icy_jade
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LitGeek|1375383965|3494711 said:You scored some beautiful pearls icy_jade! I was able to resist temptation but only because I already have a few pearl projects in the works. The chocolate Tahitian w/pink freshies strand is totally fabulous! Also magnificent is the blue akoya torsade and the wSS baroque rope. Oh and I love the fireball strand ~ they look like little sea monsters!
misskittycat said:I am seriously tempted by the Souffle diamond drop earrings but I honestly think they might be a bit much on me if I wear them with my souffles or freshwater necklaces, plus I have my anniversary south sea pearl drop earrings which I need to wear more frequently
So many truly beautiful things!!
I do wish I had been up early enough for this:
missy|1375402606|3494917 said:Love what you got icy jade! I wanted to get the 8-9 mm metallic freshwater necklace but I was at work when the pearls were listed and I have a very slow internet connection on my smartphone there so I wasn't fast enough. But, the happy news is I was able to get a different necklace that I am very excited to wear. It's smaller than what I would normally go for in pearls (6.5-7mm) but hey at least it's different than my normal pearl size so I have more options. I am having them shorten it to choker length because 18 inches is just too in between a size on me. I prefer either long or short with my necklaces. Here it is. And they are so nice at PP (thank you Allison!) that they are going to make drop earrings for me from the extra pearls for a very reasonable price.. I really love Pearl Paradise!
icy_jade|1375411472|3494995 said:missy|1375402606|3494917 said:Love what you got icy jade! I wanted to get the 8-9 mm metallic freshwater necklace but I was at work when the pearls were listed and I have a very slow internet connection on my smartphone there so I wasn't fast enough. But, the happy news is I was able to get a different necklace that I am very excited to wear. It's smaller than what I would normally go for in pearls (6.5-7mm) but hey at least it's different than my normal pearl size so I have more options. I am having them shorten it to choker length because 18 inches is just too in between a size on me. I prefer either long or short with my necklaces. Here it is. And they are so nice at PP (thank you Allison!) that they are going to make drop earrings for me from the extra pearls for a very reasonable price.. I really love Pearl Paradise!
Your necklace is lovely! I think the metallics are all great...
And great idea re: using the extra pearls for earrings!
missy|1375438688|3495151 said:Thanks icy jade! I had been wanting a metallic strand for a while now and once it went on sale I really could not resist any longer.
What are your thoughts for the gold color of the french hooks I am having PP use for the earrings? The necklace closure is 14K yellow gold but I asked Allison to use white gold for the earrings as that is my go to metal color. Do you think that would work with the color of the pearls? I have never seen metallics in person and I know the undertones vary but do you have any thoughts as to what might work best with these pearls? They are a mixture of pink/peach/lavender...the color of the gold clasp of the pearls doesn't matter too much to me since it is at the back of my neck but the wire of the earrings are more visible. Thanks for your input!
icy_jade|1375455861|3495274 said:I am not familiar with the pearl colours so I really don't know, but as a fellow WG person, I'll pretty much stick to WG for everything. Did you try asking if the clasp on the strand can be changed to a WG one?
missy|1375481067|3495570 said:Thank you LitGeek. I can definitely see where the impulse to collect all the different beautiful pearls they have to offer could come into play here. I've been good so far but I cannot promise there won't be more purchases to come. I've really been wanting some of those gorgeous blue akoya strands but they have been out of my budget. One day I'm going to have to blow my darn budget cause I think they are spectacular.
missy|1375468245|3495423 said:icy_jade|1375455861|3495274 said:I am not familiar with the pearl colours so I really don't know, but as a fellow WG person, I'll pretty much stick to WG for everything. Did you try asking if the clasp on the strand can be changed to a WG one?
Thanks for your suggestion. When I spoke with Allison this AM she suggested it before I could LOL so that's how I'm proceeding. WG french hooks and WG clasp on the necklace. I'm excited to get these metallic pearls and see the colors in person. I will post pics here for you guys and I am looking forward to seeing what you get too. I might not receive them before we go on vacation though so then I'll post them when I return. I guess it depends on how quickly PP gets my custom order completed. I hope I get them before we go away though!
Gorgeous necklace. Absolutely stunning.bsomlo|1375501197|3495789 said:A picture is worth a thousand words!
bsomlo|1375501197|3495789 said:A picture is worth a thousand words!
Fly Girl|1375501756|3495794 said:I sprung for the 10.0-11.0 mm Exotic Metallic Color-Shifting Freshwater Drop Pearl Classic Earrings in silver lavender that icy_jade put back.
mrs. taylor said:Thus far I've missed out on what I was looking for, but I'm loving this thread!
eloisegirl said:I bought the $35.00 white metallics with white gold hooks. Been dying to see these white metallics "live" so this was a very cost effective way to do so. I'd read about the upcoming sale and saw there were only 12 pairs available so I was pretty pleased.
Fly Girl|1375501756|3495794 said:I sprung for the 10.0-11.0 mm Exotic Metallic Color-Shifting Freshwater Drop Pearl Classic Earrings in silver lavender that icy_jade put back.
I wore my new earrings today. I think they are very pretty.Fly Girl|1375501756|3495794 said:Gorgeous necklace. Absolutely stunning.bsomlo|1375501197|3495789 said:A picture is worth a thousand words!
I sprung for the 10.0-11.0 mm Exotic Metallic Color-Shifting Freshwater Drop Pearl Classic Earrings in silver lavender that icy_jade put back.