What do you get a woman who is 80 years old? How about 80 pearls for 80 years? I imagine that most women pretty much have it all by the time they reach 80 years old. They have a loving family, a lifetime of memories and they are truly enjoying the wisdom of their years. …
“Why don’t you go start your own pearl farm?” is a question a lot of people ask me. And, I assure them I am not equipped to start my own farm. If a love and knowledge of pearls was all that is needed, well I would be on board, for sure. However there are some …
I have been so excited to share this video of me harvesting pearls in The Philippines. What a joy to learn this very difficult skill of extracting pearls while maintaining the life of the oyster. It is tough! Most men and women do this job at least 10,000 times to reach novice status. I am …
The following article, “Freshwater Biological Association leads the way for pearl mussel conservation,” was written by Carl Fallowfield and published in the Cumbria Crack on 07/13/2015. I am copying it here because of my interest in freshwater pearl mussels in England. You may have seen my earlier posts on the decline of these mussel populations due to …
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Many thanks to Carol Joy for sharing her pearl story! “I suppose pearls always seemed a bit prissy and stuffy; perhaps I can create a bit of an image change and make them equally apropos for church and for rock ‘n’ roll! The photo shows me on the left, wearing my mother-in-law’s pearls, and my …
An interesting thing happened on the beach yesterday…. I am visiting with family in Canada and my brother in law asked me to explain mother of pearl to him. What a coincidence with the launching of our new mother of pearl earrings, the Abby Earrings! Sometimes I forget how much I take for granted …
File this one under tips for how to shop for pearls! Many times you will find pearl companies selling freshwater black pearls. Now I have told y’all all about the amazing pearl adventure travels to French Polynesia for black pearls. Freshwater black pearls are not the same as Tahitian black pearls. Freshwater black pearls are …
If you are going to elope, I think it is best to elope in style! That is one young couple in N.C. decided to do. The bride wore The Pearl Girls!
A few months ago I got a call from a woman whose parents were about to celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary and her Dad wanted to create something special for his bride! All he knew is that he wanted big pearls! Which makes perfect sense to me, after 55 years together, right!? So, after lots …
If you have ever heard my talks on pearls you understand that a grain of sand can never form a pearl. But, with all the reading I have been doing on natural pearl formation and the 2000 year old pearl, I have read some great information further proving why a grain of sand can never …
Check out these pirate ship of pearls! British artist Ann Carrington created these two ships from old pearl jewelry she bought in markets and antique shops. She created designs based on the old Spanish galleons that were once warships and then were converted for trade. She titled one of the pirate ship pearls ‘Wo Wave City’ and …
