{"product_id":"pearls-pink-side-drilled-buttons-4x4mm-on-16-inch-strand","title":"Pearls, Pink, Side-Drilled Buttons, 4x4mm on 16-inch Strand","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall light pink pearls with good luster 4x4mm on 16-inch strand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf these small pink pearls had been drilled the other way they would have been called button pearls b\/c they are flat one one side and slightly domed on the other\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese however are drilled through the thinner dimension giving them a shape closer to a very small coin domed on one side.\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":51189807022389,"sku":"GMA-252","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/files\/GMA-252.jpg?v=1754581793","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/pearls-pink-side-drilled-buttons-4x4mm-on-16-inch-strand","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}