Investigative Reporting: When is a "Pearl" not a Pearl?

Thanks to JewelryBizGuru for bringing this article and resource to my attention. I was a bit surprised by it but ultimately glad that I read it.

I'm still investigating the environmental and ecological implications of harvesting freshwater pearls, perhaps Mr. Roskin will write about that at some point. In the meantime, his article When is a "Pearl" not a Pearl? is a very interesting read.

Hitting the proverbial "WALL"!

So perhaps, it could just be, that I'm burning the candle on three sides! Yes, I've been completely distracted by the new website and my other creation, modernhippiemag.com...whew, who knew it would be so much work?! Point being, I haven't created any jewelry in...hold on, memory lapse, can't remember. That's not cool. I don't particularly feel stressed or anything, just a bit off because I'm not creating in my usual medium. The juices are just flowing in a different direction. I don't want to seem ungrateful so I'm just gonna go with the flow and feel good about it. Right?

Not to mention, if you're someone who follows fashion trends as I occasionally do, you'll see that not much changed from the last fall/winter season. I'm thinking I might just, just...break down the "box" and be all unconventional and maybe go with bright colors for winter! Wouldn't that be awesome?! It really comes down to what the little beads tell me to do, honestly they rule my world.