P-G News

I must share a video clip from Kojima Pearl Company/Pacific Pearls in Tucson this year. Sometimes things are so lovely that you must not keep them to yourself!

First a photo.



And the treasure...



See more delights at:
www.kojimapearl.com

Blaire Beavers
Managing Editor
Pearl Guide News

Fresh from being seen at the Pearl Guide Ruckus, one of several special harvest strands made by a renowned South Sea pearl producer for PearlParadise.com.

Harvest strands are rope necklaces made up of pearls that are representative of a pearl harvest. This means that there are a lot of interesting shapes and colors. Even better, the necklace is long enough to see while wearing -- and to enjoy fondling!



To see the first one made and appreciate its complexity, click the link to the BLOG...

It's been long enough that it can be easy to forget that brightly colored soufflé and metallic pearls were once a rarity.

Those wild colors and mirror shine come from this hybrid mussel.


Souffle' pearls on the half-shell

And their cousins...


Brightly colored metallics

Enjoy!

Blaire Beavers
Managing Editor
Pearl Guide News

Many of our members collect pearls, but only a few collect natural pearls. Member Metzler is one whose flawless taste and intellectual curiosity turns super-rare natural pearls into exquisite jewels.

Here is a brooch of natural golden "pipi" pearls from the Pinctada maculata and abalone pearls from the Haliotis iris.



Enjoy!

Blaire Beavers
Managing Editor
Pearl Guide News

We can dream, can't we? This fabulous Utopia bracelet is designed to be beautiful from every angle. So glittery, and yet the pearls are the stars in this floral constellation.

Seen at the 2015 Couture Show in Las Vegas.



See more pearls, and the best website opening video, ever! http://www.utopia-jewels.com

And see our past Utopia Pearls of the Week
Here
Here
Here
Here
And Here

Blaire Beavers
Managing Editor
Pearl Guide News

I was reading an article about people not wanting to inherit their parent's or grandparent's furnishings and keepsakes. There is a growing distaste for "brown furniture", the kind of beautifully ornate dining sets I wanted to inherit when I was a little girl. I have to admit that I prefer the clean lined furniture I have now, but still, it makes one stop and think about how helpful it would be to clean out the clutter now so that others won't have a hard time of things when your time is up...