Red
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My white Burmese South Sea pearl ring in Oracle setting from Pearl Paradise.
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Sanippy
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Gorgeous pearls Purr!
Red, that ring is stunning!
Red, that ring is stunning!
Sanippy
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Kalmen! Soo pretty!!! Love the rainbow ripple!
MSC
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Bravo ladies! So many stunners lately! 
Between the SoC ring and the little h pendant and all the tahitians, there's a large puddle at my feet...
This is a vintage pearl and gold charm that I recently purchased in a lot of jewelry from my best friend. Her terminally ill aunt was a hoarder and when she took over as POA she discovered 2 security deposit boxes filled with gold coins and jewelry. My bff isn't into jewelry and couldn't tell the difference between costume and the good stuff, so she asked me to sort it all and advise her on how to sell. My prize was being able to cherry pick items to buy from her directly, so I was able to get a lot of broken chains, a pearl necklace, and some charms and rings for way way below scrap value. I wish I had taken some photos of the hoard because it was immense and pretty overwhelming to sort through. It took over 3 hours to do a quick sorting! I hope she makes a killing on it all since the proceeds will go to her aunt's care. Anyways, this is my favorite charm of the lot and it reminds me of my bff who is a very good judge of character.
Between the SoC ring and the little h pendant and all the tahitians, there's a large puddle at my feet...This is a vintage pearl and gold charm that I recently purchased in a lot of jewelry from my best friend. Her terminally ill aunt was a hoarder and when she took over as POA she discovered 2 security deposit boxes filled with gold coins and jewelry. My bff isn't into jewelry and couldn't tell the difference between costume and the good stuff, so she asked me to sort it all and advise her on how to sell. My prize was being able to cherry pick items to buy from her directly, so I was able to get a lot of broken chains, a pearl necklace, and some charms and rings for way way below scrap value. I wish I had taken some photos of the hoard because it was immense and pretty overwhelming to sort through. It took over 3 hours to do a quick sorting! I hope she makes a killing on it all since the proceeds will go to her aunt's care. Anyways, this is my favorite charm of the lot and it reminds me of my bff who is a very good judge of character.
KaySD
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Kalmen, your ripple pearl is so colorful. That ring would get me in trouble while driving, lol.
MSC, that gavel charm is great.
Red, your Burmese South Sea pearl just glows – lovely!
For those who don’t know, the PP Oracle setting was designed based on a custom ring PP had created for Caitlin years before to hold her “purloined pearl.” (Story of the pearls here: ) Red and I both admired Caitlin’s ring, so when we bought Burmese White South Sea pearls at the 2015 Ruckus, we asked John if he could create similar settings. I expected to pay for an expensive custom setting, but PP decided to include the new Oracle setting in its standard line-up, so we got a good deal when it debuted as a Friday special.
Here is Caitlin’s ring:
Here is the wax cast of the Oracle setting being designed around my pearl:
MSC, that gavel charm is great.
Red, your Burmese South Sea pearl just glows – lovely!
For those who don’t know, the PP Oracle setting was designed based on a custom ring PP had created for Caitlin years before to hold her “purloined pearl.” (Story of the pearls here: ) Red and I both admired Caitlin’s ring, so when we bought Burmese White South Sea pearls at the 2015 Ruckus, we asked John if he could create similar settings. I expected to pay for an expensive custom setting, but PP decided to include the new Oracle setting in its standard line-up, so we got a good deal when it debuted as a Friday special.
Here is Caitlin’s ring:
Here is the wax cast of the Oracle setting being designed around my pearl:
KaySD
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Whoops, I forgot the link for the story of the purloined pearls. It is pretty entertaining if you have not heard it before.
The Case of the Purloined Pearls
On March 10th, 2010, following the recent debut of Soufflé' pearls by Jack Lynch at the Tucson Gem Fair, Jeremy Shepherd pulled a little bag of colorful pearls out of his pocket and poured them into his palm. I was in Guaymas, Mexico with Caitlin Williams and we couldn't have been more amazed if...
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JerseyPearl
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I love the wax carving photo! It is amazing what things can be done these days...and this is a beautiful mounting for a pearl.
KaySD
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Today was Pistachio Tahitian day for me -- all from Pearl Paradise.
SunSeeker
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Such a great story! And of course beautiful pearls!
SunSeeker
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Those are beautiful pistachios, KaySD! So unusual to see a full strand!
Sanippy
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Stunning Kay!
JerseyPearl
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Kay, I love the pistachios! The colors suit you well!
BWeaves
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OOOOO, the blossom setting. Le sigh!
CathyKeshi
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KaySD, you look wonderful in those pistachios 
KaySD
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Thank you, SunSeeker, Sanippy, JulieBeth, Jersey, BWeaves and Cathy. I just received the earrings last week. The Blossom settings were courtesy of Newberry. She knew I had been waiting for PP to get that setting back in stock, and when she decided to move a pair of white pearls from the Blossom setting to leverbacks, she kindly gave me her Blossom settings. I am so thrilled to finally have pistachio earrings to go with the strand (which is a summer favorite of mine).
Katbran
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Kay , those Pistachios are gorgeous! Those drops are TDF! And thanks for posting the story behind the Oracle setting! Love the photos of the wax mold and that Burmese pearl...glorious ... sigh ...I kick myself that I didn't buy one at the time !
SunSeeker
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so true, Kalmen! Kay, those pistachios are perfection! I agree, the perfect summer adornment, and they look perfect on you!!
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