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This strand was bought right after I bought "My second Edison pearl", actually even before I received that pearl, because it REALLY hit my heart. In short, I got it > 6 months ago. It's the strand just when I finished stringing I noticed one piece of the clasp was deformed and had to start over...

Big thanks to CortezPearls 's tutorial video :arms: (https://www.pearl-guide.com/articles/pearl-education/457587-diy-project-make-your-very-own-pearls-in-half), I now have my first half Tahitian pearl :18:. So here is my homework submission: ​ ​ I purposely chose one of my least expensive...

My recent purchase of a lovely WSS drop shows something I've never seen: There seems to be a flat surface near the tip of the drop, virtually dividing the pearl into two parts that reflect light differently. When I look at the surface around the "cutting disc" carefully, I can see some very fine...

This long weekend I stayed at home and made a new necklace. The pearls came in half strand. Many of them have beautiful bands, and a few have a rainbow on them. The picture was taken after pearls were rearranged. When I was placing the order, I was thinking of making a tin cup necklace out of...

A while back I decided to collect and accumulate some Tahitian pearls to make myself a bracelet. It didn't take long for me to get this far :)​: ​ There were peacock, forest green, purple, blue, pink, bronze, etc., and a cute banded one. I was very happy:arms:​ until I figured it was too tight...

Happy Sunday (or Monday for friends in Asia and Europe) everyone! It was funny when I typed "My " in the title, the system automatically popped up four "My first xxxxxx" titles I used before. But this time it's my second Edison pearl. :p This is a 13.5mm plumpy drop that I bought to make...

This rope of circled cream WSS is very affordable - I suspect it's the lowest price WSS rope on this forum. I love its relaxing shape, and I made it to wear everyday everywhere without feeling any burden. It was made two weeks ago, after the Tahitian rope, before the pendant. I took photos on...

Last night I finally finished making this floating pendant. Reaming a hole to this big demanded more patience than I had thought. Believe it or not, it took me several nights just to enlarge the hole. Picture first and let me tell the story after. So, it's the simplest, most basic floating...

This is my first Tahitian rope, and it's my first rope of any kind of pearls. I made it a few days ago, actually exactly on the day of forum update. So, this is the 5th time I'm trying to get it posted, and also the 5th time I am writing the following text, let's see if I can do it right this...

I knotted my recent purchase baroque strand into a necklace last night. These Paspaley WSS pearls come with very nice luster, and rose overtone. Size 11x14. Here are the photos. Sorry no neckshot. Can you see me smiling and waving to you :o? Great weekend, everyone!:)

I guess the answer is probably "no", but I hope to confirm. Just out of curiosity as the other day I watched some Akoya oyster opening broadcast on Youtube and a majority of the pearls were cream or peach, which reminded me that most Akoya pearls were bleached (then many get pinked), which lead...

My apologies if this is not the board to post. I browsed all boards' names and couldn't find a better place. So I recently got a WSS whose surface was partially damaged during drilling. Of course I can't throw it away. After some painstaking thinking, I finally decided to gild the damaged area...

Hi folks, I have just made this bracelet for my husband as Valentine's Day is coming! This is his first pearl and I hope he will genuinely like it. (It's very inexpensive. :p) I wish I could braid more neatly, but I won't blame myself too much as this was my first time braiding satin cord...

Dear friends and experts, I noticed many pearls in a strand of baroque that I recently purchased look like they are "flaking" from inside. A rough estimate is, over half of them. They look like they are shattering and breaking into small pieces under the surface, making them "Mosaic-y". This...

Hey guys, We are having a multi-day winter storm here, the sky has been gray for days. Somehow this makes me want to post a colorful pearl I received in the weekend and the necklace I made out of it last night. Here is a pearl from druzy: I cut two old CFW necklaces on which the pearls came...

Hi guys, I am having fever today and I am posting some pearls for distraction. I bought this strand of baby Akoya for a while. I haven't decided how to turn it into a necklace exactly.

Hey guys! My blue Akoya finally arrived, YAY!! I am so excited to share with you.

Been eyeing on a couple round pearls and thinking of making this style (web pic). However, I don't know the name of this metal component so I don't know what word to search. After browsing pages over pages on Rio and Etsy, I thought I should probably ask here. Besides, is it necessary? Will the...