I'm sorry I'm asking a million questions! But I am really trying to understand pearls and how they are made and the inside and everything about them! I realize this is a cheap pearl that is dyed (but it's gritty, cold and dense...so I believe it is real) and I am confused as to what I am seeing...
Where do you buy your drill bits, what kind do you use, and what size? I purchased a pearl drill and drilled some pearls today and it was amazingly easy! But I know I will need to buy some drill bits and am wondering (this is a chinese drill and the directions give ZERO help on what the drill...
Weaves I totally get that.... but I'm thinking buy a necklace and dismantle it into several pieces .... I am not talking serioushigh end jewelry here... so having a blemish here or there is not a big deal to me I'm creative ... I personally love black or dark pearls... I can't help it I realize...
Hahaha honestly these are my "practice " pearls.... I'm gonna be learning to use a drill on them and am probably not going to have perfect tries to begin with and honestly am half tempted to try and cut into the thing.....I want to know everything about everything lol even the inside ...
I am not seeing anywhere online selling Akoya pearls for less than 10 a piece .... perhaps you can point me in the right direction? With these being approximately 3.17 a piece ish I can make a pair of earrings for all of 7.50.... where do you suggest getting whole sale?
I just had a question about people buying necklaces with the intent of taking them apart and making other pieces and selling them. For instance the strand that I will post has probably about 60 or so pearls and it's $160 when you divide that it's about $2.40 per pearl. On the same website to...
I know you all get tons of these so I'm sorry!! But I'm very new to pearls and trying to learn all I can! I want to make jewelry for family and friends and I am buying a pearl drill to do everything myself .... I found a seller on Etsy that I drilled about fresh water came saltwater and she said...