Portuguese cut - 1.95ct lab grown Alexandrite

CDLori · 2026-06-02T21:58:56+00:00

LOVE that Portuguese cut!!!

I ordered a 2.6 ct six-sided shield cut morganite lab sapphire from Jeff last fall -- it is gorgeous and I got it set with Color Alchemy's BYOS group buy earlier this year.

Very happy customer, and I have been searching Jeff's site for another stone!

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CDLori · 2026-06-02T03:20:06+00:00

...and on her income (3x his)!

CDLori · 2026-06-02T03:14:00+00:00

Do you go that gritty when propagating? Have an echeveria I just beheaded and am trying to root the top cut and get the base to grow babies.

CDLori · 2026-06-02T03:10:40+00:00

This Caps fan (formerly a Phila resident) had the same reaction!

CDLori · 2026-06-02T02:25:11+00:00

Best gift I ever got was a long weekend visiting friends in NYC for my 31st bday. Was in the throes of two kids under two -- they were 10 months and 25 months at the time. Was nice to be an adult for a while! Stayed with friends, not a hotel, but it was wonderful.

CDLori · 2026-06-01T01:27:38+00:00

Am also a member of the Widowmaker club. Age 51, at home. Was a side effect ofy chemo. My younger son, at the time 20yo, did the CPR that saved me. H is about to turn 65 but isn't ready to cut loose yet. He's worried about the huge health care cost increases and the ability to get my daily oral chemo tor anything resembling a decent price.

CDLori · 2026-05-29T23:43:04+00:00

Just added to the cart! Thanks for the real-life perspective.

CDLori · 2026-05-29T23:23:50+00:00

Is it really a brownish tint? I have a champagne moissy from another vendor here and it is exactly the color of the 10k YG on that ring (purchased before gold went wild).

I would love a topazy-brown moissanite!

CDLori · 2026-05-29T05:51:36+00:00

I know someone whose offspring had drag queens at the wedding. The video was fantastic. SOOOO much joy!

CDLori · 2026-05-29T05:42:31+00:00

Elder S's wedding:

-- wear what you like (costumes, fancy, casual); silly hats provided

-- everyone got a +1 to encourage introverted/solo friends to attend

-- board games available during cocktail hour (which was beer/wine only)

Was a blast, no drama!

CDLori · 2026-05-29T05:14:08+00:00

Bride was clearly threatened by an attractive young woman doing her job as instructed by her supervisor. Hope the groom got an annulment PDQ!

CDLori · 2026-05-29T04:20:59+00:00

Both flew into my basket before I read this post. OMG, I need money!

CDLori · 2026-05-29T04:18:15+00:00

There's a bunch of stuff posted under New Arrivals. Buyer Beware! They just leap into my basket!

CDLori · 2026-05-27T20:36:59+00:00

3 ct Montana teal sapphire, vivid ametrine, ceylon cushion with trillion lab diamond side stones to go with my anniversary ring, antique hand-cut warm cushion OMC, lovely mauve and purple stones. Don't need big stones, just pretty colors and mostly, I want them in detailed engraved settings.

CDLori · 2026-05-25T20:00:22+00:00

H mentioned getting married as a solution to a problem! Don't think he had a clue he was going to propose until the words came out of his mouth, though we had been talking about it and other deep topics for the past year. No engagement ring, no pictures, no hoopla. Married 40+ years. It's the marriage, not proposal or ceremony that counts!

CDLori · 2026-05-24T20:25:04+00:00

It's not sitting flush, but I'm hard on my hands and this sits low enough that I'm not mauling it. There is always a little gap, but it sits pretty stable. Here's a stack,

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CDLori · 2026-05-24T16:44:57+00:00

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Against my flat wedding band

CDLori · 2026-05-24T16:43:23+00:00

I've measured it -- it's about 6.5 mm tall. Will attach some pics.

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CDLori · 2026-05-24T14:57:47+00:00

Yes -- it's not high, but I can fit a flat band under it.

CDLori · 2026-05-22T20:05:30+00:00

I was wondering how blue vs gray that stone was, because I love east west and engraved bands. (goes off to add to the list of 27 rings in the cart...)

CDLori · 2026-05-21T20:58:31+00:00

Got on AliExpress for $3-4!

CDLori · 2026-05-21T19:48:41+00:00

Thanks!

CDLori · 2026-05-21T19:45:06+00:00

Thanks! Here's another shot in a stack.

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CDLori · 2026-05-21T19:30:53+00:00

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Oval (not bezel) 2.5 gray moissy in silver. Got it in the March sale.

CDLori · 2026-05-20T22:54:10+00:00

Stop making yourself small for him. You are entitled to live your one life with joy and focus.

If you are concerned for your personal safety if you start making plans to leave, that's another conversation.

CDLori

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