{"product_id":"pearls-pink-button-shape-2x4mm-on-16-inch-strand","title":"Pearls, Pink, Button Shape, 2x4mm on 16-inch Strand","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall pink \"button\" shape pearls with nice luster. 2x4mm on 16-inch strands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eButton pearls are slightly domed on one side and flat on the other which generally makes them less expensive than round pearls.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHowever, when regular in shape, as these are, they are very attractive. You can play with stringing them different ways: flat ends facing each other or rounded sides facing each other or all facing one way...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePearls 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Chinese cultured some pearls in the 12\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor 13\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecentury, but the Japanese developed it into an industry in the 1890s, inserting mother-of-pearl beads as the basis of their cultured pearls.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Beadazzled.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52966354813237,"sku":"GMA-344","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/files\/GMA-344_70549485-8e15-423e-b7f6-f22dae008515.jpg?v=1780674230","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/pearls-pink-button-shape-2x4mm-on-16-inch-strand","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}