A beautiful string of freshwater cultured pearls is something every woman loves. Stemming from naturally occurring phenomena, the freshwater cultured pearls industry has been a way of life for pearl farmers in Japan and China. Cultured and natural pearls occur in mussels in much the same way that saltwater pearls occur in oysters in the ocean. Freshwater pearls occur when foreign material gets into a mussel. Just as irritation occurs when a human gets a piece of dirt in his eye, the material irritates the mussel. Thus, the mussel covers the object with a secretion of nacre, a substance it uses to build shells.
Japanese were the first to produce cultured freshwater pearls. By the 1930s, the practice became a commercial business when corps of cultured, faceted freshwater pearl bead collections appeared. Produced almost completely with the nacre substance, many different faceted freshwater pearl bead colors began to form.
We have a great selection of quality wholesale freshwater pearls to choose from. Order yours now!
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$8/16" strand
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Item #10512 |
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$6/16" strand
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Item #10346 |
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$6/16" strand
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Item #10344 |
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$8/16" strand
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Item #10343 |
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16-18mm. These are a very nice AB quality with a finished backing of Mother of Pearl Shell. Check out the enlargement to see the back of this natural beauty.
$24/each
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Item #10225 |
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18-19mm. These are a very nice AA quality with a finished backing of Mother of Pearl Shell. Check out the enlargement to see the back of this natural beauty.
$39/each
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Item #10224 |
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$12/16" strand
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Item #10112 |
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$12/16" strand
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Item #10111 |
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$12/16" strand
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Item #10090 |
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$10/16" strand
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Item #10006 |
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$10/16" strand
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Item #10005 |
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$8/16" strand
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Item #9911 |
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$24/16" strand
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Item #9904 |
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$22/16" strand
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Item #9900 |
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$22/16" strand
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Item #9899 |
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$6/16" strand
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Item #9898 |
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$6/16" strand
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Item #9467 |
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$8/16" strand
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Item #9466 |
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$8/16" strand
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Item #9465 |
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$8/16" strand
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Item #9414 |
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$8.50/16" strand
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Item #9413 |
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$10/16" strand
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Item #9412 |
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$12/16" strand
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Item #9410 |
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$14/16" strand
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Item #9409 |
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$18/16" strand
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Item #9408 |
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$8/16" strand
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Item #9407 |
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$10/16" strand
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Item #9406 |
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$22/16" strand
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Item #9286 |
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$8/16" strand
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Item #9285 |
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$12/16" strand
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Item #9283 |
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$16/16" strand
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Item #9282 |
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$8/16" strand
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Item #9281 |
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$30/16" strand
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Item #9263 |
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$5/16" strand
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Item #9262 |
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$6/16" strand
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Item #9261 |
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$38/16" strand
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Item #9202 |
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$8/16" strand
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Item #8815 |
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$9/16" strand
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Item #8814 |
Really Big Freshwater Beauties!
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11-12mm. Its unusual to see this size with such nice luster. These are big & unusual in size. Yes, they have some rings and imperfections or as we like to call them, inclusions, but they are really quite nice.
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$85/16" strand
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Item #8810 |
Honkin’ Big Freshwater Pearls Last Chance
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11-12mm. Its unusual to see this size with such nice luster. These are big. Yes, they have some rings and imperfections or as we like to call them, inclusions, but they are really quite nice.
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$85/16" strand
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Item #8809 |
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$12/16" Strand
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Item #8789 |
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$9/16" strand
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Item #8754 |
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$11/16" strand
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Item #7626 |
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$6/16" strand
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Item #7617 |
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$9/16" strand
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Item #7615 |
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$7/16" strand
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Item #7613 |
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$8/16" strand
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Item #7483 |
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$15/16" strand
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Item #7482 |
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$15/16" strand
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Item #7481 |
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$12/16" strand
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Item #7460 |
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$6/16" strand
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Item #7458 |
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$12/16" strand
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Item #7457 |
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$12/16" strand
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Item #7390 |
Mabe Pearls - Ivory White Smaller
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12-13mm. These are an A Grade & rare! Each bead is actually made of two mabe pearls that are fused together and then drilled to make them into beads. Some of you have enjoyed our commercial grade mabes in the past. Well here they are back. *net price - sorry no other discounts apply to this one. Smaller size - but SUPER Deal!
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$60/16" strand *net
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Item #7364 |
Ivory-White Mabe Pearl Beads
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Just in! 13-14mm. These are an A Grade & rare! Each bead is actually made of two mabe pearls that are fused together and then drilled to make them into beads. Some of you have enjoyed our commercial grade mabes in the past. Well here they are back. *net price - sorry no other discounts apply to this one.
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$75/16" strand *net
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Item #7362 |
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$9/16" strand
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Item #5399 |
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$8/16" strand
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Item #5386 |
Mother Natures Pearls of Wonder!
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up to and over the 10mm size in thickness. They are very hard to size as each pearl is unique.These are what you could call mother natures’ mistakes. We call them "Pearls of Wonder." Mother Nature sometimes adds an extension of nacre, called a nodelle to the pearl offering endless creative possibilities. These beauties are natural in color. Some are peach and some have more pink in them. The luster is top grade. Very rare find. Only a few available. Net pricing here*
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$385/per 16" strand
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Item #4142 |
FWP Mix - The Browns and Yellows
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5-10 mm sizes are really very irregular. Unusual mixture of sizes and shapes. Rice, potato, nuggets and few head drilled, center drilled and more. Very nice color mixture. Great luster. Super deal!
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$9/per 18" strand
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Item #4106 |
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$375/per 16" strand
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Item #2771 |
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$24/16" strand
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Item #195 |
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