Big thanks to Gina LaTendresse for sharing part of her awesome collection with us! What would you like to see more of? Let us know!
@stephenscordato43214 ай бұрын
The way Gina smiled when you hit the nail on the head at the 4 minute mark made me smile, too! Love all of the bright hosts we're blessed with on the Gemstones channel.
@lunasky56354 ай бұрын
Ginna, thank you. Loved the wedding necklace
@joyceangelieri12044 ай бұрын
This is great.I enjoyed learning all about PEARLS.
@kathysabo97035 ай бұрын
Pearls, the 'Queen' of Gems..what beautiful, simple,pure elegance! In Victorian era mourning jewelry they represented tears,too.
@sunitafisher47582 ай бұрын
🌸 oh noooo my mom told me they were for tears, I didn’t understand I love them anyway 😊❤
@sunitafisher47582 ай бұрын
🌸 I love my natural river Pearl earrings, dewdrop style I have a cultured ring, set on sun streaks, to match my name Sun ☀️ I have loved pearls more than diamonds 💎 and have a natural river Pearl necklace Whereas my mother preferred diamonds and told me pearls are for tears I have been happy my whole life, helping others, no tears except my pearls 🐉
@sageharmon23194 ай бұрын
Absolutely great video!!!! I was hoping you would mention abalone pearls (since I live in California….i have found 2 in my whole life)…..wow I love your content soooo much! I always learn a lot!!!! One time, my friend and I gathered mussels for a delicious meal. She opened a mussel and there were around 5 PINK “seed” pearls! Small but wonderful. Thanks for this video once again!
@gems4 ай бұрын
Oh wow! That's awesome!
@berthaadamson12255 ай бұрын
Great collection! I knew vaguely of pearls from the Americas but have not seen such an extensive selection in one presentation. They are beautiful. I understand why rounds are popular but I have always preferred the baroque shapes. Thanks, I definitely want to add at least one to my collection if I can.
@goldcambodia3 ай бұрын
Nice!
@debbiedausch72595 ай бұрын
Thank you
@dawnbrown98985 ай бұрын
This was so fascinating!!❤❤
@LostInAustin975 ай бұрын
I feel like I’ve been waiting for so long for a new video 😭 I’ve watched literally every video on the channel, tysm for posting amazing informative videos all these years!!
@deborahellenberger71534 ай бұрын
Thank you Gina. Thank you both for an informative video.
@jenniferfleming32955 ай бұрын
Thank you Gina!
@katrussell68194 ай бұрын
Great information. I have several CULTURED fresh water pearls. I'd like to learn more about them. Please do another show on pearls. My birthstone.
@gems4 ай бұрын
Stay tuned!
@natalyazav18425 ай бұрын
More!!!
@lorawaring8835 ай бұрын
Beautiful! Thank you
@priscillataylor27365 ай бұрын
Super collection
@michelledavis54554 ай бұрын
Love pearls
@barbaracovey5 ай бұрын
Great presentation! Thanks
@michelledavis54554 ай бұрын
Amazing
@cherixe5 ай бұрын
9:53 the shell is talking!
@shelleydavis99562 ай бұрын
Gina - does your company make mother of pearl (MOP) jewelry? Would love to learn more about MOP.
@philodendron65 ай бұрын
One rather prefers natural pearls, especially fresh water ones, to the farmed ones . Have seen fresh water mussels in France the length of saucers, jealously protected by a family living in the château for centuries. The slightest pollution in the water and a whole population is no longer.
@bmeetze4 ай бұрын
Thank you Gina! I actually got oysters last year sometime and found a completely natural pearl in one of them. I have it in a special place but have no idea what to do with it. Any suggestions?
@LostWithoutHer5 ай бұрын
The GIA Pearls and Graduate Pearls programs are reasonably priced and definitely worth it if you own pearls and want to be sure you're not making mis-identified or overpriced purchases in the future. Highly recommend.....On a funnier note, always double check any cooked mollusk you plan on eating before chomping down hard and chipping a tooth on a pearl. 😲
@ZaDussault5 ай бұрын
I second this. I have chomped on a blue mussel pearl and that think hurt. I managed to keep it as a souvenir, it's very small, but I keep it in its original shell!
@brianlawson3635 ай бұрын
Great video, but where is Rebecca ?
@gems5 ай бұрын
She had a baby!
@mr.treefrog57895 ай бұрын
So in theory if you took one of the snail formations and cut it open would you find remnants of a snail inside?
@gems5 ай бұрын
I believe that's the idea!
@mr.treefrog57895 ай бұрын
@@gems that's really neat, wonder how intact it would be