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I really enjoyed the Swedish royal jewels documentary, too. I was fascinated by the tiara with the pearl acorns in the first hour. I wish I could find a translated version. And I did get my husband to watch a little bit. He speaks Dutch, but the Swedish was beyond him. I took a screenshot of the...

That is indeed stunning, and congratulations!

I've been sitting back and admiring all the lovely things... jeg, what stones/pearls are you using?

Wow, beautiful! I look forward to seeing ear shots.

Thank you Cathy, for turning the picture, and everyone for the nice comments! I have been searching for nice purple pearls for quite a while now. I love pearls, and purple and Purple Pearls! I think the sizes are in the 10-12mm range. They are baroque, so hard to measure.

Well, I ordered 2 more strands from Li. One of them was a good match for the first one I ordered, so I took apart the first strand and strung them together. I really like the result. The third strand is lighter, and I think will look nice with silver beads.' Here are the 2 first strands:

Thank you all! It is Li Pearls, on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Lipearls I've been looking for purple pearls that I really like for quite a while, and am very glad to have found these! I learned about them from Gemandpearlover's post.

I'm sorry, I'm slow to reply. A polki diamond is one which is thin and flat on one side. They usually have a point on the other, and mounted point side out. Although I've heard they can be mounted the other way, I don't think I've ever seen it. Purple Pearls!!! And I ordered some more from Li.

Thank you, everybody! Today I have blue topaz, with sterling and diamond polki beads. The topazes are pretty small, ~5mm.

Wow, oh Wow! I love lavender and purple, so I had to order one from Li too. They are really lovely. Here's my photo:

What a wonderful bead! Now I'm on Anne Choi's email list.

It also helps to think about what colors you want to bring out in the pearls. Using olive would bring out one color, tan a different color, rose a different color, etc. The bronze would highlight the darker tones, and the cream the lighter.

OK, I'll try to remember to do a neck shot of the citrines. I have to get my daughter to help, since it always comes out awful by myself. Does anyone have some tips? I got these rainbow pearls from Kong's, strung with amethysts and an amethyst clasp. The result is amazing:

This is a re-do of a necklace I made a few years ago. I have gotten much better at beading! These are lovely citrines.

I LOVE amethyst, and just about anything purple. This is the redo of a necklace I didn't do the greatest job on over a year ago.

The larimar necklace:

Thank you for the recipes, Marianne! The fritters remind me of the insides of blintzes, which were wrapped in an egg-type pancake and fried. Neck shot of the ametrine:

Truely amazing! I'm dying to see those SoC bugs! The tahitian bugs are gorgeous, too. I've always liked bugs.

Cathy, thank you! You also inspire me to start a sourdough starter again... I had one long ago. Marianne, would you be willing to share recipes? My father's family was from eastern Europe. At the end of the 19th, beginning of the 20th centuries it was Austria. Now we are not sure, maybe Poland...

I haven't made cinnamon rolls for a long time. 40 years ago I found out I was hypoglycemic, so had to cut out the sweet stuff. No, at this point I don't miss it at all! But I had my daughter take a few neck shots, despite the grubby t-shirt: