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I have found Etsy to be a real bargain the last few years for vintage gold chains. Sometimes they go for just over the scrap value of the gold content (and most sellers tell you how much they weigh). I think 14k is around $25 a gram at the moment, so you should be able to get a nice chain for...

Yay! Love how you strung them with the keishi's! I don't know if I've seen that before, it really sets them off (and makes them more "daily wearable" I think than a straight strand, something I struggled with with my Tahitians before I restrung them on chain). Enjoy! Jodie (Oh, I missed...

Can't believe I missed all your recent rings Dawn! The colours on this are lovely! (and I'm dying for that little black one you have too, but again, there are a lot of items in your shop I covet! Lol). Just curious if they give a discount when you submit more than one item for identification...

I'm eager to see what the experts come up with for species on these. Have not seen that shape before (I'm not feeling the '80's freshies at all on these. Clasp, triple row, stringing style - doesn't go). They must be tiny eh? (no knots but at the ends, as we see with old strands of seed...

"Accidentally killed it in the process", lol. Cool yet sad. I always thought that a Galapagos tortoise was the longest lived animal (guess I'm not up on my biology!)

Holy cow, that opal necklace is TO DIE for! Yes, I have an old iris glass (I think that's what they called it?) necklace with the same kind of spacers. Love the pearls, love the pendant Dawn.....

How neat! Thanks so much for sharing these! I must tour a farm one day...... it's all so fascinating!

Wow! I see a couple that look purple! Gorgeous! So, the two yellowish ones without any lustre, would those be some pre-implant nucleus mixed in do you think? Jodie

Stumbled across this website. Some interesting information on natural pearls (especially famous pieces). The forum seems a bit odd (some of the questions seem to be "fake": asked by the author) but the knowledge base seems pretty extensive. Lots of photos of Melo Melo, quahog, nautilus...

Can you believe these are the first videos I've watched for how to knot pearls (thanks so much gals!) and I had the idea of how to do it COMPLETELY wrong in my head this entire time? I thought that you had two seperate pieces of thread, slide a pearl on to both pieces, tie a square knot with...

Yah, it is pretty! I love the "whatchamacallit" around the pearls, and how it's all pierced (I want to say gallery but I don't think that's correct). Plus it looks like a dollar sign, which is way rad, lol.

Gosh, pearls are freaking HARD to get a handle on, lol. Maybe I should take that GIA course, just for fun. Actually, have been toying around with the idea of a gemologist program again (was going to take a local one years ago, I ended up canceling, knew I couldn't do school AND work full...

That was actually a different strand than the "Basra" pearls I was thinking of (couldn't remember that word for the life of me...... losing my mind.....). THIS is the strand that the seller calls "natural Basra". Yikes, $355 is out of my price range. Do we agree they look the same as the...

A jeweler could easily remove the entire pin back as well so it wouldn't be an issue.......

Aww "happyhippy", so sorry to hear your story. You must be a remarkable woman to let her back into not only your life, but welcome her into your home. Best wishes to you! Jodie

Here it is.......very similiar pearls, 9kt clasp with gymp...... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/310651727745?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649

Oh maybe Biwa's! Interesting! Thanks guys for all your input. Yah, not everyone's cup of tea but I think they're cool. Wearing them right now (thread seems strong). Charmy (I hope it's okay I call you that, I think it's cute, like your kid in your avatar! Adorable,) there is a strand on...

So......I received that strand from the UK that the seller said she believed were Scottish mussel pearls (she has an on-line antique and vintage jewelry shop, and looking at her listings, she DID seem knowledgeable about pearls in general. She had sold strands that she listed as old Akoyas...

Thanks so much for posting these photos Dave and Charmy! So fascinating! Dave, do you have any photos of UV light on your (I shall proudly say "our", being a BC gal!) pearls? I am still trying to find more info on why pearls from different parts of the world (and different species of oysters...

So further to my OBSESSION with these teensy Cortez pearls......they've been sitting out on my coffee table while I try to decide on a thread colour. I had wondered about their strong red/pink fluorescence under UV, and whether it would make them look different in different light, the way it...