Handmade Pearl Jewelry

Pearl Jewelry is usually handmade by knotting pearls with other type of gemstones or metals or just some simple findings. You can have a combination of pearls and some other gemstones like turquoise, jasper, agate, jade, corals, mother of pearls or even tiger eye.

Freshwater pearls are the best option for people who just started to making their own jewelry. These pearls are available in almost all sizes, shapes and colors. Shapes range from round, coin, stick, square to irregularly shaped baroque or semi baroque pearls. And colors found in freshwater pearls are almost endless especially when you can find somebody who can process any color of the pearls that you need. You can get almost all shades in between white to black. Yes, two types of colors exist as they can be natural or processed. Nowdays, the technology is so advanced that you can hardly tell any difference. And you can create an amazing line of jewelry from a pearl necklace, a bracelet to a pair of pearl earrings with a wide range of freshwater pearls.

To keep jewelry together, findings and pearl clasps are required. These clasps and findings not only ensure a safe closure but also to be used to enhance the beauty of jewelry. These clasps and findings are available in many different types of styles. And material can range from base metal, to brass to gold, to sterling silver. Bead caps, spacers and bails or some other gemstone or crystals are often used as well.

To add an additional twist to beautify the jewelry, some times jewelry designers also use wire. Different sized and various materials such as copper, silver or gold wire may be crafted in designs and also be either connected or strung with pearls.

To add more shapes and colors to a piece of jewelry that is more than one type, different gemstones even including crystals can be added to create a single piece of jewelry like necklace or bracelet or a pair of earrings. All kinds of pearl jewelry can be embellished with charms, ornaments or some other types of gemstones or semi-gemstones by hand.

Although beautiful pearl jewelry crafted by fine jewelry designers is found in huge collections. Meantime, you can also make your own customized jewelry by using loose pearls, findings and other material available in market. Give it to someone you love or just wear it by yourself with this handmade piece of pearl jewelry for any occasion, it will remind the wearer the time and love that you have put into it when you were making it.

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