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Week - 14
Posted in Jewelry on February 5, 2006
Inspired by Dawn’s (mdmorrill) week 12 piece. I really loved Dawn’s piece and wanted to have a go at doing something that would be simple and pretty and show off a pearl. I like Dawn’s much better. Mine didn’t really turn out how I hoped, but it turned out ok I think. I liked the way Dawn’s pearl was held snug and without a wire going all the way through,.. the holes were too small to do that peg method, which brings me to the question,…Where on earth do you find pearls with holes big enough to take a16ga wire peg?? I’d like to try this again if I could work that out
Remy, I love how you coaxed the little ant in the pic to show comparison…LOL
Your work is absolutely wonderful/stunning…all of it..I’m always amazed at how you have your ‘way’ with wire.
Jackie
I just enlarged the holes a couple of fresh water pearls with a sharp titanium coated drill bit in my cordless drill. Drill slowly with a fairly light touch. If the Pearls already have holes in them ,drill from both sides so you don’t get chipping. Doing it while in water is even better. Pearls are only about a 4 to 5.5 on the hardness scale so are really quite easy to drill. Good luck and let me know how you do.
Thanks heaps Eldon,. it never occured to me to try and drill it myself. I’m going to give that a go because I have often been stuck not being able to use a pearl where I really wanted one,.just because the hole is too small.