Records of commercial pearl harvesting go back 2500+ years, making pearls one of our most ancient and treasured gems. They are also uniquely feminine gems. Attempts have been made at marketing pearls to men,...
Natural Pearl Guide If you find this guide useful please be sure to vote for YES at the bottom of the page. How are pearls formed? An oyster becomes irritated by a nucleus often in the form of a piece of shell...
Synthetic Pearl Guide If you find this guide useful please be sure to vote for YES at the bottom of the page. Crystal pearls are made with a crystal base which is then powder coated / painted / dyed the...
Safe Ways to Clean Pearl Jewelry The pearls most of us wear today are cultured pearls, their existence initiated by humans who insert a bead or other object into an oyster or clam. The clam coats the foreigner...
Do you want to know how to create gorgeous unique creations? Want to start a new project that can fulfill your artistic need for life? Find out what Polymer Clay is by reading this guide.... Unlike the...
This 5 criteria including lustre, surface, colour, shape and size of pearl, these various criteria will be explored in detail in the guide below: Lustre Lustre is considered as the most important and above all...
Thanks for dropping by ....... When we first started on eBay in 2003, there were usually 200 to 300 listed Dzi Beads, of which 95% were all machine mass manufactured copies or imitations. Today , a simple...
Swarovski Crystal Beads, Finishes Effects, Part 1 There are almost an endless supply of great colors and styles from Swarovski. This guide is to help explain some of the great finishes Swarovski makes and...
If you were to ask me what product in the magnetic world is the panacea of all magnetic products, I would have to nominate the magnetic underlay. In reality all magnets do the same thing when it come to...
New Swarovski Crystal Bead Colors Component Releases 2006 The new Swarovski colors and articles are released about each spring and fall. There are an almost endless supply of colors from Swarovski but a few...