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Using a stone name to describe the colour of some other stone is not good trade practice and misleading. It is usually done deliberately as well. Personally, I would not trust just a difference in capitalization to differenciate between real stuff and simulated.

Nice! I love ringed Tahitians. They usually have cool colours and I like the more irregular shapes.

Amti, I am a DHL person. I've had so much trouble with Fedex. I won't bother everyone with the horror stories but their communication was awful, to the point where they copy-and-pasted a message when I answered with some questions (dude, if the answer was in the original message, I would have...

The zebra thread is hilarious!

Could we market them as "confetti pearls" and charge a premium?

A low for pearl dying. https://www.etsy.com/listing/112589862/aa-freshwater-pearls-70-80mm-tail-pearl?ref=shop_home_active_66

My favourite way is to have a round pearl in the center and the tails facing up in both directions.

Inlaying gold symbols on a tooth seemed quite popular in Guatemala when I was there. Honestly, I am incredibly squeamish about teeth, so it is a big pass for me.

What each person considers too much patience varies a lot! I am sure plenty of people look at the carefully sorted and knotted ropes on PG and think "wow, too much patience for me", little guessing how much we love it.

This photo belongs on a fashion magazine spread. I don't what I love more: the wonderful pearls, the striking wing earrings or the whole ensemble with the creamy top. PG never fails to wow me.

Those are crazy awesome! Come on, we need to get Purrranha an Etsy shop!

Instead of green, have you considered stringing them on a silvery grey? I think the grey brings out the colours more, while the green can look heavy on these more silvery Tahitians. Here is my Tahitian bracelet strung on grey:

I am the exception to the rule - I prefer small, dainty pearls even though I am 1.69m tall and not small in any measure. My round akoyas are 6mm. I'll go larger for keshi, due to their irregular shape, but, even so, my keshi studs are around 9mm and I think they are large! This is consistent...

What a great look! Now, wear them and enjoy. Really - pretty things are meant to be enjoyed, not stored away. Besides, they won't wear away so wearing them is never a waste.

Oh, cool! Great use of the drill holes. Now, pictures of the pieces being worn!

I love the red thread on the tahitian. I think bold colour choices on pearls add that extra contemporary touch. It is going to look great with the coral earrings. May I give some friendly advice? This wrap worries me. Since there is just one loop of thin wire, it can be yanked off which would...

I did some quick googling on both the name and username and very little turned up. One was an auctiva auction store, selling pretty much the same things. No storefront, no social media, etc. This eBay forum posting also came up...

Unfortunately, the use of misleading terms is rampant, not only in the jewelry industry. Just to start with, Etsy's definition of handmade is clearly against FTC's definition of handmade. Generally, it isn't worthwhile, resource-wise, for authorities to go against an independent store unless...

It is not difficult to adapt an existing earring to omega clips, if they are large enough. Any bench jeweler can do it and the parts can be ordered from Rio, Otto, etc. Pearls, though, would need specific omega settings, which can also be purchased. I like them on large pearls, like these, but...