Jane's Pearls Necklace

Tender Heart writes “Jane was a bright-eyed, pretty five-year-old girl. One day when she and her mother were checking out at the grocery store, Jane saw a plastic pearl necklace priced at $2.50. How she wanted that necklace, and when she asked her mother if she would buy it for her, her mother said, "Well, it is a pretty necklace, but it costs an awful lot of money. I'll tell you what. I'll buy you the necklace, and when we get home we can make up a list of chores that you can do to pay for the necklace. And don't forget that for your birthday Grandma just might give you a whole dollar bill, too. Okay?"

Jane agreed, and her mother bought the pearl necklace for her. Jane worked on her chores very hard every day, and sure enough, her grandma gave her a brand new dollar bill for her birthday. Soon Jane had paid off the pearls.

How Jane loved those pearls. She wore them everywhere-to kindergarten, bed and when she went out with her mother to run errands. The only time she didn't wear them was in the shower-her mother had told her that they would turn her neck green!

Now Jane had a very loving daddy. When Jane went to bed, he would get up from his favorite chair every night and read Jane her favorite story.

One night when he finished the story, he said, "Jane, do you love me?"

"Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you," the little girl said.

"Well, then, give me your pearls."

"Oh! Daddy, not my pearls!" Jane said. "But you can have Rosie, my favorite doll. Remember her? You gave her to me last year for my birthday. And you can have her tea party outfit, too. Okay?"

"Oh no, darling, that's okay." Her father brushed her cheek with a kiss. "Good night, little one."

A week later, her father once again asked Jane after her story, "Do you love me?"

"Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you."

"Well, then, give me your pearls."

"Oh, Daddy, not my pearls! But you can have Ribbons, my toy horse. Do you remember her? She's my favorite. Her hair is so soft, and you can play with it and braid it and everything. You can have Ribbons if you want her, Daddy," the little girl said to her father.

"No, that's okay," her father said and brushed her cheek again with a kiss. "God bless you, little one. Sweet dreams."

Several days later, when Jane's father came in to read her a story, Jane was sitting on her bed and her lip was trembling. "Here, Daddy," she said, and held out her hand. She opened it and her beloved pearl necklace was inside. She let it slip into her father's hand.

With one hand her father held the plastic pearls and with the other he pulled out of his pocket a blue velvet box. Inside of the box were real, genuine, beautiful pearls.

He had them all along. He was waiting for Jane to give up the cheap stuff so he could give her the real thing.

So it is with our Heavenly Father. He is waiting for us to give up the cheap things in our lives so that he can give us beautiful treasure.

Are you holding onto things which Lord wants you to let go of? Are you holding on to harmful or unnecessary partners, relationships, habits and activities which you have come so attached to that it seems impossible to let go? Sometimes, it is so hard to see what is in the other hand but do believe this one thing....

The Lord will never take away something without giving you something better in its place.

Extracted from Tender Heart

Swarovski Crystal Olivine Bracelet (BCO-S3-709)

Jewelry Code : BCO-S3-709 (NOT FOR SALE)
Length : 7.5inches/19cm
Materials : Swarovski Crystal Olivine (8mm,6mm), Jonquil (5mm), Blue Zircon
Accessories : Silver Clasp

Crystal Jet Hematite Earrings (ECJH-G-708)

Jewelry Code: ECJH-G-708 (SOLD)
Materials : Swarovski Crystal Jet Hematite(10mm,6mm), Gold Plated Rondelle(7mm), Crystal(6mm)
Accessories : Gold plated Earwire

Swarovski Light Rose Crystal Earrings (ECP-G-707)

S$28 (SOLD)
Jewelry Code: ECP-G-707
Length: 2 inches/5.5cm
Materials: Swarovski Crystal(8mm), Swarovski Crystal Pendant (13 x 6.5mm)
Accessories: Gold Plated Earwire

Swarovski Crystal Blue Pearl Bracelet (BCP-S-706)

S$38 (SOLD)
Jewelry code: BCP-S-706
Length: 7 inches/18cm
Main material: Swarovski Crystal Pearl
Accessories: Silver clasp

Swarovski Crystal JH Pearl Bracelet (BJHP-G-705)

S$38Jewelry Code: BJHP-G-705 (SOLD)
Length: 7inches/18cm
Main material: Swarovski Crystal Jet Hematite Pearl
Accessories material: Gold plated clasp

Swarovski Crystal Cream Pearl Bracelet (BCP-S-704)

S$38 (SOLD)
Jewelry Code: BCP-S-704
Length: 7inches/18cm
Main material: Swarovski Crystal Pearl
Accessories: Silver plated clasp

Swarovski Peach Pearl Necklace (NPP-G-703)

This elegance necklace consists of 8mm Swarovski crystal peach pearls, 2mm and 3mm Swarovski crystals in golden shadow.The length of the necklace is approx. 18" and ends with a gold plated clasp.
An absolutely timeless piece that will suit any occasion frm wedding to everyday wear.



S$48 (SOLD)

Swarovski Blue Pearl Necklace (NBPP-S-702)

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S$55.00 (SOLD)
Jewelry Code: NBPP-S-702
Length: 18inches/46cm
Materials: Swarovski Crystal Blue Pearl, Swarovski Aquamarine Pendant
Accessories: Silver plated clasp

Sea Pearls,Freshwater Pearls And Cultivated Pearls

The natural pearl was among the most prized of all jewels from the earliest times.Pearls are found inside oyster shell and have been fished by divers off the coasts of Sri Langka and Australia, in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, in the South Seas off the Tuamoto archipelago.

The divers risked their lives as they plunged 50 to 100 feet on one lungful of air, searching for oysters, swiftly prizing them off the rocks with hands or knives, putting them in a sack, then quickly returning to the surface for air. My husband and I had these experinces in Perth, Australia when we were fishing for abolone during its season.The life of the diver was never an easy one.

Many of the pearls from Roman and Renaissance times came from the Persian Gulf.
Freshwater pearls have been found many in Scottish rivers, such as the Tay and the Doon, for more than 2,000 years. The River Conwy in Wales and streams in Ireland, France, Austria and Germany have also been fished for pearls. River pearls are also found in Nova Scotia and in streams in the Mississippi valley.

Cultivated Pearls .
Biwa freshwater pearls are cultivated in Biwa-ko (lake), in Japan. Freshwater mussels were grafted with tissue from another mussel in up to 20 places and after much experimentation, produced small rice-shaped pearls. If the extraction was done carefully, a second and third crop from the same mussels was possible without further grafting

Swarovski Crystal JH Earrings (ECJH-G-701)

S$28 (SOLD)
Jewelry Code: ECJH-G-701
Length: 1.75inches/4.5cm
Materials: Swarovski Crystal Jet Hematite(6mm),Swarovski Crystal Pendant(13x6.5)
Accessories: Gold Plated Earwire

Swarovski Crystal Jet Hematite Necklace (NCJH-G- 700)

S$98.00 (SOLD)
Product code: NCJH-G-700
Length: 20inches/50cm
Main material: Swarovski Crystal Jet Hematite
Accessories: Gold plated clasp,Crystal Gold Spacer Rondelles (7mm)

Swarovski Crystal Topaz Baroque Earrings (ECT-G-699)

S$28 (SOLD)
Jewelry Code: ECT-G-699
Length: 1.75inches/4.5cm
Materials: Swarovski Topaz Baroque Pendant(16x11mm),Crystal(6mm)
Accessories: 925 Gold Plated Earwire

An Exploration of Beads

Most of the world's earliest beads have disappeared and organic material such as seeds and wood have long since decayed, but there are occasional finds of simple shapes in natural materials dating back some 10,000 years.

As the great civilizations of Egypt, the Indus Valley Mesopotamia and the Far East rose and fell, beadmaking flourished. Trade routes were established: from 6,000B.C., Mediterranean coral was traded to the cities of Asia Minor, by 3,000B.C., Afghan lapis traveled the 1,500 miles to Sumeria, and the Greeks of Mycenae traded bronze for Baltic amber.

The discovery of metal and glass produced technological advances that inspired a flowering of creativity. Graet bead traditions gradually emerged. In Venice glassmaking skills which for a period were solely a Venetian preserve, were directed into beadmaking. In turn, these skills were to travel north to Bohemia and west to the Netherlands.

Beads are increasing both in popularity and value. During the last 20 years more and more people have become fascinated by the history of beads, their significance, their collectibility and their availability.

Antique trade beads from Africa, 19th century millefiori beads from Venice, pumtek beads from India and Myanmar, dZi beads from Tibet, kiffa beads from Mauritania, chevrons, cowrie shells, Hudson Bay and white hearts - are all part of a rich history to be explored and collected.

Contemporary beadmakers especially in Europe and North America are creating beads as fine as any of their predecessors. Today's successors to those early craftsmen are still making beads: Austria continues a glass making industry once centered in Bohemia, France makes glass beads and rocailles, Spain manufactures maiolica pearl, a popular substitute for natural or cultured pearls

Lately, I have motivated by friends to create my own jewelry. I like both the Swarovski Crystal and Pearls.