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Beading Contest Winter 2010

Small Freshwater Pearl Beads

Small Freshwater Pearl Beads are extremely popular right now. We pearl under 4mm as "small". They are much more difficult to develop the pearls, so the price per strand is higher.

Small pearls can be used for smaller, more delicate designs or as spacer beads for larger pearl pieces. You will also find them used for bead applique on evening bags or bridal dresses.

Small pearls have very small holes: Thread size for most small pearls on is usually #2; ultra-small pearls may need #1 or an even smaller thread size. Use Beadalon .012" or thinner if you prefer stranded wire products.
Rice Pearls, Natural, Tiny seed pearls, 2.5x1.7mm, 1 Strand

Natural Rice Seed Pearls 2.5x1.7mm

RC-25NT-01
2 mm
Pearl/Organic 		More Details...
1 Strand

This batch was selected for their natural color in the peach tones with rose highlights. Shapes and size are rather uniform and luster is very good.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$15.00
10 – 49$12.75
50 +$10.50
Quantity:  
Rice Pearls, Gold, 4-4.5mm x 3.3mm, 1 Strand

Gold Rice Pearl Beads, 3.3mm

RC-35GD-02
3 mm
Pearl/Organic 		More Details...
1 Strand

Luster is very good and highlight colors include rose, yellow and a hint of green. A few pearls have slight banding or egg shapes.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$6.20
10 – 49$5.27
50 +$4.34
Quantity:  
Potato Pearls, White/Creamy, 3.5-4mm, 1 Strand

Creamy White Potato Pearl Beads

PT-35WH-01
4 mm
Pearl/Organic 		More Details...
1 Strand

These creamy white potato pearls are very uniform in shape and roundness. The luster is very good, too! Pearls measure about 4mm on the un-drilled dimension.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$12.40
10 – 49$10.54
50 +$8.68
 (Out of Stock)
Tiny Button Pearls, Green, 2.2-2.4mm, 1 Strand

Tiny Green Button Pearls

BT-20GR-01
2 mm
Pearl/Organic 		More Details...
1 Strand

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.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$10.00
10 – 49$8.50
50 +$7.00
Quantity:  
Tiny Rice Pearls, Peacock, 2mm, 1 Strand

Tiny Peacock Rice Pearl Beads 2mm

RC-20PC-01
2 mm
Pearl/Organic 		More Details...
1 Strand

These tiny Peacock rice pearls have nice highlights in tones in a range of colors - blues and purples are predominant.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$10.00
10 – 49$8.50
50 +$7.00
Quantity:  
Tiny Rice Pearls, Dark Gold, 2mm, 1 Strand

Tiny Dark Gold Rice Pearl Beads 2mm

RC-20GD-01
2 mm
Pearl/Organic 		More Details...
1 Strand

The pearls are a nice dark gold color with rose and yellow highlights. Pearl diameters (undrilled dimension) are very uniform at 2mm; pearls range 2.5-3mm on the drilled length.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$10.00
10 – 49$8.50
50 +$7.00
Quantity:  
Tiny Rice Pearls, Bronze, 2mm, 1 Strand

Tiny Bronze Rice Pearl Beads 2mm

RC-20BZ-01
2 mm
Pearl/Organic 		More Details...
1 Strand

These pearls are Bronze with colorful highlights of green & lilac. Pearl diameters (undrilled dimension) are very uniform at 2mm; pearls range 2.5-3mm on the drilled length.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$10.00
10 – 49$8.50
50 +$7.00
Quantity:  
Potato Pearls, Bronze/Dark Gold, 4-4.5mm, 1 Strand

Bronze/Dark Gold Potato Pearl Beads

PT-40BZ-02
4 mm
Pearl/Organic 		More Details...

Great looking potato pearls are bronze to dark gold with tons of colorful highlights. Pearls measure 4-4.5mm on the un-drilled dimension.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$8.40
10 – 49$7.14
50 +$5.88
Quantity:  
Potato Pearls, Sage Green, 4mm, 1 Strand

Sage Green Potato Pearl Beads - 4mm

PT-40GR-01
4 mm
Pearl/Organic 		More Details...
1 Strand

These small potato pearls iare a lovely shade of Sage Green with highlights in the blue & purple tones. Luster is very good on the outer ends of the pearls, but tends to decrease around the widest part of the pearl.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$8.30
10 – 49$7.06
50 +$5.81
Quantity:  
Potato Pearls, White, 4-4.5mm, 1 Strand

Small White Potato Pearl Beads

PT-40WH-05
4 mm
Pearl/Organic 		More Details...
1 Strand

Luster quality on these small potato pearls is especially nice! The color is a slightly creamy white. A few pearls may exhibit very slight banding around the widest part of the pearl.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$7.80
10 – 49$6.63
50 +$5.46
 (Out of Stock)
Rice Pearls, White, 3.5-3.8mm, 1 Strand

Small White Rice Pearl Beads

RC-35WH-02
3 mm
Pearl/Organic 		More Details...
1 Strand

The color is a slightly creamy white with very good luster. You may see very slight banding around the widest part of the pearl or slight elongated or egg shapes.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$6.80
10 – 49$5.78
50 +$4.76
Quantity:  
Rice Pearls, Green/Olivine, 3mm, 1 Strand

Olivine Green Rice Pearl Beads

RC-30GR-01
3 mm
Pearl/Organic 		More Details...
1 Strand

These smaller rice pearls are an interesting shade of Olivine Green with bronzy highlights and very good luster. Pearls are very uniformly sized at 2.7 to 2.9mm widths; pearl lengths vary from 4 to 5.5mm.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$7.20
10 – 49$6.12
50 +$5.04
Quantity:  
Rice Pearls, White, Tiny seed pearls, 2-2.5x1.7mm, 1 Strand

White Rice Seed Pearls, 1.7mm Wide

RC-20WH-01
2 mm
Pearl/Organic 		More Details...
1 Strand

Quantity
Price
1 – 9$11.50
10 – 49$9.78
50 +$8.05
Quantity:  
Tiny Button Pearls, White, 2-2.3mm, 1 Strand

Tiny White Button Pearls, 2mm

BT-20WH-03
2 mm
Pearl/Organic 		More Details...
1 Strand

Tiny button pearls are white with very good luster and a hint of opalescence. Pearl diameters (un-drilled dimension) range 2-2.3mm.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$10.40
10 – 49$8.84
50 +$7.28
Quantity:  
Tiny Button Pearls, Antique Copper, 2.5mm, 1 Strand

Tiny Antique Copper Button Pearls

BT-25CP-03
2 mm
Pearl/Organic 		More Details...
1 Strand

Tiny Button shaped pearls are a deep coppery color that we call Antique Copper.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$11.00
10 – 49$9.35
50 +$7.70
Quantity:  
Potato Pearls, Eggshell, 5mm, 1 Strand

Eggshell Potato Pearl Beads

PT-50EG-02
5 mm
Pearl/Organic 		More Details...
1 Strand

Eggshell Potato pearl beads with silvery highlights. Shapes are fairly rounded.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$7.60
10 – 49$6.46
50 +$5.32
Quantity:  
Potato Pearls, White, 4.5-5mm, 1 Strand

Small White Potato Pearl Beads

PT-45WH-04
5 mm
Pearl/Organic 		More Details...
1 Strand

Luster quality on these smaller potato pearls is especially nice! The color is a slightly creamy white.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$9.10
10 – 49$7.74
50 +$6.37
Quantity:  
Tiny Button Pearls Pearls, Pink Sapphire, 2.5mm, 1 Strand

Tiny Pink Sapphire Button Pearls

BT-25PK-03
2 mm
Pearl/Organic 		More Details...
1 Strand

These tiny button pearls are a very close color match to a Preciosa Crystal bead color called Pink Sapphire. We think that is an excellent name for this pink color with strong overtones of sapphire blue.
Quantity
Price
1 – 9$10.40
10 – 49$8.84
50 +$7.28
Quantity:  

How Many Small 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
3mm133
3.5mm114
4mm100
4.5mm89
5mm80
5.5mm73
6mm67
6.5mm61
7mm57
7.5mm53
8mm50
8.5mm47
9mm44
10mm40
11mm36

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. .