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  1. laurenb

    A Beader Special

    Very excited! Would missing a final exam coming up in about 30 mins really be so bad? :D
  2. laurenb

    Xmas Idea 2008

    It's true, and it's nice to get the support burden off the shoulders every now and then. They're great for posture, too.
  3. laurenb

    Using a strand of pearls as a hair accessory

    Perhaps you could commit to restringing and fasten a few to tiny pins to stud your updo. If your updo is bun-ish, perhaps the strand could be wrapped around the base. She's offering them for your wedding, so perfume and/or foundation could touch them in any event. If you find a good way to...
  4. laurenb

    A Beader Special

    ...we'd all be bankrupt for the love of your wares? :D
  5. laurenb

    A Beader Special

    I, for one, cannot WAIT to get my hands on the natural antique saltwater pearls in that photo. If I were to see them anywhere else, surely they'd be $1000. :D :D
  6. laurenb

    Drilling pearls

    Dremels are useful for all sorts of things-- polishing, cutting, buffing, carving. If I was going to attempt to use one on a pearl, I'd try to create a drill press setup that kept the drill on a straight vector. I have the flexible extension wand, so that wouldn't be too hard. Has anyone...
  7. laurenb

    Nada97 is a swindler

    She's shipping them from 'Phuket'... phonetically, at least. :D I've messaged a few people who appeared to be novice sellers to point out that they didn't really have what they listed and the response has always been hostile and defensive. I don't do it often -- As I've mentioned before, I...
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    A Beader Special

    If you do, it wouldn't be that hard/expensive to create a Dremel mount with a sliding vise like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gMPZT6NLEs&feature=related lest you decide to flirt with drilling through your fingerbones like this guy...
  9. laurenb

    A Beader Special

    I get a little faint when I start imagining the sort of jewelry you'd see at a PP holiday party. :D
  10. laurenb

    A Beader Special

    That's amazing and thoughtful! I don't know if you ever use head pins, but they'd be an very handy addition if you really wanted to go beyond pearls. Honestly though, I think finding worthy pearls is always the toughest part and we all know your peerless skills are in that department. Are you...
  11. laurenb

    Christmas Contest

    426 - my birthday guess!
  12. laurenb

    Pteria Sterna found on California Coast

    It seems they think ocean ecosystem changes may be expanding their habitat. http://www.elkhornslough.org/research/aquaticinvaders/aquatic18.htm If the oceans change as much as scientists project, there will be a lot of this going on. Are the native oysters of the Channel Islands they mention...
  13. laurenb

    My New Pearl Model

    Ooh OOH me ME! I want to model, so let me know when you put your adult versions up for sale. :D I love the way your designs tend to stay close to the neck and how many have a central focal pearl. I really like exposed wire because it can look industrial-minimalist and I because I apparently...
  14. laurenb

    Myanmar Magic

    Gorgeous. I tend to like pearls alone because they have a unique refractory quality, but the magical play of light across the briolette facets works beautifully with the pearl nacre!
  15. laurenb

    My New Pearl Model

    Aww, very sporty and sweet!
  16. laurenb

    Peach pearls

    In addition to skin tone clashes... I know "data" is not the plural form of "anecdote," but I don't encounter many people who like the color peach. I meet people who love pink and people who view their life as a quest to acquire more purple belongings. The only person I've ever known who loved...
  17. laurenb

    Free Pearls Contest

    Hmm... 74? And I'm battling my need for an octopus as well. :D
  18. laurenb

    Tahitian freshwater pearls

    Well... they essentially did, in all fairness. That's a marketplace entry created by The Jewelers Collection. It's no different than an eBay store, except that Amazon has its own gig beyond creating a forum for online commerce. :D The Jewelers Collection is a product collection of The...
  19. laurenb

    My amateur pics of some of my pearls

    A champagne diamond would look nice with the gold and the golden pearl :D
  20. laurenb

    Bizarre fib from a fairly consistent eBay pearl vendor

    From the perspective of a meticulous businessperson, certainly. I just can't get too stressed about it as a consumer because their photos are good and their ratings record of providing what they display is fairly strong, tall tales notwithstanding. eBay is a caveat emptor marketplace and...
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