[Drucilla]

Thanks, Cathy, that was the quickest way I could find them!!

How is red Koi-Boy?

[Cathybear]

Red Koi Boy is very well, he's enjoying the tropics, but if it gets much more humid he'll have to stay home

[Ashley]

Originally Posted by knotty panda

I call them "devotion" pearls and I love them. Can't get enough. They are terribly hard to find. Why devotion? Because two pearls attach in the mollusk and are harvested together, never to be parted.

I've got a piece on here somewhere about my devotion pearls.

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What a perfect, eloquent name for them! Wow Knotty- talk about Romancing the Pearl! Your customers must love you to pieces with those descriptions

[knotty panda]

Yes, those are center drilled instead of drilled lengthwise. I still like the fact that the pearls are less than perfect with flat sides, drippings, misshapen, "rebel" (love that). It's easy to be devoted to something perfect, but to be devoted to something less than perfect, unique, well ... hence my name of devotion. Besides it's an easier to sell to a customer with a name like devotion.
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Now I see your post Ashley! Yeah, it's all about the marketing.
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Cathy: I like the name silver bubbles.

[Nerida]

Cathy, l like your centre-drilled ones - very beautiful necklace, and with a great name! Knotty, I love the name you've given these pearls - eloquent is indeed a good description of your description! Sadly though I just can't get into these pearls when drilled lengthwise.. maybe I could if they had been sold to me as devotion pearls.

[pattye]

Cathy,

Love the drill of those pearls and how you strung them! Very, very nice! They have great lustre also! Pearls are such unique creatures, aren't they!! I am amazed at the variations in shape and color between strands on a hank.

[jerin]

I bought peanutpearls from Douglas a couple of years ago, they were really cheap and came as a "side product" with my other purchases. However, I do not really appreciate them, I had them as "training objects" with head pins and finally I gave them away as pendants and some as earrings. The girls who got them did love them though (at least that was what I was told)

[knotty panda]

I absolutely agree they are an acquired taste. But I'm devoted to mine and get compliments when I wear them. Now I've got the urge to get some more .

[pearlescence]

You can get a similar effect with top drilled ellipticals if you twist a couple of strands together - although when you twist six together you not only get a bit tired of the sight of them and wonder why you ever started on the project but decide you need a strong neck (six does look good though)
Both have bracelets to match and i have done the top drilled with pink too - I am working up to doing it with black pearls

[nlerner]

Wendy, I like very much the necklace on the lower photo. It looks very rich. You can design it with endless variety of colors.
Right Knotty?

[barbie biggs]

Wendy:
The torsade with the six top drilled strands is very WOW! And pink. I love pink! How long did it take you to do that and how did you connect it? Did you use gimp? I can't see it in the picture.
I just love it!
barbie

[pearlescence]

The two strand has a silver box clasp and the bottom clasp is one of those interlocking rings clasps - I needed a clasp which did not have any parts which might fail under the weight and even with a box clasp I thought it was maybe asking too much.
It took ages, all knotted and gimp/french wired proper-like.

[Cathybear]

WOW! I love the 6 strand one!!

[Nerida]

Wow - great effect Wendy, but I wonder just how many knots in the 6 strand necklace??

[Sueki]

I love the bubbles necklace, Cathy.
And those necklaces of Wendy's are gorgeous, too.
Nerida - best not to count the knots or you'll never start the project.....