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It's a very hot, tank top and no makeup sort of day here. This is my current favorite everyday earring combo, a blurry phone pic of course! I love these dyed freshwater buttons. To the untrained eye they have that pretty gray body, green overtone tahitian look and you just can't tell they aren't...

Thanks for all your fun posts, I always look forward to them :D

They're large white freshwaters, with deep rings. They're short and fat and have that nice bumblebee look that I love so much. I'm not used to such big pearls though, kind of Marge Simpsony.

Okay ladies, fess up. Which one of you snatched up my first choice brooch from Sarah's most recent trip? Lol, no worries, I got one of my own and it's beautiful. I rarely wear a brooch, but oh well, it's more like a piece of pearl art. I know some of you got brooches as gifts at one of the...

Hi maiakitty, just wondering if you finished a bracelet? To all the LB's, Stretch Magic comes in .5mm, .7mm, and 1mm. I assume 1mm is too thick for most pearls and .5mm too weak, however I once had a stretch bracelet on this type of elastic and it frayed and broke very quickly. What has your...

Yeah, definitely a first world problem but a bizarro one. I'll move on to other projects and come back to this one after some time has passed. Happy 4th to all of you! I hope it's a safe one spent with those you love.

There was nothing wrong with the items she sent, but she did mix up the other clasps with the incorrect size. I didn't want them and had to send them back. Her shipping was cheap, but no, trusting her around my bracelet was a mistake. I also think the communication was a big issue since we had a...

Lol, yes this exactly! I was so heated about it yesterday but feel so much better about it today. The vendor is from etsy. Her shop name implies that she might be located in Georgia, however she's actually in Wisconsin. That should be enough to keep you away should you stumble upon her. I only...

Thank you for commiserating. I just needed to vent and thought my fellow beaders would surely understand. I feel better about it now, but yesterday I was just ???!!!

I've had a bracelet design in mind for a while but it sometimes takes a while to get all the right components. I finally had it all together except the clasp. When I ordered, there were 3 sizes to choose from. I measured carefully, but it can be so hard to tell for sure and when it arrived it...

If it was an international purchase, I agree the return might be a hassle. Also agree that these are the type of pearls that would look better interspersed with other gemstone beads, pearls, etc. in a bracelet, necklace or rope. There appear to be some really pretty ones there if you decide to...

I wish I knew them all down to the farm but I don't. This is from the Eastern Tradewinds website: "Tanimbarkei / Kei Islands South Sea Pearls Tanimbarkei / Kei Islands / Maluku Islands (Moluccas) / Indonesia - The remotest place on earth! The pristine and mineral rich saltwater of the Kei...

So true, you guys had no trouble at all with the SoC!

Left to right: Maluku South Sea, Tanimbarkei South Sea, Sea of Cortez, Kamoka Tahitian, Australian South Sea #2 and #5 were the tricky ones, it seems. I had not heard of pearls from Tanimbarkei and was lucky to win it at auction from Agustus Collection. Oh, the blue! I fell in love and it's my...

I love your idea and name, The Pearl Quest, Dizzie!

The second and fourth pearls are half drilled and the center one is fully drilled. I arranged everyone so you can't tell. The fourth pearl isn't actually round, but a nice drop with a circle near the top. You got the bottom view of him! Some but not all have been guessed correctly! I'll be back...

Okay, so I already know what these are and just where they came from but if I didn't it would be fun to guess! Would I get them right? Probably not, lol! I realized my little collection has grown to the point that they deserved a group photo before they grow up and go their separate ways. And...

Darn, I was looking forward to this!

I'm heading to the tropics soon. Why is it that I'm mostly excited about seeing how my pearls look there? (Guess I'll be conducting some supporting research on my own.)

It looks like they tested well! If you ever need a hard working employee to assist with your rigorous research, I'm in!