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Ah, of course I missed your reply, thank you Douglas. I can't recall whether I posted the photos of these under UV light or not. It was quite cool! All red and pink. That flashlight turned out to be really fun. I think I looked at every pearl I own under it, lol (although using it in the...

Oh Pattye, thanks so much! Yeah, they're already drilled. They're just so tiny (2-4mm) that even the wire threader wouldn't go through a lot of them on it's own, let alone when it had thread through it. I could thread them with the holes "as-is" on some wire, or Power Pro maybe, but I worry...

Hi everyone! How are you all doing? I've been doing pretty well (no broken bones for a while at least, lol. Knock on wood). Well, I'm here because I'm looking for an expert to string my strand of teensy tiny natural Pteria sternas for me. I tried and failed. Broke one or two. They are just...

Ooh! Those are fab! Yah, love the monkey! I am constantly looking for crazy "take a pearl, make a _______ out of it" pieces on Ebay (not to buy, just for my own amusement). I must start saving the photos. Perhaps that should be a new thread? Lol Jodie

Oh-oh, a challenge/bet/deal.........okay Caitlin! Let's get them done by Christmas? I really really want to wear mine to my brother in laws for dinner. So that is......just over one week! You're on baby! (Can you come over and make me exercise too? Actually nevermind, I've been doing...

Ooh, thanks so much everyone! I will be using Beaders Secret as the Power Pro I had originally purchased was too fine to be secure (I bought five pound test). The drape aspect is helpful, thanks...... I have too many projects right now! Jodie

Hmm, hadn't thought that far ahead, lol. Since I'm the world's biggest procrastinator, I will probably leave it in my jewelry drawer for a while until I forget about it! I wish my friends had girls rather than boys. Someone to buy cool jewelry for..... I STILL HAVENT MADE MY PTERIA STERNA...

I have been bad again....... couldn't resist though (the price was crazy cheap -$120). ....... the seller thinks these are Georgian (I'm assuming from the clasp). They are just over 13" in length (gosh women were so tiny back then! Maybe was for a young bride?). The clasp is paste "stones" in...

Ooh! I've been off the computer, missed all these great photos! Really nice Helen, thanks so much for sharing them! Jodie

Hi bubbles. I am far from an expert that is for sure, but to me these do appear to be true Tahitian pearls (or black South Sea as they are calling them now). They are rather large, but seem to lack a certain overtone which is extremely desirable in Tahitian pearls (but is commonly missing from...

Lol. I carry my loupe in my purse (I'm sure we all do!). Yes, it probably IS a repro. I honestly didn't think of that (he is VERY romantic, I thought he might be the type to give real jewels, I quite liked him actually. So you all think they are probably REAL, just not the ORIGINAL?). The...

I want to string my tiny Cortez pearls - plan to do them as a seed pearl necklace with knots only between the last 6 or 4 pearls. Not sure how to proceed? Obviously I won't need five lengths of thread. Maybe two? I don't have gymp either for my clasp (soldered gold jump rings). Do I need to...

Oh Andrea, those are fab! What kind of pearls are feather pearls? Are they Chinese freshwater? They look a lot like Mississippi River pearls, don't they? Really cute necklaces. Love 'em! Jodie

Ooh, this is a good thread for eye candy! I sort of forced my boyfriend to wear a carved Tahitian on a leather cord for a while, lol, but he wasn't keen. When it broke he wouldn't put it back on. He DID hold my purse for me yesterday though! I was proud...... Jodie

You know what? They are all sitting there in my cabinet: pearls, clasp and "string" (can't remember what it's called, "Pearlers secret?"). I am extremely lazy. And a terrible procrastinator. Did I mention lazy? Lol. I MUST get them done in time to wear for the holidays though! Jodie

Lol, damn! Can't find anything! Had to take photos from the TV! First is the painting they showed of it on his ancestor (he didn't say her name, only that she was a princess). Then photos of it on his girlfriend. It has a pearl drop off the pendant, it's hard to see.... Can you IMAGINE...

Has anyone seen the TLC show "Secret Princes"? Yes, I watch it. Just wondered about the JAW DROPPING pearl necklace that Prince Lorenzo ("Dino") gave to his girlfriend that came down through his family. They showed it on a Princess in a painting from the Renaissance. The pearls must be 12 or...

Yes, as someone who is obsessed with naturals, I believe this is the case. People who are not familiar with the "correct" terminology unintentionally misuse this word all the time. I think "wild" (instead of "natural") makes more sense at this point. Although, then we have the problem of...

Those pearl earrings are fab, but I'm really loving the Harvard ring beside the kissy lips! My ex went to Harvard and he was such a terrible snob about it. I remember going to the pub on Sundays there for trivia night, and I'd be the one scoring all the points for the pop culture questions...

Just trying to see beyond shape in my pearl education...... The lustre and surface on these just doesn't seem up to snuff to me..... am I wrong? Also, $700 would be awfully cheap if these were genuine, no? Opinions...