Monday, October 25, 2010

Tahitian Pearl Necklace: The Epitome of Elegant Simplicity

Tahitian pearls are the dark jewels of the Pacific Ocean. The pristine archipelagos of French Polynesia are home to the pinctada margaritifera mollusk that produces the famous black pearl. Peacock blue, pistachio green, and blueberry are just a few of the rich colors that can be found in these Tahitian pearls.

“Elegant simplicity” finds repose in a shimmering strand of peacock Tahitian pearls. A favorite among many Tahitian pearl lovers; these emerald-like gems with their red and blue overtones are unrivaled. There is nothing more that needs to be said. Any lady, who dons such a beautiful Tahitian necklace, is truly displaying the epitome of elegance and simplicity.

Multi-colored Tahitian strand necklaces emanate rays of light and color that soothes the mind. We have quite an assortment of these necklaces to choose from. These pearls range from 9.0 mm to 11.0 mm in size. Tahitian silver pearls are very enchanting. These rare silvery Tahitian pearls that are sorted and matched for color, then arranged in a graduated order with the larger pearls toward the center of the necklace. Because of the rarity of these large silver Tahitian pearls, it takes years just to make one strand.

Tahitian chocolate pearl necklaces are entering the markets with approving eyes. These golden brown processed pearls compliment the human flesh tones and come in all the standard Tahitian pearl sizes.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Selecting Akoya Pearl Earrings


Akoya pearls come in several colors and sizes. These beautiful pearls are set in lovely earring settings. Golden studs or dangles with diamonds or crystals that increases the beauty of those who wear these classic gems. Whether these cultured pearls are set in hoops or dangle bars, they sway every so gently as the wearer moves about. For those earrings with crystals or diamonds, the light catches these gems as they dance on the ears giving them an effulgence that matches the gleam in the eyes of the lucky lady who adds these akoya pearl earrings to their ensemble.

Akoya pearl earrings have a luster that equals the famous peacock Tahitian pearls. These very hard and round pearls are smooth and shiny like glass. Their rich colors are classic and pure. Many people think of akoya cultured pearls only as traditional - and beautiful - white pearls, but they actually come in a variety of colors. Pearly white, pale yellow, golden and blueberry, even a silvery blue that boggles the mind. These are some of the amazing colors of this type of pearls. Many of our akoya stud earrings come with matching necklaces and bracelets.

There are multi-strand bracelets of perfect matching and clasps of white and yellow gold. All of these bracelets come in light or dark colored akoya pearls.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

How to Choose Freshwater Loose Pearls

There are so many wonderful types of freshwater loose pearls to choose from here at ‘Aloha Pearls’. How does one choose from so many varieties, and how does one know what shape and size to purchase? These questions are easily answered. One only has to know what type of jewelry or purpose the pearls will be used for. If you want to make earrings, or a bracelet, perhaps a beautiful pendant or broche, you will have to have a design in mind. Will it be a teardrop pendant or a cluster pendant? A bracelet made of uniform pearls will require sorting out nearly identical pearls of the same body color, shape and size. Once you know what your loose pearls will be used for and how they will look as jewelry, then you are ready to sort through our large collection of loose freshwater pearls.

We have: golden freshwater loose pearls 11.0 mm to 12.0 mm, blue drop freshwater pearls 7.0 mm to 14.0 mm, we also have free form pearls or one-of-a-kind pearls that make unique pendants and rings. The buyer can purchase many colors in freshwater pearls such as: black, white, pink and lavender. All of our freshwater loose pearls are available for purchase at wholesale.