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This is a good point - does anybody happen to have both types of pearls they can do a side-by-side with? The best I have is a AA+ strand of akoyas but with my meager photography skills it doesn't matter anyway!

Generally speaking, many, many eBay sellers "inflate" the quality of their pearls. I believe it is much more realistic to say that A or A+ from PearlParadise or one of the other trusted vendors on this site would be equivalent to AAA on eBay. (Obviously, there are some honest sellers an eBay...

Ivona, I personally love the sort of necklace you are describing! I am indeed a fan of the subtle nuance that celebrates the variability of the pearls. And barbie, we love having you in the PG family! You are so sweet and post such kind and encouraging things, I can't even imagine how you could...

They are truly beautiful. Olga, you seem to have stumbled across my dream strand, so feel free to just pop it in the mail to me when you're finished admiring it :p

Ladies, you look so lovely modeling them! I am tickled pink that they make you happy :D May everyone have a safe and happy holiday and a joyous 2009!

Sheri, that pearl loves you as much as you love it! Congratulations on your aquisition:D

That necklace looks so bright and spring-y to me. Like daffodils and crocuses and blue skies and new green leaves...

Do they have the "Thermacare" brand heat wraps over there? They are adhesive pads that have exothermic chemical discs that generate heat for about 8-10 hours - they sell them for joint pain and cramps. They recently had to turn off the heat in our lab for city maintenance and even though the...

Pattye, you are too funny!:D DK, I would love to use 14k WG, but my beading really does seem to be limited to sterling at the moment. I can barely stay on top of the findings as it is! I pretty much wiped out my stock with the items I gave away for Christmas. I did just recently pick up some...

Pattye, those are beautiful! I love the sunstone (always have!) and the ropes are delicious.

Nope, just 2mm s/s beads, but I do like the idea of using crimp covers. The ipu was my sad little attempt to take a better picture. I used the ipu as a stationary model and I used a tripod, and it still doesn't look half as nice as the others photos posted here :rolleyes: The ipu does make an...

Okay, I photographed another one. This is like the very first but with blue and purple in addition to the white - perfect for my wardrobe. I think I am having such fun with graduating the pearls b/c it is so unusual to have a number of different sizes to choose from.

I know it was absolutely freezing for you, but the golden glow of the lights and the tone of the wood make the shed look warm and inviting.

Cathy - those are wonderful! Much better than my first attempt :o I love all the colors, too. Nice job!

Pearl_dreams, I am just now starting to recover from a fairly nasty head cold, so you have my sympathies! I admit that knotting was nice and therapeutic, however :p Pattye, I have had the mesh on hand for quite a while but could never quite figure out how to use it. The necklace is really nice...

Here is a study in graduation and color. This is my favorite because I am so color crazed, but I would like to redo it with small pearls rather than chain in back. However, I have been having a hard time finding nice pearls in small sizes (4-5mm). Any suggestions?

Here is my submission in the Caitlin category. I may rework this - it is rather luxe and I don't know that I will wear it much the way it is. Still, it is cool to have that much pearl-power sitting on your shoulders :p

Here is what I did with the matched pearls and some tiny buttons I had. I think I would like this better with gold spacer beads, but I didn't have any on hand. There are earrings to match as well.

Can you guys believe I have already used up each and every pearl in that bag of mixed rounds? Many of them were distributed to friends, family and coworkers over the last week, but here are some of the keepers. I don't know that I have ever torn that enthusiastically into jewelry making... This...

Oh, Sheri - I feel just terrible!:( I had purchased strand 343 but then read your post in which you said you bought it, so I contacted PP to see if I was too late for it, so I could look for another. They told me that I was the one who had in fact gotten to it first, and that they were sending...