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Thank you, @aac2013! I think they're a nice, kinda day-to-day earring. In real life they're substantial, but not huge, so should be appropriate to take me most places. In fact, I'll be wearing them today.
@bling_dream19 - thank you so much! I ended up having a lovely birthday yesterday, after getting off to a somewhat rocky start, and went to bed very happy which, given the circumstances, was surprising and very appreciated. The earrings were just icing on the cake - and also my birthstone, as it happens! So, all very appropriate.
Than happy birthday month to you too, @MissGotRocks! I'll see if I can snap a picture today of these ones; this evening I'll be wearing my bigger pearl and diamond drop earrings and going full glam.
you have beautiful skinWell, ok, so here are some photos. BE NICE! Remember - I turned 59 yesterday and I have cancer! (...good lord - why do I find that bizarrely and perversely funny??)
ETA You really do need to click on the photo to get a decent look at the earrings - but them you get an enormous photo of my big ol' head! Sorry bout that!
im on my teeny weeny phone screenSome time back - a year? maybe more? - I bought these gorgeous 11mm golden South Sea pearls from David Klass. I wore them a few times, but I have a larger pair of 12mm AAA natural white South Sea pearls and I always reached for those ahead of the golden ones. I was aware that - in a direct competition - the more perfect, larger whites would always win.
But I also had 2 unused diamonds - one a pear ( G, SI1) and one a heart ( H VS1 ) - both with similar dimensions, TCW roughly 1ct. I took the pearls and the diamonds to DKJ and asked for them to be turned into drop earrings - a style largely unrepresented in my jewelry box.
So here they are! They're about 1" long, set in 18kt yellow, and completely unlike anything else I own. I'm sure these will now go into regular rotation and will look great dressed up or dressed down. VERY happy with how these turned out!
And just to add - today is my birthday, so the timing is excellent! Happy birthday to me!