Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

[Syrie]

A casual day today. A keshi necklace I got on eBay. The other was a TJMaxx piece made with sapphire beads but a really crummy pearl. So I replaced it with a beautiful lavender freshwater from Kojima and had the necklace restrung. Although this pearl reads as silver, it’s actually lavender. I wear this necklace all the time.

 

[Syrie]

The keshis are Tahitians, although that was probably obvious.

 

[ennui]

I'm happy to learn I'm not the only one to rework TJMaxx items. I recently picked up a clearance bracelet with stick freshwater pearls that I plan to rework into .... something. Thinking earrings.

 

[Syrie]

I have a pair of white fireballs that I harvested from 2 TJ’s jadite strands. I combined the 2 strands and turned the fireballs into dangle earrings. I’ll post it sometime. It all worked out well.

 

[jeg]

Oh yes, project show and tell please, ennui and Syrie!!!

Tin cups I wrapped with tiny T’s from Alex Collins, and a necklace and earrings I made with collected Tahitians and Tahitian keshi.

 

[BWeaves]

Ooo, I have a lot to catch up on.

If you're reading my Pearl Trip post, YouTube is finally letting me post more videos. So reread the earlier posts, because I may have added more stuff!

 

[jeg]

I can’t wait to see what pearls you brought home, BWeaves!!

Monili orchid clasp with an abalone pearl on a blue Tahitian strand from PP. Studs are from Hawaii.

 

[BWeaves]

I couldn't sleep last night, so I posted a bit more stuff on my Pearl Trip post. It's just a few things stuffed in here or there. It's not something at the end, but in the earlier posts.

I'm off to an international Kumihimo (Japanese braiding) conference (in Cleveland of all places) this morning. See you in a week!

 

[BAS]

Hello All! I had the great pleasure of catching up with Jeremy and Hisano over dinner last night. And took the opportunity to wear my conch double strand and conch pendant. As promised, here are some long overdue photos. I am no photographer, but I tried to catch the chatoyancy/flame pattern on some of the pearls. The double strand is heavenly. And the pendant really tickles my fancy.

 

[SurfnSci]

Happy weekend, all - I'm so happy to catch up on everyone's amazing pearly pieces from the past few months!!!

Bracelet with Kasumi pearls that I wire wrapped from Kojima.

 

[SteveM]

Hello All! I had the great pleasure of catching up with Jeremy and Hisano over dinner last night. And took the opportunity to wear my conch double strand and conch pendant. As promised, here are some long overdue photos. I am no photographer, but I tried to catch the chatoyancy/flame pattern on some of the pearls. The double strand is heavenly. And the pendant really tickles my fancy.

Beautiful! Lots of flame in a variety of permutations. Plenty of color. Diamonds and platinum allow the pearls to individually express. A treasure!

 

[CatMom]

I can’t wait to see what pearls you brought home, BWeaves!!

Monili orchid clasp with an abalone pearl on a blue Tahitian strand from PP. Studs are from Hawaii.
View attachment 474313View attachment 474314

Gorgeous!

 

[CatMom]

Hello All! I had the great pleasure of catching up with Jeremy and Hisano over dinner last night. And took the opportunity to wear my conch double strand and conch pendant. As promised, here are some long overdue photos. I am no photographer, but I tried to catch the chatoyancy/flame pattern on some of the pearls. The double strand is heavenly. And the pendant really tickles my fancy.

They are so beautiful!

 

[Syrie]

Those conch pearls are something else! On a much less impressive note, these are the TJMaxx pearls and beads I mentioned last week. This was originally 2 single strands of jadite beads with a fireball at each end. So I had 4 fireballs. I took a pair and had them made into dangles. I paired the 2 bead strands together and had the other pair of fireballs put on the ends, and this is how it turned out. BTW I did not do the work myself, sent it to a jeweler. I don’t have these skills.

 

[jeg]

Have fun at your conference, BWeaves!

BAS, the conchs are quite spectacular!

Good to see you, SurfnSci! I love the soft colors of the Kasumi you chose!

Thanks for sharing that, Syrie. I love the fun pieces you reimagined with those fireballs!

Thanks so much, CatMom! I don’t think about having that strand come out to play as much as I should.

A Tahitian pendant from Hawaii with a rope and dangles I put together. I’ve had the pair of pistachio T’s for a long time and finally decided to wire wrap simple dangles, but when I tried to run the wire through one side, I couldn’t find the drill hole in the nucleus. I kept putting it aside and trying again every once in a while and finally- success!

 

[jeg]

A necklace of Sea of Cortez pearls-

 

[Pearlgully]

Jeg, Your SoC are beautiful.

 

[Syrie]

These are keshis that I love to wear together. The long strands are from PP. The shorter one is from Pearl Society and the studs came from TJMaxx — a surprising find there. They are a pretty greenish blue.

 

[SurfnSci]

Thank you, Jeg! Your SoC necklace has my heart <3 (and your blue Collins strand, too!)

Lovely keshis, Syrie! Those studs were an amazing find at TJ Maxx, wow.

Kamoka ring, and earring drop jackets I made with Tahitians from JNB gems.

 

[Syrie]

Thank you, Jeg! Your SoC necklace has my heart <3 (and your blue Collins strand, too!)

Lovely keshis, Syrie! Those studs were an amazing find at TJ Maxx, wow.

Kamoka ring, and earring drop jackets I made with Tahitians from JNB gems.

View attachment 474539 View attachment 474538 View attachment 474541

Those pearls are beautifully matched. It's a great look.