Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

[acp-pearls]

FINALLY time to stop lurking, and start posting! Its been a blast being corrupted by pearl-guide since following y'all for a couple of years now.

Today I have on my 10mm Hanadama studs (a lovely wedding gift from my Mom), vintage Assael Akoya strand from PP livestream, a wire-wrapped necklace of natural Tennessee river pearls, and a keshi flake strand I bought at the Tucson Gem show.

 

[BWeaves]

ACP-pearls, those are lovely!

I've been at a weaving conference studying kumihimo (Japanese braiding) with beads. Turns out that my teacher is a GIA certified pearl expert and braids with real pearls and gemstone briolettes, rather than fake beads. I learned a lot. But I bought one of the teacher's necklaces, because my work will never look like this. Freshwater pearls. Tiny round pearls in the tassel. Top drilled drops in the body of the necklace. And green dyed keshi in the body of the necklace.

 

[jeg]

I’m glad you decided to join us acp-pearls! That Assael collection was especially lovely.

I’d love to learn some simple braiding techniques, BWeaves. Seems like it would be really fun.

A Monili orchid clasp with a natural abalone pearl on a strand of blue Tahitians from PP. And a ring from Atacama Pearls with a cultured abalone pearl from their first harvest.