Pearl Dreams
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Those GSS are striking, kalmen!
Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!
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Sanippy
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Beautiful Kalmen!
Camelotshadow
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Thanks everyone...
I miss my hair & its far from this now...
The 7mm in 14k white gold were $50 & are nice old prob 1960/70's earring with decent color & luster. I like th eolder as they came with nice thick cluch backs not like the thin bendable flimsy ones that adorn most avg earrings.
Can't see it but they have bluish green overtones with some pink. Its the setting I was buying as its really sturdy for everyday wear,
I guess diamond studs have always been my favorite & got into pearls more around 2005. I hesitate to wear good pearls in the hotter months or in the sun in general as I know its not ddog for them. Diamonds are forever... this is true....
Teenies are nice on the young neck but with time bigger is better at being the focal point & not the neck...
Lovely big gold ssp
I miss my hair & its far from this now...
The 7mm in 14k white gold were $50 & are nice old prob 1960/70's earring with decent color & luster. I like th eolder as they came with nice thick cluch backs not like the thin bendable flimsy ones that adorn most avg earrings.
Can't see it but they have bluish green overtones with some pink. Its the setting I was buying as its really sturdy for everyday wear,
I guess diamond studs have always been my favorite & got into pearls more around 2005. I hesitate to wear good pearls in the hotter months or in the sun in general as I know its not ddog for them. Diamonds are forever... this is true....
Teenies are nice on the young neck but with time bigger is better at being the focal point & not the neck...
Lovely big gold ssp
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Katbran
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Gorgeous GSS Kalman ! Such a pretty shade .. where did they come from ? They look gorgeous on you !
Sanippy
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So beautiful camelotshadow!
KatalinPG
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Kalmen22 such a beautiful strand of goldens!
Lovely goldens, Kalmen. And you layered with another necklace that looks wonderful with it. I need to try layering more.
The little h strands' FW are 2-3mm. The photos of that strand and the others I posted really don't do them justice. The little h is great with boatneck shirts. I'm not loving how I look in the photos either, but it is what it is. I'm telling myself the same level of injustice the photos do with the pearls they do with me as well. I don't necessarily think that's true (that gobblers there, no matter how I try to deny it), but it's what I tell myself. ha.
No pearls today. Pink sapphire pendant I got in honor of my daughter's birth (she was born Sept 30), so sapphire is her birthstone and I already had a blue sapphire pendant, and round diamond studs.
The little h strands' FW are 2-3mm. The photos of that strand and the others I posted really don't do them justice. The little h is great with boatneck shirts. I'm not loving how I look in the photos either, but it is what it is. I'm telling myself the same level of injustice the photos do with the pearls they do with me as well. I don't necessarily think that's true (that gobblers there, no matter how I try to deny it), but it's what I tell myself. ha.
No pearls today. Pink sapphire pendant I got in honor of my daughter's birth (she was born Sept 30), so sapphire is her birthstone and I already had a blue sapphire pendant, and round diamond studs.
Catching up - gorgeous stuff, Cathy, Purr, Brit, and CL! Love seeing your faces, too <3 I'll avoid posting mine, but if you saw my cicada earring post on Sheri's facebook feed then you've seen it.
Beautiful GSSP, Kalmen! I love your taste.
Beautiful GSSP, Kalmen! I love your taste.
Pearl Dreams
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Just headed out to run errands wearing the GSSP strand that I bought from Cees last year when I turned 60.
It sure is warm and muggy here today.
It sure is warm and muggy here today.
BWeaves
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Just your average "going out to run errand" pearls.
I love the tiny littleh ones all the way through to the big honking golden SS pearls.
Remember the pearl jeans I posted a few weeks ago? With pearls in the upper thigh and front pocket area?
https://www.anthropologie.com/shop/...y=denim-embroidered-patchwork-jeans&color=092
Anthropologie is now selling a second style of pearl jeans. This time the pearls are below the knee.
https://www.anthropologie.com/shop/...y=denim-embroidered-patchwork-jeans&color=092
I love the tiny littleh ones all the way through to the big honking golden SS pearls.
Remember the pearl jeans I posted a few weeks ago? With pearls in the upper thigh and front pocket area?
https://www.anthropologie.com/shop/...y=denim-embroidered-patchwork-jeans&color=092
Anthropologie is now selling a second style of pearl jeans. This time the pearls are below the knee.
https://www.anthropologie.com/shop/...y=denim-embroidered-patchwork-jeans&color=092
Red
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Wearing my new Atlas South Sea pearls that I purchased in May in Bali. Pendant and earrings are in gold Bali settings. These are really pretty pearls.
JerseyPearl
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BWeaves, it might be worth it to get a few dozen very inexpensive CFWPs and do this yourself! I may just have to give that one a try....
JerseyPearl
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Red, your new pearls are stunning!
And PD...all I can say is, OH MY!
And PD...all I can say is, OH MY!
CathyKeshi
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Thank you, battah ... I SAW you on Purr's post, and you looked lovely in those cicada earrings!
Red, those ARE pretty pearls, with a real translucent depth to them ... LOVE the findings, and look forward to seeing them on you soon
Pearl Dreams, what a magnificent way to run errands
JerseyPearl, you echoed what I was thinking about pearl jeans. I trimmed a white shrug sweater with tiny fw little H pearls and silk ribbon embroidery a few years ago for ruckus. I love it, but it was difficult. The sewing needle wouldn't go through the pearls, the big eye needle wouldn't go through the fabric. I ended up couching down the string of pearls on the surface of the sweater with the silk embroidery thread. Still, I've longed to try something else. Hmmm ...
Red, those ARE pretty pearls, with a real translucent depth to them ... LOVE the findings, and look forward to seeing them on you soon
Pearl Dreams, what a magnificent way to run errands
JerseyPearl, you echoed what I was thinking about pearl jeans. I trimmed a white shrug sweater with tiny fw little H pearls and silk ribbon embroidery a few years ago for ruckus. I love it, but it was difficult. The sewing needle wouldn't go through the pearls, the big eye needle wouldn't go through the fabric. I ended up couching down the string of pearls on the surface of the sweater with the silk embroidery thread. Still, I've longed to try something else. Hmmm ...
Pearl Dreams
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I love the pearl jeans!
Sanippy
Member
Pearl Dreams, your GSSP are so beautiful. The perfect shade of gold and they look amazing on you.
Red, stunning!! I'm so jealous you got to pick them out in person. The Bali settings are perfect.
Red, stunning!! I'm so jealous you got to pick them out in person. The Bali settings are perfect.
BWeaves
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Yeah, I think this would look better as a do it yourself job, too. At least I'd know the jeans fit.
Red, your souvenirs are gorgeous.
Pearl Dreams
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Thank you, ladies. I do enjoy these a lot.
The pearls stayed on as we went out to dinner tonight too.
The pearls stayed on as we went out to dinner tonight too.
SunSeeker
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haha! I thought the same thing! nice photo, Cicadalady!
Cathy, thank you <3
I love the idea of embellishing things with CFWP! I think the issue is always the size of the pearl vs the size of the hole vs the size of your needle. I always prefer little pearls on fabric to big pearls (no issues with weight and fabric sagging etc), but smaller pearls mean smaller holes that sewing needles can't get through. It's tricky to make it work. I can't think of what it's called, but it sounds like you have to do the kind of lace where you lay our your design and stitch over the string of pearls to hold it in place. I've tatted lace using beads before, but I haven't done it with pearls. That could be a fun project to make some edging! I've never tatted with silk though, just cotton thread, so I'm not sure if the knots would be too loose...
I love the idea of embellishing things with CFWP! I think the issue is always the size of the pearl vs the size of the hole vs the size of your needle. I always prefer little pearls on fabric to big pearls (no issues with weight and fabric sagging etc), but smaller pearls mean smaller holes that sewing needles can't get through. It's tricky to make it work. I can't think of what it's called, but it sounds like you have to do the kind of lace where you lay our your design and stitch over the string of pearls to hold it in place. I've tatted lace using beads before, but I haven't done it with pearls. That could be a fun project to make some edging! I've never tatted with silk though, just cotton thread, so I'm not sure if the knots would be too loose...
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