Pearl-Guide.com - Pearl Forum - Show Us Your Pearls! http://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/ Do have a special or interesting piece? A piece of which you are particularly proud and fond? Show it off here! en Mon, 20 May 2013 01:12:35 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/images/Eloquent/miscblue/rss.png Pearl-Guide.com - Pearl Forum - Show Us Your Pearls! http://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/ if you like coffee and pearls... http://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7700&goto=newpost Sat, 11 May 2013 13:32:36 GMT Took this picture for fun for a post this morning: Attachment 22776 (http://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=22776) Alternative uses for espresso mugs... http://www.theseventhsphinx.com/lifestyle/food/on-the-menu-coffee-pastry/ Took this picture for fun for a post this morning:

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Alternative uses for espresso mugs...

http://www.theseventhsphinx.com/life...coffee-pastry/
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]]> Show Us Your Pearls! theseventhsphinx http://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7700 <![CDATA[eBay Finds! (Don't get too excited, they're not fancy) --]]> http://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7656&goto=newpost Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:26:24 GMT I got my first eBay strands today, woo! They were MUCH cheaper than what I would have been able to get for beading (which, yes, I'm getting back into, because I just can't help myself,) and I was curious, and, well, I have a huge thing for flawed pearls (don't kick me) so I'm honestly happier with imperfect pearls... more personality. :)

My son held them out in the sun while I took photos, so his hands make them look huge :P I'll list by the photos what they claimed to be in the listing... obviously they weren't all correct... but I'm still really happy with the value! (The sizes that were described seem to be correct, for anyone who's wondering -- there's nothing other than my son's small fingers to show the scale).

"100 inch 7-8mm white Akoya cultured pearl necklace" - I think these are more likely freshwater, in fact I'm hoping they are, since they'd be more durable that way. So many pearls! My mom wants me to use some of these to make a necklace for her :) I could make many, many necklaces with all these...

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"7-7.5mm multicolor Akoya pearls" (Freshwater?) These also came with earrings, not pictured. They don't -look- dyed, but they might be.

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"9-10mm south sea white pearl" (these actually look like they might be south sea, but I could be wrong. The luster and the flaws are decidedly different from my freshwater/akoyas, so they're definitely different than anything I already have.)

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"AA 6-7mm white Akoya cultured pearl necklace" - not sure how they got that rating, they're pretty flawed, but that's what I expected. These will definitely look nice for casual wear. Supposedly an 18k gp clasp, I'm not counting on it.

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]]> Show Us Your Pearls! snufflepig http://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7656 antique jade and pearl ring http://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7655&goto=newpost Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:17:47 GMT The jade is front and center here but of course I wouldn't have given it a second glance without the pearls. Thought you'd appreciate :)

http://www.theseventhsphinx.com/acqu...de-pearl-ring/

Still looking for a ring where the pearl IS front and center... ]]> Show Us Your Pearls! theseventhsphinx http://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7655 My new jumbo ringed lovelies :) http://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7649&goto=newpost Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:01:41 GMT I recieved these today from Pattye who was nice enough to do a custom order for me. I had fallen in love with a prior listing and someone else bought it before I could get to it! They are LARGE, ringed (which I love), and have a beautiful rose overtone which I don't think I could capture well in the pics. I love the weight and feel of them! Thanks again Pattye :)







Sorry the pics aren't the greatest, I took them with my phone not camera, but hopefully you get the general idea :) ]]> Show Us Your Pearls! maiakity http://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7649 My pearls http://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7638&goto=newpost Thu, 25 Apr 2013 03:25:07 GMT Just wanted to share my pearls. Just wanted to share my pearls.
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