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I have been away a few days and am just catching up with this fabulous thread, and I am loving all the eye candy! So much inspiration! Thank you Baby Nurse for all your hard work every day posting your gorgeous pearls! I am definitely going to try more layering, and my wish list just got WAY...

They are beautiful earrings! If it were me, I would contact the seller and discuss my reservations about the pearls not being south sea but akoya, and maybe you could negotiate a discount instead of returning them? Would a lower price make any difference in your wanting to keep them or not?

Baby nurse, your pearls are gorgeous. I just love checking in with this thread to see the lovelies. I get a kick out of the stories too. I was late to the ear piercing party apparently, waiting till I was 15. I was child #5 out of 6 so my parents were pretty much exhausted all the time and I was...

BWeaves your lapis is beautiful. One of my favorite gemstones.

I wholeheartedly agree with all to use all the nice things every day, and not save them for that elusive special occasion that never seems to roll around. My MIL gave us her wedding silver and crystal a few years ago, after we had been married nearly 20 years. I was very touched and thankful...

Katbran- I had the 2 white strands mostly done when I made the original post, so don't be fooled, I am not super knotter, lol. A few episodes of Breaking Bad and they were done!

Congratulations on your anniversary Karman! Hubs and I just had our 25th. I agree that Wen is a good vendor for mid grade pearls, and that suits my needs just fine right now. I will move up to higher grade pearls soon. The gift for 30th anniversary is pearls, so a few years for him to save for...

Really gorgeous pearls! So much inspiration, lol my wishlist is way too long now.

Here are the necklaces I made with the white pearls. I think I will get a lot of use out of these. First one is the little rice pearls mixed with some lapis beads. I goofed on this and put a vintage clasp I had on it instead of the gold I should have used to match the little gold beads so I...

I saw some carved emerald beads on Ebay for a good price, obviously no where near the quality of the ones in that necklace, these were opaque and oil treated, but paired with some nice freshwaters would give a decent facsimile of the necklace for a budget price. jaipur_jewels I think.

I ordered a few things from Wen recently, and here are the results. I had ordered 3 strands before Christmas and been happy with all 3, they were AA+ grade, (gave 2 as gifts so no photos) so I experimented a little and chose 3 AA strands. All were very inexpensive freshwater so no big deal...

Beautiful necklace! Looks very versatile.

I am loving seeing this incredible collection! So much beautiful jewelry and wonderful stories to go with each piece!

Thanks everyone, but I think these will be moving to a new home. The older I get the more I need to simplify and keep only things I love.

Ugly Pearl Makeover- let me know what you think. Original homely pearl strand. Added shell beads and a large inexpensive decorative clasp. Final result. Better, but not wonderful. Still not sure if I like it. I may just see if my sister likes it. Not going to spend any more time or...

I wore them out running errands and stopped at the craft store. Crystal beads just seemed to emphasize the flaws too much, so I picked up a string of abalone? Paua? Not sure what kind of shell they are- beads. I will give it one shot and if they don't work for me they will be donated for someone...

Sigh... they remind me of the ugly dog waiting to be adopted at the pound. I think they just need to be worn to grow on me.

This strand was purchased in China about 10 years ago by my husband, I remember thinking when he gave them to me that they were really, really homely. I also seem to remember him possibly saying something about them being not dyed and that was why he bought them. I am sure he only paid a few...

I have a long multi colored pink/white/lavender rope in the works, but can't finish till after the holiday weekend. I also ordered a few strands from Wen for future projects.

Thanks everyone! Glad to be here, love this forum! The pink pearls I will be giving to my step-mother. She is a breast cancer survivor so pink pearls would be a nice gift. I just finished black and white strands, and will be keeping these for myself. I have several more strands to string up...