Paula Crevoshay Trunk Show

Red said:
I also brought along my Tahitian drop from the Connoisseur sale of a couple of years ago to see how it looked. I purchased this 5mm x 3mm alexandrite to use with the pearl. The color changes from green to purple, depending on the lighting.

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I liked the colors with the pendant. I was worried that the pearl would be too small, but the size seems fine as well.


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i love them together.... i love that brooch/enhancer....it's so medieval
 
Wow that's SO unique! Very inspirational! :D
 
Oh my Gosh, YES!!! Way to make an already impressive piece more stunning!!! And I really like the size of the brooch... I didn't realize how large it was until you posted a photo with it on. Congrats and a stunner!!
 
amti said:
Oh my Gosh, YES!!! Way to make an already impressive piece more stunning!!! And I really like the size of the brooch... I didn't realize how large it was until you posted a photo with it on. Congrats and a stunner!!
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Believe me, many of Paula's brooches were even bigger. One reason I liked this one is because it doesn't take me over as many of her pieces will do. I think jewelry should make the wearer look better, and not that the wearer is simply a display rack for the jewels. Or, as Paula would probably say, those other pieces were not meant for me, and this one was.

JerseyPearl said:
Gorgeous addition...I wonder if Paula provided an opinion to your jeweler, as he certainly has captured the essence. BTW, I would have him make two drops...so that you can wear them as earrings.
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The jeweler and I worked together on the design, with me quickly quashing some of her more far reaching ideas. Even this one is something that Paula would not design, but I think it captures many of her distinctive elements. And, I like it, so there.

As for the earring idea, no. I'll stick to my tiny studs, thank you.

kelluvpearls said:
What a grea idea and a pair of earrings even better!
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Thank you, kelluvpearls. You, or any other heavy pearl earring lover out there, can be my guest.

Katbran said:
Oh wow....I love that idea! Brilliant! ooooo and earrings....niccceeeee!
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Thank you, Katbran. Earrings are my favorite jewelry, having worn them daily since I got my ears pieced at 16. Mom would not give her consent earlier. But, I prefer tiny studs. Heavy earrings give my ears stretch marks, stretch out the hole, and most importantly, and I can't emphasize this enough, they hurt like HEL*. So, I am going to pass on the earring idea.
 
I visited my Crevoshay brooch again today. I wanted to see the colors of the spinel my jeweler had selected for the pearl drop. I also took along a pink spinel smooth rondelle strand that I had and a matching pink carved spinel.

First, the brooch next to the spinel strand and the carved spinel.

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Next, I tried hanging the brooch as a pendant from the spinel strand.

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Next, let's take a look at the colored spinel for the pearl drop. By the way, that is my gold chain. It also works to hang the pendant.

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I decided I would prefer the have all the spinel in the pearl enhancer drop be the same dark pink color as those in the pendant. I liked the one dark pink spinel best. Next step will be for the jeweler to get in more small round pink tourmalines and take a look for a good match.

In the meantime, I'm having a ball visiting my baby. I fall more in love with this piece each time I see it. And, I'm appreciating Jeremy's eye in selecting that Tahitian drop for the Connoisseur sale each time I see it. That is one gorgeous pearl that holds its own with the Crevoshay.

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Red just an idea here....when you have the enhancer made, have the connector made in a way he enhancer will be able to be worn independently of the brooch. That will give you more flexibility with your 2 new pieces.
 
Thank you Katbran, and newberry.

newberry - I will try to remember to take a photo of the back of the brooch on my next visit. The workmanship is ingenious. There is a metal coil at the bottom point to loop the enhancer around and through. So, the pearl enhancer will have a small loop at the top to fit the coil on the back of the brooch, and there isn't a lot of discretion about the loop size. But, a connector could be made to wear the pearl enhancer drop separately, I'm sure.
 
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I dropped by to visit my Crevoshay brooch today, and to approve the new pink spinels for the Tahitian drop.

Here are the hand-selected pink spinels in a couple of different lighting. These are very bright in person, and have less of a color shift than the original one I selected. The original is sitting above the row of six. The first photo is in the jewelry store lighting, and the second is in direct sunlight.

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