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Brilliant_Rock
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My first time ever wearing pearls was when I was 15 years old on a family trip. An extremely charming woman my uncle was dating invited me into her room before dinner. She saw my dress and said something like, "oh, newtojewels! I know what your dress needs: a necklace!". She came back with a pearl strand. I knew nothing about pearls at the time but put them on. She said, "oh they're perfect, you just have to keep them! Don't worry, they're completely worthless. Just promise me that some day you'll get exactly this length but in real pearls". Now I know that they're cheap baroque freshwaters and I haven't seen her since that trip, but I've thought about someday getting that "real pearl" necklace ever since.
So now moving to the present: I bought a pair of AAA 7.5-8mm natural white Akoyas from Moline a couple of years ago and went to a local jewelry repair place to have them made into drops that can dangle from a hoop earring. While there, I happened to walk by a pearl vendor in the same building and decided to pop in. I ended up getting this strand!
The earring drops are still being made but I had to share my necklace photos in the meantime. Of course it's impossible to photograph pearls, especially with my crummy 6-year-old phone camera, but I tried. In real life they absolutely pass the 'how many fingers am I holding up' test. The pearls are only 6.5-7mm, so they're small, ungraded, from a random vendor, and with creamy body color, plenty of blemishes, and imperfect matching. But the luster holds up to the Moline earring pearls, the color matches them, I think the size suits my lifestyle, and I was on a budget, so I'm happy with my find!
I had the necklace strung with a fun flower clasp to 16.25", which is the same length as that freshwater necklace from way back then. I have 6 extra pearls so I may make some kind of station bracelet. This is my first day wearing them and I am always in casual clothes, so today is pearls and a wrinkled vintage men's flannel
So now moving to the present: I bought a pair of AAA 7.5-8mm natural white Akoyas from Moline a couple of years ago and went to a local jewelry repair place to have them made into drops that can dangle from a hoop earring. While there, I happened to walk by a pearl vendor in the same building and decided to pop in. I ended up getting this strand!
The earring drops are still being made but I had to share my necklace photos in the meantime. Of course it's impossible to photograph pearls, especially with my crummy 6-year-old phone camera, but I tried. In real life they absolutely pass the 'how many fingers am I holding up' test. The pearls are only 6.5-7mm, so they're small, ungraded, from a random vendor, and with creamy body color, plenty of blemishes, and imperfect matching. But the luster holds up to the Moline earring pearls, the color matches them, I think the size suits my lifestyle, and I was on a budget, so I'm happy with my find!
I had the necklace strung with a fun flower clasp to 16.25", which is the same length as that freshwater necklace from way back then. I have 6 extra pearls so I may make some kind of station bracelet. This is my first day wearing them and I am always in casual clothes, so today is pearls and a wrinkled vintage men's flannel
It’s a beautiful tribute to the original and it looks lovely on you!!
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