Peanut pearls or Top drilled pearls

Peanut pearls have a somewhat semi baroque shape to them, they are not perfectly round or off – round. Sometimes they are also called “Top drilled” because they are drilled from the top or they can be drilled through the narrow end. They have many different names like twin pearls or double potato pearls.

These pearls have many different types such as wheat, drop, coin, rice, oblong shaped, button, nuggets and many more. Rice pearls are shaped like a rice grain and are usually very small in size. Top drilled wheat pearls have a high luster and they are drop shaped. They are usually available in black, white, baby pink or unusual colors like peach.

If you want to make different and unique style jewelry then you can use large size peanut pearls. These pearls can be drilled at one end or along the length of them, if they are placed one after another on a strand, they look like two pearls growing together. They come in different colors like peacock, blue, black, and grey with various overtones. Cream colored peanut pearls look very elegant and stylish.

Cross or crucifix pearls are pearls with a cross or crucifix shape and are very unique and can be used as pendant or necklace. These cross pearls can be top drilled or center drilled as per their application. They are available in different sizes from small to large and many different colors such as black, white, and yellow.

If you want to use cross pearls as religious jewelry you can put a pendant on a necklace or even make a pair of earrings. If it is drilled across on one end then you can put a cord through it.

If a cross is not perfect then it is called peacock cross or T-shaped; T-shaped pearls are a very unusual shape and you can drill across the length of it or have them top drilled. You can make mix T-shaped pearls with other shaped pearls or just cross shaped pearls. You can also have them drilled diagonally. Many different combinations can be used to make different jewelry using these cross pearls drilled in various styles.