#i like to think they are treasured gifts from a diverse array of people

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ive always loved his eclectic decor. Just my solid gold treasure boxs and my collection of books I store on their sides. and lets not forget my red wooden incan statue

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Matchup for @jordimac33​

I’m very excited I made it! Thank you Hazel!! 💕

My name is Jordan, but all my friends call me Jordie. I’m 23 and 5'10". I’m bisexual. My Myers Briggs is INTP, and my zodiac sign is Cancer (everytime I open my horoscope it feels like a personal attack). I have brown eyes with glasses, and short brown hair shaved along the sides & back. I have a couple of stray freckles around my chin and down my shoulders. I played Ice hockey up until college so I’m still pretty lean. Hockey made my legs pretty strong & thick and they’re probably my favorite feature on myself. I’ve got two really big passions in my life, baking and my friends & family. Baking is something that has always brought me a lot of joy, and it’s something I can share with the people that I care about. I was always a firm believer that my love language to others was gift giving, especially with food. Everytime someone is feeling low or upset pastries have a way of appearing. It’s something I can see myself doing happily for the rest of my life, so I’m trying to make a career out of it. I’m my 2nd year of a pastry program in culinary school, so I’m constantly trying different recipes out on my friends and coworkers. When I’m not baking up a storm, I’m normally burning through any book I can get my hands on. History and fantasy adventure stories have always been my favorite. I come from a pretty big family that saw each other regularly, so I’ve come to love the chaos. Being that close really made me treasure my friendships as well. Family & friends always come first for me, it doesn’t matter what I’m doing i’ll drop it to be there for them. I’m normally the one people head to for comfort/advice, and I thrive off of that. I’m not always comfortable being in the foreground, but I absolutely love being able to support the people who are. My biggest fear is probably being alone, I flourish in environments with lots of people I care about. I hate the thought of being left behind.

I hope I hit all the points you needed, sorry if I’m long winded! 😬 Thank you again Hazel!! 💕

Hiya Jordan (can I call you Jordie?) Dont worry about being long winded, the more info I get the better! :D The baking talents sound amazing (and now im hungry TwT ) I hope you like these matches for you! I match you with...

OTP: Katakuri 

Into sweets? Big family? A lot of chaos? Unwavering loyalty? I think all the marks get checked right here! Your pastries are a great way of winning him over, breaking that stoic first wall and getting him to trust and eventually love you. The biggest hurdle is allowing you to see his face, and from there on out, it’s pretty much smooth sailing. 

Despite his hard exterior and overwhelming power, Kata is pretty insecure and a softie once you get closer. He loves and admires your cooking, preferring it over whatever the chefs make, because of the secret ingrediënt only you can provide: love. You’re the only person ever to be invited to his merienda. 

Once you get past the initial hard exterior, you will find that he can be pretty affectionate. Usually not in public but within the walls of your own home you can unleash all the affections you have, and he will carefully reciprocate, treating you with utmost care and softness. He gets easily flustered whenever you initiate even a cuddle session but will never reject you or let you down, after all, he likes it too. 

He loves that you adapt to such a big family so well and get along with everyone so easily. No matter how weird or dysfunctional this family is sometimes, Katakuri does care about his siblings and the fact that you somehow feel comforted in the chaos does make him happy. The fact that you are so supportive and someone everyone in the family can come and talk to makes you fit in perfectly and all around loved! 

Dates, besides the obvious baking and tasting include long walks around the various islands, just for exercise since you both like some activity, as well as letting you find all kinds of new flavors and ingredients that are so prominently available on the many islands! Katakuri likes to take you to Big mom’s huge library every now and then. He himself is not really an avid reader, but can stare for hours as you lose yourself in the endless bookcollection that there is. 

Runner up: Nico Robin 

A shared love for books and history, the two of you can speak for hours about diverse topic, have intense yet polite discussions, and a whole array of inside jokes. Honestly, you two could spend hours upon hours talking and never get tired nor bored of each other. Anyone listening in on a conversation would either be gravely disturbed, thoroughly confused of have no idea what either of you are talking about, and purposfully picking the most strange things to talk about in places where others can overhear it just to shock them slowly becomes a hobby, even if neither of you has every explicitly said that the goal was to disturb eavesdropping people.  

You both like being supportive in the background, the caretakers of the crew so to say, and are usually the first ones the crew comes to when it is actual advice they need. You’re also each other’s first line whenever either one of you need help. 

Why she’s not the one: Robin can endure chaos very well, is even amused by it, but in the end, she thrives in solitude and needs time to herself quite often to be able to give her all to you. In those times, she can be a little cold, and even though it’s nothing personal, it is not ideal for someone who thrives on companionship. 

BrOTP: Sanj

Silently supporting your friends in the background with love; strong legs and heaps of great food. Sanji and you bond over food and make a hobby out of coming up with new desserts; one more creative and insane than the other, each and every single one of them tasty, great looking and still relatively nutricious. 

You are the first one in the background waiting with a towel to throw at his face the moment he loses control over the bloodflow to his nose when he spots someone to swoon over and the first one to drag him back into the kitchen where both of you thrive. 

Favorite pastime is doing challenges: think of the most insane cooking shows with desserts you’ve seen and now apply that craziness to the both of you, some timers and your crew/friends in the background as the jury both to keep an eye on you following the rules and as taste-testers (after all there will be no food wasted). 

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Alastair Kenward tells us about the colourful career path that led him to open his buzzing bookshop Rye Books on Upland Road

By Katie Allen; Photos by Lima Charlie

A charming photobook of cheerful women perching on branches would make an unlikely Amazon bestseller – which might be why Women in Trees, edited by German photography collector Jochen Raiss, has been one of Rye Books’ recent, heartwarming hits.

“It is a great thing to be able to introduce people to books they might not think of. You’re not getting fed an algorithm, it’s a random choice,” says owner Alastair Kenward, who cites Alistair Gibbs’ photos of esoteric Peckham signage as another popular buy.

Bitten by Witch Fever, about  the Victorians’ toxic love of arsenic-dyed wallpaper – as well as the spoof Ladybird books which you probably received in your Christmas stocking – have also been sought-after by customers.

“Rye Books doesn’t have a top 50,” says Alastair. “We’re probably very different to the rest of the country. We stock a little bit of everything. It’s the more unique books that we tend to gravitate towards. We try to be very diverse.”

Based on Upland Road and perfectly placed for wanderers from Peckham Rye Park to East Dulwich – as well as bibliophiles venturing up from North Cross Road market – Rye Books recently celebrated its fifth birthday as one of the area’s best-loved bookshops. They marked the occasion with a party that included mulled cider and performances from local folkies The Relatives and the Nunhead Folk Circle.

Alastair opened the shop in 2011 just in time for Christmas. He and his wife Hatty had moved to Nunhead in 2009 and immediately began looking for a good site for the shop. He remembers: “Of all the empty shops, this one had the most soul. Even the mice had soul.”

The site was formerly a run-down old junk shop, where previous star stock included a rather covetable-sounding mint-green 1960s Pakistani washing machine. But it was situated on a street that had once been lively with shops including a haberdashery, a toy shop and a baker.

“We were like, ‘Let’s save this one,’” Alastair says. He admits that the route between Nunhead and East Dulwich was “a risk in terms of footfall, but we thought, ‘Let’s take that risk,’ and luckily it worked out.”

Alastair has worked in bookselling for 12 years, which has included stints as a partner at Clapham Books and Herne Hill Books. But running a bookshop is the culmination of a colourful career path that has seen him work – in no particular order – as a teacher, in a pub, in a tropical fish warehouse and briefly at Sainsbury’s.

He also worked for the RSPCA, where he remembers helping a cormorant escape from the toilets of a primary school and rescuing a family from a monitor lizard which had grown too big and was dominating their bedroom. “They were opening the door and throwing food in – they were terrified of it!”

He also spent three years as a gravedigger at Morden Cemetery. “All those jobs – they help to push you towards a passion,” he says. “You tend to gravitate towards what thrills you.”

Alastair’s love of books comes across strongly the moment you step through the door of Rye Books, which is cosy yet packed with shelves and tables displaying the sort of intriguingly chosen titles that ask to be picked up for a gander.

The tempting selection of stock almost guarantees that anyone dashing in for a birthday card or a gift will probably leave with something for themselves too.

Their most recent catalogue handpicked a variety of titles, including Artemis Cooper’s biography of Elizabeth Jane Howard, Carol Ann Duffy and Gillian Clarke’s poetry collection The Map and the Clock and the rather less highbrow Pornburger, for lovers of the ultimate fast food.

A recent unusual favourite has been London in Fragments: A Mudlark’s Treasures by Ted Sandling. London and locally themed titles always do well, Alastair reveals, but this book particularly excited him because of its sideways look at the city.

Sandling recently came in to host a popular event at the shop, revealing secrets about the items he had found while digging around in the mud of the Thames. They included an original RAF button, which contained a compass in case a marooned pilot needed to find his way back home.

Why did Alastair want to open a bookshop? “We wanted to raise books up, to make them something special again,” he says. “The internet has devalued many things, like vinyl, journalism and books. It has changed them for everyone, it devalues things for everyone.

“The internet can be a hollow experience: you order something online and you get it. There is a general trend towards wanting experience – a chance to meet authors, a nice place to buy a book. We want to inspire thinking and creativity and books are a perfect way to do that.”

The shop is known for working with community groups and schools as well as running a packed series of events. In the past year they’ve had Bridget Hargreave discussing her book about postnatal depression Fine (Not Fine) with Dr Helena Belgrave.

They’ve also welcomed Hester Vaizey, author of Born in the GDR, and Jon Magidsohn discussing his memoir Immortal Highway, about going on the road with his baby son after the death of his wife.

There’s also a programme of one-off events and regular classes for children, such as author readings, story time and baby bop. Local parents will know the diverse spread of children’s books too, from classics to contemporary favourites like Jon Klassen to more unusual picture and pop-up books. “There’s so much out there that lies undiscovered and that should be celebrated. We want to showcase books that don’t normally get seen,” says Alastair.

He cites bookshop favourite Coralie Bickford-Smith, whose award-winning illustrated book The Fox and the Star took over the bookshop window as a beautiful paper forest.

Of course few modern bookshops exist without selling an array of other products. Rye Books stocks wrapping paper and cards, some illustrated by local talent, book-related knick-knacks and tea, coffee from local social enterprise Old Spike Roastery, and cakes.

“Another passion of mine is eating,” admits Alastair, who for the past two years has also been selling colourful little Prakti stoves from the shop. Designed to help women in the developing world – because they funnel smoke out of a dwelling – and to run economically, they are ideal for campers and those who like to feast outdoors. “I love being outside and cooking – it’s a marriage of that.”

Speaking of keeping cosy, one of Alastair’s plans for 2017 is to install a wood burner in the shop. His second plan will please dog lovers, especially those who were fond of Kenward family dog Bert, who has sadly passed away.

The family recently acquired George, a six-week-old Lab-cross puppy. “If he’s anything like Bert, he’ll enjoy chewing all the stock,” Alastair laughs. “I’ve missed having a bookshop dog.”

He’s planning to continue hosting events for his customers, although nothing is in the diary as yet. “At the beginning of the year I have no idea what we are going to have,” he says. “The thrill of it is that people organically come along. It always amazes me – we get to the end of the year and somehow we’ve done it.”

He is positive about the future of the bookselling industry, which has been rocked by the closures of bookshops large and small due to the threat of Amazon and online shopping as well as rising rents and the lure of e-books.

“More bookshops have opened than in previous years, that’s an encouraging sign,” he says. “People have seen a balance in favour of printed books and sales are coming back. People don’t want to look at screens all the time, and books are a comfort.”

He points to the popularity of titles such as Elena Ferrante’s blockbuster Neapolitan series, which is essentially about the friendship between two women over the years. “There is a trend towards escapist books because of the horrible place we’re in [politically].

“A book is a place for people to lose themselves – they will serve an even greater role in helping people get though the times we are living in. That’s what I have always loved about books – they can transport you and enrich your life.

“There’s nothing wrong with books that give you a hug – you don’t always have to read literary books. Whatever you are feeling, there will be a book to fit it. In the shop, we’ve listened as hard as we can to the people coming in here. They have shaped how it looks and what we sell.”

He discusses Rye Books’ mixed clientele, which includes parents and children in particular during the week and “everyone else” at the weekend. Then there are the customers who buy from the bookshop’s striped van, which turns up everywhere from North Cross Road market on Saturdays to book fairs across London.  

With almost stage-managed timing, while we are chatting a woman passing knocks on the door and pokes her head in to thank Alastair for a recent event she enjoyed. Other passersby wave and smile.

“The best thing about running the shop is the friends we have made,” Alastair says. “The community, the sense of trust. I’m pleased we’ve managed to do five years – we couldn’t have done it without all the people who live around here and for that we’re grateful.

“No day is ever the same, and that’s down to the people really. That’s why we keep on doing it – every day is different because of the customers. We’ve had a good year and we hope to have another one.”

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Journeys Of A Lifetime: 500 of the World’s Greatest Trips Genre: Travel, Explore, Informative, Non-Fiction Publisher: National Geographic Society Release Date: October 23, 2018

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Synopsis: Featuring 120 new destinations, this best-selling inspirational travel guide reveals 500 celebrated and lesser-known destinations around the globe, from ocean cruises in Antarctica to horse treks in the Andes. Completely revised and updated for its 10th anniversary.

Compiled from the favorite trips of National Geographic’s legendary travel writers, this fully updated, 10th anniversary edition of Journeys of a Lifetime spans the globe to highlight the best of the world’s most celebrated and lesser-known sojourns. Offering a diverse array of possibilities, every continent and possible form of transport is covered, illustrated with glorious color photographs. With 16 new pages; new destinations like Cartegena, Colombia; and updated information throughout, this timely new edition is the perfect resource for travelers who crave adventurous trips–from trekking the heights of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to mountain biking in Transylvania–and those searching for more specific experiences (the world’s top small cruises, hot new museums around the world, secrets for following in the footsteps of film and TV heroes, and more). Each chapter features stunning photography, full-color maps, and practical tips, including how to get there, when to visit, and how to make the most of your journey.

Informative and inspiring, this luxurious volume is a lifelong resource that readers will treasure for years to come.

My Thoughts:

First off, I think this book will definitely make those novice or inexperienced travelers that lack that last nudge of motivation to plan their first trip thirsty, hungry and excited to travel around the world.

The pictures in this (text)book of travel were exquisite and while I share a few photos from the book, I know that I am not doing them enough justice. Some of the pictures I chose to share with you today were places I personally wanted to visit and others were just a few that really caught my eye while perusing through the pages.

The book of sectioned off into a number of categories that offers a bit of something for the travelers who seek out great places to eat, to hike, to take in the scenery, to see iconic landmarks etc. So, if your goal is to plan your trip or pick a destination based on specific parameters, Journeys of a Lifetime gives you the options of Across Water, By Road, By Rail, On Foot, In Search of Culture, In Gourmet Haven, Into The Action, Up & Away and In Their Footsteps. Going through this book brought back so many Art History memories and I LOVED it. Especially in the in Search of Culture section.

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I think I should also mention that this book shouldn’t just be seen as a book for wannabe travelers or those too afraid to travel. It is a book I’d recommend to people who travel regularly or others like myself who have traveled before and have a “to visit” list.I’ve been to a few places in Europe ( Paris, London,  and Barcelona)  in a trip I gifted to myself after graduating from college a few years ago, so there were definitely a few places that I was already interested in visiting.

However, I was really surprised to see how some of the places, especially by plane and by sea, that piqued my interest. I am not heights person and I do not seek out water sports or activities. So, no beaches or scuba diving of any kind. I think the closest to either I have come in my life was a few trips with friends to the beach while I was in school. Besides that, I still have a terrifyingly, vivid memory of the time my mother ambushed me and my siblings with a water rafting trip when we visited Myrtle Beach–I almost bounced out of the raft, by the way.

With that being said, I did find two cruise trips in the Across Water section that I could actually see myself going on.

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This book also seemed to be a great guide for those who may have a place in mind, but are looking for more information on what to expect during your trip, like me.  I don’t know about other travelers, but planning for me is everything. I don’t need a full itinerary but at the very least, a starting point. For each destination in this book, there is an overview summary, details on what to expect on the trip based on the time of year you travel and guess on how long the trip could take. There’s even a little column of highlights for each trip.

Again, the photos in this book are absolutely breathtaking. Just makes me want to go to all of these places!! As I mentioned before I’ve only been to a few places abroad, but I do believe that traveling enriches our lives, souls and our minds. Seeing, living, and being among other cultures gives you a new sense of yourself and such an eye-opening perspective on everything.

For the other travelers out there who like to learn something when they go visit a new place/destination, this book has a list of museums that you could check out while traveling.

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TOP PICKS FOR ME:

Ansel Adams’ Yosemite National Park in California (ranges from a full day to a week or longer to get the full experience)

Of course, I’d go on a Champagne Tour in France

And I would check out Argos of Cappadocia in Turkey

Stalking the “Big Five” in Botswana 🇧🇼 (mainly for the elephants. I’m a sucker for elephants☺️. This trip could take a week, minimum, but it is recommended that you plan for two weeks)

Over the Great Barrier Reef in Australia (though I’m not a fan of planes or a ton of water by any means, I’ve always wanted to visit the reefs. This kind of trip can take anywhere from a 10-minute plane ride to a week or longer. Depending on airtime over the reefs and time in the water)

Jane Austin Tour in England (like a full 3 days to get the most out of the tour)

I would also visit The Can Bonastre Wine Resort in Catalonia, if only just to visit Spain again

The Inca Tail in Peru (even though I’m not a hiker by any means and it takes 5days!! With me, it would be a solid week)

Trans-Siberian Railroad, which crosses Siberia  through Mongolia 🇲🇳 into China 🇨🇳 (6 days if you go straight through)

I’d like to wrap up this post by mentioning my favorite section in this book, if you couldn’t already tell, which was By Rail.

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Overall, I think the ability to travel and take in the scenery as you go is what appeals to me most, it doesn’t hurt that all of these places look so amazing.

However, out of all these wonderful destinations all around the world, the one place I know I’d love to visit next and the one country I would place at the top of my list is Peru. In each section: In Air, On Foot, By Rail, in Search of Culture, Into The Action. I was just in awe of Peru 🇵🇪 and I thought it an absolutely stunning place. I highly recommend this book to all of those travelers at heart who love to (or want to) travel and experience the gorgeous wonders of the world.

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  Thank you so much for checking out my post for Journeys of a Lifetime. I hope it sparked a bit of motivation for you to check out the book and plan your next trip ^_^

Until the next post,

Gia.

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Thinking about buying pearl jewelry as gifts for Christmas, birthday, anniversary, coming of age or other occasions? Well, here at The Pearl Source, we are experts on the gems. We know everything there is to know about cultured pearls, how to care for them and how to buy the gemstones.

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You want to be sure your gift doesn’t dull over time. The luster of the pearls should last a lifetime. Use this pearl buying guide as a tool to help you purchase high-quality, real cultured pearls as gifts for others this Christmas season.

7 Factors That Determine the Value of Cultured Pearls

Every type of cultured pearl is subject to the following factors when grading the value of the gemstones:

1. Cultured Pearl Luster

Visually speaking, the luster of a pearl is the most highly regarded factor. This is what makes the gem look so appealing. The pearl’s luster is all about its sharpness, brightness and ability to reflect light. It’s what makes the jewel sparkle and shine.

Nacre is the crystalline substance produced by oysters within their shells. Also called mother-of-pearl, this is the outer coating of the gem. It’s responsible for the iridescent visuals you see when you look at lustrous pearls.

Generally, the longer the pearl is left to grow inside the oyster, the more it continues to form layers of nacre. The more nacre layers, the more lustrous the gemstone. And, lustrous pearls are very valuable.

2. Cultured Pearl Shape

Perfectly round pearls are very hard to come by, making them very rare gems. The closer to round they are, the more precious and valuable they are on the market.

How amazing is the shape of this baroque pearl from The Pearl Source?

  But, that doesn’t make other pearl shapes invaluable. Many pearl lovers treasure uniquely-shaped gems, such as baroque pearls. These gems are asymmetrical in shape. Their value is graded based on symmetry.

3. Cultured Pearl Color

Classic white pearls still remain the most popular and common choice when buying pearls as gifts for Christmas and other gift-giving occasions. Yet, these classic gems come in many different colors, from one end of the rainbow to the next.

Just keep a few things in mind when shopping for various pearl colors:

Real Black Pearls – Tahitian pearls are the only pearl types that are naturally black in color. They come from the Tahitian black-lipped oyster, the only living creature that produces natural black pearls.

Real Gold Pearls – For naturally colored pearls of gold, South Sea Golden Pearls are the right choice. They are created within the golden-lipped oyster, and are about as rare as gold itself. Pearl colors range from deep gold to light champagne, with various golden hues in between.

Other Natural Pearl Colors – Cultured Freshwater pearls come in an array of naturally produced colors, except black. A pearl’s color alone does not dictate value. But. Naturally colored pearls tend to be a bit more valuable than dyed gems.

4. Cultured Pearl Size

Just like with diamonds, rubies, sapphires and other gemstones, the larger the cultured pearl, the greater its value. Pearls range in size. The largest certified cultured Black Tahitian pearl ever discovered measures in at 25 mm in diameter.

Typically, cultured South Sea pearls are the largest on the market. Growing the pearls to become large in size requires a lot of time. It’s a miss-and-hit process that can be destroyed by various mishaps, including the deaths of the oysters.

This is the reason why large South Sea pearls are so rare. And, that’s what makes them so expensive and value on the pearl market.

Download Our Pearl Diameter Guide

5. Cultured Pearl Weight

When shopping for pearls, you may find that most jewelers don’t feature the weight of the pearl in jewelry descriptions. But, a quality pearl jewelry store will be glad to share this information with you to help you make a more educated buying decision.

Generally, cultured pearl weight is measured in mommes. The weight of a pearl is typically expressed using these three units:

Grains

Carats

Mommes

Pearl weight alone does not determine the gem’s value. But, when judged along with other factors, it can have an impact on the value of the gem.

6. Cultured Pearl Surface

According to the general rules of thumb, most pearls will have blemishes on their surfaces. This is because the gems are created by nature… a living creature at that. So, technically, it’s impossible for any pearl to be completely perfect. Even if you can’t see them with the naked eye, some type of blemish exists.

Akoya Pearls with Blemishes Close Up. Image Source: Pure Pearls

Many will feature scoring marks, pin pricks, wrinkles, chalky spots and other inclusions. These imperfections actually add to the value of the gems for pearl lovers who love unique jewelry. But, in actuality, the more perfect the pearl’s surface, the more valuable the gemstone.

7. Cultured Pearl Matching

This is an important factor when buying custom pearl jewelry as gifts. Buying groups of pearls means getting your hands on multiple gems with their own unique shapes, colors, luster, size and flaws. Each gem needs to match, or be well-coordinated, so they look good with one another.

7-8mm Pink Freshwater Pearl Necklace & Matching Pink Pearl Stud Earrings from The Pearl Source make awesome Christmas gifts. Click here to view.

Working with a cultured pearl jewelry specialist will ensure that your strands of pearls, bracelets and pearl earrings are well-matched. That way, your pearl jewelry gift not only looks amazing, it’s as valuable as possible. Nothing brings down the value of a pearl necklace like a bunch of unmatched gems.

Buying Pearl Jewelry: Gift Giving Ideas for Christmas 2017

Still not sure exactly what type of pearl jewelry you should buy as gifts for the special people in your life? Well, here are a few ideas to help you get started checking people off your list for Christmas 2017:

Stud Pearl Earrings for Babies & Girls – At some point, most baby girls get their ears pierced. Make sure the baby in your life doesn’t have to wear those ugly, plain gold studs. Get her a nice pair of small stud pearl earrings. She’ll be able to wear them for years to come.

Pearl Bracelets for Teens – Most fashionable teens love bracelets. They are into bangles, cuff, charm, beaded bracelets and more. There are some very trendy pearl bracelets for teens on the market these days. You can have the personalized with engravings and charms, or custom design one for that special teen yourself.

Strands of Pearls for Women – Sophisticated women love pearls. They are symbolic of class and style. And, today’s jewelry designers are going all out when it comes to creating a diversity of styles. So, you’re sure to find the perfect pearl necklace for that special lady in your life. And, if she’s not a “strand of pearls” type of women, how about a simple gold necklace, with an awesome pearl pendant?

Pearl Necklaces for Men – Today’s man is not afraid of tipping the limits when it comes to style and fashion. Reality TV stars, Hip Hop artists, rock stars and other celebrity men sport their pearl necklaces with pride, making it fashionable for men to wear pearls. Check out the image gallery below for some ideas for pearl jewelry gifts for men.

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