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Hi amyrose - I own one freshwater/14k ring from Na Hoku. It is a simple design, and they resized it without charge (I'm not sure if that's customary). I think their stuff is generally high quality, but, as others have stated, is quite expensive. Something else to consider is that pearls are not...

Alex - thank you! Yes, I got a fever, and the only ************ is more pearls. :p edit: the *** is another word for Rx, which it won't let me post. Too funny, but understandable with the spam this forum probably gets. Cathy - thanks again for the inspiration. I would not have been as...

margo pearl, etc. margo pearl, etc. So I finally made it to Margo Tahitian Pearl (formerly Tahiti Pearl Market - thanks to Hanaleimom for the great directions!). I actually visited both stores (one on the corner of Seaside and Kalakaua, which is the current location of the store formerly in...

Cathy - The Mark Kane booth should be there if you stop by Artfest on May 19 or 20, but it might be a good idea to double check with him, just in case. I just looked through your old thread about pearl shopping in Hawaii, especially all the great photos from TPM/Margo, and I'm inspired to stop...

Thanks for your kind words! I knew I had to include pictures if I was going to post about new pearls. :p You all know how hard it is to get a camera to pick up colors the way our eyes see them - I'm going to include one more picture, this time not taken indoors late in the afternoon, and see...

Hi Cathy - The artfest schedule looks like Saturdays and Sundays from 9 to 4 (http://icb-web.net/haa/). I did move to Arizona, and I'll miss the gem show this year, but it's great to be back for a few weeks in the land of plentiful Tahitian pearls! I wish you had easier access to Mark's stuff...

Greetings from Honolulu! I caught the pearl bug while living here, and now that I'm back for a visit, I'm on a mission to find a few more Tahitian pearls (one must keep one's priorities straight). I haven't posted here in quite a while, but some recent purchases have inspired me. :o I'm...

Hello again - When I mentioned the concert, I was thinking of the two-week period during which Tucson goes gem show crazy (through 2/13), rather than just the AGA conference. The symphony does have concerts the weekend after the conference (2/6 & 2/6), but those are a little NE of town, rather...

Tucson Entertainment Tucson Entertainment Hello P-Gers! I haven't posted here in quite some time, but was just thinking of all of you when I saw a gem show ad on t.v. I am not sure what kind of evening activities you all have planned while in Tucson, but if any of you are looking for an...

Here you go, Hanaleimom. With the closeup photos, you can tell that the pearl on the left is of a higher grade. It would have been great to find a perfect match, but I'm pretty happy with the color and shape of the two pearls.

Thank you for your comments (and compliments :o)! I'd noticed that I was wearing my baroque (aqua-rose) Tahitian earrings much more frequently than my round studs . I've seen mention on the forum that many people gravitate toward their not-round pearls, and that's true for me as well. Now...

tahiti pearl market tahiti pearl market Aloha from a lapsed poster! I live in Honolulu, and have finally made it over to Tahiti Pearl Market, inspired by Cathy's pictures. I was on a mission: I'm the owner of the original lariat-style necklace created by Ashely at Pure Pearls, and I'd been...

Jeremy - Would you consider doing something along the lines of Valerie van Balen's necklaces? They are a very sophisticated way to present baroque Tahitians and look good with either matching or contrasting pearls: http://majesticgemskauai.com/necklaces.htm

Thank you for posting the picture! That is definitely a much better solution for admiring your pearls than having to carry around a mirror. :)

The necklace is beautiful, and the magnetic clasps seem purposeful in design: they provide a transition from drops to rounds that might otherwise seem abrupt. I hope you will also post a photo of the bracelet as it looks on your wrist.

Steve - Seeing the picture on the left of the mabe-in-shell makes me wonder if the mabe I bought (and posted about a few weeks ago) is from this oyster and not pteria sterna. The colors seem very similar, and there is the Hawaii connection. Unfortunately, I don't think there is any way for...

Nerida - Thank you for sharing your purchases with all of us, and please do post pictures of the rice and circle pearls! I can hardly take my eyes off the darker lavender strand. Your pictures are really making me wish I'd had an interest in pearls when I visited China...

GemGeek - Thank you so much for posting the picture of your beautiful jewelry suite. I'd never seen Tahitians in exactly that aqua-rose shade before, and you inspired me to seek out one of my own, which I finally found yesterday (just a simple pendant). Thanks for the inspiration - and I...

Thanks Barbie! It's a name I got from my hiking partner while hiking the John Muir Trail. Unfortunately, I don't know anything about mabe pearls. I'd like to learn more, though, so hopefully someone can enlighten us. The thing I like about them is that all their beauty is right out front to...

Mine came yesterday and I'm just as pleased as you are. I actually waited around my apartment for five hours so I wouldn't miss the UPS delivery! I'd bought a freshadama necklace in December (x'mas special?) and decided later that I should have gotten matching stud earrings. I didn't know...