Search results

  1. N

    Visiting the Sea of Cortez Pearl Farm

    Hello everyone! I know I haven't posted in a long time, but I have been popping in and lurking from time to time. It's been almost a year since my husband and I were married, and we're finally getting around to going on our honeymoon! We're going to Los Cabos in Mexico for a week, and, of...
  2. N

    Women in power II: a new wave of pearl fashion?

    I actually really like the huge Golden South Seas! But they look horrible the way she's wearing them. Those pearls are so dramatic, I think they should only be worn with an evening gown-- and something that is more bare at the neckline at that. The necklace might even be better if it were a...
  3. N

    Cleaning pearls before stringing?

    I've never cleaned pearls before, but I was wondering, what are the ingredients in the Hagerty Pearl Clean? Maybe someone here can recommend a less expensive alternative that contains the same ingredients. Or maybe you can develop a homemade recipe which is similar and cheaper. Just an idea...
  4. N

    Pearl Paradise Exotics-- Let's see some purples!

    Greens!?! Who got greens? I want to see them! Someone should start a green thread. Nicole
  5. N

    Pearl Paradise Exotics-- Let's see some purples!

    Hi everyone! I think that people should be getting their exotics within the next couple of days. I would really love to see the purpleyest of the purples that you got. Ever since I first saw this picture posted here on these forums, I have been dreaming of finding truely purple pearls...
  6. N

    Custom Pearl and Palladium Design - Is it Impossible?

    Is it this ring? That's really pretty. I've never even thought of a pearl eternity band before. They also have it in yellow gold here, but the rose gold looks nicer for some reason. I wonder if it would be uncomfortable on the sides of your finger. If you were to find someone to make it in...
  7. N

    What is this?

    Here is someone claiming to offer a "rare" strand of natural pearls. The picture isn't that great, and my eyesight isn't that great, but what it looks like to me are nasty old PPB's with most of the nacre peeled off. The string looks new, though. Nicole
  8. N

    Tom Stern's natural pearls

    Oh my god, those are so beautiful! Are natural pearls from P. maxima still being found? Or are those (in the pictures) very old? And how large are they? I've never seen any natural pearls in person before, and I love seeing and hearing about them here. I hope one day to own a single...
  9. N

    FW pearl nucleation?

    I guess that I'm actually hoping that this project will fail. As a consumer, it's difficult to know what you are getting when it comes to pearls. Especially when dealing with pearls from China, unfortunately. As the technique for bead-nuked freshwater pearls starts to produce more...
  10. N

    Giant Clam Beads on eBay?

    What's this about? http://cgi.ebay.com/charming-12mm-6mm-white-Tridacna-gigas-necklace_W0QQitemZ200183529180QQihZ010QQcategoryZ505QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQ_trksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem If you look around on eBay, you can find others similar. I'll admit that I get the different...
  11. N

    Gold Pearls - Natural or Not

    This necklace reminds me of an Akoya pearl necklace from one of our forum members' favorite topics of disscussion, pearllunar. http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-AAA-OCEAN-Natural-RICH-GOLD-pearl-necklace-14K_W0QQitemZ280175973635QQihZ018QQcategoryZ3844QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem The seller claims that the...
  12. N

    FW pearl nucleation?

    I know I'm a bit slow, and this stuff was already discussed at length over the summer, but sometimes it takes me awhile. There are a bunch of things about the bead nucleated freshwater pearls that I don't really get. Mostly, I don't get, what's the point? Why are these being produced? I...
  13. N

    Argentina needs some help!

    I would like to see a photo, too. Are you sure that the pearls are 30mm? That sounds crazy huge to me! Nicole
  14. N

    Did you get your exotics yet?

    I thought that there were going to be necklace and earring sets like the gold necklace that Jeremy had pictured here https://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/showpost.php?p=18301&postcount=34 I believe that I got three strands. I've received the confirmation emails. I think I got: FEN290-301 which...
  15. N

    boo's pearl bracelets

    Salem, Although I don't know you, I just wanted to add my congratulations, as well. This is truly wonderful news! Nicole
  16. N

    The Wall Street Journal

    Jeremy- Well, I don't know if Barack Obama would wear a Tahitian pearl. Maybe as a tie tack or cufflinks. But Michelle Obama, on the other hand, http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&um=1&hl=en&q=michelle+obama&btnG=Search+Images It looks like she has a long rope (of Akoyas?) that she...
  17. N

    How can I see more designs from our Lowly Beaders?

    That's so pretty, Sueki! Is it for yourself? I had the same uncertainty about putting swarovski crystals next to pearls, I also thought they would get scratched. It's a dilemma, because the traditional knotting which keeps pearls safe and protected on their strand has stood the test of time...
  18. N

    Whats your favorite SS pearl color?

    Raisondetre-- I can appreciate your point that if a pearl is dyed and the color looks exactly the same as a natural color, isn't it just as beautiful? One reason that it might matter to someone is the fact that some dyes fade, and often they fade in a splotchy, uneven way. And I assume that...
  19. N

    Crab pearl

    John, I actually wasn't attacking Steve, or anyone else who appreciates the items on that site for whatever reason. If someone wants to buy mystical dragon pearls, I don't have a problem with that. Someone posted the site for us to look at, and I went and looked at it, and I just pointed out...
  20. N

    Crab pearl

    Some of the items offered on the bezoar/mustika pearl site are pretty, but what are they, really? If they were found inside various plants and animals, then where were the dragon pearls found? And what am I supposed to make of this quote on the home page: "Certain transparent type of mustika...
Back
Top