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BeadFX Weekly World News

Pearls, Pearls, Pearls

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Yes, it is that time of the year again. The Bead Bus has returned from Tucson, and the new goodies are starting to unroll. This week, it is pearls, pearls, pearls from our favourite pearl source. Want to make your friends green with envy? Because there are some golden choices that will make you feel in the pink (ok, that was stretching it!) 😉 Whether your choices are classic … Baroque … Statement … or Edgy … We’re sure you’ll be half-drilled to see them. As always – the new stuff is all here! New Survey We have a new …

BeadFX Weekly World News

April Showers bring May … Pearls

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Should your Mom be the girl with the pearl(s)? Or should it be you? With all that water out there – there might be oysters growing pearls at the bottom of my garden. I’m scared to look. I’m sure I heard the Jaws theme when I slogged out to inspect my daffodils – which are fast mutating into water lilies. If you’d prefer to stay warm and dry – we have a lovely selection of Big Hole pearls for you this week. With their 2.5mm holes – you can make leather bracelets – very handsome, put them on cord, or …

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Pearls vs Mother of Pearl

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What is the difference between Pearl (pictured to the left) and and Mother of Pearl? (pictured on the right. ) Simply this – Mother of Pearl is the inside lining of the shell – virtually all shells have it. A pearl is the same lining material – deposited by the living creature over an irritant that has gotten inside the shell. Right away – you can see that there is a LOT more Mother of Pearl available to be made into things than Pearls – even with the extensive pearl culturing that is done now. Mother of Pearl tends to …


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The BeadFX Buyer in the Big Apple

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I’m in NYC for a little shopping and a little R&R. This is Bead Week in NY, culminating in two shows this coming weekend. First I stopped in to one of the big Swarovski distributors. They tend to have some of the Out Of Production stuff that is difficult to get elsewhere. Out Of Production, or OOP in Swarovski-speak means that they are no longer making the item. Every month, there’s a big list of items that Swarovski declares is now OOP. This doesn’t necessarily mean that it is gone forever. Swarovski usually hedges their bets by saying that they …