pick a pearl setting

[blacksand]

I realize this thread is several years old and 98 pages long, but I just want to say that I LOVE it! I had never heard of this before DIS, and now it is near the top of my priority list for my upcoming trip. My boyfriend's going to love it...hahaha. I was up entirely too late last night trying to wade through this very long thread, and I had to give up eventually, but not before I saw some beautiful pearls and settings. I'd love a champagne-colored pearl in a simple ring setting...mmmmm....but I think it will be fun no matter what. Thanks so much for all the wonderful ideas!

 

[elgerber]

My dd and I did this last year, she is 14 now, and she says to me yesterday "can we stop in Japan and get another pearl when we have lunch in France?" LOL, only at Disney can that sentence make any sense!

 

[Kurby]

i know what you mean.

i was telling my aunt that we had dinner in Japan then walked over to England and had drinks then back to France to have a pastry a little later

her neighbour was there and had this stund look on her face until i say - oh we were in Disney World - Epcot.

she smiled and said - ohhhh - ok now i understand.

 

[Mrs. Darcy]

I got a 4 leafed clover phone charm (in Japan) but it unclips so it could be used as a keyring

Do you know if they have Disney charms?

 

[leane]

Do you know if they have Disney charms?

No, they dont have any disney settings at all.

 

[ladeeesquire]

just thought I'd let everyone know, we did this in epcot today and my 2.5 yr old dd loved it! I brought with me the cinderella's coach pearl cages (purchased both for $7-8 total including shipping from ebay) and a sterling silver chain for each of us. I was hoping we'd get twins but we each got a single. My dd's was 7 mm, mine 7.5 mm. They both fit but the 7.5 one was a bit close I was glad we got some that were a bit smaller.

The ladies in the shop were very sweet and brought a mirror over so my daughter could look at herself wearing the necklace. One of the girls commented that she thought it was really smart we'd brought the jewelry with us.

Wonderful positive experience for us both!

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

OK... so at first I thought 98 pages on a pick a pearl thread?!?!

Then, I found myself reading/skimming the entire thing!!

I'm not big on jewelry in general, and the counter in Japan is always so crowded, that I have just never done this. Well, now I have a DD4 who loves jewelry... and for a few bucks she and I can go have a fun mother/daughter experience -- really looking forward to this now!

Thanks to all those who contributed great info and pics!!

 

[elgerber]

OK... so at first I thought 98 pages on a pick a pearl thread?!?!

Then, I found myself reading/skimming the entire thing!!

I'm not big on jewelry in general, and the counter in Japan is always so crowded, that I have just never done this. Well, now I have a DD4 who loves jewelry... and for a few bucks she and I can go have a fun mother/daughter experience -- really looking forward to this now!

Thanks to all those who contributed great info and pics!!

We went right away in the morning, about 11:15, and we were the only people in the buliding, so if you don't want to deal with crowds, this works great. Of course you lose some of the pomp, when no one is there to watch and clap for you LOL.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

We went right away in the morning, about 11:15, and we were the only people in the buliding, so if you don't want to deal with crowds, this works great. Of course you lose some of the pomp, when no one is there to watch and clap for you LOL.

PERFECT!! A pomp-less experience is much more "me"!!!

Thanks so much for the tip!!

 

[elgerber]

OK... so at first I thought 98 pages on a pick a pearl thread?!?!

Then, I found myself reading/skimming the entire thing!!

I'm not big on jewelry in general, and the counter in Japan is always so crowded, that I have just never done this. Well, now I have a DD4 who loves jewelry... and for a few bucks she and I can go have a fun mother/daughter experience -- really looking forward to this now!

Thanks to all those who contributed great info and pics!!

We went right away in the morning, about 11:15, and we were the only people in the buliding, so if you don't want to deal with crowds, this works great. Of course you lose some of the pomp, when no one is there to watch and clap for you LOL.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

I'm curious... anyone ever use a nylon chain like these, maybe for the kids? I've never seen such a thing and was wondering if it would work well for this purpose??

http://www.firemountaingems.com/shopping.asp?skw=KWCHAINNYLON

 

[mom2minniemouse]

We <3 pick a pearl at Japan! DD11 and I did our second go-round there in August. (We did it the first time when she was 9.)

We went and picked what we thought were the ugliest in the tank. DD went first and picked one. (She was going to get it set on a pin.) Then I picked my three oysters (so I'd get one pearl for the ring I got last time... Wore mittens one day last winter and the pearl went flying. Totally my fault as I wasn't careful. Also wanted two to get a wishbone-type setting with a pearl symbolizing my DD and my DS.).

DD got a nice pinkish 8 mm, and she was happy with that. THEN I got a 7.5 SILVER pearl in my first one, a smaller whitish pearl in my second and then TWIN 6.5s in the last one (which DD had picked for me). I ended up "trading" my twins to DD, who gave me the big pinkish one instead. That way, we both got wishbone type necklace charms. DD was so excited!!! We ended up going back on the last night and getting an 8 mm pearl, which we are saving for when DD gets older and can have it made into a ring of her own.

 

[petunia]

Does the Epcot location have kids size rings?

 

[lindsey]

We are going to do this for the first time next week for grandson 8yr and granddaughter 3 1/2yr. I found a frog cage and the carriage cage from ebay (so I hope the pearls are not too big). I let them help me select the necklace chains in town and we watched others picking the oysters on you tube. They are so excited! I will try to post when we return.

 

[mom2minniemouse]

Does the Epcot location have kids size rings?

I'm pretty sure they don't. However, my DD is 11 1/2 already and, if genetics is any indicator, she should be fully grown before she's 13-15, so we're saving the other pearl those few years and will get her an adult-sized ring at that time.

 

[StacyMarie]

I have to share that myself, my 2 DDs, and my mother picked pearls on September 3rd and it was fun. My mother ended up with a 7-1/4 mm white pearl, DD ended up with a 7-1/4-mm yellow pearl, my other DD ended up with a 7-mm pink peal, and well I HAD TWINS! One is a light pink color and one is light yellow, they were both 7-1/4 mm. My mother and 2 daughters had theirs set in necklaces and I had my twins set into a ring. It was fun. I went for the ugliest, smallest, harriest clam I could find and I ended up with TWINS!

 

[Nayan]

I finally got to do this when we went in May and while my hubby really didn't get into it I thought it was great fun! I ended up getting a very pretty dolphin cage for my pearl at a little pick-a-pearl stand outside the Yacht Club (at least I think that was it, it was across from the Boardwalk). They had a nice selection there.

 

[Wanna be Ariel]

I am sure that this has been asked before, but I could not find it.

Can you buy a cage on ebay and they will set it for you? How much do they charge for that? Also what cages do they have to buy? I would love to see more pictures also.

Sorry again if this was already covered.

 

[sctigger]

I am sure that this has been asked before, but I could not find it.

Can you buy a cage on ebay and they will set it for you? How much do they charge for that? Also what cages do they have to buy? I would love to see more pictures also.

Sorry again if this was already covered.

There is no need to "set" the pearl with a cage. You just open it up and put the pearl in. The pearl just floats around in the cage. They will clean your pearl and rub it in salt. You can then place it your cage yourself.

 

[Wanna be Ariel]

There is no need to "set" the pearl with a cage. You just open it up and put the pearl in. The pearl just floats around in the cage. They will clean your pearl and rub it in salt. You can then place it your cage yourself.

Thank you for this. What if I buy one that needs to be set? Will they do that for you?