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Let's hear it for children of the sixties!!! Yes, that would indeed be ***fabulous***. I should like a Peacock Tahitian Honda Civic hatch, please ;) Douglas, thanks for sharing that article. -CarolK

How about a deliberately irregular "savage" necklace, interspersed with 3 or 5 oddly sculpted 22 karat gold flanges? Just an idea... CarolK

Hear hear!!! Sheri, Many thanks for going on vacation and for sharing it with us!!! Also, thanks to Josh and his Kamoka family for providing a dream place for us all. I am still sore from having shoveled snow for four hour two days ago, so that giant clam basking in the shallow, clear ocean...

Way to go, Slraep! :) *sniff* now, all that's left for me is the Nobel Peace Prize, compulsive snacking, and global warming. -Al G. p.s. photos of what you do with your poil spoils would be fun to see!

Try 86! CarolK

Are those "legit" or carved out of shell??? I didn't know that clams could be cultured (seem rather rustic to me ;))

Hey, thanks for the kind words, GemGeek! I got really busy at the end of September, and cold-turkeyed P-G, since there's no such thing as *just a bit* of P-G. There are always several interesting threads going, and it's too easy to get swept away. Also, people are always sincerely sharing...

Makes me want to re-watch _Soilent Green_. Those rat images were so sad. Domestic rats tend to be clean, intelligent, *affectionate* pets! Japanese also make a big deal about eating beef--'cos it's expensive. Insecurity about looking poor will be the downfall of us all. The need to be hip...

Amazing colors! That photo feels really Christmas-y -- I can practically *smell* the pine needles. It's probably because those pearls have such unreal iridescence. How wonderful! CarolK

Hi, GemGeek! Thanks for the wise advice about purchasing a spectacular pendant, as opposed to a full strand. Sorry for the belated response--I've been busy and haven't logged on in over two months (a miracle of survival!). Managed to buy a vintage opal ring in the meantime... ;) CarolK

Howzit, tita! Thanks for checking on the rotting corpse ;) Geez--I haven't logged on for over two months! I have been *really* busy, and didn't allow myself to log on to pearl-guide because it's simply too easy for me to get carried away reading and posting for hours on end. It was nice to...

Hi, danachit, There is a wonderful thread with pictures of jerin's pearls--some are Freshadamas and others, I think, are AAAs: https://www.pearl-guide.com/threads/some-of-jerins-pearls.1178/ CarolK

The right side of the photograph has an example of the type of stringing I would like to learn how to do. See how several strands of tiny pearls are nicely bound together with what looks like fine, metallic thread? Can anyone explain how this is done? What equipment do I need to do this...

GemGeek, I *love* the way you've set the Tahitian drop circles--like flower buds. Those quaterfoil "hats" work beautifully with the colors and forms of the poils. CarolK

*Many, many thanks,* everyone, for the ideas and encouragement!!! Actually, I read GemGeek's "John Tu" link earlier today, and just sat at my computer with my jaw hanging down. ***TILT*** After that, I had to go outside and do some weeding to clear my brain. There are far, far more...

Holy cow!!! Those Freshadamas are ***lovely***! Really beautiful. Thank you for providing several photos. Callire, if you are crazy, then so am I. Those pinks are not only graduated in size, but appear to be graduated in color as well. However, the necklace is still beautiful. If you are not...

This is obviously a bunch of malarkey. Were it true, Lops would *certainly* have been mentioned in Dragonball Z!!! Hrumph! CarolK

Raisondetre, *Beautiful* pearls! The coil shots make me think that a multi-strand (chocolate and gold) necklace would be a stunner. Thanks for the photos! CarolK

GemGeek and Caitlin, Your suggestions have set me to thinking about this. My husband has grown fond of the little bracelet. I caught him examining it with the 10x magnifier this evening. He really thinks I should keep it--he's so blown away by the details. And we both think the little snake...

I can't be sure of the bracelet's age. Thanks for the warning--I agree that skeptical is best. What really matters to me is that I like the bracelet and that it's well-made. CarolK