Welcome Kris!  I am so glad you found us.  About a year ago I bought my yellow diamond.  I had to scrap my original engagment ring due to damage and I finally got my yellow dream.  Just recently I set it into my dream setting (though I didn't know what it was for almost a year LOL). 

I hope you find your dream stone soon and I know we'll be thrilled to help you design the whole ring!

Thanks to you both for the replies! I am having the MOST fun helping out. We have the center stone picked out. I have no clue on how to upload photos so if you are interested next time you are on DBL look at R3963. It is a 2.07 radiant cut yellow.  GORGEOUS! It will be a halo design rounded not square with graduated rounds on the sides, all done in plat. Hopefully by the time this ring is complete I will have learned how to upload photos and will be able to share.

OMC,
Thank you so much. I believe I can follow those instructions easily enough  . When I spoke with David he told me that the stone is absolutely beautiful in person.  It's a little nerve wrecking designing a ring for someone else. I'll either end up being a great friend or a huge disappointment. It's not often I get to spend someone elses money let alone this much of it so it's a risk I;m willing to take, lol. In your expert opinion what do you think of this stone and also do you think the color is yellow enough that it will be easily identified as a fancy yellow?? We prefer the lighter shades but def. want it to be obviously yellow when looked at. Thanks again for your help!

Hi Kris,  Welcome to CDI!  I'm kind of new here too...found David and all his friends just a couple of months ago.  I have to admit, I'm now on both sites everyday, several times a day...    but I love to see the new stones and jewelry pieces that David puts on his site...and I love to see what's new with my diamond loving comrades...

BTW...That fl yellow radiant is beautiful!  I think after it's set in yellow gold and then wrapped in a halo,  you all be amazed at how much more the yellow color will show!  I can't wait to see it either! 

I'm sorrry that you lost your center stone in your ER...that must have been an awful shock when you realized it was gone.  Have you picked out a shape for your next ring yet?  My first ER was a round, but many years later, I fell in love with rectangles and square shape diamonds.   So, for my 15th anniversary, my DH had my ER replaced with an Emerald cut diamond.  Love the rainbows I see in it everyday!.  Now, I've just ordered a white cushion diamond to be bezeled as a stacker with the yellow diamond that initally brought me to DBL in early March.   And even though this project is on it's way to being created...I have quite a wishlist that includes both beautiful light yellow and intence FY diamond rings from David's inventory.  Too many sparkling beautiful diamonds...not enough patients or money!   AGH! 

OMC- It's going to be a halo setting with rounded corners and graduated rounds/brilliants on the sides set in plat. What won me over with that stone was the cut. It will sparkle a ton for her. I wish I could be there to see it in person when it arrives but Unfortunately they live in California and my Hubby and I live in Illinois so that isn't an option. I guess I'll have to settle for pictures and wait for the wedding to see it in person. TY again for your thoughts on the color. That was the only thing I was a bit nervous about. I was going to ask David the next time we spoke but now I don't need to;D .

Lovecolor- Thanks for the warm welcome. I also just found DBL a few months ago. I started looking for a new ring shortly after I lost my diamond . I had my heart set on a colored diamond but thought there was no way ( I would like at least a 1.5) due to the outrageous prices of the ones I looked at in stores. I was so excited to find DBL because their stones are def. in my price range and beautiful. Of course the jewelers warned me not to use an online jeweler because they can't be trusted ha. I'm sure that's the case with some but one could say the same thing about some jewelery stores am I right. I did some research on DBL and found something in forbes mag. I went to look for it again, to link it and for the life of me can't find it again. As far as the shape for my new ER I also change my mind on that daily as well haha. At first I was set on a cushion but I love the double halo w/ a round/brilliant stone and a triple row pave' w/ a pear shape. IDK it will take me forever to make up my mind. After looking at so many of the picts. on this site I now am interested in a white diamond (D-F) halo setting with intense pink diamonds on top and sides. I like the three row pave' style. Do you know what I mean by that?  what are your thoughts on that? Can you try and pict. that? I think I'm just going to have to talk my hubby into buying me two rings 

Kris, getting back to your triple pink halo vision...WOW, that's all I can say!  I don't think I've seen it in more than a double version.  Did you find one similar on DBL website?  If so, what's the item number, loved to see it.    

Welcome Kris43!!

I'm really psyched for you to see the stone in person. It's gorgeous.

I'm not sure how pink I want my halo to be yet...the round white diamond I'm planning to use is 1.06 cts. and G in color.  When I chose my Emerald cut though, I wanted it to be whiter, because unfortunately, I'm one of those people who can see the difference between colorless and near-colorless and I wanted my next diamond to be a D or E in color.  I ended up getting a 1.85 ct. E in color, VVS2 and surrounded it with pave diamonds on all three sides of the shank.  So even though the Emerald cut doesn't sparkle like the round brilliant did, it gives off rainbows and the band sparkles plenty enough for me.  So, I'm going to have the white round diamond mounted in pink gold with the pink diamonds in a square like formation to give it a real "right hand" ring look. 

                     BYW Kris, I have to apologise for my spelling error earlier...I'm not a doctor so I don't need patients, but I do want too many DBL rings so I'm praying for more patience!        ( I never won a spelling contest and I never will ! )

I'm in a rush to finish online work, but Kris the ideas you have sound stunning.

I also hope you can post a photo of the ring you are helping with.  Sounds like a winner!

I will say that like you, I always dreamed of a colored diamond.  I never thought I could afford one.  Low and behold I found DBL and he found my dream diamond.  Very recently put into a dream setting for me.  I hope you get your lost diamond replaced soon though.  That's tough when your engagement ring is no longer wearable

I just have to say I love pave & halos in general too.  Oddly enough my diamond ring has none of that (mostly due to being a blend of loves with my husband and I) but I do have a nice blingy anniversary band.  I also hope to create a colored stone halo some day for a RHR.

OMC- That is what I have read. It's such a shame because it really does look pretty. So obviously you wouldn't rec. for everyday use but for those special occasion items it would be ok? Or are you saying that you wouldn't invest much into a piece because of the repair cost being so high?

Also, I checked out your collection. Quite extensive and Very beautiful! I take it that it has been a labor of love acquiring such a large selection. I am not even close. I believe I have 4 pieces of quality jewelry, lol. Well I guess I should say 3 now considering I lost the center stone out of my ER. Pretty pathetic for someone who claims to love jewelry right. I'll get there some day!

OMC, you are always available to offer your great wealth of information and overall good common sense!  I have to say that I truly enjoy your undeniable wisdom and quite often witty replies to jewelry and other inquires...on behalf of all the newbies, I thank you!                      

Hello and welcome! I'm sorry to hear you lost your stone, but I can't wait to see your new one!

Nice to have you here, hope you'll stick around (and post a hundred photos of it)!

Jen