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  1. imanit

    New Baroque SS's at PP

    Glad you noticed them too.... I could not resist this one.... Love it. Even better looking once you have it in your hands.. (photos by PP)
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    ICPGC - Pearl Guide Ruckus!

    For the third day I'm reading all those posts about your party... Sometimes being in Canada feels like living on another planet. I'm so far from all of you. I'm happy for all those who attended the meeting. Photos that you posted made it real for those of us who couldn't be there. You made new...
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    Some of my odd pearl creations

    I'm joining this party rather late. Very clever design. I find all your ideas new and fresh .............. and very wearable !!!!! Please, continue showing your creations....
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    Large Thai rounds

    I'm not sure I can handle to look at the pictures you are posting, Jeremy.... It almost hurts..... OMG what a beauties !!!!!
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    Tahitian bracelets: baroque, leather, misc.

    Those pearls from Tahitian Market are something else !!! Love what you did with them... And wearing 3 other bracelets together makes quite a statement... I like statements !!!!
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    100 Inch Rope Challenge!!

    I like it a lot.... I love breaking the uniformity of round pearls with something "funky". Your choice of what to add to those white pearls is very nice. Love those rosebuds.... I could never find any to buy that did not have lot of flat surfaces ... lucky you to find such a beautiful and so...
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    100 Inch Rope Challenge!!

    Here it is. Knotting wasn't so bad. Actually it went better and faster than I thought. Now I'm making a bracelet to go with it...
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    100 Inch Rope Challenge!!

    I have big plans for this weekend: 340 multicolor 3.8-4.2mm little pearls and 17 big 17-25mm multicolor bead nucleated baroques will be knotted ( between EVERY pearl!! ) into the rope. I threaded them on dandyline yesterday, tonight I'll start knotting.... and knotting..... and knotting... By...
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    Using for tools holder??

    I use a wooden block that my husband drilled with holes appropriate size for all my tools : pliers, thread zapper, gauge, scissors, ect.. I love it !!
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    Recent Ebay buys

    GSS is on thin headpin. Loop hides in gold bead. TH that hangs is on thread. In the bottom passing by the hidden loop of the pin. Whole pendant tided to the strand in the middle. I also pass thread from the pendant through first two middle pearls and tie it again behind them. I hope it's...
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    Recent Ebay buys

    As promissed: this is my recent buy from eBay. I restrung those GSS adding three Tahitians. I like what I did with small Tahitians that I bought during December special from PP, so I did a similar design for thos GSS's. ....sorry for lousy photos....
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    Recent Ebay buys

    I looked at this strand when it was on auction. I considered bidding. Their pictures are tiny. I copied them on my desktop anyway and then magnified them. They became blurry, but I could see quite few blemishes/pits.. So I did not bid.... Lucky me....and unlucky you. For Tahitians or SS I go...
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    Tahitian Stretch Bracelets

    About two years ago I made some bracelets on stretch cord. I used lower quality pearls for them. I wear them while on vacation or while doing some crazy, not lady like activities.... I wear them often. Those bracelets never broke !!! My daughters wear often stretchy pearls bracelets I made for...
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    100 Inch Rope Challenge!!

    Thank you all ! I'll try to practice Knotty's way. Caitlyn, Thanks for finding the post.. This was the one I was referring to. I still don't understand how to attach single temporary strand to my thread. Knot will not do in 90% of cases. I got more of purple 3.8-4.5mm pearls ( 10 strands), so...
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    100 Inch Rope Challenge!!

    ....this is exactly what I do, still, it's a pain in an.... you know what.... And, yes, it was something about temporary strand being on double thread, you cut and take one out... and then..what ???? I was sitting once, trying to figure it out and finally did my usual 4-5 pearls at a time...
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    100 Inch Rope Challenge!!

    Caitlin, I would really appreciate if you could explain what "knotting threaded on the needle" means. I want to learn new tricks... I was also trying to find old post of yours ( I think yours..) where you were explaining how to transfer small beads from temporary string to the one that will be...
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    Are those FW or SS ???

    Thanks for pictures. I would say - "mine" look little different... still, I think they are FW. I sent another email to the seller asking for clarification.....
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    Are those FW or SS ???

    Big thanks for your opinions. You just confirmed what I suspected. sizes: 12-13 x 18-21 ( drops) and 12.3-15.7 x 15.9-20 I like them and I would buy them as FW, but not now, after seller confirmed to me that they are SS !!!!!!
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    Are those FW or SS ???

    And those ??? Same scenario....
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    Are those FW or SS ???

    Those are being offered to me as South Sea. Are they ??? Is there any chance that they might be saltwater ??? Color/luster looks to me more like what SS could be, shape, on the other hand looks like FW flameball...
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