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Let me drop 'natural white' in the pot. Most Akoya pearls are dyed very lightly pink. But some are naturally white. I haven't seen the Hanadama natural white myself but I've heard them described as little light bulbs.

It may be very difficult to get an exact match of the pearls if you can't see them in person. An idea would be to make the old pearls stand out and be a part of the design rather than try to make them blend in.

You will want to consider if the size has to match. That would make it a lot harder.

Pretty earrings! I'd probably just leave them. The work of replacing them might not be one you can do and I doubt it would be worth paying for it. Not to mention trying to get new ones in exactly the right size.

I cut the end of the leather thinner so I could push the tip through and pull it the rest of the way with tweezers.

They look like regular cultured freshwater pearls. The value is in having fun wearing them :-)

Try to look through Charlotta's thread. It is full of inspiration. There are really no rules except, "what do You like?"

Charlotta I purchased kangaroo leather from an etsy shop based in Sweden, . emoticonleads Might be cheaper for you. Their shipping to Denmark was high but added fees and VAT would have been more from a seller outside of the EU. The leather works well for me. I pulled 4 Tahitians on it to wrap...

The stringing is odd. I would have expected gimp at the ends. Maybe someone got their hands on one large lot and are selling only those without a background knowledge?

Looks like a pretty good deal to me. I can't find any obvious flaws and they seem like real Akoya. It can be hard to tell these days but they don't look like FW to me.

I am still of the opinion that their value is in the fun of wearing. Except for the possible Mikimoto that looks like Akoya, the others all seem to be cheap Freshwater pearls. The possible Akoya necklace looks so worn that it also has no value. In general, pearls do not resell well. It is a...

Wow, just wow! Thank you for asking the questions!

Wow! I wish I would come across a tikka like that...

I agree that most are certainly freshwater pearls, both the rice crispie shape and the larger circled ones. Their value is in the fun design. I am not sure what the necklace with all round pearls is. First impression is very loved Akoya with the nacre worn away.

What I don't understand is why it's strange to prefer to go to pearl meet rather than stay with in-laws??? :-)

SSP do not cost $89 -ever. Not SSP. If it's too good to be true, it isn't true :-)

I got a 'fake' feeling about the second necklace. It's out of focus and hard to see so may just be me...

In all its white, gold, greenish baroque glory :-)

In all its white, gold, greenish baroque glory :-)