Little, itty bitty pearls

[JerseyPearl]

Minimalist is definitely a trend in jewelry these days. I'm more of the large and loud type, although tiny pearls can be rather "loud" in a VERY GOOD WAY, as evidenced by the wonderful photos. Sometimes small makes a larger statement than big.

 

[BWeaves]

Oh, wow! I love them all. I was afraid I was going to be the only one in love with tiny pearls in this group. I should have known better!

My wedding dog collar with 6mm akoyas. Cameo in front. Mikimoto 6mm huggies.



Clasp in front.



Clasp in back. The advantages of short hair.



In hindsight, I wish I'd gone smaller with the pearls in the dog collar.
I think smaller pearls would have been more comfortable to wear that high on the neck.

My first pearl purchase. The long 5 mm akoya rope, worn with my Aunt Love's 18" 6mm pearls, and my 7 mm choker. 5mm pearl drop and ruby heart earrings.





My 5 mm rope playing with my 6-7 mm Vietnamese blue akoyas and my 8 mm natural white Hanadamas.

 

[BWeaves]

I'm lusting after the wide bracelet and the 6 strand necklace in Little H's collection.

http://pearlcollective.com/collections/baby-freshwater-collection

And this one from Kojima:

http://shop.kojimapearl.com/products/opera-length-necklace-of-tiny-seed-pearls

and this one:

http://shop.kojimapearl.com/products/natural-wild-ocean-pearl-timeless-piece

 

[Tucs]

They all look lovely, thanks for sharing.

 

[kalmen22]

Ohhh. The layering of the ropes are very pretty. Love them

 

[Sanippy]

Your ropes are TDF, they look amazing worn together too.

I really love the Kojima natural pearl necklace. It's perfection.

 

[MSC]

Loving everyone's tiny pearls! I love really small pearls as well, 2-4mm is where it's at I'll post my tiny pipi necklace once it's complete.

 

[Sanippy]

I took some pearls to be drilled today and came across these gorgeous 4-5mm freshwater babies! I purchased two strands for an opera length endless rope, picking it up next weekend.

 

[BWeaves]

I misread that you bought ALL those little freshies, and then I wanted that, too.

 

[JerseyPearl]

Pretty...I bet that will make a great strand!

 

[Katbran]

Very pretty !!! Where do you get drilling done in Melbourne? Not easy to find people who drill

 

[Sanippy]

There's a pearl shop/kiosk in Chadstone shopping centre (I think called the Melbourne Pearl Specialists). They stock a huge variety of cheap freshwater pearls of varying quality (a lot are dyed), as well as Tahitians and SSP. I would say most are commercial quality but they have some stunners too. They also offer restringing and drilling for very reasonable prices. I'll report back next week when I pick up my pearls!

 

[Icyjade]

Saw this on Pinterest



From http://www.realmofjewellery.com/welcome-to-the-amazing-world-of-jewelry-by-suzanne-syz/syz-9/#main

 

[BWeaves]

OMG, those are tiny. Perhaps they are seed beads and not pearls?

OOOOps, just clicked on the link. Real pearls. WOW!

 

[Lady_Disdain]

Considering the average ring size, those pearls are 1.5mm. Wow! Can you imagine drilling those? Great idea to use titanium wire for stringing.

 

[lmgarden]

WOW, those are teeny tiny...

 

[Katbran]

hanadama - thanks for that info ! I don't think we have anyone here who does it..tho Regentco does string.

Icy jade - wow now that's a design I've never seen before !!

 

[Icyjade]

Yeah it's pretty unusual so I thought to share. Maybe someone here will be up to the challenge to create their own version?

 

[Sanippy]

Oh wow that ring is incredible!

 

[Lady_Disdain]

If anyone wants to try, here is some thin titanum wire: https://www.riogrande.com/Product/titanium-round-wire-50-ft-coil-24-ga-soft/135503

Or niobium: https://www.riogrande.com/Product/niobium-round-wire-10-ft-coil-22-ga-soft/135133