Recent content by Lindaphillipsbong

What a wonderful surprise to meet Pearl-guide member Dave LeBlanc on a lapidary field trip to Vancouver island. He has a mineral claim there and one of the stones is this Pink Rhodonite. I cut and polished this cabochon, set it in silver, and added a pearl to honour our shared love of pearls. So...

Thank you for your input ennui. I sure appreciate this wonderful forum. And Pattye; so nice to hear your kind and thoughtful voice after all these years. I hope we can meet again some day. Re the pearl; yes, I think I can see some type of very thin layer (grommet?) in the drill hole. But...

The clasp is stamped 925 Italy.

Hello Pearl peeps. I got this pearl thrifting. Would you think it is a Tahitian? It is almost 13mm. What is weird is that the chain does not slide through. Almost as if someone put crazy glue in the holes to keep it in position. Has anyone seen anything like this before? Thanks in advance for...

Thank you Jeremy: If your eyes think so, that is a good sign. :)

Hello. This Pearl is 11.5mm. Just over 2grams with the bail. Bail is Sterling, but is hollow. The pearl is clumsily glued in. The last two photos are outside in natural light. Not huge colour or lustre, but I bought it at a thrift store for $20, so a bit excited.

Lovely creations Sheri! :-)

Wow! That triple strand is stunning. Amazing array of different colours. Well done!

Lovely, lovely strand. Can't go wrong with that one. Enjoy. :-) Linda.

Sarah picks out lovely pearls. Well done! Linda.

Yup. Love that B & W strand. Very cool and unique and beautiful. Well done. :-)

I am amazed how different pearls can look in different lights. I would have your vendors (if possible) take photos of the prospective pearls in different lighting conditions, including outdoors and indoors. I also appreciate it when vendors have the pearls against a "less white" background...

Thank you everyone. These photos are kind of grainy; taken on my pathetic, ancient Blackberry …. probably through a few millimetres of dust and grime. But they give you the gist of the beauty of this pearl. I love it so much, I wore it this morning while jogging along the Fraser river trails...

Hello Pearl Peeps. Today I picked up my blue Tahitian pearl ring, and then went for a stroll with my father alongside the ocean. In the pearl's reflection, you can see the two of us sitting together on a bench, enjoying the view. My father was watching diving ducks, and the water, and I was...