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Those are actually polished turbo shells - they are often used in silver pieces (Strack, pg. 279)

It's certainly an interesting strand!

I've done strands with those pearl sizes and I've used #40 beaders secret and knotted either every 3 or 5 pearls. I've used bead wire too, but with pearls that small you need to get the 49-strand bead wire otherwise it'll be stiff and not drape very nicely. I prefer thread to wire. Hope this helps.

They're definitely catching up to your amazing style!

oooohhhh yesssssssss

What a lovely, lovely collection! Thank you for sharing it all in one place :)

daaaaaaaaaaang that's gorgeous - please share the info when you've got it!

Sigh wow all the superlatives

Same here! Those Samira studs are right up my alley!

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That doesn't seem surprising to me, but also lovely to know that border agents are also keeping this a priority among all the other much higher level wildlife poaching/smuggling that occurs.

Sounds like a scam...

Wow unreal - completely unethical move by the marine biologist

I'd buy it out of curiosity, price depending. ETA: I have a hoard of Mississippi River Pearls and while it's difficult to tell from the photo, they certainly could be the real deal. Sellers photos leave a lot to be desired. Also the stone appears more like a blue spinel - I have a MRP brooch...

Same here!

The clasp is from Rio, but it's 14kt gold - I like them okay, but you have to buy the rings separately, so what you're seeing is 2 clasps plus 2 jump rings to create the system. 20G wire will fit through the bottom space in the clasp, but not universally. I've found that I've had to adjust the...

I adore your growing collection - such wonderful inspiration!

stunning stunning stunning, morella! love the design, especially the baby abalone castings. I may need to steal that idea in future...

wow i absolutely love how those came out, completely spectacular!