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@Daisys and Diamonds I DVR'd a PBS show exploring NZ... I intend to learn all about your island!!
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Eli22 said:
Thank you! I think it does (I didn’t even notice)! More apparent in these photos:
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Ring on a bias is definitely winning!
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Sure does! It must positively beam in person!! Do you have a jeweler in mind yet?
 
Eli22 said:
I don’t…any recommendations?
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I haven't used him yet, but fellow members go nuts for David Klass. And he does do beautiful work. I love Inken Krause of Enhoerning Jewelry, but she only accepts work on a case-by-case basis when not using her stones. You can certainly still contact her to inquire. Which color metal are you thinking?
 
Autumn in New England said:
@Daisys and Diamonds I DVR'd a PBS show exploring NZ... I intend to learn all about your island!!
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we live in Wanganui (in is also spelt Whanganui) which is on the West coast of the North island
but im born and bred a mainlander (the South island) from Dunedin which is on the east coast of the South island (note the North & the South islands always are called The South island, The North island
anyway The South island is the most beautiful place in the world but alas we don't have Bruce Springsteen
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and although we have gold we dont have any really intetesting gems but they do farm paua pearls here - that's our abalonie, that due to the cold water has the most vivid colour shells -
alas i do not own a paua pearl (they cost mega $$$)
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a lot of paua shell jewlery is overpriced and tacky for the tourist unfortunately but the shells are still pretty
Gary makes a nice paua patty for the BBQ
 
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my latest citrene beads finally turned up on the slow boat from Texas

were in the letter box this morning when i checked at 6.30am on the way to work
im too scared to look at the amber - they still look too big
 
Daisys and Diamonds said:
we live in Wanganui (in is also spelt Whanganui) which is on the West coast of the North island
but im born and bred a mainlander (the South island) from Dunedin which is on the east coast of the South island (note the North & the South islands always are called The South island, The North island
anyway The South island is the most beautiful place in the world but alas we don't have Bruce Springsteen
sigh
and although we have gold we dont have any really intetesting gems but they do farm paua pearls here - that's our abalonie, that due to the cold water has the most vivid colour shells -
alas i do not own a paua pearl (they cost mega $$$)
half-polished-swirl-paua-shell-2098-p.jpg
a lot of paua shell jewlery is overpriced and tacky for the tourist unfortunately but the shells are still pretty
Gary makes a nice paua patty for the BBQ
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I have a few cabs of this shell... it's fabulous! 1. I didn't know it was harvested in NZ; and 2. I didn't know it was edible!
 
Autumn in New England said:
I have a few cabs of this shell... it's fabulous! 1. I didn't know it was harvested in NZ; and 2. I didn't know it was edible!
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tastes like old boot if you dont cook it right
my sister had a friend who's husband was a commercial diver (note that paua must be free-dived - no air) we had some once like how its exported
thinny sliced in garlic, it was very nice

Gary has a mincer and minces it uo with bacon and salt & peppet etc

the mabe pearls they grow are really beaitiful. i wish i haf brought the ring i looked at 20 years ago (it was 4k and too much of a stretch at the time)
this is a brooch gifted to The Queen
 

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i guess if no one has blue the Queen will loan us her brooch :lol-2:
but im sure there is still an ocean of PS blue we havn't seen yet

@Autumn in New England you can get bathroom tiles with a tiny vinear of paua shell accross the top
i so want them !
ill provably settle for just gluing bits of shined up shell from a craft store, over the frame of the bathroom mirror

its also used extensively in trational Maori carving Screenshot_20220619-114020.pnga very long article in NZ geographic for when you cant sleep
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a wee article from only this week
www.rnz.co.nz

The pretty paua 'pearls' growing on land near Picton

After years of experimentation, Picton couple Mike and Antonia Radon have perfected the cultivation of paua 'pearls'. The round blue pearls – which take 3 or 4 years to form within a paua shell – sell for anywhere between $300 and $5,000, Mike tells Jesse Mulligan.
www.rnz.co.nz www.rnz.co.nz

and if you wanna look at jewlery
www.bluepearls.com

Eyris Pearls — The Blue Pearl Story Meet Roger Beattie

The Blue Pearl Story
www.bluepearls.com www.bluepearls.com
 
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Daisys and Diamonds said:
i guess if no one has blue the Queen will loan us her brooch :lol-2:
but im sure there is still an ocean of PS blue we havn't seen yet

@Autumn in New England you can get bathroom tiles with a tiny vinear of paua shell accross the top
i so want them !
ill provably settle for just gluing bits of shined up shell from a craft store, over the frame of the bathroom mirror

its also used extensively in trational Maori carving Screenshot_20220619-114020.pnga very long article in NZ geographic for when you cant sleep
39_Paua_21-862x1300.jpg
a wee article from only this week
www.rnz.co.nz

The pretty paua 'pearls' growing on land near Picton

After years of experimentation, Picton couple Mike and Antonia Radon have perfected the cultivation of paua 'pearls'. The round blue pearls – which take 3 or 4 years to form within a paua shell – sell for anywhere between $300 and $5,000, Mike tells Jesse Mulligan.
www.rnz.co.nz www.rnz.co.nz

and if you wanna look at jewlery
www.bluepearls.com

Eyris Pearls — The Blue Pearl Story Meet Roger Beattie

The Blue Pearl Story
www.bluepearls.com www.bluepearls.com
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Oh that is lovely! I might as well share some of my abalone sterling pieces (that's what we call paua here in the States)!! We'll count the entry as blue. lol

This guy is removable from the necklace, which also has emerald, tourmaline, and amethyst in there.
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And here are some critters! Dragonfly with peridot and amethyst, and a butterfly with variscite and turquoise.
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Autumn in New England said:
Oh that is lovely! I might as well share some of my abalone sterling pieces (that's what we call paua here in the States)!! We'll count the entry as blue. lol

This guy is removable from the necklace, which also has emerald, tourmaline, and amethyst in there.
Capturs ynjr dcb.JPG

This enhancer pendant is capped with faceted crystal quartz and hung on a multi leather cord necklace.Capturetduknbnm v.JPG

And here are some critters! Dragonfly with peridot and amethyst, and a butterfly with variscite and turquoise.
Capture dtky.JPG

Capturesw6yndjr n1245908.JPG
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i cannot tell you enough how refreshing it is too see paua shell used in a different way (to what we see here) especially in combination with other gemstones
 
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