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I don't think you are going to be able to get a Tahitian necklace for under $150, of any quality. The lowest I have seen for individual strands is around $100 and, then, you would need a clasp and knotting. I would contact Wen Pearls on Etsy, as they have some inexpensive Tahitian pearls and may...

How about these naturals? https://www.etsy.com/listing/467340474/elegant-14k-gold-and-lustrous-natural?ref=related-3

I feel several. Lust, envy, covetousness...

The fact that they sell those vacuum packed oysters is a big turn off for me.

Excellent news!

Yummy, yummy marshmallows.

I think the earring is too small for precise water displacement measurement.

An alternative might be to use a very small crochet hook. Instead of pushing the needle through the jump ring, use the hook to pull a loop of the thread through and use that to tie a knot and start the next strand of the tassel. Clear as mud?

Before even thinking of buying wholesale pearls, I recommend a lot of studying and looking at a lot of pearls of all different qualities. Otherwise, you are apt to lose a lot of money in this endeavour.

Maybe this is pretty obvious, but work from the inside out. Otherwise, you will go crazy. Also, do you plan on using all the outside rings? It may be better to use every other ring.

Lately, I've been doing a lot of sitting around and waiting. And I don't do waiting well - I need to be doing something. So, it was the perfect time to master knotting a long rope. This was the result. The knotting visibly improves along the length and I did have some trouble managing the...

White gold is particularly tricky to acid test, since it is usually plated. You would need to remove the plating with some fine sandpaper or something in a discreet, unseen corner to make sure you are testing the gold, not the rhodium. And, yes, antique 14k can test at 13.5 but that hasn't been...

I usually do a continuous loop, like BWeaves says, knotting at the top but not cutting the thread. Then, I tie off the last one top. I don't use crimp beads, as things are already pretty crowded in there. As well as doing the skipped bead method, there are plenty of antiques where the thread is...

They probably let their certificates expire.

18k gold crimps: https://www.riogrande.com/Product/18K-Yellow-Gold-2mm-Tube-Crimp-Bead/649203 Although getting some tubing and cutting it yourself would be a lot less expensive.

Lalalala - I am in denial. Nope, no museum inventory here, no. Just things that have been sitting for several years, carefully handled and fondled.

With so much going on, I hadn't even noticed his ring and it is baaaaad. The two have a Mrs Robinson vibe going on and a prom photo pose.

In my point of view, the main problem is not the regulations themselves, which are generally pretty detailed in jewelry, but the total lack of enforcement. FTC has determined that stone treatments should always be disclosed and we all know how that goes. Pearls should also be well described...

Someone who should know more about pearls posted that link on Pinterest, which really confused me. On one hand, I was sure they were freshwater. On the other, they wouldn't pin these...

The description says South Sea but they look a lot like freshwater to me. https://www.etsy.com/listing/95135781/superb-radiant-big-white-tahitian-south?utm_source=Pinterest&utm_medium=PageTools&utm_campaign=Share If it helps, the price originally was $199.