http://www.beadingdaily.com/blogs/daily/archive/2011/10/13/beads-fit-for-a-queen-the-mystique-of-freshwater-pearl-beads.aspxMy Tallulah&#39;s Pearls necklace reflects the classic look of fine freshwater pearls. For hundreds of years, the only people who wore pearls were royalty and nobles, and later, the fabulously wealthy who could afford them. Today, the good news is thatenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Debug Build: 40407.4157)http://www.beadingdaily.com/blogs/daily/archive/2011/10/13/beads-fit-for-a-queen-the-mystique-of-freshwater-pearl-beads.aspx#126112Sun, 16 Oct 2011 10:34:13 GMTe599e337-6bb7-4670-8e80-180f614937ac:126112reshleman<p>I&#39;m new at jewelry-making. When is a &#39;pearl&#39; a pearl and not a bead? For instance, are the palm tree ivory &#39;pearls&#39; really pearls?</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.beadingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=126112" width="1" height="1">http://www.beadingdaily.com/blogs/daily/archive/2011/10/13/beads-fit-for-a-queen-the-mystique-of-freshwater-pearl-beads.aspx#126032Sat, 15 Oct 2011 02:36:58 GMTe599e337-6bb7-4670-8e80-180f614937ac:126032linda@891<p>I adore freshwater pearls but use them rarely. Most of my jewelry is sold in high end boutiques and they want no part of pearls - I have even been asked (twice in the last 2 weeks) to take them out of necklaces that I have used them as accents...hopefully they&#39;ll sell on my website one of these days.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.beadingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=126032" width="1" height="1">http://www.beadingdaily.com/blogs/daily/archive/2011/10/13/beads-fit-for-a-queen-the-mystique-of-freshwater-pearl-beads.aspx#126015Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:41:46 GMTe599e337-6bb7-4670-8e80-180f614937ac:126015kbeading<p>I LOVE pearls - freshwater cultured pearls, rice pearls, button pearls, coloured pearls. I must have picked the bug up from my aunt who was a professional pearl buyer in China. </p> <p>I now use pearls in almost all of my beading &nbsp;- in my last project - I used small blush pink rice pearls as spacers for an aquamarine necklace. &nbsp;I&#39;m now working on pearls &amp; Chalcedony earrings.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.beadingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=126015" width="1" height="1">http://www.beadingdaily.com/blogs/daily/archive/2011/10/13/beads-fit-for-a-queen-the-mystique-of-freshwater-pearl-beads.aspx#125992Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:35:21 GMTe599e337-6bb7-4670-8e80-180f614937ac:125992Shel@MiShelDesigns<p>I really enjoyed &quot;Create Jewelry: Pearls: by Marlene and Jamie - it&#39;s full of beautiful pictures and great ideas. &nbsp;I like to hand knot my pearls and also to wire wrap them in various designs with different materials. &nbsp;The bracelets pictured above by Kate McKinnon are fabulous - anything she touches is a work of art!! &nbsp;And Pearls, including freshwater and/or saltwater cultured, are classified in the gem and jewelry industry as Organic Gemstones, along with Ivory, Coral, Amber and Jet.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.beadingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=125992" width="1" height="1">http://www.beadingdaily.com/blogs/daily/archive/2011/10/13/beads-fit-for-a-queen-the-mystique-of-freshwater-pearl-beads.aspx#125982Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:28:54 GMTe599e337-6bb7-4670-8e80-180f614937ac:125982SandraG@34<p>I made a bracelet and matching earrings about 5 years ago with a fringe similar to one with freshwater pearls...except I used MOP chips as the fringe...it looks very much like a huge caterpillar. &nbsp;I will post the picture in the gallery for all to see.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.beadingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=125982" width="1" height="1">