What are peacock pearls? Peacock is a trade name used to describe the color of “black” pearls. According to the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), “Peacock is a trade term for Tahitian cultured pearls with dark green-gray to blue-gray body color and pink to purple overtone.” Trade term is an important distinction here. When the …
The wonderful color of black pearls… where does this color come from? Black pearls come from a Black Lipped Oyster (Pinctada Margaritifera) . Since their shell is black, these oysters can produce black pearls. Pearls are made of the same shell-making material that mollusks use to grow their shell. But, of course, Tahitian black pearl …
Many people ask me how The Pearl Girls and our pearl travels began. It began, quite simply with a journey. A journey through Asia in 2006, to be exact, when my husband and I were waiting on his green card that would allow him to leave Canada and join me in the U.S.A. We went …
We have just launched our newest curated pearls… from our recent travels to French Polynesia! See our Tahitian Pearl Jewelry here… Pearls from Tahiti… I must admit that is a bit of misnomer. Tahiti is a gorgeous island, one of the over 100 islands in French Polynesia, way down in the South Pacific ocean. Tahiti …
What is an atoll? An atoll is an amazingly great place to culture Tahitian black pearls! At least, that is the case with the island atoll of Ahe, in French Polynesia. An atoll is characterized by an island which was once formed by a central volcano. Over time, the volcano has sunk back into the …
Large pearls are being cultured in the freshwater cultured pearl farms in China and it is with good reason. Large pearls are dominating the market. People want bold, bigger pearls. There was a time for the petite strand (okay, truthfully, there is always a time for a nice simple strand) but the trends are changing …
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! …
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 …
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 RowsI am a modern day treasure hunter who travels the world for gorgeous pearls and amazing adventures. I own a pearl jewelry and jewelry repair business, ThePearlGirls.com, with a cute retail store in Athens, GA. I also have a Pearl Travel business and travel blog at TheWorldofPearl.com.
We carry a variety of pearls from all over the world but, for our classic necklaces, we are partial to freshwater cultured pearls from China. Our Founder, India Rows, travels there regularly to ensure that we continue to carry top quality pearls. She created this video, See A Pearl Farm in China, to show you …
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Since we are not a huge company, mass producing our jewelry, we like to take our time to hand select the pearls and cautiously select the pearl companies that we feel like align with our goals and intentions. What better way to do this than to visit pearl farms directly? China currently cultures the largest …
