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I have some pearls that I'm having trouble finding the clasp I want... The end pearls are about 10 mm, clasp height is just under 9 mm. I don't have the clasp on hand to compare to the pearls so not sure if it would look odd. When you make your necklaces, do you usually pick clasps that are...

Hi everyone :) Been MIA for awhile... life gets in the way :) I've spent the last few weeks working on this strand (with a vacation in between) and wanted to share here. It's not my original design; it's inspired from a design I saw on Etsy, but cost over $700 Canadian. I could get a pretty...

Back in January, I was ogling some of the loose Sea of Cortez pearls and pendants that druzydesign had for sale on eBay. I was *this* close to getting one of the fatter drop shaped vermeil pendants that they had for sale, but I just couldn't do it at the time (spent way too much $$ on pearls)...

Ever since I restrung my rope, I got hooked on jewelry making and decided to delve into wire wrapping. I have been buying loose pearls on Etsy and craft supplies from Michael's (for practice, I would like to invest in better quality wire and supplies once I've confirmed I'm not disastrous at...

I had a 50" freshwater strand from 2008/2009 that was falling apart... it was never strung well to begin with, and many of the pearls were sliding over the pathetic knots. Pearls started gathering together and I was prepared for it to break any minute. There is a specialty pearl vendor in town...

Hi everyone! I'm thinking of buying some pre-drilled loose pearls to set on earrings myself, but I'm having difficulty deciding what size drill hole I need. I'm worried that with some settings will have thicker pegs, so if I get 0.8 mm, they won't fit on some of the settings. I asked about...

First, thanks to everyone for identifying my mother's pearls. :) I went through my small collection and while I know which pieces are freshwater, I'm not sure of these ones...could in bother you all to help again?

Hello everyone :) This is only my 3rd post, but I've been a pearl lover since I was young. I did a project on birthstones when I was in grade 6 (I'm almost 30 now), and pearls were always my favourite--and they happen to be my birthstone too. My mom had this beautiful pearl strand that is...