Recent content by Karl

Absolutely beautiful Josh. It looks like you had an amzing harvest. Congratulations!!

Terry: Fabulous necklace. Someone is going to be very happy!!

Quite striking! It really enhanced the look of the dress. I'm sure this is destined to become a treasure to be passed down to future generations.

Boo's right. Just amazing.

Steve: That's some curtain, even using the "low" grade pearls!! Like everyone here I'd like to thank you for keeping us informed of the happenings in the Cook Islands. Sounds like they are poised for a comeback. Karl

Jeremy: I think the enhancer idea is a good one. A choker of the keishi would be great too. I believe I saw one here on the guide made for a male that looked pretty masculine but would look good on a woman as well. Cuff links? The brooch idea could work but might require custom designed...

Terry, Beautiful rope! My wife and daughter are big fans of baroque pearls...and multi colored strands especially. Drop me a line when they go on sale again....I'll be shopping!

For any given size/shape I look for these qualities: 1. Luster - I like to pick pearls that 'pop'. 2. Orient - This shimmering color quality is what pearls are all about to my thinking. I also believe it is a good indicator of nacre thickness and quality. You never see this quality in...

Barbie: My knowledge of my wife's jewelry comes from experience...I bought most of it for her! When we began dating (long time ago) she just had some gold earings and a couple of chains. It has expanded greatly since then. I have no idea why, but I can pretty much remember every piece that I...

The pearls my wife wears most often, lately, are the exotic 8.5 - 9.5's baroques that I recently gave her...she absolutely loves them! Prior to them, she would where the 11-12mm black FW pearls with peacock coloring or the pink 7.5-8 mm strands the most. The rest of the time she wears the 7.5...

I have to agree with everyone who said it was a really cool video. I'm no expert but I wouldn't think that the saltwater would harm the pearls since they were cultured in it. The silk would be another story. Maybe they were strung with something else? I read somewhere that women in Cuba used...

Josh: Great pictorial! Your crew looks like a fun bunch to work with! So...how often is Timi put to work sewing you guys up anyway?

Pernula: I think that your're being silly, but personal preferences can mean a lot. However, If you really want to get rid of one ( or more ), I'll be glad to take them off of your hands.;)

Jeremy: Beautiful colors indeed. They would make excellent pendants or drop earrings...maybe even bracelets ( with keshi's?)

Humidors as pearl storage? Humidors as pearl storage? I have seen desktop to cabinet sized humidors that are tempature and humidty controlled, and lockable. Is there any reason why one of these wouldn't work as long term storage for pearls? Outside of the ceder smell that is.