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Hey, there. I’ve looked at a lot of pearl cleaning cloths online, and it’s hard for me to tell via pics and reviews whether they’re the kind I’d prefer. The cloths that Pearl Paradise includes with each pearl purchase are my ideal product due to their weight, texture, and gentleness. I also...

I got these not long ago, and as usual I’m very happy with a PP piece. They were listed as 8.5mm to 9mm but all are 9mm so to me they seem very grand! They’re AA+ but plenty round enough for me. The lustre is more satiny than sharp, which is a white freshwater effect I love. We haven’t had much...

Hello, lovely pearl folk. It’s good to see the community thriving. After a pause I’ve been shopping a bit here and there. I bought a pretty bracelet with big freshies not too long ago from PP and will take a photo soon! Today I saw a bracelet on FleaBay and decided to take a chance. I hit “Buy...

The book came in the mail last week. I got it from a used book dealer through Amazon, and it’s in beautiful, near mint condition. It was a library copy, and it looks to me as though it never left the library. The clear library covering of the dust jacket is still on, so that is the glare in the...

It’s called Perle Blanche. It really looks more opaline to me, but that doesn’t keep me from coveting it. It’s very pretty. Luckily for my budget. it’s sold out everywhere (as far as I can tell). For this crowd, things Pearl are always in season, I know! :love: Do any of you have a nail polish...

I wanted a wishbone pin for good luck, and I saw this one online and loved it. It arrived today. The seller’s lightbox photos are really good, so I’ll post a few of them. The pearl is about 5mm x 3mm. The nacre on the upper part of the front of the pearl is more creamy/yellow and shiny, but less...

I could not get the knack of wire wrapping pearls and beads until I found this video. You can see Jason’s process very well, and he is great at explaining what he is doing. Also he clearly loves his work. He’s a great teacher. I’m not affiliated with Bead Gallery; just a fan. If I ever get to...

I wasn’t sure where to put this, but I would love your observations. I’ve noticed, especially with my akoyas (including some vintage ones), that they look more beautiful and lustrous when I wear them often. (Of course I don’t clean house in them or expose them to detergent, chemicals, or...

I’ve had this pendant for a while, but I hadn’t paid much attention to it until now. The only thing I did do was to remove it from the setting and clean the blob of yellowed dried glue from the top of it. Then I reglued it. That was a couple of years ago, before I knew anything about pearls...

Between seeing VP Harris’s white SSP and StarryPearl’s long strand, I’ve been bitten by the white SSP bug. I just ordered a few loose 11-12 mm circled ones to make a tin cup bracelet with—vendor pic of similar pearls is below. I know I need chain, wire, and a clasp. I am thinking I’d like yellow...

Late last year I bought a vintage (or older) pearl shortener/pin on eBay for around $12, but didn’t get around to testing the metal, etc. until now. I hadn’t expected the wire and beads to be precious metal. But they are, so now I’m even more intrigued regarding the pearls. The wire tested 10K...

I think. But I am no expert. I’d love to know what some of you who ARE experts think about what he got right and if he got anything not quite right. Here is the article: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/freshwater-pearls/ This statement interests me greatly. He didn’t follow up on it in...

I enjoy reading about all her jewels, but her pearls were extra extra! She could wear so many pieces at once and still not look like they were wearing her. (A long neck and being 5’6” helped.) I found these images today. I’d been really wanting to see a color image of her in her jewelry. The...

I’m trying to wear my pearls more often, even though I’m mostly at home. If I start a thread for them, maybe that will encourage me! This week I wore my Tahitian bracelet that I wire-wrapped. I forgot how much I love it. I used Argentium silver wire (935 and alloyed with Germanium) and pearls...

I spotted this brooch for sale, and I’m wondering VERY much what type of pearls they are. The setting is clearly antique, and it’s marked 14K. Seller lists it as “Victorian.” The pearls are very baroque-looking. If they’re the original pearls in the setting, then is it possible that they’re...

I would love to know what you, my fellow beaders, think of this. I saw an ad on social media for a necklace (or set of necklace components) that can be worn in multiple ways. The set consists of (as far as I can see) a 20” double or triple, strand, two 4” strands, and a 20” single strand. They...

I collect vintage compacts and I also love looking at amazing jeweled ones from the past. This image turned up today on a collectors page that I follow. I don’t see many pearl-encrusted compacts, likely due to the fact that frequent handling would certainly damage pearls. Then today I saw...

By now I’ve started to accumulate quite a few, not really intending to start a collection. Oops! Some of these were part of a job lot, others bought individually. I didn’t spend more than $20 for anything here, and mostly much less. The brooch with the plumes was a surprise on arrival; the...

I only ever knew about Girl with a Pearl Earring, but it seems he painted pearls often. I only found this out today when looking up information about the pearl in that most famous painting. His images are fascinating from both a painting technique standpoint and a pearl standpoint. So...

I needed a pick-me-up, so I treated myself to a 35” strand of lavender pearls from Pearl Paradise. It worked! I’m immensely cheered up! They are 6.5-7.0mm AA+ freshwaters. To me they seem very round, very lustrous, and very smooth. I know there are higher grade pearls, but these are so lovely...