Good point! Love the casual looks and the reworking part.Love those colors together, BWeaves!
Thank you, CatMom- all good memories.
MOPTrumpet, I don’t have the same aversion to wrapping with 14kt gf even when I use 14kt findings. The things I make are more casual and for myself, so it’s an easy fix if something needs to be replaced or reworked.
Oh you wear it well! Looks great with your skin tone.
Thank you! I cant wait to get more
Looks great on you!
That is such a beautiful necklace. What's the best way to get in touch with them to buy some pearls?Beautiful all whites, BWeaves!
I was so enamored with a photo posted on Kojima’s IG, of all the colors of Akoya Sarah found in a lot. I envisioned a tin cup bracelet.I asked Sarah about the pearls, but unfortunately they were not suited for being made into a tin cup. So, I asked Takahashi if they might have some baroque Akoya in varied sizes and unusual colors. They kept me posted and let me know they were “looking up and down their office,” and then came back with a fantastic selection. How could I choose 10 for a bracelet?! Change of plans… I purchased all of them and made a necklace. These are baroque Akoya, and are all natural colors.
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I like that salt & pepper beard you are working on. Consider matching with a mixed strand of salt & pepper pearls (dyed Akoya or darker Tahitian), or a strand I saw on Pattye's Etsy site, that had white pearls with black silk thread knots! That would be stunning!
Ooh! That sounds like a nice combo!
. The vendor is Pearls of Joy. They don't provide pictures (only stock) so you don't know what you're ultimately getting. They don't even tell you the size of the diamonds. If anyone else has dealt with Pearls of Joy what was your experience with them? If there is another thread for these kind of topics I would appreciate the redirect.
I'm commenting on the color of your earrings. To find 2 matching 13mm+ round pearls with beautiful skin is an amazing thing for South Sea Goldens. Most earrings I've seen lately of that quality have imperfections in the skin, are oval or a bit off round. Also, it is my understanding that SS Goldens come in Cream, Champagne, 14K 18K and 24K to grade their color. The darker the pearl, the more rare it is, and definitely the price point goes with the color depth. This was covered in the Pearl Course. Not sure what shade you were looking for, but I've seen very few of those 18K and 24K pearls available anywhere (unless they are the cheap Chinese dyed pearls). Here are photos of my 2 darkest (14K range) SS Goldens and my Champagne (off round) SS Golden earrings. The enhancer is 12mm and the pendant is 10.2mm. The Earrings are 12.8mm. Just thought you might like to compare color on these.These are a pair of Gem quality Champagne Golden SSP earrings 13.4 mm with 4 diamonds. While I absolutely LOVE the look of this earring, the size of the pearl, and smooth, mirror-like luster, the skin is impeccably clean...but I"m not totally in love with the color. I prefer darker golden. When I inquired about these the vendor said 'they are the color they look on your monitor'...what a putoff and very unprofessional. I was trying to ask if I could get a darker color but no such luck. so I'm seriously thinking about returning them because I'm not in love with the color and they were not cheap
Hi MOPTrumpet...thanks for commenting. I love the deep color of your enhancers. Your champagne is still more saturated than what I got for my earrings so I'm glad I sent them back. So I contacted the vendor for the return and I was surprised that Nicole the operations manager actually said she would exchange them for an 18k or darker pair...so back they went and they even said they would send me a picture of the replacement before sending them out. I've never had them do this before (pearls of joy) so I'm thrilled. I do know that golden SSPs come in a range of gold. I prefer deeper richer golden with nice overtones.
Your pearls look very nice with your outfit @86Corvettegirl
@SurfnSci your ring is BEAUTIFUL! I love the simple mounting. The entire focus is on the beautiful pearl with the mirror like luster. I can see your reflectionHappy weekend, all! Love seeing everyone's beautiful pearls this week
@heartofawareness Those are very gorgeous earrings, but if you don't completely love them because of the color, I agree with returning them... I have several pearl pieces that I thought I could learn to love, but sadly, they just sit in a drawer and never get worn.
Sea of Cortez ring for me today.
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Thank you, heartofawareness. The top is a couple of years old & was suppose to be true red but when it arrived it was more of an orange red like a tomato. It's very comfortable & very summery so I kept it. Comes in handy for the hot humid summers in the South. I thought the waterfall necklaces I got from Kojima would go very well with it.
