Working with American pearls is really one of the most exciting ventures I have embarked upon since starting The Pearl Girls five years ago. I started this pearl company because I wanted to offer gorgeous pearls at amazing prices to women in the U.S. I have traveled abroad (and continue to!), made great contacts and …
We love the Red & Black! Living and working in Athens, GA gives us great access to the University of Georgia and the wonderful young people that come this way. This week it was so much fun to be contacted by a few journalism students who wanted to interview us for inclusion in the independent …
Mandarin pearls are the unique name given to chinese pearls drilled as buttons so they could be used to adorn clothing. These uniquely drilled pearls were used to adorn the hat of mandarins. Confused? I was. The term mandarin, as most of us know it, refers to the spoken form of Chinese language, a language …
Masters of Lustre Masters of Luster is by Kamala Thiagarajan and was originally printed in Hum Magazine on October 6, 2013. WITH THEIR LUMINOUS BEAUTY, PEARLS CERTAINLY MAKE THE BEST GIFTS, BUT TO ENSURE THAT YOUR PURCHASE IS AN EXCELLENT INVESTMENT OPTION AS WELL, YOU’LL NEED TO BE WARY OF MARKET REALITIES. HERE’S A GUIDE THAT WILL …
Do pearls burn? It is honestly a question I have never thought about. Maybe it is the woman in me? I imagine my sons might wonder about this but it has personally never crossed my mind until I came across this video of a man burning a pearl. Here we see a man applying a …
How do you get those cute pink pearls? I just love offering pink cultured pearls. They are a gorgeous alternative to traditional white pearls and the pink coloring is surprisingly subtle on all skin tones. Instead of being a shocking pink look they prove to be a natural, soft color when worn against the skin. …
Will I find a pearl in my oyster? is a question I hear from many people who visit my talks. It makes sense, right? Pearls come from oysters (or mussels) and it only seems fair that if you eat a bunch of these, especially raw, you are entitled to find a pearl. Right? Well, here …
Pearls are cultured everyday. It is a very organic process which can be difficult to control and yet certain aspects can be manipulated. For example, pearl color. Some pearl colors are considered more desirable than others so how do you get that cultured pearl color? This was such a fascinating concept which was of great …
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I have been talking alot about pearl treatments, dying pearls, tinting pearls and more so what are the natural pearl colors? That is what we really want to know! Well, first things first, how does a pearl get its color? We do have a variety of natural pearl colors and they all originate from the …
Colorful pearls, where do they come from? Here is my hot tip: they are dyed pearls! Yes, those shockingly wild pearl colors are not a normal pearl color. They are the result of a little RIT dye. Are you familiar with RIT? As a child of the 70s we were well versed in the art …
The truth about chocolate pearls is that they are very expensive. To get a natural color chocolate pearl is very rare which means that those chocolate pearls you see everywhere have a manufactured color. Yes, the thought of lush brown colored pearls is glorious. A rich brown colored pearl is great for Fall fashion and …
Do you belong to a social club, civic group, or service organization that schedules guest speakers? Is your group comprised of mostly women who love hearing about topic related to them? If so, The Pearl Girls would love to coordinate with your club, civic organization or group to have India Rows, the Founder of The …
