c langston
Shiny_Rock
- Joined
- Jan 25, 2010
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My little ugly duckling pearls arrived and I turned my nose up when I opened the package they had been shipped in. My initial reaction was, "what color is that?" The were not really pink, not really purple, certainly not white, not a color that made me let out a spontaneous Oooooooo. I know myself well enough that I have to live with something a few days before I know If returning it is the right thing to do, especially because there was nothing wrong with the pearls other than I was disappointed in the color. The light played well off of them...but they were still a color that I would NEVER have picked out. They are 2 strands of smallish Kasumi type 10.5 mm, AA++, not very expensive so at least maybe I could find a project that would be a suitable gift. The return postage would cost as much as the pearls were to begin with so I decided to keep them and just to something simple, a 30 inch over the head (no clasp) necklace. I was trying to take photos of them and of course I can never get a decent photo, or have the lighting just right.
I needed to run a few errands, take hubby out to lunch and put the stand I had just finished on, maybe different light would make me think differently. It hit me what color they were when I put them on with a pair of khaki Capri pants, they were a light color khaki with the brownish/mushroom tone to them. After the third compliment I was feeling pretty good about my ugly pearls, maybe it just took people by surprise such a casual look with 30 inches of pearls dangling. I think I will be keeping these, khaki is a staple in my wardrobe...and these will do just fine!
I needed to run a few errands, take hubby out to lunch and put the stand I had just finished on, maybe different light would make me think differently. It hit me what color they were when I put them on with a pair of khaki Capri pants, they were a light color khaki with the brownish/mushroom tone to them. After the third compliment I was feeling pretty good about my ugly pearls, maybe it just took people by surprise such a casual look with 30 inches of pearls dangling. I think I will be keeping these, khaki is a staple in my wardrobe...and these will do just fine!