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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marko, post: 529153, member: 210&quot;]Thanks, evelyb.&nbsp; I thought all saltwater pearls were akoyas.... I will have to research further.&nbsp; I started taking GIA gemology courses online, fascinating, but I just don&#039;t have the time while working....I would love to take their pearl courses.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The abacus bracelet is too cool!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Instead of the Philadelphia Flower Show this year, hubby and I went to a gem show at the Greater Expo Center near Valley Forge.&nbsp; I was a bit disappointed because it was newer fine jewelry, newer costume jewelry (think Indian/Asian sterling imports), people who designed and made their own jewelry, and tons of things for beaders.&nbsp; I did find one place selling estate/antique jewelry, but their prices are exorbitant, except for the piece hubby bought me.... hope to post it later.&nbsp; Then I visited some silver scrappers an hour away, and I did get some good deals.&nbsp; I think good deals are something that I can make a decent profit on- they may cost me more, but I can make double on them.&nbsp; I will show them, too, when I get to photograph.&nbsp; I think when I retire and start to bead my older pieces into something new it would be a great show to attend yearly.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The jeweler we bought the piece off of is recycling older pieces into newer pieces.&nbsp; I wish I had taken a picture of these earrings he made.&nbsp; He turns old filigree bar brooches into earrings by splitting them in half in the middle and setting gemstones at the bottom of them..... I really liked how beautiful they were.&nbsp; He also turns stickpin tops in to charms and adds them to bracelets.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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