Archive for the ‘Pearl Fashion’ Category

White South Sea Pearls for August!

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Hi Everybody! 

Our Summer Sale is raging hot, hot, hot!! Many thanks to all of our wonderful customers for making this Summer amazing! For this edition of our weekly blog, I’d like to show off our Featured Strand for August! A South Sea Pearl Necklace fit for a Queen, and exclusively at PurePearls.com! These stunningly large, perfect pearls are the epitome of luxury! Our perfectly round, perfectly rare White South Sea pearls are graded AAA to GEM-Quality, and have exceptional luster and depth that dazzles the eyes! Tinged with lovely shades of Rose and Silver and intense Orient, our White South Sea pearls have smooth, unblemished surfaces and thick nacre measuring between 4-6mm in depth! This gorgeous necklace is composed of 35 perfectly matched pearls that are painstakingly collected by our Australian pearl farming friends; over a span of years the pearls are set aside to wait until their sisters are found. A necklace of this quality and caliber is a very rare treat- so feel free to feast your eyes!

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Brand New Akoya Pearl and Diamond Pendants!

Friday, August 8th, 2008

Hi Everybody! We are currently working on getting our Monthly Special up and running; this August we are featuring an “End of the Summer Blowout” sale, and will be sending you all a special email with links to some of our favorite jewelry items, as well as introducing some new pieces that we think you’re sure to enjoy! Here is a little taste of what’s to come…  

Introducing our “Angel” Akoya pearl and Diamond pendant and earring set, perfect for every occasion! Both the pendant and earrings are crafted from solid 18K Gold (your choice of White or Yellow), accented with sparkling diamonds, and finished with our gorgeous AAA Quality 7.0-7.5mm Akoya pearls! Our Introductory Price will be 20% Off our normal retail pricing- a steal of a deal for fine diamonds and pearls!! We think our “Angel” pendant and earring sets are perfect for any and every occasion- from a day at the Office to Back to School, or a glamorous Night Out!

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Custom Pearl Necklace with Birthstones

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Hi Everybody!
 
The custom necklace is finished, and I just couldn’t wait to share it with you all! As I mentioned in my previous post, this necklace is an heirloom Birthstone necklace for a client that is very special. There are 15 Precious and Semi-Precious Gemstones stationed carefully in 5 small bezel-set “Clusters” of 3 stones each to represent her 15 grandchildren. We also created small matching “Starlight Birthstone” earrings that represent the 6 daughters and sons of this special Grandma!
 
The stones used for the necklace are: 1 pc Brazilian Alexandrite (June), 2 pcs Emerald (May), 1 pc Ruby (July), 4 White Sapphires (replacement for Diamonds, April), 2 Citrines (November), 2 pcs Peridot (August), 1 pc Garnet (January). Each have been hand-set into solid 14K Yellow Gold bezels and then hand-knotted into a strand of Silver-Rose Elite Collection Freshwater Pearls, 7.0-8.0mm.
 
The earrings consist of 1 pc. Emerald (May), 1 Alexandrite (June), 1 Citrine (November), 1 Peridot (August), 1 Amythest (February), and 1 White Sapphire (replacement for Diamond, April). We had the earrings custom built for just this occasion to hold the 2.0mm gemstones, which sit atop matching 7.0-8.0mm Silver-Rose Elite Collection Freshwater Pearls. The result almost look like Mardi Gras earrings!
 
I would also like to take this moment to thank Rhoda, whom it has been an absolute pleasure to work with, from our beginning sketches to the final layout of this very unique, very wonderful treasure, made expressly for her Mother’s 80th Birthday. Thank you for being so wonderful!!
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July Prominent Pearl Sighting

Friday, July 25th, 2008

Hi Everybody! I have a fantastic Prominent Pearl Sighting for July, and it goes to Angelina Jolie! She was spotted wearing these gorgeous White South Sea Baroque Pearl Dangle Earrings for the Venice, Italy red carpet premiere of Ocean’s 13 with Brad Pitt, and as we just finished creating a similar pair I thought this would make a great post. The drop-shaped baroque pearls have an elegant simplicity that I have always admired: rare, lustrous and perfectly matched, these earrings are the essence of classic luxury. Angelina has been featured on the PurePearls.com blog before when we found an absolutely elegant image of her wearing Akoya Stud Earrings in a black and white advertisement for St. John’s; her love of fine pearl jewelry is very well-known. From the exotic Black Tahitian Strands that she favors for their dramatic flair, to the timeless and classic White South Seas and Akoya pearls that can be worn day and night, it is easy to see why these lustrous treasures are a regular feature of her wardrobe! Psst, Angelina… We love your pearls!!

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July Custom Birthstone Necklace

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Hi Everybody! 

We are involved in creating another custom piece of jewelry for a customer of ours, and before we get too into the nitty gritty of it all I wanted to share with everyone the preliminary layouts… There are to be 15 gemstones to represent children and grandchildren in the necklace- the two center top stones are gorgeous Brazilian Emeralds, and below it is a rare Brazilian Alexandrite.

Brazilian Alexandrite is the birthstone for June (besides pearls!), and is a color-changing Chrysoberyl. In daylight, this stone has a saturated Tourmaline Green coloration, but under incandescent or candlelight, this gem shifts to a Raspberry Reddish/Purple! The next stones are White Sapphires (not diamonds), Peridot, Aquamarine, Tanzanite, Cirtrines, Ruby and Garnet. Each one of the stones will be bezel set in 14K Yellow gold and soldered together in clusters of three. Then, we will hand-string them into the 6.0-7.0mm Elite Freshwater pearls at set intervals which I think will lend the piece a slight Renaissance feel, and finish with a gold clasp. 

The finished necklace is going to be given by a family to their 80-year old mother in honor of a lifetime of love and memories. I am so proud to be a part of this special moment, and in creating a keepsake that will pass through generations of family members! I hope you all enjoy looking at this as much as I do, and remember to keep us in mind for future dream projects of yours!! Have a great week everybody!!

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PurePearls July Monthly Special

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Hi Everybody! For these hot Summer months, you need some very cool earrings, and we’ve made these adorable PurePearls.com favorites more affordable than EVER!! We’ve taken up to 25% Off our already everyday low prices for our July Monthly Special. The very smart, very fresh, and very fashionable Freshwater Coin Pearl Earrings are just the ticket! Our Freshwater Coin pearls are highly lustrous- every pair displays amazing rainbow iridescence and AAA Quality surfaces! The simple design ensures that these earrings are perfect for everyday wear- and at $30.00 Off from their original price, they are a steal!!

On sale for one month only, get yours today and smile all year long!

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