[New Zealand Natural Pearl]

Our Natural Abalone Rainbow of Colour.
A New thread opened up to discuss colour and origin of colour

[Cathybear]

Oh it's GORGEOUS!!!!

[perlas]

That is amazing. Can we see a close up photo?

[barbie biggs]

This is wonderful! Is it in the idea stage or is there something holding it all together? I can't tell.
barbie

[Caitlin]

Ditto Perlas, but several closeups.

That is a wonderful layout. So today, but now that it has been invented, I don't think it will ever go out of style! You guys are geniouses of design!!

[Nerida]

Oh wow, I'm in lust...

[pattye]

I'm in Lust and Awe-----

Pattye
so many pearls, so little time

[Ashley]

Oh my goodness- that is the prettiest, most unique necklace I have seen in a long, long time! I love the way the colors graduate from red to blue and purple. Are you going to prong set each pearl individually?

How much is it?? I would save money forever to buy it! Do you accept layoff?? Lol- $20 a month for the next 10 years hahaha!

I am printing the image out and hanging it on my wall- that is truly a treasure to work for!

[smetzler]

Originally Posted by Ashley

$20 a month for the next 10 years hahaha!

I am printing the image out and hanging it on my wall- that is truly a treasure to work for!

Offhand, I'd say more like 10 years' hard labor!

Also downloaded the photo in order to brighten it a bit. Look forward to further insight regarding paua color.

[Ashley]

Oh- good idea! I was going to ask for close ups...

[knotty panda]

Originally Posted by Ashley

Oh my goodness- that is the prettiest, most unique necklace I have seen in a long, long time! I love the way the colors graduate from red to blue and purple. Are you going to prong set each pearl individually?

How much is it?? I would save money forever to buy it! Do you accept layoff?? Lol- $20 a month for the next 10 years hahaha!

I am printing the image out and hanging it on my wall- that is truly a treasure to work for!

Can I skip the layoff and go straight to lay-away? I'm switching to your monitor! I'm getting lovely blues graduating to deep green, olive, peridots. Gorgeous still. Glad someone is asking how it will be set. Is it rigid or floating?

[New Zealand Natural Pearl]

This is gorgeous - the colour doesnt do it justice. Photo taken in bad wintery
light. I have only laid the pearls for a mock up - still trying to figure out how
we will attach. The variety of colour is amazing. Glad you like.

[Valeria101]

Originally Posted by New Zealand Natural Pearl

I have only laid the pearls for a mock up - still trying to figure out how we will attach.

They could be set as a mesh necklace - either in prongs or pegs, to look just as they do now... Not the simplest idea, but nothing too eccentric either.

The result looks like this:



a mesh bracelet with peg set keshi from TriGem.

You's need to buy your henchman a beer, but that is a unique set of pearls, isn't it...

[pattye]

Yummy! Pave Tahitian Keshi!!!! I haven't seen that before at all! Bet that is a pretty penny---

[Valeria101]

That it is... an those pearls are not nearly as exciting.

I've seen this design done in bracelets in a few places, all good