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Thanks Pattye! The were sold as 10.5 - 12.5 (mostly 10.5 - 11.5). I love the size - anything bigger would be too much.

Totally addictive! I confess to having already ordered 5 more clasps and 2 more strands.... And, I've been thinking about trying to make some earrings...

Earlier this year, I bought a stringing kit from Pattye's shop. I didn't get around to using it until my favourite metallics broke recently, so I sat down one day and had go. It was surprisingly easy and satisfying, so my next project was to order two strands from Kongs pearl on Etsy. I've...

Lastly, a photo of the little Kamoko silver tahitians; These are going to get a lot of use with my silver PP tahitian strand and a matching tahitian ring. Unfortunately, the light available wasn't the best today, but will still give the idea.

I managed to squeeze in photos of my other purchases today. First the dyed black freshwaters: I was wondering what to buy in the sales and where the gaps were in my collection... and I have a bit of a price limit which hinges around sales tax thresholds and exchange rates. Now, out of...

Yes, that is what it is - there are a few more pairs on the Kojima web-site that describe it. I will try and get some more pictures in daylight over the weekend.

Spurred on by the Mother's Day sale, I added three new items to my collection over the last month. First came a dyed black freshwater AAA strand - just to mix it up a bit with the white strands. Second, some silver tahitian earrings from Kamoko, which will be a very versatile/go to. I haven't...

Oops - just found the picture you posted on another thread and hope you don't mind me re-posting: Do you know if the mussels you were eating were from New Zealand? I don't believe these are very common, but may try asking around the industry.

Well, funnily enough, after letting my husband loose on the Pearl Paradise site to select me a mystery present, he chose one of these bracelets! The pearls were beautiful, but as predicted, spent most of their time on the underside of my wrist... so within 48 hours, I was off to my local...

Wow - I would love to see a picture. Which country are the mussels from?

Wow they are lovely, Katalin! The remaining pearls could be a nice tin-cup necklace....or a rather daring anklet (always thought it would be fun to try one of those!).

The only problem with the graduated bracelet is that the heaviest pearl pulls to the lowest point - so unless you realign it regularly, the best view is of the catch! There are a few "bar bracelets" in the sale with beautiful pearls, but I would think it would be very hard to keep the pearls in...

I finally added one two many pearl boxes and could no longer shut the drawer... so I came up with this - based on two sizes of muffin tins and a silicon chocolate mould for the earrings/rings. There are still a few pieces that don't fit and some more expensive pieces elsewhere, but this is...

Oh, I hadn't heard of those Katbran - what a good idea! I hope Amazon won't mind me borrowing a picture of one...

Thanks all for the comments - I'm probably better than most at doing up one-handed bracelet clasps, as have always worn them since I was a teenager. However, although I was familiar with the types of clasps on these bracelets, I hadn't had either type on a bracelet before. I'm finding the...

I'm a big fan of pearl bracelets - I like my pearls where I can look at them all day while I work! Recently, I realised that I really needed some peach-pink bracelets to go with a few outfits. When the latest PP sale went up, I couldn't make up my mind - but fortunately, they were such good...

I just bought these Catherine Cardellini pearls for my niece for a 21st present this month... except they're so gorgeous, I'm not sure if I can bring myself to pass them on! Just giving them a little daylight and appreciation here: I was inspired by some of the other recent pictures to try...

That is very sharp lustre on that pendant and a good size/shape! Looks great with the choker. I am loving this thread - totally addictive reading that has me checking in every day. Thanks so much baby nurse :)

I'm going to admit that I was so envious of the winner for this trip that it has taken me a while to bring myself to reading the thread! However, having read it, I thought I would add some pictures of my own Atlas pearls that I purchased from them in 2006. I had purchased shares in Atlas on...

Thanks Dave - I really appreciate the time you have spent replying to me. The study I saw mentioned trematodes as a pearling-inducer, with a life cycle that incorporated cockles as a primary host, then moving to blue mussels, with marine ducks as a third intermediary. We definitely have pea...