Hi there,
Just had to tell you that I have just bought some beautiful strands of black diamond beads from one of my favorite stone dealers who has just returned from overseas with them. They are stunning and so sparkly! You often see them not very well cut but these are evenly cut and very lovely. I think they are so so glittery that less will be more with these designs so I am working on ways to show off a few off them for understated sparkle with a bit of Christmas zing. I have long loved these black diamonds that are becoming more and more available and was looking through for some information on the web and found these useful links...
Here is a link to an interesting article about black diamonds from the lovely GIA.
Here is a really good link with some great pictures to show how black diamonds are normally treated.
I will be using these designs for one of the Christmas 2007 pieces for the Purple Label collection... and I am just working on the initial design drawings today. I'll be sure to take pictures for you as soon as I have the prototypes finalised in a few weeks time so that you can get a sneak preview. Hurrah for black diamonds!
Best wishes, Harriet
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