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What is Diamond Carat Weight?

2011-12-27T01:46:00.000-08:00

MakeItYourRing Diamond Engagement Rings: When shopping for a diamond, you've no doubt heard references to the 4 C's of diamonds. Diamond carat is one of those popular ”c's” to consider when evaluating a diamond, and it's a term used to describe how much the diamond weighs. A single diamond carat is equal to the weight of 200 milligrams, or .2 grams.

Diamonds are described two different ways in regards to the diamond carat. An abbreviation of “ct” is used to describe the weight of a single diamond stone while an abbreviation of “ct TW” is used when describing the total weight of an entire piece of jewelry- when it has more than one stone in place.

It's important to recognize that two stones may have the exact same carats, meaning they have the same weight measurement, and yet they are completely different in size and appearance. This is due to the actual density of the gemstone. The more dense a stone is, the more weight they have, and sometimes a smaller stone will actually weigh more than a larger stone because of density.

The Value of the Diamond is Effected by it's Weight.

When selecting your diamond ring, you can choose between a single, solitaire style setting (a single diamond on the ring) and a setting that has multiple, smaller stones to make up the ring. The value of a solitaire one diamond carat will actually be more than if you buy a ring that has two diamonds that add up to one carat or greater. Larger sized diamonds are more rarely found when mining diamonds, making them more valuable and expensive than purchasing the same amount of diamond carats in smaller stones.

Selecting Diamond Carat

So how do you determine what size diamond to buy? Do you want a diamond carat of 1, or 2, or do you want a ring with multiple, smaller stones? The answer to this will depend greatly on your budget, as well as the person who will be wearing the ring.

MakeItYourRing Diamond Engagement Rings is a diamond will look larger on a slender finger, so keep that in mind if the recipient of the ring has thin hands. The actual diamond carat measurement is probably not as much of a concern as the appearance, shape, and setting of the ring. Particularly because a 1 carat diamond ring will not look half the size of a 2 diamond carat ring, it's far more important to select a ring that is pleasing to look at than it is to buy one with the most carats you can afford.

Determine how much money you have to spend, and then decide on the cut of the diamond. Once you have these two pieces of information narrowed down, you can start browsing the diamonds in your price range, in the style you want, and find out what diamond carat you are in the market to buy.

modern wedding ideas

2011-11-01T01:38:00.000-07:00

Event Design and Coordinator Lindye Galloway Events was all about designing a tablescape filled with shapes and color. Creating the perfect modern wedding centerpieces for the a funky, outside-the-box-bride. Read on to hear more details from Lindye. "Buy Black Diamonds Online".

Be sure to see more modern wedding ideas in the full gallery that was captured by Katie Neal Photo.

The tablescape was all about shapes and color! The modern wood table was donned with a yellow and orange patterned runner and funky white rectangle vases lining the center. Instead of putting flowers in the mouth of the vase, Lindye decided to put flower bunches in the vase’s rectangle holes for a unique look. The table was then filled with delicious food…. seared sea scallops with lemongrass wasabi, chilled tropical soup of mango, pineapple, and mint with a chili-honey drizzle, and finally, cake. Yum! 'MakeItYourRing Diamond Engagement Rings"

For the ceremony Lindye Galloway Events built an alter piece that played with shapes. The structure was a tall “step-like” figure and was topped off with dozens of octagon tiles to give it dimension and interest. The ceremony space was completed with a fun patterned runner and benches on each side.

Children, Church and the 21st Century

2011-08-05T03:27:00.000-07:00

A Blog dedicated to everything and anything concerned with 'children', 'church' or the '21st century'