Temple St. Clair fans, let’s share our favorites!

[DS2006]

For those who love history, Charleston, or TSC inspiration, here are the Sword Gate and the Pineapple Gate. The Sword Gate is a true work of art. That's one thing that makes me want the other amulet!!!! (Fun fact, the Sword Gate house was bought about 3 years ago for around $20 million by Daryl Hall of Hall and Oates.)





Pineapple Gate (Simmons-Edwards House)

 

[iggybedora]

Soooo...after looking at chains, all the other gorgeous TSC pieces for an hour and a half, I was forced to make a decision. The Pineapple Gate amulet came home with me! (If I have second thoughts, it can be exchanged, but I think I made the right choice.) Croghan's box and pouch are so nice, and the sweet SA also gave me the TSC box and travel pouch! Oh, and this amulet is the same on front and back.

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Thank you for sharing! Congrats on the amulet--it looks stunning! Would love to see the chain you pair it with.

 

[DS2006]

Croghan's had a LOT more TSC than I expected! I took a few pics for my friends here! I will add that the medium amulets were larger than I expected in real life and the perfect size for me. They didn't have a large for me to compare, though. Many of the earrings were also larger than I expected from pictures. That was a nice surprise! Now looking at my pics, I see a few more things that I wish I had tried on!!! I didn't get pictures of everything. I can see that you really can't see all the amulets they had. The turquoise pieces were gorgeous! Actually, it all was!

 

[DS2006]

Oh, forgot to post the Pineapple with ribbon chain and classic oval chain. They did not have classic round for me to try. I am leaning towards one over the other. Sorry for all the huge pictures. These two are a little larger than the real items.

 

[etoile de mer]

@DS2006, your Pineapple Amulet is beautiful! I love both of the special amulets, but like you, I love the Pineapple a bit more. It's so gorgeous, including the special top and bail. I absolutely loved seeing all your pics, so sweet of you to share your trip with us. I'm so glad you had fun, including all the time browsing and trying things on! Loved seeing your Pineapple on both chains. Looks beautiful on both! Now wondering which you like better. It sounds like such a lovely store to buy TSC pieces. Such a nice experience for you, and you'll have fun memories of buying such a beautiful piece.

 

[DS2006]

@DS2006, your Pineapple Amulet is beautiful! I love both of the special amulets, but like you, I love the Pineapple a bit more. It's so gorgeous, including the special top and bail. I absolutely loved seeing all your pics, so sweet of you to share your trip with us. I'm so glad you had fun, including all the time browsing and trying things on! Loved seeing your Pineapple on both chains. Looks beautiful on both! Now wondering which you like better. It sounds like such a lovely store to buy TSC pieces. Such a nice experience for you, and you'll have fun memories of buying such a beautiful piece.

Thank you so much! The jewelry store is very special and I could stay there all day! I regret not trying on more than I did! I tried the little ball chain with angels! Those were so pretty! They just had a wonderful amount of TSC and lots of other beautiful jewelry, too! The memories will be value added for sure. We were fortunate to have great weather to go find the gates and ride around a bit!

I think the classic oval has similar size gold wire as the Pineapple and works a little better with it than the ribbon chain. I was trying to justify the Pineapple in my mind by substituting a less expensive chain, but we all know that rarely works! I am probably keeping the 18" ribbon for the starfish, if it ever comes!!! Oh, and speaking of the starfish, the SA helping me had on the exact TSC moonstone earrings that I am thinking of to go with the starfish! (They are her own earrings.)

 

[restricter]

Oh, forgot to post the Pineapple with ribbon chain and classic oval chain. They did not have classic round for me to try. I am leaning towards one over the other. Sorry for all the huge pictures. These two are a little larger than the real items.

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What a dilemma! I can’t imagine how hard it was to choose! The pineapple must sparkle like crazy with all those diamonds. Congratulations on your choice!

Lilly Pulitzer uses pineapples heavily in her designs if you want to do a whole thematic look.

 

[WingNut]

@DS2006 thank you so much for sharing this visit with us! I immediately preferred the pineapple charm based on the photos......how absolutely stunning that must be in person. Congratulations! BTW I really like it with the classic oval chain.....

 

[skyqueen]

Thank you so much! The jewelry store is very special and I could stay there all day! I regret not trying on more than I did! I tried the little ball chain with angels! Those were so pretty! They just had a wonderful amount of TSC and lots of other beautiful jewelry, too! The memories will be value added for sure. We were fortunate to have great weather to go find the gates and ride around a bit!

I think the classic oval has similar size gold wire as the Pineapple and works a little better with it than the ribbon chain. I was trying to justify the Pineapple in my mind by substituting a less expensive chain, but we all know that rarely works! I am probably keeping the 18" ribbon for the starfish, if it ever comes!!! Oh, and speaking of the starfish, the SA helping me had on the exact TSC moonstone earrings that I am thinking of to go with the starfish! (They are her own earrings.)

Just fabulous! I agree with @WingNut...the classic oval chain is perfect!

 

[smile10281]

@DS2006 congratulations on your new amulet! The pineapple looks exquisite. I am drooling over all of your pictures,.. thank you for taking them and sharing them with us! Was so nice to hear about your experience at the store and your thought process as you were deciding between the 2 amulets. Everything you said (wanting amulets in your collection to look as different as possible, being open to what makes your heart sing instead of going with what you had been sure of) made sense to me! how special for you to have this limited edition piece and after all this time and planning! Very, very happy for you!!!

I agree that the classic oval chain is fitting for your amulet, but I also really like the look on the ribbon chain! I don’t think you can go wrong between those 2!

Thanks, again, for sharing!!

 

[DS2006]

Thank you all so very much for your sweet comments! I am so happy to have this group with the same appreciation for TSC! I have loved all of your posts showing your items and shopping pictures and look forward to many more!

Today I am feeling exactly the same about this piece, yet I also feel kind of crazy spending so much on one necklace!!!! I hope I can get over that!

 

[wenlet]

Soooo...after looking at chains, all the other gorgeous TSC pieces for an hour and a half, I was forced to make a decision. The Pineapple Gate amulet came home with me! (If I have second thoughts, it can be exchanged, but I think I made the right choice.) Croghan's box and pouch are so nice, and the sweet SA also gave me the TSC box and travel pouch! Oh, and this amulet is the same on front and back.

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You made the right choice!! Gorgeous!!
I may also be biased because pineapple cake is one of the most wellknown “souvenirs” of my home country (Taiwan) and one of my personal faves… hehe

 

[wenlet]

Thank you all so very much for your sweet comments! I am so happy to have this group with the same appreciation for TSC! I have loved all of your posts showing your items and shopping pictures and look forward to many more!

Today I am feeling exactly the same about this piece, yet I also feel kind of crazy spending so much on one necklace!!!! I hope I can get over that!

I get a little nutso over anything that is “limited edition” so totally understandable

 

[opensesame]

I was waiting for F&F saks sale to buy the small owl amulet, but just realized the owl amulet is not part of the sale. So sad

 

[DS2006]

I was waiting for F&F saks sale to buy the small owl amulet, but just realized the owl amulet is not part of the sale. So sad

Good news! Bloomingdale’s F&F just started with 20% off (thru 4/3) and at least one owl amulet is included!

https://www.bloomingdales.com/shop/product/temple-st.-clair-18k-owl-pendant-with-blue-sapphire-diamond-pave?ID=639424&CategoryID=3376

It also appears that Rakuten has 6% cash back, but I can’t be certain whether it works with TSC since I haven’t tried it.