#1 - My First Blog Post - Help set this elegant 9 carat Pearl Torque Bangle

Admin • July 21, 2018

Decisions in life are always there, everyday, we face them, make them, and are affected by them. Some are fun..like this one...What 2 pearls do I choose to set on this bangle?

Pearl Torque Bangle — Brisbane, Qld — Girls Love Pearls

Hello Everyone, (Pearl Lovers, one-and-all!)

Welcome to my very first blog post..as they say, to get started, you first have to start! So thank you for being witness to the first steps of my blogging foray, I hope you enjoy the ride with me!

Along this journey I hope to share some 'behind the scenes' experiences that comes with running our humble Pearl Jewellery business, 'Girls Love Pearls' in the Brisbane Arcade. Then there's Pearl talk and everything to do with pearls..

I encourage you to interact, and please feel free to comment or start a conversation about what I express on this platform. It will be exciting and I look forward to it!

This first episode is not the 'usual' feel of a blog, (what's usual??), so to get the ball rolling, here it is..

I love "Girls Love Pearls" and working for myself (and, yes, my beautiful wife Sarah, aka 'The Real Boss').

All decisions are open and have to be made eventually. Some hard, some easy, but the best one's are the fun ones..

So, last week when I was in a creating mood and had just had this sensational bangle 'mount' come across my desk. My first thought was,

"Ok, get 2 pearls of matching size out of the safe Mark", and lets get this bangle set

Ahhh, easy decision..only having 2 pearls. "That looks great Mark!"

But wait a minute, here's another one "Oh no, what now! What 2 combinations from three pearls are there?"

Three actually! O.k. so that shouldn't be too hard...

Wait!!! .. here's another one, a fourth pearl! Brilliant! (Arrghhhh)

"Now Mark, this is getting just too complicated"

Four pearls, that means 6 combinations of 2 pearls!!!

How do I decide? I know..throw it open to the Pearl Lovers!!

And so it was, a post on Instagram and Facebook. You guys choose! Thank you soooo much!!

The poll closes Sunday 22/7/18 at 6.00pm. So get your vote in, and take the decision out of my hands!

FACEBOOK LINK-

https://www.facebook.com/girlslovepearlsofficial/

INSTAGRAM LINK-

https://www.instagram.com/girlslovepearlsbrisbane/

YOUTUBE LINK

https://bit.ly/2O7bSia

#2 - "Pearling Under the Southern Cross"

By Admin • October 29, 2018
Pearling Under the Southern Cross There are numerous and interlocking inspirations that brought this piece to fruition. Many of which, have been floating around in my imagination for long enough. I would like to thank the instigators and motivators behind the Australian Pearl Design Masters in allowing a platform for me to materialize all these ideas into this one special piece. Of which, I am very proud of. Firstly, the frame of the pendant is made of platinum. As well as being the body and frame of the piece, its symbolisms are many. It is the frame of the pearl nett panels used to grow the South Sea pearl It houses the 5 round brilliant cut pink Argyle diamonds which represent the Southern Cross constellation a symbol of our National flag. The frame also denotes the Australian continent. With its North and South pointers. To the West is Western Australia, and Cygnet Bay. Represented by a Cygnet Bay grown, lustrous, Keshi South Sea pearl. To the East is New South Wales, and the Broken Bay Pearl farm. Represented by the 3 colours of the Akoya cultured pearl grown there The frames strength, crafted in the strong, durable and precious metal, platinum..symbolises the Australian Pearl Growing industry itself. An industry by virtue of its essence of being environmentally friendly, sustainable and rare..indeed makes it a strong, durable and precious being. One of which we can all be proud to be associated with - as members of our Jewellery industry and as Australians! A ‘Keshi’ and ‘Nucleated’ pearls were both choose to represent the 2 types of cultured pearls possible as a result of insighting the culturing process in an oyster. These four pearls together also represent the price points that all pearls in the market now create..meaning everyone, no matter the budget, can afford to now wear an Australian Pearl! The oxidised Sterling silver, in the pendant body, twisted into runs of ‘twine’, represents the netting material used to make the Pearl growing nets. The larger, longer ‘rope’ forming the necklace attached to the pendant, signifies the ‘Long lines’. These lines, suspended by buoys, are used on the surface of the bays of the pearl farms, that these cages hang from whilst the pearls grow. The contrast between the ‘aged’ silver and the highly polished vitreous lustre of the platinum shows the juxta potion between the ‘grunge romance’ that is true pearl farming and the gleaming and dazzling pearl jewellery bestowed to display in our regaled jewellers showrooms around this beautiful country. Always under the eternal and glittering cosmos, crowned by 5 regaled stars that form our ‘Southern Cross’ Mark Seddon August 2018