Freshwater versus Saltwater Pearls… The difference between freshwater and saltwater pearls can be quite confusing! Here is a talk I led clarifying the difference between these two different types of pearls. Along with this talk on freshwater pearls and saltwater pearls, I also lead presentations on the History of Pearls, How Pearls are Cultured, The …
Given my knowledge of pearl farms worldwide, I have been approached by a few people seeking information about starting their own pearl farm. Even my own Dad thinks we should start our own pearl farm in my hometown of Thomson, GA. If only it were that easy, I would start my own backyard pearl farm! …
This week I saw yet another post stating the difference between freshwater pearls and cultured pearls. Here is the issue, some people are not knowledgeable about the beauty of freshwater pearl jewelry. Which is why I want to show you this bit of freshwater pearl “eye candy”… Gorgeous, right? Yes, these are some beauties from …
Admit it, graduation is one of the most amazing times. From Kindergarten, 8th Grade, High School, College… even my husband is about to graduate from UGA with his Specialist Degree. I know he is MORE than excited! It is a rite of passage, a time to celebrate, a wonderful memory, a mark of time well …
In case you need a reminder… kind words are so powerful and moving. I keep the kind emails that you Pearl Girls send to me and I hold your words dear in my heart, always. They are the icing on the cake of the work I do. I have this on the brain today as …
Pearl Girls want to know… Can you get a strand of BIG cultured pearls from Japan? This is such a great question! Japanese pearls are typically small. Why? The Japanese are known for culturing pearls in Akoya oysters. These oysters are small…very small and the cultured pearls they produce are small…very small. You will rarely …
Spring has sprung in our little corner of Georgia. I am having a ball running around with my kids outside and I even got so optimistic that I have invested in a double jogging stroller. And, let me tell you… it is an investment!! I think pearls are so fresh and look so amazingly cute …
Seriously, would you have reacted any differently? There I was at a remote pearl farm in Japan. First I was analyzing all of the aquatic species that attach to oysters during the pearl culturing process. Did you see the video featuring the worm? Gross, right? Now flashback to my childhood… I am southern! I was …
Pearl fishing was once a widespread activity in Ireland. In fact, pearls have been found in rivers throughout the country, and they have been a feature of Ireland’s past since the ancient Irish began to trade pearls with the Phoenicians in exchange for the secrets of producing purple dye. Throughout the centuries, pearl fishing in …
Okay, it is 3:45 in the morning. I have truthfully been up since midnight after going to bed at 9:30. It is four days since my return but I still cant seem to sleep. So, having watched all the t.v. I could possibly watch… I decided to start working on the videos from my trip. …
India explains how gosh darn dirty oysters can get! Barnacles, bryozoans, sea squirts and other young oysters attach themselves to the mother oysters. Tube worms also burrow into the mother oysters. Take a look! Part of the pearl culturing process is about cleaning and maintaining these oysters so their livelihood is not compromised. Healthy oysters …
