Your earrings are very much like a necklace I have. Tourmalines? Mine is tourmalines with 2 SSPs.Thank you freshpearl and eolian! Yummy Akoya and SS, eolian! You look so Springy! Eolian, the slides would be a fantastic treat when you escape from Ban Island. I thought the slides they had made into the pendants were kind of big, so I went with the white gold earrings and took them apart. They had the components, so I could’ve chosen pearls to set in yellow gold, but I just liked the coloring that was already made up and I got an extra slide by buying the earrings. The necklace had 5 slides. I really miss that store. I had a few other pendants made there in past years.
Happy early birthday, CatMom! What a beautiful gift! I am drawn to green, too, but really, I love all colors of Tahitians. They are my favorite pearl.
Silver Tahitian strand from PP several years ago. I put all the other pieces together. The shorter necklace is made of wildly baroque Akoya pearls I bought at the Kojima studio. The small blue Tahitians in the bracelet are from JNB.
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It's an early little h pendant when Hisano Shepherd first started stuffing soufflé pearls with gemstones. These are emeralds. The bail is an enhancer, so I can hang it off any pearl strand. It's a gorgeous piece.BWeaves, WOW, such nice pendants. Now I see where your profile picture pendant came from; Cool. The pearl with the emerald (??) crystals inside is stunning. Absolutely stunning.
Reminds me of my last visit with my granddaughter (age 4). She said in her baby voice, "Oooo gam-ma, I like your pearl. Did you find it on the beach?" I could only respond, No, sweetie, I wish! My granddaughters are always finding shells on the beach and bringing them to me so I can string them into necklaces. So sweet.Thanks so much, BWeaves and CatMom! Ooooo, looking forward to seeing your new pendant, BWeaves.
Earrings and a keshi necklace I made, with a pearly stuffed seashell pendant from Kojima.
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Thank you! I do the same thing. Lots of dark colors in the winter and lighter, bright colors in the spring/summer.JEG Love a classic white akoya rope. Very interesting earrings. I like them.
Catmom: Really pretty freshwaters. My mother always had summer jewelry and winter jewelry. Some pieces just work better with summer clothing and some with winter clothing. Be it color, or style, or how hot or cool the necklace felt around the neck.
Oh those are so gorgeous jeg!Thanks Jeremy and BWeaves. They are still quite wearable. I caved and re-knotted it, although it draped better with the loose knots.BWeaves, the earrings were also from Japan. The findings are interesting. A mix of delicate with a little edge, but light and easy to wear. I have a picture somewhere of my mom wearing them together, and probably more than that.
A golden SS strand from Kojima, with a golden SS mixed rope from PP Ruckus.
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What a stunning ring. It seems to change color with the different lighting, as Tahitians do. Setting is really nice too.Well, I made a huge mistake and bought my first Kamoka pearl. It puts everything else I have to shame. I have a feeling I'm going to be going far, far down this rabbit hole. When I saw this ring, the color of the pearl just grabbed me but IRL it's the luster that does the grabbing. My pictures don't do it any justice at all. Plus the people from Kamoka are wonderful. I will have to do a Tahitian family photo shoot sometime.
It really does. Sometimes it's a cherry pink, other times very green. Kamoka describes it as having a bright cherry pink body with a flash of gold and blue to the center and an intense green glow. It's almost a perfect match to my watch.What a stunning ring. It seems to change color with the different lighting, as Tahitians do. Setting is really nice too.
That's a beautiful pearl with great color! I love the way it changes with the light.Well, I made a huge mistake and bought my first Kamoka pearl. It puts everything else I have to shame. I have a feeling I'm going to be going far, far down this rabbit hole. When I saw this ring, the color of the pearl just grabbed me but IRL it's the luster that does the grabbing. My pictures don't do it any justice at all. Plus the people from Kamoka are wonderful. I will have to do a Tahitian family photo shoot sometime.