Morning! Buttons vs round studs...

[jomyers]

Hello

Does any one know if plastic beads are used as the nuclei because I have some pearls ( yes I know real pearls) and some of the nacre has worn off and the exposed bead is smooth like plastic? Plastic is organic so theoretically it could be used as a nuclei.

 

[Pearl Dreams]

Hello

Does any one know if plastic beads are used as the nuclei because I have some pearls ( yes I know real pearls) and some of the nacre has worn off and the exposed bead is smooth like plastic? Plastic is organic so theoretically it could be used as a nuclei.

I've never heard of any real cultured pearls with plastic bead nucleuses-- perhaps you could start a new thread for this topic?

 

[Caitlin]

I agree with PD, but that Galatea fellow uses gemstones inside pearls then carves the pearl down to the gemstone. Other than that is is mussel shell. Maybe Mikeyy will comment.

 

[MrsD]

The earrings have been purchased, and I so look forward to seeing them. I will post pictures here with the necklace to finish up this thread later. Thanks for all y'alls help!

[ Omg, those Galatea pearls look gorgeous on the website! I wonder how much they cost, probably a lot... The website only has item numbers, no prices or retailers. I will be looking into this further. Thanks for mentioning them. If nothing becomes of it, at least they are pretty to look at. ]

 

[bluidragon]

I like buttons ...they flat against the ear lobe .

 

[bluidragon]

That is really nice they could accommodate .

 

[bluidragon]

Ditto. platic is rarely if ever used. Research proved the nacre did not hold as well. MOP, organic, is used most often.

 

[bluidragon]

Plastic is not considered organic ....

 

[Katbran]

Frankly I think that anything 10mm and under is fine as a round..the bigger they get the better the Button shape fits. I think if you want 8 mm then round is no problem. If you wanted 14mm then I'd say definitely Button...and the large round silicon back to support it.