Re: looking for GF spacer beads

Oct 29, 2003 8 Replies
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I looked for them too, but all I've ever found have be vermeil (gold plated silver).



Tina



> You know the flat bali beads, I think some people call them daisies? They
> come in sizes like 3, 4, 5mm and I think a little larger. I would like to
> find some like this in Golf Filled. Does anyone know if anything like this
> exists? Rio makes some plated pewter beads like this, but I've never seen
> any GF ones.
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> Thanks in advance,
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> Jerri
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I've never seen them in gold-filled, but

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has them in24K gold plated. I've only ordered from this company once but was pleasedwith the transaction.ang. ____________________________ angelfish baubles
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On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 19:43:46 -0500, angela wrote (in message ):

BTW, Jewelweaver has some incredible silver pendants in her "new items" section right now. Really lovely and great prices for the quality.

Kathy N-V

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Oooh, I was just perusing their site, on my over to the "new items" section now....

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"Kathy N-V" wrote ...> BTW, Jewelweaver has some incredible silver pendants in her "new items"> section right now. Really lovely and great prices for the quality.

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I googled for you:

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there are many sites. I can't personally vouch for them, but they'reout there.HTH

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The daisy spacers are vermeil.

I didn't find any that weren't vermeil but maybe you could adapt your design, Jerri.

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?command=catalog&catalogid=gold_filled_st_thin&on=1-- Margie
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Thanks everyone! I think I can make do with some of the GF I saw. I was wondering about the vermeil daisy beads though. I know vermeil is gold plated silver, right? How does it hold up? I've always avoid plated stuff.

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The vermeil I've bought from some dealers has held up very well-- usually costs more than the "cheap" stuff, of course. The Gem Faire dealer I usually get it from charges $1.20/g-- she says it is "double dipped", and it's 22K on Bali silver (she sells the Bali ss for $.90/g-- about 2 to 3 times what the "economy" dealers charge). Usually I only use it for accents, in between beads that keep it from getting rubbed, but I've used clasps and earwires for "family presents" that have lasted years without having the gold rub off. Other Bali vermeil I've seen is so thinly plated that you can see silver on the new beads for sale. There are a few newer Thai beads that are a combo of vermeil and silver-- as a planned design. Kaytee "Simplexities" on

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