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Jeweljunke, your Cortez earrings are yummy-looking. It's nice to see Douglas has some mauve ones, quite different from the usual greens. I also like your interchangeable setting. It's a good thing I can see your photo from the links today. I couldn't see them at work on Friday due to company...

Alex, those pearls are gorgeous. Two years for the making of this set. Patience pays off doesn't it? Do tell us the story.

Pattye has sourced some of her supply from John Tu. Blaire and Marianne have bought from him in the past. He only goes to west coast (USA) jewelry shows. I think he sells in the wholesale area only. Some of us here on P-G has bought John's pearls from Pattye.

I took some pictures today in natural light with my camera. None of the center pearls are round. One of the FW has a flat side. Nevertheless they are beautiful. Thank you Jeremy. Pattye, John Tu's keshi are beautiful. I wish he would exhibit here. I love S of C pearls for their unique colors...

Sarah has a new abalone pendant that grabbed my attention. The front has vibrant blue. The back has blue, green and pink with no "dead" protein spot. It has amazing gold work. I am just so in love with it. Hope it goes to a nice home. I've attached two of Sarah's pictures. Excellent job, Sarah...

I just did this today. It's dark now and iPhone photos taken on bathroom counter do not show these colors well. I bought 2 multicolor keshi strands from Pattye this summer. They are same size but colors vary slightly. One has more lavender and the other has more gold and peach, both are very...

Jeremy, you lured me out of hibernation. The colors are surreal. Do they come smaller but just as colorful? That would be something I want around my neck too. Are they bead nucleated? I think I see roundness as part of the pearl shapes.

When I went to the 2010 Ruckus, I was also acting as my co-worker's personal shopper. He asked me to get him this bracelet http://www.pearlparadise.com/Tahitian-Baroque-Pearl-and-Leather-Bracelet3388.aspx

And someone posted a link to Gellner's website with this model a while back. I wonder where those posts are?...too lazy to search.

Pierce Brosnan was mentioned in one of those older threads with this picture. :D

I found these pictures from Maison de la Perle's website...from 2010 auction. These men came to buy pearls and they wore them too. http://www.maisondelaperle.pf/en/albums-photos/3097

Based on the description that setting can only accommodate 5mm pearls such as akoyas, not tahitian pearls.

No, not silver-pink. I picked mine up at the Pearl-guide Ruckus in July. I am with you. I specifically want a strand of one color: green overtone. It is understated elegance to me. I remember correctly, there were only a couple strands with uniform green color. I am soo....soooo happy.

Still thinking about the ride in July :). Love it.

Hi Pearl Dreams, Thanks for sharing your pictures. I can spot that greenish pearl before reading your post ;). Your strands are lovely. That was a VERY wise choice to choose the same clasp to link them. They nest so well together. Thumbs up, Pearl Dreams. Here is mine with pinkish green...

Yes. Did anyone notice the South Sea ring? Love the sandals too.

Nerida, I can't capture the colors well on my skin. Some shots the pearls are so washed out or too dark. Vincent took some pictures and he said they didn't turn out as true to life colors. The strand is in front of me as I type and it has soft pink, silver, green and blue. These are my best...

Thank you Douglas and Cortez Pearl farm. These pearls from 2011 harvest are beautiful. I bought silk thread, ordered & waited for my new clasp to arrive, knotted the Cortez 2011-B strand using no tool (thanks to Hisano's workshop at the Ruckus), reknotted the strand again the other day. I used...

Silly me. I was in a hurry and bought a spool of Gutermann polyester (obviously for sewing :)). It was too thin for knotting. I didn't even bother returning it. Vintagesuzanne on eBay has some Gudebrod spools of various colors and black in sizes D through FFF. I found some pink in size F to...

Jeremy talked about it here https://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/freshwater-pearls/1805-luster-treatment.html and here https://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/akoya-pearls/1856-black-akoya-overtone.html