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I agree, and while there are now bead nucleated freshwater pearls, yours look to me like tissue nucleated (no bead inside), therefore they are solid nacre. :) Solid nacre FWP are becoming scarcer as the Chinese farmers are now bead nucleating virtually all FWP.

Yes, I believe you have a strand of freshwater pearls. You got a very good deal! You didn't post a photo of the bracelet. Do the pearls look the same, have the same clasp /same clasp markings? If so they may have been sold as a set originally. They could do with a bath and restringing. It's...

Yowza!

Gumballs. That is what large white round SSP look like to me.

No-- they're baroques. I actually prefer baroque shapes in SSP (fortunately for my wallet) -- I find them more interesting. They're 10-12.5mm and strung on wire with silicone bead bumpers in between the pearls, and have a hidden clasp. This is my one of my most comfortable necklaces. (Clasps...

These are cute: https://www.etsy.com/listing/815102034/solid-14k-gold-pearl-connector-bail-97mm?ref=shop_home_active_9&pro=1&sts=1&logging_key=642b49b3aa96da1ab8df5bbc0faed4e047a38e40%3A815102034

IMO that is overkill, in this size. And twice as heavy. Here are my 12.6mm drops, bought from Rolay on Etsy (same vendor as Pearl Society on eBay). I have large ear lobes so I favor larger pearls for earrings. But two, stacked? Too much, even for me.

A great size, for both the necklace and the earring pearls. Eye-catching but still very wearable. My GSS drop shaped dangles are also 12.6mm and I don't find them too heavy at all. (And I don't like to wear heavy earrings).

Gorgeous! You are going to have such fun wearing those! What is the size range, may I ask?

I think we in the USA sometimes forget that not everyone is aware of American holidays. Glad you were able to make your purchase after PP reopened on Tuesday. (y)

Ooh, post photos when it arrives, please!

No company can bat 1000. Persist until you get your issue resolved. ;)

Ouch! Using a walking boot/walking cast? Crutches?

Handmade by someone who liked that aesthetic or who just wanted to experiment a bit. Maybe they didn't have enough FWP to make as long a necklace as they wished so they alternated with imitation pearls. That's the nice thing about making your own jewelry-- you can do whatever you like with it...

I agree, not rice krispies. I have some of these in a natural lavender color, bought at Intergem in the early 2000s.