Recent content by KarenW

Pearl Drilling Pearl Drilling Hi everyone, I'm not sure this post belongs here as it is a bit of a hijack, but I thought I'd weigh in on the pearl drilling discussion. I drill quite a few beads, including pearls, and have gone through various methods of doing do. I used to put a little water...

Photo adjustment Photo adjustment Thank you Pearl Dreams! I am even less skilled in photoshop than I am with an actual camera but I tried your tip. The goal with the adjustment was to get rid of the blue in the background. On my monitor, the color of the background is as close to the white...

Golden South Sea Pearls Golden South Sea Pearls These pearls are my prized possession. If my home was on fire, I would grab my dog first and then this strand of pearls as I ran. Edited to add: The color in the second photo isn't capturing the strand correctly. The pearls are a...

OK, Here Goes! First Attempt... OK, Here Goes! First Attempt... These my new metallic freshwater pearls. I hope the attachments come through okay. If not, then I'll go back and re-read the terrific instructions posted yesterday to me and try again! I really love these. They are classic size...

Thanks for the welcome everyone! Morella, the strand is multi-color. It has a predominance of pink tones but there are lavenders and other colors as well. I'll include that one when I post pictures for sure.

Thank you Pearl Dreams! I'll wait a bit before trying to upload pictures. Sorry if this was the wrong place for my first post - I will follow up in this thread with the photos at some point when I'm more established and can see the results of the post right away. That way I can edit if needed...

Hello to everyone, I have been browsing this forum for years and the discussions have been enormously helpful. I finally decided to register and join in the conversation. I'm no expert, but I have a collection and am an avid amateur in collecting and making personal jewelry. I took the course...