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Do you still have an office in Kobe? I'm going to Japan in April, am interested in visiting some pearl offices, but not sure if you guys would be interested at all since I'm not a huge buyer.

Oh the pink! I would kill for a strand of those!

I'm thinking the half a strand would be around 7-8 inches, which will make a lovely bracelet. You can then match up a necklace. If I were to give someone an add a pearl necklace I would have the...

I'd have to say I agree with Hanaleimom. #6 was my first choice as well. If you are getting baroque/drop anyway, the shape should look baroque.

I hope I get mine soon. I was silly enough to wait till the last minute to order, and there was a glitch with the invoice so it's stuck in customs. I think they are hellbent on slugging me when...

I'm just speaking from my experience. End user experiences may vary. Just another point for consideration.

I think I've offered 25% below listed price. Bottomline, offer what you're happy to pay. It's up to them if they want to accept. I don't like that they use stock photos though.

Well, I think my friend is mad at me because I saw a nice triple strand of white pearls with a diamond clasp on her at her wedding. I asked about her clasp and she said she bought it in Phillippines...

BTW, for those who already have the book, is it picture heavy at all? I realize it's a novel, but if there are alot of pictures I would lean towards a hardcopy rather than Kindle. Many thanks.

It's been available for a month or so now. But this particular book isn't available in Kindle yet. My problem is no storage space, so apart from recipe books and picture-heavy books I generally don't...

I really want a Kindle edition ...

They can definitely do that upon request. In fact that was what I was planning until I got too distracted by all the new offerings.

You are killing me! I'm spending all the money I saved up for the 2010 ruckus!

I went just after Chinese New Year. That would be 14 Feb 2010. They shut down for about 2 weeks to rest/celebrate since rural folks who work in the city take the time to return home for a visit. That...

For small amounts, short answer would be no. If you want to see a large wholesale market in one of their farming towns, then yes for the experience. In general, farming towns do not have much in...

The smaller freshies won't be that expensive anyway, so I don't think cost would be a problem there - those are too small to be Tahitians. The big ones might be, but noone really dyes high-grade...

I'm sure she can afford real pearls, but it looks really monochromatic (though dyed freshwater can look like that) and looking at the size the big ones have got to be 12-13mm. I still think faux....

I'm guessing Michelle Obama was wearing faux pearls - the big ones look way too big and round, and it's probably easier/lighter to wear than real pearls. With faux it would be easier to string in...

I'm looking forward to that. I can probably do most of it by distance and time my trips to take the lab course in HK if they offer it internationally.

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They look like lavenders with copper overtones.

Now that you've mentioned it, I've always wanted a full pearl hair veil and shawl ... oh well.

Now, with wrapping around the neck you have to be careful about the weight dragging the top loop down strangling the wearer (yes, guilty), so pearl shorteners may need to be used to avoid slipping.

Against a solid background there could be some creative knotting done for a "floral" effect. Of course that has to be done very carefully to avoid looking like the cheap Chinese displays. Helps...

If you do a search there has been extensive discussion about these two techniques. Polishing pretty much gets rid of surface particles, and luster treatment involves temperature treatments or...