Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

[KarinK]

Are there any tutorials for it? My brain is spinning because I have some drilled Akoyas from a necklace that became a bracelet, and drilled raw ruby beads, and I'm envisioning something. Thank you jeg.

It's been years but I think I found my wiring tutorials on Fire Mountain Gems. I tried to look but there are so many! You could try to search online for "how to make a tin cup" or "how to wirewrap".

 

[Wednesday]

So I had some help identifying the pearls (Akoya) and some tips on stringing, and here’s my junk store and eBay five strand vintage necklace, finally done. The strands all have a jump ring at each end and a hinged diamond circle clasp so I can wear any number of strands. I used some leftovers to put bracelets together in the same style

I’m now obsessed with pearls

 

[Wednesday]

Thanks, BWeaves and Douglas!

Oooo, I didn’t know there were Kamoka shirts! And that is such a pretty piece of needle art, BWeaves! Ahhhh, a luscious sunset… and the colors on your pendant!

Japan Kasumi keshi necklace and a rare, large, purple Japan Kasumi pearl from Kojima. The net pendant is from Takahashi, and I made the chain with tiny Akoya keshi. Worn with a very early all nacre FW multi-color necklace.
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Oh wow. So beautiful

 

[CatMom]

They are very complimentary, BWeaves!

Deep lavender FW pearls from one of PP’s HK Live events. They were loose pearls in a bracelet length that I made into a tin cup. A tourmaline necklace and earrings I made. The little center tourmaline was a gift from the vendor. I haven’t decided if I’m still going to change it up a little.
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Love the purples jeg!

 

[CatMom]

So I had some help identifying the pearls (Akoya) and some tips on stringing, and here’s my junk store and eBay five strand vintage necklace, finally done. The strands all have a jump ring at each end and a hinged diamond circle clasp so I can wear any number of strands. I used some leftovers to put bracelets together in the same style

I’m now obsessed with pearls

Yep, that can happen!

 

[BWeaves]

More of Mom's pearls today. Mabe's. Not my favorite type of pearl, but they are drop shaped, which is my favorite shape of pearl. Very 1990s. I know the nacre on the pendant has popped off at least once, and had to be glued back on.

Mom wore the enhancer on a 5.5 mm akoya choker. I decided to wear it on my gold knit choker for a more casual look today.

I'm not wild about the earrings. I like the idea of Omega backs, but they always pinch my earlobes. Mom had much thinner earlobes than I do, so I think they fit her much better than they fit me. At some point today these earrings are coming off and I'll put on my Hanadama studs instead.

 

[Wednesday]

More of Mom's pearls today. Mabe's. Not my favorite type of pearl, but they are drop shaped, which is my favorite shape of pearl. Very 1990s. I know the nacre on the pendant has popped off at least once, and had to be glued back on.

Mom wore the enhancer on a 5.5 mm akoya choker. I decided to wear it on my gold knit choker for a more casual look today.

I'm not wild about the earrings. I like the idea of Omega backs, but they always pinch my earlobes. Mom had much thinner earlobes than I do, so I think they fit her much better than they fit me. At some point today these earrings are coming off and I'll put on my Hanadama studs instead.

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They are absolutely beautiful and my teenage fashionista has similar styles in her costume jewellery box, so they’re probably high fashion right now. Makes sense- she’s wearing stuff I’m sure I wore in the 90s.
They look luscious on you

 

[CortezPearls]

More of Mom's pearls today. Mabe's. Not my favorite type of pearl, but they are drop shaped, which is my favorite shape of pearl. Very 1990s. I know the nacre on the pendant has popped off at least once, and had to be glued back on.

Mom wore the enhancer on a 5.5 mm akoya choker. I decided to wear it on my gold knit choker for a more casual look today.

I'm not wild about the earrings. I like the idea of Omega backs, but they always pinch my earlobes. Mom had much thinner earlobes than I do, so I think they fit her much better than they fit me. At some point today these earrings are coming off and I'll put on my Hanadama studs instead.

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I tend to favor the more colorful varieties of Mabe (Cortez & Abalone) but these are very elegant!

 

[BWeaves]

Ack!!! What did I just do? I can't believe nobody bought that BBA swirly pendant necklace on the 2nd Takahashi Live event. You all gave me too much time to think about it and my finger slipped. I haven't even seen Hisano's favorite Kasumi pearl yet. I was backup for that one, and now I've bought it. And Sarah just posted a boatload of new stuff on the Kojima website. I was drooling over some Tahitian and emerald earrings, but resisted. And Celeste and Josh keep posting new stuff on the Kamoka website that I'm also drooling over. Somebody strand me on Ban Island, please.

 

[Katbran]

The boat is coming to pick you up for the trip to Ban island. While you won't be able to buy any pearls during your residence here.. all cocktails are free for the drowning of sorrows.

 

[CathyKeshi]

BWeaves, your mabe set is stunning; I agree I don't often like white mabes, yours are luscious. Have you had a jeweler look at the Omega findings on the earrings? There is a place on the back they can adjust with some tiny tool, to change the tension which might help; takes a minute to do.

 

[pearlgirl12]

Ack!!! What did I just do? I can't believe nobody bought that BBA swirly pendant necklace on the 2nd Takahashi Live event. You all gave me too much time to think about it and my finger slipped. I haven't even seen Hisano's favorite Kasumi pearl yet. I was backup for that one, and now I've bought it. And Sarah just posted a boatload of new stuff on the Kojima website. I was drooling over some Tahitian and emerald earrings, but resisted. And Celeste and Josh keep posting new stuff on the Kamoka website that I'm also drooling over. Somebody strand me on Ban Island, please.

We need a pearl intervention.

 

[SurfnSci]

Gorgeous pearls, everyone! I love seeing all the amazing finds from the PP live events

@pearlgirl12 I am slightly obsessed with wire-wrapping, and I started by looking at pics of wire-wrapped jewelry on this forum (especially some of @jeg's pieces) and the Kojima website and trying to copy what I saw. Wire-wrapping is a pretty forgiving technique which I think is why it's so fun!

SoC ring today.

 

[BWeaves]

SurfnSci: That's a gorgeous SoC ring!!!

Last night I was drooling over the gem grade Takahashi pearls, but I had to keep reminding myself that I already have these!!!

Mom's akoya ring. Nana's akoya earrings. Nana's akoya clasp on the double strand of 8mm Freshadamas from PP. Rope of 8mm natural white Hanadamas from PP with a disco ball clasp. And 9mm Hanadama studs from PP. The earrings are pinked because they looked better on my ear than the natural white earrings did. You can't tell they don't match the necklace.

Whenever I wear the Freshadamas and the Hanadamas together like this, everyone always thinks the Freshies are real pearls and the Hanadamas are fakes, because they're tooooooo lustrous and shiny.

Nana's earrings remind me of the Blossom setting PP used to carry.

My knots are not dirty. They have loose threads from a dark sweater wrapped around them. I've been able to pick the dark threads off with a sharp tweezer, but I keep seeing new ones in the close up photos. I think the rope is due for a restringing though. I love monster sized earring backs on my stud earrings. So much easier to grasp, and the earring stays up higher and doesn't droop.

I just got a call from Mikimoto. They said that my lone earring is worn and they can't do an exact match, but they could replace the pearl and then both earrings will match. I'm not sure how the pearl is worn, since it never rubbed up against anything, but it is 9 years old. Originally, they said they weren't going to replace the pearl in the earring that's left, but I'm happy that they've decided to replace it. It's still going to cost more than the original pair cost me, but it's still much less than buying a new pair. I'm bleeding pearl money this year (looks hard at Hisano, Sarah, and Celeste).

 

[CortezPearls]

Gorgeous pearls, everyone! I love seeing all the amazing finds from the PP live events

@pearlgirl12 I am slightly obsessed with wire-wrapping, and I started by looking at pics of wire-wrapped jewelry on this forum (especially some of @jeg's pieces) and the Kojima website and trying to copy what I saw. Wire-wrapping is a pretty forgiving technique which I think is why it's so fun!

SoC ring today.
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I believe I recognize that Baby!

 

[CatMom]

Gorgeous pearls, everyone! I love seeing all the amazing finds from the PP live events

@pearlgirl12 I am slightly obsessed with wire-wrapping, and I started by looking at pics of wire-wrapped jewelry on this forum (especially some of @jeg's pieces) and the Kojima website and trying to copy what I saw. Wire-wrapping is a pretty forgiving technique which I think is why it's so fun!

SoC ring today.
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Such a gorgeous ring!

 

[CatMom]

SurfnSci: That's a gorgeous SoC ring!!!

Last night I was drooling over the gem grade Takahashi pearls, but I had to keep reminding myself that I already have these!!!

Mom's akoya ring. Nana's akoya earrings. Nana's akoya clasp on the double strand of 8mm Freshadamas from PP. Rope of 8mm natural white Hanadamas from PP with a disco ball clasp. And 9mm Hanadama studs from PP. The earrings are pinked because they looked better on my ear than the natural white earrings did. You can't tell they don't match the necklace.

Whenever I wear the Freshadamas and the Hanadamas together like this, everyone always thinks the Freshies are real pearls and the Hanadamas are fakes, because they're tooooooo lustrous and shiny.


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Nana's earrings remind me of the Blossom setting PP used to carry.

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My knots are not dirty. They have loose threads from a dark sweater wrapped around them. I've been able to pick the dark threads off with a sharp tweezer, but I keep seeing new ones in the close up photos. I think the rope is due for a restringing though.

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I just got a call from Mikimoto. They said that my lone earring is worn and they can't do an exact match, but they could replace the pearl and then both earrings will match. I'm not sure how the pearl is worn, since it never rubbed up against anything, but it is 9 years old. Originally, they said they weren't going to replace the pearl in the earring that's left, but I'm happy with that option. It's still going to cost more than the original pair cost, but much less than buying a new pair. I'm bleeding pearl money this year (looks hard at Hisano, Sarah, and Celeste).

Gorgeous whites BWeaves! I especially love the ring.

 

[lary007]

Ack!!! What did I just do? I can't believe nobody bought that BBA swirly pendant necklace on the 2nd Takahashi Live event. You all gave me too much time to think about it and my finger slipped. I haven't even seen Hisano's favorite Kasumi pearl yet. I was backup for that one, and now I've bought it. And Sarah just posted a boatload of new stuff on the Kojima website. I was drooling over some Tahitian and emerald earrings, but resisted. And Celeste and Josh keep posting new stuff on the Kamoka website that I'm also drooling over. Somebody strand me on Ban Island, please.

Honestly I am thrilled you bought it. It is STUNNING. I was so happy that you caved because it meant I didn't have to.

I was thrilled to be able to snag the golden keshi pendant though. My hands worked before my mind did on that one. I need to be stranded on Ban Island too.

And I'm glad you were able to get your mikis replaced. Your mom's and Nana's pearls are treasures. I hope I have someone to leave all my pearls to when the time comes - somebody that will actually wear them. I think about that a lot.

 

[lary007]

SoC ring today.

That's the perfect setting for that fantastic pearl.

 

[Tiger]

Ack!!! What did I just do? I can't believe nobody bought that BBA swirly pendant necklace on the 2nd Takahashi Live event. You all gave me too much time to think about it and my finger slipped. I haven't even seen Hisano's favorite Kasumi pearl yet. I was backup for that one, and now I've bought it. And Sarah just posted a boatload of new stuff on the Kojima website. I was drooling over some Tahitian and emerald earrings, but resisted. And Celeste and Josh keep posting new stuff on the Kamoka website that I'm also drooling over. Somebody strand me on Ban Island, please.

You made me laugh when you bought that BBA necklace! I was waffling over it (because it's gorgeous) but when you bid, I was thinking 'oh thank goodness!' She saved me. While I think the standard round white akoyas are beautiful, they don't call to me like the crazy colors and odd shapes.

Of course, I just went to look at the Kojima site after reading your post and....bought a pair of those gorgeous tourmaline and kasumi pearl earrings! Ugh....more restraint needed. LOL...