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Excellent advice!

It was such a treat to see your happy faces! (the pearls are really special too)

@A Breaker This all took place around 2010. I searched, but could not find a photo.

I remember when Caitlin painted some of her pearl's dead spots with a matching nail polish.:)

LOL, I almost spit coffee onto my computer! Thanks for the laugh, Wendy!!!

I have had success lining metal beads, and separators with a glass seed bead. This protects the thread from the metal. Seed beads come in many sizes, so you may have to try a few. Thinking that Serafil would give a much nicer drape than beading wire.

Obviously, I do not know how to attach a photo...

In the mid 90's John Tu gave me a spool of this thread. I used it on one of my first knotting projects to get some practice. After knotting 3 30" strands, I was feeling pretty confident. :) This necklace has probably been worn several hundred times over the ensuing years, sometimes loose and...

Sadly a diamond dust covered reamer is not very effective on solid diamond beads. I gave up and just wire wrap them now...

The cream always rises to the top. Congratulations to these awesome peeps!

The report states the pearls are natural. I'm thinking they are cultured. Jeremy???

Only time will tell...

Remember the research project you and Blaire did on buying pearls off eBay? What you see (in photos and descriptions) is not always what you get...

Your pretty pearls are cultured. The black ones have been color treated.

Thank you, Jeremy. It is such a valuable and inspirational educational tool for all.

Thanks for sharing your incredible journey, jeg!!!

Have a wonderful time, Jeg. Hope you won't have to be dodging very many giant cats!!!

Wonderful interview. Thanks for sharing, Jeremy!

The gemstones appear to be spinels with the mauve pearls. So pretty!

You are an incredibly brave woman!!!