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THANK YOU! I thought they were Baroque's as well to the woman who was assisting my mother, but she said that sometimes keshi can look like that? It threw me for a loop, so I wanted my fellow pearlguiders to give me their opinion/observations. She would like to change some of the pearls out and...

My mother found this strand with other keshi strands, but I'm thinking they're baroque pearls? She's not the best in picture taking, and these were actually the best ones she sent me. Can someone confirm through these pictures whether they are Keshi or pearls? Thank you in advance!

Oh great, thanks Amti!

Hi SunSeeker!!! I had started practicing stringing on pearls that came from a bracelet I wire wrapped. I learned a few things so far: Buy thread maybe a mm smaller than the pearl hole, Learn how to tie beaders secret onto a needle. I may want to get a darker color beader's secret. I may need...

Hi BWeaves and Pearl Dreams :D I think I'm going to try the closed clasp, and if I don't like it restring.. it would be a good way to practice and perfecting my stringing :) Which reminds me, I need to buy some more Beaders secret from Pattye :D. I have actually bought some blue silver akoyas...

Hello, howdy, and Aloha y'all! I'm just giving my experience. I live in Oahu, and buy from Aloha Pearls directly at their office. I've been happy mostly, as I get to sit down and choose which ones I want for pieces I'm making. I'm attaching a picture with 3 peacock tahitians I bought from...

::clicks on link for fold over clasp:: :: Jaw drops:: JerseyPearl this is totally my style! I had bought my strands Friday and Saturday, and forgot to bring them with me Sunday :/. Maybe I could use it for my GSSP strand.. ... if anything, I could always use the big clasp in the future for...

Hello my dear Pearl lovers and Beaders :). I was at a tradeshow this past weekend and have bought myself my first strand of Tahitians and gold south sea pearls! They are both strung on a temporary strand, and I would love to re-string my lovely pearls into necklaces.... I worry since it's...

I can stare at these all day. So beautiful!

Woooow, are those prevalent in Arizona? We're moving to Sierra Vista near the end of the year, and I never been in Arizona before.

Such lovely GSSPs!

Pearl Dreams: Thank you so much for clearing up the history of tin cup- I never knew! Thank you for your compliments, I hope to meet you in a Ruckus in the future! KatBran, Pearly-Whites: Thank you for the compliments, y'all are too sweet. Bweaves: Thank you! I was so nervous about the...

So some pictures! It's turning into evening here so pictures are under florescent... also my first neck shot! I'm pretty happy! To be perfectly honest, I am not sure what type of wire wrapping I did, I think it's the same thing Newberry had on the picture PD had posted here, but I added a...

Thank you SunSeeker for the pearl compliment! I still have an amateur eye on pearls, but I had picked pearls that tickled my fancy. I had mentioned to Bweaved and Hanadama that I just finished it! I may change the design once I've gotten better, this is the first necklace I ever made... But I...

Hi BWeaves! Thank you for the tip about separators! I will definitely keep that in mind when I want to add gold beads as separators. So that means sterling silver beads in between pearls are out of the question? What's crazy is that your vision is actually a drawing I made last night after...

Hi Hanadama! You really know your pearl lengths for Jewelry! I'm still looking things up, and having to try it on before I know if I need more pearls or not! I have my heart set on a necklace atm, I think I want to wire wrap a necklace and then go to knotting/stringing bracelets and...

That harvest strand was a sight.

Thank you PD for the link! I MISS Michaels, The Craft wire here in Oahu is ridiculously expensive. I was able to snag a few at a great discount when one of the bead store locations closed. One of the pros in moving back to the states is to be closer to a more affordable craft store, cheaper...

Oh I was thinking bumpers only, no knots. My knotting is absolutely terrible at this time. When you mentioned thread, would you suggest anything else besides beader's secret Pearl Dreams?

Pearl Dreams, Hahahahahaha they are pretty small huh? I was thinking of wire wrapping it to connect, but then I realized that I will most likely change it to a chain so I can adjust the length for different occasions.