I have an announcement to make… I am moving to Texas! There are pearls deep in the heart of Texas. Well, maybe not deep in the heart of Texas but certainly deep in the Concho River in West Texas! The Concho River is a tributary of the Colorado River in Texas. Yes, a little trip …
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Do you know how to knot pearls or restring pearls? Since we launched our service to Re-String and Re-Knot Cultured pearls, we have been amazed at the beautiful pearls you Pearl Girls mail to us! *Thank you* You have some beautiful pearls and even more beautiful stories surrounding your precious gems but many of you …
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Ha! This post is the result of some 3AM inspiration! Mollusks clean dirty water kills mollusks.. meaning that mollusks clean dirty water but dirty water kills mollusks! Get it? Well, it caused me to jump out of bed and write it down! And yes I might lack that little light-of-day censor that tells me to …
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Natural pearl prices are booming according to Professional Jeweller’s 2013 report. Christie’s head of jewellery in London Keith Penton explains: “We have seen a steady rise in the price of natural pearls over 10 years and a more marked shift upwards in the last three.” Natural pearls are exceeding the pre-auction price estimates. The head of Bonhams …
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Yes, Rihanna was spotted! A little bit of pearls and Fashion Week in NYC. What I absolutely love about Rihanna in pearls is that there is nothing even the slightest bit conservative about her. She does not even begin to remind you of your grandmother or Math teacher or a southern belle sipping mint juleps …
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A Pearl Dream…Katy Perry lives out our pearl dream in the video for her song, “This is How We Do.” Boasting numerous costume and scene changes, our favorite part of this video is when she bathes in pearls… Yes, this is a definite pearl dream! In a behind the scene clip of the video …
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We love Southern Living! This magazine has been our friend for years! My mamma and I were so proud to be featured in this magazine back in 2011 with The Pearl Girls pearls. Then, at the end of last year I was floored to be asked to create the signature Southern Living necklace featuring all-southern, …
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You are enough. I am enough. These are some of the wonderful things I have been learning these days. I have also been learning more about my love for pearls and abundance. One of our Facebook fans said it best, “The world is your oyster, why not fill it with pearls?” I believe we all …
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I am always fascinated with the imagery of pearls and with people’s beliefs about them. So, I wonder, do good girls wear pearls? Are these a gem limited to women we consider to be “good”, “proper”, “buttoned up” or more? Let me start by admitting I hate the term “good girl.” I am not sure …
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As a child of the 80s, I also love the Goonies. And as an adult, I am loving the Goonies pearls! Plus, I cannot tell you how many times I have said, “Let’s go on a Goonie adventure.” So, why do I write about these Goonies pearls? Because of this woman! That’s right, Mama Fratelli, the head …
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Our decision to create our jewelry in the U.S.A., in Georgia, was not an easy one but it was the right one. In the final days of 2012 I decided that there was only one way I wanted to continue The Pearl Girls and that was by creating our jewelry here in the U.S.A. There …
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In honor of our favorite twins, I wanted to talk about twin pearls. Yes, it is a real thing… twin pearls! But first, let me tell you about these cuties: Elle and Chas are the daughter and son of Abby, our Head of Production. Their birth, two years ago, changed everything for us. I was …
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