Search results

BN, as a few fans/followers mentioned above, I've read your whole thread in a week as well. What a treat it has been! I hope it won't end any time soon! BTW, how is our favorite rooster Buckbeak doing? :) Your chick posts are as much delight as pearl posts.

Those pistachio Akoyas are TDF!! I love everything else but I am an absolute sucker for anything pistachio AND I love Akoya. And the linen dress is a perfect background for them, BW!

YAY! You made it here! :D

LOL Thanks, BW! Yeah, after Ruckus we went to Sarah on our way to Muir Woods, but thanks to Sarah changed our plans and went to Tamales Bay to eat some oysters (no pearls were found, sadly) :D. I was a mere translator between Sarah and Elena but got distracted by a phone call. When I turned...

Thank you, Helen, for the praise! I will convey it to Elena if she won't see it for herself :) I must clarify: Elena is not a designer/artist. She is co-owner/partner in a Jewelry studio, which employs a group of very talented jewelers (at least 4 I know of), each of whom specializes in his own...

Thanks, Sheri! I will convey your compliments to Elena. The flies are the most adorable! The technique is plique-a-jour by Faberge.

I ADORE your thread, BN! not only choices but your tasteful and unpredictable combinations! It would be hard to believe you've amassed almost all your treasures in short 4-5 years! But again, 7 months ago I had only 1 vintage Mikimoto grad strand... so I can relate :) For linens, I really like...

I'll show a few from Elena's Studio Perlina Some of you who attended Ruckus saw these cute Flies earrings and the Spider ring, worn by our Russian guest Elena. Here is another creation of her Studio - Sparrows, made for our mutual friend

I guess they told her they are naturals

Amazing! I love the color and luster!

WOW! That Golay pendant is to die for! love, love, love!

I have a question, that've been struggling with for some time... We all familiar with dishonest people on eBay and other web platforms, trying to sell us FWP as anything but. They are (usually) in a faraway country with no way to appeal or apply law to punish them for a fraud. But what if this...

Thank you, Ladies, for your replies. Upon further reading, I remembered that luster and nacre thickness is indeed not so correlated, as thick nacre of SSP produces a softer luster than mirror-sharp luster of a high-quality Akoya. As virtually all sources of Hanadama, available for me are...

Dear All, I am still in search of my first Hanadama or, rather in the gathering info stage of my search. Per my understanding, Hanadama has a range of quality under its umbrella. I see names like "top range", ten-nyo, etc. and they are a bit confusing. Does it depend on nacre thickness? For...

Loving it! Thank you for sharing!

I concur the prases. Inger is a lovely person and trustworthy eBayer, I've purchased from her and will purchase in the future.

So the winner is a Miki A? Or AA? Wow. Maia, can you please show us the Hanadama certificate?

My Sis making a selfie in metallic ombre CFW triple strand, that we got for our Mom from PP.

! thank you, PD! :) I guess I need time to get around and learn names and businesses. :)

Would it be possible to post the link to that Instagram page? I would love to get acquainted with Douglas's pearls :)