Please help, does this look good?
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I would scrap this particular idea because as others have said, the colors look too Christmas-y and it cheapens the look of the ring. If you want to do the two colors, I'd sugget doing a diamond, ruby & a peridot eternity bands. You could inscribe a piece of your poem on each ring, since it would probably be too long for one individual ring and they would look beautiful when worn stacked or separate. That's just my opinion though, and you know your wife better than I. I think the sentiment is very sweet though, so good luck picking a gift for your wife!
P.S. eternity bands I think that would look nice with different stones would be these:http://www.moissaniteisforever.com/images/Home/Moissanite_Eternity_Stack.jpg
P.S. eternity bands I think that would look nice with different stones would be these:http://www.moissaniteisforever.com/images/Home/Moissanite_Eternity_Stack.jpg
The sentiment is lovely, though the resulting combination of stones is not. Rubies and Peridots just do NOT belong in the same ring together. Not only are the colors not particularly harmonious, but in terms of gemstones, they are of a completely different caliber. Rubies are quite fine, along with diamonds, emeralds and sapphires. Peridots, though they've become quite popular over the last 10 years and consequently more expensive, are definitely less so. It is more common to see peridots in the company of rubelites, tourmalines or maybe pink sapphires when going for a pink/red pairing.
I would advise you to consider a "Plan B." What will the baby's birthstone be? Does that give you another option to work with?
I would advise you to consider a "Plan B." What will the baby's birthstone be? Does that give you another option to work with?
^^^You may have misread. OP didn't mention a baby; the ring is for his wife's birthday.
I agree with the suggestions of eternity bands. The ruby & peridot combination, even though the sentiment is awesome, just don't work on a regular basis for a single ring.
I agree with the suggestions of eternity bands. The ruby & peridot combination, even though the sentiment is awesome, just don't work on a regular basis for a single ring.
What about if you put your birthstone inside the band? I have seen this on some jewelry, where a tiny gemstone is hidden inside a bracelet or whatever, and maybe with an inscription beside it, that would be a cool idea without it being so mismatched!
Thank you everyone for voicing your opinions! really it does help me out so much. I was on the verge of ordering this ring but thought I should go home and photochop it and check if it would look good. Even after I did so, I still wasn't sure mainly because I probably liked the idea more so than the actual color combo itself.
I definitely won't be going w/ the Ruby/Peridot combo. I like the ruby against the diamonds on the 1st ring design, very classical looking. This just means its back to the drawing board.... if you have any other ideas please feel free to voice them.
PS. We do infact have a baby together, she was born March 15th, 2009. Her birthstone is Aquamarine.
I like this idea, I'll look into it. I could do something to the effect of "I'll always be there to support you"
Thank you guys so much! i used this site last year to score her a Tokidoki Hello Kitty hand bag. She loved it! It's weird, I'm not knowledgeable about any of these things what so ever so this forum helps out big time.
I definitely won't be going w/ the Ruby/Peridot combo. I like the ruby against the diamonds on the 1st ring design, very classical looking. This just means its back to the drawing board.... if you have any other ideas please feel free to voice them.
PS. We do infact have a baby together, she was born March 15th, 2009. Her birthstone is Aquamarine.
I like this idea, I'll look into it. I could do something to the effect of "I'll always be there to support you"
Thank you guys so much! i used this site last year to score her a Tokidoki Hello Kitty hand bag. She loved it! It's weird, I'm not knowledgeable about any of these things what so ever so this forum helps out big time.
the second desing is like a roseI want to make a custom ring for my wife's bday and because her birthstone is Ruby and mine is Peridot I wanted to use both these stones. I wanted to surround the Ruby and write a poem about me protecting her and being by her side. Problem is, I'm not sure if the ring will look good w/ these colors. Am I crazy? which one looks better? should I just scrap this idea all together and do something normal?
with green leavesIt's a sweet idea and you are a thoughtful guy. I don't know your wife's taste--you know that best. To most Americans the color combination is going to be strange. It looks like an Asian Indian kind of color combination to me, which is just not in line with the American aesthetic where we don't use use a lot of strong complementary colors right next to each other. So, if your wife is American born and bred, do not do this as a surprise but get some feedback from her.
It is not going to look like an expensive ring to most
Americans because, as people above have said, what you usually see here is one strong colored stone surrounded by diamonds or accented with diamonds, never two colors. You may still want to do it and your wife may still like it, but it is just well as to be aware of that, especially as it is very important to a lot of women that their friends admire/envy their jewelry that is given as a gift from their husband, not that they have to explain constantly what it is and tell people that it actually really did cost a lot of money, though it doesn't look it.
It is not going to look like an expensive ring to most
Americans because, as people above have said, what you usually see here is one strong colored stone surrounded by diamonds or accented with diamonds, never two colors. You may still want to do it and your wife may still like it, but it is just well as to be aware of that, especially as it is very important to a lot of women that their friends admire/envy their jewelry that is given as a gift from their husband, not that they have to explain constantly what it is and tell people that it actually really did cost a lot of money, though it doesn't look it.
How thoughtful you are!
The combo of a ruby and peridot is unique and intriguing... I did a search and found this eternity ring that I think is very pretty. I think the key is to get a pinker ruby rather than a redder ruby. That would keep it fresh and not Christmassy - pink and green definitely go together!
The combo of a ruby and peridot is unique and intriguing... I did a search and found this eternity ring that I think is very pretty. I think the key is to get a pinker ruby rather than a redder ruby. That would keep it fresh and not Christmassy - pink and green definitely go together!
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Have you looked at Brian Gavin's website (www.briangavindiamonds.com)? They do lots of surprise stones inside of bands and I think they're particularly lovely. I have their Dream semi-eternity and the quality is amazing - maybe something like that with surprise stones? BGD does lots of custom work, too, if you'd rather go that route.