Showing posts with label pearls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pearls. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Fresh Water Pearl Show

Coming Soon!

Fresh Water Pearl Show
January 28 - February 4

Bead Quest will present a pearl show showcasing a variety of radiant and elegant pearls, such as:
-Round
-Coin
-Potato
-Keshi
-Baroque
-Biwa Sticks
& More!
Make sure you stop by and pick up your favorite strand(s) of pearls.

Pictures Coming Soon!


Thursday, January 5, 2012

Special Terms for a Pearl Necklace

Did you know? The length of a pearl necklace has a special vocabulary.

Collar - measures 10 to 13 inches and sits directly against the throat and does not hang down on the neck.

Pearl choker- measures 14 to 16 inches and nestle at the base of the neck.

Princess length - a strand of pearls measuring 17 to 19 inches and lays just below the collarbone.

Matinee length - measures 20 to 24 inches and falls just above the breasts.

Opera length - measures 28 to 35, which reaches the breastbone.

Pearl rope - measures more than 45 inches.

Coming Soon!
Fresh Water Pearl Show 
Jan. 28 - Feb. 4 
More Information Coming Soon!

*reference Wikipedia