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Freshwater Button Pearl Beads

Button shaped pearl beads are very uniform and are drilled through the short center of the pearl. The sides of the pearl tend to be flatter than those of a potato pearl. They are even sometimes referred to as "side-drilled" pearls.

Champagne Gold Buttons, 5.5mm

Item #: BT-55GD-01

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Very uniform Button pearl shapes, champagne gold color, and very good luster - highlights of rose and yellow. We recently took a better picture of these pearls so that you could better see how nice they are. You'll still see some pearls that are slightly flattened on one side, but not as much as we usually see. 5.5mm diameter, about 3.8-4mm on the drilled dimension. Sold by the

Quantity	Price
1 – 9	$10.80
10 – 49	$9.18
50 +	$7.56

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Olive Green Peacock Button Pearls, 6mm

Item #: BT-60GR-01

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These peacock button pearls have all the color highlights you would expect in a Peacock Pearl, with an elegant olive green base color. Very uniform sizing at 6mm in diameter with very good luster.

Quantity	Price
1 – 9	$8.85
10 – 49	$7.52
50 +	$6.20

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Tiny Button Pearls, Natural Color, 1.8-2mm

Item #: BT-20NT-01

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Beautiful peachy pink pearls are naturally colored as they are grown and are matched for color before stringing. Since they are undyed, the natural luster and slight opalescent quality really come through! These are very tiny button shaped pearls: diameters (un-drilled dimension) range 1.8-2mm, about 280-300 pearls per strand. Temporarily strung on two threads that measure 0.07mm each.

Quantity	Price
1 – 9	$10.40
10 – 49	$8.84
50 +	$7.28

(Out of Stock)

Bronze Peacock Button Pearls, 6.5mm

Item #: BT-65BZ-01

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Bronze button pearls really stand out due to lots of multi-color highlights that are often called "Peacock". Very uniform sizing at 6.5mm in diameter. Please notice that some pearls are flat on one of the sides and that a few others have slight banding around the widest portion of the pearl. Examples of both can be seen in the picture. Sold on 16 inch strands.

Quantity	Price
1 – 9	$9.70
10 – 49	$8.25
50 +	$6.79

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Tiny Green Button Pearls

Item #: BT-20GR-01

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These very small button pearls are a nice bright shade of medium green. Pearl diameters (un-drilled dimension) range 2.2-2.4mm in diameter, resulting in about 210-230 pearls per strand. Temporarily strung on two threads that measure 0.13mm each. Sold by the 15.5 inch strand.

Quantity	Price
1 – 9	$10.00
10 – 49	$8.50
50 +	$7.00

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White Button Pearls, 6mm

Item #: BT-60WH-01

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These button pearls have a creamy white color tone, very good luster and uniform shapes. A few pearls will be flat on one side. Diameters are uniforn at close to 6mm. Sold by the strand.

Quantity	Price
1 – 9	$9.30
10 – 49	$7.91
50 +	$6.51

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Tiny White Buttons, 1.8-2mm

Item #: BT-20WH-02

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If you are looking for a very small pearl, check these out! They are white with very good luster and a hint of opalescence. Pearl diameters (un-drilled dimension) range 1.8-2mm, about 280-310 pearls per strand. Temporarily strung on two threads that measure 0.14mm each. Note: this picture has been enlarged slightly so that you can see the pearl shapes. Sold on strands that are 15.5 to 16 inches in length.

Quantity	Price
1 – 9	$10.40
10 – 49	$8.84
50 +	$7.28

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Tiny Antique Copper Button Pearls

Item #: BT-25CP-02

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Tiny Button shaped pearls are a deep coppery color that we call Antique Copper. Highlights are bronzy and the luster is fairly good for pearls of this very small size. Pearl diameters (un-drilled dimension) range 2.3-2.5mm, you'll typically find about 230 to 250 pearls on these strands. A few pearls may be drilled off-center. Temporarily strung on two threads that measure 0.13mm each. Sold by the 15.5 inch long strand.

Quantity	Price
1 – 9	$11.00
10 – 49	$9.35
50 +	$7.70

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How Many Button Pearls on a Strand?

The numbers in this table are approximate and will vary between strands.

Pearl size (average)	How many Pearls on a Strand
5mm	80
3mm	133
3.5mm	114
4mm	100
4.5mm	89
5mm	80
5.5mm	73

Pearl buying tips:

Freshwater pearls are temporarily strung and sold by the strand. Strands are usually 15.5-16" long (40 cm).

Pearls are a natural product and some styles and colors will be available only in limited amounts. Though we try to buy pearls that can be re-stocked, some styles may not be available again. So, we suggest you purchase all the strands that you need for a particular project at the same time.

Our pearls are priced based on their overall quality. Higher priced pearls will be more consistent in color and shape and have better luster. Small pearls also will be higher in price (more labor to prepare the strands) as will very large pearls (more rare and they take longer to culture).

The freshwater pearls we sell at abeadstore.com and PearlBeadSale.com are all cultured pearls; for more information about the pearl culturing process please see the All About Pearls page on our wholesale website PearlBeadSale.com. For more tips and information about selecting and buying Freshwater Pearls, please visit Pearl Buying Tips. .