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    Storing in zip lock, what will happen?

    I am just being curious: what will actually happen when you store pearls in a close zip lock for a long time? Lost of lustre? Cracks?
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    Combination (white) pearls & silver... a YES or a NO?

    Thank you all for input. Fine sterling silver with rhodium coating...interesting...because -surprisingly- white gold is out of my league! Haha... http://ezinearticles.com/?Rhodium-Silver-Chains---What-Makes-Rhodium-Better?&id=2681962
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    Combination (white) pearls & silver... a YES or a NO?

    I work a lot with silver and in the past I combined silver with creamwhite commercial freshwaterpearls. As I live in Asia I am lucky (yep, sometimes luck is on my side! :o) to select the better quality commercial pearls from shops and stalls. Right now am wiring with Sterling Silver and I like...
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    Round shell pearls with a layer...plastic?

    Thank you Pattye, feels good to have it confirmed. They were inexpensive, but I won't buy them again, that's for sure. The nice thing about pearls is that they are natural... A lady bought the earrings and pendant, but because I wasn't sure about the pearl I sold them for a very friendly price...
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    Round shell pearls with a layer...plastic?

    I was walking in Chinatown in Bangkok and I saw these big round pearls. Because of the perfect round shape, I thought these were imitation pearls. "No no, real pearls, shell pearl, shell pearl" , said the girl. I looked in the hole of the pearl and I saw white material and I could see the dark...
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