Another question from our friend Michael, “Can cultured pearls be naturally colored, or are they dyed to preference?” Natural Pink Pearls VS. Dyed Pink Pearls This is a great question Michael! In The Pearl Girls shop, we sell gorgeous pink pearl necklaces. I love these because they are so soft in color, and they illuminate …
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So recently, we were on an atoll (a donut shaped island) in French Polynesia. The calm lagoon on one side of the land and, on the other, the rocky and turbulent ocean. One day we took the boat to a place further down the atoll and rode a jeep along the shore to the ocean. …
Conch Pearls Look at this beauty! In recent blog posts I have been discussing non-nacreous pearls. Do you know what they are? Well, I previously called them pearls without the luster. Which, is so not true!! Look at this pink conch pearl and tell me it doesn’t have its own bit of shine! Well non-nacreous …
Here are some travel tips for The World of Pearl’s upcoming trip to French Polynesia!! A few of us got together for lunch in Athens, GA to discuss the trip, ask questions, share ideas, and to get excited about our upcoming Pearl Adventure!! We are heading way into the South Pacific, an 8 hour …
Can a scallop produce a pearl? Oh, yes it can!! But do not expect to find a full scallop pearl necklace. These are not common occurrences! I got to see my first scallop pearl in Hong Kong in March, 2019! So, this feels like a very timely question from Mark in Australia! Bert Ternat from …
Are you buying pearls in a Department Store? Do you want to know what type of pearls you are buying? Your Questions Answered Thanks so much to Lorraine who reached out and asked me to help her understand how The Pearl Girls pearls differ from department store pearls. Lorraine is shopping …
The Color of Akoya Pearls – Cranberry?! “Look … it’s a very rare cranberry pearl!” A young girl exclaimed into my screen, “You are so lucky!!” Granted, she wasn’t talking to me. She was talking to Susan who, a short time before me, had selected an oyster for her to open. I admit, I had …
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One of the great things about jet lag is I have ALL NIGHT to work on my videos!! 🙂 Here is my first video from my most recent trip to Fiji! I learned so much and got so many wonderful pearls! It was amazing!! I cannot WAIT to share everything with you! Here is my …
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Watch the growth of an akoya oyster from 1 day old to 2 years old! This little oyster is all grown up!!! (although still pretty small!) ***I filmed this in Japan!*** Best, India India RowsI am a modern day treasure hunter who travels the world for gorgeous pearls and amazing adventures. I own a pearl …
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A Conversation with the Girl Scouts What an awesome time I had learning about pearls in Uruguay! It all started with a request to teach a local Girl Scout Troop about pearls. These local middle school girls have been learning about women in business AND they have been learning about value. How do you value …
I was recently asked a question about The Pearl Girls pearls and how they differ from department store pearls. What I wrote ended up being very long so I broke it up into a few different blog posts. Here is some more info about department store pearls and about the experience I had ordering pearls …
Julia Roberts character in Pretty Woman starts the movie wearing large hoop earrings but along with her transformation comes an upgrade to pretty woman pearls! We see her wearing large pearl drop earrings on gold french wire like these. Marilyn Vance, a popular costume designer at the time, chose these earrings to mark the rise …
