Anna's Pearl and Bead Restringing
I am a pearl and bead jewellery repairer. I can also redesign and/or renew you old bead strands to make them like new. I am also a self taught crochet addict, new mum and craft enthusiast with not enough hours in the day!
I think I have spoken about this before and it still winds me up! Why would you put metal beads on silk thread?! I know they might be gold, the pearls are nice pearls and you probably paid a lot of money for the necklace. I understand you want it threaded "the best" way, but …
This is an example of when there is little point in knotting your pearls. This was a very graduated string of pearls that has a large size difference between the smallest and largest pearls. The problem with this is that the holes in the small pearls are often smaller than those in the largest …
You get good pearls and you get bad pearls. Then you get pearls that were once ok but now are wrecked! I had some of these this week for restringing that were the worst I had seen for a long time... They arrived as a double row that had broken. When I opened the bag …
This is a word of warning. If you wear your bracelet with a fluffy jumper, it will catch! End of. This bracelet has come to me for repair only 8 months since it was repaired previously. Can you spot why it has broken? Yes, that is half of a jumper sleeve between each bead! Bracelets that are textured …
I have just spilt a WHOLE mug of green tea on my laptop!! Big fail! Who knew how much liquid there is in a small little mug! It went everywhere, all over my lap, a tidal wave over the whole laptop and all over the floor! My laptop just died instantly so I pulled the …
You know that you are addicted to beads when the highlight of your day is seeing a new clasp! I have just come across a new style of clasp that I hadn't come across before. EXCITING!! For most people this is pretty boring stuff but I hope that there is some clasp connoisseurs out there …
I just had to repair my Hot Diamonds bracelet before I go out tonight. I had noticed that it was a bit loose but never got around to re threading it. It broke as I was getting dressed but I guess there are perks of the job. Fixed and good as new in no time! …
I decided to treat myself to new nails for Christmas! I have wanted long almond nails for ages (ask anyone on my Pinterest feed!!) so I did it! I got up one morning and squeezed into a last-minute cancellation. It never once even crossed my mind that I would physically struggle to pick up any …
Daily Care To ensure that your lovely pearls stay looking lovely you need to look after them! A pearls worst enemy is sweat, perfume, alcohol and all other acids, chemicals and dirt! A simple rule to live by is: make sure that your pearls are the last thing you put on and the first thing …
