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Oh, I couldn't resist. I wasn't going to buy anything during Hisano's last little h live event, but how could I resist the pendant that matched the earrings I bought before the live event? Souffle' pearls stuffed with blue topaz and tiny seed pearls. The blue topaz is much prettier and...

The pearl farms I visited in Japan were tiny, family operated businesses. Some only had 2 people. Some had 5 or 6 people. I don't think they were big enough to have an intern. But I only visited 4 farms, and these were the ones that the Japanese picked for us to visit. Try contacting the...

Pearl Dreams, those are nice! It's amazing what a bath and restringing will do. Simple today. Pomme de la Mer golden SS pendant from PP and Mikimoto white akoya earrings.

Visiting Dad today. Long mixed tin-cup from Kojima. White South Sea, freshwater pearls and small keshi. My Aunt Love's Blue Lagoon necklace with an enhancer that allows me to wear any pendant. The Queen freshwater pendant from Kojima. A pair of freshwater pearl drops from Kojima. I had...

I had a feeling!

OOO, Shani, I love it! I love turquoise and aqua colored gemstones with pearls. It would go with my new Kojima necklaces very well.

Wonderful memory!!!

The Japanese have released their final version of their pearl video from the Japan Pearl trip. I've posted it at the end of my Pearl Trip post, but in case you haven't seen it, here it is. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T9vBYLX6nvJwhztnyA5oc1lzAaCEuYYK/view

STUDS! Meryl Streep is the reason I got my ears pierced. I saw a photo of her in The Deer Hunter, wearing 7 mm akoya studs, and I thought, "I like that!" I bought inexpensive 7 mm pearl studs, which I wore for years. The pearl nacre was very thin. It was before I understood pearl culturing...

The final version of the video has been released. I think my hand made it into one shot. I recognize my pearl ring, hahaha. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T9vBYLX6nvJwhztnyA5oc1lzAaCEuYYK/view

It was a dream come true for me!

GemGeek and amti! Welcome back!

Oh WOW! I Love everything!

Visiting Dad today wearing Nana's pearls. Cultured akoya pearl earrings and necklace clasp from the 1950s. I replaced the akoya necklace strand because the nacre was thin and the pearls no longer glowed after 70 years. Nana did not buy the best quality pearls. I replaced the akoya strand with...

It looks like those little rubber or silicon bumpers are strung between the pearls instead of knots. I have them on some of my pearl necklaces. They keep the pearls separated but give the drape of a non-knotted necklace. Plus, they're a bit quicker and easier to string than making knots...

I know it's October, but the weather just got nice enough in Florida to open the windows. White linen and blue pearls. Natural color akoya pearls, both the blue and the white ones. Blue baroque akoya pendant and blue akoya pearl rope with teeny tiny white keshi pearls from Takahashi Pearls...

Oh, I couldn't wait until the little H Pearl Paradise Live Event. I had to have these now. Little h souffle' pearl earrings stuffed with blue topaz and seed pearls. I think they'll go great with all my blue pearls and blue diamonds.

Pearl Dreams, you're correct. They are the same knot, just tied different ways. I use the knots like you do, I think. I use the term overhand knot, when I'm making the knot using both threads, and they pulling the two threads apart to slide the knot up against the pearl. I use the term half...

Lazing around the house in pearls, as you do. Tahitian keshi tin-cups and pistachio Tahitian stud earrings from Kojima.

I use doubled thread and an overhand knot. Then I pull the two threads apart to snug the overhand knot up against the last pearl. I've also used doubled thread, and use half hitches with one thread OVER the other thread which stays straight. But it's harder to get the knots to snug up.