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| Monday, 15-Nov-2010 03:46 |
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Pearl Jewelry - The Story of Pearl Hunters
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As long as pearl jewelry have been known to people, they have been a highly sought commodity for their beauty. It's only in recent times however that the industry has taken the hunt for the perfect pearl to a whole different level. Today, the shiny orbs that we see on in display in jewelry stores have actually almost always been grown in farms.
That's a far cry from the dangerous extraction and collection methods used before the invention of modern technology. In the past, not more than 100 years ago, the only way to retrieve pearls was by diving in lakes, floods and the ocean to pick them up, one at the time. The unfortunate divers who'se job it was to do this, were often poor and lured by the relative large sums they could get. The diver would sometimes have to dive as deep as 100 feet on one single breath of air. In order to preserve air and to stay submerged the longest, the divers would hold on to heavy stones on the way down.
Naturally, this dangerous activity was reserved for the desperate or the powerless - in many cases slaves or extremely poor peasents. Today, this method is all but obsolete in most places of the world. The cheaper cultured pearls have become popular and are many times the only pearls available to the consumer.
There are however still a few isolated areas that practice this old art of pearl diving. Some of the finest natural pearl speciments come from the gulf of Bahrain. Here, divers still risk their health to retrieve what are considered the top of the crop in the world. In fact, Bahrain wants no part of the sale of cultured pearls, banned from trade. Bahrain is one of the few places on earth that does an active job in trying to preserve the natural habitat and waters from pollution.
It's an interesting story and one that continues to fascinate buyers around the world. Somehow, the beauty of the pearl grows when it's been retrieved from the depth of the ocean.
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| Monday, 15-Nov-2010 03:44 |
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Buying Pearl Jewelry Without Being Ripped Off
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Buying pearl jewelry can be fun, exciting and confusing. Whether you're considering a gift of pearl jewelry for someone special or as a treat for yourself, take some time to learn the terms used in the industry. Here's some information to help you get the best quality pearl jewelry for your money, whether you're shopping in a traditional brick and mortar store or online.
Pearls
Natural or real pearls are made by oysters and other mollusks. Cultured pearls also are grown by mollusks, but with human intervention; that is, an irritant introduced into the shells causes a pearl to grow. Imitation pearls are man-made with glass, plastic, or organic materials.
Because natural pearls are very rare, most pearls used in jewelry are either cultured or imitation pearls. Cultured pearls, because they are made by oysters or mollusks, usually are more expensive than imitation pears. A cultured pearl's value is largely based on its size, usually stated in millimeters, and the quality of its nacre coating, which give it luster. Jewelers should tell your if the pearls are cultured or imitation. Some black, bronze, gold, purple, blue and orange pearls, whether natural or cultured, occur that way in nature; some, however, are dyed through various processes. Jewelers should tell you whether the colored pearls are naturally colored, dyed or irradiated.
Clams, oysters, mussels and many other mollusks with limy shells are known to produce pearls. But very few kinds yield gem pearls of jeweler's quality. The pearl is an abnormal growth of mother-of-pearl, or nacre, imbedded in the soft bodies of these shellfish. It is built up, layer upon layer, in the same way as nacre is added to the lining of the growing shell and always has the same color and luster. For example, over the country, hundreds of good-sized pearls are found each year in the oysters we eat. Unfortunately these have no commercial value regardless of whether they have been cooked or not because they are dull opaque white or purple like the shell of the parent oyster. In recent times almost all pearls of gem quality come from the oriental pearl oyster which has a bright shimmering translucent nacre.
A pearl starts growing when some irritating foreign substance such as a sand grain, bit of mud, parasite or other object becomes lodged in the shell-producing gland called the mantle. Pearls formed in the soft flesh where nacre can be added on all sides are most likely to be spherical and the most highly prized. By far the great majority are flattened or variously distorted and have little value. Size, color, luster and freedom from flaws are other essential qualities. Unlike other gems, such as diamonds, pearls have an average life of only about 50 years. In time the small amount of water in a pearl's make-up is lost and its surface cracks. Because they are mostly lime, necklaces which are worn often are injured by the acid secretions of the human skin.
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| Thursday, 12-Nov-2009 16:23 |
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freshwater pearl necklace
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Your wedding is really two parts: the ceremony and the reception. Of the two, the reception is actually the freshwater pearl necklace much longer part, so it is important to plan for your comfort and style during it. That way you will feel just as great dancing the night away with your new husband as you did when the "Wedding March" began to play.
If you have worn a very long veil for your ceremony, you can swap it out for a more manageable fingertip length veil for the reception. Even if you do not plan to wear a veil for most of the reception, do keep it on for your first dance with your husband and father, because it will really add so much to the freshwater pearl earrings photographs. Brides who intend to go without a veil at the reception should make sure to choose a headpiece that is separate from the veil, so that they can keep some pretty decorations in their hair for the entire evening.
Shoes are another thing that many brides will want to change for comfort at the reception. Most brides who wear a pair of high heels for the ceremony will be thrilled to slip into a pair of freshwater pearl bracelet white silk thongs or ballet slippers for dancing at the reception. The only thing to keep in mind is that your gown will be a little too long if you drop your heel height by much more than one inch, so it might be worth it to choose a low pair of heels for the ceremony to keep the heel heights closer.
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| Thursday, 12-Nov-2009 16:13 |
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akoya pearl necklace
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Your flowers do not have to be traditional to be beautiful. There are many new and interesting ideas that florists are using to akoya pearl necklace create displays that are unique. Having fun with your wedding flowers is a great way to make your reception memorable.
For a holiday wedding, a variation on this theme would be to hang kissing balls. These round balls of evergreen or holly can be hung using a red, gold, or tartan ribbon all over the reception. Kissing balls are often hung over doorways or in the silver pearl necklace openings of porches at country inns, and they would also be fantastic alternatives to traditional centerpieces. As their name implies, kissing balls are very romantic!
When looking for a unique way to do the flowers for your wedding, think about how you can incorporate other elements that you are already using. For instance, brides who are wearing crystal bridal jewelry will often decide to have some crystal accents added to her bouquet and the centerpieces to coral necklace tie in with her bridal jewelry. This is a great effect for a Winter Wonderland themed wedding, or for any bride looking to have maximum sparkle on her big day.
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| Thursday, 12-Nov-2009 16:09 |
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bread pearl
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Flowers are a beautiful part of any wedding, and they can also be used with your menu cards. Rather than setting the napkins to bread pearl the left of the plates, they can be placed directly onto the plates with a fold in the bottom third. The menu card gets slipped into the fold, and a single flower is set on top of the card to make it even lovelier. This is a simple idea that always looks wonderful.
Another way to display a wedding menu with panache is to put it in a frame. A beautiful picture frame can be chosen that fits in with the rest of the wedding design, anything from classic silver to pearl strand wholesale beachy rattan would be great. The frame can then double as the wedding favors. A really fun idea would be to have a photographer on hand who can take and print photos that the guests can put into the frames as a memento from your wedding.
One of the most classic ways to display wedding menus is to lay them on the place settings. A heavy ivory card stock with a gold border would be ideal for a formal wedding when engraved in black ink. For a spring afternoon wedding, choose a more lighthearted stationary in a pastel color with an organza bow on the top. If your wedding will take place by pearl earrings wholesale the ocean, anchor each menu card with a seashell. There are infinite variations to fit with any wedding theme.
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| Thursday, 12-Nov-2009 16:05 |
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pearl bracelet
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Look to Bridget for advice on freshwater pearl earrings planning your wedding. Check out how we can help with your bridesmaids jewelry at SilverlandJewelry.com. Bridal jewelry is a great way to express your personal style.
Brides are still interested in having cakes designed that complement their bridal ensemble in some way. For a pearl bracelet very unique look, cover a cake in large white sugar "pearls" which are dusted with an opalescent powder. This is a fun and modern reference to classic pearl bridal jewelry. If crystal bridal jewelry is more your style, you can adorn your cake with clear molded sugar "crystals" arranged in a geometric design. Note that the sugar crystals are intended to mimic clear crystals, not silvery rhinestones. It is a more subtle style than the ornate cake jewelry that has been seen in recent years.
The great thing about a wedding cake is that you can have whatever you want. So, take some pointers from the latest trends, or choose to pearl pendant go in another direction; the choice is entirely yours. In the end, all that matters is that you love the way your wedding cake looks, and that your guests love how it tastes.
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