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My favorite is the akoya necklace, but the little squid is a close second (so cute! so colorful! and the finished piece ties very well into the movement shown in the pearl shape). I really like the Eyris necklace, too, so there's my top 3.

Wow, that is gorgeous!!!

I can't take credit for the original Tahitian strand - that one came from PP. But as I said, I absolutely adore it so I thought it could do with a partner, LOL. It looks like there is a slight preference for the bottom strand so I'll start there, but I may go ahead and make up both. I could be...

Thanks! And I am improving but I admit it is nice to have the down time which is conducive to playing around with my pearls :D

Amen to that!!

Thanks! It's an iPhone and I took a lot of awful shots before I got these :)

I dragged out my beading stuff to help pass the time as I recuperate and was hoping for some feedback from you wonderful folks. My very favorite bracelet is a mixed round and keshi Tahitian. I have a SS keshi bracelet I don't much care for as it is a bit short, so I decided to make a mate for...

I was lucky enough to get a strand of the lavender-copper color-shifters. I am not good at taking pearl photos under the best of circumstances and unfortunately I am down to my cellphone camera but here are what I could manage: Paired with a peach metallic strand. I had to make a short extender...

They will be gorgeous, I'm sure.

I can't help your brain halves resolve their conflict, Caitlin, but I can address the "why is it suddenly happening" question to point out that it is not new. My "dream strand" from PP (which I missed out on years ago and have never stopped mourning) had those wonderful stripey pearls. I hope...

I'm another fan of the dendritic quartz - very pretty!

I'm officially not able to make it :( I know everyone will have a blast, though, and I will be thinking fondly of you all that weekend!

Yarr! Tis a beAuty indeed! I'm plying my way eastward at the moment t' fetch a chest 'o silver and the precious grog of the coast, but it seems there be finer treasure by far in yon Cortez waters... Love you guys - life is utter madness but I wanted to bid you a fond Ahoy from the road on this...

I haven't been posting much - things have been quite busy - but I will spare a few moments to jump in on this thread. I have always been fascinated by color and iridescence, much like most folks here. (Bugs! Rocks! Shells! Feathers! The aforementioned carnival glass and iridescent tea sets!) I...

Bats and pearls go together wonderfully! I have been wearing my beautiful bat necklace quite proudly.

Well, at the very least I can see the potential for something of a mini-ruckus on Oʻahu :D "Momi, Maitai, and Merriment: ickpagicklet 2010"

And one final word on the matter: a trip to ickpagick is an opportunity to meet with the pearl world's most famous celebrities, one of whom moved me so completely that I was compelled to set the moment to verse. From far across the globe came pearl elite And all converged upon a famous town To...

The advantage for me with Hawai'i is that I will already be there June 27-July 3, so if the ruckus were to occur around that time it would only be one set of plane tickets and one vacation request and I could pretty much guarantee being able to attend. However, having sampled the joys of the...

Oh, Mervione! I had a little bit of the same concern. I am a woefully unglamorous corn-fed midwestern lowly beader and there were some incredible pearl-rati there but it was such a warm and wonderful group. You most certainly would not have been left out or made to feel out of place. And yes, we...

I'm finally home (as of late afternoon yesterday) and have been having so much fun looking at the fun we had! (Ickpagick - the gift that keeps on giving :D) Thanks to all of the photographers - my iPhone got retired after Friday night because I was enjoying myself too much to be bothered pulling...