BT key enhancer (J337675): Big key w/ lots of piercing. Very pretty. The BT is a vibrant Swiss BT, not at all washed out. It looks nice worn on a lower necklace w/ a shorter necklace & a smaller enhancer above, as in the interchangeable pearl/chain combo system.
Fire Opal Cuff (J295207): This one would have been a total winner for me, & should have been a total winner given the price. The fire opal stones are absolutely brilliant, fiery red orange, & well matched. The cuff has substantial silver presence & is nice & weighty. The problem was that it arrived w/ a missing DMQ stone. The stone was not even in the bag. Of course I couldn't exchange it because it was a "small" & this is the size QVC seems to run out of first. (Do they order only 10 of them???) I didn't want to send it back & get on waitlist because often the waitlisted item does not materialize. So I called CS & explained & they said they would repair it (lifetime guarantee on DMQ) & that they would send me the proper paper work to fill out. Having done this before, I asked if QVC would pay for the shipping which I knew would be huge because they require insurance & insurance on $1800 is NOT cheap. The rep said they would pay up to $20. When I got to the P.O., the bill for shipping the cheapest possible way w/ tracking & insurance came to $28.74. I was furious & called CS back in a rage & finally got them to credit me the entire price of shipping + insurance. I asked them about their quality control & they said that the items are prepackaged & therefore are not examined by anyone before shipping. Not impressed at all at the way QVC handled this one, because I did not LOSE a stone. It came this way right out of the box, & for $1800 I should have gotten a cuff w/ all the stones intact. If it gets fixed, I will love it though!
Rhodolite & DMQ cuff (J296240): Of all the items, I thought this one was the most overpriced because the cuff is very thin & very lightweight. I am keeping it, though, because I have 3 other very thin rhodolite cuffs & bracelets that look terrific all worn together. The stones in this cuff are vibrant & well matched & it is a very pretty piece - except it is priced really high. I feel sure this is one piece that will see a price reduction.
Magnetic BT enhancer (J318684): Love it!! Gorgeous sky blue stone that is very saturated. Piercing is beautiful. It looks great on the old JR magnetic pearl necklace because I have the mabe pearl & BT cuff to go w/ it. Also looks nice on the old navy blue magnetic cord. Wish I had this piece in ALL of the gemstones!
Black spinel & DMQ cuff (J296392): Gorgeous! A little less chunky than QVC makes it look in the picture, but it has substantial silver presence for its size & seems to be nicely made. The best part is the little white DMQ hearts on the borders of the cuff because of the acute contrast w/ the black spinel. This cuff looks great w/ BO bracelets. I liked the design of this one much better than the black spinel ID style cuff because the little hearts make it so different & original. Just love this one!!!
BT & pearl drop earrings (J337481): Gorgeous! Just the right size. The BT, while being sky blue, is not at all washed out, but rather very vibrant & saturated. The pearls are beautiful. These earrings are just like the pearl & lapis earrings Judith made about a year ago. They look great w/ the mabe pearl & BT cuff & w/ the magnetic BT enhancer on the magnetic pearl necklace.
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