[Jewelry making - Article 00011] - Re: [Orchid] Resurrecting old pearls

[Mlou Brubaker]

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    Helen, I have learned that I don't have to try to do every thing that
    I am asked about, even when I kind of want to help the owner out. I
    have been asked about or presented with many pieces done in silver
    with broken out chip inlay, for example, and I have learned to say,
    "I don't do chip inlay." It's not like I couldn't learn to do it and
    buy the materials and equipment to do so, but hey, why would I ? Just
    to make the owner happy? I do dislike seeing their disappointment,
    since I am quite sure that no one else in my region will do it
    either, but I can live with it. I have lots of my own kinds of
    projects in mind, and limited time for them, as it is. 

    My personal opinion from what you have told us about these beads is
    that they are worn out, and should be kept in a box as a memento. If
    any of them at all are still intact, you could offer to make a little
    something out of them for her. Earrings, a little necklace with a few
    of them front & center, or whatever. The spray painting will, IMHO,
    be a disaster. If the coatings are thick enough to cover, a meniscus
    will form between the beads, making a mess of the strand. Let it go!
    The owner probably has no concept of just what a bad idea this is. 

M'lou
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