Half of the above project is done. I'm waiting on the black toggle clasp to come in the mail in order to finish the above FW Oval strand.
Below are my 12-14mm Peach/Cream/White Freshwaters. My daughter calls these freshwater pearls my
"Wilma Flintstone Pearls" because they remind her of the rock necklace Wilma wore on all the cartoons! I agree. They are ever so much classier now with the CZ Rhodium Sterling Rondels. They are first pictured with some 1.5mm diamond cut sterling beads before, but the beads were starting to tarnish and I couldn't clean them next to the pearls. The latter photos show the restrung strand, which I believe is a much better combination both for look and for cleaning. I pulled a "novice" mistake when restringing them though. I didn't check carefully and had the 3-pearl combination one-off with the 2's and didn't notice until I was finished.
Ugh, I had to cut them apart and start over. No matter how long I do this, I still make stupid mistakes. At least they are fixable and I don't mind restringing, because I do it for love and and for fun
(and I want them to be right). Before and After photos below.
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AFTER:
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