[Pearl_dreams]

Thanks Mervione!

Usually my gemstone pieces do not contain pearls. I'm especially fond of tourmaline and use a lot of it.

Now I'm ready to string a necklace with purple jade, hemimorphite and amethyst. Makes me happy just to look at the colors! Hmm...maybe I'll play with the design a bit more before I string it, and see if a few pearls added in would look good.

[kojimapearl]

I love looking at the photos of people's designs. Beautiful!
Here is a set I made quite a while ago with golden color Japan Akoya pearls, mixed natural color faceted spinel beads and 18k gold beads. I love the way that spinel in it's many thousands of shades compliments the glow of pearls.

[pattye]

Sarah,
That is FAB! Spinel has so much sparkle! And all those colors! The necklace looks longer than 18", is it?? Those golden akoya really glow, together with the 18k.

[Pearl_dreams]

Ooh, I love the little tassles on the earrings!!

[eric-anandia-pearls]

with green tourmaline.



http://www.anandia.com/analeigh-p-417.html

the link has a couple more pics of it.

Eric Rautman
@ Anandia Pearls
http://www.anandia.com

[Nerida]

Sueki, you posted all of my "most favourite" pieces from your website! The pink pearls and moonstones are gentle and lovely, but the sapphire beads in the other pieces are truly exquisite.

Sarah, the spinel and pearls look beautiful together - again, a very gentle effect - maybe because of the colour of the akoyas? Lovely, lovely..

[Amrita]

Really nice thread! And gorgeous creations, Sueki, Pearl-dreams, Kojimapearl! Great combinations of pearls with gemstones....

[pearlescence]

Sarah, I don't usually like yellows but I do like that necklace a lot - the different components really do work together rather than just being together.
You have to be careful with tassels and dangles- one long and two short for example.....

[Pearl_dreams]

Originally Posted by pearlescence

You have to be careful with tassels and dangles- one long and two short for example.....

Hahahaha!

[Sueki]

Pearl_dreams !!...........

[Mervione]

I did that mistake once...

[Satine De La Courcel]

Such lovely stuff..

Not sure a "little old charm bracelet" belongs here amongst teh regal stuff... Here is my forst attempt charm bracelet. The fillers between the charms are Pearls with a faceted amethyst. enjoy....

[pattye]

You have to be careful with tassels and dangles- one long and two short for example.....

Wendy, you are a hoot! I finally got it!!! Yes, I snorted, too!!

Ash, love the gems with the charms, really dresses it up! Is that a little prayer box or wish box I see? So many adorable charms, too!

[Nerida]

Took me more than just a moment too, Pattye!

[waimeamomi]

I'm trying to get back to my gems and pearls. I bought some really great tourmaline in NYC and keep saying I'm going to post it, but time is not on my side. Sarah I am actually in the process of making a necklace with a mixed spinel strand and pearl drops, sort of a mirrored opposite of what you did. Here are a couple of my this summers. I tend to use more gems with pearl WoWs in the middle, but I am going to be doing more mixing now that I have more to play with.
The first is Kamoka keshis with garnets & 14k beads. I love the way garnets work with pearls, although I'm not crazy about them by themselves.
The second is yellow Thai sapphires with a Tahitian and a South Seas. Sorry if you've already seen that one.
The third is a really bad shot of small fresh waters, apatite and vermeil beads. The apatite is absolutely Hawaiian tropic sea blue, but I couldn't get it right and over-manipulated the photo. Or my skin is worse than I though.t