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Pearl friends are the best! What a treat to spend the day playing at Pearl Paradise. Many thanks to Jeremy, Hisano and staff. And special thanks to Lucky for her cuteness that lasted all day. Well, almost… at the end of the day I found a trail from Hisano’s office… And we’re done here…

Whoa, neck shots Linda trying on the $$$$$$$$ SS necklaces. I can’t believe she didn’t go home with one😎

Decisions, decisions…

And Jeremy is always entertaining us with everything pearl. Here he’s talking about the Chinese FW pearls and how the farmers are now only creating bead nucleated pearls. Gone are the all tissue nucleated pearls. And some examples: Bead nucleated strands on top And then we were treated to...

And then it was time to really dig in and play. We spread into different rooms to really be able to sort and take a closer look at all the pearls.

And some collector pieces that are once in a lifetime. A few strands of soufflé pearls that were originally collected for Hisano’s little h line. The soufflé pearls were an experimental pearl that are no longer produced. And these INCREDIBLE Akoya strands from the recently acquired private NY...

SS keshi, Tahitians and other pearls in the vault or in progress

Just some of the Fiji pearls

The vault (a small section of) We had a little show and tell of some of the crazy big, bold, and beautiful SS and Tahitian strands

We actually made a beeline to the vault, but I’ll take you on a partial tour of the office first. Jeremy’s space Hisano’s space Clint in action

A weekend adventure to meet up with pearl friends for a mini Ruckus at Pearl Paradise. Several of us stayed in Santa Monica to enjoy the beachy flavor. We all met up at Pearl Paradise to spend the day playing with a spectacular once in a lifetime collection of pearls. The greeters-

Welcome to the forum, Lovelea! Ahh, you have that beautiful Monili clasp with the conch pearl. I’ve always loved that one and so happy to see it found a wonderful home. I was away on a weekend adventure. Here’s a little teaser- Food, friends, and sooooo many PEARLS!!! This needs a thread of...

SS and keshi mix rope from Kojima with earrings I made-

I LOVE seeing everyone’s pearls!!! Beautiful and I’m so far behind I can’t comment on everything… I haven’t taken a lot of photos because I’ve been pulling out my shell jewelry. All pieces I made a while back- a tin cup of vintage Biwa pearls, earrings with shells from Sanibel, and a dangly...

Whoa, that’s about the fanciest drivers license pic I’ve ever seen, BWeaves! Pearl stuffed seashell on sapphire beads from Kojima, and Little h freshwater earrings with a sapphire spiral.

Thanks Douglas! I love that they have a connection to you! lary007, I love those pieces together- everything goes! That strand of Tahitians is so pretty, SurfnSci. And same here about wire-wrapping. It opened up a whole new avenue. Everything is lovely BWeaves! That’s such a pretty new ring...

SurfnSci, yes, same pearl wavelength! And yours’ are beautiful! Feather pearls from PacificPearls.US and feather pearl earrings from Kojima/PBTB.

Thanks so much Pearlgully and SurfnSci! Syrie, those keshi look great together, and your T studs were a great find! SurfnSci, the colors of your Tahitians are so pretty and what a nice match! Very pretty, Pomelo, everything! SOC necklace with a SOC keshi necklace, both from Kojima. The Akoya...

You can also ask about freshwater pearls. They come in a wide range of colors and sizes and would also be more budget friendly, unless you are set on Akoya.

Hi WannaBeAPearl, and welcome to the forum! My first suggestion would be to not make a purchase from a stock website photo. If you are interested in a specific color, overtone, size, etc, in any type of pearl, I would contact the vendor and ask what is available from their current inventory...