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JEG: Wow, I've never seen Kasumi keshi like that before. I use the obijime (rope like braids) and flat bands as either belts or purse straps. I've also used some of the smaller silk ones as necklaces and put pendants on them, although it's been awhile since I've worn one. The wider sprang...

ifutzwithfire: Well said! Merrily and I are both handweavers, and I've done my share of textile dyeing, but I have not done pearls

I agree with Pearl Dreams. The nacre is thin and has worn off quite a few of the pearls. A good bath and a restringing into a bracelet length would allow you to keep the sentimental value. You might want to change the clasp to one that is easier to do up with one hand, if you make it into...

I'm guessing the are natural found Sea of Cortez pearls. That fly stickpin screams Victorian era.

Merrily: Love your torsade of mixed necklace styles. SurfnSci: I approve of shorts and SS pearls!!! Yesterday, it was Sharky and Planet Berna. Plus some new Sprang I'm working on, 6 thread intertwining. Tahitian pearls from Kamoka. Planet Berna with its own moon. Carved Sharky pendant...

I don't see this clasp on the current Mikimoto website, and I don't see it when googling for other Miki necklaces. Maybe try contacting Mikimoto directly. I know Mikimoto has a USA office. You might check to see if they have a UK office.

I think you look great in the pearls. I agree with everyone else. Give them a bath and restring them. It will brighten them up, and they will be more secure.

Shani: Love those Kasumis. The patterning on them is great. Eolian pearls: Love those keshi. But that ombre' is devine. I love a good ombre' and I love mismatched sizes.

BUNNY! I'm a sucker for bunnies and swans.

Ooo, nice antique and vintage pieces.

Back in the 1990s, Dad recorded an interview with Stephen Speilberg's Shoah Foundation and I have a copy of that interview. Also, the Holocaust Museum in Maitland, Florida has a large interactive exhibit with Dad's story as the main theme as you go through it. Because he was the same age as...

Hi Pomelo: Those studs are gorgeous. Personally, I love mismatched pairs, but those look like they match to me, especially with a head in between them.

Love the bunnies and the towel bears!!! New pendant from Kojima bought at Pearls by the Bay. I was going to have Sarah make a necklace out of it, but then I couldn't decide how low I wanted it to hang, so I'm keeping it as a pendant and trying it on different chains and pearl necklaces. I'm...

JEG: I remember that pendant. I think you got the best of that group of pendants. It's stuck in my mind as to what I want to do with my SoC mabe's. Gingey: Love your jumble of pearls. Great dress, too. Yesterday I was very Planet Berna. Pendant from Kamoka. Earrings from OceanRhyme (blue...

Visiting Dad today. Feeling a bit Victorian. Freshwater pearl bracelet from my Mom's collection. Akoya and ruby earrings were a gift from my Mom. I think they were from Mayors Jewelers in Orlando, Florida. Akoya pearl necklace is my own design that I made for my wedding. I ended up wearing my...