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Imanit, Those sure look colorful in the photo.. looking forward to seeing your photos of them. Lisa, Sometimes they do double drill button shape pearls so they will sit flat.. mostly in really inexpensive Chinese pearls. One time in Tucson I saw a strand of mabe pearls (maybe 14mm) double...

Wow thanks Steve, I thought I was going a bit deep... He he we all have to be careful what we say about Debeers.. They have ears everywhere! The natural pearl business can be a very extreme world, one full of pure wonder and severe disappointment.. At every level of the trade. It is not easy...

Smetzler, I must add that there does seem to be a nearly exact ratio of sheisty and dishonest people in the natural conch pearl business as there are in the diamond trade, although the conch pearl business as it stands today involves barely a fraction of the total population of people in...

ooooohhhh I LOVE this game! Fuji and I sometimes get a little loopy sorting through loose pearls in Hong Kong, and end up seeing all kinds of animals in the pearls. It's usually when I know it's time to call it a day! Here are my current favorites.. They are either a pair of dinosaurs, or a...

Hi Five Pearls.. I recently had a similar request from a man in Germany. I sent him to my dear friend Katja who is a master goldsmith and has a gorgeous gallery here Petaluma California. They communicated via email and his wife was overjoyed when she received this surprise. Katja made a...

They look natural in color to me. Generally producers will use peach color pearls to irradiate.. and the outcome is silver in color. (which is NOT to say that all silver/grey Chinese fresh water pearls have been irradiated.. some have been simply dyed that color) It would be very difficult to...

In January this year, I went to a random hairdresser to perk up my "winter" look.. I told the stylist, I wanted it to remain natural looking... what I got was SO far away from natural looking, I went back in furious. I told him that I also own a small business and I understand what a "negative"...

Here are some more photos of both Japan Kasumi pearls and their Chinese counterparts. First is an extreme close up of one my favorite Japan Kasumi pearl necklaces .. this "feathering" of nacre with its special color play is just amazing to me (even after all of these years). Second is a shot...

A couple of years ago, I personally advised all of my natural pearl clients to have their conch pearls certified with GIA or another lab, so that they get the date and authenticity of the pearl on file... just in case these cultured conch pearls flood the market one day..

did some one say SPLASH? mmmmmm maybe my favorite word!

Hi Unwins, That is the best pearl story I have heard in a long while. The best part is that every visitor to your home gets to hear the story as told by your children.. the echo reaches me way up here. As for value .. the dollar amount will never surpass the memory and the cherished family...

Great thanks Jeremy, I will ask people to change it to their own words in the future. Does that go for photos too? I know you have had big problems with that in the past?

Aghghgh .. the dreaded right click! I already learned something :) Morphius.. Thank you for posting this in digestable bits! Would it be considered "negative" for the content (text mostly) to appear on other people's websites? I have in the past allowed fellow on line retailers to use some of...

Sheryl, Beautiful rope.. I love the dangle in front.. You're so chic.. and with the islands always on your shoulder! Beautiful mix of textures! Looking forward to seeing you in Santa Monica.. mmoowwaahh, Sarah

Gorgeous, I love the mix of color~!

I like the ear wires better than the lever backs.. they have a gentle shape. Hope this finds you shiny!

Thanks Morphius for that interesting techy talk. I get dizzy just thinking about the SEO world, similar reaction to Charlie Brown listening to the teacher. However, I do appreciate that great content and connections can drive traffic to your website.. I like that an on line business can be...

Ivona... Your daughter has AMAZING eyes! Pearl prizes going in the mail today. Thanks for playing ladies! I hope this finds you all full of wonder!

Happy Valentines Day Anyone have heart inspired pearls to share?

WOW! Judi.. those are spectacular photos! You are ALSO a gifted photographer... wine/story telling date in Tucson is confirmed! Looking forward to seeing you again! Cheers and Chuc Mung Nam Oi !