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I like them for ropes but haven’t seen many clasps that I like. There have always been some at every fair I think.

I have to confess that I can’t stop buying. It’s an addiction... there. Not gonna say how many or what I have... ������

I think it does matter purely from a collection/perfectionist perspective... even if you don’t/seldom wear the earrings n strand together, it’s slightly more satisfying if you get a set vs an unmatched set... if you don’t mind having a non-matching set then it’s fine but if you think it will...

Not according to the Chinese sites? Unless PSL confirmed it? I found a chart that gives the grading for various akoya colors by the PSL: 1st row: White Color / Tennyo/ strong orient / hanadama/ / not sure how to translate / pearls below 6mm...

Loads more info on Chinese language sites and according to those sites basically the vendor has to opt to pay for another test. Which means if the pearls don’t qualify for tennyo grade, then they lose the testing fee. So the additional testing isn’t by default...

That’s my understanding... 天女 aka ten-nyo is basically the best hanadama aka 花珠 available. Most jap vendors who carry akoyas are familiar with the term. I like to browse jap sites and they always use ‘teri’ which I interpret as orient/iridescence. So to qualify as ten-nyo grade the pearls need...

I realised that I actually like the rhodium color n not white gold (which is yellowish as Bweaves has mentioned) so I tend to buy rhodium plated silver stuff nowadays. No point spending on gold when I'll never see it under the plating if it makes sense? And I haven't seen white gold filled items...

I'm of no help cos I think all the designs look great. Love your style. Pls keep us posted re which option you picked k?

Your hubby is a darling. The only time I get pearl stuff from mine is when I use his PayPal account or drag him to a fair and get him to use his credit card... Anyway from what I can tell from pics, Sarah has designed it so that the hook part is on the drop which probably means the loop part...

How about you negotiate a layaway with Sarah while waiting for the lottery results. Then I can see this often in the what are you wearing thread. And you take great selfies... pls buy it... :)

Thank you for all you kind comments. No one really comments about my pearls in office so it's really nice to get some affirmation here. Thank you for making my fingers feel better. :) Thank you. Unfortunately not going as I'm really not up to travelling. Even had to cancel a business trip...

... and put me out of my misery lol. :D I think this Sea of Cortez (SoC) mabe necklace from Kojima that comes with a detachable pendant is so gorgeous. Would love to get it but it's not my color (I don't wear Yg) and no budget... :p So yeah, am hoping that someone here would get it and...

Remember that I mentioned these 3 are favs earlier? And managed to cobble together enough pics to post the giant peacock drop so here it is... Bought this pearl at a local fair in Oct 2015 and finally set it late last year... first, some unset pics: Was immediately attracted by it's shape...

Wow thanks for the tremendous reception! Didn't expect Egg to be so popular. This is an unusual color ssp by the way. Also not sure how to describe the color. I'm actually thinking of adjusting the setting so that it's 'vertical' instead of 'horizontal'. Hmm dunno how to explain so here's a...

Omg I LOVE your blues!

Have been struggling with a bout of ill health and some work related challenges and stress so have been fairly behind in postings but I have a few new items worthy of mention... (ok, actually quite quite a lot, ha but I'll just post whenever I have enough decent pics) Will start with a fairly...

Oh have fun and happy hunting!

In one of the older threads, Jeremy had mentioned that the earliest batches of pearls were at astronomical prices and sold on consignment. If you do a search for auction you'll probably find the thread... so yeah, I believe LP. Was curious so I did a search and this is the thread where Jeremy...

Thanks for sharing! Do let us know when you have new creations. :)

Beautiful pearls! Etsy has lotsa clasps so enjoy browsing :)