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		<title>Door Prize Winners</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Bonny Myers, Wendy Richardson, Karen McMullen &#38; Ilona Douglas, winners of the Holiday Open House door prizes. Enjoy your jewellery, ladies!
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		<title>January Classes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I will be teaching two Pearl Knotting Classes next month.  Monterey Recreation Centre at 1442 Monterey Avenue on Saturday, January 21st.  To register, please contact Monterey Centre directly at 250-370-7300.  Aurea Gems &#38; Essential Luxuries at 614 Johnson St. on Sunday, January 22nd. To register, please contact Aurea directly at 250-381-6260.  Learn to string an elegant pearl bracelet using a traditional knotting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Classes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I will be teaching a Pearl Knotting Class at Aurea Gems &#38; Essential Luxuries at 614 Johnson St., Victoria, BC.  Learn to string an elegant pearl bracelet using a traditional knotting method that places individual knots between each pearl.  Students will use silk thread, French wire and pearls &#38; clasp of their own choosing. The class is two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Classes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I will be teaching a Pearl Knotting Class at Monterey Recreation Centre at 1442 Monterey Avenue, Victoria, BC.  Learn to string an elegant pearl bracelet using a traditional knotting method that places individual knots between each pearl.  Students will use silk thread, French wire, freshwater pearls and a sterling silver or gold filled clasp.  The class is three hours [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do you know what to look for when you&#8217;re buying pearls?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Learn what gives a pearl value and how to care for this delicate gem on Wednesday, April 13th at the Olive Grove Restaurant.  Join me for a Pearl Talk at a Roaring Women lunch meeting. Everyone is welcome: members and non-members. Hope to see you there!  Click the link to register. http://bit.ly/huWprD
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		<title>Pearl Facts &#8211; Surface Quality</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Surface Quality: a pearl value factor
My last post was about colour and its importance as a value factor. As you can imagine, surface quality plays a very important role in determining value because of its direct impact on lustre.  A clean pearl (blemish-free) is a rare treat indeed.
Surface quality is divided into four classifications:
Clean – [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pearl Facts &#8211; Colour</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Colour: a pearl value factor
October’s post was about shape and its importance as a value factor. Colour is another factor where your own personal taste should influence your buying decision rather than what’s the most valuable &#8211; but that’s just my opinion. Everyone has their own priorities, and that, as Martha would say, is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pearl Facts &#8211; Shape</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Shape: a pearl value factor
September’s post was about lustre and its importance as a value factor. Lustre is, without question, the most important characteristic of a pearl. The remaining value factors aren’t in any particular order because this is where personal taste comes into play. I can tell you what shapes influence monetary value of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Classes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I will be teaching a Pearl Knotting Class at Aurea Gems &#38; Essential Luxuries at 614 Johnson St., Victoria, BC.  Learn to string an elegant pearl bracelet using a traditional knotting method that places individual knots between each pearl.  Students will use silk thread, French wire and pearls &#38; clasp of their own choosing. The class is two [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.serenitypearls.ca/classes-2</link>
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		<title>Pearl Facts &#8211; Lustre</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lustre: the most important pearl value factor 
Value factors are characteristics of a pearl that give it monetary value.  They’re what you should keep in mind when shopping for pearl jewellery in order to feel confident that you’re receiving good value for the dollars you’re spending.  There are seven value factors: lustre, shape, size, colour, surface [...]]]></description>
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