Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

[lisa c]

Kay, you turned it into a Significant piece! Beautiful vision.

CK, you're lookin' good!

 

[cmd2014]

Kay,

That looks great! I'm so glad it worked out....it looks magnificent this way!

Is PP offering that style of enhancer now?

 

[Katbran]

Ooooo CK those are very pretty ! I like that shade of gold!

Kay I meant to ask..the diamond circle at the front .. was that something you had from another piece .. I don't remember ever seeing it on PP ... it's gorgeous.

 

[Tucs]

Absolutely stunning, Kay!

Lovely, ckrickett!!

 

[KaySD]

Thank you all for your kind words. I?m very pleased with how the piece turned out. I have 2 more drops I can wear with the necklace once I get the proper enhancer fitting. I?m afraid it may be a little fancy to wear to work with suits, but I don?t go anywhere else, lol.

GemGeek, thanks for the compliment, she had great style. I?m not secret royalty, lol, I just have Champagne tastes (on a Chardonnay budget).

CMD and Katbran, the clasp came with the strand when I bought it from PP as part of the Connoisseur sale. It is a 19 mm circle of diamonds with 2 fold-over clasp ends. I ordered one more of the fold-over clasps to use as an enhancer for my Edison drop. PP does not offer the clasp as a regular item, but they can special order it from KGH. KGH offers the circle in 14 mm or 19 mm and the fold-over clasp in 2 sizes. I think my combo is K517-19. The K517 worked well as an enhancer for my Edison because it had a wide flat area on top. The K516 might make a better enhancer for a pearl with a smaller tip.

Close-up of my clasp before re-stringing:


KGH K516-19:


KGH K517-14:

 

[KaySD]

I found some pretty GSSP studs on Etsy (at least that us what the vendor says they are) but the price was pretty terrific so even if they are I am I am not very knowledgable to be able to tell the difference from GSSP and freshwater.

If they are dyed freshwaters they are still pretty.

they are 10mm

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Ckrickett, the color looks lovely on you. If the price was low enough, it doesn't matter if they are FW instead of GSS.

 

[Frost Me]

Kay, so stunning, how large is your new Edison?

ckrickett, I need a pair like that, love!!!!!

 

[Katbran]

Thanks very much for that info Kay - I think it's a stunning clasp. That is a gorgeous result ! I am envious

 

[JerseyPearl]

That clasp is not for the faint of heart...it is gorgeous!

 

[KaySD]

Kay, so stunning, how large is your new Edison?

ckrickett, I need a pair like that, love!!!!!

The Edison is 14.25 x 16.2 mm. Once I bought my first 14-15 mm pearl pendant last year, I have not been able to go below 14 mm for a pendant again.

 

[kelluvpearls]

My silver octo Monique with a Kamoka pearl head.

 

[la_corsetiere]

Aw, Monique looks so happy! Nice to see her on her new owner.

 

[kelluvpearls]

She enjoyed visiting Fiji!

 

[Tucs]

Very nice octo, Kelluvpearls!

 

[Oh Them Gems]

Welcome to the forum! To answer your question: the pearls are actually 18 1/8" including one side of the ball clasp. Larger pearls fit smaller on the neck, but feel so good!

Thank you!

I'm glad I asked. I've been enjoying wearing my 8.5-9mm "freshadama" "classic white rounds" at 16 inches in length. Your necklace length looks perfect for that size pearl. Good to know.

 

[kelluvpearls]

Thank you again Tucs.

 

[MSC]

Just slapped this one together, pipi pearls on an old gold chain

 

[pattye]

Ah very pretty; no doubt glows like the sun in person!

 

[JerseyPearl]

Just slapped this one together, pipi pearls on an old gold chain View attachment 36667

Pearl slapping becomes you! That is really a very cool look.

 

[MSC]

Thank you Pattye and Jersey! It is very glowy but my photog skills are lacking to properly capture their glow