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Astronomer hubby Greg just showed me this article. https://spaceweather.com/ Scroll down today (Monday, 6-May-2024) to the Solar Eclipse Tahitian pearl. Since the article may roll off the page as more articles are posted, I'll copy it here. TAHITIAN BLACK SOLAR ECLIPSE PEARL: It came from...

Every so often someone posts asking about some obscure brand of pearls, so I thought I'd share info I have on Sakura brand pearls. Here's the appraisal I found for my Aunt Love's Blue Lagoon strand of pearls. The strand has the typical Blue Lagoon clasp and came in a Blue Lagoon box. They...

Do these look like naturals to you? The price is almost too good to be true. https://www.langantiques.com/art-deco-natural-pearl-necklace-with-diamond-clasp-gia.html

This afternoon I got into the car after doing grocery shopping and my Kamoka ring was missing the pearl. Luckily I found the pearl one second later in the door handle of the car. Whew! Is this something I can fix myself? If so, what sort of glue do you recommend, and how best to apply...

I thought I'd start a thread comparing similar types of pearls. Here are some of my white pearls. In shadow and then in sunlight. From top to bottom: My very first rope of akoyas, bought in 1982 and worn almost daily. Still look good. Very big, baroque, freshwaters from Kojima. This are...

I hope this link works. Bollywood mega-stars Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor wed in intimate Mumbai ceremony https://www.cnn.com/style/article/alia-bhatt-ranbir-kapoor-wedding-intl-scli/index.html In case the link didn't work, here's a photo.

Well, what did you buy on Black Friday 2021? I've been eyeing this Kojima pendant for a long time. I couldn't resist 25% off for Black Friday. I hope I like it in person. https://kojimapearl.com/products/delicious-plum-chinese-freshwater-drop-pearl-pendant

Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wore some gorgeous pearl earrings during her visit to Germany this week. I love these peridot and freshwater pearl earrings. I wonder if they could be worn upside down, like climbers. And I also love these Gold and White South Sea drop earrings.

I know they were probably faux pearls, but I loved Amanda Gorman's pearl tiara at the Super Bowl. I know everyone else is talking about her coat, but I couldn't take my eyes off her head. She's so beautiful.

I want Kamala Harris' pearls. No politics. I just like the pearls.

On the Lilibet's Handbag blog, one of the members went to the Chaumet En Majeste Exposition at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco and saw the Leuchtenberg double-strand pearl necklace up close. It's breathtaking. Photos...

Marie Antoinette's massive natural drop pearl sells for $36 million https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pearl-pendant-marie-antoinette-record-sothebys-auction-today-2018-11-14/

Today is Pearl Harbor Day. Does anyone know where it got it's name. Not the day, the harbor. I was only able to find this little bit of info on my Google search: Called Pu'uloa, meaning "long hill," or Wai Momi, literally, "water of pearl," by early Hawaiians, Pearl Harbor, so named...

I'm not sure I've ever seen this addressed here. How are teardrop shaped pearls cultured? I know the baroque ones are probably grown when a round nucleus doesn't get covered evenly, and ends up pointier on one end. But how are the perfectly shaped teardrop pearls cultured? Do they implant a...

My sister and brother and I went through my late Mom's jewelry last night and divided it up. My mother made us all sit down with her 2 years ago and pick out what we wanted, so there would be no hard feelings later when the time came. We rarely referred to that list. When we did, we saw...

Ok, so I've been lusting after some of the gorgeous stud earrings you all have posted, especially the ones from Kamoka. I'm trying to narrow down what I really like. I know my earlobes have a weight limit, so I'm thinking around 8.5 to 9.5 mm for a stud. What do you think of these? PETITE...

I was just on the Mikimoto website, for some pearl eye candy, and I clicked on the first video listed: "Explore the original." So what comes up on the YouTube video? "When an oyster encounters a piece of grit inside its shell, it builds layer upon layer of luster. In time, that grit has...

Soooo, I had to rummage through my button box this weekend to find a button for a special project, and I happened upon my grandmother's pearl buttons that were bought for a blouse that was never made. Apparently I have quite a hoard of pearl buttons. Most of the extra buttons are from silk...

I'm stringing my new pistachio akoyas today from PP at Ruckus. I had ordered mint and aqua Beader's Secret from Pattye, because I wasn't sure which color would look best with them. I think the mint Beader's Secret looks best with them. But since I ordered the aqua, too, I'm thinking about...

As promised, I visited Lang Antiques in San Francisco after RUCKUS and tried on their diamond tiara: Cynthia at Lang was very sweet to me and let me try on, handle and photograph items. Greg thought I wanted to go to a "junk shop" when I mentioned Lang Antiques. He had no idea what he was...