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Those are lovely!

Not beads, but my latest project: wire wrap. I took a class 10 years ago, and haven't tried it since. Luckily my notes are not too bad. The stone is a moonstone.

I played with some cut steel -- it does sparkle like diamonds, especially by candlelight. Also by candlelight, rose cut diamonds sparkle better than modern cuts. I put it to the test in our last major power outage. I've been working with some blue lace agate beads: and a neck shot:

I love them! Hugs to you, too!

Fun! Where did you find the molecules?

Wow! Do you know how big it is? I'd love to see more...

Here you are: And I promised the citrines a while ago:

I decided to restring these with an orbit clasp:

Purple pearls 2; these are more lavender, and they are strung with sterling beads and a centerpiece of a jaguar (from Rio Grande):

Thank you, Charlotta, that is fascinating! So the acorns are not pearls after all? At around that time, too, aluminum was being used for jewelry, along with cut steel.

I really enjoyed the Swedish royal jewels documentary, too. I was fascinated by the tiara with the pearl acorns in the first hour. I wish I could find a translated version. And I did get my husband to watch a little bit. He speaks Dutch, but the Swedish was beyond him. I took a screenshot of the...

That is indeed stunning, and congratulations!

I've been sitting back and admiring all the lovely things... jeg, what stones/pearls are you using?

Wow, beautiful! I look forward to seeing ear shots.

Thank you Cathy, for turning the picture, and everyone for the nice comments! I have been searching for nice purple pearls for quite a while now. I love pearls, and purple and Purple Pearls! I think the sizes are in the 10-12mm range. They are baroque, so hard to measure.

Well, I ordered 2 more strands from Li. One of them was a good match for the first one I ordered, so I took apart the first strand and strung them together. I really like the result. The third strand is lighter, and I think will look nice with silver beads.' Here are the 2 first strands:

Thank you all! It is Li Pearls, on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Lipearls I've been looking for purple pearls that I really like for quite a while, and am very glad to have found these! I learned about them from Gemandpearlover's post.

I'm sorry, I'm slow to reply. A polki diamond is one which is thin and flat on one side. They usually have a point on the other, and mounted point side out. Although I've heard they can be mounted the other way, I don't think I've ever seen it. Purple Pearls!!! And I ordered some more from Li.

Thank you, everybody! Today I have blue topaz, with sterling and diamond polki beads. The topazes are pretty small, ~5mm.

Wow, oh Wow! I love lavender and purple, so I had to order one from Li too. They are really lovely. Here's my photo: