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These pearl earrings have become a right of passage in my family. My grandmother gave them to my mother in her teens; my mother handed them down to me on my 16th birthday; I plan to hand them down to my daughter when she turns 16. They have always made me feel grounded and more […]

If you were to go back a hundred years, the only people wearing pearls were royalty because they were unbelievable expensive. The only way to find a pearl was to scour the ocean floor, harvest thousands of oysters and sort through them for the one rare gemstone. Divers could pull up thousands of oysters looking for that one gem quality pearl. It […]

How To Clean Pearls  You shouldn’t think of pearls as delicate flowers. They were after all, born in water, and they won’t melt if they get a little wet. They can be worn and enjoyed for a lifetime with some simple practical maintenance. But pearls are one of the softer gemstones, so here are some […]

Pearls are amazing gemstones, the only gem created by a living creature. Learn more about pearls here; how they’re made, and how they grow. When anyone talks about pearls today, they are talking about cultivated pearls. What are cultivated pearls versus natural pearls? They are very similar. Cultivated pearls are real pearls, just with a little bit […]

Life already has enough rules; there shouldn’t be rules on how to wear jewelry. The best advice on how to wear your pearls is this: Put them on. If you feel beautiful, you’re doing it right. Pearls can dress up jeans and a T-shirt, but they also bring elegance to a simple black dress and […]