Recent content by MotherOfPearlTrumpet

If she is planning to wear the pearls with her wedding dress, she should have a say in size. I know my daughters are 20's-30's and they ALL prefer tiny pearls (or the smaller pearls) like what you are describing. Minimal is in style right now. If it is merely a beautiful gift, and won't be worn...

Here is the older post with my tiny peacock pearls. It was in "Show Us Your Pearls in Action!" This clasp still amazes me! It actually had some really cheap rice crispy pearls on it. These pearls are a much better fit for this amazing clasp. Wearing my 6-strand tiny round peacock pearls with a...

It's been a long time since I posted anything! Texas summer has been long and hot, but I continue to wear my pearls every day. Recently wore my 6-strand peacock blues with the sapphire vintage clasp (re-posted on this thread below). The grocery store checker stopped what she was doing to tell me...

I have a bead board, but don't use it often. I typically string the beads/pearls on 3 strands either 16.5, 17.5 and 18.5...or 17, 18, 19 depending on the desired end length. Using a 1" difference between the strands works well depending on the bead/pearl size. Before stringing, I'll put the...

Feeling black and white today. Actually I picked this outfit to wear my triple strand of blacks and whites. It was fun to create and even more fun to see how the colors aline on on this triple strand.

I've purchased some higher-end sapphires that had small surface scratches and checked with a vendor that would polish them back to the original shine, but my "Practical" jeweler said not to waste the money doing that unless the stone had particular sentimental value. Most, at least, sapphire...

As if there wasn't enough to dust in my house! Now I have to vacuum my rings too??? :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

Not sure I understand which clasp(s) you are referring to. Most of the pearl clasps I find are EBay finds or Estate finds. Which "companies" are you referring to that don't sell to the consumer?

Could those be "natural" pearls? Might be worth checking because coupled with the rose cut high-quality diamonds I wouldn't be surprised to find those are actually natural pearls, not cultured. It might require having your jeweler soak off one of the pearls to be sent off for testing. If they...

Just picked up my new pearl enhancer. I purchased this enhancer used with a round-topped sapphire with plans to replace that stone. Turned out that the best replacement was a stunning 1.5 carat F color VVS1 Oval lab diamond. That made this both stunning and affordable. I just LOVE pearl...

Yes, amethyst is generally considered hard enough for daily wear, with a Mohs hardness of 7. This means it's relatively durable and resistant to scratching, but it's still advisable to take some precautions to avoid damage, especially if the stone is worn frequently or in jewelry. Elaboration...

Keep in mind: Amethyst is a fairly durable gemstone with a hardness of 7.0 on the Mohs Hardness Scale. The difference in hardness between adjacent numbers is not consistent. For example, diamond is significantly harder than corundum, although both are at the top end of the scale. Diamond, 10...

Is that a sapphire or amethyst? A couple of very nice round diamonds would accent it nicely and would fit where the pearls are now.