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I certainly remember that saying. Does that make me old too, or just another Aussie? Where are you from Dawn?

OOOOOH! boggle boggle boggle....(thats my little brain working overtime) That blue one is particularly delicious.

I dont know which is worse, if its your own pearl, or a customer's. I LOVE those huge baroques too, but havent ventured into drilling yet, I wonder why....

Oh no you didnt miss it, Knotty, I'm having a birthday season this year... (its a BIG one)

Hi Amrita, Many thanks for your friendship request. I noticed you have the same birthday as my son. Can you tell I'm having fun here? Carolyn AKA Purlgurl

I guess we are all too busy working with our pearls, to be posting new things here... so here is my latest. A random mixture of shapes & sizes, all FW. The focals are sterling, gold plated, making this an inexpensive, fun piece, with lots of character. Details, 72cm long, lowly beader's pearls...

Thank you all so much! Those cute little lemon diamonds twinkle at me as I go past... I'd like to do a few more in that style, & I have some black diamonds I could use with a particular tahitian.... or some emerald baguettes...

Ah well... it was glorious while it lasted... She's gone now. As it turns out, the supplier knows Josh! What a small world! I was showing him my small collection from Nerida, and he asked about the Tahitians. As soon as I said Ahe, he corrected my pronunciation, (haha) and asked if they were...

Just over 11mm, nicely round, & small pits only observed under magnification. (Again & again & again...) Hes not here yet.... maybe he forgot....

This one has been making itself at home. Quite a gregarious pearl... It has found some friends.

I know Blaire, I did that more than a few times before I called him...

Phew, Knotty, I just finished my coffee, before I read your post. Look away from the light.... Its still calling me... How lovely to have PG where people understand pearl lust.

A new pearl supplier visited yesterday, and in his excitement, whilst showing me his wares, he thought he dropped one. We looked under the couch, & found an elastic band, moved the coffee table, & to my dismay, only dust bunnies to be seen. So this morning, I got in early, to vacuum. Imagine my...

Can anyone tell me how to pronounce Josh's farm location: Teahupo'o, Tahiti. Ahe, Tuamotus, correctly. Most Aussies tend to mangle other languages, but I am a bit of a pedant about correct pronunciation. I just realised, my little shop is like a mini United Nations, alongside the pieces I...

Lucky I thought I'd check the PG before I put the kettle on... Cathy you made me snort! How heavy are they? Does that help to differentiate? Delicious!

Its not just in New York... The jewellers have told you the truth. That is really what will happen, if you curve the metal so much more, the stones will pop out. Back to the drawing board for that pearl, I think.

Yvonne, I havent come across the term Chav so far, what does it mean?

I got as far as quoting for my customer, and she got scared of the price of gold. I looked at a number of different ways of making the letter 'B', including hand piercing out of a sheet of gold (which meant a lot of expensive waste), cutting the letter from a sheet of wax, and casting it, which...

Thanks for that link, Bernadette. Just shows what can be done with bundles of money. I love the little movies showcasing the jewels. I usually hit the 'skip' button when I see those, I cant really be bothered watching animated intoductions, but these were worthy of Oscars! I left the garden one...

Thanks for the invitation & welcome! Carolyn