Fireball strand from PP

[HHPmom]

iLander,

I started this thread when you asked about fireball strand. I have one from PP. It is 11-13 mm, about 16" long. I knotted them using white Power Pro and a 12mm ball laser clasp. I am not thrilled about pondslime colors. My strand has some really lustrous pearls that are slightly pondslime, but also gold and greenish. I love those pearls better than the creamy ones. Fireballs are bead-nucleated pearls. That is why you see the rounded ends. I believe there is a suspicion that they are nucleated with beads made from tridacna clam shells, not Mississippi FW mussel beads like most pearls have. Tridacna clams are one of the most endangered clam species. The other forum has some educational articles about fireballs and bead-nucleated FW. I removed 2 end pearls and made earrings. Pictures have not been edited, only resized.

 

[iLander]

WOW!! Those are awesome!

Very beautiful, I am amazed at the colors! That is probably the coolest pearl bracelet I have ever seen.

I like the earrings very much, they are lovely!

I love fireballs, I think yours are extra special!

 

[Steel]

The colours are so engaging. I bet it is one of those pieces you find yourself gazing at during the day.

 

[that_someone_special]

awesome! I am curious if I would look good in ones like this. I almost bought the TPO ones this month but then saw they were dyed.. these look great though!

 

[iLander]

Just popped back to drool at these some more. . .

The bracelet is natural color, isn't it HHP? I want!!

You know it looks kinda heavy. If your arm gets tired, I could hold it for you for a while.

 

[SB621]

WOW love the colors! Can we get a few more shots close up of some of the pearls in the necklace?

 

[Burberrygirl]

WOW love the colors! Can we get a few more shots close up of some of the pearls in the necklace?

I know! That's what I thought right away. I think the colors are so pretty and they look great with the yg.

 

[HHPmom]

iLander, it's a necklace. It's not heavy at all, because it's short. Colors in real life is lighter. I've fixed the colors a little bit. This is more like it.

 

[iLander]

It's a necklace? How awesome!!!

Neck shot! Neck shot! Neck shot!

 

[yssie]

those are so shiny and colourful.. pearls for magpies!

 

[Lovinggems]

They're really beautiful, they're nicely shaped fireballs.