Category: All About Pearls – Our Pearl Blog
Welcome to All About Pearls. This is our pearl blog where The Pearl Girls founder, India Rows, shares everything possible about pearls, pearl jewelry, pearl history, the science of pearls, pearls in art, American pearls and more… Basically this is the place where we showcase our complete passion for pearls. Enjoy! And don’t forget to get in touch with questions, comments and more!
Can a Scallop Produce A Pearl?
Types of PearlsCan a scallop produce a pearl? Oh, yes it can!! But do not expect to find a full scallop pearl necklace. These are not common occurrences! I got to see my first scallop pearl in Hong Kong in March, 2019! So, this feels like a very timely question from Mark in Australia! Bert Ternat from […]
Buying Pearls in a Department Store
All About Pearls - Our Pearl BlogAre you buying pearls in a Department Store? Do you want to know what type of pearls you are buying? Your Questions Answered Thanks so much to Lorraine who reached out and asked me to help her understand how The Pearl Girls pearls differ from department store pearls. Lorraine is shopping […]
Department Store Pearls
All About Pearls - Our Pearl Blog, Cultured Pearl Jewelry, Pearl FarmsI was recently asked a question about The Pearl Girls pearls and how they differ from department store pearls. What I wrote ended up being very long so I broke it up into a few different blog posts. Here is some more info about department store pearls and about the experience I had ordering pearls […]
Pretty Woman Pearls
All About Pearls - Our Pearl Blog, The History of PearlsJulia Roberts character in Pretty Woman starts the movie wearing large hoop earrings but along with her transformation comes an upgrade to pretty woman pearls! We see her wearing large pearl drop earrings on gold french wire like these. Marilyn Vance, a popular costume designer at the time, chose these earrings to mark the rise […]
What are these pearls worth?
All About Pearls - Our Pearl Blog, Tell Me About My Pearls, Your Questions AnsweredAlthough we are not pearl appraiser, we have many Pearl Girls who ask us about their pearls worth. Again, this is outside of my area of expertise. On purpose! I love pearls so much and I do not like to get wrapped up in their valuation. But I do love looking at pearls… and I […]
How Much Does It Cost To Repair Pearls?
All About Pearls - Our Pearl Blog, Our Repair BlogThank you so much for your interest in The Pearl Girls ® Jewelry Repair Service! If you are ready to get started on a repair, click here. Here are some more details on costs to repair pearls! How much does it cost to repair pearls? Do you have a broken strand of pearls? Are you […]
Calculate the Cost of A Pearl Repair
All About Pearls - Our Pearl Blog, Caring For Your Pearls, Your Questions AnsweredAre you interested in using The Pearl Girls ® Reknot and Repair Service to repair you broken pearl or beaded jewelry? Do you want to know the cost of a pearl repair before you get started? I understand! It is important to know how much you will be investing in your beautiful gems. Although we […]
Only One Strand Broke
All About Pearls - Our Pearl Blog, Your Questions AnsweredYou have a multi-strand pearl or beaded necklace and one strand broke? What do you do? Can The Pearl Girls ™ only repair just that one strand? The answer is YES! We can repair one strand of a multi-strand necklace and this will save you more money in the short term. However, this isn’t always […]
Moms Broken Pearls
Caring For Your Pearls, Tell Me About My Pearls, The Pearl Girls StoriesWhat a lovely package we received at The Pearl Girls today! Barbara Ann mailed us her Moms broken pearls along with a wonderful note: Dear Pearl Girls, Enclosed is a broken strand of pearls that belonged to my mother. I lost her June 17, 2017. Her name was Conception but everyone knew her […]