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Goodness, BWeaves, you have some of the loveliest ropes. Today for church I wanted to wear my vintage golden akoyas from Pacific Pearl, but then wasn’t sure I quite liked how the length looked with my blouse. Then inspiration struck! One extender clipped to the ends of the orbit clasp later, I...

After a period of absence from the forum I return with...multicolored Vietnamese Akoya! And just for fun, since the sale was to help launch new packaging - the necklace as it arrived vs. in the box my last PP Blue Akoya arrived in: This was one of six strands available - and a kind I’ve...

Gorgeous pendant PD! There really is nothing quite like a really really spectacular lavender, is there? They can be tricky-ish, compared to some other colors, to match to outfits, but they're definitely worth it.

Spectacular collection of pearls there, Red. Love the colors!

Beautiful necklaces 86Corvettegirl - I, too, longed after the light waterfall, but ultimately restrained myself. Glad to see it ended up with a PGer so we can still see it from time to time! Last night I went out to a very casual dinner at a local hole-in-the-wall with family. Light, informal...

Those blue and golden earrings are some of my favorites to see of your earrings, BN. Love the rope (also in the coveting-a-harvest-rope club, 86Corvettegirl), and that soufflé-and-Akoya piece is a stunner - it looks completely different off and on. On the table, it's a beautiful piece, but when...

I am torn between admiring the beauty of the pearl in the red flowers and admiring the pie...Yum! And you take wonderful photographs, jeg!

Beautiful strand BWeaves! I always think I am unsure about baroque Tahitians, then I see that, or Charlotta's double, or...(etc. etc.) Got a clearer picture of the Akoyas, which though it makes the goldens look more white, you can get an idea of the luster on them. These are the first round...

Addendum: o, someday I will convince a photograph to not be blurry.

So much loveliness. I can't decide what's nicer, to look through day by day or to see three pages at once (as I did today)! I'm slightly swooning over suchi's shell cameo, and PD, I understand why that is one of your favorite strands. It is gorgeous. I just got a new thing - specifically, a...

Beautiful necklace Kay! I love the 'dollop of cream' look of some baroque WSS, and it looks so light for summer.

Lary, it is! And yes, those are very comfortable to wear. There's substantial enough you know they're there, but not so heavy that they pull on the ear or make it 'tired'. Jeg, love the way those golds are scattered through that necklace, and the delicate hues of the Tahitian drop!

Hmm, think you might have meant that comment for Charlotta rather than me, BWeaves - haven’t taken the stringing plunge yet, though it is looking more and more like a matter of time. I was lying awake last night looking at loose pearls and figuring out the financial feasibility of creating a few...

Welcome Cory! Chiming in as a short woman - 5’2 to be specific, though not by much. I have three pairs of plain studs, one from Pearl Paradise and two from another vendor (This is not counting my two sets of “sunburst” pearl studs), in three sizes and love them all, but find the two smaller...

Thanks for the compliments everyone! First time I’ve mixed colors, sizes, and shapes like that, so it was fun and I’m glad you all thought it came together well. Lovely earrings and keshi, Charlotta, and oh, my, jeg. That is stunning and goes so well with your neutrals-and-lace! So many colors...

Lovely little chain, Charlotta! I love light blue stones, with pearls or alone. I bet you'll find that one pretty versatile as well! PD, those are some more dreamy Tahitians - so lustrous. You could almost use those to check your reflection in a pinch from the look of those photographs. I'd be...

You look great! That shirt is a fabulous background for the coral and the design helps highlight the Tahitian. The earrings make a nice dramatic statement to go with.

Thanks, PD and 86C! The price of beauty, eh, BWeaves? Uncomfortable that would definitely be, but you look beautiful with that arrangement, and the colors in the necklace look made for that blouse. Maybe you could find some greenish Tahitian/iridescent freshwater/maybe a WSS with really strong...

Thanks Charlotta, Pattye, BWeaves! And Pattye, I try :). In the double strand, if you're eyeball-close to them, it's fairly obvious they are false, but when worn they are convincing. Ideally, I'd like to eventually add in freshwaters and a new clasp (I've become interested in pretty clasps that...

I think this post is a bit of a cheat post. I bought a few things from the Smithsonian Store recently, including this necklace and these earrings, and was under the impression this necklace was rose quartz, aventurine, and freshwater pearls. Upon receiving it, however, I began thinking the...