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I haven't heard of gel nucleation before. I assume that since they are not drilled, that the gel is still inside the pearls? Pretty earrings.

I have a tell. I just had surgery and Merrily went with me as driver. I asked for a bit more anesthesia because I used to be ginger, so they had a bit of a time trying to wake me up afterwards. "Berna, wake up." Nothing. Then a nurse admired Merrily's necklace and ML, said, "It's a...

I use Sky a lot for my blue baroque akoyas. But I love the Teal with the Tahitians. Sarah at Kojima has been knotting Tahitians with Lime Green lately. I didn't like it in the online photos because it looked like it was a bit much, but I've seen the necklaces in real life, and the Lime Green...

The clasp in the Real-Real looks like a real Mikimoto clasp, but the pearls give me pause. They don't quite look like Mikimoto quality in the Real-Real photo.

PISTACHIO and BBA!!! Pistachio Baroque Akoya pearl necklace, pistachio Tahitian pearl stud, and blue baroque Akoya pearl necklace. Earrings from Kojima Pearl. Necklaces from Pearl Paradise. The luster is off the charts. All the pink isn't showing up in the photos. Serious soap bubbles.

I first heard of tiny Tahitians when Alex Collins got wiped out and had to start over with all baby oysters. So, he cultured tiny Tahitians until the oysters got big enough to grow the larger sizes. It turned out that the smaller pearls were more lustrous and colorful than the larger pearls...

Visiting Dad today wearing exactly what you think I'm wearing. Kasumi pearls (earrings and ring) and Sea of Cortez pearls (necklaces and ring). Kasumi pearls from Kojima and Sea of Cortez pearls from PP and Perlas del Mar de Cortez. The colors of these pearls, and the designs, make me so...

I always wondered why she never wore them.

The backside of my Sea of Cortez pendant and how it attaches to the chain. There are two loops on the top corners of the pendant. The chain has a mini-carabiner on each end that hooks to each loop. Pendant from Hisano at Pearl Paradise. Chain from Karen Brown Jewelry. Lighting is terrible...

Gorgeous pearls. Have you considered going with colored Serafil? Hunter green or dark purple?

Hold onto your pearls! This is a WOWZA piece, if I may say so myself. My Sea of Cortez natural mabe pearls that I bought at the SoC PP Live event have finally arrived in their final form. I came up with a pendant design using reclaimed gemstones from earrings and rings I disassembled...

OOOOO, PT arrived (pearl therapy). How it started. Dyed akoya necklaces. Freshwater earrings and pendant. All from Kojima. How it's going. My new Kasumi ring from Sarah at Kojima. The redo of my long Tahitian keshi tin-cup that I keep breaking. I caught it on a doorknob. Sarah...

Merrily bought a pearl necklace from Kojima with the Lime knotting thread, and I was surprised at how much I liked it in real life. The color jumps out at you in the glamour photos on the Kojima website, but the color is much more subtle in real life. I really liked it. The dark blue knotting...

Pomelo: I agree about pearls and diamonds. What color are the knots on your necklace? I love the contrast. Freshwater pearls, jade, emeralds and sapphires. Earring pendants are on my own diamond hoop earrings. All pearls from Kojima.

Nice find. According a quick internet search: Tasaki Clasp Timeline & Hallmarks 1960s–1980s (Vintage): Marked with a letter "T" (for Tasaki) and an "S" or "SILVER" / "T SILVER" to denote sterling silver. The "T" is frequently placed inside a shell or clam silhouette. 1990s–2009...