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Thanks A Breaker. My attempt at braiding with glass beads turned out well in class. But my work is never going to look like my teacher's so I bought her work. Today I'm wearing 2 necklaces that shouldn't work together. Mom's 9 mm akoya 16" choker, and my 9 mm white baroque akoya 17" choker...

I'm a huge fan of the "orbit" clasp. Both the small and large sizes are NOT fiddly. Easy to use. They're secure. They're comfortable on the back of the neck. And if all your necklaces have them, you can link them together to make longer ropes of pearls, and the clasps look like links and...

Thanks JEG. I don't think I've seen those pearls before. Love them. I'm wearing dyed freshies from Kojima today, mixed with various gemstones. Lately I've really loved the pearls and gemstones look.

The new Kumihimo necklace does not quite work with my new turquoise earrings, but it does work with my moonstone earrings, my white akoya earrings, and with my new Tahitian and blue baroque akoya earrings that I'm wearing today from OceanRhyme. This necklace is so not me, and yet. Pearls...

I would think that different manufacturers would not work together.

They look like bayonet clasps but with two female ends on the clasp, and two male ends on the strands of pearls. So the clasps should be interchangeable with the strands.

Pond slime, freshwater keshi, braided into a Kumihimo necklace, by Adrienne Gaskell. I sent Merrily these videos and Adrienne's contact info. while I was in class, and she bought it! I think she'll really like it.

ACP-pearls, those are lovely! I've been at a weaving conference studying kumihimo (Japanese braiding) with beads. Turns out that my teacher is a GIA certified pearl expert and braids with real pearls and gemstone briolettes, rather than fake beads. Adrienne Gaskell. I learned a lot. But I...

Gorgeous Kasumis, JEG.

I came in second last night trying to buy THAT Kasumi tin-cup necklace. I'm a bit relieved actually. Today I need to remember what I already have. Japanese Kasumi and amethyst earrings from Kojima. Two Chinese ripple necklaces. The darker, green and purple one from Pacific Pearls, and...

Mary-Contrary, I like your bracelet. Today I'm in dyed freshwaters and aquamarines from Kojima.

They look like imitation pearls to me, too.

I do not think it is double sided. I think it's two pieces of shell glued back to back, given the large bezel around the outside. That way you don't have a right side to the pendant and if it flips over, both sides look good

Thanks, Merrily. I just put one of your magnetic clasps on it, so I'll be able to wear it more often. Ombe' keshi today from Kojima.

Love those tiny keshi with gemstones, JEG! Visiting Dad today. Blue baroque akoya pendant and ring from Takahashi. Mismatched Tahitian earrings from Kamoka. And huge Tahitian ring from OceanRhyme.