What is the big deal about Mikimoto? Surely you have heard his name. In the pearl business buyers love to throw around the Mikimoto name… especially by saying things like, “my Mikimoto’s” Other people have no clue …”miki-what?” So, I am here to tell you the big deal with Mikimoto! What is in a Name? …
Introducing All-American Pearls by The Pearl Girls! Years ago, the Tennessee River was the hub for mussel shell businesses. Divers would spend all day in the cold Tennessee River collecting shells which were then exported to Australia, Japan, China and other exotic locations for use in the cultured pearl industry. Although incredibly rare, one of …
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Brailing is a form of early commercial pearl and mussel harvesting (in the 1930s, 40s and 50s). When brailing, you extend hooks across a bar and pull the bar through the river. The mussels close on the hooks. Why? When a mussel feels the hook on its open shell, it thinks one of two things.. …
Mussel camp… Imagine.. in the mid-1950s there were probably 300 working mussel boats on the Tennessee River. These boats collected mussels to use in the button or pearl industries. So, what do brailers, divers and other toe-diggers do with the mussels they harvest? They take them to camp… mussel camp. These odorous camps are set …
For the many of you that celebrate Christmas, yesterday was your day to give. We hope you had a wonderful day with loved ones and we hope you got to enjoy the fabulous feeling we all get when we give something special to someone we love! Or, maybe Santa gave something special to you! Well, today …
Many thanks to Lauren for her story of pearls. Thanks for sharing! “For the past two years, I knew I could count on receiving pearls for Christmas. I fell in love with the earrings my parents bought me the first year. Although they were are special gift, I loved them even more when I found out …
Here is India and the pearl diver who works on the Tennessee River collecting shells and pearls! India is the Founder of The Pearl Girls and is thrilled to launch her All-American Pearl Collection in 2014 and tell Bruce’s story of 30 years of diving for pearls on the Tennessee River. It is an exciting …
Who wants pearls for Christmas? Soleil does! Last year Soleil’s grandmother, Karen, decided to buy her pearls for Christmas. She chose the Little Pearl Girls bracelet. Karen filmed her granddaughter receiving pearls on Christmas morning and she sent the video to us! Thanks Karen!! We love that Soleil’s grandmother shared the story of her first …
That’s right, we are the Georgia Pearl Girls! The Pearl Girls are featured in the November issue of Georgia Magazine!
The Pearl of A Queen is the pearl that launched America’s passion for natural, American pearls. It all started in 1857 when David Howell, a shoemaker from Paterson, New Jersey went fishing for mussels in nearby Notch Creek and discovered several pearls. He was then joined by two local pearl hunters, Jacob and John Quackenbush. …
There are many reasons to buy pearls in November and one of our favorite reasons is to support our fundraiser for the J.L. Wiley Foundation. Before I tell you about this wonderful alliance we have created, let me first fill you in on some of my joyful reasons for buying pearls this wonderful month of …
