Pearls! Pearls! And More Pearls! Just in Time for the Holidays!

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Did you know pearls are the only jewel created by a living creature? It is an organic gem, formed when an irritant such as a bit of sand or pebble finds it’s way inside the oyster shell. No grit, no pearl. I like that as a perspective on life, there has to be the grit or irritant to create the beautiful, luminous, organic gem of a pearl.

We’ve been seeing a lot of “Pearl Parties” on facebook lately and thought it might be time to re-share some pearl inspiration and tutorials that you can do with your pearls. Ready? Let’s go!


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The more pearls the better! Love these beauties from ilovejewelryauctions.com.


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On the subject of MORE, we have hit the mother load with these awesome necklaces from Stephanie of Savage Salvage.


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Tied Up Memories incorporates vintage pearl findings into fresh new jewelry pieces on her Etsy site.


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Aren’t these bangles awesome from Wallin and Buerkle? Love the black metal and the fiber wrapped pearls.


Learn How:

Here are a few tutorials that can teach you some tips and tricks on working with pearls.

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Check out this tutorial by Sunstones Gem and Jewelry. She walks you through making this great gem-drop necklace.


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And here is a great tutorial from Kleines Feines Nestchen from her blog. It is in German, but that’s why we have pictures and Google translator, am I right?


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I really like the look of linking the pearls together as shown in this tutorial. I could see just connecting 3 or 4 as a pendant. It is in Russian this time, but again Google translator is pretty helpful.


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Malina of Just Dangles wraps up pearl pendants that are oh so lovely.


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Katrin of Frosted Willow creates such lovely bangles! I especially love the use of pearls in these jewelry pieces.

Inspired yet?


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