| Jody, sincere condolences on your loss, I hope you find something perfect - it sounds like you have some really nice ideas there. I don't have any Tahitians (getting very tempted, though, so many great photos recently), but personally (just my own taste) I'd be more concerned about blemishes on round pearls than baroque ones. I guess to me baroques have a more earthy/natural look, and the swirls and shapes and blemishes (so long as they are not too prominent) give them character. So if I ever give in and buy some, I'm going to focus on shape, luster, and color, color, color!
The others have made some excellent points. I would add that PP might have additional strands for you to look at, don't know if you had a chance to ask Natalie (they have more inventory than they post online).
Good luck in finding the perfect strand! By the way, I really like the circles - the ones you've found are very pretty, and I think you can't go wrong with PP (I don't have any experience with PS).
Perle |