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Thank you! I was wondering who designed that stellar necklace.

If these are imitation pearls, could they be Majorcas? Is that one reason why the pearls would have grit? I have some old paste pearls and MoP pearl beads and neither of those have a surface texture...

OMG Bernadette you have me really, naturally laughing out loud in the middle of the night when everyone is sleeping :'-D I mean, gallstones are natural but you wouldn't want to set them LOL!
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Thanks all! Glad to know my eyes work. That's pretty wild that they're labeling glass as "natural," BWeaves. I didn't go digging into the shop. That listing alone stopped me in my tracks, lol.

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So I came across a listing on Etsy for 14mm White South Sea pearl earrings for $30. Like... whut???

Do I smell a rat or are these legit? I've never handled WSSPs before so I have no...

Pearl Guide forum is where you go when you want to cultivate the gimme gimmes :p I want pond slime pearls now. And thanks for that recommendation! I joined Anne Choi's list too. Love her artist's...

The Metropolitan Museum started a hashtag on Instagram called #MetTwinning where people tag their pics of recreations. They repost their favorites. It's a really great hashtag.

This is absolutely inspired. Amazing!

That's exactly what I called it when I saw it too! =D

Those are really lovely. And that purple thread caught my eye too. Nice pop of color! It really is those little things that make an item extra special.

Pattye, I'm looking forward to your order. If you're going to be hammering pearls, you should take vid. Would be fun if you vlogged your adventures in drilling too!

Yes, please!

Your collection is seriously inspiring. That snake pendant is TO DIE FOR. I stan.

I hope necro-ing isn't too frowned upon, but this thread reminds me of an ep of JTV about using pearls sculpturally. This is a great episode with jewelry artist Avi Raz. I suspect most of you are...

Holy crow, Waps. Your pearl collection is bonkers! So many interesting pieces. How do you store all your pieces? Seems like you'd need a special pearl library to keep things organized.

Also, I...

OP, which strand did your wife choose? I'm sure she was thrilled to get such a lovely gift.

Oh, and a quick tip to find out your wife's skin tone is to reference her foundation. Take a picture of...

Thanks for the kind words, everyone! I don't think I've ever been so happy about anything that wasn't food or hosiery LOL!

Marianne, the keshi is undrilled. It is mounted on a little seashell...

First off, thank you enablers! I made an order at Wen's Pearls since so many of you have good experiences with the shop and absolutely love everything I ordered. Someone in some thread I read...

Thanks so much, ladies! That's very helpful and interesting. Cultured pearls are definitely the crossroads between human ingenuity and natural phenomena.

I've been digging through some of the pearl vendors mentioned throughout this forum and ran across a few listings for shaped freshwater pearls, such as flowers, crecent moons, sticks, and crosses.
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Hello there. Just dropping in to say "thanks" for being such an excellent resource. It's a slippery slope here though, lol. I just needed solid bead-knotting instructions, but now I'm all starry-eyed...