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Oh, also, if you're going North Shore, Haleiwa has a couple of pearl places worth looking at. The one in the shopping complex with the Wyland art gallery is nice; I was looking at a pair of round Tahitian studs, a bit over 9mm, for $300, pearl quality is good. They have more freshwater choices...

Le Mana Perles has an office on Bishop Street (downtown, not Waikiki) and also sells at Sam's Club in Honolulu. Don't be fooled -- it's a smaller operation, but I've seen Mana's pearls and they're the real deal. One caveat: he's no longer selling chocolate Tahitians because so many people are...

First of all, I found these beauties, and I want them but I know there's no point because darker pearls don't show up well at all against my dark hair (which is too short to pull back and too long to be out of my face)...

UPDATE!!! My slowness is only halfway my fault, in fairness to myself. Holiday rush and one of the banded Tahitians turned out to be a surprise full-drill so that added a few extra weeks....I got them just before Christmas and have been enjoying sinus infections ever since. BUT THEY CAME...

/\ You're going to keep both of them. Been there, done THAT. l Although I sincerely hope your willpower and decision-making ability is better than mine. That way you'd at least have a chance of escape! I'm sure the pearlies will be gorgeous. :)

FURTHER ADVICE NEEDED. Thank you everyone for your thoughtful replies thus far; sadly, I become easily attached to inanimate objects so "heart test" doesn't always do it for me....but it does help ^^ Thanks, dkan, I actually think the last pair of white SSP are lovely, but I can't afford them...

Aloha! As you can probably see by my profile, I'm -not- one of the site's experts, so I'd say take everything written here with a grain of salt. I might be a good resource though because I am 25 this month and work in a semi-formal office (granted, we're in Hawaii, genuinely formal offices are...

That's just so pretty! ^u^

I wouldn't say you have nothing left of your daddy...the loving way you speak of him, and the gracious way you're treating your mother, makes me think that you probably inherited a lot more than pearls. *hugs* I'm sorry this story doesn't have a happy ending right now; losing things we love...

Mahalo plenty! :D :D :D *throws confetti for everyone*

So... It's my birthday this month. I will have officially lived a quarter of a century, and I am going to spoil myself by purchasing more (what else?!) PEARLS. No one else is going to buy them for me so I'm going the Kuzco route. ("It's my birthday gift to ME! I'm so happy." TuT ) I was torn...

Cute plumeria setting found by PD: http://www.etsy.com/listing/72007662...earch_type=all Etsy shop with pretty findings, once again courtesy of PD: http://www.etsy.com/search/?search_q...te+gold&page=1 Tip on jump rings (for making earring jackets): "In case you didn't see my updated post on...

Pearl Dreams, not pattye (although you were lovely to talk to as well!). Forgive me. D: As promised, I am putting up the genius ideas of our expert. :D "Hmmm, I'm just looking up what Argentium items are being sold on Etsy. There are 98 pages of Argentium earrings which could give you ideas...

Oh no no no, I like them just fine. They're lovely. I just meant that one pair of good pearls isn't enough. :P I've gotta catch 'em all!

ITS ALL FINALLY HERE I MADE THEM AT LAST I FEEL LIKE I'M GOING TO DIE. I'll post a new comment with things that I learned, and copy pattye's advice from our private messages, when I have time and am safely back at home. But I know all you nice people have been waiting and wondering so here...

Agggh those earrings are stunning!!

Sorry everyone, no dice. I will upload pics and things once stuff comes in, but in Hawaii, there is nowhere to buy quality findings (at least not near me). Craft and art supplies are very hard to get here, so I had to get everything online without seeing it in person and now I have to wait for...

Okay...maybe I'm mean, but I wouldn't need to know any of the true versions of the "Facts" in that guide to know that it was useless. The poor quality of writing and spelling is a HUGE tip-off that the author doesn't have a clue. I assume the people who liked the guide are either in cahoots...

Well, I BOUGHT THEM!! ...Sort of. :) My mind keeps going back to the blossom goldens and I will probably end up getting a pair at some point, but Pearl Dreams kindly PMed me with the brilliant suggestion of buying loose pearls and making simple earring jackets from them with a looped head pin...

Aloooooooooooha! I'm Renna, I'm new here, YES I live in Hawaii and yes, I love pearls. Lucky me, I know. :) The sad twist to this story is that I am only a few months shy of 25 and earning a grand total of $1600 a month, and as I've noticed (and found mentioned in other threads here), the...