Pearls, Pink, Round, 3mm Diameter on 16-inch Strands
SKU: GMA-283
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$15.00
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Description
- Sweet mini round pink pearls 3mm diameter on 16-inch strands
- Why do some small beads cost more than larger ones? Aside from quality of the material, consider that there are many more small beads that large ones on the standard 16-inch strands. That means more need to be selected, drilled and strung, it's more work at every step of the way.
- Pearls are formed inside bivalves (similar to oysters), which coat any foreign substance that gets inside their shell with a smooth layer of pearly nacre to eliminate the irritation. This coating grows over time increasing the pearl's luster and size. The color is influenced by minerals in the water.
- The Chinese cultured some pearls in the 12th or 13th century, but the Japanese developed it into an industry in the 1890s, inserting mother-of-pearl beads as the basis of their cultured pearls.