Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

[Shani]

I'll probably wear different pearls later today when I go visit my Dad, but for hanging around the house in jeans and a tank top? Kojima Kasumi and ruby pendant and feather earrings.

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That Kasumi pearl is like a hammered oil slick. It really is that colorful. It makes the colorful feathers look dull.

Trying to capture the color of that pearl in my weaving. It's interesting how the cyan weft (on the shuttle) changes the fuchsia and yellow warp (vertical threads) to purple and green. This is a tencel and merino wool shawl.

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Those colours are outstanding Berna!!

 

[Shani]

So I was still playing around with my knotting and dyed FW baroques from Wen when I decided to add some Edison pearls in the mix and this is what came out. A strand perfect for Fall I think.

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That is absolutely DELICIOUS!!!

 

[CatMom]

That is absolutely DELICIOUS!!!

Thank you Shani!

 

[Shani]

Happy weekend, all!

Thank you for your kind words, Jeg, Pearl Dreams, BWeaves and CatMom!

BWeaves, love your Kojima look yesterday and that clasp! CatMom, those are gorgeous Ts, and I agree with BWeaves that the clasps are especially lovely. Gosh, I need to step up my clasp game. Pearl Dreams, wow, impressive eye - The strand is 20 inches, but I wore a ~3 inch chain extender (not pictured) so just about 24 in!

Cortez mabe necklace today. I wear it frequently, but it never seems to photograph very accurately. Today the light cooperated a bit!
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That is absolutely GORGEOUS!

 

[Shani]

Oh my! I'm hyperventilating. Hisano just sent me a photo of my Edisons strung on the violet thread, and with a large orbit clasp. That necklace is insane. I can't wait to see it in person

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WOWWWWWWW!

 

[BWeaves]

I'm still in a big, colorful, pearl mood. Ripples from Pacific Pearls, and Kasumi drops from Kojima worn on my Mom's diamond hoops. The modeled photo doesn't show the colors at all like they look in real life. The laying flat photo shows the colors.

 

[Shani]

OK I was going to wait until I get through the last 100 posts to put up a pic, but I just finished my first wire bending artsy necklace and want some input please.

The necklace was initially the choker type, but found that I wasn't reaching for it so I thought I would go for a layering piece which I can double or lariat etc.

I chose these awesome beads to implement in the project but I fear they get lost in the necklace. What do you all think? Honesty is appreciated. Sorry for the shaky image while worn.

 

[Shani]

OOOO, I love blues!

Today it's my Eclipse Edison necklace from PP. Kasumi pendants as earrings. Hisano's Favorite and the one from Sarah at Kojima. These don't even register as pearls to me. They look like oil slicked metal. I love them.

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Berna, that purple necklace is my new favourite. I am also a huge fan of the swan, so much so that I am going to have my jeweller create something similar with a white FWP that I have. I hope you don't mind!

 

[BWeaves]

Shani: Go for it!!!! Since every baroque pearl is unique, there's no way it will be an exact copy, so you'll be able to make it your own!!!!

Plus, my "job" when I was young was to try on the clothing at my parents small clothing store. As I walked around the store in each outfit, the customers would say, "OOOOO, do you have THAT outfit in my size?" If I saw someone out in the wild wearing one of my outfits, I knew I'd done my job.

I think your revised tin-cup really shows off those unique pearls better than the choker did.

 

[Shani]

Shani ‐ welcome to PG! I have gone through a lot of the older pages too. I've been here since 2014 I think but there's a ton I haven't seen. It really is a feast for the eyes. And thank you for adding you fabulous pearls to the mix! Side note - did you get the ones you bought from PP from a live sale? That necklace looks very familiar!

Jeg - Oh I love those little pearl huggies! The drops look great on those. Those vintage akoyas still have fantastic luster too

Sorry for the delay lol still working through the forum and am 25 pages away from completion! Yes, I got them from the Takahashi live event

 

[Shani]

Custom SOC mabe earrings from Kojima and a bracelet I made with loose pearls I selected in Hong Kong.
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Those earrings are quite stunning simplicity!

 

[Shani]

Shani: Go for it!!!! Since every baroque pearl is unique, there's no way it will be an exact copy, so you'll be able to make it your own!!!!

Plus, my "job" when I was young was to try on the clothing at my parents small clothing store. As I walked around the store in each outfit, the customers would say, "OOOOO, do you have THAT outfit in my size?" If I saw someone out in the wild wearing one of my outfits, I knew I'd done my job.

I think your revised tin-cup really shows off those unique pearls better than the choker did.

I think so too, however from any distance, the beads do get lost, so I think I will shorten the necklace a bit and replace the beads with more of the flat freshies, I think that would compliment the pearls better imo.

 

[Shani]

I DID IT!!! I made it through every post in this thread!!! I am simply overwhelmed by all of the beauty here. I guess now it's time to post a few of my own. The first really expensive pearls I bought were at Na Hoku, and I sometimes wondered if I over-paid for them. My only disappointment with them is that they have a SS clasp and considering the price, the pearls better be some darn good quality lol! I love them though (combo SS and Tahitians).

 

[Shani]

These are the pendant and bracelet I bought at Na Hoku as well, love the octopus theme!

 

[Shani]

My second strand of circle Ts which I love for casual wear and also a photo of a mishmash of freshies! Oh and the Takahashi necklace doubled.

 

[Shani]

One last thing. The first Tahitian neckace that I designed and made. I really like it.

 

[Syrie]

Macy’s-
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Good lord! I’ve never seen pearls like that — all those Tahitians — in Macy’s before.

 

[Shani]

Good lord! I’ve never seen pearls like that — all those Tahitians — in Macy’s before.

All EFFY jewellry imo is VERY overpriced.

 

[jeg]

Those earrings are quite stunning simplicity!

Thanks! I do love the way they turned out.

 

[jeg]

Beautiful purples, BWeaves!

Syrie, it’s fun to window shop in Hawaii. Lots of pearls everywhere. I also love looking at jewelry created by local artists with the island/beachy vibe.

Congratulations on your first wire wrapping project Shani! It’ll give you lots of options for designing your own pieces.

Baggins Akoya wave rope, a multi-color Akoya necklace I put together with pearls from Druzy, and earrings from Hawaii.