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How awesome - I love it when things like this happen!

$16m in SS pearls alone - boggles my mind!

Truly, she is very talented and so very easy to work with. Even my overly picky, designer self was satisfied. And....she was FAST. Less than one month since I sent the pearl off to her and it's already coming back to me all done up. She has been doing more and more enamel work, which I think is...

lionlaw - You pose an interesting question IMO. I am someone who doesn't go for the more definitively color treated pearls, so the choc Tahitians and black akoyas are both off my personal list (I do own white pearls which have been treated, of course). If you were looking at high quality...

Pattye - That is very generous of you to look through people's treasures with them and help their learning along. One thing I have noticed, when the issue of appraisal/value isn't in the conversation: When I start going on (and on) about the history of pearling to explain what things may be...

Thanks guys! I did furnish the pearl - it was an auction win from Augustus on eBay. As soon as the pearl made it to me, I made sure it was as beautiful as I had thought and then shipped it off to Taiwan for Hsiu-chen to work her magic. I will model as soon as it gets here! She just sent photos...

Here is a photo of the ring I just had made which uses keum-boo technique. The artist is Studio 94 on Etsy, LINK and she is amazing to work with.

I usually just start by affirming that the "objet" in question is beautiful and must have a lot of meaning for them. If they persist in the notion of sky high value or using the word "natural" I gently set them straight. Mostly I've noticed people want to have their sense of attachment affirmed...

I particularly like this part of the description: “bears an uncanny resemblance to a human brain”

Those are amazing - all of them actually. :) The color of the madama pearls is really something. Wear them all in good health!

I vaguely recall my grandma using vodka for her recipe - and she was Really Swedish.

You said it better than I! Just for my own edification: How often do we see appraisals that use online pricing for the comparables? I've been taught (by appraisers and jewelers) that the typical replacement market reference is the bricks and mortar one. Since the market is changing so rapidly...

I have an appraisal from Sharon Wakefield of Northwest Gemological Laboratory. She is extremely reputable, in particular as regards pearls. The appraisal I have is for purposes of retail replacement value and it is in keeping with the value in the appraisal from the vendor. There are different...

Lots of great designers on that site! I also love that "booty" look of the bangle. The gold really glows and the relative weight of it is not great so the costs of keum-boo jewelry are not as staggering.

There is also Keum-boo which is a gilding technique for gold to silver. It's really lovely. I am having a ring made which uses this technique and as soon as it's with me I will post photos. In the meantime, here are a couple examples. The necklace is by Ricarda Art Jewelry (LINK) and the bangle...

I actually see that term "dipped" a lot in the fashion jewelry world and have wondered if perhaps there was a technique or quality standards I hadn't heard about. I've had good performance in my own jewelry with GF findings on necklaces and bracelets, and vermeil in earrings.

Blaire and Cathy you are helping to sway me! I've been noodling around with an order on PP's site for the last two days. Gold necklace and earrings? What size? Add the untreated white earrings? By adding the white necklace I am out of my league...and the blue earrings are sold out. Hm... I hope...

Hi Cathy - To my eye they appear different in the color and quality of brilliance, but it also depends on the quality of the diamond you're using for comparison - stone, cut and setting. For cut, I have seen similar cut names used for both in jewelry. eg: brilliant, radiant, etc.. These terms...

HA! I knew she had to be connected! The designs are all really well balanced and wearable.

Still pending approval! I wonder if this has something to do with database hosting/security and how the calls are being made from the page...? Just a shot in the dark.