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Its finally finished:

I got my ticket and reservations! Is anyone else staying at the Panama Hotel, in San Rafael?

The diamonds look like rose cuts, set closed back, so yes, probably silver over gold. They wouldn't set the diamonds in yellow gold since it makes them appear yellow. Also, emeralds almost always have inclusions. It is a gorgeous bracelet!

Here are the beads, with the bit that I've done. The reamer is diamond dust covered, and I doubt its effectiveness with diamond beads.

Hello! It is fun to look around and get interesting ideas. No, Victorians wouldn't mix pearls with much of anything, they were such a rarity. I am very glad now that they are much more plentiful (thanks to the cultured pearl industry), so we can enjoy doing lots of things with them! To me...

Hello, A Breaker! I used to use wire and crimp beads, but I like the look of the Serafil and gimp better. The size of the hole in the beads determines the weight of the Serafil, and the color can go from blending in to bright contrast. The necklace I started this thread with was on silk, but I...

Oh wow! Thank you for letting us come too!

Thank you, Cathy and Douglas! They are incredible in strong light or sunlight.

Whew, it's been over a year! I've been following PG spasmodically. I recently got some Ethiopian opal beads, which I put together with some labradorite. They are really hard to photograph, they change so much with the light. I made a necklace and bracelet, and plan on earrings.

Lovely clasp! Does it have any markings on it?

Wonderful and fascinating! Thank you!

What a lovely necklace! And yes, I would wear it with a t-shirt or a ball gown, or anything in between.

I like to go to thrift stores for clothing, since I find some neat things there. Not so much in the way of pearls there, though...

Oh wow oh wow oh WOW. Which translates to I want to come, too!

It is a very common sort of clasp. I found this one in just a few minutes online: https://www.etsy.com/listing/636596371/2-strand-85mm-x-85mm-square-box-filigree?click_key=019dbae2622a7bd2b9e5e72b90003351db0a357d%3A636596371&click_sum=a611f422&ref=shop_home_active_63&sts=1

It was kind of amazing, but I am very glad we are home and healthy now! It will be a very long time before I will be able to talk my husband into traveling... But here is some lovely tiger eye that I found:

Thank you, Happy Huku! I've been lazy about posting lately. We went on a trip to Canada, my daughter promptly caught Covid, and we quarantined for 5 days in an Ottawa hotel room. What a trip! Then we came home, and my husband caught it, so more quarantining. I can tell you, it is much nicer to...

I made this with what my daughter calls 'macaroni beads'. She is remembering when in preschool she made necklaces out of actual macaroni. I think these silver ones are really neat, with amethysts.

I managed to join, but it kicked me off after an hour. I figured no problem, I'll just get back on. But it didn't let me, and I missed most of Douglas' talk, sigh.

Me too! Please...