Recent content by la_corsetiere

Happy travels!

Hey, Steve - your tassel project just popped into my mind again this morning, and thinking of your desire to lengthen the necklace, thought I’d throw out this idea… Something like this could function like the traditional “w” clasps you find on Thai gold chains, fully interchangeable if you just...

I’m by no means an expert, but assuming all of the pearls pass the gritty-on-tooth test, they look real to me. The small pit imperfections on the white pearls (the set with the ring) look like what I’ve seen in South Sea pearls, along with that satiny luster. The deep gold pearls are very pretty...

I LOVE that tassel! You might consider removing the clasp and replacing it with an opening ring from which the tassel could be suspended. This would work as a clasp and allow the tassel to be worn with other strands of pearls, a chain, etc. of any desired length. A little hard to explain, but...

I was thinking with the color and luster, the necklace might be extremely baroque Akoya? But you are the expert, Douglas… gorgeous necklace, in any event! I love the spiky look…

Hmmmmm….I could certainly see the attraction for a pendant…or perhaps a giant octopus head! Curious, Jeremy, since you cut one in half - is the nucleus in fact plastic?

So very sorry I won’t be able to make it this year! 😭 I do encourage people to attend - it is a wonderful event!

Hmmmm…I had my eye on those, too…thanks for saving me from myself…😜

I really love that ruby grotto - congrats on your new acquisition!

Yes, I was among the droolers! Congrats, BWeaves!

Oooh, sounds like fun! Wish I could join you to go cross-eyed sorting pearls. 💖

So nice to see Kanaloa out and about! 💖💖💖

Message me if you think you might be in SF on a Thursday morning, maybe before PBTB, if you’ll be heading back home soon after. I’m diving every week, and my sweet Birch has been hungry lately! 🧜‍♀️💖🐟

Awwww, there I am with my sweetie! 💖

I’m afraid my giant seabass boyfriend isn’t in the aquarium I dive in on Monday, so you won’t be able to witness my seductive herring-waving technique, but I’ll be happy to give you a high five through 7 inches of acrylic in between scrubbing off algae spots in the Philippines Coral Reef...