My pearls

[86Corvettegirl]

All I can say is WOW, WOW, WOW!!! What a fabulous collection you have!! The luster on those goldens is wonderful so is the WSS. I love the Rikitea strand. And you have such a variety of studs....perfect for any occasion!! Love the colors, shapes & textures of those tin cups! Love the freshie ropes, especially the pinks with the drop earrings!

[Charlotta]

Keshis, this is a small group, sadly enough. I bought the strand and earrings from Druzydesign and the strand of neon apatite from jaipurgemstone on ebay. I really love that tiny strand.

[Charlotta]

Thank you GemGeek and 86Corvettegirl. I have so much fun creating this tread today. About the studs. I love studs. Dangly earrings not so much. I always put earrings on even if I don't always wear other jewelry. I have lots of rings for exampel, but I never wears them, the gets in the way.

[Charlotta]

Pendants. Not so many but I hope a new one arrives next week. The first one is my favorite. It's a very big tahitian on an enhancer from Pearl society. I usually wears this on the keshistrand or on a chain.

The next one is a circled crazy colorful tahitian from Druzydesign. I wore this with my new aubergine tahitian studs the other day.

Next is a south sea drop I bought from Bob at Pearl society years ago. The gold necklace was my grandmothers birthday present on her 50 birthday. She wore it every day until she died at 80. I am greatful to have it.

This floating tahitian I bought from TahitiPearldesigner on etsy. It goes really well together with my tincup with the small tahitian drops.

[Pearl Dreams]

These are just wonderful Charlotta! The Rikitea Tahitian strand is the favorite among my other favorites...if that makes sense .

[Charlotta]

My dropshaped tahitians. The longer strand is from PearlParadise. I bought this strand in 2014. The shorter strand is from Wen Pearls. They really look great together. The dropshaped earrings I made from drops I bought from Druzydesign. I recently restrung these with Beaders secret in forest. I'm thinking about making these two strands into a rope. I don't use them as much since I bought the Rikitea strand.



The colors on these drops are insane.

[Pearl Dreams]

I could definitely see those combined as a rope! That's the great thing about knowing how to string your own pearls-- the ability to redo our older pieces in new ways.

[Charlotta]

My akoyas. All vintage. Some were broken or needed restring. Thats how I learned to string. I bought Pearl and bead stringing with Henrietta. I also found a blog, Linda's art barn. I bought supplies on ebay and then I practiced. I found Pearl guide after that. First I have a 7mm akoya strand with a white silver clasp with a diamond on it. These pearls are great. The clasp is made 1990, the same year as my son was born. I bought it from Ronaldogem in 2013 or 2014.

The next strand is a baroque akoya strand with a silver and marcasite clasp. I found them in an antique store in sweden.

Then my golden triple akoya necklace with a gold and citrine clasp. I love this clasp.

It's like marmalade.

Then my triple necklace with a gold, akoya and aquamarine clasp. Beautiful clasp. The pearls are very iridecent.

A double strand of akoyas and a citrine and seedpearl clasp.

This double strand with an amethyst and pearl clasp is another favorite.

[Andrew M]

Wow! It just keeps getting better! I love the different clasps you have

[Charlotta]

Thank you Pearldreams and AndrewM. I will try to make the drop tahitians into a rope tomorrow. If I don't like it I can always change it back. I search a long time for special clasps, then I found tahitians. But I still love them and used one of them on my Rikitea strand.

[Bcm21mk]

Wowza Charlotta! Fantastic collection!!

[Red]

Thanks for sharing your collection, Charlotta. Wonderful pearls all, but those Rikitea Tahitians are super special.

[BWeaves]

Wow, what a wonderful collection. Thank you for sharing. I can't even pick a favorite anymore. They're all beautiful. And I love the clasps.

[judimcc6]

Okay. Now, I have this fantasy photo of Charlotta wearing ALL of her strands together. Dripping is pearls. It's my motto.

[Charlotta]

Thank you everybody. I don't think that I can wear them all at once... would probably not have a long enough neck (haha). Also haven't shared my +100inch freshwater strand yet, there is also the 60 inch freshwater strand...I might topple over...