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PrettyShinyJewels is the perfect alternative to ubiquitous, bland fine jewelry found in most jewelry chains around the malls of America. Most items are one-of-a-kind, so you will never find someone else wearing your favorite earrings or necklace!
I like to use only natural and untreated gems and pearls, as well as solid gold, Sterling silver, high quality vermeil or gold-filled, so prices will differ according to the quality of what each piece is made off, but I try to keep my price as reasonable as possible. Each customer will receive the most attentive service that every real down-to-earth normal human being deserves. I will always be there to answer your questions, take new photos, explain processes, whatever you need to made the correct decision and if you do not like something when you receive it, I will accept all returns within a 30 days period. No questions asked.
If you have an idea in your head, a whisper of a particular design, a concept that you really like, send me a message: tell me what your favorite colors are, what gems you like, what you'd like to create, and we'll do it together if absolutely possible! If you see a necklace but would rather have a different chain or gem, or pearl, I can probably do that, so let your imagination flow...
Special orders with great one-on-one creative process are always welcomed. FREE SHIPPING, ALWAYS!
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Ying on Nov 16, 2022
5 out of 5 starsI had been wanting something like this for a long time and it’s exactly as I imagined. Marine was so kind that she sent me both necklaces and let me return one so I could see the pearls myself and pick the right one for me. Super happy. Love love love the necklace. And it arrived on my birthday day though unplanned.
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Mary on Oct 9, 2022
5 out of 5 starsBeautiful, exactly what I wanted. Worked with me to select pearls and design of necklace. Excellent!
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Carole on Aug 7, 2022
5 out of 5 starsMarine took great care to make and ship this to me! She is a very skillful jeweler. I am very happy with this lovely item and will certainly be shopping here again!
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Matthew on Jul 3, 2022
5 out of 5 starsThe necklace is beautiful. Had an issue with the clasp, but Marine took care of it very quickly. Thank you!
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Tristan on May 20, 2022
5 out of 5 starsMarine is amazing. I messaged her about getting some pearl earrings made for my wife for Mother’s Day. We discussed the design and then she put together a couple of examples in a day, and then had the final set shipped out in another day. Fantastic quality and service, beautiful and creative designs. She is a true craftswoman and a great businesswoman! I know I’ll be back to her again in the future.
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asavarino0530 on May 7, 2022
5 out of 5 starsOrdered these earrings in the longer length and they felt too long for me, so I messaged Marine and she was so helpful in shortening them. It was a quick turnaround and I can’t wait to wear them to a wedding this month! The earrings are good quality and the customer service matched. Would buy from this shop again!
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Jamie on May 1, 2022
5 out of 5 starsI can not say enough good things! She truly cared about my vision and totally implemented all of my suggestions for my custom made earrings. They’re beautiful and matched my theme perfectly. They’re 14k so I have a true heirloom. I was impressed with the turnaround time and how prompt she was with communication.
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John on Apr 8, 2022
5 out of 5 starsThe ruby pear drop earrings are just beautiful! The small garnets set them off nicely too! Thanks Marine!
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Nina on Mar 5, 2022
5 out of 5 starsMarine designed the most beautiful earrings for my daughter! I asked for something unique and she was incredibly attentive to the details and very, very kind and helpful in the process. My lovely gift-wrapped order arrived just on time and in great condition. Thank you, Marine, my daughter absolutely loved her present. I will definitely come back in the future!
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About PrettyShinyJewels
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The palest of green amethyst gem hooked with an Antiquity Mediterranean solid gold bail for this simple yet rich design. -
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Golden South Sea pearls with floral cups and modern long ear wires: pure elegance! -
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This is the simplest and most elegant design I have yet come up with. Just add pearl! -
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I love these watermelon tourmaline gold earrings: very architectural!
Pearls are the true gems of the seas...
My name is Marine Duhamel and I am the founder of PrettyShinyJewels. With such a name, you might say I was destined to create my line of jewelry with Tahitian and South Sea pearls as a main focus! I love the ocean and all the gorgeous organisms, plants and animals that create that amazing kaleidoscope of life underwater.
It all started with how beautiful I found pearls to be, how clean and alive. Pearls are the only jewelry "material" that will die if you don't wear them. The natural oils from your skin will keep them fresh and full of luster. That was something that stroke my imagination and made me fall in love with pearls. My only problem: I really don't like the current designs for pearls that are available on the market. I want to make jewelry pieces that speak to a newer generation, or simply to a generation of women who reject the "prim and proper" approach to life that their mother's white pearls strands represent. I also loved "rescuing" vintage costume jewelry from the past that were so representative of their time period (the 20s, 30s through the 80s) and modify them to fit our times at the same time infusing them with a new life through the use of real stones like citrine, topaz or sapphires, and yes, PEARLS. The result is I think striking and unique. Each one of my pieces is one of a kind, always unique. Yet at the same time, they retain a certain style that I guess is my own...
Yet, I do not come from Tahiti or that whole region filled with one island more beautiful than the next. I was born in Morocco, though of French ancestry. There use to be a fairly large French community in Morocco, Tunisia and most of North Africa. So I was born in a dual world where artisan work was very prevalent and rich on the Moroccan side, and education and intellectual creativity on the French side was a given. I also traveled throughout my childhood to Nigeria and eventually to California , what I call "the formative years", which helped me open up my mind to different cultures and ideas.
I hope you enjoy my designs!
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Marine Duhamel
Owner
I use to be a TV editor until I decided to start a new career. I LOVE making interesting jewelry, up-cycling sometimes from older costume jewelry, or simply creating new jewelry pieces from the best Nature has to offer: pearl, gems, gold and silver.
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