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Olga - just do what my mother-in-law did before our wedding: "I do have some nice jewelry, and I'll give you some of it SOME day, but not for a while. I almost gave some of it to Jen [my husband's ex-wife], and look how that turned out." :-) Not overly welcoming, but effective nonetheless if...

*sigh* A man who makes mental notes about his wife's off-the-cuff comments on someone else's jewelry? WOW! I just got a pair of 8-9mm lavender freshadamas from pearlparadise to go with my exotics. They are stunning pearls, but I feel they look the tiniest bit goofy on my ears for every day wear...

Jeff, MANY kudos for educating yourself and putting such effort into a gift for your wife! I'm also a beginner, so I'm going to defer on the Akoyo vs Freshadama question to our more knowledgeable folks, except to say that if she has her heart absolutely set on Akoyos then it may be best to...

I'm constantly amazed at other posters' pics of what they got online from one of P-G's often-referenced sources, vs. what they got at a local jewelry store, department store, etc. It really helps to see such differences show up in pictures and support the claims of high quality at reasonable...

One more of the buh-zillion responses to a wedding question posted on a jewelry-based forum! teehee! :p When I got married, some things I did very much because of traditional (white dress, church ceremony), some things I did very much because it reflected ME and my values (my "maid of honor"...

heh... it is this I fear! I once fell in love with an amazing gemstone I didn't recognize in a solitaire ring setting at a family jeweler we knew. It was about 1 carat. I REALLY wanted it. Turns out it was alexandrite - the only (to my knowledge) gemstone more expensive than diamonds. The...

La_corsetiere, Could you share where you were when you found these beauties? I noticed your "pawing through piles" of them comment - sounds like so much fun!!! As I'm learning and reading through this forum's threads, I'm trying to think of the coolest way to get some fabulous tahitians (or...

oh boy... your suggestions are all so good to get the earrings before the necklaces leave their hands that I'm also thinking of calling tomorrow and asking if they could select a pair for me. Or... I could use it as an excuse to hand-carry my exotics and pale self out to LA to have them help...

article fodder for Olmander article fodder for Olmander One thing I noticed, but don't know if it was a trend or just happenstance based on a few episodes, is that women (girls?) on The Apprentice always seemed to have a set of pearls on in the boardroom. What I've noticed in my own work...

Office Visits in LA only? Office Visits in LA only? For the east-coasters among the bunch: does PP ever have events outside LA? As much as I would LOOOVE to visit, I can't really justify a trip to LA just to look at 'sparklies'. My husband is _amazing_, but a trip to LA for pearls might just...

I'll second SilverSea's sentiment. Jumping in head first! Nice work! I really want to start trying my own things and am glad to see it can turn out well even for beginners. :)

Olga, yes, some of them have blemishes. Not all, but enough that the strand was in my price range. :-)

I did a little research. Couldn't find out why Pelosi stepped up from what one article calls the "traditional Republican double strand of choker-length eight-millimeter pearls" to her big tahitian babies, but apparently what started all the attention was when she came along with those for...

Sueki - we're amateur photographers so this doesn't nearly show the coppers, greens, and purples! There are two big pearls in the necklace - one that drops in front when you wear the clasp in front, one that sits in front center when you where the clasp in back. I LOVE this feature - basically...

'Pelosi Pearls' 'Pelosi Pearls' I live in the DC area, and when we went shopping for my Christmas gift this year (fabulous baroque tahitians - necklace, bracelet, and earrings! My husband rules!), we found SOOO many strands of and references to 'Pelosi Pearls', and apparently they're selling...

Thanks for sharing! Thanks for sharing! Olga, I'm a noob who's been reading this site WAY more than I should have for a few days, learning and learning (when I should be cooking and cleaning... ahem). Your necklace picture has me entranced more than any other I've run across. Soooo...

Thanks, Pattye!!! I always have fun not telling anyone about my birthday then guilting them the next day, and they all think it's an April Fool's Joke (I'm that type...). I sucked in my intern at work today. Woooo!!! So thoughtful of you. Thanks!