Every year, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, we pause to remember those men and women who have died or suffered in all wars and peacekeeping operations. – See more at:
http://www.shrine.org.au/Remembrance/Ceremonies/ZRemembrance-Day-2013#sthash.abzRoB3o.dpuf
I love collecting images of women wearing pearls and today I would like to share some fabulous photos of Doris Day. I mean (honestly) who doesn’t love Doris Day. I have included a remarkable one of her at 70. Almost unbelievable as she has the breasts of a 20 year old (well it has to be said..am sure you’ll all be thinking it). I tell you..these stars from old Hollywood had something in their genes…they were able to keep their bodies toned and taut in their later years. Seriously though, I admire this women so much and like many kids of the 60’s I grew idolizing Doris Day and loved her movies with Rock Hudson they had such a great chemistry and were great mates. Doris often wore pearls as did many of the starlets of yester year. Perhaps this is where my love of pearls originated…as
I loved the movies..and remember how lucky I was living directly opposite the Wintergarden Picture theatre in Rose Bay in Sydney as a child and when I came home on boarders’ weekends I would high tail it to the movies. Doris was one of the first animal activists and I loved her for it. Enjoy!
Every now and again I like to bring the focus towards our good mates at Woody Nook Winery in Margaret River, who continue to showcase Julleen Pearl Jewellery Designs. Regular sales even through the most difficult retail times every known in Australia, has been a joint effort between the staff at Woody Nook and Jane herself along with Julleen Pearl Jewellery Designs. We are so proud of our long relationship with Woody Nook winery that I thought we should give them a plug! right here on my blog at pearlsjewelleryonline. Here’s to the continuing collaboration between two troupers who are “women in business in WA”.
Woody Nook thrives today because of the hands on approach Jane gives to everything she takes on which exactly my own motto in business. Raise a glass of wine as a toast to Jane and Woody Nook winery and may Julleen sales continue as always!
The Julleen label has a traditional approach to good service to all customers. Unbeatable quality of workmanship and design, for this price range. Julleen Pearl Jewellery is simply perfect for any occasion our Designer Jewellery will last much longer than the rest, as all components are genuine metals and gemstones, and everything is hand made with the utmost care. We also hand pick each and every gem in the collection.
We permanently guarantee each piece with a stamped and signed warranty slip which also doubles as a “how to care” pamphlet.
Julleen Pearl Jewellery Designs ….As Individual As You!
I am not a world expert on nature by any means and my posts come from what I have learned over the years in the pearl industry. Often I write from the heart and it comes out exactly as it would, if I were talking to you directly. I do this on my youtube videos also. Today I revised a listing I had on Etsy for Black Baroque Pearl Earrings. I have loved these particular pearls for a long while now and sometimes I find it hard to part with things that are special, to me. Yet often inspiration comes from strange and unique things. I decided to match these pearls into sets, then mount them into single bezels and create special black pearl earrings in sterling silver. These sorts of pearls are not for everyone but there are many people, just like myself that adore what nature has to offer, even in crude or rough ways and when I saw these beauties I had to show them to the world. When black pearls are formed the irritation often starts with one grain of sand and a black lipped oyster (that can only live in areas where the sand is black..makes sense right?). Black sand comes from volcanic residue formed countless years ago and so when you look at these simply amazing pearls surely if you can stop and just think for a minute then nature is showing you something extraordinary. Enter…my baroque black beauties into Julleen Earrings. Available only on Etsy.
Here are some images of the black lip oyster and finding one in Cape York Australia. (note the black muddy sand) Some oysters can live for 30 odd years…remarkable isn’t it?
Who would have thought that Australia would be cheaper than China to buy a luxury watch. Apparently some Chinese tourists are snapping up mega expensive watches… because they can and because we sell them cheaper than their own country. Luxury watch sales are up 25% in Australia and although the world wide trend in luxury watches is up to 36.9 percent for retail sales, Australia has done us proud. Recently a stunning watch was sold for a world record price for a Swiss made Girard-Perregaux Haute Horlogerie Cat’s Eye Tourbillon, which was reported by the Sydney Morning Herald, to hold a price tag of a staggering 650 K.
This watch took 700 hours to make, and so obviously labour costs were incorporated into the price , a system which is well over due here in Australia and something I personally think is appropriate (speaking as one, who spends many hours making new designs). The components of this spectacular time piece are numerable but worth mentioning is the 280 baguette diamonds with a total weight of 20 carats! adding a whopping boost to the value. This was sold to one of our own, a punter from Victoria, who bought it at this brand’s world record price. This mega luxury watch does not even gauge the depth of the water or alert you of the date and needs to be rewound every few days, but ah…what a status symbol it is! Not everyone can afford to buy a watch for over 1/2 million dollars but we can take a quick look at it… and so I thought I would share it with you.
Love the Peacock Green of this dress and we love Peacock Green Pearls at Julleen. One of most cherished colours in the black pearl category. Here are some of my personal favourites that I think would look fabulous with this dress from JJs.
http://www.julleen.com/product/pale-jade-and-pearl-necklace/ 
When I create designs often my inspiration comes from colours I fall in love with. Green in many shades usually is a wonderful colour for pearl jewellery if you have all the gemstones at your disposal in the palette around you. When I work…I spread containers of my loose components in front of me..and just let the ideas flow. Long necklaces can be swooshed around to make double rows and the stones arrange themselves in gorgeous off centred patterns with scatterings of random sizes around the neckline. For wearing with an evening gown like this, you can wear it long and create a very glamorous and individual look.
http://www.julleen.com/product/peace-train-leopidolite-necklace/
Comfort is important for many of us these days. Being comfortable with yourself is just as important …however… there is nothing like a trip to the hairdresser for a fresh haircut and colour to lift your spirits just as the cold weather sets in…and that’s exactly what I did today and recorded it for prosperity with a quick snap shot at my desk…am not used to showing an image of myself without eye make up….but I felt comfortable enough to capture it and then share it on my Facebook page so why not in my little blog. As I am writing this… I realize I too..that I have had my earrings on all day without feeling any pain or a need to take them off..you can’t see them as well as in the 2nd picture….but they ARE there…and I’m really proud of myself that what I preach …is what I actually DO! I am also so pleased I made a video for you all… a while back …describing the best way to put on a clip on earring and have it stay THIS comfortable for the entire day … here’s the link to view it. I hope you enjoy it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hNKJeqhptg
Pearls baby! What a fabulous image taken by one of my favourite photographers Ashley Jacobson from I SHOOT PPL Photography in Las Vegas. Had to share this with you.
Here are some long necklaces you might like to get the look.
