How Do You Store Your Pearls? Show Us!

[jeg]

I’ve completely re-done my storage and now keep all my pearls in cotton muslin bags with iron-on labels. I’m adding pics of some great little pouches I got to use for traveling. CathyKeshi’s sister is a quilter, and made these fantastic zipped pouches. I love the detail- notice the seashell fabric has little waves by the zipper on the smaller pouch, and the flower fabric has little bees by the zipper! The pearl strands are both Kamoka.

 

[CathyKeshi]

Ha ... we must have BEES ... my sister's son and his wife own a beekeeping/honey business I keep nearly all my pearl strands in those quilted pouches. In the beginning, it was easy, I color coded the pearls to the colors of the fabrics. After a while and a few years of pearl addiction, I got tired of opening all those pouches, so I recently bought little tiny 1" note cards, tied them to the zipper pulls so I can write what's inside on the cards LOL. Sue (sister) was using white zippers and plain stitching until I persuaded her to up her embellishment game, which she did admirably!

 

[CathyKeshi]

Barbaradilek, those old oriental cabinets are so wonderful!

 

[StevieBoy]

I’ve completely re-done my storage and now keep all my pearls in cotton muslin bags with iron-on labels. I’m adding pics of some great little pouches I got to use for traveling. CathyKeshi’s sister is a quilter, and made these fantastic zipped pouches. I love the detail- notice the seashell fabric has little waves by the zipper on the smaller pouch, and the flower fabric has little bees by the zipper! The pearl strands are both Kamoka.
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these are so cute!!!

 

[TXPearlLV]

I love to look and play with my pearls. Does anyone just display them in a pull out drawer in their closet? I have an Ikea closet system with the jewelry display drawer. It has a glass top so I can see what's in there. Should I be storing them differently?

 

[Purranha]

After looking of this thread, my pearls are mad at me for mistreating them / their storage system.

 

[theseventhsphinx]

As promised, here are photos my storage system. Most pearls are stored in those simple flat pearl folders, marked with what's inside (Avery File Printer/Label printed on Clear/Black Avery File Label Tape). The pearl folders were the best price at nilecorp.com and they come in white/black/pink/gray. My cheaper or mixed bead necklaces are in the pink or gray folders. When there are matching earrings an/or an enhancer for a strand, I store those in little white cotton pouches that I make/sew out of 2" twill tape (earrings have a divider seam-see photo). That way the pearls won't get scratched and can be stored with their corresponding necklace.
My more expensive strands are stored in those lovely blue velvet center open display boxes (room for the larger South Sea pearls and more protected). Obviously don't need as many of those storage boxes. Found the best price on the blue velvet boxes on Amazon.View attachment 463361View attachment 463355View attachment 463362View attachment 463360View attachment 463358

@MotherOfPearlTrumpet This storage system is a thing of absolute beauty. Respect. Props. Claps.

 

[CortezPearls]

My storage system is simple, since I don't really have any jewelry
But I do have all my pearls (mainly naturals) stored in plastic bags, all separated by species and family groups, with larger pearls measured and weighed individually. I can find any pearl in a jiffy!

 

[Purranha]

Papa Doug can we raid your pile?

 

[CortezPearls]

I would be happy to do a show & tell for sure!
Raiding, looting and pillaging afterwards.
LOL

 

[CathyKeshi]

I'll bring more tiny quilted pouches for the "raiding, looting and pillaging" ...

 

[barbaradilek]

Changing show monthly….

 

[MotherOfPearlTrumpet]

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These are AWESOME!!! My in-laws had a clock exactly like this one! Love the shells for display.
Of course I think we would all agree (on this forum) that the VERY BEST display is around someone's neck!

 

[CortezPearls]

I LOVE seashells...they make fantastic displays.
And having them around that grampa clock...nice touch!

 

[barbaradilek]

Shells were a wedding gift of an elderly friend,clock( still chimes every quarter!) husbands great grandfathers,made in 1830.It’s been ticking through history ever since!.This months pearls are mostly the big early mistakes,but even they deserve their 15 minutes of fame!

 

[CathyKeshi]

barbaradilek, that's a lovely display! I have one of my grandfather's mantle clocks in my living room now, one of 3 in line of sight. Will soon be bringing one of the grandfather's clocks he built home as well; it has a German set of works with 3 different sets of chimes in. He was a carpenter by trade, and a clockmaker/fixer by hobby. I inherited his love of a good clock chime in the background What a delightful idea to combine your clock, shells and pearls; love it.

 

[LadyBratFace]

As promised, here are photos my storage system. Most pearls are stored in those simple flat pearl folders, marked with what's inside (Avery File Printer/Label printed on Clear/Black Avery File Label Tape). The pearl folders were the best price at nilecorp.com and they come in white/black/pink/gray. My cheaper or mixed bead necklaces are in the pink or gray folders. When there are matching earrings an/or an enhancer for a strand, I store those in little white cotton pouches that I make/sew out of 2" twill tape (earrings have a divider seam-see photo). That way the pearls won't get scratched and can be stored with their corresponding necklace.
My more expensive strands are stored in those lovely blue velvet center open display boxes (room for the larger South Sea pearls and more protected). Obviously don't need as many of those storage boxes. Found the best price on the blue velvet boxes on Amazon.View attachment 463361View attachment 463355View attachment 463362View attachment 463360View attachment 463358

#lifeGoals!

 

[Omegion]

Ha ... we must have BEES ... my sister's son and his wife own a beekeeping/honey business I keep nearly all my pearl strands in those quilted pouches. In the beginning, it was easy, I color coded the pearls to the colors of the fabrics. After a while and a few years of pearl addiction, I got tired of opening all those pouches, so I recently bought little tiny 1" note cards, tied them to the zipper pulls so I can write what's inside on the cards LOL. Sue (sister) was using white zippers and plain stitching until I persuaded her to up her embellishment game, which she did admirably!

That's fantastic that your sister's son and his wife own a beekeeping/honey business! Bees play a vital role in our ecosystem, and honey production is such an interesting and valuable endeavor. By the way, I earn quite often in https://jokaviproom.casinologin.mobi/ Jokaviproom playing gambling. It sounds like you have a clever and organized way of storing your pearl strands in quilted pouches. Using color-coded pearls to match the fabrics must have made it easy to find the desired strand. And your recent addition of tiny note cards tied to the zipper pulls is a clever solution to save time and effort when searching for specific pearls.

 

[MotherOfPearlTrumpet]

That's fantastic that your sister's son and his wife own a beekeeping/honey business! Bees play a vital role in our ecosystem, and honey production is such an interesting and valuable endeavor. It sounds like you have a clever and organized way of storing your pearl strands in quilted pouches. Using color-coded pearls to match the fabrics must have made it easy to find the desired strand. And your recent addition of tiny note cards tied to the zipper pulls is a clever solution to save time and effort when searching for specific pearls.

You could take it one step further, which is easy these days with cameras on our phones and the ability to print multiple size pictures on your color printer...take a quick photo of the strand and mount that on the zipper bag! Sometimes when you have many different strands, a picture clarifies quicker than words. I love having photos of my pearls readily available...sometimes its just fun to look through the pictures.

 

[MotherOfPearlTrumpet]

As my pearl collection has grown and now inheriting some of my mother's more valuable pieces, I find myself a little uneasy leaving the house in the morning...we all know that a break-in is always possible and no matter how many cameras and alarms you may have, thieves wear hoodies, keep their heads down, and police arrive after the event is over. So, I made the decision to purchase a shelved safe for our master closet and will have it bolted to the floor. A pushbutton combination will allow me to continue with easy access to my collection, but deter, or at least, slow down, any potential theft. I found a company that customizes the handle/color/access door open direction (we needed a left hand open for the location that worked best)/and had many different sizes available. I'll drive away to work or leave on vacation with a bit more peace of mind once it arrives. If you would like the name of the company I used, I'd love to send them some more business. You can message me with the "envelope above." They were absolutely fantastic to work with and the price was very reasonable. More and more houses are being outfitted with permanent safes in the master closet for this purpose as well as for firearms.
No guns for me, just pearls!