🎁 GIFT-AWAY Celebration : Join the Joy with Mon Petit Bijou on Facebook It’s a magical time when giving feels even better than receiving. Mon Petit Bijou, is celebrating YOU with a heartfelt GIFT-AWAY Event to thank you for all of the support MPB has received. 💖 ✨ What Is the GIFT-AWAY? The GIFT-AWAY is a series of online events hosted on Facebook, where I will be returning the love with a drawing to be held at the beginning of December. 🎁 It's super simple to enter, Follow Mon Petit Bijou on Facebook, join the Email Circle and let me know you're in on the original post (you can find it in the Featured/Pinned Section) That's it. So what are you waiting for? Get your entry in! 🗳 Besides getting your name in the drawing, by subscribing to the email, you'll get a discount off of your first order. It's a win-win, so what are you waiting for? 😉 Whether you're a longtime fan or just discovering Mon Petit Bijou's artisan pieces, this is your mo...
💕 Love pretty things? Join our email list for first looks + 10% off your first order! Have you ever thought of how your pearl necklace came to be? Today's blog will be about how Natural, Cultured, Freshwater Pearls and Mother of Pearls are created. Pearls are actually made because the oyster is protecting itself from an irritant. A broken piece of shell, any foreign material, a parasite for a natural pearl invades the oyster or a bead is placed inside the oyster for cultured pearls. The irritant gets between the oyster's shell and body and starts the process. The oyster secretes layers of the same materials that make up it's shell. It creates a material called nacre, which surrounds the irritant and protects the oyster from damage. Let's discuss different types of pearls and how they are created. Natural Pearls A natural pearl is formed as it suggests, in nature, without human interference. A foreign material "invades" the oyster. It secretes a protective...