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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my mum had a ring of hers reset a couple years ago, also using gold from melting other rings, and she LOVES it. I like to reset the ring my sister got from our grandma for her, so that maybe she will wear it more. or maybe my mum has more rings I can ‘steal’ and reset for myself! haha
My engagement ring has sat in my jewelry box for several years while I went through nursing school and have become a nurse. The stone sits high and rips gloves when I put them on to care for patients. Sometimes I don’t have time for that! I would love.to have it reset so that it is more flush with my hand and I can wear it to work. I would choose this setting :http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/garland-ring/your-center-stone-18k-rose-gold-ring-with-red-garnet-and-ruby/139gqy?mode=prerequest
I miss wearing the diamond my (then) 20 year old husband gave me (15 years ago) and would love to wear it again!
I love this idea. I have my grandmothers wedding ring. I never got to meet her. She had tiny fingers and that ring never fit. I would love to take that stone and have it set into a necklace that I could wear and enjoy.
http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/round-cut-halo-pendant-6mm-gem/your-center-stone-14k-white-gold-pendant-with-diamond/12kr20?mode=prerequest
I have a diamond that belonged to my grandmother. I would love to have it reset in the Zada Ring over on their site. They have some gorgeous rings! Here is the ring
http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/zada-ring/your-center-stone-palladium-ring-with-white-sapphire/13bnfy?mode=prerequest
I’d have a ring of my mom’s reset for her. I like this one – http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/carrie-ring/your-center-stone-14k-white-gold-ring-with-diamond/1153lv?mode=prerequest
I’d love to have my wedding ring reset as a fun celebration for out 25th anniversary next year!
I love this setting:
http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/claire-ring/your-center-stone-14k-white-gold-ring-with-diamond/111mnj?mode=prerequest
I would love to have my mom’s engagement ring reset 🙂
My grandmother left me all of her silver jewelry and my mother her gold jewelry. I would love to be able to reset her wedding ring into something like http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/round-cut-halo-ring/your-center-stone-sterling-silver-ring-with-diamond/13bfwf?mode=prerequest
My dad’s mother passed away when he was 15, so I never met my grandmother. Her wedding ring is in my parents possession, and it would be a a great gift if I could reset her diamond so that I could wear it, and therefore always have a part of her with me.
I lost both my parents in the past 3 years. I would like to reset my mother’s engagement ring so that I could wear it as a symbol of the enduring strength and resiliency of their marriage and to be able to carry them with me every day. They met as teenagers and were married 48 years before my father died. They are a testament to what marriage can be if you are truly committed to supporting each other, for better or worse.
Your mother’s ring came out beautiful! I think my mom would love to have one of my grandmother’s rings reset. What a special giveaway!
I have a diamond ring my dad gave me when I turned 21 and I’d love to get in reset!
Wow, I love this! I have a ruby from my grandma that I would love to transform. I’m a simple gal, so I like this setting:
http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/searchlight-ring-6mm/your-center-stone-14k-white-gold-ring/138kdk?mode=prerequest
My mom’s wedding ring!
My brother wants to have my mother’s engagement ring reset to give to his now girlfriend (as an engagement ring). He doesn’t have much money, so winning this would be amazing! I think this one is beautiful.. but I’ll let him decide if we win haha!
http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/carrie-ring/your-center-stone-14k-yellow-gold-ring-with-diamond/13cyyx?mode=prerequest
Thanks, Julie!
I lost a stone out of my wedding ring but still have the other, which was removed so I could store it safely. I would chose this ring as a ‘redo’ of a stone I love.
http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/gemstones-by-the-yard-stacking-ring-5mm-gem-/your-center-stone-14k-yellow-gold-ring/12fbkv?mode=prerequest
I would love to reset the diamond from my grandmother’s engagement ring. I’m not a fan of yellow gold, so I’d pick something a bit more modern 🙂
What a neat website and service offering! I have a ring of my late great grandmother’s that while beautiful and unique is a fragile design and one I’d like to reset so that I can wear it and remember my great grandmother. I’ve had it on my mind lately and never thought of a service such as this existed. At first glance, the following setting catches my eye but I’d be curious to see what the experts at Sequel would suggest : http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/mothers-gift-ring-with-one-gem/your-center-stone-14k-rose-gold-ring/1336lx?mode=prerequest.
Thanks Julie! Beautiful ring you and your mother created. <3
I have a lovely ring my mom gifted to me from her mom. It’s absolutely beautiful but the setting is a little not my style. I would love a chance to have it reset!
I have a dinner ring from my dear aunt that is missing several diamonds. I would love to have the remaining stones reset!
I got a ring from my dad for Christmas one year that I absolutely loved. The stone, a green amethyst, fell out and I lost the setting but still have the stone. I would love to recreate the ring with diamonds I have in a heart-shaped necklace that I also got from my dad when I was 10. It would be a great way to incorporate the necklace I got from him and still have the ring be a constant reminder of my dad! It looked nearly identical to this ring:
http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/elena-ring-8mm-gem/your-center-stone-14k-white-gold-ring-with-diamond/12hrnt?mode=prerequest
I have a ring from my grandmother I would like to get reset. It’s funny that today’s giveaway is for this because my sister in law and mom were asking about Christmas presents, and this was the first thing that came to mind. I would love to be able to wear the ring my grandmother gave me.
So excited to know a site like this exists! I have my grandmother’s engagement ring. She recently passed away and I love wearing it because it makes me smile every time I look at it. My boyfriend and I are talking about marriage and it would mean the world to me to use the stone from her ring as my wedding ring. Crossing my fingers!
I have a ring that my Grandmother wore that is a cluster of tiny diamonds and sapphires. It is too small for me and I would love to be able to wear those diamonds and sapphires in another way.
I would enjoy a bracelet or a band style ring.
http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/ivy-seven-stone-band-3-mm-gems/your-center-stone-18k-white-gold-ring-with-diamond/13c1k0?mode=prerequest
I love this simple setting: http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/timeless-knot-ring/your-center-stone-14k-white-gold-ring/10yy5m?mode=prerequest
I would love to have my grandmother’s engagement ring re-set in this setting: (carrie) http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/carrie-ring/your-center-stone-18k-yellow-gold-ring-with-blue-sapphire/133xvr?mode=prerequest
I didn’t even know there was a website that could make resetting my old ring and designing something new a possibility! How exciting!
I’d love to reset a sapphire necklace that I have. Currently its very 80s gold, and bright…if I could tone it down, I’d wear it often.
I was so touched as I read your story, because the entire time I couldn’t help but think of my mom. We lost my grandma, my moms mom, on May 15th of this year. It was one of the hardest things I have ever been through. And like my mom and I, she was best friends with her mother. My grandma was a HUGE lover of unique jewelry. When she passed, she left all of her jewelry to my mom. But, many of the rings are too small or they are broken or defected in some way. I would love with all my heart to be able to present to her one of my grandmothers reset jewels for Christmas. It would be something so close to heart and would be so cherished by her. Below is the link to the ring I thought would fit her so well. It is simple and classic like my mom but unique and a little bit funky like my grandma, so it is perfect!
http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/katarina-ring-6mm-gem/your-center-stone-14k-white-gold-ring/12jt6q?mode=prerequest
I have a few small pieces of jewelry with diamonds I would love to get reset so I could wear them more often. This would be perfect! http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/quintessence-ring/your-center-stone-14k-white-gold-ring-with-diamond/12k5lf?mode=prerequest
I absolutely LOVE the princess cut diamond my husband bought for my engagement ring, but the setting is very plain. The diamond itself means a lot to us, but we’ve always talked about upgrading the setting. This website looks awesome!
I love this….
http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/princess-cut-flora-ring-5mm-gem/your-center-stone-14k-white-gold-ring-with-diamond/12z7zs?mode=prerequest
My mother passed away when I was 6 years old and a diamond ring that belonged to her was given to my grandmother. My grandmother wore the ring until she passed away and the ring was then handed down to me. I have always wanted to redo the ring. I would love to take the ring and turn it into the Modern Flower Ring. It has exactly the number of diamonds that are currently in my ring. It looks similar to my mom’s ring but just a bit more my style.
I have a beautiful ring that my Mom gave me when I got my PhD – it was the first piece of jewelry that my Dad could afford to buy her when they got married and it would mean so much to reset the stones into a beautiful necklace that I could hopefully pass onto my daughter one day!
My grandma gave me a pearl ring that my late grandfather gave her and I’d love to have it put in a necklace setting.
I have two rings I’d love to update.
In the late 1970’s I lost the diamond in my engagement ring. It has a custom ring that fit with the wedding band. I’m now a widow with grandchildren and would love to have the ring reset so I can give to one of them when they’re ready to be married.
I also have my grandmother’s engagement ring…she was married in 1912!!! It was never off her finger until her death in 1989. Then my aunt wore it for 15 years until her own death in 2004. worn it from time to time but it is quite worn and definitely needs a update.
I love this setting for either ring. http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/adele-ring/your-center-stone-14k-white-gold-ring-with-diamond/1187w8?mode=prerequest
I have a small aquamarine stone. http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/classic-marquise-cut-ring/your-center-stone-14k-white-gold-ring/13171r?mode=prerequest
When my grand mom passed away, she left her engagement band to me and my sister. The band has 6 diamonds going around the band so 3 go to me and 3 to my sister. I have yet to do anything with the ring because I didn’t know how I wanted to have the diamonds reset. I knew I wanted a ring but didn’t know what I wanted until I came across the Renee ring from Sequel on Pinterest. After seeing what your mom did with Mimi’s ring, I would love to do the same with my grandmothers diamonds to wear on my right ring finger.
http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/renee-ring/round-diamond-14k-rose-gold-ring-with-diamond/xhjms?mode=prerequest
I would love to have my mother’s engagement ring reset. She passed away six years ago and I would love to be able to wear her diamond everyday.
My sweet grandma passed away this year, and she had a few rings I’d love to use to create a setting. All of her pieces are very special to me and my mom, so I’d love to use more than one of her rings. I would prefer to create an original setting, but here’s one setting that I thought was pretty on Sequel:
http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/eda-ring/your-center-stone-sterling-silver-ring-with-diamond/134vkw?mode=prerequest
HI I would love the Adele setting. My diamond came out of my ring and I have not been able to wear it for a year know. I would love to be able to get it fixed with another setting. This would be the best thing ever, i don’t spend money on myself or jewelry…so this would be special.
http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/adele-ring/your-center-stone-14k-white-gold-ring-with-diamond/1187w8?mode=prerequest
I would like to reset my engagement ring. We got engaged in 2010 and I truly loved my ring but we are officiously getting married Nov 27th 2016 after buying a house and having a little boy almost two years ago. The prongs are very disfigured and I’m worried I’ll lose the stone. I’d like to use the setting below and would be so happy to win this amazing prize!! God Bless!
http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/ivy-six-prong-round-cut-ring-5mm-gem/your-center-stone-14k-rose-gold-ring/1289bp?mode=prerequest
I was handed down a pear shape ruby ring. It needs a new setting and been sitting in my jewelry box. Love this setting… http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/pear-cut-candace-ring-9mm-gem/your-center-stone-14k-white-gold-ring-with-diamond/13fjcx?mode=prerequest
http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/timeless-knot-ring/your-center-stone-14k-white-gold-ring/10yy5m?mode=prerequest
The timeless knot ring would be my ring of choice. Its for my wedding ring. I haven’t been able to wear it for 15 years. The prongs on the sides of the settings are loose and I’ve been afraid to wear it because I don’t want to lose the diamonds, and haven’t been able to reset it due to financial difficulties, so thus it sits in my jewelry box. What a delight to possibly win, It’s my 20th wedding anniversary this Friday and I could wear it again. 🙂 Thanks so much for the opportunity.
I would like to have my great grandmother’s wedding ring reset into a cool new design like the one linked here.
http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/triple-stone-ring/your-center-stone-14k-rose-gold-ring-with-aquamarine/12fsjw?mode=prerequest
My grandmother just passed away this weekend and my mom gave me her ring she bought in Scottland on the only trip she ever took. I would love to have it remade into something I can wear on a daily basis to remember her. I lived two houses down from her my whole life and am heartbroken over her being gone, but happy to now she rests now in heaven!
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
My mom has quite a few loose garnets that her dad had picked up overseas during WWII. I would love to have them placed in a setting!
I would love to reset one of my grandmother’s rings she has given me! It’s beautiful, but does not fit and I know I’d love it even more in rose gold!
an old wedding ring. That ring is so pretty.
I would love to reset a pair of my grandma’s earrings- they are sapphires (my birthstone and absolute favorite color), but clip ons!
http://sequel.gemvara.com/jewelry/ivy-three-stone-round-cut-ring-5-5mm-gem/your-center-stone-14k-white-gold-ring-with-diamond/12x2b4?mode=prerequest
I’d love to have my grandma’s wedding ring reset!