Handcrafted Pearl Jewelry

Most of the pearls used in handcrafted pearl jewelry are either cultured or imitation pearls as natural pearls are very rare and thus extremely expensive.

Cultured pearls are made by oysters or mollusks so they are half natural and thus more expensive than imitation pears.

The value of a handcrafted pearl jewelry is based on the size of the cultured pearls used and the quality of its nacre coating which give the jewelry luster.

So, before you buy a handcrafted pearl jewelry, be sure to ask your jeweler to confirm whether the pearls used are cultured or imitation. Some handcrafted pearl jewelry will have pearls that are black, gold, purple, orange, blue in color. These pearls might be colored naturally but in most cases they are usually dyed and irradiated.