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Hi everyone. I browse this forum constantly but post very rarely. I hope to change that! I recently bought some lovely Tahitian pearls and Vietnamese akoya pearls second hand from a lovely person and they are arriving today. She never strung them and bought them from Cees. In one of her...

Hi everyone. I recently came purchased a strand of 5-6 mm blue akoyas. They are from Vietnam and lean more toward blue than silver and in my opinion, the blue color is pretty intense. I will do my best to post some accurate pictures very soon! The strand is gorgeous and I really love the...

Hi everyone. I have been looking for a strand of pearls that are on the smaller side, 5 mm or less, that are round. or roundish. Is there a particular site that I should visit to find such a strand or is this an item that would require a special request made to a specific vendor?

Hi everyone. I am in the process of buying my first strand of akoya pearls, a blue strand from Vietnam. I love and have collected pearls for a long time and have avoided akoyas because of my concerns about nacre thickness. However, I adore the blue color of the Vietnamese akoyas and want a...

Hi everyone! I would like to preface this post by saying that if it is in any way against the forum rules I apologize and will remove the post immediately. I have a few pearl pieces that I unfortunately have to let go of. I am getting married over the summer and have been steadily culling my...

Hi everyone! I purchased this strand during the PP Black Friday sale this year. I have been looking for a strand of lavender freshwater pearls for a long time but none of the strands that I encountered were truly purple to my eyes. I decided to take a chance on the double strand when I saw it...

I have a very important question. I have just started to sell my jewelry. I made 25 pieces for Christmas and sold all of them! Most of these pieces did not have pearls or gemstones but sold anyway. My question is do you notice that pieces with certain gems or pearls sell better than others? I am...