Ophelia wrote:
>
> > In article >, Arri London
> > > wrote:
> >>> As a pressie, stringing a necklace for her with turquoise nuggets
> >> (from a necklace I previously shortened for her) and tiny rice
> >> pearls, with a silver clasp.
>
> Lucky Maternal Unit

LOL. Had to be sneaky about the whole thing. I make some jewellery as a
paid hobby, so of course have materials around. Showed it (a bracelet,
not a necklace) to her this morning as a possible new design and what
did she think? When she said it was beautiful, handed it to her with my
best wishes.