ckrickett
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So I just adore Fantasy movies and books, I grew up with (like a lot of us have probably) reading the Wrinkle in Time books, Narnia, Tolkien, and a ton of other fantasy books (one series was about a swan).
I recently Saw Secret of Moonacre, and it was pretty great! (Got horrible reviews, but I really loved it)
Here's a little synopsis- (from IMBD)
Anyways! Watchig the movies, I fell in love with the pearls, and so I have been thinking about trying to recreate the strand. I think it would be a fun little project.
Here is the only pictures of the pearls from the movie (which is when they are glowing, not in the necklace but you get size, and shape from it), as well as a few strands I saw that seem close.
and ones that seem close
silver blue akoyas from PP
http://www.pearlparadise.com/p-896-75-80-mm-silver-blue-akoya-baroque-pearl-necklace.aspx
Kamoka's moon pearl strand
Keshi strand from Kojima
SS Strand from Kojima
I Like elements of all four, but I will probably have to do it fully custom.
Do you all have any suggestions? I wan't it to be long though, at least 35" or maybe broke up into necklace with detachable bracelet?
I recently Saw Secret of Moonacre, and it was pretty great! (Got horrible reviews, but I really loved it)
Here's a little synopsis- (from IMBD)
The story follows the exploits of thirteen-year-old orphan Maria Merryweather (Dakota Blue Richards), whose sole inheritance from her father is a book. This is no ordinary tome, however in Maria's hands, its ancient story comes alive. The book chronicles an age-old rivalry between the Merryweather and De Noir families over a set of magical pearls, and as Maria delves into the mysterious tale, she finds herself fantastically entangled in the bitter feud.
Left penniless by her father's death, Maria has no choice but to leave the city and live with her taciturn uncle, Sir Benjamin Merryweather, at his isolated country estate in Moonacre Valley. On her way to her new home with her caretaker Miss Heliotrope, Maria's carriage is attacked by Robin, the De Noir family's teenaged son. Although she is unharmed, the incident gives Maria a frightening taste of the animosity between the two clans. Having spent the night at her tower, Maria has been surrounded by magic, the stars on the ceiling of her room falls, one by one. She also noticed that the house seemed falling apart. She questions her uncle, but she was reprimanded not to enter the forest.
When Maria arrives at the Merryweather property, her uncle spies the unusual book in her possession, and immediately confiscates it. With the help of the estate's resourceful chef, however, Maria relocates the book and continues reading, finally discovering the weight of her responsibility: she has been anointed the last Moon Princess of the valley. It is up to her to find the magic pearls before the next full moon and end the conflict between the two families. If she fails in her quest, the dark curse following the Merryweather family will destroy Moonacre Valley for good. But is this a challenge Maria is ready to accept?
Left penniless by her father's death, Maria has no choice but to leave the city and live with her taciturn uncle, Sir Benjamin Merryweather, at his isolated country estate in Moonacre Valley. On her way to her new home with her caretaker Miss Heliotrope, Maria's carriage is attacked by Robin, the De Noir family's teenaged son. Although she is unharmed, the incident gives Maria a frightening taste of the animosity between the two clans. Having spent the night at her tower, Maria has been surrounded by magic, the stars on the ceiling of her room falls, one by one. She also noticed that the house seemed falling apart. She questions her uncle, but she was reprimanded not to enter the forest.
When Maria arrives at the Merryweather property, her uncle spies the unusual book in her possession, and immediately confiscates it. With the help of the estate's resourceful chef, however, Maria relocates the book and continues reading, finally discovering the weight of her responsibility: she has been anointed the last Moon Princess of the valley. It is up to her to find the magic pearls before the next full moon and end the conflict between the two families. If she fails in her quest, the dark curse following the Merryweather family will destroy Moonacre Valley for good. But is this a challenge Maria is ready to accept?
Anyways! Watchig the movies, I fell in love with the pearls, and so I have been thinking about trying to recreate the strand. I think it would be a fun little project.
Here is the only pictures of the pearls from the movie (which is when they are glowing, not in the necklace but you get size, and shape from it), as well as a few strands I saw that seem close.
and ones that seem close
silver blue akoyas from PP
http://www.pearlparadise.com/p-896-75-80-mm-silver-blue-akoya-baroque-pearl-necklace.aspx
Kamoka's moon pearl strand
Keshi strand from Kojima
SS Strand from Kojima
I Like elements of all four, but I will probably have to do it fully custom.
Do you all have any suggestions? I wan't it to be long though, at least 35" or maybe broke up into necklace with detachable bracelet?
POJ silvery blue grey pearls would be lovely and myaterious 
(apparently one of JK Rowlings favourite books as a child "The Little White Horse" )
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