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  1. lary007

    Pearl Luster: The Quality Factor Behind a $1.5 Million Price Tag with Pearl Paradise

    There's just not words. I love these videos! It allows me to see strands I would never in 1000 years be able to see in person!
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    Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

    @jeg the shape and color of the SS pearls is heavenly. They layer wonderfully with the akoyas either way! And the little h earrings are probably my favorite design Hisano made. I am very excited to see what pieces she has for us to see next week! I think I will play with the tahitians tonight...
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    Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

    @heartofawareness yes, I do have a drill and have drilled pearls myself but I have never done pearls quite like this before. It does make me a bit nervous lol. I may buy some cheap bead nucleated freshwater pearls that aren't drilled yet for practice. Everything I've done so far have been...
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    Restringing Vintage Pearl Necklace - Questions

    If it was me I would knot them between each bead just for the sake of keeping them safe since they have sentimental value. If you want them to look as they did when she wore them, only knot at the ends. If you use good materials and restring often the risk of breaking and losing any pearls...
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    Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

    Holy moly! There are some real standouts in those. I don't think I've seen an akoya pearl as dark as the 3rd from left in the 2nd bracelet (first picture). And it looks like some of them may lean a little pistachio colored or is that just my screen? Swoon! I would absolutely die for a strand of...
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    Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

    @CatMom I get in those kind of knotting moods too! I need to get magnetic clasps for bracelets. Lovely necklace and bracelet! The colors on the bracelet are really pretty. @heartofawareness I thought at one time I was done with tahitians. Wrong. Very wrong! They are mesmerizing!
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    Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

    @jeg yes, my package from Takahashi also went through Chicago customs. I bought two loose tahitians. I didn't even have him drill them because I am undecided on what I want to do with them yet. I got the first and third pearl from the card on the left. I somehow have not taken any pictures of...
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    Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

    @CatMom I love the pearls and gemstones together! Are they pink sapphires? @jeg those are huge akoyas! What size are they?? Also, seeing your pearls from Takahashi influenced me to purchase from him. 10/10 experience and the pearls I bought got to me from Japan in 6 days! That is crazy fast.
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    Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

    Beautiful! I have followed that shop for years but I have never purchased anything. I've seen several PGers wearing her creations and they're all lovely though!
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    Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

    Now that's an anklet I could get behind!! Usually I don't like drawing attention to my ankles (I am not blessed with attractive ones) but that's just too beautiful not to wear! Love the matching earrings and tine cup bracelet, too!
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    Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

    Yes! Out of all the pearls I have I realized I only have two bracelets. A shame, really. I do have some round tahitians I could probably make a bracelet of that I've been considering for a little while. It would require me to break out the pearl drill though and I am sooooo out of practice with...
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    Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

    I love how the 6-pearl pendant/dangle necklace fits perfectly in the cutout the neckline! I am getting more into mixing gemstones and pearls lately and am totally digging the dangles!
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    Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

    I'm wearing some baroque silver blue akoyas in tin cup form today. Not great pictures of very pretty pearls, but oh well. These are great because I can attach the bracelet to the necklace to make it opera length, too.
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    A lesson in luster with a surprise :)

    That's a huge difference!
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    Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

    I wear pearls every day but I rarely take a picture of them. Today was my son's first birthday and he loves yellow so I wore a shirt with lemons on it, carried a yellow purse, and wore "yellow" pearls (golden akoyas). The earrings are from PP from a few years ago. I think they are Vietnamese...
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    Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

    @hearti have always wanted a nice colorful oval strand of tahitians. Yours are stunning!
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    Removing tarnish from rondelles

    @JerseyPearl thanks for the warning! I haven't had a chance to do anything with these yet - my 1 year old got diagnosed with strep and my husband got the flu all in the same week 🥴 I am definitely going to do the Dawn and water method first and then maybe try the Bar Keeper's Friend on a...
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    Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

    @BWeaves la petite perlagrina is still a beauty! @CatMom lovely stringing job and lovely earrings! Those baroques have great luster. @heartofawareness I swoon for the blues, too! Love how you put those all together. And congrats on the new beauties! Those definitely caught my eyes too. @jeg...
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    Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

    I am very invested and can't wait to see how it turns out! And @jeg, I am loving the tiny tahitians!
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    Shopping for my first Tahitian strand - help me decide!

    They look great! I have ordered tahitians from wenpearl before and have been very happy. Congratulations on your gorgeous pearls.
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