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Also I bet if you asked Wen she would get you the nuclei. Thanks to all for sharing their drilling experiences. Not sure I can justify one for home, but good to know what works & what doesn't!

Purranha -- you are a champ for sporting pearls while sick! feel better soon!! BN -- thanks so much :) here is the best closeup i have at the moment of the beachy rope, and yes these were the rosebuds I wasn't so thrilled with. i think for this purpose they turned out fine since it is so casual...

wow Purranha!! those look amazing! and, as always, you have 100 ways to wear them. glad you went with the wire wrapping on some of those smooth ripples despite the labor involved. looks great! JerseyPearl, can't wait to see how yours comes out!

Lmgarden - love the layered blues!! Hanadama that's an amazing hat. Are the flowers real? Newberry those strands look like a huge rope together. Fabulous! Bweaves & Marianne - thanks so much :) I used 11/0 and 8/0 for the rope. My local bead store only had white wildfire. I might use either...

gorgeous pendant, BWeaves! And super cool rings! Here's my last two days of "pearls in action" Tahitian drop with spiral necklace (my first beadweaving effort) Beachy rosebud pearl rope (with sea glass, crystal, sterling, and coconut shell beads) I took two of the most interesting rosebuds...

congrats, BN -- i was hoping someone on PG would buy those and show them off!! they look amazing on you!

lovely!! what a great example of smaller pearls with lots of presence!!

Purranha, that looks gorgeous! The tassel is picking up on some fabulous pink flashes on that HG pearl. can't wait to see the finished project!

Thanks all! I'm a big fan of this tassel. Credit to Purranha and JerseyPearl for the instructions/inspiration!

I love all the incredible pearl looks!! I agree there can never be too much of cashmere, esp with amazing pearls! Trying something different today. Silver-blue keshi with grey tassel, layered with my bezel solitaire necklace. Seemed appropriate colors for a rainy April morning.

love how that came out -- very vintagey!

that tincup looks amazing on the dark green!

very cool!!

hanadama -- thanks! i enjoy doing crafty stuff, and i have rather champagne tastes on a beer budget as far as jewelry goes, so making jewelry is one way to fulfill two of my interests. delving into pearls has been great -- diamonds and colored stones are not only expensive, but much more...

Thanks BWeaves! Some of what you see in that photo is shadow. I'm hoping that I can get it re-wrapped soon with blackened sterling (the stainless was way too hard to work, but I like the understated darker color) and my stainless jump rings should be coming soon so I can start weaving a thin...

ckrickett -- thanks so much! i was actually inspired by your lovely large edison pendant to look for a really large pearl to wear on a long chain. BWeaves -- thank you for your kind words. i am in awe of your creativity with unusual pearls! GemGeek -- thanks very much! i really appreciate all...

Tucs & BN -- thanks so much! I'm flattered given that you both have amazing tahitians! i'm happy that the color was quite similar to the photo -- most of the others in the lot it was listed with weren't particularly lustrous or clean-looking. i was worried there would be a huge wart on the...

Had to go and pick up this parcel at lunch. I took a gamble on a large tahitian pearl and some rosebud pearls from an etsy seller. I am quite pleased with the tahitian (I'm pretty positive its a real tahitian...right?) I haven't measured it yet, but it was sold as being at least 15mm. It is...

hanadama, congrats! love the wedding hair & fascinator. what an elegant look. the lavender studs are also just luscious!

BN thanks so much for sharing -- your rosebud collection is amazing!! i am intrigued by them also and am currently awaiting delivery of some loose ones for use in an upcoming project. i hope they are even half as lustrous and lovely as yours. they remind me of little glowy sea urchins!