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 am getting a number of messages asking me whether I still repair Links of London Sweetie bracelets since they went into administration towards the end of 2019. The short answer is YES! I wrote a post about repairing elastic bracelets, specifically the sweetie bracelet about 5 years ago so it is about time that …
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 …
I get these bracelets often for restringing so I thought I would share how I go about it... This is what I got to start with. This one had no charms on it but did have the split rings. As you can see, the original elastic was brown and discoloured. Not surprising that it had …
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 …
I have been so busy in the last few days that I have let my work build up a bit which isn't usually how I like to work. Luckily I have a spare afternoon so I can grab a green tea, get some music on and get knotting for a few hours. (Today I am listening to …
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! …
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 …
