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Kojima Pearl Company sells individual Japan Kasumi pearls. It's definitely worth checking out!

Sarah at Kojima Pearl Company (https://kojimapearl.com) can help you with all things Japan Kasumi.

There will often be dust in the hole left over from the drilling process.

After handling a lot of different pearls over a lot of years, you can usually just tell who is who at the pearl zoo :)

Yes, they are baroque akoyas with nice luster and lots of character.

Who knew there was birth control for oysters!

I see what appears to be ridges around the drill holes. If this is an accurate assessment of the photo, the pearls are likely imitation.

This is so very interesting. Thanks for sharing, Steve!

This is perfection!!! Absolute perfection!!!

For honesty and quality, I would highly recommend Pearl Paradise.

Hi Precious Pearl. If you want to create a strand similar to the one your posted, you will need a full strand of pearls plus some loose assorted gemstone beads. I think the main thing to consider is the size of the drill holes in the gemstone beads which might be significantly smaller than the...

This one is a question for Jeremy!

The flower pendant appears to be Hill Tribe Silver. They are oxidized before they are sold.