The PEARL Lovers Thread!
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My birthday is sapphire, so I fell in love with blue pearls. The pearl grapes can be worn as a pin or a pendant. I also had a graduated blue pearl strand that I regret selling, but I really thought it should be worn and the new owner loves it [emoji5]
This is the necklace [emoji4]
This is the necklace [emoji4]
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Oh, WOW !!!
Those are beauties!!! Are they Japanese Akoya Blues???? Those are quite rare to find!! 
I seem to be on a kick today...I'm liking all of your posts! So lovely, Cyanide Rose.
Oh, WOW !!!
I love your pearl grapes - so beautiful and unique.
Thank you so much cdtracing [emoji4] Yes they are, that's why I really regret letting the strand go. They were purchased as a gift for the buyers sister's birthday and she wears them quite a bit. I'm so pleased knowing that [emoji5]
Joule, Thanks so much! I haven't worn pearls in so long, I had to put everything away to sell my house. Now living in a rental until my house is ready, I didn't think I would wear any either.....until today. I saw a gorgeous strand on television and that motivated me to dig them out [emoji5]
Thank you honu, l appreciate your kind words. Blues are my favorite [emoji16]
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Beautiful design on the pendant. And the luster is TDF. Blue akoyas are beautiful.
Do you remember your first pearls? I'd love to read your stories. Mine was a tiny seed pearl on a gold pendant. The nose on a cat's face, as I recall. It was a gift from my very proper grandmother before a violin recital when I was a child. I wore the pendant as I played and it rattled around under my violin throughout the performance. That put me off necklaces in general. Still, pearls were a subtle presence, even onstage: violins are snooty enough to wear mother of pearl accents on their bows and tuning pegs. It makes sense, I suppose, to put it on finicky musical instruments. Pearls and violins both demand luxury treatment.
Obviously, I am over the necklace aversion (as long as I'm not working). You were right, cdtracing, bring on the Tahitian strands! Someday.
Oh, and suchi? The hint-dropping has begun. I plan on this being the first year I don't get candy that someone else eats for Mother's Day.
Obviously, I am over the necklace aversion (as long as I'm not working). You were right, cdtracing, bring on the Tahitian strands! Someday.
Oh, and suchi? The hint-dropping has begun. I plan on this being the first year I don't get candy that someone else eats for Mother's Day.
My first strand were a strand of pink fw potato pearls.
oh and my DH doesn't know.
Although I have done some pretty serious damage to my savings a/c on pearls last week, I am not yet satisfied. A pair of fat drop peacock tahitians are calling me. Let's see
oh and my DH doesn't know.
My first pearls were earrings. I found them in my FIL mother's jewelry box, after she passed. My first strand was a vintage graduate strand of off white akoyas. My obsession with pearls, was pretty bad for a while after that lol [emoji4]
Those blue pearl grapes are just to die for! Omigosh! I hope you wear them often and with great joy. They're marvelous!
I can just see that pearl nose on the cat's face! How wonderful! I take it you now always wear pearls when you play the violin? That's a lovely habit.
My first pearl.... It was a little gold-filled cultured pearl pendant I got for my birthday from my mom's best friend. My mom never allowed me to wear it because it was you know just too good.
But when I got to college I wore it every single day, day and night. By the time I graduated all the nacre had worn off and so had the gold and it looked terrible.My first pearl earrings... An old friend from grad school gave me a pair. Quite thrilling. They have long gold prongs that clutch the pearls like bird claws. They came in a velvet Saks box which was also thrilling because I never thought I could afford something from Saks. I still wear them regularly to this day.
My first attempt to acquire pearl earrings for myself... Back in the 1980s one of the cat food companies, I think it was the Meow Mix people, had a promotion in which one received a free pearl earring in every specially marked 5-pound bag of kibble. (!!!) I would be surprised if it was a real pearl. So I bought a bag and I got my free earring!!! Then I bought a second specially-marked 5-pound bag but I could not find the free earring. I dumped all the kibble all over the kitchen counter and searched and searched, but alas, no free earring. So what did I do but buy a second specially marked 5-pound bag and dumped that all over the counter! But there was no free pearl earring in that bag either.
I now had 15 pounds of cat kibble and only one cat and one pearl earring. In six months I had 14 pounds of uneaten kibble that was full of moths and spiders.I still have that single pearl earring in my jewelry box. I don't know why. It's not even a real pearl. I guess if I ever have a fake pearl earring emergency I will be prepared.
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I can just see that pearl nose on the cat's face! How wonderful! I take it you now always wear pearls when you play the violin? That's a lovely habit.
My first pearl.... It was a little gold-filled cultured pearl pendant I got for my birthday from my mom's best friend. My mom never allowed me to wear it because it was you know just too good.
My first pearl earrings... An old friend from grad school gave me a pair. Quite thrilling. They have long gold prongs that clutch the pearls like bird claws. They came in a velvet Saks box which was also thrilling because I never thought I could afford something from Saks. I still wear them regularly to this day.
My first attempt to acquire pearl earrings for myself... Back in the 1980s one of the cat food companies, I think it was the Meow Mix people, had a promotion in which one received a free pearl earring in every specially marked 5-pound bag of kibble. (!!!) I would be surprised if it was a real pearl. So I bought a bag and I got my free earring!!! Then I bought a second specially-marked 5-pound bag but I could not find the free earring. I dumped all the kibble all over the kitchen counter and searched and searched, but alas, no free earring. So what did I do but buy a second specially marked 5-pound bag and dumped that all over the counter! But there was no free pearl earring in that bag either.
I still have that single pearl earring in my jewelry box. I don't know why. It's not even a real pearl. I guess if I ever have a fake pearl earring emergency I will be prepared.
Such a great story!! I am still chuckling about your overstock of kitty kibble!
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I can just see that pearl nose on the cat's face! How wonderful! I take it you now always wear pearls when you play the violin? That's a lovely habit.
My first pearl.... It was a little gold-filled cultured pearl pendant I got for my birthday from my mom's best friend. My mom never allowed me to wear it because it was you know just too good.
My first pearl earrings... An old friend from grad school gave me a pair. Quite thrilling. They have long gold prongs that clutch the pearls like bird claws. They came in a velvet Saks box which was also thrilling because I never thought I could afford something from Saks. I still wear them regularly to this day.
My first attempt to acquire pearl earrings for myself... Back in the 1980s one of the cat food companies, I think it was the Meow Mix people, had a promotion in which one received a free pearl earring in every specially marked 5-pound bag of kibble. (!!!) I would be surprised if it was a real pearl. So I bought a bag and I got my free earring!!! Then I bought a second specially-marked 5-pound bag but I could not find the free earring. I dumped all the kibble all over the kitchen counter and searched and searched, but alas, no free earring. So what did I do but buy a second specially marked 5-pound bag and dumped that all over the counter! But there was no free pearl earring in that bag either.
I still have that single pearl earring in my jewelry box. I don't know why. It's not even a real pearl. I guess if I ever have a fake pearl earring emergency I will be prepared.