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Oh, those are so charming, I love them! Here I am waiting patiently for a Tuscon thread with lots of pictures. Fingers drumming. For designs, this is what I've been up to. Three pairs of earrings!

Oh my stars! I am such a watermelon tourm fanatic, especially when spring and summer come. I've been contemplating designs with pearls, but you absolutely nailed it! Well done, I LOVE it (applause)

Please come back and share more photos and stories. You've raised some beautiful pearls there!

You lucky, lucky ducks! Have a fantastic time for all of us, and please come back with lots of stories, photos and new pearls to share!

I could see myself wearing them to an event at the museum, but that might be once. I'd absolutely adore them on someone else, but they're pretty wild for my style. If not home in the mountains, I'm at work in a very rough neighborhood. It would be insensitive and dangerous, so business wear is...

Thank you, each of you for the comments and advice. I think they're really beautiful, not as pastel in real life but very eye catching. I'm not sure I'd ever have occasion to wear these in my every day life, but it's so fun playing with them and making them into something. Eventually, I'd love...

I wasn't going to post these, but I'm curious if they might be hollow? Today, I arranged them on wire and it's just temporary. I was expecting the strand to be heavy and it isn't. So, I thought maybe the nuclei are plastic. When passing the wire through, it gets lost in some of them. Could they...

Sounds like you had a fun day. I would loooove to go to a bead show this month, but I think it would be too dangerous for my pocketbook! I can't wait to see what you do with these. Very interesting and unique!

Ha! Yes, I think you are, but you should! What a beautiful combination of colors, Lulu. You did an amazing job arranging and stringing the pearls. The wrinkled pearls look fine to me. What makes you think they have thin nacre?

Your wish is my command. I should have saved a photo of the overall strand because it's actually very beautiful. Not all of the pearls have this trimmed appearance, but here are the three that stand out best to me. It's like they were snipped off with toenail clippers, but the exposed surfaces...

I bought a loose strand of freshwater nucleated pearls, Chinese kasumi style. I love them! Upon very close inspection, I noticed that some of them look like they once had thin tails that were trimmed off to make the pearls appear more round. However, these trimmed areas aren't jagged or exposed...

Thank you so much, my pearly friends! It's you who've inspired me with your own beautiful pieces and your generous encouragement.

Wow, Pattye, that looks amazing. A perfect choice for such a special pearl.

I hope you all had a merry holiday and weren't sick like yours truly, ugh. I didn't go to work yesterday so I took the opportunity to do a restringing project. It took two tries but I'm thrilled with how it turned out. First, I have to say there's a baroque Tahitian strand on PP that I really...

Wow, Lulu! Congratulations on those beautiful pearls. I just love the fat shape of your baroques from PP. This is sooo true, Karin.

I donated $20 toward the Kamoka pearl and another $10 to something else that I've completely forgotten. I checked my inbox and junk folder over and over yesterday, then today I got a thank you e-mail - so clearly they didn't lose my address! What a great cause and I'm glad so many people...

Waaaah! We have to wait until December 18 to find out who won. Torture!

PwP posted a "best odds" list on their blog, showing the individual items with the least amount of donations. The Kamoka pearl was NOT on the list, lol.

I've been wanting to reply to this thread, but I don't know what to say. I'm speechless from the beauty and history of these women, true mermaids. Not only do they forge a community outside many of their normal cultural bounds, but they have rare and valuable knowledge and skills that allow them...

You've all been so welcoming and encouraging and you have no idea how much I appreciate that. I'll have to see if there's a meetup group of beaders in my area (sincerely doubt it). In substitute for the real thing, I'd love to meet some other interesting and creative people like you though I...