I have been wanting to post this for a while now. Assuming her interview at the American consulate in Toyko goes well, I am looking forward to my fiancee's return so that we can be together again and be married. She has been gone for the last two years out of seven that we have been a couple, But that's another story. She is a huge Saarinen fan, and about 4 years ago she pointed to one of her tulip chairs, held out her hand, wiggled her fingers and said if I could put one of those chairs on her hand, she would marry me. It was a good joke. When I went to Osaka in January to meet her family (gulp!), I dropped to one knee and gave her this ring. In the middle of the busy Osaka airport no less! I sculpted the hard wax myself (a week of evenings cursing and muttering). I have no skills for this small work so go easy on me for its crudeness. It is cast sterling with an 18k gold cushion. A friend did the post, cushion and band. I would Do the stem differently (like the chair stem) and have a more organic band,but I could only ask this friend for so much. I still laugh when I look at the pic. Modern love indeed.
I did it in photobucket....
I did it in photobucket. Once your pic appears in the first place when it uploads, there is reduction options directly under it. I had to upload a second copy because the one in my stockpile had a reduction option, but it didnt work. It seems like reduction only works if it is the first thing I do after I upload an image to photobucket. I suppose I could also do it ahead of time in photoshop (which I did), but it wasn't enough of a reduction.
It also helped that I did it first thing, while I was still groggy, or I am sure I would have given up quickly. Being out of it can be an asset!
Mr. Romance
Glassartist, you have brought a tear of joy to my eye with that story. Many, many years of happiness to you. On a practical note, the stem is just fine the way it is, the sturdier, the better. I have been married a long, long time and am on my third ring. I restore houses and sell antiques and constantly use power tools, move furniture, load trucks, etc and was very hard on my rings. I have finally settled on a nice thick titanium band with completely inset tiny diamonds on the top. Nothing to break, nothing to "catch" on anything.
Nothing short of nuclear war is going to annihilate this ring!
You need to begin on her 1st anniversary gift. Tradition dictates a gift of paper. Perhaps a Frank Gehry Wiggle Chair necklace?
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