Recent content by ennui

I didn't have anything to do with your pearl education, but you're welcome. :giggle: I am envious that you find pearls in thrift stores -- secondhand stores in my area don't carry jewelry, period.

And for pearl tone -- Akoyas tend to be rosy, but can be silver tone, too. Since you are not local, it might help?

Those earrings are stunning! And I'm sorry it sounds like they aren't going to work out.

Tahitians have a halo, due to the thickness of the nacre. The color isn't only on the surface, it goes all the way down.

You could use diamond-cut gold beads, for sparkle.

To paraphrase Tevye, may the Lord smite me with large, round, white South Sea pearls that look like gumballs. ;) Perchik: Money is the world's curse. Tevye: May the Lord smite me with it. And may I never recover.

Will you share what you bought? (Silly question, I know) I believe you have two pairs of Pompeii earrings? Or am I confused?

I look forward to the review of the pearls! I thought I saw mention of baroque GSS but maybe I dreamed it?

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Are these related? Sorry about your foot. I admire you for going to the store, I'd probably just have everything delivered for a while. #lazy

Are you in Japan? When I look at "authentic Mikimoto" on eBay, many of the items are in Japan. I don't know if there are tariffs, but the shipping is very high.

I think it's a good word, they are crinkly. For reference, check out the namesake cereal. When I look on the interwebs, there are rice pearls, rice potato pearls, etc. Look for "vintage," and make sure they're drilled (I saw some lots and I don't think they're drilled). These are rice krispie...

I like the harvest rope -- easy to wear, and versatile. Very pretty. I think I counted over nine projects in the past month? I feel terribly lazy. ;)

Things I look at when perusing eBay: Do you have a seller history or is this your one and only auction? Do you have positive feedback? Is the price of shipping too high? Do you accept returns?

PASS! And wait for the strand you really want. You could probably find a lovely strand of baroque GSS. I'm not sure why you feel you need keshis.