Recent content by Shani

Thank you Jeremy! I surely will.

I am still a novice at this, but since the drilling is so inconsistent in size etc, I would be shocked to find them as fake. If they were fake, they would have precise and consistent drill holes because the material would all be the same as well as the conditions for drilling.

I am and always will be a purple girl! I also love the rose copper but I really want a purple strand. They are all stunning.

StarryPearl, from what I have learned, pearls truly do need to be worn to keep in good form. One shouldn't hide them away, it would be a shame to never wear them while in their prime, perhaps helping keep them "moist" to only look at them and then not want to wear them because they don't look as...

I absolutely love those silver/blues!

Those are beautiful!

I feel your pain!

Here is a lovely silver Tahitian strand that I bought from CMW pearls, strung with Pattye's Serafil violet thread. I think I am getting pretty good at this stringing stuff.

Berna That combo is EVERYTHING!!! Damn! That really compliments that keshi combo! Especially due to that colour top!

I am very proud of this! Thanks go to Bronzepony for the beading tutorial! There are some errors but for a first attempt go me!

Haha no worries there!

BWeaves, Corvettegirl, and Jeg: Thank you so much! I got the pearls from Wen and the semi precious stones from an Etsy site also.

Hi, I was wondering with all of the changes etc over a year for freshies etc whether there have been any updates in the Pearls as One course? If so, it might be fun to revisit it. - Thanks!

What gets me is that you read on how rare good pearls are ie: only 20% of the harvest being of great quality etc and then you see these pearl wholesaler markets etc where they have tonnes and tonnes of pearls in giant sacks and this isn't even all of their stock. Thousands of sellers with...

Yeah. I am trying to avoid buying from US suppliers due to the political situation so Unfortunately Bella is out for me. I will keep an eye out for some nice faux stands though!