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Thanks Blaire for those kind words. It was a long pregnancy!!:eek: but really worth the wait. Scott did a fantastic job on the setting-- insisting on nothing but perfection. He is an amazing artist and craftsman.

Thank you Pattye!

To see photos of the finished pendant plus process pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/two_claws_jewelry/sets/72157624689913029/with/4930322208/

What a wonderful and unique piece--great symbolism here!

Thanks to the expertise of the contributors here this has evolved into a very educational thread. Thanks Dawn for you detailed responses, I had a senior moment when I failed to mention you in the earlier post--I had certainly intended to do so! I do not know what the material is. I know that...

Thanks Wendy, I wondered about that mechanism too. The color of the pearls were very uniform, they looked bleached to me. I was uncertain if natural pearls, even river pearls, would have been processed. I assume that this would have been unlikely with very old pearls. I will suggest that...

I failed to state specifically the first question for any of the antique jewelry experts out there. Does the metalwork appear to be 18th century to you, and if so, any particular origin? British? Thanks again, Beth

Hi all: Today I was shown a collection of jewelry that antique dealers who are friends of a friend are selling. THey had some very nice pieces. One object was a pin with small pearls. They have evaluated the metal work on the pin as 18th century. If this is the case and if the pearls are...

Yummy pearls and settings Blaire!

Hi Dawn and thanks. I discovered that cross drilling these delicate stalactites is not for the faint of heart--or a beginner like me. I was able to work with a supplier with whom I had previously done business. THese must be laser drilled, and she was able to have these drilled. It does...

Catlin: Thanks to you too--I always appreciate your encouragement and thoughtful comments! You do such a wonderful job moderating this forum!

Thanks Sheri, Blaire, Ash, Pattye, and Pearl Dreams for your kind comments. How I made the gimp: Find an old fashioned safety pin--the kind used on baby diapers when I was a baby (that is --in the old days!). Using 30 guage or finer dead soft round wire , wrap a bit into the loop at the...

Thanks for your kind comments Nerida and Maria. A friend who is a professional photographer took some literal garden shots with "Spring". She has promised to return to do a neck shot soon. I also fabricated a clasp in Argentium with gold and rose gold beads and tried something...

What a lovely concept--just beautiful.

Fabulous opals! I too am developing a yen for the Ethiopian ones--and yours are beauties--the first one is to die for! I am also glad that there is another opal lover on board!

Lovely and elegant! Congratulations to be bride and groom--and to Amiga --maybe a new career as a ringbearer for unique weddings. Your jewels are just beautiful--as always

Thanks all! Your comments are all very helpful. The goldsmith and I will be talking as soon as my husband and I return from Peru--leaving Friday--must pack and stop having opal dreams!

I realized that the colors shown on the opal back are not "true"--the purplish areas are actually a brilliant red to orangy red to yellow fire. The central design concept --the dish and the mechanism for rotating the opal (which will be bezel set in the reflective dish) and the post attached to...

Just for reference: The drawing with an actual photograph of the opal back pasted in place, and one with the "dish" shown as a slightly different shape. It is my understanding that the goldsmith must fabricate the dish to best reflect the opal--so the actual dish may not be to actual...

Hi Blaire: tired to PM you but got a message that your box was full. How can I contact you?