And I mean...10-12 strands per year?!?!?!? That is very rare! How many Akoya or freshwater pearl necklaces are produced per year? I am even afraid to know!
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And I mean...10-12 strands per year?!?!?!? That is very rare! How many Akoya or freshwater pearl necklaces are produced per year? I am even afraid to know! -
There are SoC strands and "Unicorn SoC Strands" (name given by Ashley McNamara to SoC Gem grade strands, and I liked it so much I now get to use it
) so, the number of SoC strands they come out with every year varies, but usually 8 strands and ONE Unicorn strand.
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Aargh!
That would do it for me...I once had a package sitting at customs for just one month! And then they "lost it"!!! It was gold settings of course.Leave a comment:
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Hello CoconutWatermelon... nice pearls! Both pairs look lovely to me but the one you suspect as Edison does not strike me as an Edison at all, it does look like a saltwater pearl. Those "ripples" I have seen on many SSPs (including white ones) ...it's a mix of escleroproteins and nacre that...Leave a comment:
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My pleasure
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And they can take custom orders too!
So extra dangerous! 
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Yes indeed! And Fernando sent me another photo...this time with a green-blue pearl...and gold wire...looks much better!...Leave a comment:
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Interesting find
But looking at the pearl they look like baroque Akoya, actually...part of the bluish color there is due to protein deposits under the outer nacre layer. What I find fascinating is that one of the pearls has a large dark protein deposit that I am almost sure it is the original...Leave a comment:
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I started looking for a photo of the item, but I found none in my archives. These were sold at the Cortez pearl eStore so I also did not need to have a copy (one would be there, always available) but since I no longer have full access to the site, I don't have access to the photos
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I always wanted to try those clasps...specially the ones that have the magnetic attachment option, but no luck! Sorry, wish I had a trick to share here
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Wow! Great adventure and thank you for sharing it with ALL of us! Great to see Fuji, Sarah and Masik at their headquarters and the traveling adventurers (Newberry, lmgarden and Jeg) enjoying all the pearl goodies!
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Necklaces as bracelets...just makes your necklace more playful and versatile! I applaud this
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Hey MSC nice to see you back here! Have you seen the recent natural pearl shares?...Leave a comment:
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Very nice Linda!
Looks dainty and with enough the dash of green to liven the day
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I love Freshis (Freshwater keshi)
That tin-cup STRAND is simply GORGEOUS!Leave a comment:
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Some of the posts we have on the forum are like pages of the "Garden of Earthly Delights", which we should just change to "The Threads of Pearly Delights"...
BTW: HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all !!!
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Wow! Charlotta I really like the large purples placed next to the Akoyas...they really go well together...this was a combination I needed to SEE...thank you
The aquas with Akoya are also special but my heart really goes out to the purple combo...it just packs an extra punch!
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Just to meet, gather...would be dreamy
BTW: HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to All !!!Leave a comment:
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Treasure can be found everywhere and anytime
BTW: HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!Leave a comment:
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