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Pearls are round, right? Well traditionally, yes they are. However, today's pearls can be star-shaped, flat or button shaped, long and thin, like grains of rice, or simply unbound by symmetry and roundness. Nowadays, pearl farmers have learned how to induce just about any shape you'd like in a pearl, from hearts and crosses to freeform wonders that defy description, but growers call "baroque." So, today's freshwater baroque marvels aren't your mother's strand of pearls. Think outside traditional designs when you bead with these pearls, and your jewelry box will never be the same!
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