New Obsession

I'm an obsessive person. "NO!" I hear the collective YOU say.

Yes, tis true.

my latest obsession (no, not making a man with blonde hair and a tan - that's sheldon's gig) is Larimar - a blue stone found only in the Dominican Republic. I WAS on a lapis lazuli thing, but it's cooled between us since Larimar came along. It's even better than turquoise (it is, Flint, it really IS)

anyone else with a Stone Blue?

Shit, I was hoping it was me. :cry:

xoxoxoBruce;557415 wrote:

Shit, I was hoping it was me. :cry:

baby, you're my Right Obsession, you know that. It's just that you've so many other girls...LOOK at them all! I feel rather like the regular chip dip at the Emeril party.

Ha! I remember when I was a kid after I read Thomas Covenant, I developed a lifelong love of white gold.

I find it very difficult to imagine that you have obsessions Bri. *deadpan*

Brianna;557413 wrote:

I'm an obsessive person. "NO!" I hear the collective YOU say.

Yes, tis true.

my latest obsession (no, not making a man with blonde hair and a tan - that's sheldon's gig) is Larimar - a blue stone found only in the Dominican Republic. I WAS on a lapis lazuli thing, but it's cooled between us since Larimar came along. It's even better than turquoise (it is, Flint, it really IS)

anyone else with a Stone Blue?

As a matter of fact, yes.

Ellensburg Blue, found only in Ellensburg, Washington, and environs. Every time I travel out there, I pay a little special attention to where I place my feet. I could easily find one while hiking. Just not yet.

I'm kind of partial to turquoise, myself.

lumberjim;557515 wrote:

I'm kind of partial to turquoise, myself.

hippie.

My sister buys some larimar jewelry whenever she vacations there Bri. She bought me a ring, but I don't wear silver...
My favorite blue stone is aquamarine.

you don't wear silver, jinx? What do you like?

I wear pretty much only silver.

jinx;557521 wrote:

She bought me a ring, but I don't wear silver...

I should have guessed from the fast metabolism and strength. You're a werewolf.

I have a few pieces of jewelery with sapphires. They're blue of course although one is what's called a 'party' sapphire. It reflects more green and pink.

Ahhh....the stone is nice. I wouldn't mind having a piece of jewelry of it. I looked at a few sites for the jewelry. What I'm wondering is that does it come in high quality? What I mean is for example, turquoise comes in different qualities. The typical ones with affordable prices may come in textured. Whereas the high quality ones are pure blue and are normally smoothed out. Such as the one pictured below:

yeah, tulip, larimar does come in differing qualities. marahlago is the best dealer.

When I lived in LA I used to go to the gem shows in Santa Monica and buy beads at wholesale prices. There was this one man who sold stones that he called tiger opals. They are mostly dark blue with various opalescent colors. They are gorgeous, but I haven't been able to find any information about them since I moved away, so I don't know where to buy them anymore. The beads actually look like little worlds. They are so fucking cool. I still have some left, but I would really like to get my hands on some more.

I also love lapis lazuli. And turquoise. I prefer the rough turquoise with veins to the flawless beads in the photo posted by Tulip above.

Brianna, I have never heard of larimar. It looks like a beautiful stone. I really want to start beading and making jewelry again. Perhaps I will buy some and use it in a necklace. Thanks for the heads up. :)

Brianna;557535 wrote:

you don't wear silver, jinx? What do you like?

I wear pretty much only silver.

Yellow gold only. I'm not big into jewelry to begin with though. I either wear it 24/7 or not at all.

Sundae Girl;557543 wrote:

I should have guessed from the fast metabolism and strength. You're a werewolf.

Yeah. I wish.

I'm with you, we love blue! I have round diamonds and baguette sapphires in my wedding ring. My wife has a matching ring for her right hand, but her wedding ring has only diamonds.

We just picked out a nice ring for our daughter to celebrate her graduating high school. It's white gold with round diamonds in channels on either side of the setting where we will mount a blue topaz I purchased down in Brazil. Both of our birthdays (daughter and I) are in December...a blue stone month!

I also bought aquamarine earrings for my wife while down in Brazil...they are beautiful! Jinx would probably like them.

I gotta check me out some of that Larimar...thanks! Volcanic blue sounds right up our alley!

I only wear silver or white gold. I hate yellow gold. I do like copper though...

I was going to ask if it was an agate, V, but your link explains that's exactly what it is. Beads in the stuff would have a certain cachet of rarity.

Sugarpop, the wife's done a fairish bit of beading. About the most stunning piece she ever did was a garnet and silver rosary, which she sold for a very reasonable thirty-five dollars.

I love garnets. It's my birthstone. I have a few pieces that I made with garnets. I'll try to put some pictures up later on the image board.

sugarpop;558601 wrote:

I love garnets. It's my birthstone. I have a few pieces that I made with garnets. I'll try to put some pictures up later on the image board.

NO! NO garnets!

blue stones only!

You want garnets? start your own thread!


*this is a joke for all you stupid fukkers out there who don't get jokes and then feel the need to come bashing in and get all huffy about this and that and bore everyone to death. This is the only time I'm going to do this. I just cannot be bothered with your shit today.

Brianna;557413 wrote:

...(no, not making a man with blonde hair and a tan - that's sheldon's gig) ...

Tan is optional.

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Queen of the Ryche;558725 wrote:

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Rubbed a few off to him in my time. lol!!!!

Can I be your F.F. Shel?

what's your favorite color?


[COLOR="Magenta"]Magenta![/COLOR]

Queen of the Ryche;558734 wrote:

Can I be your F.F. Shel?

[SIZE="7"]:D[/SIZE]

Brianna;558753 wrote:

what's your favorite color?


[COLOR="Magenta"]Magenta![/COLOR]

NO! MUST BE BLUE! :D

sugarpop;558825 wrote:

NO! MUST BE BLUE! :D

Dammit! Undone by my own rigidity!

Serves me right!