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Here's how I solved my "ending the strand" problems using Serafil. Start: I cut one pearl off my old strand and thread it onto a length of Serafil 5 times the length of the final necklace. End of the thread is clipped to a hemostat. Other end of the Serafil goes through a large eye beading...

Trying a different pearl combo today. Yellow gold Mikimoto huggies. Pomme de la Mer South Sea pendant from PP. South Sea, Tahitian, and blue baroque akoya keshi tin-cup from Kojima. Terrible lighting today. Lots of thunderstorms.

I've had diamonds fluoresce blue before.

1st strand. I've never seen that clasp before on Mikimoto pearls. 2nd strand. I've seen that design of clasp, but never in silver. I've only seen that clasp in yellow or white gold. I know Miki used to use silver clasps 50+ years ago, but it wasn't that design. I'm not saying these aren't...

They look like dyed, button shaped, freshwater pearls from China. This shape was common about 20 years ago before the Chinese started putting round beads in the center to make them round. So they are 100% pearl nacre. These are the sort of pearls I would find at bead stores. Inexpensive, but...

OOOOO, they're going to livestream PBTB. I might get to sort of attend! Not the same as being there, though. Lazy day. 100% Kamoka chested today. Sharkey pendant and black and white Tahitian studs. I'm really NOT into sharks, but this carved pearl was so cute that I couldn't resist it...

If you love them and they look good on you, then that's what counts!

I agree. The first necklace is a worn out imitation pearl necklace. The bracelet is some sort of black beads, not pearls. The clasps are base metal and worn out.

Peach and pink freshwaters have been around for years. I found this listing. https://eusharon.com/products/12-14mm-aaa-chinese-red-perfect-round-edison-loose-pearl They're pretty, but I would not call those pearls red myself. They look yellow and peach to me. I think the term red would be...

JEG: Those pearls glow. Visiting Dad today and layering up on the white pearls. Kojima South Sea, freshwater, and akoya keshi tin-cup. Natural White Hanadama rope from PP. The first rope of akoyas I bought myself in 1982. Coin pearl ring from Kojima. Mom's akoya ring, and freshwater...

Somebody put me on Ban Island and take away my credit card, please. I've bought way too many pearls this year, and the Baroque Akoya Live event is coming up. I'm doomed. Today I want to wear my "half new" Mikimoto earrings. I think these will be forever known as my eclipse earrings from now...

I agree with the appraiser. They are real pearls, but they are cultured (farmed) pearls as compared natural found pearls (found in the wild). They are Rice Krispie shaped pearls, which were typical of Chinese freshwater pearls from the 1980s and 90s. They also are not very good quality, and...

Lots of pearls in the mail today. My Mikimoto earrings are back!!! I cannot tell which is the old earring and which is the new earring, although my gut feeling (under magnification) is that the earring on the right is the old earring. Since we decided to remove the old pearl from the...

Welcome back, JEG! I hope you had a wonderful trip. Gorgeous pearls, as always.

99F today. Cool pearls. Pomme de la Mer pendant from PP. Perfect freshwater drops from Kojima, worn on my own diamond hoops. Oh, and I bought a new earring case at the grocery store.

I just got a call from Mikimoto. My earrings are ready and should be here tomorrow! Lucy in the workshop originally told me it might be 5 weeks, but that was when they were trying to match the new earring to my existing pearl. But it only took 2 days to replace my pearl with a matching pair...

lary007: I got my invoice right away. The day after the event. I haven't gotten a shipping notice, though. I wouldn't worry about e-mailing or phoning them. Do it. They always have someone manning the shop for e-mails, because they are an internet only vendor. It's possible you weren't...

Apparently they have several pearls available from different balloon flights into SPACE. This is part of how they fund themselves. What is Earth to Sky Calculus? Earth to Sky Calculus is group of youths doing cutting-edge science in a little-explored realm 100,000 feet above our heads: the...

Astronomer hubby Greg just showed me this article. https://spaceweather.com/ Scroll down today (Monday, 6-May-2024) to the Solar Eclipse Tahitian pearl. Since the article may roll off the page as more articles are posted, I'll copy it here. TAHITIAN BLACK SOLAR ECLIPSE PEARL: It came from...

I love the pink and green overtones over the "karat gold." I love the clasp. Looks like this strand: https://www.mikimotoamerica.com/us_en/golden-south-sea-cultured-pearl-strand-3 Not everyone loves that M dangle. I would have it removed if it were my strand. But the M dangle might be...