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I think these are the all-nacre freshwater pearls, nucleated with a tiny piece of mantel tissue and not a bead. It would have taken a few years to grow pearls that large. Honora calls their bead-nucleated freshwater pearls, Ming.

You beat me to it.

Idk, Black Friday seems to arrive earlier and earlier every year. No one waits for Thanksgiving anymore.

I agree! I have some chocolate freshwaters, with hints of green and copper. As long as you know what you have, it's not a negative.

And they are dyed -- I don't think that shade of bronze occurs naturally in freshwater pearls.

Ah, if you're looking for the soap bubble, Pearl Paradise is your best bet. When you call for an appointment, have in mind pearl type and size.

Google is your friend. It looks like Seven Seas Pearls has a location, and there's always the jewelry district around 6th Street.

I don't know, but in the second photo it looks like one of the pearls is peeling. Are the pearls golden in color or is it the lighting?

I did a little search for "3d printers to make beads" -- I think you'll be surprised at all the results, right down to printer recommendations.

I hadn't heard this and had to read up on it. Negotiations are ongoing and nothing is finalized yet. Btw, the business journals use the term "synthetic" for lab created diamonds, which now account for 20% of the market.

It's lucky you found the pearl! The post looks substantial, so I'm glad you were able to repair it. The jeweler's tweezer is very cool.

I was browsing Etsy and I find myself wondering if some sellers use filters on their photos. I think we all know that beauty influencers use filters so their makeup looks flawless, so why not do the same to pearls? Thoughts?

I like the setting -- from the top, it looks like the two pearls are embracing each other, like dancing. Little arms. And, no, I haven't been drinking.

I like the heart-shaped mabe in the lower right but I'm not buying. These sort of look like abalone mabe, but they're too colorful. I'm guessing these are dyed?

Ooh, love the ombre! Very pretty. Earrings? Since there are two...