I bought my daughter a 16 inch AAA Akoya 6.5-7mm necklace and a AAA Akoya 6.5-7mm studs.
Thanks for drawing my attention to Pearl paradise
I plan to now buy from them in the future
I hope they ship to NZ
Do you think they would pick out a strand with smaller father than larger pearls ?
Are they easy to deal with ? And friendly?
Thanks for drawing my attention to Pearl paradise
I plan to now buy from them in the future
I hope they ship to NZ
Do you think they would pick out a strand with smaller father than larger pearls ?
Are they easy to deal with ? And friendly?
Hmmmm...my niece’s bat mitzvah is coming...
Yes, my daughter is getting presented next year so I figured I’d buy during the sale...
Oh yes i do remember seeing that beautiful dress in a dress thread
Is it like how in England they used to have these big balls with the King and Queen and young laddies got presented to society ? But it was a king time ago
I don't think this custom ever made it to NZ
I found them very easy to deal with and very pleasant too. Just call them and ask them to please pick out exactly what you want. They are very accommodating from my past experiences with them. Tell them exactly what you want and ask if they can do that for you. Good luck @Daisys and Diamonds and cannot wait to see what you choose.
Yes, sort of. It’s not as fancy as say an old New Orleans ball, but it’s still a thing to do here. I suppose it’s falling out of favor a bit, but we wanted to do it. My daughter wanted to do it also, so here we are.
A funny question for round these parts but do you (anybody) think they do slightly smaller pearls ?
How do i measure a pearl ?
This is going to be my first 'me' purchase once i have a job again
But there will be a few bills to pay first
Sigh
Have to get job first
Im actually looking at a loose strand of mixed colour freshwater - by the inch i think its called?
So i can make my two strands a bit longer- one is a fun multi strand including a pink strand, the other necklase is white (both freshwater from the mall jewler)
and then i have two tin cup necklases id like to wear like a two strand but they also need a few extra inches in the back and they are dyed a really dark pinky black and silver so maybe that's not going to be in the mixed coloured strand but the black freshwater strand
My neck seems to have got fatter over the years although ive never liked anything tight around my neck like turtlenecks or skivies
Because I'm a scrooge im trying to work out - eccuse my blatant ignorance - could a fully drilled pearl be set into a ring ?
I have this little beat up pearl ring - just the pearl is beat up .its the first ring i brought myself many years ago when i was overseas and it needs resized anyway ...id like to put a pink pearl in it to match my necklase
Or do i need to buy the set of 4 half drilled one ?
Also mum's pearls are too tight but i don't think they are freshwater???but they are a lovelly cream colour - i was kind of hoping beyound hope a couple or even four of the 'mixed colours' might be cream enough to be able to go at the back, mum's pearls are slightly bigger and beautifully round but there are smaller pearls near the clasp
I'm not yssie, but I'll give a shot at the question. Pearls are measured (gently) with calipers.
PP can certainly get smaller pearls, if you want. But, note that the smaller akoya ("baby akoya") aren't necessarily cheaper. The smaller they get, they actually become somewhat pricey because the value proposition to culture them lessens the smaller pearls get cultured.
Down to 5mm ought to be fairly easy to find, but anything smaller than that and they become almost too small to easily use in a lot of jewelry.
Also, your purchases look very nice @whitewave
There’s 4.5-5mm AAA Akoyas from the Pearl Source on Amazon— that’s the smallest studs I’ve found. I’m torn though. @whitewave has inspired me to get some studs for my IDJ jackets (round). But should I get the 4.5mm-5mm or the 5-5.5mm studs for my 5mm jackets? A little small or a bit large? Would getting the larger size risk the pearls getting scratched by the diamonds?
Thanks @whitewave ! I like the “wow factor” of your studs and if it were a special occasion earring I’d buy the larger set. But long term, I bet it would damage them... although! It does depend on where the pearls fall in the mm range, I guess.
Edit: I’ve done it. I’ve convinced myself that I should try the smaller pearls. Coming Monday via Prime! I’m really hoping it looks nice and I can always exchange for larger pearls if it looks a bit funky (I may go ahead and order the other size too! I’m so impatient!)