A bracelet made with Akoya pearls that have a beautiful sense of transparency.

I named this piece Morning Dream because the pearls remind me of the slightly blurred view you see through lace curtains after waking up from a Sunday afternoon nap — as if everything is still covered by a faint haze.

 

 

These round white-pink pearls were previously all-knotted with pink thread. The pink thread made the pearls look even more strongly pink, but I had tied the knots too tightly, and the necklace ended up feeling almost like it was made of wire.

 

 

So this time, I removed the thread, cut Sterling Silver chain into two-link sections, and connected each pearl individually with wire.

I asked Yamashita-san, who started helping me with Flower Jem this year, to do this work.

Once the silver chain was placed between the pearls, they suddenly changed. The strong pink impression disappeared, and the pearls seemed to be reborn with a much more transparent, airy feeling.

 

 

It reminds me of the freshness of cool autumn air finally blowing in after the long, hot days of summer.

Now, there is one blue pearl in this bracelet.

That was completely spontaneous.

When I received the strand back from Yamashita-san and was about to attach the clasp, I noticed that it had somehow been divided into two sections.

It had not broken. The two sections had simply been temporarily tied off with thread.

At first, I thought I would connect them with another similar white-pink pearl.

Then I suddenly thought, “Well, if this is Flower Jem, it should be a blue pearl.”

So I added a beautiful blue baroque Akoya pearl.

I expected the round white-pink pearls and the blue baroque pearl not to match very well.

But as you can see, they were actually good friends all along.

 

 

If this bracelet catches someone’s eye, perhaps you should tell them something.

Pearls, you know, are not only round and white-pink.

We are the same, aren’t we?

Differences are what make things interesting.

If you suddenly say something like that, someone might ask,

“Are you okay? Did something happen?”

Then you can simply say,

“Nothing happened. It was written in the instruction manual for this bracelet. It told me to say that.”

“What a strange shop.”

 

 

Now, let me go over the specifications of the bracelet.

 

 

The white-pink Akoya pearls measure 5.5–5.9 mm, with most of them around 5.8 mm.

Personally, this is an unusual size for me.

I often use 6 mm or 7 mm pearls, and when I want something very small, I usually choose 3 mm or 4 mm pearls.

So pearls in the 5 mm range are relatively uncommon in my work.

The blue pearl is approximately 8 mm in size.

It measures 9.4 mm vertically and 8.3–8.7 mm horizontally.

This blue pearl has strong pink interference colors and contains so much of what makes a pearl beautiful as a gemstone.

Its surface is smooth, and the luster is strong.

As an accent in the bracelet, I think it is extremely charming.

 

 

The Sterling Silver chain is used in two-link sections, and the pearls are connected to the chain with wire.

The chain does not pass through the pearls themselves.

Because of this construction, the pearl holes do not need to be enlarged, and the drill holes remain as inconspicuous as possible.

This is personally one of the details I care about most.

 

 

The clasp is made of rhodium-coated silver, which makes it resistant to scratches and helps prevent tarnishing.

It is a clip-style clasp, so it can be fastened at any position along the chain.

The bracelet measures 19.5 cm, but it can also be worn shorter.

I find this clasp extremely convenient, which is why it has been used on more than 90% of Flower Jem bracelets and necklaces.

 

 

There is also a sister version of this bracelet without the blue pearl.

Of course, both are lovely. Haha.

 

🌸If you would like to see more of how Akoya pearls are selected, rebuilt, and turned into bracelets at Flower Jem, these three articles show different parts of the process.

 

This bracelet uses small sections of silver chain and wire to connect each pearl individually, keeping the pearl holes as discreet as possible.

Cactus

 

This bracelet was made by connecting Akoya pearls with wire instead of stringing them traditionally, creating a different structure and feel.

Akoya Pearl Bracelet with Wire and Mirror Balls

 

I sorted through Akoya pearls that had been set aside from previous projects and matched them again by color, luster, and shape.

Exquisite Akoya Pearl Bracelets: Handpicked and Matched Perfectly

 

 

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