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I thought they looked like imitation pearls, too. I inherited imitation pearls from my grandmother. Those grandmas wore their imitation pearls with pride! Nana told me they were the best pearl that was not a pearl she could buy.

It does not look like a pearl at all.

I used to use Griffin silk, and I have not tried the 2 needle version. I got rid of all my silk stringing thread because it would knot where I didn't want it to knot and break right before I finished. I replaced all my stringing thread with Serafil from Pattye, and it works so much better than...

Nice pearls everyone! Love them all. Visiting Dad today in BBAs from Pearl Paradise and Takahashi. Blue baroque Tahitian bird ring from SeaBeautyShop on Etsy.

SurfnSci: Wow. Those are gorgeous. My favorite pearl colors. Trying to capture the rainbows in the luster of the pearl nacre. Sea of Cortez keshi pearls from the PP SoC Live Event and Perlas del Mar de Cortez. Tin-cup necklace made by Hisano Shepherd of Pearl Paradise. La Perlagrina...

Pomelo: That peapod is sweet!

Pearls are not sandpaper. I've seen pearl vendors keep heaps of pearls in buckets, or giant plastic bags, and strands in a hank all rubbing up against each other. They're fine. They probably looked like that originally if the wear is around the drill holes next to the knots (which would keep...

Visiting Dad today, so BIG or go home. PSS (Pearl Shrinkage Syndrome) is a real thing. It happens when you start buying pearls and bigger pearls, and then your regular sized pearls look too small and you have to go bigger. Incredibly lustrous necklace of Chinese freshwater pearls. Center pearl...

Love the mix of pearls, JEG. Look what just arrived! Sea of Cortez keshi pearls and a perfect drop shaped pearl combined with tourmaline beads. No clasp. It slips over my head. Design originated with me, and Hisano at Pearl Paradise improved it and made it real. Thank you! Mismatched Tahitian...

Pomelo, WOWZA! PSS rings! I can't even imagine wearing those as earrings. They look amazing as rings.

These are Mikimoto pearls with the diamond clasp. They're going to sell for more than $1-2K. Try selling on therealreal.com There's a similar necklace being offered for $11k. It hasn't sold at that price, but you can search on other Mikimoto pieces and see if you want to try to sell there.

More PJs and pearls today. PT helps my hand. PT = Pearl Therapy. Long Tahitian, white and golden South Sea, freshwater, and baroque akoya tin-cup. One white South Sea pearl carved in a braid pattern calls to the weaver/braider in me. Earrings are freshwater pearl pendants that I wear on my...

I've bought from SeaBeauty Shop recently. I bought and kept some pearls and I returned some. Refunds were prompt. Customer service was very good. My bird rings came from SeaBeauty Shop.

They should relax with wear, but they may be naturals. They are baroque in shape and the drill holes are often at a bit of an angle to whatever axis of symmetry they may have. So they'll never hang smoothly like a strand of round pearls. But they should relax enough to not look kinky. The...

JEG, gorgeous goldens. Yeah, I haven't mentioned what I had done cause it sounds gross. But I'm healing well.