Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Shecypearls Spring Sales Up To 50 % Off

Happy spring! As the bright colors blossom everywhere, it is time again for Shecy and you to rejoice and celebrate the return of season! If someone has made your season brighter, then now it’s your turn to sprinkle love and joy with our pearl jewelry in this beautiful season.

With saving of up to 30-50% off on Shecypearls 12 items, you will definitely can afford to get your favorites in this spring! (March 1st---April 10th)


Items for special offer, customers favorites!


“Incredible, wonderful pearl. This is a great pearl pendant!” Faye in WI, USA

SALE $97.00 reg. $193.00 50% off


“My girlfriend was very pleased with its special design and amazing luster. We will consideration your shop firstly for our next jewelry.” Rob in GA, USA

SALE $405.00 reg. $578.00 30% off

“I am very happy that I received a beautiful and versatile necklace, valued at much higher than what I paid. Thank you.” Cynthia in Georgia, USA

SALE $245.00 reg $350.00 30% off


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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Cultured Pearls in China


Today, almost all the pearls in the market are cultured pearls. Freshwater pearls and saltwater pearls are all regarded as cultured pearls. Cultured pearls are grown inside oysters and mollusks in the same way as natural pearls. The only difference is that while natural pearls occur randomly in nature, cultured pearls are created when a pearl farmer deliberately injects an irritant into the oyster. Cultured pearls are often sold by size (diameter of the pearl) while natural pearls are sold by weight (carat of the pearl).

Nearly all pearls sold in the open market are cultured. This is because cultured pearls are much more numerous and easy to produce and harvest than natural pearls. Thus, cultured pearl jewelry is much more common. Cultured pearls do not have as many surface blemishes as natural pearls tend to have, but they can have more bumps and dents. Cultured pearls tend to have a regular, almost round shape.

Pearl cultivation began in China and was imported to Europe in the 17th century. As the technology improved and pearl cultivation became more profitable, it grew as a business in the late 18th and early 19th centuries until cultivated pearls became the dominant type of genuine pearls found on the market today.

Nowadays, Japan and China are major global suppliers of cultured pearls. In fact, Chinese pearls account for approximately 96% of pearls sold everywhere in the world. Even most pearls sold as Japanese were actually grown on Chinese pearl farms.

Shecy Pearl Jewelry's pearl-production plant is located in Hepu, Beihai city, Guangxi. It is the source of China's finest pearls for centuries and is well known as"the Southern Pearl County". Guangxi is the province in the south-west of China. Guangxi Hepu has cultivated and produced the highest yield of cultured pearls since 1960s. The favorable temperature and sheltered bays offer an ideal living condition for pearls. There is an ancient saying in China: "The West pearls are not as good as the East pearls. But the East pearls are not as good as the South pearls—Hepu pearls." Hepu's fine pearls are considered a national treasure to this day, and were once a valuable tribute to Chinese emperors.

China's first large cultured pearl farm was built in Hepu in 1958. Located in the Guangxi Province in southern China, beside the South Sea and between two rivers, Hepu is an ideal place for pearl cultivation. It has few storms, so oysters can grow in peace in Hepu's calm waters. The water temperature and salinity are perfectly suited to growing pearl-producing oysters. This is why Hepu has been considered China's foremost "pearl town" for centuries.

All of Shecy Pearl Jewelry's fine cultured saltwater pearls come straight from pearl farm in legendary Hepu - South China Sea pearl town. Shecy Pearls freshwater pearls are from Chinese freshwater pearl town - Shanxiahu, Zhejiang. Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of China, serving as the source for China's freshwater pearls. China produces more than 95 percent of world pearl production. The rich resources of cultured pearls (saltwater and freshwater pearls) ensure us to offer our customers the best quality of pearls with favorable price.

Sunday, February 13, 2011

How Much You Know about Gold Jewelry ?

If you visit ShecyPearls, you will find there are many pearl jewelry with K gold here. Gold jewelry never goes out of style, and for good reason, because gold is as wearer-friendly as it is beautiful. This is the reason why Shecy pearl jewelry with gold is popular. Generally speaking, you can find our pearl jewelry is marked 18K gold and 14K gold.

What is 18K or14K gold? Are there any differences from pure gold? Karat(carat) is called for K for short. The carat (abbreviation ct or kt) is a measure of the purity of gold alloys, 24 carat being pure gold. In the United States and Canada, the spelling karat (abbreviation k or kt) is used. The higher the karat number, the higher the percentage of gold. Here is some information for gold with different karat.

The carat system is increasingly being complemented or superseded by the millesimal fineness system in which the purity of precious metals is denoted by parts per thousand of pure metal in the alloy.The most common carats used for gold in bullion, jewelry making and by goldsmiths are:

24 carat (millesimal fineness 999 or higher)

22 carat (millesimal fineness 916)

21 carat (millesimal fineness 875)

20 carat (millesimal fineness 833)

18 carat (millesimal fineness 750)

15 carat (millesimal fineness 625)

14 carat (millesimal fineness 585)

10 carat (millesimal fineness 417)

9 carat (millesimal fineness 375)

8 carat (millesimal fineness 333)

1 carat (millesimal fineness 042)


• 24K gold is pure gold.

• 18K gold contains 18 parts gold and 6 parts of one or more additional metals, making it 75% gold.

• 14K gold contains 14 parts gold and 10 parts of one or more additional metals, making it 58.3% gold.

• 12K gold contains 12 parts gold and 12 parts of one or more additional metals, making it 50% gold.

• 10K gold contains 10 parts gold and 14 parts of one or more additional metals, making it 41.7% gold. 10K gold is the minimum karat that can be called "gold" in the United States.

European gold jewelry is marked with numbers that indicate their percentage of gold, such as:

• 18K gold is marked 750 to indicate 75% gold

• 14K gold is marked 585 for 58.5%

• 10K gold is marked 417 for 41.7%

Maybe you are puzzled why are other metals mixed with gold. As a matter of fact, pure gold is soft and isn't practical for daily wear. Other metals are mixed with it to make it more durable (and to lower its cost).

When metals are added to the gold the result is an alloy, a blended mixture of the metals that you can think of as a very expensive cake batter. Solid gold is a term that can be used to describe an item that's at least 10K (in the US) gold all the way through. Even though it's a gold alloy--18K, 14K, or anything down to 10K--it can be called solid gold.

Solid gold is durable, so it is a better choice for jewelry you'll wear regularly. If you have allergies to nickel or other metals, choose items that have high gold content, such as 18K or 22K gold jewelry.