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Yes, my exact sentiments on the issue! I'm sure they would gladly restring and switch up the clasp. With colorful pearls like that, pretty much any color but white would have looked good :confused: Are you sure it's just the thread and clasp that bothers you, or are you underwhelmed by what you...

Oh wow... that third picture you took :eek: lilac/purple metallic! Then in the other light you can see the copper and bronze colors, those are chameleon pearls!

I just saw this, thanks Pattye! You have to keep sight of the important things in life, you know? :cool:

For sure, men don't understand its NEVER ENOUGH! The husband never says anything when tiny packages show up (he does get a little intrigued when they have European or Asian packaging labels though!) He collects silk screen posters, and large tubes are delivered all the time. The contents get...

You're in a similar situation as me! I have this tiny built-in vanity in our old house, I've thought about remodeling it. Right now it doubles as my craft station, folding table, and station for the cats to eat! You do the best with the space you're given! I seriously can't wait to see what you...

BWeaves, what a cool ring! It's like a cross between a coin pearl, and a little round pillow! Hey, if you thought about the ring that long and it was still available, it was fate... You said you bought a ripple necklace, was it the "rainbow metallic luster" one? Ooooo, I hope I hope I hope...

What a neat person you are, Andrew! So vibrant, and I adore how highly you think of your mom :D I look forward to more of your posts

Of course! I told my husband I would immediately wrap them up and open them for Christmas but ehhhhhhh, yeah that's not happening. I mean, you have to make sure they sent you the correct item, right? In the meantime, I'm off to relive all of your purchases again! ;)

Oh my, this thread is amazing! Sick babies have kept me away, and caused me to miss most of the VIP/black Friday specials. I tend to be a strict planner, and need time to calculate purchases. Maybe with more experience, I can jump in a free-for-all like this and know what I...

Is there a reason you're on the fence? Was it not what you expected? If it's an either/or situation, I agree with everyone about the first strand. It's stunning! If you're not sure about keeping this one too, go with your gut and return it

Wow, you scored a beautiful necklace! I love how the light pearls pop!

Both are gorgeous, that's a tough call! She would most likely appreciate either, and you're a good son for investigating this for her :D I recently put together a ripple pearl necklace for my mom, size of pearls was ~11-13mm on an 18in strand. For HER, it was a great size! I ransacked my mom's...

Those are beautiful, great choice Annie! Was that from PP tahitian special?

Thank you so much everyone, sorry for the late reply. Here is the clasp, and I will post it in the other thread as well. Its from Rio Grande, listed as a baroque silver clasp with rhodium plating. Its very well made, the hook locks in well and is sturdy. It's pretty large though, ~12x24mm. It...

I agree as well! Not just that, but does anyone else think the Mikimoto box is much newer than the pearls? Like this cool strand was stored in a newer box with the logo? Neat vintage clasp, and the pearls are very lustrous. I agree they're not Mikimotos either.

Thanks everyone for all of the information, I finally got the necklace finished. The smallest gimp at Rio turned out to work. I also scrutinized the moonstone beads a little more, and took out ones with rough drill holes. The ones left in were fatter and more rounded, and were no problem to...

Nice! Can't wait to see it IHeartPearls, his pearls are amazing!

*GASP* You can combine freshwater and tahitian keshi!?? That is such a cool necklace! I hope this thread goes on forever :cool:

You're so patient for restarting that many times! Huh, I never thought about the beads breaking on me. I've only experimented on a few kinds, but the ones I used had pretty small drill holes. Is that when they would break on you, when you tried to thread them through the needle? Ha, "only 36"...