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Ooooh, I love blues with soap bubble luster. Enjoy! The SS probably do have the thickest nacre. But the hammered look on Sea of Cortez or akoyas or freshies, etc. usually means that particular pearl has thicker nacre than its smooth counterparts. There are smooth pearls with thick nacre, but...

My second pearl bird ring arrived from SeaBeautyShop. This one has Tahitian keshi on silver branches. The first one had South Sea pearls on yellow gold (vermeil) branches. They have completely different vibes. The Tahitian birds are more pensive. I'm relieved that they look completely...

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A hammered look indicates thick pearl nacre.

I love pistachio colored akoyas. Very rare. Love the blues, too!

I love blue akoya pearls. Those look nice.

I found a bunch on Etsy. Search on "Top drilled pearls" and then weed through all the listings. There are several listed.

OOoo, the SoC keshi arrived. I'm starting to get ideas. I also have some loose gemstones taken from some gold jewelry I recently sold. I'm open to ideas. Let's brainstorm. NOTE: The colors of the pearls are much brighter and colorful in person. (Two Tahitian keshi necklaces from Kojima...

PJs and pearls today. I can't be bothered to get dressed, but I can be bothered to put on pearls! Two Kasumi pearl pendants that I wear on my Mom's hoop earrings. One from Kojima, and one from a PP Live event with Sarah from the Kasumi pearl farm. Large colorful freshwater pearl pendant...

For newbies, JEG made those bears!!!!~! And of course, they're wearing pearls!

The pearls you are considering are equivalent in price to a vintage strand of Assael pearls from Pearl Paradise. https://www.pearlparadise.com/products/christina-assael-select-akoya-strand If you think "your" pearls are really nice looking, and they have a diamond clasp marked Tiffany, then...

Wow! Great finds. Love the "Biwas." They glow. The ripples are pretty good, too.

Hi Merrily: It's not a woven cord. It's a gold chain. In weaving it's called "Viking Knit." The thin gold wire is "knitted" like I-cord and then pulled through holes until it is the desired thinness. Viking knit (also known as Trichinopoly chain) is an ancient wire-weaving technique...

And I had to wear my new pearls today. Blue baroque akoya pearl dangle necklace and BBBA ring (Big Blue Baroque Akoya) from Takahashi Pearl and Pearl Paradise. Dyed Chinese freshwater pendant, and mismatched pearl drop and jade earrings from Kojima Pearl. South Sea pearl birds ring from...

NEVER shine a UV light on in your eyes. NEVER shine a UV light in anyone else's eyes. But if you shine a UV light at pearls, only the Sea of Cortez pearls glow red. SoC pearls from Perlas del Mar de Cortez and Pearl Paradise. Other necklaces from Kojima Pearl.