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I have thought about it! And thought about it! If I could re-tie that bow...... He's been telling me everything the sales person SHOWED him....it's really not fair....

Thank goodness my husband isn't cruel like that. :O I don't know if he'd survive if there's not pearlies in there after being made to wait after seeing THAT box ;)

Yes! The ribbon is stunning. I /love/ how they tied it to have Miki - Moto on the tails. *swoon* SO Classy!

Pearly pretties! Pearly pretties! I kinda lost my mind at the PP sale this year. Baroque Akoyas (9.5-10.0) and Purple freshwater (7.0-12.0) Sunlight Normal lighting Baroque Akoyas (9.5-10.0) and blue baroque Akoyas (8.5-9.0) Sunlight Normal lighting

So, hubby just got home from a work trip to Las Vegas and this ended up under my tree! AAaahhh!!!! I don't know if I can wait!

I am so excited, my pearls arrived! I can't wait to show them off and I thought I'd start here! Hanadama (7.0-7.5) from last year with my sparkly new Baroque Akoyas (9.5-10.0) Sunlight Normal lighting Baroque Akoyas (9.5-10.0) and Purple freshwater (7.0-12.0) Sunlight Normal lighting...

This strand is so yummy!

Love seeing the strands and pearls people are sharing! Although I missed the boat on the October sale, I just pulled the trigger on 6 lovely loose Tahitians. The problem is I'm not really sure what to do with them. Earrings? Pendants? I don't think 6 is enough for a tin-cup. Wish me luck :D

Oh, good call to check back. I'll do that. This morning, (2am) I peeked in because I couldn't sleep (I'm telling you, I've been waiting for this) and they had two or three stands of gem quality pearls. I figured once I 'woke up' I could go back in and snatch them up. LOL :) I just wasn't...

Aw man....I thought THIS would be the year I could get my awesome strand of Tahitians. PP has done this seasons sale and I always miss out but I figured this year I'd get a jump on things and get my strand! Sadly, I still wasn't fast enough to get the one I wanted. They go so FAST! (Yes, I...

I need to find a pearl cage like this! Awesome idea!

I do have my antique Mikimoto graduated strand but it's pre WWII and once I got the Hanadama...well...the antique strand has that cream color rather than the brighter luster. I like the idea that I pick out a couple pendants to change things up and still get to wear pearls. :D Although...

Hello; I was lucky enough to get a beautiful strand of Hanadamas and I just love it. I was lucky enough to work through the first strand that I wasn't totally in love with and just adore this current one. I wear it almost every day and I'm starting to worry I'm going to wear them out. LOL...

Excited to share that my new strand is on the way! :D Even more exciting that PP allowed me to see some of their new strands that came in and I got to pick out a nice rose one. Okay, I'll share with you :)

Oh, I really like that second one from the top. I'm not qualified to really be a judge but I know you'd have to see the whole strand and I'm not sure if they count graduated pearls in the hanadama quality as part of the judging is on how close the pearls are to each other in size/shape/color...

Ooh! Yes, I love the graduated strands too. Those make me think of vintage akoya. ;) They are beautiful. Nice big center too. Pretty! Here are my Mikis. (We think they are pre WWII given the family history) This one is very ivory and aged but it's been my gateway into pearls. ;) Now I'm...

ooh, Also: the bottom strand is the original strand. I think the others have more color/vibrancy where the original is more monotone. I thought I'd like the natural more, but I think I'm going for the pink one. It's 'pearly' to me. That sounds silly.

Okay, so now I have a choice to make. Phew.

Yay! They're going to send some pictures for me to pick from. (Should I be a HUGE dork and share them here?) I think the color difference was so slight in the pinked vs natural that I didn't notice too much when it was on me. What I liked was the orient on the pinked ones and the difference...

There is an element of excitement! I'm just also worried they're going to tell me 'sorry, we can't help you'. :P I haven't reached that point yet. <.< I'd like to see pictures but I have to wait to see what they're going to do. I did send the images of the Miki strand beside the hanadama...