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I hadn't seen this -- what a pretty design! what kind of gemstones did you match with the edisons? I also love the tahitians with the tiny rice pearls. are the little ones freshwater?

Pass the drool bib, please. I have never seen this one before either -- it is amazing!!

Love the locket and the lady!! Great idea to turn the locket into a "shake" pendant. I love it with the gems.

so sorry BAS --i've been following your pearly adventures quietly, but wanted to send my support.

this came out amazing!! (and just in time for purim!) i love how it looks like the pearl grew around the diamond. amazing!

Sigh. Those Edisons! They look amazing with everything!

Babynurse, those lavenders are gorgeous!! They certainly look metallic in the photos! PearlDreams those GSSP....wow. They are like flaming suns. Fabulous! I'm fighting off a cold but threw on my lavender rice rope to look like I was trying.

This photo also seemed helpful (sorry i'm not in a spot to download it) http://www.krikawa.com/ring-advice/alternative-metals/stainless-steel Maybe stainless would be an interesting option -- you'd get lots of contrast with that deep grey, and I think it's pretty strong. But I'm also a little...

24g goldfill? though white goldfill may be hard to find.

Diatomaceous (sp?) earth!! kills any insect with an exoskeleton without toxic chemicals. buy the "food grade" kind (never pool grade!!). takes a few days, but a light dusting works wonders around doorframes/windowframes/baseboards. good luck!

I've been experimenting with some bead weaving to change things up...these tutorials were pretty helpful. I often prefer diagrams to videos for learning new techniques. http://www.fusionbeads.com/techniques If you have any interest in chainmaille, this site is an incredible resource for...

this is so exciting!! so many of these are a quick "no" -- so cool to see the difference. the pearls are so glowy!!

thanks all for checking back in on my project :) i will continue to update as i finish off the tassels. maybe i will manage to make a set of instructions for how I did the smaller tassels without having them unravel. i think the one that was beyond repair was made worse by the fact that it isn't...

thanks, all! seems like my gut was right. pearls are so tricky, though -- I don't know how you all can tell so much from photos! the natural vs cultured threads are incredible to follow for this reason.

Cathy, so glad you enjoyed the photos! I love trains too, but feel a little abashed given that so many of the posters here are such jet-setters! This ride is one of my favorites -- I have made the trip from Philly to Pittsburgh and back numerous times, starting in college. I usually ride in the...

thanks for your responses -- this was my suspicion as well!

it's a goodwill auction for an 80" rope. current price is around $5.

Saw these as part of a listing that specified the pearls were not tested to determine whether they were real or fake. Any thoughts? I haven't looked at enough pictures to make a good guess. My initial impression was that they might be too round and the knots looked too big (though the size is...

Here is the longer mashup rope doubled with the large grey tassel (it isn't purple, despite the photo above). And here paired with another favorite necklace, made by a former coworker using PMC. Here is the shorter mashup rope with tassel. And for those of you who lasted this long through my...

Finally done with travel for work and taking a moment to update. Purranha, thanks for the instructions!! These are super helpful! One caveat -- this only works with the largest type of tassels, or a tassel that has separate tie keeping the strands together. The smaller tassels don't have this...