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Here is one of my latest projects. The pearls are large, very cheap, FW pearls that I bought at a bead show. They have a lot of surface imperfections, but they were the right size for this project (and the price was right!) It is finished with a vermeil magnetic clasp, and the centerpiece was...

I just finished a new project, my first foray back into making jewelry in a while. (I've been mostly knitting......) These are 14-23mm bronze freshwater baroque pearls, dyed I'm sure. They are interspersed with 3.5mm gold filled beads and sunstone beads. I strung this on flex wire, since...

This isn't about pearls, but it is bead related and I'm hoping someone here has some suggestions. I have a red coral bead and carved gemstone elephant necklace that hubby bought for me at an auction. It was pretty old and dirty. I wore it a couple of times and noticed the thread it was strung...

I like to use the largest thread possible when knotting pearls, and I really don't like using crimp beads or clamshells. The larger thread means I can't get it through the first pearl twice (which I need to do to use french wire) without enlarging the pearl drill hole on at least the first and...

While trying to make a piece of jewelry, a friend broke off a piece of wire in a pearl. The problem is that this is a natural river pearl and belonged to a client, so she can't just replace the pearl. It's pretty unique. The pearl is half drilled. Anyone have any suggestions about getting...

I recently bought 2 strands of Akoya pearls from a customer of ours who works part time at a jewelry store. (He is learning to set stones and fabricate jewelry from another employee.) The pearls were obtained from another store by the jeweler who is instructing him in return for some custom...

Here is my second knotting project. These photos are with my phone, my camera does an even worse job. The pond slime is not as pronounced in person as it is in these photos. The mother of pearl goldfish matches better as well. Just wanted to show them to somebody!!!!

Let me start this off by saying that I do not have photos of the necklace of which I am about to inquire and no longer have access to the necklace to take any, I am just asking some general questions because I know there is a lot of knowledge here and I would like to hear some opinions!! If...

Well, Youtube had a hand in it!!! I've been stringing pearls on beading wire for a while. I had the silk sitting there, but was too afraid to try my hand! This weekend I broke down and decided I would try making a knotted rope with some largish FW pearls I bought from Majestic Pearl at a...