During her stay, I received an email from Sequel, a new website that offers diamond and gemstone resetting online. They asked if I had any jewelry I’d like to have reset and immediately my mom popped into my mind. I asked if they would be willing to allow me to have a piece of my grandmother’s jewelry reset as a gift to my mother.
As you may know if you read my blog this summer, we lost Mimi, my mother’s mother a week after we were all together in Raleigh for my baby shower. Her loss was (and continues to be) a hard one but whenever we remember Mimi, we cannot help but smile. When my Aunt Laurie came to meet Chase for the first time, she brought some of Mimi’s jewelry with her and left behind her beautiful diamond engagement ring for my mom.
The ring didn’t fit my mom’s hand, but she mentioned the beauty of the diamond in the ring a number of times.
When I asked her if she might like to have the diamond reset so she could wear the ring regularly, her eyes lit up! We curled up on the couch together and started browsing through Sequel for inspiration.
Sequel made everything so easy. The entire resetting process, from start to finish, was a breeze and I cannot recommend this site enough if you have a precious diamond or gemstone you would like to have reset for yourself or a loved one.
My mom and I were able to completely recreate a new piece of jewelry from my grandmother’s beautiful diamond and I absolutely love the story behind the setting my mother chose.
In my mom’s words:
Many years ago, I received a ring from my mother’s father, PopPop. It was a garnet in a white gold setting. I absolutely loved the ring. During a Latin Club trip to Greece when I was in high school, the ring was taken from my suitcase in a hotel. I have always felt sad about losing my special ring and wanted to have a garnet ring again. This ring will have special meaning to me as it will combine Mom’s engagement ring (a reminder of the love she and Daddy shared) and a garnet – a deep red stone that I once loved from my grandfather.
The fact that her new ring reminds her of her mother and her grandfather means so much to me and I’m so, so grateful to Sequel for allowing me to gift something so special to my incredible mother.
The setting my mom chose is clean and modern and she plans to wear it on her right ring finger.
Resetting a diamond or gemstone through Sequel is accessible, simple and affordable (you are only charged for your setting) and the price for resetting begins at only $55. (Sequel covers the shipping, packaging, consultation, unsetting and resetting costs.)
You can browse the site for inspiration or work with a ReStylist who will provide you with inspiration and ideas for your stone. They will help you understand what metals go best with what colored stones and provide before and after images so you know what your resetting will look like ahead of time. And don’t think resetting only applies to rings! You can reset diamonds and gemstones into earrings, a bracelet or a necklace as well.
Sequel Giveaway + Discount
If you or someone you love have a diamond or gemstone you would like to have reset, I think you will like today’s giveaway! Sequel is giving away a free reset of a diamond or gemstone of up to $500.
Sequel is also offering all PBF readers 10 percent off any reset through their site. Simply mention PBFINGERS to receive your discount!
To enter this giveaway, please leave a comment on this post and tell me about the piece of jewelry you would like to have reset and provide a link to a setting you love on Sequel. Does the diamond or gemstone you’d like to have reset have a special meaning to you? How do you think you would like to have it reset? Please let me know!
I will randomly choose a winner next Friday.
Good luck!
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Disclaimer: Thank you so much to Sequel for allowing me to give my mother such a lovely gift and for sponsoring this post. Thank you to all of you for your continued support surrounding sponsored posts. I truly appreciate it!
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I have my grandmothers engagement ring and have been dreaming of having it reset!
I got engaged in June & still haven’t gotten around to having the diamond wedding ring I inherited from my grandma made into a ring for me.
I have an amethyst ring my husband gave me I would love to reset. Cool company for sure!
I have several rings that I received from my grandmother when I was a little girl. I would love to have them all set into one beautiful piece.
I would love to have my wedding ring reset as it does not fit any longer after weight loss.
there are a few i’d like to have done for my granny. she has some jewelry of my aunts (who passed) that needs to be set. http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/ivy-three-stone-round-cut-ring-5-5mm-gem/your-center-stone-14k-white-gold-ring-with-diamond/11337h?mode=prerequest
My mom received diamond earrings when my grandmother passed away and needs to have them reset. Would love to give this as a gift to her!
I have a necklace from my grandparents I’d like reset.
I got divorced a year and a half ago. I took my wedding ring in to see how much I could get for it. It wasn’t enough to get rid of it. I’d love to get the stone out into this beautiful simple necklace.
http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/gemstones-by-the-yard-cushion-shape-solitaire-necklace/your-center-stone-14k-yellow-gold-pendant/13g3wt?mode=prerequest
I have a garnet slide my dad gave me when omega necklaces were instyle that id love to reset to something more timeless. I also would love to reset my moms engagement ring to some thing like this: http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/embrace-ring-4mm/your-center-stone-14k-rose-gold-ring/12fmpr?mode=prerequest
My grandma had this beautiful diamond ring. She died when I was 12, and now about 10 years later, as I am about to get married, my grandpa is going to give me that ring. I would love to reset it and make it something I can wear all the time and that will fit me!
i would most definitely reset some of my grandma’s earrings.
I lost my mom to cancer in 1997. She gave me an absolutely gorgeous London Blue Topaz ring for my birthday, that I would love to have reset. I lost a lot of weight due to medical issues, and I went from a size 6 ring to a size 5. I would love to be able to wear it again! I love this setting: http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/regina-ring/your-center-stone-sterling-silver-ring/12l68x?mode=prerequest
I would want to reset some of my mom and grandmother’s jewelry
Would love to win, have been wanting to get my ruby ring from my grandmother reset!
What a beautiful gift! My husband had my grandmother’s diamond reset to make my engagement ring. I would love have my birthstone ring reset with some extra diamonds I have from my grandmother.
My parents got divorced when I was 4 and my mom has held on to her engagement ring for me. I would love to have it reset in to a piece of jewelry that would remind me of my love for each of my parents. The engagement ring reminds me too much of the divorce but a new setting would allow me to move past that and just remember how great they both are!
http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/triple-twist-pendant/your-center-stone-14k-white-gold-pendant-with-citrine-and-pink-tourmaline/13gplr?mode=prerequest
I love the Cheshire setting for my engagement ring,
http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/claire-ring/your-center-stone-14k-white-gold-ring-with-diamond/111mnj?mode=prerequest
An amethyst stone from a relative
http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/cushion-cut-candace-ring-10mm-gem/your-center-stone-14k-white-gold-ring-with-diamond/12n2rt?mode=prerequest
My now husband gave me a ring while we were dating. Unfortunately, it no longer fits, and due to the design, it can’t be resized. I found a ring design that looks really similar to it. I know my husband wishes I was able to wear the ring, and he would be so excited if I got it reset and wore it.
http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/zen-garden-ring/your-center-stone-18k-yellow-gold-ring-with-diamond/13cjmh?mode=prerequest
When my grandmother passed away she left me her wedding ring which contained two round diamonds. The setting is very fragile and small for myself but I would love to repurpose those stones into something that could be worn again. I will definitely be checking out this website!
Love this! I’d also gift this one to my mom!
I would love to get my Grandmothers engagement ring re-set into a bracelet! What a great idea this concept/website is!
I have a diamond ring I would love to have reset! I love this piece: http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/melissa-ring/your-center-stone-14k-white-gold-ring-with-diamond/11bj84?mode=prerequest
what an amazing opportunity. i have a jewelry box almost full of beautiful rings and necklaces that my parents thoughtfully and lovingly gave me as gifts in my teens and twenties. unfortunately, they are no longer my style and i don’t ever wear them – what a waste! i would truly treasure this opportunity to renew one of them and get to wear it again!
I lost my Nana to Ulcerative Colitis in 1999. She never got to see me graduate high school, something she always talked about. So, on graduation day, my Gaga (grandpa) gave me her engagement ring. It’s blue sapphire and absolutely STUNNING. She always called it her “Princess Diana ring.”
Unfortunately, the ring doesn’t fit and the setting needs to be replaced. I haven’t had the money to give it a new life. I would love to wear it every day so I can carry a piece of her with me at all times.
I love the setting your mom chose! It is so beautiful! I would love to reset an opal ring that I got from my grandma Opal. Her hands are TINY, and mine are not. I am definitely going to look into Sequel to see what I could do with it!
OOPS! Forgot a link – this is my favorite so far.
http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/sophia-ring/your-center-stone-14k-white-gold-ring-with-white-sapphire/12fp5k?mode=prerequest
My grandmother left me several of her rings and I would love to great a necklace or earrings out of the gems.
Forgot my link!
http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/gemstones-by-the-yard-5-stone-necklace/your-center-stone-14k-yellow-gold-pendant-with-aquamarine-and-blue-topaz/12ftrf?mode=prerequest
I would love to reset my grandmothers engagement ring. It doesn’t fit my finger but it is so special and beautiful