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	<description>The Finest Freshwater and Cultured Perl Jewellery</description>
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		<title>Pearl Talk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m thrilled to bits to give another Pearl Talk to the fun and fascinating women of the Vancouver Island Roaring Women business network. Seriously excited to introduce my new &#38; improved PowerPoint presentation that now includes Pearl Culturing: from grafting to harvesting. The Pearl Talk will cover the following topics.

Natural Pearl or Cultured Pearl: what&#8217;s the difference?
Real Pearl [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Last Pearl Knotting Class in March</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Where has the month gone?  March is flying by and I will be teaching my last Pearl Knotting Class this Saturday, March 31st at Monterey Recreation Centre from 9:00 until noon.  Join me for three hours and learn to string an elegant pearl bracelet using a traditional knotting method that places individual knots between each pearl.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.serenitypearls.ca/classes-7</link>
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		<title>March Classes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you admired the look of hand-knotted pearls and wished that you could create your own bracelets and necklaces?  Well, I have some good news for you!  I will be teaching a Pearl Knotting Class at Aurea Gems &#38; Essential Luxuries at 614 Johnson St., Victoria.  You will learn to string an elegant pearl bracelet using a traditional [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.serenitypearls.ca/classes-6</link>
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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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		<link>http://www.serenitypearls.ca/door-prize-winners</link>
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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>
		<link>http://www.serenitypearls.ca/classes-4</link>
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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-5</link>
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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>
		<link>http://www.serenitypearls.ca/classes-3</link>
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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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		<link>http://www.serenitypearls.ca/do-you-know-what-to-look-for-when-youre-buying-pearls</link>
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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>
		<link>http://www.serenitypearls.ca/pearl-facts-surface-quality</link>
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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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