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Wow. I've been gone for a week or so, and I come back and this thread has gone ballistic! To everyone who has posted recently, lovely lovely pics! And to the lovely Pattye, I can't wait to see what you do with your Padparascha set. :) Jeremy, your photos almost have me hyperventilating...

Hanaleimom, your pearls - AND pictures of them - are just gorgeous! And those flameballs are just stunning! I'm posting pics of mine, but they are not good pics. They truly don't do the pearls justice. I know everyone will cut me a bit of slack at least. Pictures of these things are an...

Pattye, if that is a picture of you that GemGeek posted??

Oh, and GemGeek....GREAT sets. I'm a charm/dangly girl too. I just had some lavender Freshadamas I had, made into a set. They are gorgeous and silvery, but I do find that I'm liking the lighter colors on me just a bit more. Must be that redheaded thing. :)

Oh you people! I JUST got my camera charged, but now I'm out of pocket for the moment. I will get some real photos, but for the moment, here is the PP pic of the pearls I ordered, to tide you over. I think they show a bit less pink and more gold in real life.

Well Jeremy, you seem as nonchalant and unrepentant as I suspected you would be. And I'm so far down the primrose path, that I was louping my earrings tonight. (Sad...) The surface at 10x is so flawless as to make a Freshadama look common, when we know they aren't. I'm hopeless...I loupe...

The blanked out word (who knew?) in my previous post was merely to say pearl P * o * r * n. I didn't realize the mere word was verboten. It WAS intended as a joke, in case anyone has any question.

Too big for most people's ears??? No way! HOWEVER....I had mine put on the shepherd hooks so that they dangle. Honestly, the idea of banging ANY sized pearl with the phone when I answer it, is just torture - it's why I don't have any studs. Dangles ladies, that's the ticket! And they don't...

Well, I got them! And they are HUUUUUGE! And just flat out gorgeous. I have enough of a selection of various pearls now to know, nothing will ever come close to these. I'll try to get pics put up, but the pics at PP are far finer than anything I could do, (and my camera batteries are kaput...

Pearlgully - count me as officially jealous. That book is so incredible, I can only imagine what a wonderful teacher Stark was. Wow. Knotty - Thank you for noticing. After I got them done, I almost wished I'd done something a bit bigger at the top. But after I've looked at them and worn...

Thanks you guys! I appreciate the kind words. Sometimes when you show stuff like this to non "lowly beaders", they might like it, but being steeped in the department store mentality of not being hand-makers themselves, and just buying the stuff and not understanding how much WORK goes into it...

Hi fellow lowly beaders! I haven't been here in an age, and what I'm posting actually doesn't have pearls in it. I did consider it, but thought it actually might be overkill. I know, hard to believe. Anyway, here is my latest pair of earrings. They're moonstone briolettes, very small...

Well, I've been passing up this, that, and the other lately. I've been quite strong and centered about things. Then I saw these and LOST IT. Just LOST IT. I glazed over and ordered a pair before I could think straight. ;-) Now I have to WAIT!!! Aaaahhhhhhhaiiiiiiaiaiia!!

Gorgeous all, but I really really love that pendant!! Yum!

Lovely designs everyone. I've been trying to get my house "organized" (insert maniacal laughter here) and get a space opened up to get my stash back out and LEAVE it out, since we all know nothing gets done if you have to put up your creative fuel everytime you stop for a minute. This thread...

Thanks Crazy. Yes, they have an ivory overtone, and I too like the way they look on me. But I can also say that I have a strand (that I made) of "platinum" keishis that I think also look pretty good on my fair skin. So the silver overtone would probably work well also. In any case, good luck...

Try this link. I'm a redhead and got a strand with ivory tones. I LOVE it!! https://www.pearl-guide.com/threads/gemfresh-20-necklace.3502/

I've read this whole thread with great interest. It's great to hear of the satisfactory outcome! But on the issue of the diamond, I agree with Pearlesence - given the previous situation, whatever she buys had better be a graded stone - AGS, GIA - and have them put it under their giant 40x...

Pearlcat - thos multicolors look just gorgeous! I hope they live up to the promise too! And thanks to you Island Bound and Pattye for the ideas. I'm not sure when I'll get to it, $$$ being the major factor, like most things in our lives, yes? I want to use Valerie Naifeh (linked so you can...

I'm waiting for 3 loose 10mm lavender Freshadamas. I'm also waiting on a 3 ct. freeform shield shaped rhodolite garnet cut by Peter Torraca. (link) So what am I going to do with it all ladies? Two for earrings. One to go with the rhodolite and some diamonds in a pendant? I have a designer...