A Pearl Jewelry Item

A pearl pendant is a splendid work of art, it hangs on a 14 k gold chain that flashes like many miniature flashbulbs. One lovely pendant design that I find especially nice is the “baby cradle” pendant, made of sterling silver, millesimal fineness 925 or 92.5% silver and 7.5% cooper alloy. This design does resemble a type of cradle effect. In the midst of the cradle is a wonderful cream colored pearl about 8 mm in diameter. The sterling silver cradle is encrusted with cubic zirconium crystals that reflect onto the pearl itself. These pendants are used as settings for all of our many colors of fresh water pearls. The pendants are made with carefully chosen high luster and low surface blemish pearls. We sort through and categorize our pearls by its characteristics. Out of so many sorted pearls only a few will meet the standard for a showcase pendant pearl.

Purchasing wholesale freshwater pearls at trade shows and auctions are the best places to purchase loose pearls or lots as they are called in the business. With each lot of pearls there is a small percentage that will be top grade. The more lots you purchase the more high-grade pearls you will have to make high-end jewelry items.

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Grace and Sophistication

“Aloha Pearls”, a company that is synonymous with grace and sophistication, because all of our jewelry gives our ladies that look. Elegant pearls set in artistic settings will give a look of sophistication.

Pearls combined with diamonds, precious metals and other precious or semi-precious stones is a formula for sophistication. Our combinations of these pearls, metals and stones give the consumer a choice that best fits their personality. Whether it is a brooch, necklace or pearl bracelets, all of our jewelry will lift the wearer to a high status.

Within are stock are large varieties of south sea pearls, black pearls with celestial overtones and fresh water pearls that give pleasure to the eyes.
Any lady with exquisite taste will be happy to add any of our high fashion pearl jewelry to their collection.

When purchasing any of our sea pearls, it is comparable to purchasing a small piece of the South Sea Islands, with its freshness, clear oceans and emerald palm trees swaying in the soft tropical breezes. No matter where one resides, when a Tahitian pearl is placed on the body, immediately the warm tropical sun mixed with cool trade winds are felt in the heart. So why not take a little piece of paradise with you to warm the soul.

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Varieties of Peals

Pearls are not just little white orbs strung together and worn as a necklace. Cultured pearls are still new to some buyers. Many are amazed to see colors of pearls that are not white. In order to understand more about pearls and their different varieties, let us start with basic categories.

The first breakdown in categorizing pearls is freshwater and saltwater. The freshwater pearls come in many pastel colors like lavender, peach, orange, white, cream, purple, brown, and yellow. Fresh water pearls do not need a bead nucleus, instead the mussel takes a piece of its own mantle tissue which secrets nacre (mother of pearl) and produces a solid pearl with no central bead core. H. Cumingi is the name of the common freshwater mussel. Most of the freshwater pearl farms are in China, about 300 miles outside of Shanghai. These oysters produce many varieties of shapes such as round, oval, and baroque (odd shaped) pearls.

There are three basic types of saltwater pearls, namely: Akoya, Tahitian and South sea pearls. The akoya pearls also come in a large variety of shapes and colors. Most of the farming of these sea pearls is in Japan. Akoya is the name of the pearls of this region. Highly lustrous, hard and round are the basic characteristics of akoya pearls. Your classic white pearl strands are usually akoya pearls. Most of these gems are light colored but occasionally a beautiful blue-black or blueberry pearl appears.

A second type of pearl is the fabulous Tahitian pearl that range from a silvery color to a deep blue green.

The third and final type is the south sea pearl, normally farmed in Australia or the Philippines. The oysters are the largest species and can produce an extremely large golden pearl.

An Exquisite Choice of Jewelry

What can be better than a pair of large black Tahitian pearl earrings for an exquisite choice of jewelry, or a necklace strand of black pearls to enhance your beauty.

Designers look for imaginative ways to use Tahitian cultured pearls in jewelry. “Aloha Pearls” carry many designs in pendants, rings and earrings that are breathtaking.

When traveling to the south pacific and Hawaii, these exotic pearls reflect the tropical tranquility of a Polynesian paradise. Aubergine is a unique color that is sometimes found in the Tahitian oyster pearl. Pistachio with rose overtones or avocado with blue overtones are just a few of the magical colors that radiate from these south sea pearls. The average size of these dark beauties is 9.5mm. Just one pearl set in gold can be a feast for the eyes.

“Aloha Pearls” is introducing a new pearl strand called the “Fireball” which are large baroque freshwater pearls with unusually high luster. These are very large freshwater pearls resembling fire opal. Theses heavenly necklaces come in princess lengths or 17 inches. Their high orient gives them a rainbow hue. Some strands are snow white and others are a cream color. The choice is yours.

Whether one chooses exotic south sea pearls or common freshwater rounds, the results will be the same, pure satisfaction. White pearls, black pearls, pink or orange, they are all precious gems. Give her a gift of “Aloha”.

Classical Freshwater Pearl Necklace

Perfectly spherical freshwater cultured pearls are rare. Each rare pearl is collected and sorted to make that special princess strand for that luck lady.

Clear pristine lakes are the abodes of the freshwater mussels that produce freshwater pearls. We have many pearls of assorted hues, like yellow, orange, pink and purple. You have to see our beautiful lavender freshwater pearls with their blue overtones, truly a wonder. Many of our freshwater pearls have overtones of rose, blue and green.

We carry many variations of station pearl necklaces. These are necklaces with cultured pearls positioned at regular intervals on cord. Some of our necklaces have diamond roundels at intervals which gives them a fiery appearance.

A strand of excellent white freshwater pearls is the ultimate in classic neckwear. These perfectly round and highly lustrous jewels come in many lengths. The choker, the princess and the matinee are the names of the different lengths, ranging from 16 to 22 inches. The different lengths of these necklaces inspire different moods.

All of our cultured pearl necklaces are irresistible and the prices are also irresistible.

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Pearls In Oysters

Everyone is fascinated by the idea of finding their own pearl within an oyster. You can actually have that experience at “Aloha Pearls”. There are beautiful fresh water pearls directly from the oyster, dazzling like tiny suns. We also have the highly lustrous akoya pearls that come from a saltwater oyster. All of the pearls come in an array of colors each with its own meaning. These marvelous gems of the sea are unlike any other jewelry; once taken from the oyster, it is ready to be worn, not cutting, polishing and process. It is the oldest jewelry in any culture. Pearls were among the first jewelry valued by humans.

Pearls in oysters can be of various shapes other than round or near round, like teardrop or oval. Some pearl come our of the oyster with irregular shapes and these different shapes inspire the designer to create complementary settings of gold and diamonds.

Rings, pendants, bracelets and necklaces and many other types of jewelry are adorned with pearls. There are ancient myths about pearls, they have always been auspicious. These sea jewels are now becoming affordable and the quality of these pearls in oysters are first class.

The Jewels from the Deep!

Pearls are the gifts of nature to us. It’s amazing the way these jewels from the deep are formed. Whereas normal gems need to be polished once they are extracted from the earth pearls need no such treatment. These emerge from the oyster with an iridescence that shimmers, and is lustrous and with a soft glow that emanates naturally from its inside. A pearl forms due to the irritant that gets lodged inside a live oyster in a natural process. This irritant could be a piece of shell or a parasite. In its anxiety to get rid of the outsider the oyster secretes layers of nacre that ultimately becomes the smooth and lustrous pearl over a period of time. When you buy pearl jewelry it could be made of natural pearls or cultured ones that are formed by artificially introducing the irritant inside the oyster.

A lot of research goes into making cultured pearls that finally adorn the pretty necks, fingers or ears of ladies as pearl jewelry. This includes identifying oysters that produce superior pearls, placing of mantle tissue and then the nucleus from a freshwater mussel into the oyster and returning the nucleated oyster in nutrient rich bays for further growth of the pearls. Periodically the oysters are raised or lowered depending on the temperature and other conditions. They are also lifted, washed, treated with anti-parasite medicines and cleaned of weeds and barnacles that might be clinging to them. After several long months, the cultured pearls are finally ready for harvesting.