| Did you happen to notice the women who won | | | | colors. Shapes range from coin, flat, round, |
| on the June 8th primaries for the general election | | | | baroque, square, rectangular, shark-looking, rice |
| in November? Meg Whitman was wearing pearls, | | | | shaped, paddle-shaped, just to mention a few. |
| Carly Fiorina was wearing pearls, Blanche Lincoln | | | | The sizes range from 2 mm to about 12 mm. |
| was wearing pearls, and Nikki Daily was wearing | | | | Finding large, round freshwater pearls over 12 |
| pearls. Again, nothing says grace under pressure | | | | mm are rare and expensive; they tend to flatten |
| better than pearls. If you are looking for exquisite | | | | out as they grow larger. It is best to stick to a |
| pearls but do not have the big bucks backing you, | | | | size under 10 mm or even better check out the |
| take a look at buying quality freshwater pearls. | | | | mother of pearl man made pearls that look like |
| Freshwater pearls are great looking but they are | | | | the real McCoy even though they are man made |
| not nearly as expensive as South Sea Pearls, | | | | from the shell of the oyster. These pearls are |
| Tahitian Pearls, or cultured pearls. Freshwater | | | | large, uniform in shape, and very affordable. |
| pearls are easily farmed because oysters and | | | | Colors also are unlimited and one can find them |
| mollusks have no predators in freshwater. Starfish | | | | from white to black and every imaginable color |
| are one of mollusks biggest predators yet they | | | | between. Pink, brown, grey, blue-gray, yellow, |
| cannot thrive in brackish or freshwater. Hence, | | | | gold, ecru, dark gray, light gray, green, and the |
| the pearls can grow and get bigger without any | | | | colors intertwine nicely with other stones such as |
| worry. | | | | jade, coral, turquoise, Peridot, precious stones, |
| The only problem is that these mollusks can only | | | | silver beads, gold beads, and anything someone |
| reproduce in salt water. When pearl farmers set | | | | can dream up! |
| the freshwater beds for pearl cultivation, they can | | | | It is obvious when some says, "They will enhance |
| control the environment and only place hearty | | | | and accessorizes all types of clothing from suits, |
| mollusks for cultivation. Freshwater pearls are | | | | evening gowns, jeans, casual wear, and the like. |
| available in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and | | | | |