Another great question from one of our Pearl Girls wanting to know, is this pearl real?! Hi there! My mother left me some jewelry when she passed. Amongst the items was this pendant. It’s set in sterling silver and is about 3″ long. I was curious as to whether the “pearl” is real, or whether …
I just received the following wonderful question! Since I am due to write today’s blog post, I thought this info would be important to lots of y’all too. So, here we go: “My dad is wanting to buy my mom a set of pearls for their 55th wedding anniversary. I have been looking at your …
” I do not like my pearls,” Barbara told us when she came into our office. She pulled a gray velour jewelry box out of her bag and opened it to the most exquisite 20 strand necklace of tiny Biwa pearls. They were in great condition, absolutely beautiful with their gorgeously unique shape and amazing …
I must admit, I have been out of sorts recently. I think it was last month’s marathon of travel. In March I had 20 flights and 23 nights away from home. Even for someone like me, with the wild traveling spirit, that was just a bit much. I have come home to an overload of work, …
I had a special request to talk about Victoria’s pearls. I must admit that I have always enjoyed Victoria Grayson’s gorgeous pearls even if I no longer find time to tune into the show Revenge. But, one of our friends wanted to know more about Victoria’s pearls so I caught up on the series finale …
What an interesting conversation I had with a Pearl Girl on the Gulf Coast this morning. She called to talk about her Mikimoto Mothball. What the heck is a Mikimoto Mothball? Good question! And I, unfortunately, do not have a good answer for you. But let me untangle the Mikimoto Mothball story for you and …
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 things? How do you increase the …
We hear it all the time… the random stories of people finding a pearl in an oyster dinner. I love these stories although I feel so bad for the people that find pearls in their fried oysters! All those beautiful fried pearls… what a disappointment! Disclaimer: Most of these pearls are non-nacreous pearls so truthfully they …
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“Where in The Philippines is pearl farming practiced?” was the question on the tip of my tongue when I landed in The Philippines. I had this very handy map which lacks quite a bit of detail from the GIA. I think it was accurate as of 2009… So, what resources did I have? One was …
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Pearl Farming in The Philippines Having just returned from Australia, this is pretty wild that I turned around four days later to another destination for South Sea pearls, The Philippines. And, compared with Australia, production in the Philippines is miniscule. Only 15% of the world’s south sea pearls are produced in The Philippines. That equals …
I am on the plane to Manila musing about starting a pearl farm in The Philippines… Get your bankroll ready if you want to start a pearl farm in the Philippines! Yes, farming cultured pearls is an expensive business! This is true for anyone thinking they want to start their own pearl farm! You need the money. …
I am just leaving Coober Pedy, source of 70% of the world’s opals and I am feeling at once quite educated and hungry to learn more. Opal forms when silica separates from sand. It simply separates and hardens. It does not need heat, it does not need pressure, it just drips into the empty crevices …
