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Beautiful earrings and pendant set, Blaire! Thank you so much for the photos - it's especially great to see the different colors side by side to gain an understanding of the subtleties of the hues. Oi, my bank account needs some focus!

I sure wondered - the clasp is the identifying feature of a Mikimoto necklace if I understand correctly. Hopefully the pearls themselves are reasonably nice.

I also noticed that - and the photograph worked into that graphic which is particularly beautiful. Nice design.

A couple more questions, and please pardon my digression (must be something in the air): To be certain I understand, does Madama indicate a certified untreated strand? Are these ever exported or are they strictly available in Japan?

I second this kind of strategy. If there is a range of tones available they really will look different on various skin tones/undertones and you would be able to demonstrate the versatility to the online market. Now I'm really thinking about earrings in a rich, deep gold but I digress... I'm an...

fan-t-zee I love it. On topic: I am personally very interested in a natural gold Akoya pearl, or many of them as the case may be. I could see these doing well in a variety of sizes and applications but my first inclination is earrings. Just a different take on the classic stud - with the added...

Great answer Josh, thank you! There is much to be said, for sure. Without getting too far into it, there is enough of a correlation in our own health between our emotional physical states that I completely trust your take on how grafting works. Not to mention the real benefits of caring for...

I haven't used GG on pearls, only metals...not what I would call high-end stuff. That said, it cleans OK with Attack but I wouldn't say perfectly without a little work. I've used it for metal to metal connections that have failed (small welds or solders) and for reinforcing hard stones in their...

I've used Gorilla Glue for some jewelry repairs...it's pretty strong stuff.

I think kitties are naturally attracted to books and keyboards. I had read your previous post (very late at night) as mt cat Aetna. Which was funny enough to share if she's that big of an obstacle - I thought, anyway...of course I was up too late. ;)

Lens stuff, in brief: Optics can absorb all your time if you let them. The technique involves using multiple negatives or digital exposures to mitigate the limitations of a lens - in this case the principal issue is focal length with a minor secondary nod to lens distortion - so that more can be...

Really, truly amazing! These just levitate, they're so glowingly warm. Superwow!

Rainbow Island Pearls on eBay is having a 20% off sale to encourage holiday productivity. LINK :) Caitlin - If this should go under the supplies sticky, will you move the post and accept my apologies?!

Ah - I am not a woodworker but I design with it all the time. My favorites...probably anything old at this point but one of the very prettiest woods I have ever seen is Pear Wood. Buttery gorgeous color! Of course I also like a lot of the darker woods and exotics and where I live I get to see a...

Woodworking and stripping furniture? NOW you have really got my attention. :) Will these things appear in an album too?

Such an interesting topic, when you get down to it. MO has enough style that she really never does look like a puppet, does she? It's great that she chooses a wide variety of designers to wear and really carries off all her jewelry. I have a similar, if much shorter build, and it's taken me...

Hi Pattye - Love your use of colors and different materials as usual!

OK, now that this is rolling, I was born in the year of the horse...so I horse around a lot? I need help with the pearls part, as in my addiction. :D

It might be worth a separate thread - Wendy: I didn't know your development until right now. I think it would be interesting to more than just a couple people, especially since, if accredited, credit from this kind of course could be incorporated into a few different degree programs.

Pattye - What gorgeous jewelry! I love those settings. Perfect balance of form and weight in my opinion. There is an unmounted Osmena "pearl" up for auction that caught my eye. LINK It ends on Oct 3 at appx 19h Pacific time. I've included a couple photos from the listing so that we can look...