How to Design Your Own Gem Stone Ring

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Gemstone ring

Gem stones are becoming so popular that some of these beauties are more costly than diamonds. The setting is important as are the stones, but the design is paramount. Let us consider what it would be like to design your own Gem Stone ring.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Step 1

The computer can be used, another ring you have or have seen and drawing can be the beginnings to create your own ring design. Any variation make it unique in many ways. A solitaire can be a one of a kind using different settings. The information to follow will give you an education leading you to be more knowledgeable to design your own gemstone ring since designing is so personal.
Step 2

Designing any piece of jewelry is an art form of beauty. The size, shape and placement of a gemstone can be given consideration by choosing your completed design. It might be helpful to know some of the shapes as a beginning to designing your gemstone ring. Among the shapes are: round, princess, marquise, oval, trilliant, asscher, pear, radiant, emerald and cabochon are present on the list of cuts for a faceted gemstone. Some jewelers facet precious and even costume gemstones in other geometric shapes as well. Now you can be the designer of your own ring.
Step 3

A Tiffany setting is an elevated, crown like design, most often without baguettes on the sides. Depending on the shape of the gemstone, one can vary the style just by the position of the placement of that one stone.
A primary stone can be complimented by other gemstones placed around it in many ways to bring predominance to the one stone and the entire jewelry ring piece. This is called clustering. Gemstones are placed into the band for a flat view of the gemstone for another idea. Bezeling is not an extremely feminine setting and is discouraged since it does not show off the stone remarkably well either.
Step 4

Color, clarity and weight of your selected gemstone will influence the design of your ring as well. Even precious gemstones are weighed by carats. Semi precious is no longer a label for gemstones. If the gemstone is without flaws to the naked eye, they can be greatly minimized by turning that gemstone to be virtually unseen without a jewelers loop in your designed ring. Mixing colors of gemstones is common in a ring that has more than one gemstone in it. Even dull gemstones can be intertwined with sparkling ones for a unique style gemstone ring.
Step 5

The same gemstone can have different colors. Peridot can be more green than yellow, Tourmalines can be slightly blue/ green or an almost yellow hue. Alexandrite, changes from a bluish to a red and purple along with other gemstones, changing colors is part of the character of these gemstones. Determine the color or assortment of colors for your design in your gemstone ring.
Step 6

The metal choices are numerous as well. Black Hills gold, yellow gold, white gold, silver, mokume, palladium or platinum can bring out the sparkle or enhance your designed gemstone ring.
Step 7

The over all ring needs to have durability in the setting. Make sure the prongs are going to encase the gemstone securely. Four to 6 are advised in a quality ring setting. A final suggestion is to finish your design on the under side of the ring you are creating. This not only is pleasing to the eye when the ring is removed, it is a sign of quality when this is done. The value of your own designed gemstone ring will be higher if this is accomplished.