Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

[jeg]

You can really rock those serious stud sizes, Pomelo!

Lapis looks great with those rice krispy strands, BWeaves!

Thanks for sharing your fun adventures in stud stacking, PearlyLibrarian! I see new colors and sizes in your future…

All dark Tahitian pieces I put together-

 

[CatMom]

You can really rock those serious stud sizes, Pomelo!

Lapis looks great with those rice krispy strands, BWeaves!

Thanks for sharing your fun adventures in stud stacking, PearlyLibrarian! I see new colors and sizes in your future…

All dark Tahitian pieces I put together-
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Dark Tahitians are still my favorites!

 

[CatMom]

SSs and rubies. Do you think they will distract from the remnants of that bruise on my hand? LOL

 

[BWeaves]

Pearly Librarian: I see what you mean about the spacing on your other ear, but honestly, it's barely noticeable.

 

[Katbran]

WOWZA. Gorgeous window shopping.

Visiting Dad today. One of my Dad's lady friends fondled my pearls. A fellow pearl lover.

Ocean's Cove TNT necklace (Tourmalines and Tahitians). Longer Tahitian strand from Kojima, I think. Tahitian pendant "La Perlagrina" from Kamoka. Opal and Tahitian drop earrings from Kojima. I bought these all at different times, but they all match. I'm drawn to certain pearl colors.



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gorgeous lustre and colour !

 

[Shani]

Thanks so much, Luvglitz! They are a fun pair of earrings.

Seaglass Tahitian strand from Kojima, an amethyst orchid charm from Druzy, and keshi chain and earrings I made. Celeste (Kamoka) added the little Tahitian keshi to the charm for me.
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Jeg, when you do a majority of your wrapping, what metal composition of wire are you using and aprx size? thanks!

 

[Pomelo]

After posting about my big stud journey (haha thanks @BWeaves for the chuckle), I decided to wear them with my ombré soufflé T and WSS bracelet + silver bracelet = necklace combination.

The T stud is not round and you can kinda tell from the side profile shot, but I’m not prepared to spend $$$ on a round 16.5mm T with good lustre (yet)

 

[PearlyLibrarian]

@Pomelo I absolutely love that T ombré on you and you can feature the light or dark in the front. So creative. I am still on the hunt for a good chain bracelet to use in a similar way. If you come across one online please share

So while my enlightenment came from blue akoyas (and one day I will collect some true intense blues …. sigh), I am quickly becoming obsessed with Tahitians/french poly pearls, keshi, and especially Tahitian keshi. It is sooo hot and humid here already, but this graduated silvery Tahitian keshi bracelet was so lightweight and comfortable yesterday. If it weren’t a pearl no-no, I’d be temped to leave it on 24/7 and just live in it. I’m trying to incorporate at least a hint of pearl into each day, and I loved watching the light catch these keshi.

 

[jeg]

Thanks so much, CatMom! Dark Tahitians always remind me of Hawaii, where they seem to have a preference for wearing dark Tahitians. And ouch! I hope your bruise is the worst of it and you didn’t have anything severe happen to your hand. Your beautiful bracelets definitely draw all the attention!

Pomelo, your bracelet lengths give you all sorts of options. That combo looks great with your giant studs, and I agree with saving $$$ going with an off-round.

Shani, I typically wrap with 14kt gold filled in 26-24. I haven’t had any issues with discoloring, and since it’s for myself, I can always redo if it starts losing it’s shine.

I love keshi, too, PearlyLibrarian, and your bracelet is so sweet!

I am on the fence… I chose some vintage Akoya in random sizes and color from Fuji’s boxes at Tucson. They needed to be drilled, and after receiving the drilled lot, I am in debate whether to string them up as a bubbly necklace, or go with my original plan of more wire-wrapped necklaces in different lengths.

And more Tahitians I haven’t had out for a while… The pearls for the studs and shorter necklace were collected from CMW, and I think most of the pearls in the rope were collected from JNB.

 

[PearlyLibrarian]

Thanks so much, CatMom! Dark Tahitians always remind me of Hawaii, where they seem to have a preference for wearing dark Tahitians. And ouch! I hope your bruise is the worst of it and you didn’t have anything severe happen to your hand. Your beautiful bracelets definitely draw all the attention!

Pomelo, your bracelet lengths give you all sorts of options. That combo looks great with your giant studs, and I agree with saving $$$ going with an off-round.

Shani, I typically wrap with 14kt gold filled in 26-24. I haven’t had any issues with discoloring, and since it’s for myself, I can always redo if it starts losing it’s shine.

I love keshi, too, PearlyLibrarian, and your bracelet is so sweet!

I am on the fence… I chose some vintage Akoya in random sizes and color from Fuji’s boxes at Tucson. They needed to be drilled, and after receiving the drilled lot, I am in debate whether to string them up as a bubbly necklace, or go with my original plan of more wire-wrapped necklaces in different lengths.
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And more Tahitians I haven’t had out for a while… The pearls for the studs and shorter necklace were collected from CMW, and I think most of the pearls in the rope were collected from JNB.
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I am an absolute sucker for the bubbly style strands, and these look so lovely the way you have them configured in your picture!

 

[Pomelo]

Thanks so much, CatMom! Dark Tahitians always remind me of Hawaii, where they seem to have a preference for wearing dark Tahitians. And ouch! I hope your bruise is the worst of it and you didn’t have anything severe happen to your hand. Your beautiful bracelets definitely draw all the attention!

Pomelo, your bracelet lengths give you all sorts of options. That combo looks great with your giant studs, and I agree with saving $$$ going with an off-round.

Shani, I typically wrap with 14kt gold filled in 26-24. I haven’t had any issues with discoloring, and since it’s for myself, I can always redo if it starts losing it’s shine.

I love keshi, too, PearlyLibrarian, and your bracelet is so sweet!

I am on the fence… I chose some vintage Akoya in random sizes and color from Fuji’s boxes at Tucson. They needed to be drilled, and after receiving the drilled lot, I am in debate whether to string them up as a bubbly necklace, or go with my original plan of more wire-wrapped necklaces in different lengths.
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And more Tahitians I haven’t had out for a while… The pearls for the studs and shorter necklace were collected from CMW, and I think most of the pearls in the rope were collected from JNB.
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Bubbles bubbles bubbles!
I would love a bubbly strand one day!

The vintage akoya look like champagne akoya - out of interest, is there a noticeable difference between what’s vintage vs newly-produced champagne?

 

[ennui]

Pearly Librarian: I see what you mean about the spacing on your other ear, but honestly, it's barely noticeable.

I agree. Our body attributes are rarely perfectly matched; I recall someone talking about eyebrows, and saying, "they're sisters, not twins." My ear piercings aren't perfect, but that's life. No one notices but me.

And, I too vote for bubbles! I love bubbles.

 

[BWeaves]

I vote BUBBLES!!!! I love mismatched pearls. Today I'm wearing Kamoka black and white studs in 9mm. They're actually eggplant and pale blue.

 

[jeg]

Thanks everyone! Bubbles it is. It will be easier for me to take the strand apart if I change my mind as opposed to taking apart a tin cup. I did a little rearranging because I wanted to wear the necklace both front and back.

Pomelo, it’s hard to compare because there can be such a difference in quality amongst vintage strands and again amongst newly processed strands. I posted a comparison photo of my vintage strand Fuji chose for me, and my golden Akoya strand from Takahashi. They are very comparable and compatible in color. More photos-

A bubbly necklace with random vintage Akoya from PacifcPearls.US, a vintage Akoya necklace also from Pacific Pearls, a golden Akoya necklace from Takahashi, and a golden SS pendant from Kojima.

 

[Shani]

Good morning from the Philippines!

Taking this strand of baroque mixed color nukes from YourPearlSandDiY on Etsy for a test drive today.

It is everything i hoped for as far as color and luster. I’m really pleased with how the natural colors of the nukes compliment the dusty pastel pink cotton t shirt that i am wearing today.

It is 36 inches, but i do wish that it hung just a bit lower. I may add another 12 inches in the future. For reference, i stand at 5’11 (180cm) and i’m somewhere around 230lbs- so i have to go bigger and longer with my pearls

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I think those colours look smashing on you esp with the shirt colour! I also think the length is perfect.

 

[Shani]

I finally got my Endless Bath White SSP rope from Kojima and I was afraid it would be too long but it is just right and so many pearls, what decadence. It's GORGEOUS!! Wearing with some White SSP earrings from PP. The really nice thing about this rope is it has soooo many different looks/ways to wear. This is just a few... Took me forever to take these pictures. One day I will be a pro like you @jeg and @BWeaves!!

Those are absolutely STUNNING!

 

[PearlyLibrarian]

A pair of chunky Tahitian keshi studs for a few errands today.

 

[CathyKeshi]

I'm way behind here; internet issues sigh ... Pomelo, LOVE your essay on larger studs; how modern and fashion forward your super stud earrings and necklace pearl/chain mix looks .... well done! "Perfect round" is overrated

PearlyLibrarian, the Keshi bracelet and earrings are so beautiful! I agree with everyone else: The difference in symmetry on your ears is barely noticeable; adding golden studs to mix would be delightful

CatMom, the Rubies and Pearls are just divine ... WOW!

Jeg, Such pretty looks, with the gold/white/blue ... mmm The collage of champagne akoyas is dreamy, like the full sunny day after a long, dreary winter ... gorgeous!

 

[PearlyLibrarian]

My “hint of pearl” today are these teeny tiny light-colored Tahitian keshi. I am taking my son to his first-ever dentist appointment today (wish us luck), and now these little keshi are reminding me of baby teeth . Very on theme!

The lighting was much better in this pic. Plus bonus baby arm rolls.

 

[BWeaves]

I love them all! Chunky studs and tiny keshi.

Today I'm in dark Edisons from PP and Kasumi and amethyst earrings from Kojima. They don't match, but they go.