[Jewelry making - Article 00042] - [Orchid] Question on round earring settings

[Beth Wicker]

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    Hi all - I have a set of 8mm round stones that were sold to me as
    emeralds, but I am certain are not.  They are, however, quite
    pretty. So I set them in an 8mm round pre-fabricated setting.  They
    look quite pretty on display. Unfortunately, when one puts them on,
    they no longer look pretty - the post is at the top of the setting,
    which means the stones hang on the bottom part of the earlobe instead
    of being centered.  It really looks quite strange.  I have been
    searching for another sort of setting to use, and most of them seem
    to also have the post on the top (although I did finally find some in
    the Rio Grande catalog that are a more traditional setting with a
    centered post). 

    I am curious as to how others feel about the post being at the top
    for an earring setting.  Hope this makes sense! 

Thanks!
Beth


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