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I am at the airport about to fly home... :( Had fun, as always. Nice to meet some new people - Peter and Josh Bazar, the lovely Silvia, Jacques and Pierre from Jewelmer as well as catching up with my usual friends - PG folk, favourite suppliers, and a bunch of other Australians that I seem to...

Glad the interview went well, Josh! Did you ask my question? Jeremy - thanks for the inclusion on a little bit of the mystery. The interesting part is when and how?

Hi Cees - there were quite a few souffle pearls at the HK show today - mixed qualities and from quite a few different vendors. Jewelmer have some gorgeous product at the fair, and it was great to meet Jacques and Pierre this afternoon - I would love to get to their farms one day and am looking...

Beautiful gift for a truly beautiful person. Caitlin, you are truly deserving - thank you for your efforts here on PG. Much appreciated by us all! xx

mm, I thought CFW for the necklace, too. The single ring in the bottom pics looks like a button FW to me, but could be mabe. The ring and earrings I don't know... would be nice to know what the metal/stones are in the pieces.

Thankyou, everyone. Now for the Pearl Grading Lab class which I will probably have to do in HK!

Well I just spent my evening doing my final exam for the course.... so now I am a GIA alumni too!! Highly recommended!

Ah, Sheri, so why don't you surprise me with your 'confession'...

Hi gravityalwayswins!! Really nice to hear from you again.. Congrats on the souffles, looking forward to seeing them when they arrive!!

No taxes on raffle prizes in Australia, Pearl Dreams! Yes the entry price is high but wow, wouldn't it be fabulous to win! Many Australians wouldn't blink at donating that sort of money directly to the flood relief - honestly it has been an horrific summer here in Australia. The Queensland...

Hi Dawn, your strand is just beautiful. I would love to see a neck shot! Lovely size, and the nacre looks thick and lush. A true treasure! Enjoy them (don't be tempted to list them!!)!

Hi - there are hundreds of vendors in the pearl markets in Shanghai and Beijing who will craft pieces to your designs, as well as sell finished pieces... maybe a buying trip would be in order? Many of these vendors cater to western tastes, and western retailers, and have a better aesthetic...

Nice pearls! Everyone needs some gorgeous big chunky lustrous FWP like yours - I have been referring to these as 'wilma's' for a few years now... They look great on you - thankyou for the neck shots!

Really beautiful pieces, Blaire! I love the birds but I really really love the spider! Bernadette - maybe Fred needs a friend? Of the mounted necklaces - I would love to see them in a true neck shot, with gowns and styling to match. I think they are gorgeous. Thanks for the photos!

Do you mean coding for each SKU? If so, welcome to my nightmare (which I think I might have solved...).

Hi Lisa, Yes, I am with Blaire - bit of a hit and miss to try to decipher what's inside the pearl without xrays or pearl sacrifice! There are flat coin nuclei used, as well as the ubiquitous crosses and hearts and flowers - these have been around for ages. Lately I have seen some nice (and...

Gorgeous Jeremy! Our beautiful FW just keep getting better, and to have major retailers like yourself pushing the new products is great. I think what you said about educating the processors for what you were looking for is an important part of the evolution of freshwater culturing...

Okay - the pick method? Can someone explain the difference to me please? I used to love to knit, but developed excrutiating wrist pain .... if there was a technique that didn't cause the pain, I would be super keen to learn it! Addy, the shawl is exquisite,congratulations on such a beautiful...

Thanks for bumping the thread, Adi - I hadn't seen it until now. Steve, as someone reknown for leaving rings lying around on pianos, I love it!!

I would love to get there. Until now, I have always been tied up this time of year with the beginning of our school year... but no more schoolkids! One day, one day..