[waimeamomi]

OK, I've been here long enough that I should know that, but what do you classify as exotics? I always "test drive" my creations by wearing them a couple of times to make sure there are no scratchy places, that the crimp doesn't give, and that they get noticed. If no one comments on something after a couple of times out, I sometimes take it apart to get it right. If I'm lucky, some pieces don't come home. So I reach for what is new a lot of times, but lately my "go to" is a simple pendant that I made with a 9mm Kamoka tahitian on a gold chain. I love how it goes with everything. If it were mine to keep, I think I'd wear my long Tin Cup Tahitian chain pretty much constantly, so maybe some day I'll have one to keep.

[Pearl_dreams]

Waimeamomi,

Back in February Jeremy had a special offer of exotics-- these were perfect to near perfect CFW pearls (no flaws) with high luster (often metallic luster) and unusual and/or especially intense colors-- you can see some of them in my avatar.

There are some threads about these pearls with photos, just use the search feature.

If I find pearls that have the same qualities as those pearls had, that is what I mean by exotics.

[pattye]

Lately it has been so warm a simple pearl pendant has been just the thing. A new creation, white 13.5mm baroque fw (a "funky" pearl) with a bicolor Oregon sunstone roundel of teal and coral, silver leaf design bead cap, worn on simple sterling snake chain.

[robinmce]

I always wear my tahitian earrings, they hang from a gold hoop and have a faceted blue topaz, white south sea keshi and a tahitian drop. I have made a number of tahitian, south sea, and keshi tincups and tend to choose from them. My current fave is gold with white and gold south sea keshi and yellow sapphires.

[Nerida]

Ooh, Robinmce, can we please see the SS keshi one??

[Nerida]

Originally Posted by carehret

Sea of Cortez pearls. The sizes are not too large so they are perfect for every day wear.
Second to that would be my Kasumis or Silver Tahitians.


Care

And Care, I would love to have your collection - even for a week or so...

[pearlescence]

I've been wearing the same strand of pink/lavender/purple 12mm -14.5mm untreateds all weekend. Every time I look at it the colours are different.

[Reiah]

Pearlescence - what a gorgeous necklace. I'm sure everyone around you was checking you out!

Care-
I would love to also have one of your collections, maybe soon . . .

[catahoula]

Originally Posted by callire

Of course, I was wearing jeans, a t-shirt and flip flops along with my new Freshadamas, so I didn't go in.

Callire! You had on Freshadamas!

Seriously, I wear my pearls every day. Some days that's flip flops and my 5mm round rope triple wrapped (the clasp that will let me wear it twisted as a choker is on my wish list!!), some days its office wear and my 7mm button choker, or vice versa.

Girl, you have some of the most beautiful pearls in existence! Be proud of them and know you are beautiful. Don't let some snooty store make you feel crappy about yourself in any way. If they do, keep giving your money to Pearl Paradise, or contact Ashley at Pure Pearls. She has been an absolute gem working with me on my ring

My 2 white (one is creamier than the other) 6mm princess length necklaces have 1 or 2 worn down to the bead in the back, so I have to get them restrung. I broke my 7mm multicolor rounds, so they also need to be restrung, but once I get that done they will all get back in rotation!

Other pearls I wear everyday are my white 5.5mm drop earrings and my lavender 8.5mm drops, I have a lavender rope (egg shaped) that matches another set of earrings, but I don't get them out of the box as much as I should! My 3 pearl rings need to go to the jeweler, for one reason or another or I would be wearing at least one of them a day too

Pearls, everyday, somewhere - ears, neck, hand. Every day

I just picked up 2 irregular (buttons and baroques) 26" ropes, and realized that 26 is my least favorite length. What I like best is to wrap once, so I have a choker and a rope. I will be giving these necklaces as gifts at Xmas

[MistofCassiopeia]

I usually wear single pearl pendants...my dream is to put together a rope length necklace of 7-8mm. I adore ropes! Not sure that I want to go the Akoya route though. Still dreaming of my 12mm pistachio! Will meet with a pearl expert next week when he is in Montreal, he has exquisite taste in pearls - I will pass on my drool list to him at that time.

Cheers everyone!