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Thanks Dawn! Hmmm, they're not like the ones I was thinking of...... (hadn't searched the threads yet - lazy, lazy girl I am!) Odd shapes! Of course, I hear "mud" and I think SOFT but they must dry it out into a hard ball first (I'm assuming). Well my Chinese freshwaters came today. WOW...

I've been looking at peacock Tahitians a lot lately (a lot of time on my hands) and I've realized something (please excuse me if this is obvious to the experts!). On the perfectly round pearls (and others but it's most obvious on round), peacock overtones ALWAYS flow in the same "direction" for...

Hear hear! A man after my own heart...... every little bit counts, even if we're the only ones who care (or see it, or know about it)....... - Jodie -

Oh my god! Ewwww! So cool! Yeah, I need a necklace out of that! lol Okay, here's my new favorite cartoon too!

Thanks Lisa! Duh, I should've done that first! (search for photos.....) So they are the mud nucleated ones..... that's so cool, and uh, kinda gross too! lol Gosh, this whole pearl thing is so fascinating, isn't it? I also have to keep reminding myself that they're ANIMALS. Makes it even...

Sarah - I was on "Kojima pearls" website and just noticed on this necklace that the pearls are held on with these AMAZING metal..... I guess you couldn't call them bails (is it bale or bail?)..... hangers? And is that RUBBER rings, or black metal attaching them to the chain? This is SO cool...

Adeline - I love those coral and pearl pieces! Found this little necklace on Etsy (no comparison to those ones you posted but was going to post it before I came on this thread - lol)....... suits my hippie vibe..... here's her url as well...

Oh...... seventh icon from the left (looks like a little tree in a box), between the world and the film strip - Insert Image. Gee, I never knew that was there! Thanks Caitlin!!!!! Oh wait...... it won't work for images I've saved on my computer...... never mind..... (I had a big beautiful...

Can someone post a photo of souffle pearls for me please? I've heard the term before but still not certain which type they are. Does it refer to the shape or the nucleating process? Are those the ones that have "mud" inside? (and is it actually mud, or is that a term?) - Jodie -

Thanks! Yeah, I love 'em now...... but c'mon Dawn - you're forgetting rule #1 of the Pearl Guide - MORE IS MORE! These are my "silver/green drop Tahitians". Now I need a strand of "circled peacock Tahitians" (see what I just did there?) As long as they're not the SAME it's okay...

Yes, I'm having an itch for keshi's myself and I ALSO am in love with ITTY BITTY pearls! They're so cute! Can't wait for your camera to recharge to see the vintage natural golden Akoyas! Wow! - Jodie -

Well thanks! Hmmm, swan? I'd say GOOSE is probably more accurate! lol (of course I stretched my neck out and chose the BEST photos!) Something I've discovered about the drop shape is that there is a bit of an optical illusion with them - because you see them from the bottom they look more...

Oh my god Caitlin - I HAVE to come to one of these pearl "ruckus's" and meet you! That's TOO cool (I recently bought some "new old stock" agate "beggar beads" from India for my mother in law. She loved them. Found out these were some of the "love beads" that used to go around. I'd never...

Cathy - I almost bought some of your pearls~! And yes, I noticed you are partial to purple as well (as am I). Yes, they DO have amazing lustre, that's for sure! You picked some great strands (when you retailers buy them from the wholesalers, are they in hanks already? From what I've seen...

Adeline - for you! (sorry, too many threads going today!) Adeline - for you! (sorry, too many threads going today!) Finally got the neck shots. I WAS wearing a rainbow (of course!) sweatshirt that was reflecting in the pearls but changed into a neutral grey shirt (realized someone could...

Ahhhh - I can see that, yeah! Yes, the chain with the pearls spaced on it in that "station" style is very late Victorian/Edwardian style I think. The heavily ornamented cross seems to be of an earlier period but of course it's always been fashionable to "refer" to earlier styes, right? I...

Cool, I'll have to get some. I have some vintage Czech rainbow glass beads that I broke and have to restring. Didn't want to have to do them on wire but thread would have been way too thin...... - Jodie -

I've been wondering about this too actually (what is the environmental impact of pearl farming etc.) Well, I keep thinking about the tainted milk (what was in it again? MELAMINE?) In milk. Who drinks the most milk? CHILDREN. And that was only, what? Four or five years ago? How many...

Ah! Well congratulations! What are you going to do with them? Are they going to jewelry or are you a collector? - Jodie -

LOL! (coffee almost shoots out my nose!) Great haiku's you guys! Love them! Yeah, those x-rays are awesome! Thanks Sarah! So cool! (hey, I'm having surgery on my arm in a few weeks, maybe I can talk my surgeon into letting me wear some of my pearls when they do the x-rays? lol) I...