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BGCSPE is baby girl college student photographer extraordinaire. ;) I found the macro setting so I'll see about posting a pic later on.

So what's Knotty Panda talking about? :rolleyes:

I'll bet she likes it too! I'll bet she likes it too! ;)

Frame wire! How funny! Do you think it would do double duty and hang my new picture on the wall too!? :D I want to take pics too. How do yall get such close ups?? I have a good camera but apparently don't know how to get that close of a shot. I'm all ears for any advice....otherwords...

Frame wire? As in wire for frames? I haven't heard of Just for Fun....is it a beading store? Now I'm curious as to how you ended up using frame wire for a jewelry finding! :D

I've always knotted pearls with my fingers...the wrap and pull the string through the magic hole way. BUT....I've learned how to use the tri-cord knotter and I must say "Oh my!" It was actually FUN! :D I can't wait to use it again! I've had it THREE years and just poo-pooed it for the most...

Thanks! I'm doing as you say, treating it like a precious little delicate thing...careful with the cutting, careful with the sliding....singing Amazing Grace while working with it and EVERYTHING! :D Your theory about the end of the strand twisting is interesting. I'm going to redo this...

Okay...I'm not going to be able to take that close of a picture. The gimp I'm using is 1.2 vermiel. I'm wondering if the loop on the clasp were thicker, it would help? The loop is just what came on the clasp...and they are quite tiny. This is so frustrating...:( It was the prettiest...

I'm using vermeil from fire mountain. It's paired with Size D or E (forget) silk and the loop is the tiny little loop on a 14K single strand clasp...the kind that comes with the clasp. I'll see about doing some pics. Should I have ordered the heavy instead of medium?

Grrrrrr!! Okay, first I went through the searching for karat gimp. It doesn't exist. I admitted defeat and agreed to use vermeil or gold plate with my 14K gold findings. I just knotted the most beautiful strand of pearls and the ding dang gimp wires have ever so slightly separated where...

I'm so glad you came to this site to ask advice! Sure, Mikimotos are pretty....but actually the correct way to say that is, sure cultured akoya pearls sold by the Mikimoto company are pretty. There is nothing magical about the pearls they sell. You're just paying for the name. I'd rather...

I agree too. This is one purchase where the word 'vintage' isn't an advantage...but a disadvantage. Why spend all that money for pearls that are on their last leg? Invest in something for your future...get some nice, new pearls! :)

Did anybody here get to see the amazing pearl exhibit at the Ferbank Museum in Atlanta last year? It was UNBELIEVABLE!! Tons of historic designs, examples of every kind of pearl. I was like Brer Rabbit in the Briar patch! I wonder if this is a travelling exhibit....

Awesome idea Jeremy! How did yall attach the pearls?

How fun!! It was like I was right there with you ~ thanks for that! I love those chinese cross-style beads. Those are gorgeous! Can't wait to see what you create with all your pretties!! :p

Jerin ~ my husband is a cigar-smoking, boot-wearin', gun shooting, palomino-riding cowboy. Picture John Wayne and Moses rolled into one. :rolleyes: There'd have to be guns or spittin' or bridles inside an oyster for him to be interested...:D That's why I cherish those earrings all the...

Wow, that IS a good suggestion! I don't know about yall, but I love to make the earrings. I really like the meticulous detail involved. I keep going back to check on them...just looking, like I'm watching a baby being born. :p My husband gave me a gorgeous pair for our wedding, and I...

Did I get your attention? :D My father gave my girl a 1784 Piece of Eight coin. It's covered in stamped letters, indicating the places of voyage. He bought it in New Orleans back in 1965. She would like to have it set in a circular coin holding mount and wear it on a chain. (She has...

When I buy my pearls for the earrings...they come on a rectangular piece of 'cardboard about the size of a banana ( :D ) Each pair is side by side, sitting on a little round sticky thing. They are held secure by the stickiness. Does that help?

I use a two-part epoxy that takes 24 hours to set. I use a two inch piece of wire and dip into the mixed epoxy...put a little on the post peg and a little into the pearl. The wire is so small that it's quite easy to direct the amount and position of the glue. After placing the post on the...