Pearl Distributors.com Lavender Pearl Necklace {Giveaway}

I was never much of a pearls person. They reminded me of my grandmother and women of her generation. Respectable, old-fashioned, sensible women wore pearls, and in my mind, I was none of those things.

However times have changed. There's something about pearls that catches my eye now. I like their simple shape and muted colors--no flowery cursive words, charms, or glitz needed. They go with nearly everything, including both wedding dresses and jeans.

Pearl Distributors, a family-run, Santa Monica-based company established in 2004, sells directly to the public, circumventing the middle man and saving up to 80% of the retail value.
They sell only high quality pearls, and since there are no internationally accepted regulations on the grading of pearls, the use the Mikimoto grading concept (you can find details on their site).
Pearl Distributors sells a wide variety of pearl jewelry (both saltwater and freshwater), from necklaces and earrings to bracelets and pendants as well as pearl sets. It's really quite extensive, and their site makes it easy to choose a piece of pearl jewelry just for your taste and budget.

They have a section on their website called The Pearl Library that has all kinds of information on pearls, such as how they're formed and harvested, how to measure the quality, what the difference is between freshwater and saltwater pearls, and even their history. The Pearl Library is really quite comprehensive and is helpful in choosing your pearls..

Pearl Distributors sent me a gorgeous string of pearls to try out, a Lavender Freshwater 6-7mm Necklace.
Call me sheltered, but I've never seen genuine lavender pearls before. Costume jewelry, yes, but not the real thing. Did you know that the color of the pearls comes from the color that is inside the mollusk shell? And that black pearls only form naturally in the large black-lipped oysters (Pinctada Margaritifera) that live in French Polynesia?
Pearl Distributors has a few color varieties other than lavender, including pink, peach, white and of course the exotic Black Tahitian. The lavender pearls are so unique, and I've gotten complements on them many times over. They feel soft against my skin, and are so light that I have forgotten that I am wearing them.

The pearls come packaged in a velvet box along with a formal appraisal card, ready for giving as a gift.

Here's one of their most popular items, the Freshwater Orient Stud Earrings (shown here in peach/pink)
They offer a full 100% money back guarantee for 90 days as well as free shipping for items over $75.

Pearl Distributors is offering one very lucky K&K reader a

A Lavender Freshwater 6-7mm Necklace!

To enter:
Visit Pearl Distributors and leave a comment here about your favorite item, and you must be specific about it (don't just say "the pink pearl necklace").

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You must do the first entry in order to enter ("I want to win, thanks!" comments will NOT be considered). You will have until Monday October 12th at 11:59pm EST to enter. The winners will be chosen via random number generator the next day and notified by email. I'll also post the winners on my blog HERE. If I don't hear back from the winner by Friday at noon, I'll pick another.