Pearls are the most valued gemstone and a classic favorite of all the women. It is a status symbol and plays an important role in making you feel different and unique in a crowd. There are a variety of pearls available today in the market. Let us focus on the coin pearl here.

When you hear the name "coin pearl", a visual image appears and allows you to have a brief idea of the appearance of this type of pearls. You probably thought of a coin shaped pearl, you are right!! That is exactly what theis type of pearl looks like. Modern coin pearls, however, also can be in various shapes such as, square, heart, flower, diamond and of course round. The color of the coin pearls ranges from peacock, pink, mauve, gray and black colors. Coin pearls can be drilled both from top to bottom and width wise.

The formation of coin pearls takes place by placing a pearl bead nucleus that is like the shape of a disc in to the mollusk. After a few days later after layers are formed and a thick nacre layer gets formed. Coin pearls are the pearls that never go out of style. They are the most versatile pearls that can either be knotted alone or strung onto the temporary strands or even combined with the Swarovski crystal beads. This will offer a look ranging from casual to formal.

Coin pearls are freshwater pearls and are the best quality pearls that you can buy. The pearl farmers harvest these coin pearls for their fine quality and uniform shape so that they can be placed on to the market for you to buy. The pearls possess an exceptional luster as well as polished quality. Coin pearls, combined with other pearls, give exquisite jewelry pieces more luster brilliance. The flat shaped coin pearls can also be used as spacers in many jewelry sets. Their unusual shapes give rise to a number of unusual jewelries.

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As you can probably tell, I'm on a roll with my jewellery making- I absoloutely love this newfound freedom that holidays bring. And with great leisure comes great creations, so here is another lovely piece of eye-candy.

Feast your eyes on this painstakingly cruel to make yet altogether worthwhile necklace of magic- Sleepless Day (which is sort of a paradox in itself), which incorporates semi-precious blue quartz chips with swarovski crystals, glass pearls and acrylic beads, finally ending off in a silvery waterfall of elegant tassles.



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Nugget pearls are also referred to as Baroque Pearls. They are available to you in a number of organic shapes that are not regular or even. The most peculiar feature of the nugget pearls is that they have an inconsistant shape. This makes the pearl look amazing and they give an artistic look when you wear them. They are irregular because they are not made artificially round, this is the way the pearl is made naturally. But the fact is that, the nacre pools out in some areas, whereas it loosens out in other, all naturally made by the oyster that created this modern shape of pearl.

Nugget pearls range in size from 3mm to 13mm. They are AA+ grade quality and are available to you in more than twenty colors!! These pearls have a number of interesting features that make it a favorite of most women who buy from us. They have lots of interesting surfaces that makes it unique and different form the other pearls that may be considered more traditional.

Their asymmetric nature makes the nugget pearls unique and of good quality having one side relatively flat. The jewelry designers usually prefer this type of pearls as they are non uniform that allows them to try a number of design combinations with them.

Nugget pearls are not the classic type of pearls. These are not your mother's pearls!! Make them your own!! They are fashion forward giving you the most current look and thus, you can receive great reviews or compliments from others while wearing them. You will feel confident wearing the nugget pearls as it possesses thrilling luster, workmanship as well as the exotic beauty of a natural freshwater gem. It will be a fabulous addition to your jewelry collection. Use them to make a bracelet, necklace or a set of earrings, no matter what they will look stunning.

It is so simple to own one of these beautiful pieces. Just click here to get this Large 11-12mm Length Drilled Baroque Pearl Strand price of less than $30.00. It's a limited time offer.

The moment everyone's been waiting for... and the winner of the TRJ competition 'My Favourite Things' goes to...

"My favourite piece of jewellery is 'The Nutcracker Ballet' because it remids me of my younger days as a ballerina, and now I've been incredulously labelled the 'tomboy' of the class. What a far jump!"

Congratulations, Zoe! You have won for yourself the Midnight Magic bracelet. Thank you to all participants, do look out for the next TRJ competition coming out soon!

More pretty jewellery has been added to the website after a long period of dormancy in The Red Jewel... and this new collection is titled 'The Old Treasure Box', which reminds us of the joy of unearthing long-forgotten items of significant value from the past and relishing in these discoveries. I hope you'll like them!



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These freshwater potato pearls are timeless and will never go out of style. As you can tell by their name, the potato pearl has the same shape of a potato. compared to rice pearls, teh potato pearl is considerable more round with a higher luster.They are uniform and even in size. These pearls can be drilled from top to bottom or width wise.

Potato pearls are similarly sized between the length and the width, so usually sizes are given as a single range i.e. from 5-6mm )as are round pearls). These potato shaped pearls are just like its name like a potato having relatively a regular shape. Sometimes, they are also referred to as “semi-round pearls”. They are normally side drilled and do not have any hard edges or a flat side, which is quite different from a baroque pearl.

They range in shape from round to elliptical with a lumpy appearance resembling to that of a potato. Potato pearls are available in a range of different colors ranging form white, gray, pinking, golden brown, peacock and metallic colors, etc. the pearls are strung on loose temporary strands. You can buy these stands at wholesale prices and convert them into unique and creative pieces of art to wear! It's up to you what you want to create out of them!

Potato pearls have a smooth texture with a very small amount of banding. There are line stripings across the pearl. These pearls are highly lustrous. If the pearls are undrilled, they measure up to 6-6.5 mm in length; whereas if they are drilled, the length measures up to 6mm. You will occasionally find a pearl with a small dimple in the surface or with a dye mark, but otherwise most of the potato pearls have a uniform color and shape.

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The coin pearls have gained a lot of popularity during the last years. When they first came in to existence, they were the most expensive of all the pearls, but now the picture has changed. These pearls are available at a reasonable price for all the consumers. The formation of coin pearls takes place by plying a disc shaped pearl bead nucleus into a mollusk rather than the round bead nucleus. This nucleus is generally made from the natural shell material like the mother of pearls.

The coin pearls derived their name after the coin because its appearance resembled exactly to that of a dime or a nickel. Today, these coin pearls are available in various forms, colors and shapes. They are available in square, rectangular and round shapes and range in colors form white, cream, pink, black to peacock colors. They may be either drilled centrally or on the either sides.

The real coin pearls are generally flat, shaped like a coin that features the best, perfect quality. The pearls farmers harvest the highest quality, uniform and even shaped pearls in the farm and collect them in sets. These sets are used for a number of different jewelry pieces like bracelets, necklaces, ear rings, etc. the coin pearls are sized by diameter. You will get the average diameter for the coin pearl by a single number. Its diameter ranges from 10 mm to 11mm.

They possess an exceptional luster as well as polishing qualities that make it a favorite choice of most of the youngsters today. These pearls have a look that never goes out of fashion, nor do they become outdated. The versatile pearls beads can be strung and knotted either individually or with a combination of Swarovski crystals which will offer a look to you from casual to formal.

It is so simple to own one of these beautiful pieces. Just click here to get this Teardrop Shaped White or Black 12X14mm Coin Pearl Strand price of less than $30.00. It's a limited time offer.