South Sea Pearls

One of the treasures here in the Philippines is the availability of beautiful South Sea Pearls. I have seen pink, peach, gray, black, and white pearls in all kinds of shapes and sizes. We have a friend who is willing to pick them up from the manufacturer and deliver them to people in our mission. An entire set is roughly $20 US. I thought I'd just show you a few of the sets I have seen.

These are rice pearls. They are my personal favorite. A member gave me a set similar to this one. Mine has gray, white and peach  pearls. I love it! The colors are natural. It's amazing to me that mother nature makes them all those colors!

This is another set using the rice pearls. Sister Breese just got this set in white pearls. It's so gorgeous!

These photos don't do them justice. They are so beautiful and lustrious. (Is that a word?)

This was a special order. It's a triple strand of gorgeous pink pearls.

They can be made in any length. This one is a long strand. The white is like mother-of-pearl in that you see pinks, yellows, blues, etc. all reflected in the shiny surface.

I've included this chart to show that they can come in tear drops for a single pearl setting. Also my all-time favorite are the funky shaped ones in the bottom right hand photo.