[pattye]

Hi Blaire and all,

Well, some Fab choices in beads, and great prices too! Good thing John Tu is off on a buying trip or there would be nuthin left by the time the next Portland Gem Faire happens! It will be fun to see what all you make, Blaire, and of course, you know I am just kidding. Love those big funky pearls!!

Pattye
so many pearls, so little time

[Sueki]

Lovely pearls, Gemgeek,
Can't wait to see another stick pearl necklace. The greens are gorgeous.

[GemGeek]

Originally Posted by pearllove

Thanks GemGeek. By the way, where do you sell your jewelry?

I have a website, but I'm not promoting it. I mostly sell jewelry directly to people I know or do shows & parties. Because of the flood at my house, it is very hard to do anything around here, so I haven't been making much jewelry. I have a boutique that is interested in purchasing from me, so I'll probably work up a summer line for them in the spring.

My main goal is to finish my Graduate Gemologist coursework and get a diploma.

Thanks everyone, for the nice comments!

[knotty panda]

Keeping us in suspense! And they say I'm knotty! Website, please!

[GemGeek]

La Pandita, you should wait until I can put some nice new stuff on the website. You know how shy I am!

[pmorna742]

Originally Posted by GemGeek

John Tu’s Pearls, continued…


Thanks for indulging me in another photo-story.

Blaire, aka GemGeek

What a delightful expereince that was! Thanks so much, Blaire.

Morna

[pmorna742]

[quote=GemGeek]John Tu’s Pearls, continued…

Are fwp's often bead nucleated then? Is there a rule of thumb?

Morna

[GemGeek]

Thanks! Bead-nucleated freshwater pearls are a tiny percentage of freshwater pearls produced. They are getting better, but are still fairly easy to spot, even when they don't have tails.

[Casey.R]

Gemfaire is coming to San Francisco in March. I can't wait to check out his booth

[GemGeek]

Originally Posted by Casey.R

Gemfaire is coming to San Francisco in March. I can't wait to check out his booth

It's fun to see the pearls go from unfinished strands...


To wearable jewelry...


Tell John I said "hi"!

Cheers,
Blaire

[simali]

Hallo GemGeek,
I am looking for those kind of misshapen and odd pearls. I posted the question in an other part of this forum (FWP)
Can you help me to find where I can buy those pearls?
I live in Belgium.
Thanks

Originally Posted by GemGeek

John Tu’s Pearls, continued…

Here are some bead nucleated freshwater pearls…

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I think these are tissue-nucleated, but you can never be 100% sure…

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They look like they're melting and dripping!


More natural color shimmer...

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And here is a close-up photo of some lovely baroques.

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These are sooooo beautiful!

More...

[GemGeek]

I missed your post, Simali. One of our own forum members sells some of what you are looking for - http://www.catherinecardellinipearls.com

Her online name is Cathybear.

Cheers,
Blaire

[Kaywal]

Beautiful photographs!!

GemGeek,

Did you design that art nouveau necklace a few posts above? It is absolutely stunning!

Kay

[GemGeek]

Originally Posted by Kaywal

Beautiful photographs!!

GemGeek,

Did you design that art nouveau necklace a few posts above? It is absolutely stunning!

Kay

Hi Kay. I designed the combination and made it, but the embossed pieces came that way with no help from moi.

[GemGeek]

Just a note -- John said he saw that someone said something about the San Francisco show and he wanted those who were interested to know that he now only does three Gem Faires in California: San Mateo, Costa Mesa & San Diego. I think he still does Portland.

John gave me a good deal on a mass of commercial-grade circled Tahitians, so I'll be thinking about what I can do with them besides making myself an obscenely long rope.

Cheers,
Blaire