tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post9071239335618823606..comments2024-03-28T03:40:29.423-04:00Comments on Passage des Perles: Pendants: Wading into the world of pearlsDuchessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-81889171476219075902013-09-21T06:23:36.051-04:002013-09-21T06:23:36.051-04:00Purty! I love the lariat-style one - just a touch ...Purty! I love the lariat-style one - just a touch more interest. I've got a smallish tahitian pendant and stud earrings which I wear when being conservative. I value the pendant highly as it was given by my mother, but I normally wear more showy costume jewellery. <br /><br />I must get around to seeing the exhibition at the V & A next time I'm in London. I love the V & A with my heart as I discuss here: http://birdybegins.wordpress.com/2013/08/11/if-youve-got-one-day-in-london/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-77290940530189746952013-09-20T16:20:28.776-04:002013-09-20T16:20:28.776-04:00Bourbon: The need for regular reappraisal applies ...Bourbon: The need for regular reappraisal applies only if you have a policy which provides jewelry coverage, per item, at full replacement value. <br /><br />For that level of jewelry rider, the policy holder also needs to hire an appraiser approved by the insurer, as some policy holders shop for inflated appraisals.<br /><br />For years, I had that kind of policy. It was •very• expensive and since I had lost nothing major, I went to much lower coverage. So far, so good- but I have not endured a burglary like you have, and keep the irreplaceable pieces in a bank.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-69899088098284078762013-09-20T15:58:09.646-04:002013-09-20T15:58:09.646-04:00Oh LPC, that's awful, I have learned the hard ...Oh LPC, that's awful, I have learned the hard way that I need to have my jewellery reappraised every few years, it never crossed my mind and a few of my things are/were now worth 5 times the original valuations - had a weep, got over it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-53047913942554889552013-09-20T15:55:33.046-04:002013-09-20T15:55:33.046-04:00I was going to post about this but you are the gr...I was going to post about this but you are the grand poo bah of such things! Such a good point about changing hair colour and make up, I am much more 'golden' than I used to be and I have noticed that yellow gold and rose gold now suit me more than platinum, that said i will never veer from white pearls, I adore them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-15633524396796441252013-09-19T12:47:32.145-04:002013-09-19T12:47:32.145-04:00Mme.: A sentimental piece. Sometimes we keep them ...Mme.: A sentimental piece. Sometimes we keep them as such rather than wear- and sometimes theuy need a restyle. I don't know how long you've been married :) <br /><br />hostess: Thanks for reminding me- you can usually take a single pearl off a strand and have it made into a pendant. Most necklaces do not suffer from sneaking one pearl off a strand.<br /><br /><br />Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-14147503206311103432013-09-19T12:06:39.742-04:002013-09-19T12:06:39.742-04:00Kristien: Ha! It's true: pick one or the other...Kristien: Ha! It's true: pick one or the other.<br /><br />materfamilias: I will enjoy seeing your eventual choice.<br /><br />LPC: Two options:<br />1. Check the Freshadama pearl bracelet at Pearl Paradise; these are truly *beautiful* pearls and far less than Mikimoto. PP can make you three 6mm strands if that's your wish. <br /><br />They also sell Hanadama quality which will be very close to your old ones, but more expensive. <br /><br />Again, call and talk to them, everything is possible. I can't tell you price but they will. You could order two bracelets to compare. <br /><br />2. Go for something totally different but splendid, as another bracelet of whites will never be "that" bracelet you lost. I see you in this:<br />http://kojimapearl.myshopify.com/products/japan-kasumi-baroque-bracelet<br /><br />Kojima's owner, Sara, is a wonderful person to ask for something that is in your mind but not on the site; she's a consummate pearl-hunter. And Kojima Company is not far from you- in Oakland.<br /><br />Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-17496454501900233432013-09-19T11:55:52.783-04:002013-09-19T11:55:52.783-04:00I don't own a pearl pendant. I have several st...I don't own a pearl pendant. I have several strands of pearls, all different qualities. The newest one, the gum ball pearls in various shades has a broken clasp, so I need to have it restrung and the clasp replaced so there will be no pendants for awhile! <br />Retirement does not allow for liquid lunches and impulse shopping! I do hope Janet loves her necklace. hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-13608456594384603342013-09-19T11:32:07.252-04:002013-09-19T11:32:07.252-04:00My husband gave me a mabe pearl pendant on my wedd...My husband gave me a mabe pearl pendant on my wedding day. I bought my daughter a Tahitian pearl last year in Papeete. We should wear them more often. I will look for a new pearl this winter. Your examples are beautiful.Madame Là-bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16703782237948233124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-55548891727654163592013-09-19T10:54:15.931-04:002013-09-19T10:54:15.931-04:00Those are beautiful. And I love the last one to de...Those are beautiful. And I love the last one to death.<br /><br />I have a question for you. I went to Minneapolis - which is irrelevant - and did not bring a jewelry box - which is critical - and therefore wore my 3-strand 6.5-7mm pearl bracelet on my wrist with other bracelets and a watch and, it fell off.<br /><br />I lost it.<br /><br />My father gave me the original strand in 1981, brought from a pearl merchant in the diamond district of New York as Mikimoto quality. It appears that it will cost me huge sums to replace. Ideas?<br /><br />I like its ladylike quality. Make that liked:(<br /><br />Thank you.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-55437624157290365292013-09-19T09:43:22.728-04:002013-09-19T09:43:22.728-04:00This is inspirational, truly! I now think I must h...This is inspirational, truly! I now think I must have a pearl pendant and I'm going to start keeping an eye out for one that I love. Your examples are beautiful, and I can see that despite the apparent simplicity, the choice will actually be fairly complex. . . and fun!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-58733419921420969912013-09-19T08:05:01.609-04:002013-09-19T08:05:01.609-04:00That was supposed to be "enthralled BY them a...That was supposed to be "enthralled BY them as well." I hate when I do that.Kristien62https://www.blogger.com/profile/04141776821818167047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-73257097090423621112013-09-19T08:04:02.335-04:002013-09-19T08:04:02.335-04:00Ah, Duchesse. Janet violated the prime directive, ...Ah, Duchesse. Janet violated the prime directive, "Never drink and shop," but luckily a happy ending. A pearl pendant is a lovely option. I am a bit intimidated by pearls albeit enthralled them as well. Kristien62https://www.blogger.com/profile/04141776821818167047noreply@blogger.com