Paola Kathuria

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Welcome

I am an Internet developer in England for Limitless Innovations. I've worked for my own Internet companies since 1995 and I was a software developer for ten years before that.

I have degrees in psychology and computing.

I have been on the 'net since 1988.

I also make and sell jewellery.

This site is a collection of creations, rants and raves.

My blogs

Pootability
my personal blog
Beadback
comments on my jewellery
The Food Confessional
my food diary

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What's new

New jewellery

14 May 2009

I added 19 new and vintage jewellery items to my shop.

New jewellery commissions

4 May 2009

I added pictures of my latest jewellery commissions.

Beadback

6 September 2008

I launched Beadback, a blog to document my jewellery (over 870 designs so far!) so that people can give feedback.

Latest achievements

19 August 2008

I documented my latest achievements.

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Pootability blog

19 May 2009

How to spot fake vintage jewellery

I bought a collection of nine 1950s vintage necklaces and brooches from an eBay seller. Eagerly ripping open the package, I was rather surprised to discover that the pieces weren’t all vintage and, to me, obviously not so.

For your amusement, here’s a game of “New or Old?

I’m going to show you photos of some jewellery I’ve bought from two eBay sellers plus a necklace from my mother-in-law’s collection that I know for sure to be vintage.   more...