelPuppy1 wrote:

I've always loved them!  They seems mystical to me.  Some opals are kind of white and lifeless though, while others have fire and seem to have many different colors just shooting from within them!

I was at a store the other day and the woman that checked me out, had the most gorgeous opal ring on.  I couldn't stop looking at it.  The opal stone was oval in shape and fairly sizeable and there was a single small round diamond on either side of it, and the metal was white gold or platinum.  It was so lovely --- I wanted it!!!!  

I have a couple small opals -- a ring and earrings.  I always wanted more.  My mother told me once that it is bad luck to purchase them for yourself.  Had anyone ever heard that old tale?  

Any way, I think opals are a very versatile and unique stone.  They are, however, somewhat fragile.  

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@AngelPuppy1. That explains everything.  LOL

[crawford5153]

I have several different opals consisting of the Australian from Cober Peddy, Ethiopian Opal and also opal triplets.  I LOVE opals but they are soft stones so if you buy a ring be careful when wearing it.  They remind me of a rainbow just full of various colors.