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Thanks so much for the very kind compliments, Shani! A strand and tin cup of Kasumi pearls from Kojima, with FW earrings I put together.

Welcome Shani! So glad you found this forum to add to your pearl adventures. I’m so sorry to hear about your mom. I empathize with what you are going through. Na Hoku is a reputable jewelry store. There are several on the islands, and a few other locations. I have purchases from them as well...

Worrying about all our pearl friends in Southern California! I hope everyone is safe and unharmed…

Enjoying the island sunshine- I have so much to catch up on. I only brought the Traveling Pearl and Bunny, plus a few studs with me this time. Love everyone’s pearls! So good to see you 86C. I hope your family is ok. Marlakins, those little birdies are so adorable! And beautiful pearls BWeaves...

That’s such a great wedding pic. You were a striking guest couple!

Color treated blue Akoya can have very natural looking colors. Often there are signs around the drill holes.

Thanks so much, Tiger! I haven’t used that idea in a long time. Oh, I’ve been eying those vintage Akoya. I really love the soft colors of vintage Akoya. I would wear those two strands together anytime! Little h Tahitian and ruby earrings, with two Tahitian necklaces I put together.

That turned out beautifully! Well done!

Thanks so much, CatMom! Can’t wait to see what other SS’s you add to your collection now that you have the bug!;) A Kojima mixed rope with a feather pearl pendant on a strand of Kasumi keshi, also from Kojima.

I don’t have a name for the actual pattern, but I have these stretchy rings that I got in the early 2000’s when I was in Maui. My mom had a whole collar/scarf made of several rows in this pattern that is somewhere in my house, but I have no idea where.

Oh, thank you for the sweet compliments, Lisa! Have lots of fun wearing your rope!

I love all those purply pinky colors, BWeaves! They have a luscious luster. Merry Christmas to you, CatMom! Your hubby outdid himself this year with that beautiful, beautiful bracelet! I’m guessing it has not left your wrist. Enjoy wearing and gazing at that wonderful piece!:giggle: FW...

I wish I had enough long strands to braid like this. That would make such a pretty choker! I hope those pearls always bring you many good memories, Lisa.

I missed the original post on this! I love the versatile new pieces you created with your two strands. They turned out great!

That new blue Akoya is so pretty and will look fantastic with so many of your other pearls, BWeaves. And yay to mixing your whites!:giggle: The inner Tahitian strand is from Kamoka, and the outer is from Hawaii. The cherry Tahitian studs are from a PP Hong Kong live event.

Welcome to the forum tpt! And congratulations on your new opera length necklace. As BWeaves mentioned, there isn’t a standard for grading pearls and chasing perfection can be a bottomless pit. Your necklace looks gorgeous and what really matters is how it looks and feels to you. You’re not going...

Thanks so much, Douglas, CatMom, lary007, and Jeremy! And from a quiet, refined afternoon tea with a special friend… to a hopping birthday party with a group of friends celebrating an 80th birthday! Wearing a golden SS pendant from Katbran, and a bracelet worn as a necklace. The pearls are J...

Thank you, Shani. You really are searching waaay back. ;) Thanks so much, BWeaves and lary007 for the sweet compliments about mixing it up. I’ve never been a matchy person with anything, so just about everything goes for me. Freedom to play! BWeaves, that All Josh necklace is one of my...

Most commonly used drill hole size is .8mm. Findings can vary though, like the size of the posts on studs or caps/bails.

Thank you, lary007! Ooooo, if you work on any projects this weekend, please be sure to share!! I’ve had a lot of fun making the dangly jackets, but I get lazy about switching them out with different studs. I need to be better about that…