My natural white Hanadama necklace

[ShashiRatna]

Hi y'all,

Yes, I finally took the plunge. I bought me my very first set of pearls - a natural white Hanadama necklace. PP staff were great.

Got a few pics - not great pics though - waiting for the sun to come out. All photos taken indoors.

I guess I'll be joining Blaire in hell.

Cheers,
SR

 

[Nerida]

Oh, they are just gorgeous, and look amazing on you.. well done! I was admiring Blaire's beautiful strand with Jeremy when I was returning Octavia to her mum... they are the most desirable pearls!!

 

[ShashiRatna]

Thank you Nerida. I wore them for the first time to dinner last night and kept admiring them in the restroom. I guess I'll have to carry a little mirror with me to keep looking at it - can't have me running to the loo every time.
And I made a mistake of dancing with them on. Forgot that I shouldn't get it all sweaty - removed it and wrapped it in a napkin.

-SR

 

[pattye]

SR,

Amazing on you! You'll never be sorry you went for the best! Congratulations!!

 

[purlgurl]

I would rather dance with my pearls on (of course...) and re-string a bit more often.

 

[GemGeek]

Oh SR, aren't you glad that you went straight for the best? They look amazing! I wore mine today. They definitely put a smile on my face. Congratulations!

PS, there's plenty more room in hell if anyone wants to join us!

 

[ShashiRatna]

Thank you Pattye.
Correct PurlGurl - better to dance with it on - but I was worried about the effect of sweat on the nacre.
Thank you GemGeek - I am glad that I went for it. Thanks for all your help. I was really nervous about the decision. Now I am glad.

- Hell, here we come - in style of course.
SR

 

[pattye]

Sr and Blaire,

You know I'll be there! LOL Probably in the blue platinum baroques---------

 

[Nora]

- Hell, here we come - in style of course.
SR

I'll drink to that ! (Eli says that I'll drink to anything....)

What a beautiful way to start my day! Thank you my pearly friends !

SR, wear them in good health !!!

 

[pearlescence]

great pearls but keep them on - as soon as you said you took them off and wrapped them in a napkin I saw your table being tidied.....Pearls are tough, they would enjoy a bit of dancing.
just as you should not take off rings to wash hands (or if you do hold them in your mouth, never put them down by the basin)

 

[Keshibelle]

Congratulations ShashiRatna, those pearls just GLOW and look very elegant on you Enjoy them in good health and dance often!

I'm quite sure that no-one here is going to hell, I mean can't you just imagine how good our pearls will look with silvery robes and angel wings

 

[Nora]

I'm quite sure that no-one here is going to hell, I mean can't you just imagine how good our pearls will look with silvery robes and angel wings

Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.

 

[ShashiRatna]

Nora, pearlescence, Keshibelle - thank you.

-SR

 

[Caitlin]

Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
I'll drink to that !

(Eli says that I'll drink to anything....)

Two good jokes in a row! Thanks

SR, if you are going for akoyas, I am glad you are going for the best. I am still about freshwaters (My Tahitian excluded) though I have gained respect for the excellence of the pearl plating of the finer akoyas.

They should be worn. Personally I think sweat affects the silk more than the pearls. The traditional wipe off afterward should keep them glowing for a generation or two - even when worn a lot.

 

[Pearl Dreams]

Lovely pearls!

But I agree, don't wrap them in a napkin-- it's too easy for them to be thrown away by accident!

When I was a newlywed, I cleaned my diamond ring, wrapped it in a tissue to dry, and left it on the vanity. Yup, hubby threw out the tissue!

Fortunately I realized it was gone, dug through the trash and found it. But I learned not to leave any jewelry in a tissue!

 

[Ramona]

These are great pearls and look fantastic on you. Now I have to cut up my credit cards.

 

[GemGeek]

If I could only have one pearl necklace, this is the one I would keep. I'm that smitten with it!

 

[Bodecia]

Gorgeous, gorgeous pearls, such a necklace. I want some. Have to sell a few things first thought. But they are so very beautiful.

Congratulations on your purchase.

Dawn

 

[Bodecia]

The day after my husband were married we went to the beach for a swim. When we finished our swim I said "still have my ring, I was worried about that". My husband looked at his hand and said he no longer had his. I wonder how much gold can be found at the beach on any given day. In restuarant toilets etc. Would be a king's ransom in the long run. I never did take jewellery off when out to wash my hands. Better a little soapy than gone forever.

Dawn

 

[GemGeek]

Fortunately I learned this lesson when I was eleven years old with a cheap, but beloved ring.