Seed Pearls and Keshi Pearls

Seed Pearls

Seed pearls can be used so many different ways to accentuate your wardrobe. You can use them for adornment on fabrics, as spacers in larger jewelry pieces or on their own for children’s jewelry and long multicolored strands for casual wear.

If you are looking for seed pearls to make your own jewelry, you can get individual seed pearls sold by piece here. For seed pearls in loose temporary strands, depending on the shape of the seed pearls you are looking for, you can find them in different categories, such as strands round pearls, or strands button pearls or rice pearls.

Seed Pearls Jewelry

An elegant way to wear these little pearls is by combining them with contrasting larger southsea shell pearls, in a stunning pearl necklace fit for the most formal evening. It would go perfectly with the scooped neckline of a simple black sheath dress, and you can add plain pearl studs for maximum effect.

Seed pearls are perfect for bridal wear, as they are inexpensive enough to buy by the strand and you can really get involved with beading a bodice, veil or train. Make woven circlets for the bridesmaids; they can restring the pearls later into necklaces and wear them on many future occasions. Each of the flower girls can have a necklace and ring set, and you can even scatter a few seed pearls across the groom's vest to add a little flash.

Which Seed/Keshi Seed Pearls is Right for you?

Seed pearls are also called keshi pearls or even baby pearls sometimes. The colors and shapes of keshi seed pearls lend themselves to so many creative uses!

If you favor earth tones, you can string your own necklace out of muted seed pearls in shades of chocolate brown and wear them with your jeans and flannels on a trip to the mountains without appearing ostentatious.

Seed pearls in the shape of rice are reminiscent of tiny buglebeads, and can be used to trim the bottom of a skirt and jacket set. By using fine fishing wire to thread these along the hemline, you can capture a natural fringe look that will evoke the flapper image.

Clusters of these rice seed pearls to make a pair of pearl earringscan bring out highlights in your eyes and hair! The different colors available ensure that you can match almost any fabric shade, or try black on red or pink on white for a contrasting look.

Gray keshi seed pearls make a lovely necklace for business wear. The understated color can give a muted air of elegance, without being too flashy. Sensible heels and a pinstripe don’t always have to mean a traditional round white pearl strand! You can be different without being too unconventional.

For the holidays, make costume jewelry for you and your kids with brightly colored seed pearls strung in patterns for a festive feel.

Green is traditional for Christmas, and you can wear them in the spring as well. Orange is for harvest season; consider stringing orange colored keshi pearls with white seed pearls for a popcorn effect.

Seed pearls are too often relegated strictly to the wedding circuit; hopefully you will be able to see the possibilities for all types of uses!