{"product_id":"amethyst-turquoise-statement-ring","title":"Amethyst \u0026 Turquoise Statement Ring","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHello, Gorgeous!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis ring has a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereally\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e fun story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore than a decade ago, my grandfather—who was a jeweler—cast this ring in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10K yellow gold at his home in Indiana\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. When he passed away, my grandmother asked me to sell some of the pieces she didn't want, and this empty setting was one of them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor the next ten years, I kept it tucked away.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery so often, when I came across a large trillion-cut loose stone, I'd pull out this setting and pop the stone into the mount just to see how it looked. I must have tried \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eat least a dozen different stones\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e over the years. (To be clear, I wasn't actually setting them—just placing them into the mounting.) And every time, I'd think, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNope. Not quite.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFast forward to a few months ago, I found \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e chunky, gorgeous amethyst \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a vivid piece of Sleeping Beauty Turquoise.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVoilá. A love match.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result feels like two jewels that somehow wandered into the same room at an over-the-top \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1980s costume party\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and immediately decided they belonged together. 😂\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcept there's nothing costume about this jewel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe centerpiece is a substantial \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003etrillion-cut amethyst\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4 carats\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, in a deep, royal purple. Alongside it sits a vivid \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebaguette-cut Sleeping Beauty Turquoise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, creating a wonderfully unexpected combination of rich purple and electric blue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd underneath it all is my grandfather's original 10K gold setting—a little piece of family history that spent more than a decade waiting for exactly the right stones.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10K yellow gold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrillion-cut amethyst\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, approximately 4 carats, d\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eeep, royal purple amethyst\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBaguette-cut Sleeping Beauty Turquoise,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e there is a little nibble next to the bar prong\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize 8 — sizeable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight: 5.08 grams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA one-of-a-kind ring with a family story, a little bit of serendipity, and a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003elot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of personality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome jewelry is meant to be inherited.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome jewelry is meant to be reinvented.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis one got to be both.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lovely Little Rings \u0026 Things","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53435965112629,"sku":null,"price":550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/2635\/5765\/files\/59F45716-D188-4AA0-A209-ACC87704E68C.jpg?v=1788199549","url":"https:\/\/lovelylittlerings.com\/products\/amethyst-turquoise-statement-ring","provider":"Lovely Little Rings \u0026 Things","version":"1.0","type":"link"}