Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

Tahitian and ruby earrings from little h, with 2 bracelets and a rope length of circled Tahitians that I put together.
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Thanks CatMom!! I had to chuckle when I dug to the depths of my closet last summer. I’ve had these clothes for over 20 years. Who would’ve thought that linen, tropical print, and hot pink would all make a comeback together!:LOL::cool:
 
eolian pearls said:
Amazing akoya keshis @MotherOfPearlTrumpet!!! I love LOVE akoya keshis! They are tiny with have incredible luster and personality! And extra kudos to you for your patience with making them into a triple necklace! Triple WOW!!!

@jeg Oh the subtle ombre!!!! So beautiful! And everything else too ;-)

@CatMom Love the T bracelet and the star ring!!!! I got a sapphire star ring for my 18th birthday from my parents when we were on a trip in Thailand but unfortunately the strong star has faded into a very subtle star...But still it paits well with Tahitians, one of these days I will take it out and look at it again. Yours is pure gorgeousnes!

So I know I am on a non-pearl buy year but gifts don’t count right? :) The backstory for this stainless steel necklace. I bought it for my Mom 20 years ago, it is Italian and had 4 big (fake) Tahitian pearls. My Mom loved it and wore it for many years. Until I got into pearls and couldn’t look at this necklace with same eyes anymore...and the fake Ts got all not-pretty looking with time... So I decided to give it an makeover with Australian South Sea pearls that i came to appreciate so much last year. The necklace needed big pearl so my budget said circles and Care Ehret happened to have a lot of these lustrous beauties on her website. There were two extra pearls so I asked Margaret of Simply Adorned to make two simple lariats with freshwater keshis for my sister and me.... I am so happy with the result and I am sure my Mom (and sister who is just along for the ride;-) will be too!

And then there is this time-traveller necklace which was a total surprise! In a real! effort to NOT buy anymore pearls or supplies I gave away a part of my stash to ftiends who are beaders and I had this carved Tahitian from Wen that I just had no idea wha to do with it. Yesterday my beader friend came to visit with this necklace ( with sparkly blue sapphires and red coral) which reminded me so much of ( Kojima’s or Kamoka’s) time-traveller pieces that I didnt even allow myself to want openly ;-) Again my no-pearl buy year is going really well ;-))))View attachment 465006View attachment 465005
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Wonderful collection and the lustre on those WSS is beautiful ! I do love circles !
 
Stevieboy. The grey pearls give a "steel" look to the necklace. I like it with your shirt.

Today I'm wearing purple pearls from Kojima with purple linen.

Chocolate Plum pendant and custom freshwater keshi earrings that were made to go with a freshwater keshi tin-cup.

This was another case of "I missed out on the necklace." Sarah made me another freshwater keshi tin-cup necklace, and the person who does the wire work accidentally made the necklace too long, and I said, "Leave it alone. I like the longer length." Then I asked her to make me some dangly earrings to match the tin-cup. I actually find these earrings go with a lot of different pearls, other than the ones they were designed to match. And they are very lightweight. And the horseshoe setting is very secure and comfortable. It doesn't work its way out of my ear like fishhooks usually do.

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BWeaves said:
Stevieboy. The grey pearls give a "steel" look to the necklace. I like it with your shirt.

Today I'm wearing purple pearls from Kojima with purple linen.

Chocolate Plum pendant and custom freshwater keshi earrings that were made to go with a freshwater keshi tin-cup.

This was another case of "I missed out on the necklace." Sarah made me another freshwater keshi tin-cup necklace, and the person who does the wire work accidentally made the necklace too long, and I said, "Leave it alone. I like the longer length." Then I asked her to make me some dangly earrings. I actually find these earrings go with a lot of different pearls, other than the ones they were designed to match. And they are very lightweight. And the horseshoe setting is very secure and comfortable. It doesn't work its way out of my ear like fishhooks usually do.

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Why thank you! Yes, im so happy with how it turned out, but wearing it today i feel like i may need to restring/knot. The knots themselves between the pearls were fine, but i felt like the necklace was giving way near the clasp. Its probably due to the weight of all these big pearls 😅

My goodness! these plummy mauves are so becoming on you!

after seeing everyone’s gorgeous pendants on this thread, I’m now wanting a few for my chains.


im always worried the bail hole wont be wide enough to fit clasps through?
 
StevieBoy said:
im always worried the bail hole wont be wide enough to fit clasps through?
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Some small orbit clasps will fit through some large 6mm bails. However, I have a couple of bails that are a hair too small and the orbit clasp won't go through. I do have some small, old fashioned fish hook clasps (the filigree oval clasps) that will fit through those big bails.

Alternately, I just turn my necklace around and clip the bail to the the orbit clasp. I've restrung a lot of my pearls onto orbit clasps, so everything hooks to everything else. I wear a lot of tricolor gold, so I don't mind mixing metal colors.

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I have a hook enhancer that I use occasionally. I can't find who sells it anymore. But it's a way of putting a pendant on any necklace where the bail is too small.

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Bella Findings has the following enhancer in vermeil, rhodium sterling silver, and rose gold. It will turn the pendant sideways, I think.

 
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Today I'm wearing a suite of Sea of Cortez Mabe earrings, pendant, and bracelet. Love the shiftiness of these mabe...gorgeous! The ring is a special treasure and belonged to my mother and is my very first pearl (circa 1960s). Doesn't match but I think the design is beautiful.


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BWeaves said:
Stevieboy. The grey pearls give a "steel" look to the necklace. I like it with your shirt.

Today I'm wearing purple pearls from Kojima with purple linen.

Chocolate Plum pendant and custom freshwater keshi earrings that were made to go with a freshwater keshi tin-cup.

This was another case of "I missed out on the necklace." Sarah made me another freshwater keshi tin-cup necklace, and the person who does the wire work accidentally made the necklace too long, and I said, "Leave it alone. I like the longer length." Then I asked her to make me some dangly earrings to match the tin-cup. I actually find these earrings go with a lot of different pearls, other than the ones they were designed to match. And they are very lightweight. And the horseshoe setting is very secure and comfortable. It doesn't work its way out of my ear like fishhooks usually do.

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I love those earrings @BWeaves and the pendant as well...gorgeous woven necklace too...
 
StevieBoy said:
Ooh! That suite is fantastic! Im especially drooping over the bracelet!
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The bracelet is the first thing I noticed when I surfed their website @StevieBoy , LOL...then of course I started adding to the cart 😂 No regrets though...I absolutely love everything, though, the earrings are not as shifty as the rest of the pieces. Not sure if I should leave as is or replace, but it my change the 'character' of the mabe in the earrings which is not flat but raised and somewhat 'lumpy' if that is the right word to describe it.
 
BWeaves said:
Some small orbit clasps will fit through some large 6mm bails. However, I have a couple of bails that are a hair too small and the orbit clasp won't go through. I do have some small, old fashioned fish hook clasps (the filigree oval clasps) that will fit through those big bails.

Alternately, I just turn my necklace around and clip the bail to the the orbit clasp. I've restrung a lot of my pearls onto orbit clasps, so everything hooks to everything else. I wear a lot of tricolor gold, so I don't mind mixing metal colors.

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I have a hook enhancer that I use occasionally. I can't find who sells it anymore. But it's a way of putting a pendant on any necklace where the bail is too small.

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Bella Findings has the following enhancer in vermeil, rhodium sterling silver, and rose gold. It will turn the pendant sideways, I think.

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I LOVE the enhancer idea..gonna check that out.. I absolutely adore your silvery Blue Akoyas Bweaves...Gorgeous!
 
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Thank you all for the SS circles love! I was actually going for a swim when I met the post lady so I took my package, opened it on the beach went for a swim and immediately took the pictures for my Mom and sister and PG of course ;-) There was another fun necklace from Margaret in the package...Freshwaters and akoyas...another new summer favorite...
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eolian pearls said:
Thank you all for the SS circles love! I was actually going for a swim when I met the post lady so I took my package, opened it on the beach went for a swim and immediately took the pictures for my Mom and sister and PG of course ;-) There was another fun necklace from Margaret in the package...Freshwaters and akoyas...another new summer favorite...View attachment 465081View attachment 465082
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Wow...those are really pretty, fun and summery. and they are bigger than they look in the picture on their own...Enjoy!
 
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