You don't have to drill, although that's usually the most secure way to fasten. You can buy bails that are designed to be glued on. The links are to examples from 'Fire Mountain Gems' (a great supply house), but Michael's and other stores that sell craft and jewelry supplies likely have them, too.
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?PN=H202271FN
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?PN=H201754FX
Good luck!

Freshwater Pearl Necklace Jewelry

Having sold different types of pearl necklaces over the last few 6 years on the wholesale and retail level I’ve come to a few conclusions regarding pearl necklaces.  In regards to Freshwater one of the most popular styles is a round 10-12mm lavender or light peach colored freshwater necklace.  Why is this?  It’s simply because this size of 10-12mm is a nice large size without being too expensive.  It’s the middle ground right before freshwater pearls start to get really expensive.  This size of 10-12mm looks really large on almost any women and makes a statement that’s hard to miss.  Also, the lavender freshwater pearls look so pretty because no other pearl can imitate this type of color.  This special lavender color that occurs in freshwater pearls but no other pearl can duplicate this color.  Tahitian pearls can come close to making a purplish color but because of the Tahitian pearl it’s more of a metallic luster.

With freshwater pearls you have a soft glow that is more true to what people think of pearls.  I think pink and soft lavender are colors that women have always loved in clothing and fashion and so it’s just a natural extension to think of pink pearls for a pearl necklace.  Another new type of freshwater pearls are fireball pearls.  These look almost like south sea pearls because of the large shape and size but at a fraction of the price.  Also, more lavender and peach tones are possible with freshwater fireball pearls than in south sea baroque pearls.   Fireball pearls are usually 12-15mm in size and can sometimes be larger.  I’ve seen some fireball freshwater pearls that are over 20mm in diameter and 30mm in length.  This is just huge as far as pearls go.  The way these pearls are produced is through double nucleation.  First a coin pearl is cultured and then re-inserted into a new mussel so that it can culture for another 2 years.  This process of culturing can take over 4 years but it well worth the result when you see a high luster fireball pearl necklace.  In some cases they look better than south sea pearls.

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