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Very elegant ring, and it pairs beautifully with the eternity band. I wanted to offer a solution for the spinning, which you may have already considered. I believe they are called "sizing bumps", and it's what I have on my engagement ring (which has a thinner band than yours, so it would really...

Cathy - I am so glad you connected with Mark during your time on Oahu. You picked out some gorgeous pearls! The pair in the double wahine setting look great against the yellow gold, and I love the pistachio pendant as much as everyone else - such an elegant setting. And I'm sure they all look...

Thanks, Newberry, for the information about the small PP enhancer. Those are some giant pearls you have! Hanaleimom - your pictures are so helpful. And I'm glad to know which enhancer you reach for most often. I don't have any large strands, but am thinking of a way to dress up my white...

Hanaleimom - I like the way the bottom loop on yours is bent closed a little more than on the riogrande picture, so I thought it must be malleable. And thanks for the tip about bellafindings.com. I had thought all of those sites required a resale license to even check the price. Newberry -...

GemGeek - I knew I'd be in trouble coming back to Hawaii, but I budgeted for it. ;) Pattye - I love that his settings are elegant, without excessive filigree or diamonds (although he does do fancier settings with diamonds, they have the same aesthetic), which allows the pearls to be the stars...

Pattye - Thank you for the advice on enhancer width (which makes perfect sense, but is something I hadn't thought of) and for including those photos. Lucky granddaughter indeed! Hanaleimom - I love your enhancer! So elegant, and now I know how it works (I was looking at stuller/rio grande last...

Hello everyone! I have been in the process of picking out a WSS drop pearl from PP, to be set as a pendant, but I wondered whether it would be smart to have it set on an enhancer bail instead. Then only thing is that I'm much more likely to wear it as a pendant (at least at this point), and I'm...

follow-up! follow-up! Aloha! Back in Honolulu for a bit and was happy to see Mark Kaneshiro on the list of vendors at the Islandwide Crafts and Food Expo that took place earlier this month. He had a case full of faceted Tahitians, which have been popular. They're not my style, but they do...

If you're still in Honolulu, there's an Island Craft Fair (http://www.islandwidecraftexpos.com/spring/index.php) going on at the Blaisdell exhibition hall (on Ward Ave.), and Mark Kaneshiro has a booth with some gorgeous finished jewelry. He has a bunch of faceted Tahitians, which he said are...

Hi Judy - It looks like Tahiti Pearl Market (also known as Margo, which is apparently what they're now calling their high end line) has moved, though they're still on Kalakaua Ave. in Waikiki. Some of their finished jewelry is quite expensive, but you can get very colorful loose pearls quite...

Wish I could join you for the lecture and pearl walk this year! Unfortunately, I have symphony rehearsal tomorrow morning and Thursday night.:( If any of you are heading back to GJX later in the week (or tomorrow after lunch) and would be willing to sponsor a guest pass, please let me know...

Thank you all for your kind comments! Cathy - I looked around for findings for a long time and couldn't find anything I really liked. I ended up getting finished earrings from overstock.com (10kt white gold, 0.1 tdw), and Hisano soaked off the Tahitians that came with the setting. It's not the...

Baby SS earrings Baby SS earrings Cathy, your earrings are stunning, and you found the perfect fit for those findings you'd been saving. I hope you don't mind my piggybacking on this thread, but while you were having PP set a pair of white SS pearls with your own settings, I was doing the...