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alternatively, you could agree upon what you think are fair prices for both a FW strand and an SSP strand, then just have them identified and base the price on that (this could maybe avoid the jeweler having to give a price, which can mean a lot of things depending on what type of pricing you...

maybe tumbling them would be the best bet?

lovely!! it is always so helpful to see IRL photos! can't wait to see what you do with these.

Happy birthday! The colors are just amazing!

gorgeous!! the ombre rope is fabulous -- did you hand-wrap the tassel out of BS? how much did it take? also those tiny little keshi/baroque strands in #54 (akoya keshi maybe??) look like they'd make a cool strand for your MS river pin! so many inspiring designs!

thanks so much for taking us on your virtual shopping trip -- amazing!! you can totally rock that tiara!

lovely!! another idea would be a strand or two of tiny seed pearls...

amazing photos, everyone!! thank you for sharing the experience with those of us who couldn't make it. everyone looks relaxed, happy, and pearly!

Icyjade, what lovely earrings!! kudos to you for being brave enough to wear drops with a baby -- i don't think i wore anything other than studs until was nearly 2.5 and stopped grabbing everything!

lovely colors, LD!! enjoy!

i haven't been feeling great so not posting too much, but everyone's been posting amazing stuff! battah i love the bracelet redo -- what a pretty and textural set! katalin, your finds from Wen have been lovely. i like the gumball analogy. and those floral earrings are beautiful! newberry, that...

It's still too hot to really wear pearls but I couldn't wait any longer to take these out for a spin... 8-8.5mm blue baroque akoyas from PP -- DH did awesome with this gift!! feels like these are my first "fancy" pearls since the rest have been inexpensive DIY projects. these are so hard to...

love how you brought together the jade and pearls -- gorgeous!

i had the same problem when i was making 2 consecutive knots -- they just sat next to each other and didn't help make the knot bigger. a surgeon's knot, where you flip the strand thru twice in the same knot, worked better to create larger knots if needed for pearls with larger holes (though they...

ooh, i love the idea of using large hole pearls to braid on cord!!

wow, JP, what luck!! enjoy!

that's lovely worn short or long, battah!

love how that experiment came out!!

ckrickett mentioned Wen's site on the other forum -- that's where I got the name from. i've mostly bought my project pearls from her and youpearl (who has an etsy site and much larger separate website).

i admit i finally pulled the trigger on these drops after seeing Katalin's photos :) i also took a gamble on a strand of multicolored "metallic" potato pearls and some "metallic" baroque lavender seed pearls. now i just have to wait! thanks again, Katalin for sharing -- hope mine are as nice as...