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I finally finished the jewelry store display case upgrade posted earlier. Last Thursday I delivered the remaining braces and and bases to the store. In total 14 cases. Everything fit well, except for the front corner cases! UGHHH, I measured these cases 2X and the first try was a bomb because of...

Today I'm wearing a simple 5mm Akoya strand with a beautiful 7mm Gray Tahitian pearl I removed from a higher end diamond setting (posted earlier with a South Sea White Pearl). I decided to add 2-14K yellow gold spacers to set apart the pearl. The earrings are also 7mm Gray Tahitian pearls with...

Your comment is so encouraging, thank you for your interest. I love the "Show Us Your Pearls In Action!" Thread, but didn't feel like clogging it up with all my numerous posts and additional story/text. It just didn't seem right to do that. I love posting pictures of what I've made and given...

Keep an eye out on Ebay. Graduated Akoya Vintage pearls go on sale all the time, (almost everyone's grandma had them) and the clasp, even if it is gold, is readily available. I have several I've pulled that same clasp off other strands just like this one. Use the money you made to buy another...

Haha @jeg...well diamonds are super fine, but pearls have their own song! NO throwing shade on this one!!! You gotta love those steely blue coats...miss those big-band days; especially since I'm a trumpet player!

Still...Diamonds are a girls best friend! Hahaha. Pearls and Diamonds! I don't care who notices, I love the luster and sparkle, especially in the sunshine. Have a great day everyone!

Well, when you pair it with that stunning diamond/blue stone bracelet and ring OF COURSE everyone will notice. what beautiful pairing with your clothing. Love it!

Here are my high luster avocado/pistachio FW's, earrings, double necklace and bracelet as well as my pearl net with the Green FW BIG pearl. Going "Green" today. Yay for the environment and double Yay Yay for pearls! On the bracelet clasp, it almost looks like a gold imperfection, but there is a...

Ran across this beautiful rose clasp some time ago. It originally had a very, very small diamond (.10ct). The clasp just said "pink pearls" to me...so I purchased it, and subsequently found the pink pearls. I was never satisfied with how it looked, so when I was reworking some jewelry recently I...

Just love those "Fall" colors...even if it is still over 100 degrees here in Texas. I just can't bring myself to decorate with pumpkins yet! Hope others are enjoying some cooler early Fall weather.

I found this beautiful dyed black akoya strand and it has the traditional filagree clasp. Since I'm all about a clasp I decided to restring them with this bracelet type clasp (same as the one I put on my daughter's pearls) so I could hang a dangle enhancer off the clasp when worn in front. It's...

Here is my first attempt at wire wrapping to make a Tin Cup necklace. I used half-hard 14K gold headpins because I was able to cut them at an angle and then nest the sharp part by looping it inside the pearl. (I thought this would look nicer than multiple wraps around with softer non-gold wire.)...

Today I'm wearing my South Sea 14mm pearl on a 14K White/Yellow Gold mixed enhancer. It sort of looks like the head of a Cobra, at least that is what someone said! Paired it with my 11mm South Sea Pearl stud earrings. The "chain" is 3 strands of 1-2mm lapis beads. I just love the mixture of blue...

Red White and Blue today for Labor Day! Featuring my SS graduated strand (from Goodwill of San Francisco!) and some SS vintage diamond earrings (reworked with 11mm SS). Love finding shirts like this one that "showcase" the necklace. Have a pearly weekend.

I have a 36" strand just like the ones you have pictured. Mine are 8-9ishmm thick nacre and excellent luster. They came with a 14K heavy white gold clasp. I got them at just a fraction of what other strands were selling for. When searching for a strand, it seemed that most baroque Akoyas like...

So I've already listed this on the "11 to 13 Tahitian Strand" thread but wanted it to be in "My Pearling Story" as well. Watching so many lovely Tahitian strands appear in the "Show us your Pearls in Action!" thread I thought I'd start looking for the perfect Tahitian strand. This one came up on...

Oh I didn't buy it...the $24,700 exceeded my price range...I just thought it was lovely and unique.

Done! These 11 to 13.5mm Graduated Tahitians are just so beautiful. Heavy, lustrous, just a slight variation in color (enough to know they are the real deal), and fantastic with this one-of-a-kind gold/diamond clasp. These will be a real treasure to wear. Now I just need to find the perfect...

I'm so sorry...my "American" is showing. I really WISH I could speak another language. Always impressed by ANYONE who speaks more than one.

These are AWESOME!!! My in-laws had a clock exactly like this one! Love the shells for display. Of course I think we would all agree (on this forum) that the VERY BEST display is around someone's neck!