I got a great question a few weeks ago that I wanted to discuss: I took my moms pearls in to be restrung and was surprised when they told me there isn’t a resale value on pearls. I was told they disintegrate and Mikimoto pearls are the only pearls that might increase value. Do you …
I have found a new way to look at black pearls courtesy of last month’s article by Paul Rush in the New Zealand Herald. In his article, Paul talks about Fijian black pearls and let me tell you, they are not black! As you know, I am a huge fan of Tahitian black pearls and I …
Okay, this is a big change from my usual pearl posts but I feel like I need to talk about something important for the University of Georgia football fans and all of our rivals coming to Athens, GA for a football game: How To Spot A Fake UGA Football Ticket. This weekend I decided to take …
I am hoping you can tell me something about the pearls in the attached photograph. My mother recently passed away at age 90. She had this pearl necklace before I was born when she was 20. I am not trying to determine the monetary value of this necklace, just maybe something about this type of …
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You just might not be familiar with abalone pearls, although I am sure you would recognize an abalone shell. They are rich with color, gorgeous in both jewelry and mother-of-pearl decorative accessories. Abalone pearl nacre is stunning with a swirl of iridescent color. Abalone are sea snails. They are also hemapheliacs so they are …
Today I am featuring the Don’t Cry for Me Earrings. Check them out! As I mention in today’s email and this listing, this is a perfect reminder of what we have all been through. Sometimes I hate to repeat the old adage, “What doesn’t kill us..” and yet, sometimes it can be true. Right?! Over …
If you have ever heard me talk about pearls and how they are formed, you have probably heard me talk about bricks. Bricks, or the building blocks of pearls, is how I best describe the interlocking layers of pearls. The aragonite that makes pearls (and makes them shiny) are interlocking crystal layers cemented together like …
Thanks for all your emails! Here is more on pearl processing versus pearl treatments:
Pteria, Mollusk, Oyster, Pinctada… what am I talking about? The beautiful pearl making species… they are not oysters, per se, so what are they?!
I get this question a lot and it is an important one to consider, do the pearl farms kill the oyster?
In my next chapter of all the awesomeness I am learning here on my Mexican pearl farm trip is the burden of being a mollusk that lives in shallow water. The species of mollusk in shallow water that I am referring to is called the Pinctada mazatlanica. This species of mollusk loves warm, tropical waters. In …
