Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

[BWeaves]

Circle pearls are my favorite shape!

I know! They're like miniature planets. So much color and wonderful shapes. No mistaking these for faux pearls.

 

[CatMom]

Just gorgeous BWeaves!

 

[MotherOfPearlTrumpet]

All beautiful pearls, BWeaves! That SOC pearl is really special and you chose the perfect setting for it.

Blue Tahitian strand with a Monili orchid clasp from PP. The tiny pearl in the orchid is an abalone pearl. Blue Tahitian studs are from Alex Collins, and a bracelet I made with tiny blue Tahitians from JNB.
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These look like a dreamy lush tropical forest on the islands where these beautiful pearls grow. Such rich depth of color and luster. Thanks for sharing. I too just love that clasp.

 

[heartofawareness]

I was THERE and still I see new things in Travel Bunny's photos! Nothing better than Travel Bunny rummaging amongst the pearls. At the last minute I remembered a pair of pearls I wanted, and had no idea where they were anymore; Travel Bunny ran away, ran back and dropped that pair on the table right in front of me ... !

So, @CathyKeshi How did Travel Bunny get started and what does it represent?

 

[heartofawareness]

Oh JEG, thank you for the tour of the Kojima studio. It's really nice to see the different pieces next to each other. It helps determine scale, if you know what I mean.

Today I'm wearing all Kojima. Ombre' tin-cup. The Queen pendant. Winter Snowman and Summer Rain pendants on my earring hoops. Ok, and I'm modeling my Sea of Cortez pearl from Douglas in the Pearl Paradise rose gold ring setting, and a Tahitian yellow gold ring from Kamoka, but I took them off to go weave so they don't snag the threads.

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Ah, the light is washing out the pearls in the last two photos.

I love your pearls too @BWeaves That tin cup is amazing with a little of everything...mismatched earrings (that you can easily change since they're charms) The rings are beautiful too. everything is very drool worthy, LOL...

 

[heartofawareness]

Cathy, I have the same issue about seeing things in the photos that I don’t remember seeing, and I’m the one who took the pics!!!

All beautiful pearls, BWeaves! That SOC pearl is really special and you chose the perfect setting for it.

Blue Tahitian strand with a Monili orchid clasp from PP. The tiny pearl in the orchid is an abalone pearl. Blue Tahitian studs are from Alex Collins, and a bracelet I made with tiny blue Tahitians from JNB.
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You look nice and tropical @jeg The orchid clasp is beautiful and those pearls...<gasp>, wowza....

 

[heartofawareness]

That clasp is gorgeous. So are the pearls, but that clasp! I love a good clasp. It elevates a strand to the next level.

So today, I'm wearing a clasp I didn't think I'd like. I suspect this will be my 100 year old pearls, because it'll be the only clasp I can work successfully when I'm 100. Same with the earrings. Easy to put on. All Tahitians from Kamoka. Celeste told me that the circled pearls in the necklace came from Kamoka's sister farm. The sister farm produces more circles, while Kamoka produces more smooth rounds. The center pearl on the necklace is intensely dark teal green.

I bought the earrings when I was actually looking for studs, but I loved the 18K gold Bali setting. This is the first pair of hooks I've owned that don't work their way out of my piercings.

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Gorgeous @BWeaves I'm starting to get used tot he daily pearl pictures...so much fun to see all of your beautiful pearls!

 

[CathyKeshi]

heartofawareness, Travel Bunny lives with and is Jeg's partner in pearl and travel adventures. I happened to be at Pearls By The Bay, and Travel Bunny graciously jumped in to make sure I got my pair of special little earring pearls ... I am honored to receive Travel Bunny's aid

 

[CathyKeshi]

BWeaves, that green teal strand of circles pearls is a dream! It's one of my "ones that got away" ... so glad you have it and I get to see it on occasion, it's gorgeous.

 

[heartofawareness]

heartofawareness, Travel Bunny lives with and is Jeg's partner in pearl and travel adventures. I happened to be at Pearls By The Bay, and Travel Bunny graciously jumped in to make sure I got my pair of special little earring pearls ... I am honored to receive Travel Bunny's aid

That's very sweet...and I see bunny also has a pearl necklace. Isn't it wonderful that you were able to find your little pearl earrings (with bunny's help of course)

 

[BWeaves]

So hot and rainy today. Getting out my summer pearls. Too hot to layer up the pearls, so just a single pendant today.

Jurassic Time Traveler from Kamoka. It's a carved peacock Tahitian wire wrapped with a fossil shark's tooth. I'm really NOT into sharks, so I'm surprised that I have 2 shark related pearls from Kamoka. This pendant with the shark's tooth, and then the Sharky pendant with the carved shark (another great summer pearl).

I love mismatched earrings. I originally bought the black and white pair with white gold backs from Kamoka (the pair on the right) and they go with everything. The white pearl is actually the color of pale blue akoyas, and the black pearl has an amazing purple halo. I liked the pair so much that I bought the pair on the left with yellow gold findings from Kamoka, too. The white pearl is lavender and the black pearl is emerald green and pink peacock. It's the pair I'm wearing today. I'm so glad the gold findings are different colors, so I can tell the pairs apart, although I could mix and match the 4 pearls, I never do.

I've been playing around with fonts, and wove these Dream / Weave bookmarks. They read Dream from one direction and Weave from the other. The Greg bookmark is not quite as successful. My husband showed me his name upside down, and I tried to weave it, but the "r" ends up looking like an "a" and throws it off.

 

[jeg]

What a cool design to those bookmarks, BWeaves!

Thank you BWeaves, MOPTrumpet and heartofawareness! The story behind Bunny and the Traveling Pearl: The Traveling Pearl is my original pendant that I bought from PP years ago. I pretty much wore it daily and it is the one piece of jewelry that always travels with me. I used to send pics of the pearl on vacation to Jeremy, and he coined it the “Traveling Pearl”. It got to be too fussy to take the necklace off and try to keep the pearl still for pics, so a few years back, I found Bunny at an airport shop. Bunny wears the original Traveling Pearl, and I wear the second, which is also years old. The third Traveling Pearl is rarely worn. It was a special purchase that will be from 10 years ago in a few months. I wore it for my late husband’s celebration in Hawaii. PP had a special Tahitian pendant sale at the time, so I also bought my sister, sister-in-laws, mother, and mother-in-law, pendants for the celebration. Here’s a grainy pic of three of us- there were seven women all together.

 

[heartofawareness]

What a cool design to those bookmarks, BWeaves!

Thank you BWeaves, MOPTrumpet and heartofawareness! The story behind Bunny and the Traveling Pearl: The Traveling Pearl is my original pendant that I bought from PP years ago. I pretty much wore it daily and it is the one piece of jewelry that always travels with me. I used to send pics of the pearl on vacation to Jeremy, and he coined it the “Traveling Pearl”. It got to be too fussy to take the necklace off and try to keep the pearl still for pics, so a few years back, I found Bunny at an airport shop. Bunny wears the original Traveling Pearl, and I wear the second, which is also years old. The third Traveling Pearl is rarely worn. It was a special purchase that will be from 10 years ago in a few months. I wore it for my late husband’s celebration in Hawaii. PP had a special Tahitian pendant sale at the time, so I also bought my sister, sister-in-laws, mother, and mother-in-law, pendants for the celebration. Here’s a grainy pic of three of us- there were seven women all together.
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Great story about Travel Bunny @jeg! Adds to the fun.. Great that you were able to get Tahitians for your family. Love the tropical colors in your dresses!

 

[StevieBoy]

good morning from the Philippines!

Not pearls, but i wanted to test out an outfit + necklace length before i decide to get a rope of pinky/peachy pearls in the future

Seen here is a long rope of conch shell beads

Happy Friday everyone!

 

[jeg]

Thanks, heartofawareness! StevieBoy, what do you think about the length and color? I really like the color of conch shell beads. I pretty much like anything made of conch shells.

My shopping mood for Pearls By The Bay went with light pieces that I thought were fun. These two lengths are a mix of beads, shells and pearls. I made the short necklace with pearls I bought at the first PBTB.

 

[StevieBoy]

Thanks, heartofawareness! StevieBoy, what do you think about the length and color? I really like the color of conch shell beads. I pretty much like anything made of conch shells.

My shopping mood for Pearls By The Bay went with light pieces that I thought were fun. These two lengths are a mix of beads, shells and pearls. I made the short necklace with pearls I bought at the first PBTB.
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ooh! i love all the organic shapes and also the shell rondelle/tube beads as spacers! So chic!

Yes, I quite like this length and color of conch shell. I'm inspired by how Jason Momoa wears alot of dusty pastel colors, and Im taking a cue from him on how to style myself.
I think this rope is about 42 or 44 inches? I really want to make a FWP pearl strand, but I worry about how to store it in a way that the pearls dont scratch/stretch out the silk.

 

[jeg]

I love the way Jason Momoa wears his pearls. I really don’t worry at all about pearls scratching. They are pretty durable, but for some of my strands, I just wrap some loose cloth around them and put them in their pouch. Have you thought about using Serafil thread? Pattye sells this on Etsy. It doesn’t stretch like silk and is easy to use. (PatriciaSaabDesigns)

 

[StevieBoy]

I love the way Jason Momoa wears his pearls. I really don’t worry at all about pearls scratching. They are pretty durable, but for some of my strands, I just wrap some loose cloth around them and put them in their pouch. Have you thought about using Serafil thread? Pattye sells this on Etsy. It doesn’t stretch like silk and is easy to use. (PatriciaSaabDesigns)

ooh! ive never tried, but I will look into it. Its such a pill living in the Philippines sometimes, for some reason, on etsy specifically-with their payment system with paypal, buying things and paying for them becomes so many hoops to jump through.
Its crazy because i buy things on amazon and ebay all the time with no hassel- only etsy

 

[CathyKeshi]

I like that look StevieBoy!

 

[StevieBoy]

I like that look StevieBoy!

thank you! Actually, I have treated myself to a 36inch strand of semi baroque nukes! They arrive next week, and I'm excited to see how they will work in my wardrobe!