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Thanks again to Hisano for fixing my long Kojima Tahitian keshi tin-cup necklace that I broke. The first clasp I picked (small orbit) really did not work when turning this long tin-cup into a double strand necklace. So I asked Hisano to replace it with a square push clasp that is designed for...

High quality, cultured akoya pearls. Earrings are Hanadama studs from Pearl Paradise. Top necklace was bought by my Mom when I was born. The pearls themselves are probably 70 years old. The middle necklace was bought by my Mom in the 1980s or 90s, so they are around 30 to 40 years old. The...

I originally went with my 3 strand choker this morning, but then I remembered I had a doctor's appointment for my neck, and switched to my reborn pearls.

My "The house is on fire and I can only grab one thing" pearls. Mismatched black and white Tahitian studs, and my All-Josh 2019 Tahitian Harvest strand from Kamoka Pearl farm. These get worn a lot more since Pattye restrung them for me with a big hook clasp. I love the look of the little...

Pearl Dreams, those look fantastic. What clasp did you use as a replacement?

Love the new ring, JEG. Can't wait to see what you do with the loose pearls. The colors are lovely. Golden South Sea pearls, with white and golden South Sea keshi as dangles on the necklace. My new Tahitian and South Sea pearl earrings from OceanRhyme. Pom de la Mer pendant and necklaces...

I wore lots of white pearls yesterday to a funeral. It's OK. My aunt was pushing 100 and died in her sleep. Despite white pearls looking great on a little black dress, they are impossible to photograph. Today, it's jeans and T-shirt pearls. Jeans and T-shirt pearls. Mismatched blue baroque...

Interesting. I'm guessing the gel nucleus might smell better than the mud nucleus when it comes time to flush it out.

My first thought was abalone pearl.

Thanks! The addiction to pearls grows. I really like the Kamoka Tahitians, too. That mismatched pair goes with everything.

Wow JEG, those are so unusual. Gorgeous. Which earrings to wear with my new Kojima necklace of dyed freshwater pearls and gemstone beads? Mismatched blue baroque akoya and Tahitian drops from OceanRhyme? Various dyed freshwater drops from Kojima? Or mismatched Tahitian drops from Kamoka in...

I'm expecting it to be quite different from my pearl farm trip. But I'm excited for it to be different.

I'm heading back to Japan in November. One of my weaving friends is leading a tour of textiles in Okinawa. I'm going to keep my eye out for bunnies.

Oh, I did NOT string my tiny pearl necklaces. I do not have the ability to string those tiny pearls. When I was on the Japan pearl farm trip in June, at the Japan Pearl Fair, there was a booth with lots of tiny akoya keshi. They were gorgeous. I loved feeling a hank of 100 strands of...

BUNNIES!!!!!! I'm in love!!! New "throw them over the head and wear with jeans" pearls from Kojima. Dyed freshwaters and various gemstones that really glow in sunlight. I'm in love with this strand. I've been dithering over it for ages.