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I finished the emerald bead necklace. Here is a shot of it. The gold beads are 3mm, to give you a scale. The power pro worked wonders!

Great! Thanks! I ordered the PowerPro. Fingers crossed!

Yes, I am using the Beader's Secret, in the smaller size (#40). Is there an even smaller one? The thread I got them on is a little finer. I will look into the wire -- I think I have some fine guage. Maybe it is fine enough. Thanks Pattye!

Thank you everyone! The bead in the third necklace is a fancy bead, but not vintage. We have a nice bead store near here who carries some very fancy beads. When I saw the silverite and the silver bead, I fell in love. I've gotten stuck with the emeralds -- the holes are very small, and have...

First, some freshwater potato chip pearls, and amethysts: Some freshwater coin pearls, also with amethysts: And finally, not pearls, but silverlite (whatever that is; I've gotten contradictory information on it) but I think it lovely: I have been very lazy about posting -- I finished these at...

I use only the beader's secret now. I find it much easier than silk. I am on the shaky/klutzy side, and it helps me get good close knots. I am slow. I tie the knot and use an awl to make sure it is next to the pearl. Then I put it down, carefully remove the awl, and pull the threads apart so the...

I love the tassel, too! Are they very difficult to make? I am somewhat clumsy and shaky, but I can knot pearls OK (thanks to the wonders of Beader's Secret). Anyway, you have some lovely pearls; thank you for sharing!

I think I can imagine my husband diving for cover if he saw that coming....

But I Lub BUB! Really, pearls and Bub seem good to me!

I know a little Cyrillic, and the first letter does look like a P (like a pi) but it could also be an L, which looks a lot like a capital lambda. It's pretty worn.

Some beautiful pictures... here is my double strand I did with plenty of help and encouragement...

I bought this harvest strand about 2 years ago. I like it very much. I think their return policy is very open, and they are very nice people to work with. You could send a message. and just for fun a pair of Kamoka earrings that I love:

It seems to roll over awfully easily. I am going to try wearing it on the side and see if that makes a difference. Or even in back; I have short hair. Thank you!

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Thank you, everyone! I like to put the clasp in front, but it tends to turn upside down. It may be that it is too long. The small beads were not bad to work with. In a previous necklace I once got frustrated with the needle's eye not going through the bead, so I picked up a pair of pliers and...

This is a bit of an experiment, but I used some not super expensive south seas pearls, some itty bitty sapphire beads, and a nice clasp with sapphires. The clasp probably deserves better pearls, but I wanted to play around. The pearls are about 8mm and the beads 2.5mm. Do you think the idea works?

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I got a note that this got cancelled because of lack of participation. I am very sad.:(

I didn't get an email, either :( But thank you, PD, for the tip about the dates.

Wow, you chose some lovely pearls!