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Wen Pearl on Etsy has the broadest collection of cheap freshwater pearls.

Loving every single pearl friend and their pearls. :o

I'm thinking about this style in the picture. I only have it in sterling silver, I think you can get it in yellow gold too.

Have you thought about having certain styles of clasps which don't require gimp? Of course if you're willing to spend some money on new clasps. This way of stringing is interesting, there's no need for some gimp. Photo courtesy of Cees Van Oije.

They are dyed freshwater pearls inserted in dead oysters. No natural akoyas found in live oysters look like those pearls.

Peach colored akoya pearls don't exist as far as I can remember. You must have seen the "pearl party" kind of show. Those pearls are inserted in the dead oyster and put in chemicals to prevent the oyster from decaying. There's a thread about that on PG. And as far as I know, wss pearls are not...

That SoC ring made my day today ;)

Jeg, those cherries are almost edible. So pretty and lustrous!

Pretty bronze ripples, SydK. And beautiful smile too!

Happy (belated?) birthday, Wendy!

Jeg, is that rhodochrosite stalactite? I love it! Eolian pearls that akoya glows like a little sun!

Wow, the gssp looks like a gold nugget, Masik :D

Interesting! I'm wondering what the nucleus is made of.... I wish I could help with smashing the pearls LOL.

Oh gosh! This looks otherworldly!

And we, Hungry Pearlers (thanks lisa c, for the moniker for us) would like to see neck shots please once you have strung them.

I've heard the term "collection quality", the term coined by American Pearl, this refers to the supposedly best akoya pearls that are available. They claim that their collection quality is better than Hanadama. I haven't heard of "Granpearls".

Please do start such a project, Douglas! That would be wonderful. I'm queuing to get one for me!

If your vendor insists that they are natural color then you got a fantastic quality gssp strand. That deep color, often described as 24k gold, is special. Congratulations on your winner gssp strand. Wear it in good health! :D

Today I noticed that Kongs Pearl on Etsy also uses the same term as Wen: freshwater akoya pearls. So now I'm curious what do they look like in real life, Pattye?

I have a project in my mind. I'd like to string 3 strands of tiny pearls and finish each of the 3 with the lobster clasps on both ends. I can repurpose one of them by attaching it to my mask as a "holder" so that I always remember to put on my mask when I go shopping, to the physiotherapist, etc...