[olivia24]

Personally, I LOVE the coffee table! If it were a little less expensive, I would so use that! Except, if you didn't clean it often it would be pretty gross. And the Cruella da Ville necklace is kinda cool, just who could possibly pull that off?

[Caitlin]

look at what I just lost the bid war over on eBay

[Caitlin]

Here is the other view

[Slraep]

Don't worry Caitlin, here's another thing you can spend that money on.

It's the cold-water-aquarium-side-table-lamp-combo.

http://store.shopping.yahoo.co.jp/li...rl000002.html#

[GemGeek]

Wow, is that an antique hat pin? Whatever it is, it's incredible. I'm sorry it didn't go home with you.

[Valeria101]

Sorry to hear, Caitlin... the pin looks much better then intriguing.

Would you happen to have the link to the listing?

[pattye]

Wow, Caitlin,

That won't be soon forgotten! I'm guessing a natural abalone pearl? someone did a great job of covering the "naturale" spots. It's a beauty.

Pattye
so many pearls, so little time

[Caitlin]

I found it in the last five minutes of bidding. It was $27.00. I bid it up as high as I dared, but it wasn't enough the buyer must have known what it was too.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEDW:IT&ih=001

[Raisondetre]

Two words. Auction sniper.

[Valeria101]

Are you gals sure.... The crack on the edge looks more like an assembly seam then abalone pearl edge the more I look at it.

[Slraep]

Caitlin, whatever it was, that thing on top of the stickpin looked very interesting and it really did not go for very much considering Costume Pearl Poodle is $72. Costume Pearl Poodle would be a good stocking stuffer for someone who wears a lot of clothes with lapels. Costume Pearl Poodle looks pretty snooty with his nose in the air, as if saying, "Hah, bet you don't have any outfits worthy of me!".

[Slraep]

M-e-o-w. Check out the very very fine 18K work the metalsmith did on the whiskers(not to mention the rest of the cast cat)!! But oddly, that is the most attractive part of this feline. Damn those ridiculous out of proportion whiskers with blobs on the tips! They will haunt me in my dreams tonight. Only $630. The pearl looks a little anemic though.

http://www.tias.com/12389/PictPage/3923182730.html

[pattye]

Hi All,

If you take a peek at the abalone pearls on Jeremy's website you will see the kinds of "seams" and irregularities one has to work around with those pearls. The one I bought last year has a gold band all around the middle, which then attaches to the bail: it covers most of the side seams.

Frequently the size and shape of abalone pearl is difficult to work into a piece of jewelry. However, we got to see how beautifully the designer worked Steve's piece with abalone and pipi's, and the Naturals on Jeremy's site are beautifully done also.


Pattye
so many pearls, so little time

[GemGeek]

Oh Pattye, what a beauty! Thanks for posting your pendant.

[Caitlin]

Two words. Auction sniper.

Yeah I am the sniper that lost . For about 5 minutes I thought I was going to get an abalone pearl for less than $1,000 dollars.

Think I'll go back and get that $13 reindeer..........and eat my humble pie.....



The poodle looks just like the miniture poodle that just won a huge dog show in Houston televised on Animal Planet a couple weeks ago. The judge just couldn't stop raving about her perfection.........

The cat looks like it melted.......