Please Don't Judge Me - I know I have a Pearl Problem

[Jeweljunke]

Ok, here goes - I need to join Pearls Anonymous, because here is a small part of my collection. There were no touchups or enhancements to the photos. Top photo is new SofC pendant I put together last week. The tahitian strand I purchased in December from Pearl Oasis. The tahitian bracelets I made, the one with the yellow clasp is made from pearls collected from Ehret. And I added the tourmaline earrings that I made, just cause I like em. The white SS pearl I bought from John Tu at the Costa Mesa, Ca Gem Faire. He has the absolute best pearls. Since everyone has been discussing goldens lately, I added mine. And last, but not least, there is my SofC silvery pearls I set in sterling silver with metallic FW pink pearls. Oh, and I almost forgot, my 14.5mm tahitian with green overtones set in 18kWG. Well - it does feel better to get my pearly little secret out there. Do you think it will help me stop? Not a chance.

[Caitlin]

BIG EYES!!!! Your jewels are not Junke! What an exquisite collection.

Pearl fever is a virus. Once it is in your system, it's in there, like chicken pox. You never know when it will flare up, but the only palliative is more pearls!

[Alex]

EEEK

'Pearldar' has gone mad

Have had to call Pearldar.com on their technical support hot-line

they're trying to talk me through a re-boot

Back soon.....

[Ash]

WOW!!! Some beautiful pieces!!!!

cheers
Ash!

[GemGeek]

Hello Sister! Yeah, my pearldar went haywire too!

[syd]

Gorgeous!! I especially love the pink freshwaters with the grey cortez dangles... if this is only a small part of your collection, I'd love to see the rest!!

[pattye]

Lordy! Had to keep telling myself breathe, breathe, as I was so captivated by these lovely pieces! Glad you met up with John Tu, he's special! How big is your white SS?
Your tourmaline earrings are simply stunning!

[Pearl Dreams]

Lovely! Great photos-- so colorful!

[Marianne]

No one here will judge you, my dear Your collection is amazingly beautiful. And if it is a collection, well then, one must keep on collecting!

[Adeline Leigh]

Love them all but my fave is the SoC with those lovely pinks. Congrats to a fab collection. More, please, everyone.

[Jeweljunke]

Thanks guys. Pattye - I LOVE John Tu. The SS is 12mm and is so silvery in person, and you would NOT believe the price if I told you (and he drilled it for me right there on the spot).

Adeline - the sterling SoC earrings are very much one of my favs too, but I keep thinking I have to redo them in karat gold to do the SofC pearls justice. After I leave this world (and not by spacecraft), I wouldn't want anyone to think they are inexpensive pearls. I have been meaning to search for an app to inventory my jewelry. My husband is kind of clueless as to the cost of things and if I go first he would not know where to start (we have no children, but I do have 4 sweet nieces).

Syd - Believe me-your collection WILL grow. I started a VERY long time ago and I have to say that even I am embarassed about the amount of jewelry, not just pearls, I have. Had to get a safe to put it in - you guys just don't want to know.

[Alex]

Back now...

Dian - errrrrr, a small part of your collection.... what I want to know if how big is the safe, can you walk in it...., you know like one of those fridges, or a shoe cupboard......

They are so lovely, needless to say that I have been zooming in on the SoCs , but I also keep going back to look at those Golds (in the 2 photos towards the end that also show off the tourmalines best - spectacular and ginormous......

Thanks for posting them

[Jeweljunke]

Alex! No, the safe is ONLY 5' high and double wide...NOT a walk in. Well, come to think about it, it is kinda like a fridge, but a single fridge.

[Jeweljunke]

Here's a couple more. Assortment of SS, tahitian, FW. The FW at the bottom is 20" long and 11+mm:

[Alex]

I was having a nap, and then I heard squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak

'Pearldar' is on the case

Love them ! - especially the HUGE freshwaters..... and the little pink 'pears', and, and.....