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It's not much of a bag-cat, is it? CFWPs compete with akoyas, but they need to be bigger and more regular to catch the eye of people looking at SSP. Is part of the nucleation project getting freshwaters to be whiter out of the shell? Nucleated FWPs could take on SSP in size, but I've never...

So does this blogger. :) If we were actually in a room together I'd try to get a table pounding chant of "WEB-SITE! WEB-SITE" going. Kamoka's site is beautiful, but lot, pair and singleton pearl photos taken with Josh's skill, plus an "inquire via email" link or a PayPal button would make it...

The NZNP gallery shows fine jewelry in gold... might you consider a foray into industrial metals, like steel and titanium? It seems like these metals have such potential in terms of durability, shine and relative cost, but few designers proficient in fine jewelry design work with them. Is...

I actually agree 100%-- gem CFWP are the way to go for white staple pearls or long strands, and I'd go for SSP, Tahitians (or Kasumis!) first if spending that much. When expressing love for akoyas, I'm mainly talking about unusual specimens and untreated colors. Also black akoyas because they...

Will be interested to hear what you find. That clasp is fantastic!

I would never shoot you... lest I deprive you of the day an akoya pierces your heart with orient like a magical rainbow mirror! ;) :D But the freshwaters many PGers endorse above all other staples are no consolation prize, to be sure.

I'm one of those who does not prefer freshwaters to akoyas (they're very different, both have their place, etc.) so I'm going to jump in fast and point out that the large vendors here could probably help you match akoyas to lengthen your Mikimoto strand. That way you wouldn't be paying the...

I haven't tumbled anything since my childhood hobby kit went kaput, but I was envisioning the highest grit possible, ideally one that wouldn't react chemically with the pearls. :confused:

Has anyone tried tumbling with a very fine abrasive?

It's not too bad-- we're still talking about deals... and I'm trying to not think about the akoya sale. It's funny how one can get sidetracked-- a year or so ago, when I was buying my first strand of pearls, I knew I wanted black akoyas to be my second, maybe third purchase. And here I am...

Nice booth! Like a real store, not an "I make gingham candy bowls when I'm not in Sunday School" sort of booth... which is the sort I managed to cobble together for the one and only craft/jewelry show I attended so far. I'd be curious to know if PP tends to put very popular things on sale...

:D You'd also probably get a hoot from watching me try to say "ISFMCS" as if it was an acronym as I type this. Saliva EVERYWHERE.

One can sell supplies and vintage items on Etsy. From conversation with her, I wouldn't be at all surprised if she's taking postings down pending more discussion with her supplier. Now that I think about it, I've seen the "Baby SSP" name a few times, so that may be a phrase suppliers have...

One has to think that at least 50% of the wives told, "Bye honey, I'm off to the International Symposium of Freshwater Mollusks Conservation Society!" think, "Gah, why couldn't he could craft a better cover story for his torrid affair?"

Were the photos you're talking about taken under different lighting? I ask because the ones you have up right now look great-- coming from a person who routinely ignores grades, making purchase decisions on descriptions and photos. I've been spamming friends who are currently more "liquid"...

Ahhh, I see. How's your site going?

How so? (Message too short, doot doo doo...)

Yeah, it's weird. She said the supplier insists they aren't freshwaters. In another Etsy post, she linked to a personal blog. Really pretty girl probably about my age, career in communications, sells a few other sorts of things online. Doesn't look like a hardened pearl misrepresenter at...

I don't usually comment on people's pearl listings, but I encountered someone marketing a couple of strands rather earnestly on the etsy forums. I wouldn't be posting this except for the tone of the response I received-- she asked if I thought the listing should be changed/what to do. I told...

Hmm... No good. I've wanted black akoyas for months now... :eek: