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BTW. Everybody here knows so I guess it's okay to tell you, Terry at TPO and Jeremy at Pearl Paradise? They're brothers. I wouldn't worry about matching pearls at the same store. As long as the one doing the matching gets to see what he's matching you won't have any problems. And Jeremy at...

Hey Texas Girl: DK is right about the TPO and Pearl Paradise pearls. BTW, both are extremely reputable dealers with excellent reputations. The pearls you mentioned are a fabulous value for the money and you could probably have TPO ship them straight to Pearl Paradise to have you earrings...

Dear Karen: Good to hear. The french wire is a little bit of a trick. Getting the length of the wire right and such. Knotting practice is fun. And really I do think you are smart to begin with a strand of large pearls. I foolishly began with a strand of very small pearls which I knotted...

Dear Wendy: I grew up on Newport Beach in California in the late 50's and early 60's before it was invaded, oops I mean discovered, by so many people who 'share' it now. My uncle Ronnie had a bungalow on the beach where we all lived in the summer. My uncle Al was a deep sea fisherman who...

Dear Wendy: Congrats. What an amazing and glowing necklace. Good for you. Normally I am not a huge fan of 'gray' tahitians but the silver gray with metallic overtones and expecially with the teal highlights will catch my eye every time. You have made an eye-catching piece. And the earrings...

Dear Karen: You look adorable in your peach pearls. I'm happy to see someone besides myself who loves them. I'm always amazed when I hear that lavendar is the best color. Of course there are those great copper overtoned lavendar freshadama. But you know, I spent the year lusting after a...

Terry: You always come up with the most amazing strands. Are those gem fresh or AAA? In addition to gorgeous, they're huge! I find it difficult to think in terms of clonks when they look that perfect. barbie

Dear Karen: Well, LOL, I guess we know what the stones are now! I do the same thing. Purchase something incredible. Put it in a safe place and (if I don't forget where the safe place is) then I later have no idea what the name was. I keep telling myself to make a file and put receipts in it...

Pattye: Amazing work as always. And you are so kind and sensitive to give what she wants and to take the time to know what that is. I second Gem Geeks comment. You are a great M-I-L! barbie

The whole thing is amazing! Both necklaces are mesmerizing.:eek: Talk about inspiration! Beautiful work.:) (Where did the green and blue ones come from?) barbie

Very nice Karen: I love the way the delicas color brings out the color of the keshi. Or is it the other way around? Anyway, nice choice. Nice wire wrapping skills too. What kind of green stone is that? It's pretty. I totally love delicas for their incredible color and sometimes use 22kg...

Elisa: Your sister is adorable in her pearls. Hmmmm, must run in the family. barbie

It looks lovely! At this point in my life I can only imagine. You have the perfect neck for a large pearl. Beautiful! barbie

Dear Miriam: It will be interesting to see the results. Too bad there are no controls for why people made the choices they did. ie: totally personal preference or did the current economic crisis have anything to do with it? barbie

Those are lovely Dkan. I adore the overtones. barbie

I confess my eye is drawn to that ball bearing shine. But, when I look, stare, at the pearls (I rest my eyes on them a lot), it is the orient that continues to please long term. When the 'oil slick' isn't there the pearls just aren't as interesting. I still want the Hanadama, but they would...

I second that! Welcome aboard and um, even looking at pearls is addictive. barbie If time was money I'd already have all the pearls I'd ever want.

Dkan: I would like a nice strand of WSS's someday myself. I say I don't like PPB's but you can't deny the shine of SS's is something else, hey? I noticed on another thread, "A Beader's Special", everybody was talking about the mixed white colors being pretty. I have to agree with this. Care...

"Gem Quality CFWPs from 3 vendors" Dkan posted pics of some of these a while back if you want to search this post. barbie PS You know what I'm having trouble getting this from running a search. If you want to see the necklaces just go to forums, then find the article listed above and look...

Dear Perfect Pearls: Isn't retail therapy fun? I would have to agree with Dkan in every detail...except one. I have discovered that I am not happy if the pearls are big but not shiny or the shapes do not please my eye. They don't have to be round, I love baroques and even rice if very shiny...