Pearls and Sterling Silver??

I briefly remember a post a LOOOOOONG time ago about Pearls and placing them
next to sterling sivler they will discolor. Is this true? Am I remembering
correctly? What is the usual outcome of doing this? I have thought of a
great design I can either go with a faceted yellow 6mm bead or a pearl. I
love pearls and I think it pops better with the pearls, but I don't want
them to discolor, since I am planning on selling this one.

I can not wait to show this one when it is done. I am so excited just
thinking about it.

Thanks for the info. in advance!!

Thanks
Amy
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I'm not sure if they will discolor but they might get silver tarnish on
them. The problem is that silver tarnishes and needs to be cleaned but
pearls are soft and delicate. I prefer to use gold filled with pearls.

--
Connie Ryman
Cryman Studio

"Empress Beads" wrote in message
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I briefly remember a post a LOOOOOONG time ago about Pearls and placing
them next to sterling sivler they will discolor. Is this true? Am I
remembering correctly? What is the usual outcome of doing this? I have
thought of a great design I can either go with a faceted yellow 6mm bead or
a pearl. I love pearls and I think it pops better with the pearls, but I
don't want them to discolor, since I am planning on selling this one.

I can not wait to show this one when it is done. I am so excited just
thinking about it.

Thanks for the info. in advance!!

Thanks
Amy
http://www.empressbeads.com

When the sterling tarnishes, some of that can work onto the pearls.
I use JewelBrite to clean my pearl & silver jewelry. It won't harm your
pearls.

Beki
http://www.whimbeads.com

Thanks! That is what I need to know. I will go a head and string it up and
take a picture to share.

Thanks
AMY
http://www.empressbeads.com

"Empress Beads" wrote in message
...
I briefly remember a post a LOOOOOONG time ago about Pearls and placing
them next to sterling sivler they will discolor. Is this true? Am I
remembering correctly? What is the usual outcome of doing this? I have
thought of a great design I can either go with a faceted yellow 6mm bead or
a pearl. I love pearls and I think it pops better with the pearls, but I
don't want them to discolor, since I am planning on selling this one.

I can not wait to show this one when it is done. I am so excited just
thinking about it.

Thanks for the info. in advance!!

Thanks
Amy
http://www.empressbeads.com

i crocheted a beatiful neckpiece, a close choker with potato pearls and loved
it so much. it tarnished and without thinking, submerged it into silver
cleaner. when silver came out clean, pearls came out chalk. looked just like
pieces of chalk.

it sat on the counter for a few days, i just couldn't even touch it. we
rescued a pup, and as a joke, i put the silver choker on him, brutus the short,
a border terrier with short bow'd legs. it was on loose, there was no worry
about being too tight. within 4 days, however our ridgeback karat, and
schipperke sid, took exception to the flashy jewelry the newbie wore and
started trying to help him out of it. i stepped in and removed it. as i was
ready to throw it away, i noticed the pearls/chalk/were back to pearls.
beautiful luster...

so, either i have a magic dog and everyone can send me their broken pearls
......or

the oil from his coat is what had a hand in bringing back the shine.

i prefer the magic. wait, maybe i prefer the pearls

pat
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i prefer the magic. wait, maybe i prefer the pearls

LOL, Pat! Glad to see you posting!! That's good to know about the pearls -
I'm afraid I would have done something drastic before they were re-transformed
to lustrous pearls!




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Great story, Pat. You got to save your necklace after all through
'magic'?! I periodically handle all my strings of pearls to get
oil from my hands onto them... but maybe I should just send them to you
and let your dog wear them, eh?! lol
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"WildPoppy1" wrote in message
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: i crocheted a beatiful neckpiece, a close choker with potato pearls
and loved
: it so much. it tarnished and without thinking, submerged it into
silver
: cleaner. when silver came out clean, pearls came out chalk. looked
just like
: pieces of chalk.
:
: it sat on the counter for a few days, i just couldn't even touch it.
we
: rescued a pup, and as a joke, i put the silver choker on him, brutus
the short,
: a border terrier with short bow'd legs. it was on loose, there was no
worry
: about being too tight. within 4 days, however our ridgeback karat,
and
: schipperke sid, took exception to the flashy jewelry the newbie wore
and
: started trying to help him out of it. i stepped in and removed it.
as i was
: ready to throw it away, i noticed the pearls/chalk/were back to
pearls.
: beautiful luster...
:
: so, either i have a magic dog and everyone can send me their broken
pearls
: .....or
:
: the oil from his coat is what had a hand in bringing back the shine.
:
: i prefer the magic. wait, maybe i prefer the pearls
:
: pat
: http://imageevents.com/patmcaudel
: pat moses-caudel
: http://members.aol.com/patmcaudel/2index.html


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Hee hee! Great Pat Story!





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Hee hee! Great Pat Story!

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