[Stargate] Pearls for Elizabethan Dress

[Hillary Greenslade]

Couple of good options for you to check out: 
  1.  Wait for the large Intergem Show at Reliant Center at Reliant Park, in 
  Houston, TX - October 26-28, 2007 .   The October show is typically the largest show of the year, just before the holidays.    I sometimes have free tickets, tho you still have to pay for parking. 
   
  2.  If you have a wholesale license, check out 'Big Stone' suppliers, they have a store in the Richmond jewelry building, near Hillcroft.  I haven't been in years, but they usually have a $50. minimum purchase, and you will have to fill out the sales tax exemption form, if you haven't done business with them before.  They carry pearls, simi-precious beads and cabachons, and really nice glass pearls (faux), as well as silver findings and beads.   And the prices are very nice. 
   
  3. Order from Fire-Mountain Gems, they are online and have catalog and a lot of sales.  They are not always the cheepest, but have lots of variety.  http://www.firemountaingems.com/
   
  4.  Try out Shipwreck Beads, also have an online and catalog.  
  http://www.shipwreckbeads.com/
   
  Good luck, can't wait to see the gown, 
  Cheers, Hillary

stargate-request at lists.ansteorra.org wrote:
    Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 17:55:06 -0500
From: Elizabeth Combs 
Subject: [Stargate] Pearls for Elizabethan Dress
To: 
  Hi!

I'm starting work on my Elizabethan for Stargate Yule and I'm wanting to sew pearls (both seed and the some larger ones) onto my dress. Where should I go to buy them, either online or in person?

Thanks!

Jennette