Her Pearl Was So Cheap! Catherine emailed me the following question: “My ring has a 10mm golden South sea pearl…perfect in every way. I paid $100 for the ring. Now, I know the reality of this situation…impossible. However JTV advertised this is an authentic pearl. What process did this pearl go through. The pearl is smooth, […]
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!
How Much does One Pearl Cost?
All About Pearls - Our Pearl Blog, Our Repair Blog, Your Questions AnsweredTo ask, ”How much does one pearl cost?” is an extremely broad question! Instead of answering, “$1” or even, “$1000,” I would follow up that question with many clarifiers starting with, “How big is the pearl? How flawless? What shape? Where will this pearl be set?” Pearl Types I think of pearl costs a lot […]
Are You Nervous About Mailing Pearls to Us?
All About Pearls - Our Pearl Blog, Our Repair Blog, Your Questions AnsweredLinda was nervous about mailing pearls to us. She sent us the following question, “Is your service bonded and insured? What safeguards are in place to insure that the pearls I send you are the same pearls I get back? I may sound obnoxious, but the completely trustworthy man that has always done my pearls […]
The Shape of Pearls
All About Pearls - Our Pearl Blog, Cultured Pearl Jewelry, Natural Pearls, Tell Me About My Pearls, Women Wearing PearlsWith the launch of this week’s Star and Moon Necklace, I decided to write a blog post discussing the shape of pearls and why pearls have the shapes that they do! Is it possible (gasp!) that I have never written a comprehensive blog post on the Shape of Pearls? Read more about Coin Pearls here! […]
My Borders…
India’s Weekly EmailHi Friends! For today’s weekly email, I am trying a few new things! First, I thought it would be fun to make my email a blog post in case y’all wanted to comment! As always, you are welcome to email me back or you can trying commenting below, either way! Next, for this week’s launch, […]
Edison Pearls
Types of PearlsThe Culturing of Pearls So, those of you who have heard my spiel probably know it by now. But here is a very brief run down based on how I explain it in my history of pearls talk. The Japanese started culturing pearls in saltwater, they saw the value (accessibility, low cost, lower risk) involved […]
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 […]