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I didn't mean to, honest, but I got one of the rose pearls, and it is a real beauty! It is hard to get a good photo that captures the color. Thank you Jeremy!!!

I used the heavy beader's secret, and a doubled thread, because the holes in the beads were pretty large. I figured that small beads + big knots = plenty of thread needed. This necklace has about 184 beads, and knots, and my purple pearls have 60 or so, or half as many. I rarely actually...

Pattye, when you say 4 times, is that single or doubled? I have been doing about 4 times single, which is 2 times, doubled. I also found out the hard way that you need more than 4 times for a bracelet, or you won't have enough extra to put in the final knots! I used 5 or maybe 6 times for this...

We would love to see what you make!

Thanks, everyone! Charlotta, you sound like you make coffee like a co-worker of mine did, as a friend said: "she makes coffee you can sink your teeth into!" I've finally strung the strand of souffle pearls I got at my first ruckus (2017), but it's really hard to get a good picture: My husband...

Yes, jeg, with the right equipment (not necessarily expensive) coffee roasting is quite easy. We like a light roast, and under the circumstances can no longer go to Trader Joe's. i got started a few years ago, when we visited some friends who are enthusiastic gardeners. They showed us their...

Those are gorgeous! Do you know how they are made, or with what?

And me! Such lovely pearls, and such great photography.

Ah, yes, the stay at home thing has me working on various projects, from beading to sewing to roasting coffee!

Thank you, everyone!!! I've been working on this next one for some time. The aquamarine beads are pretty small. The necklace is shorter than I planned, because I didn't allow as much string for the myriad knots as I should have. Lesson learned.

Those are lovely!

Not beads, but my latest project: wire wrap. I took a class 10 years ago, and haven't tried it since. Luckily my notes are not too bad. The stone is a moonstone.

I played with some cut steel -- it does sparkle like diamonds, especially by candlelight. Also by candlelight, rose cut diamonds sparkle better than modern cuts. I put it to the test in our last major power outage. I've been working with some blue lace agate beads: and a neck shot:

I love them! Hugs to you, too!

Fun! Where did you find the molecules?

Wow! Do you know how big it is? I'd love to see more...

Here you are: And I promised the citrines a while ago:

I decided to restring these with an orbit clasp:

Purple pearls 2; these are more lavender, and they are strung with sterling beads and a centerpiece of a jaguar (from Rio Grande):

Thank you, Charlotta, that is fascinating! So the acorns are not pearls after all? At around that time, too, aluminum was being used for jewelry, along with cut steel.