Pearls are the queen of jewelry from a very long time. It will always be a part of the women’s jewelry collection and always remain one of their favorite gemstones. Pearls are ideal to be worn during any occasion and they accessorize any outfit. You can wear them with formal wears, casuals, party wear, beaches, weddings, etc. the jewelry made from pearls add elegance and charm to the wearer.

There is wide variety of pearl size, shape, and colors. Rice pearls are a variety of pearls that are rice shaped and they are also referred as “oval pearls”. These pearls have a hole in the centre from where you can string them together. The Rice pearls are small in size and their shapes are irregular ones having wrinkled surfaces. They appear like the shapes of an egg and hence the name oval pearls. Rice pearls are available in a number of shades ranging from darker shades to lighter ones. Therefore, they can match suitably with any color of the dress.

The Rice pearls are of special interest among the different shapes of the pearls. It is a very small variety. Among the Rice pearls the “Basra” is a pearl having unmatched color, luster and price. Ornaments made of Rice pearls are very popular in the city of Hyderabad. The market places of Char Kaman and the General Bazaar well known for the Rice pearls jewelry. The artisans here combine pearls with a glittering combination of gold, ecstasy of emeralds and richness of rubies. You will be able to see indeed amazing yet heartwarming designs of pearl jewelries here, especially made of the Rice pearls.

The necklace made Rice pearls van be customized into any size. You can wear it single, either double or in multiple strands. As the size of these pearls is small, a necklace in 3-4strands will appear elegant.

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Okay, so I have been successfully ignoring this website for the past 1 month. Just a heads-up though: the new collection is definitely underway, I've made some stuff but just haven't gotten round to photographing them yet.

Something else that's exciting! I am planning to revamp this website and launch a whole new section- a COMPETITION section!!! Where I will post up, periodically, various competitions for you lovely people to take part in and grab your chance to win some freebies from The Red Jewel. How good does that sound?

Together with this sneak peek of it, I officially announce the release of TRJ's first ever competition!

Here's your chance to win some sparkly prizes from The Red Jewel! New competitions do come up once in a while, so check this space.

TRJ's Rules of Play: READ THESE FIRST!
1. Only TRJ mailing listees are eligible to participate in these competitions. By taking part in any of the following competitions, you are hence agreeing to become a TRJ mailing list member.
2. Strictly NO CHEATING by posting multiple competition entries! I do check, just so you know :P
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And having read all that, let's see what we've got!

Finish this sentence: "My favourite piece of jewellery from The Red Jewel is __________, because..."
Status: Open
Prize: Midnight Magic bracelet (pictured below)
Closing date: 15 September 2008
Only 1 winner will be selected based on the best answer given.
Entry form:

Name:
Email Address:
Entry:

Knock yourselves out! Keep browsing those categories so you can find something you want to write about :P Have fun with this while I do my best to produce the next collection asap.

The Shell Pearl is a lab made pearl from an oyster’s shell and hence it got the name Shell Pearl. The making of a Shell Pearl undergoes certain different stages. The raw material that is used at the pearl’s base is the sea shell. This is coated and polished to get a desired shape of the pearl. A mother of pearl bead is used as a key ingredient to improve the quality of the pearl. It also adds durability, value and weight to the pearl.

Shell Pearls are always a better choice among the pearl lovers throughout the world. Price is the one factor. The shell pearl is available at an affordable price and so wearing it is no longer impossible by all those who love to. There are some Shell Pearls that are expensive because of their good quality. But, overall Shell Pearls are cheaper and easier to buy.

The quality of the Shell Pearl is amazing. It is not a rare one like that of the cultured pearls. The Shell Pearls are produced manually that allows the manufacturer to control and determine certain factors like size, shape and color of the pearl. Hence, getting a perfect final result or output. The Shell Pearls are also very durable, as well because of the modern technologies used in its production. It has a high luster that keeps the pearl shining al the time. The color and luster of the pearl remain unaffected by perfumes, sweat or detergents due to long processes of shaping, coating and intensive quality control during its manufacture stage.

You can a wide variety of choices while purchasing a Shell Pearl. The different colors and shapes provides you with an array to choose the most effective one and the one that suits your tastes.

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The iridescent substance called nacre is the mother of pearl that is found inside some mollusks. Nacre means the shell. In the shell building process, the mollusks deposits layers of calcium carbonate that are old together by an organic compound. This combination of an organic compound and the calcium carbonate results in the formation of nacre or the mother of pearl. Mother of pearls has been used in jewelries, decoration, and ornaments from a very long time.

This mother of pearl is a freshwater pearl having solid nacre. They are very versatile, last for a longer time, have the ability of resist chipping, wear and degeneration. These freshwater mothers of pearl have a very wide range of colors and shapes than any other pearl type. They are the inexpensive pearls and can be used as a substitute for the high quality and expensive Akoya pearls. They are generally preferred more by the jeweler’s to make jewelry pieces that favor designs over the gems itself.

You can make amazing jewelries with the mother of pearls. With their wide varieties in color and shapes, they give an opportunity to explore with it in numerous ways to create artistic an unusual jewelry pieces. You can either use a single colored mother of pearl or a combination of two or more colored pearls to make your fine jewelry. You can either buy the readymade sets made of mother of pearls in the market or you can purchase the loose wholesale strands of mother of pearls available in the market and make your own jewelry at home.

You can make necklaces, beautiful, long chandelier earrings, unusual shaped bracelet, and even tiaras for the weddings using this mother of pearls. Mold them into the forms using your imagination and creativity to create antique jewelry that can be added to your collection.

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Bracelet is an ornament worn in the hands. It may be made of any precious or semi-precious gemstones using either single colored gems or multi-colored ones. A White pearl bracelet is one that offers a stunning and an emphasizing look to the wearer’s hands. The most expensive one is the one made of spherical pearls. This is so because the rounder the pearls, the more expensive the bracelet is. Symmetrical white pearl bracelet has pearls that are pear-shaped or any other symmetrical shape, but they are not round.

Lastly, irregularly shaped pearls, the baroque pearls used to make your white pearl bracelet are the least expensive one. But it also exhibits equal uniqueness and beauty as the other bracelets, as well. Different sized pearls are used to make the White pearl bracelet. The irregular shaped pearls used in it seem to appear more attractive and it creates a fabulous design.

A white pearl bracelet also contains overtones that become apparent when a ray of light reflects off the surface of the pearl. For example, a White pearl bracelet may give off a pinkish or a light peach colored sheen when it is raised to light. That doesn’t mean that the bracelet is not of a good quality or cheap one. In fact, the White pearl bracelets that show overtones are considered as the good quality ones and they are generally expensive as compared to the other ones.

White pearl bracelets generally go well and work with any type of outfit that oyu wear. You can wear it with your traditional dress like a sari or a salwar kurta, or even with western outfits like jeans, skirts, or shorts. A White pearl bracelet is also preferred by most of the brides for their weddings as it is a symbol of love and purity.

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There are very few accessories more elegant and more classic than a pearl jewelry. Pearls are available in generally round or spherical shape. The perfectly round shaped pearls are a small amount of the pearls that are cultivated. The shape of the pearl can vary from round to nearly round, a pill shape, coin shape, tear drop shape or completely free form.

The Round Pearls are the one that while growing inside the oyster develops grooves, ridges or rings around the edge of the pearl and this determines the shape of the pearl that we refer as ringed or circled. These Round Pearls are of the greatest value in the market. They are found very rarely than the other pearl shapes and this makes them more valuable. These Round Pearls are very difficult to grow than the off round pearls. These Round Pearls are very captivating and beautiful ornaments to be worn on.

Round Pearls are the natural pearls that are formed naturally by the mollusks. You can also cultivate Round Pearls, but it required a lot of effort and time to maintain its perfectly round shape. And this increases the cost and value of the pearl, gradually. These precious Round Pearls also serve as a status symbol. The perfectly round shaped pearls having high luster, beautiful colors and no surface irregularities is a status symbol of the rich people as they can afford to buy them with its exclusive high prices. You also get Round Pearls at affordable rates, wherein you need to compromise a bit with its quality.

A Round Pearl necklace on a black wedding gown serves the center of attraction of the event. It upgrades the beauty of the bride offering her with enormous elegance and beauty, as well. Select a Round Pearl necklace to boost up your personality on any occasion.

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Pearl jewelries have fascinated making more than anything else. They are more versatile than any other jewelry. They offer an executive touch to your drapery as well as personality. One of the mot common types of pearl is the Biwa pearl. They are grown in freshwater lakes and rivers and they derive their name from the lake Biwa in Japan. In this lake, fine Biwa Pearls are cultivated. The freshwater pearls are cultured in the lake Biwa right from 1914.

Biwa Pearls are popular for their specific brownish purple colors with a very high luster. They are nucleated as the freshwater pearls today. It is a small piece of a mantle tissue lining its shell. This is a different technique than the saltwater pearls are nucleated that with a small piece of mother of pearl. The nucleating of the soft tissues makes a pearl that has most of the acre, and resembles like a natural pearl.

The Biwa Pearls featured colors that were never seen neither imagined in the saltwater pearls. It has all distinctive colors. Its luster and the depth of luminescence were similar to that of the natural pearls. Nowadays, these freshwater Biwa Pearls are grown in many countries like China, United States of America, Ireland and Japan. In the process, they use fine muscle type mollusks. Mother of pearl bead is not inserted in this process for the pearls to grow rapidly. Each mussel simultaneously produces a number of pearls. As a result of this, the freshwater pearls are less expensive than the other pearls.

You can wear these freshwater Biwa Pearls either singly or group them together with alternating colors to make a multi-colored Biwa Pearl necklace. It can be hanged down straight or twisted a bit to give a dramatic effect. These are inexpensive pearls and hence can be afforded by general people to make endless variety of looks.

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