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- FromTheBunker on “M Schwab's Pick #2”:
“I love those tiny porcelain beads, so versatile. And I must make the Sea Queen mine!…” read »
- dolllady aka Pam on “M Schwab's Pick #2”:
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- dolllady aka Pam on “Afternoon Tea”:
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- dolllady aka Pam on “Morning Coffee”:
“Very pretty pick! The golden yellow and brown are great together.…” read »
- Jean C on “Midas' Jewel Box”:
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- Chali-o on “Flutterby Kisses”:
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- Chali-o on “My Wish List”:
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- Chali-o on “MIDNIGHT BLISS”:
“love the druzy rounds, they look like a galaxy splitting across the universe. Congrats…” read »
- dolllady aka Pam on “Peacock Feather”:
“Oh this will make beautiful peacock necklace. When I'd feel out of sorts I loved…” read »
- dolllady aka Pam on “Black and Gold”:
“Stunning pick! You have such good taste in putting beads together. This one is…” read »
- Island Deb on “chrysoprase and lavender”:
“This went right into my Favs, love it!…” read »
- dolllady aka Pam on “MIDNIGHT BLISS”:
“Congrats on your Midnight POD!…” read »
- dolllady aka Pam on “Custom Bracelet”:
“On I love the multi beryl beads with the olivine leaves and the strawberry flowers. …” read »
- dolllady aka Pam on “chrysoprase and lavender”:
“What a great pick! These colors were made to compliment each other.…” read »
- dolllady aka Pam on “My Wish List”:
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- dolllady aka Pam on “Traffic Lights”:
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- dolllady aka Pam on “Peaches and Cream”:
“This is a great aromatic fruity style pick!…” read »
- dolllady aka Pam on “Birds, Bees, Flowers, Trees”:
“What a wonderful collection of nature at its best! I see many wonderful pieces in…” read »
- SilverCords aka Judy on “My Wish List”:
“Hope you are able to get some of these beautiful beads from your Wish List--it's always…” read »
- SilverCords aka Judy on “Traffic Lights”:
“You nailed it! What a fun pick!…” read »
- SilverCords aka Judy on “Peaches and Cream”:
“This yummy pick is mouthwatering!…” read »
- SilverCords aka Judy on “Birds, Bees, Flowers, Trees”:
“A lovely array of each element. This will make some fun pieces for spring!…” read »
- SilverCords aka Judy on “chrysoprase and lavender”:
“I absolutely love these two colors together. When I was a kid, I had a…” read »
- MH on “MIDNIGHT BLISS”:
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- FromTheBunker on “MIDNIGHT BLISS”:
“Lovely, dark and deep. Beautiful.…” read »
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- dolllady aka Pam on “Tink Goes Shopping”:
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- dolllady aka Pam on “Flutterby Kisses”:
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- dolllady aka Pam on “Seeing Eye to Eye”:
“Beautiful shapes to resemble the eyes. Those eyes are watching you.…” read »
- SilverCords aka Judy on “Blue Days”:
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- Jean C on “Blue Days”:
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- dolllady aka Pam on “Blue Days”:
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On May 10, 2021 at 7:51 pm #
dolllady aka Pam says:I love this pick! There are so many pieces living in it waiting to be created.
On May 11, 2021 at 7:54 am #
Beady Little Eyes says:Pretty turquoise pick. Love the tubes.
On May 12, 2021 at 5:59 am #
Phoenix says:Your turquoise/bronze combination is really wonderful. I especially like the Tibetan horn pendant in the mix.
On May 29, 2021 at 10:38 am #
Beady Little Eyes says:Congratulations!
On May 29, 2021 at 1:22 pm #
dolllady aka Pam says:Congrats on your stunning POD, Judy!
On May 29, 2021 at 4:19 pm #
EPBCornell says:Congrats on your idyllic turquoise POD, Judy! The colors of those African turquoise natural cut tubes are just gorgeous! I can’t believe I’ve never noticed them before. I must keep my eye out for when/if they come back in stock. I will pick up some of the beautiful Hubei turquoise. It doesn’t seem quite so expensive now. I’m in Penobscot Bay, Maine for the weekend and my mother took me to visit her jeweler friend’s (John McVeigh) studio/gallery down in Stonington to meet him & to give him my old student oboe, which he expressed to her an interest in learning, not knowing I had one. (He is a man of multiple artistic talents– he is also an opera singer that performs with the Metropolitan in New York.) His gallery was filled with the most varied & exquisite pieces, but the artist that blew me away was a woman from Connecticut who did the finest weaving in fine metal wire, some to frame cabochons, some cylinders bordered in fine metals to make focal beads or magnetic clasps for multi-strand necklaces. And the designs of the multi-strands were sequenced & varied so wonderfully. One of her necklaces John took out to show us had sections of gold weaving tubes connecting by an invisible magnetic clasp, with about 30 strands of tiny faceted (mostly) or heishi (a few) turquoise beads (looked much like Hubei turquoise) with some others, gold or a more shimmering stone, sparely added in. It was incredible. I happened to catch a peek at the price as the tiny tag turned over while he was putting it back in the case. It was $29,000. It is not likely it will be purchased by someone passing through Stonington, Maine, but you never know. Her work is of the precision and conceptual design to belong in a museum and was an inspiration to see today.