Monday, December 12, 2011

Pearls

Formed in the sea, the pearl is the only gemstone that comes from a living creature. Because of this there are no two pearls exactly alike. Due to their uniqueness and preciousness, pearls have been prized over centuries for the romance, power and mystery that the ages have bestowed upon them.

It is said that Cleopatra dissolved one of her pearl earrings in wine and drank it. The Greek mythological tale of Aphrodite states that when she was born and walked from the sea she shook her hair and

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