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OuiCestLaVie said:
Thank you I'll take two. I know I collect one piece here and another there, unlike some of you who collect the whole set of each stone and those paved diamond pieces. I wish my budget would allow me to get every VCA pieces on my wishlist, but that's not gonna happen any time soon. So for now, I have to really prioritize my purchases and try to diversify as much as I could.
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I have had to wait a long time for a some things that were on my life's wish list,mostly until our children were older so I fully understand your sentiments .
I like to think my jewellery collection is compensation for getting older ?
My age now (48) often makes me think of a clip with Kathy Bates from the film" Fried green tomatoes " when some young girls pinch her parking space and say " let's face it we are younger and quicker than you "
To which she replies yes but I am older and better insured LOL
Enjoy having your lovely pieces while you are young !!
 
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I'll take two said:
I have had to wait a long time for a some things that were on my life's wish list,mostly until our children were older so I fully understand your sentiments .
I like to think my jewellery collection is compensation for getting older ?
My age now (48) often makes me think of a clip with Kathy Bates from the film" Fried green tomatoes " when some young girls pinch her parking space and say " let's face it we are younger and quicker than you "
To which she replies yes but I am older and better insured LOL
Enjoy having your lovely pieces while you are young !!
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I love this!!
We are nearly the same age ( but my children are very young).:smile1:
 
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BBC said:
I have two boys and am very much a girly-girl, so I'm projecting waaaaaay down the road and am hoping for good DILs and/or granddaughters. In the meantime, I teach the boys about appreciating quality and workmanship, and to not give their future wives too hard a time if they like nice things. My older DS likes good clothes and both like my H scarves (especially C'est la Fête with the skeletons on it, and I bought one in each boy's favorite color).

Back to topic: has VCA made carnelian with RG Alhambra in a size larger than sweet? I love the red and the pink together.
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Sounds like your grooming them well!! There are carnelian vintage Alhambra earclips on the VCA website. That's the only size I've seen in carnelian, besides the sweets OuiCestLaVie mentioned that were limited edition only in Japan:( I love how the sweets feel and are easy to put in & off so I wish they would offer them in the US.
 
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OuiCestLaVie said:
And while I was taking pics of my sweet alhambra earrings, I decided to take a family portrait of my current vca collection, a humble but definitely fast growing one.
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Love the variation in your collection!! I cant believe you haven't worn your 10 motif yet! You need to put her on already:) I wish the carnelian sweets were available in the US!
 
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mudfud said:
Hi all,
I would like to ask advice on which Alahambra (10 charm) necklace to get as an anniversary present for my wife. She currently wears every day a slightly less than 1 carat diamond pendant (from Kwiat) set in white gold. I want to get her an Alahambra necklace, and was drawn to the Tiger's eye in yellow gold. However, as I think about this, she is the kind of woman that rarely puts on her other jewelry, and I would prefer to get something she might wear every day as a layer with her current pendant.

What would you recommend?

Thanks in advance,
Chris
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What a wonderful gift!!!

If the Kwiat pendant is white gold (WG), I would look at the WG/Mother of Pearl or a WG Chalcedony if it's available. If the Kwiat is yellow gold, then a YG 10-motif would be beautiful.

Also, do you know the length of the Kwiat pendant. It's important to know this so that the VCA will nest nicely with it. VCA will add up to two inches (I think) to the entire length at no charge.
 
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OuiCestLaVie said:
Thank you I'll take two. I know I collect one piece here and another there, unlike some of you who collect the whole set of each stone and those paved diamond pieces. I wish my budget would allow me to get every VCA pieces on my wishlist, but that's not gonna happen any time soon. So for now, I have to really prioritize my purchases and try to diversify as much as I could.
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I'll take two said:
I have had to wait a long time for a some things that were on my life's wish list,mostly until our children were older so I fully understand your sentiments .
I like to think my jewellery collection is compensation for getting older ?
My age now (48) often makes me think of a clip with Kathy Bates from the film" Fried green tomatoes " when some young girls pinch her parking space and say " let's face it we are younger and quicker than you "
To which she replies yes but I am older and better insured LOL
Enjoy having your lovely pieces while you are young !!
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I'm like I'll take two. I did not begin to collect expensive things until I was in my 40s and the college and retirement funds were well on their way. I love the idea of jewelry as compensation for getting older!!!

OuiCestLaVie, Enjoy your beautiful collection. Everyone has to prioritize when it comes to VCA.
 
#5,665
etoupebirkin said:
What a wonderful gift!!!

If the Kwiat pendant is white gold (WG), I would look at the WG/Mother of Pearl or a WG Chalcedony if it's available. If the Kwiat is yellow gold, then a YG 10-motif would be beautiful.

Also, do you know the length of the Kwiat pendant. It's important to know this so that the VCA will nest nicely with it. VCA will add up to two inches (I think) to the entire length at no charge.
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Etoupebirkin is correct-VCA will add two inches to a 10 motif for free. After that, an extender runs $200. per inch! I also think a 10 motif in white gold Mother Of Pearl or Chalcedony would compliment her current white gold diamond pendant.
 
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Jinsun said:
Congrats cat eyes. You can lengthen it with a bracelet :)
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I'm sorry jinsun! I did not see your response to me until I was looking back through this thread. I don't mean to be rude.

My dh's SA told him the same thing but then I think I want another piece of VCA before I add another piece of solid gold-you know, if we're going to spend 5k. I think I'd like a carnelian or onyx bracelet. I may get an extender, but from a local jeweler. I am hoping they are cheaper than VCA who quoted us at $200. an inch!
 
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BBC said:
I have two boys and am very much a girly-girl, so I'm projecting waaaaaay down the road and am hoping for good DILs and/or granddaughters. In the meantime, I teach the boys about appreciating quality and workmanship, and to not give their future wives too hard a time if they like nice things. My older DS likes good clothes and both like my H scarves (especially C'est la Fête with the skeletons on it, and I bought one in each boy's favorite color).

Back to topic: has VCA made carnelian with RG Alhambra in a size larger than sweet? I love the red and the pink together.
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Oh-but the vintage size are in YG, not RG. There are sweet necklaces, bracelets, & rings with RG but not in the vintage size for some reason....
 
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etoupebirkin said:
What a wonderful gift!!!

If the Kwiat pendant is white gold (WG), I would look at the WG/Mother of Pearl or a WG Chalcedony if it's available. If the Kwiat is yellow gold, then a YG 10-motif would be beautiful.

Also, do you know the length of the Kwiat pendant. It's important to know this so that the VCA will nest nicely with it. VCA will add up to two inches (I think) to the entire length at no charge.
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Thanks Etoupebirkin,

Her two necklaces (white solitaire round cut pendant and Kwiat star) are in white gold, so I thought the WG/mother of pearl made sense. My concern is that her co-head has either WG or YG with mother of pearl, though I'm not sure that should matter. The thing I was drawn to was the YG/tiger's eye because it was both beautiful and different. Would that clash too much or would contrast be nice?
 
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Betteridge has a 9 flower YG frivole necklace in the estate section. If I wasn't saving for something else, (and if I didn't have such a short neck) I would seriously consider this. They are asking 10,200. Current retail is 13,300.
 
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mudfud said:
Hi all,
I would like to ask advice on which Alahambra (10 charm) necklace to get as an anniversary present for my wife. She currently wears every day a slightly less than 1 carat diamond pendant (from Kwiat) set in white gold. I want to get her an Alahambra necklace, and was drawn to the Tiger's eye in yellow gold. However, as I think about this, she is the kind of woman that rarely puts on her other jewelry, and I would prefer to get something she might wear every day as a layer with her current pendant.

What would you recommend?

Thanks in advance,
Chris
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I'm not sure i would wear a 10 motif everyday. Do you think your wife would? I would suggest the single motif in either MOP or chalcedony and matching earclips. Or possibly the single motif in pave diamond.
 
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