A mini Ruckus 2025 at Pearl Paradise

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Adding more photos taken by Clint, the studio professional-

 

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Many thanks again to everyone at PP. We had the most wonderful day, filled with beautiful pearls and pearly friendship.

 

[Pearl Dreams]

I'm curious about the bead nucleated FW strands-- are they a cool white, or do they tend toward a warmer white, like so many other FWP I own? I prefer cooler whites.

 

[jeg]

And there’s more…

 

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I'm curious about the bead nucleated FW strands-- are they a cool white, or do they tend toward a warmer white, like so many other FWP I own? I prefer cooler whites.

I only took a comparison snapshot and didn’t look closely at the strands as I was focused on sorting through other pearls. From what I could see with the comparison strands, the bead nucleated strands were a cooler tone. I’m sure there’s a range-

 

[Pearl Dreams]

They do look very nice!

Back before I was actually buying pearls, I always had a round, straight-size akoya strand on my wish list. The funny thing is that with all the pearls I've bought over the years (and I love them all!), a round akoya strand is the one thing I have never sprung for.

At this point I think I missed my affordability window for the akoyas. But a bead nuked FWP strand, if the luster is good and the tone is cool, may fit the bill someday. I think these will be very popular.

 

[BWeaves]

Thanks for all the photos JEG. It's probably good I wasn't there. My wallet couldn't handle it, hahaha. But I did miss seeing you all again in person.

 

[jeg]

They do look very nice!

Back before I was actually buying pearls, I always had a round, straight-size akoya strand on my wish list. The funny thing is that with all the pearls I've bought over the years (and I love them all!), a round akoya strand is the one thing I have never sprung for.

At this point I think I missed my affordability window for the akoyas. But a bead nuked FWP strand, if the luster is good and the tone is cool, may fit the bill someday. I think these will be very popular.

Yeah, the round Akoya were one of the later pearl types I added to my collection. Even having them, I was so tempted by the beautiful Akoya strands that were from Christina Assael’s private collection. So beautiful, but I know you like bigger pearls, so $$$.

 

[jeg]

Thanks for all the photos JEG. It's probably good I wasn't there. My wallet couldn't handle it, hahaha. But I did miss seeing you all again in person.

Gathering with all the pearl friends is so worth the trip! We missed seeing you in person, too, BWeaves!

 

[Pearl Dreams]

That's just it-- I do like bigger pearls.

 

[2thdktr]

Thanks for these wonderful pictures-- sorry I missed seeing you all and the beautiful pearls! But I was having my own adventures in Japan and South Korea then and hopefully will post a few of my photos when I can. I missed both PBTB and this mini Ruckus due to travel, but hopefully, next year.......

 

[GeminiPearls]

Lucky was done, but some of us headed back to Santa Monica to celebrate Walter’s birthday!
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And a tiny show and tell on the bed. I didn’t capture all the pearl choices since I spent so much time making decisions of my own.
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I left with a pair of little h studs of Tahitians and sparkling white diamonds, and a strand of Fiji keshi which I will knot as a bracelet.
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Hi jeg! Thank you for sharing so much eye candy from the ruckus! Can you share more details about the lustrous white strand you went home with?

 

[jeg]

Hi GeminiPearls! Welcome to the forum! The little strand I brought home was a temporary bracelet length strand of Fiji keshi pearls. They are from Justin Hunter’s farm in Fiji, and are white with silvery blue highlights. The keshi are graduated in size and I originally wanted to keep it as a bracelet, but the fit was better for me as a necklace, so I wire-wrapped it as a short tin cup style. {If you are talking about the lustrous Akoya strand in one of the photos, that went home with Sunseeker and has a different story)

The original bracelet length

Made into a tin cup necklace