Baroque Akoyas from PP April 2015 special
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Tucs
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Thanks Katbran!
I was thinking of shortening the blues to make earrings but then I wouldn't be able to twist them like that. Maybe it's not good for akoyas to twist them, so perhaps I will just shorten them. On their own, I find them too long. It's funny, I don't feel that way about the whites so much, despite being the same length and Pearl size, I think it's because the whites are more round.
I was thinking of shortening the blues to make earrings but then I wouldn't be able to twist them like that. Maybe it's not good for akoyas to twist them, so perhaps I will just shorten them. On their own, I find them too long. It's funny, I don't feel that way about the whites so much, despite being the same length and Pearl size, I think it's because the whites are more round.
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My two additional April Special blue baroque strands came today. I think they took the slow truck from California. Anyhow, the strands are nice enough, but one of them is only 16 inches long. The other was 18 inches, which it should be. The 16" strand is two pearls shorter.
I've already been on the chat line to PP, and the 16" strand will be going back for two more pearls and a restring. I may purchase a couple more pearls to get it to 20", if they have them available. We will see.
I've already been on the chat line to PP, and the 16" strand will be going back for two more pearls and a restring. I may purchase a couple more pearls to get it to 20", if they have them available. We will see.
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Sorry for the late response, hanadama. The whites are indeed rounder than the blues. The whites look roundish on the neck but the blues are quite baroque.
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Thanks, you all! It's all about the light. The top strand in the box is slightly shaded, hence the darker blue. In reality, they all look quite similar. Perhaps a few more pearls with intense pink overtones in the first strand. Maybe...
I plan to hook them together and wear them as a long double rope most of the time. I hooked together the first 18" Special strand and my current 20" silver blue baroque to make a rope. I loved the long look, but the two strands do not match well. So, I ordered a couple more of the Special strands. Maybe they will end up strung together eventually into a rope. I'm in no rush to decide. I just liked this Special and these gorgeous pearls. They look great in person.
I plan to hook them together and wear them as a long double rope most of the time. I hooked together the first 18" Special strand and my current 20" silver blue baroque to make a rope. I loved the long look, but the two strands do not match well. So, I ordered a couple more of the Special strands. Maybe they will end up strung together eventually into a rope. I'm in no rush to decide. I just liked this Special and these gorgeous pearls. They look great in person.
Red
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Agreed. I wore my Special strand solo a couple of days, even though at 18" it is a bit shorter than I prefer, and I was amazed to catch myself in the mirror and see the luster of those pearls. Stunning. And, the reason I "needed" a couple more strands.
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Lovely...they look fantastic with your skin tone.
kelluvpearls
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I received my pearls today, they are gorgeous and amazing!
