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Pearls: anything but corny<\/h3>\n

Pearls corny? I used to think that too. Stylish, sure, but frankly not really my thing. Until I was introduced to Zylana, one of my suppliers. She showed me the fascinating world of pearls – and from then on everything changed.<\/p>\n

I’ve been sold ever since. I discovered how beautifully pearls<\/strong> combine with the gemstones<\/strong> I was already working with. As a result, they have been popping up more and more in my jewellery. Not because they should, but precisely because they are such a special addition: versatile, timeless and with a natural luster that no other gemstone matches.<\/p>\n

And because there is so much to tell about pearls, in this blog I will take you through their origins, colors, types and history – with a few fun facts in between. In addition, separate blogs will follow soon in which I will look at each type of pearl<\/strong> individually in more detail.<\/p>\n

How is a pearl created? (And why sand grains have nothing to do with it)<\/h3>\n

The romantic idea that a pearl is created by a grain of sand in an oyster? Unfortunately, that’s a myth. Oysters and mussels filter water full of sand all day. If that were the cause, they would continuously produce pearls.<\/p>\n

Reality is different. A pearl is created by a parasite or microscopic particle that the shell cannot remove. As a defense mechanism, the oyster encapsulates this with layers of nacre. As a result, a shiny pearl slowly grows.<\/p>\n

Today, most pearls<\/strong> are cultured<\/strong>. In this process, pearl farmers place a small ball (usually of shell material) into the oyster to start the process. It remains a natural growth process – but with a push from man.<\/p>\n

The color of a pearl<\/h3>\n

The color of a pearl is mainly determined by the inside of the shell in which it grows:<\/p>\n