| Okay, I smashed two. No bead. It has to be the gold reacting with the pearls, or the pearls reacting with the gold. I have actually never even heard of gemstones reacting with gold. How strange. Why would this be the case? And which gemstones do this?
After being together for a few days, even the non-reamed pearls have darkened inside the holes. I'm going to clean off the stuff on the outside with plain water and q-tips, but that's all I can do. The pearls and the gold will just have to learn to work out their differences. Unless anyone has any other suggestions.
Nicole |