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Several weeks ago I posted about what kind of pearl to give my childhood friend's daughter for graduation. I got lots of good suggestions and good ideas. I finally settled on a baroque Tahitian on a silk cord. Here is the excerpt from her mother's email and a picture. "Morning Ms. Patrica...

I have just started knotting and beading and let me tell you....it is anything but lowly!! The beaders on this board are talented, smart, and great designers. There are some beautiful, creative, and innovative ideas and jewelry here. No, not lowly. I object.

Has anyone heard of this? Vapor encapsulated nuclei? I was just surfing around and came to this website http://www.islandpearls.net/newtech.htm and found it strange. I guess the bizarre thing was a pearl in the shape of Mickey Mouse's head and a pearl with a raised dolphin in the center. It...

I am having the hardest time. :mad: I will get about 10 inches completed with nice perfect little knots, then all of a sudden-- a tangle happens -- while I am trying to pass the whole string through. Somehow I just can't managed an almost full string. Once it tangles, I seem to lose all...

Ok gang, it has been a while since I posted but I have been peeking in. Need suggestions for graduation gift. I am not sure what girls like today since their tastes are so different than mine (read...baby boomer) Anyway, what would be hip and trendy for today's 18 yr old? I thought about a...

I was talking to a girl at lunch today and she was so exicited because she found some pearls this weekend at a yard sale. She said they looked "old and crusty" so yesterday she called her jeweller who told her to soak them overnight in salt water to rehydrate them. She mentioned that they were...

Just purchased this Gem Series book from Amazon and can't put it down. There are some incredible pictures. Good eye candy for "pearlifils." Interesting little tidbit: On page 37 (2002 revised edition) it mentions that in 1980 a Tahitian Black Pearl necklace with 27 pearls and ruby enhancer...

I just recently bought a freshwater pearl bracelet (multi color, AA+) from Pearl Paradise and I have to say I am amazed!! I have always been a saltwater cultured pearl snob and leary of freshwaters because the only ones I had in the past were not very pretty and definitely not round. While...

We were crusing around a jewlery store the other day and I saw some interesting "pearl enhancers" -- you know the kind that hook over your pearl strand. Anyway, I thought it might be fun to have one, but my husband objected thinking that wearing one too often will damage the pearls in front and...