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Here you are: And I promised the citrines a while ago:

I decided to restring these with an orbit clasp:

Purple pearls 2; these are more lavender, and they are strung with sterling beads and a centerpiece of a jaguar (from Rio Grande):

Thank you, Charlotta, that is fascinating! So the acorns are not pearls after all? At around that time, too, aluminum was being used for jewelry, along with cut steel.

I really enjoyed the Swedish royal jewels documentary, too. I was fascinated by the tiara with the pearl acorns in the first hour. I wish I could find a translated version. And I did get my husband to watch a little bit. He speaks Dutch, but the Swedish was beyond him. I took a screenshot of the...

That is indeed stunning, and congratulations!

I've been sitting back and admiring all the lovely things... jeg, what stones/pearls are you using?

Wow, beautiful! I look forward to seeing ear shots.

Thank you Cathy, for turning the picture, and everyone for the nice comments! I have been searching for nice purple pearls for quite a while now. I love pearls, and purple and Purple Pearls! I think the sizes are in the 10-12mm range. They are baroque, so hard to measure.

Well, I ordered 2 more strands from Li. One of them was a good match for the first one I ordered, so I took apart the first strand and strung them together. I really like the result. The third strand is lighter, and I think will look nice with silver beads.' Here are the 2 first strands:

Thank you all! It is Li Pearls, on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Lipearls I've been looking for purple pearls that I really like for quite a while, and am very glad to have found these! I learned about them from Gemandpearlover's post.

I'm sorry, I'm slow to reply. A polki diamond is one which is thin and flat on one side. They usually have a point on the other, and mounted point side out. Although I've heard they can be mounted the other way, I don't think I've ever seen it. Purple Pearls!!! And I ordered some more from Li.

Thank you, everybody! Today I have blue topaz, with sterling and diamond polki beads. The topazes are pretty small, ~5mm.

Wow, oh Wow! I love lavender and purple, so I had to order one from Li too. They are really lovely. Here's my photo:

What a wonderful bead! Now I'm on Anne Choi's email list.

It also helps to think about what colors you want to bring out in the pearls. Using olive would bring out one color, tan a different color, rose a different color, etc. The bronze would highlight the darker tones, and the cream the lighter.

OK, I'll try to remember to do a neck shot of the citrines. I have to get my daughter to help, since it always comes out awful by myself. Does anyone have some tips? I got these rainbow pearls from Kong's, strung with amethysts and an amethyst clasp. The result is amazing:

This is a re-do of a necklace I made a few years ago. I have gotten much better at beading! These are lovely citrines.

I LOVE amethyst, and just about anything purple. This is the redo of a necklace I didn't do the greatest job on over a year ago.

The larimar necklace: