Recent content by Marianne

Hi Precious Pearl. If you want to create a strand similar to the one your posted, you will need a full strand of pearls plus some loose assorted gemstone beads. I think the main thing to consider is the size of the drill holes in the gemstone beads which might be significantly smaller than the...

This one is a question for Jeremy!

The flower pendant appears to be Hill Tribe Silver. They are oxidized before they are sold.

Very interesting.

These are Chinese cultured freshwater pearls.

Seems like those pension amounts should be the other way around. Without farmers, nobody eats...

Maybe this explains why in mixed colored strands of high luster freshwater pearls, the purple ones (my favorite) always appear slightly less lustrous than the other colors.

Oh my goodness, that is gorgeous!

I'm voting for yellow gold with the dermantoid garnets.

I remember that gorgeous GSS pendant, Steve! Your new Kasumi is wonderful too!

Thank you, I will try tomorrow!

If only I could figure out how to attach photos...

The top pearl in the third photo has a dimple consistent with Tahitian pearls.

All that chewing takes a long time, therefore requires more syllables... :)