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Genius~ Love the braid with ribbon idea! Will be trying that tomorrow for sure! Thank you for showing that. Great photos.

That is a truly lovely ring. Great work, beautiful way to make the subtle color changes the focus! Encore!

Ohhh... thank you Mcmoo... how sweet of you. The Tahitians mixed with the ripple pearls together are FANTASTIC! It was a pleasure to meet you. Enjoy your pearls and thanks again! Cheers, Sarah

Here's a photo of the x-ray.

I recently came by a strand of cultured pearls from the Pteria penguin shell. I found them in the far back of a suppliers show case and was immediately drawn to them because they were obviously ocean pearls but the colors were unlike any I had seen before.. Some golden mauve/brown tones mixed...

Looking forward to seeing more of these and Cynde's necklace as well at the ruckus! It's NOT a "catchy" name but I personally refer to them as "hard" or "solid" Tahitian Keshi. Of course I almost always have to explain that but it seems to help people remember that they are planned pearls and...

I love that perfect layer of different sizes.. What a queen!

Linda, I'm also sorry to not be seeing you there this year... I will look forward to next year! Happy to hear of so many "new to me" people joining the Ruckus... Thanks again Jeremy and Hisano! Cheers, Sarah

Very much looking forward to this years Ruckus! Thanks for doing all the leg work.. You guys are amazing! See you all in July.. Cheers, Sarah

the skin deep beauty of short sighted Chinese pearl farmers ..grrr! the skin deep beauty of short sighted Chinese pearl farmers ..grrr! Hi Wendy, Yes I too like the term "ripple" to describe these pearls. So I've been deep in the pearl drilling cave for the last couple of days.. and ran...

Wow! What fantastic photos. I very much need a boat on wheels in my pearl world! Have all the fun you can and keep up the great work!

Thank you Jeremy and Hisano for hosting such a great dinner... And thank you Cheryl for doing all the ordering! The food was fantastic. It was a great conversation and Mounir and I really enjoyed ourselves! On to day two!

Wow this is a great thread. ...however it starts out with ***several falsities!**** Japan Kasumi pearls are NOT nucleated with Akoya pearls. They are nucleated with shell nuclei! Referring to them being "plated beads from Japan" is simply an uneducated statement. The skill of these Japanese...

I'm looking forward to dinner as well! Thank you Jeremy and Hisano and travel safe everyone! Cheers, Sarah

Judi, Yes very much looking forward to seeing you too. Last year I didn't get enough time to chat with you. Travel safe wonder woman!

Love it! Antiquity might be a stretch in the description... pretty sure that's how they still drill tiny little keshi pearls in India! A true meditation!

That's fantastic! I think I would ruin it immediately.. but it would be my fave for the first half an hour or so! Thank for posting that! More power to those outrageous designers out there!

I've had my head down preparing for Tucson for weeks now! Feeling very inspired and excited about the show. Please count me in for dinner on Thursday evening.. I had such a great time last year (THANK YOU Jeremy and Hisano). I hope to make it to the Strack lecture, but escaping the booth in...

Sarah.. Those look awesome! I too love the layering with the other chains. Only you could make those SO fashionable! Cheers

Hello Bluelotus, I think you're best bet would be to order three sided steel PEARL DRILL BITS and use those in a small drill, using a small vice to hold the pearl steady. (as it seems buying a pearl drill machine is out of the question for just one project). I recommend using these drill bits...