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When I went on my Japan Trip in June to the pearl farms, one of the vendors talked to us about NOT getting his pearls certified as Hanadama, because the certifications were lowering their standards so that more pearls would pass as Hanadamas. It's because everyone wanted a certificate with...

Just from the photos, they look like dyed freshwater pearls to me. The size, and the egg shapes, and the colors look like dyed freshies. I could be wrong, but that's what it looks like from your photos to me. On the plus side, if they are freshies, they are 100% pearl nacre, with no bead...

Of course Hisano got the best, big pearl from the oyster. That happened on my trip, too. Hisano got a beautiful blue, dropped shaped pearl. She knows how to pick them!!!! The Atomic Bomb museum and the Peace Park actually brought tears to my eyes.

The weather is sublime in Florida. All my windows are open. Handwoven by me Leno blouse worn with layers of akoya pearls. Hanadama pearl studs, and the longest rope is natural white Hanadama pearls from Pearl Paradise. Shortest choker are the akoya pearls my Mom bought when I was born in...

A great group of people! I love that you're getting to see different farms than I saw. Everyone runs their farm just a bit different from everyone else.

JEG: I can't wait to see where they take you on your trip. I'm sure it will be different pearl farms than they took me to visit. I'm so excited for you, and quite a bit jealous. I want to go back!

JEG: I can't wait to see the pearl farms they take you to. I'm sure they'll be different from the ones I visited on my trip.

I'm still in a Tahitian mood. 2019 All Josh Harvest strand with black and white 9.5 mm studs. All from Kamoka.

Tahitians today. TNT necklace (Tahitians and tourmalines) and 10mm stud earrings from Ocean's Cove on Etsy. Longer bubble necklace from Kojima. Ring and La Perlagrina pendant from Kamoka.

Thanks Pattye! That sprang sweater is a bit short in the front, but it looks like lapels, so I'm pretending it was meant to look like that. The new sprang sweater is almost finished. Visiting Dad today. While blue is my favorite pearl color, I have dipped my toe into yellow. Ringed...

Feeling the blues. ALL the BBAs. Necklaces and earrings from PP and Pearls of Joy. 2 pearl BBA ring from Takahashi from my trip to Japan pearl farms. Teal blue pearl ring is a Sea of Cortez pearl bought from Douglas at the last Ruckus and set by PP in a rose gold Frost setting.

OMG, these BBAs just arrived. Blue baroque akoyas from a PP Live event a month ago. They're huge and intensely blue. I've never seen akoyas this big or this intensely blue. The hammered surface effect means the pearl nacre is very thick. The necklace pearls range from 10 to 13.7 mm, and...

Mikimoto earrings. Baroque golden SS tin-cup with white and golden SS keshi dangles from PP. The chain and dangles move and sparkle.

I have blue akoyas threaded next to small white akoyas. It looks great. And no, you don't need to get it appraised or insured. You'll spend more on the appraisal and insurance than the strand is worth. Save your money and buy more pearls.

Playing with my little h collection. I never bought the matching earrings. I always bought complementary earrings because I like pieces that don't match. I was really drawn to the ruby point earrings because they were asymmetrical. I think I bought all the earrings at a different time than...