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Until people were able to culture or counterfeit them, pearls once outshone diamonds as the most valuable gems. Today, real and imitation pearls are affordable enough to use as accents on crafts, fashion jewelry, and embroidery projects as well as in fine jewelry. The selection of pearls online includes everything from vintage jewelry to pearl beads ready for stringing into new pieces. Pearls come from oysters or mussels, so unlike other gems, they are a renewable resource. Most mollusks form pearls, but only those from certain species of oysters and mussels have the luster and iridescence that makes them valuable. Types of Pearls Natural Pearls Cultured Pearls Freshwater Pearls South Sea Pearls Akoya Pearls Tahitian Pearls Imitation Pearl Beads Plastic Pearls Glass Pearls Pearl Quality Shapes of Pearls The soft-bodied creatures cannot escape from irritants that find their way into the animals' shells, so they protect themselves by coating the offending ...

There are many Canadian jewelry designers that you can study and find out if they make something you like. Some use glass, wood, or even metal to make their authentic pieces. Some of the jewelry designers are from all over Canada. Some provinces represented here are Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec, and Nova Scotia. They use many of the things found in nature to create some of their special pieces. Some are so unique they are one of a kind pieces. No two earrings may be the same depending on what kind of medium is used to make them. Starting out in Ontario, you will find many female artisans doing delightful pieces. Earrings, necklaces and bracelets are crafted with much care from gold, silver, crystals, and semi-precious stones. Some of the other Canadian jewelry designers use whimsy and fantasy in their jewelry. They use many colors from the spectrum to blend and contrast for a varied look. Some of these jewelry designers located in Ontario believe that the...

Northeastern Fine Jewelry opened its doors in 1980 as a coin shop. Just five years later, the business incorporated and became the jewelry store it is today. Their aim is to provide the very best in jewelry to everyone in the Northeastern area. They give equal treatment to every customer from the smallest budget to the customers who spare no expense. They want every customer to be treated like royalty and to purchase jewelry that is fit for royalty as well. Based upon that creed, they have become the highest volume jeweler in the area. They now have three locations in upstate New York and one location in Vermont. The designer jewelers at Northeastern Fine Jewelry include more than fifty of the top designers. Mikimoto, Hearts on Fire, Judith Ripka , Favero, Scott Kay, and Tacori name just a few of the designers represented at Northeastern. They also offer designer watches by Cartier , Citizen, Tissot, and Michele among others. Between the four Northeastern stor...