Flatback Half Pearls | 6x10mm Teardrop | White AB | 25g Pack - Card & Rakhi

Draw petals, drops and feathered borders with these 6x10mm teardrop half pearls. The pointed end gives the shape direction, so a ring of them reads instantly as a flower or a sunburst, and the AB coating over the white pearl throws a soft rainbow shift as the light moves. The back is flat for gluing onto card, MDF, frames and jewellery blanks. Supplied in a 25 g pack.

Specifications

Ideal For

• Card makers building petal and flower motifs
• Rakhi and festive decoration work
• Nail artists placing directional accents
• Resin artists setting drops into shallow pours
• Beginners who want a shape that arranges itself

Perfect for

• Ring six drops points-inward to make a flower
• Run a falling drop border down a card edge
• Build a peacock feather or paisley on an MDF base
• Set a drop above a rakhi centre stone
• Accent a keychain blank or a bezel fill

Compatibility

Works with: craft glue, clear jewellery adhesive, nail glue, card, MDF, wood, resin surfaces and metal blanks.

Pairs well with: round half pearls, used as the flower centre inside a ring of drops.

Not suitable for: stringing or threading, since there is no hole; and heat-based work, since no temperature rating is verified.

Before You Buy

• The pack is sold by weight, so the piece count varies and is not stated.
• These are glue-on and have no adhesive backing.
• The AB shimmer is a surface coating, so the strength of the rainbow shift varies with the light.
• The pointed tip is the narrowest part and needs a clean glue line to sit flush.

How to Use

1. Mark the centre point of your flower or motif first.
2. Apply a dot of glue to the surface rather than to the pearl.
3. Lay each drop with the point facing the centre.
4. Work around the circle, checking the spacing before the glue grabs.
5. Leave flat until fully set.

You will Need

• craft glue and white glue
• instant and super glue

You may also like

• flatback pearls for resin and nail art
• rakhi making materials
• bezels for resin art
• metallic cardstock paper

Frequently Asked Questions

What size is each drop?
Each teardrop is 6 mm wide and 10 mm long. They come in a 25 g pack, sold by weight, so the piece count is not fixed.

How is this different from the 8x13mm teardrop?
This is the smaller of the two. At 6x10mm it suits nail art and fine card borders, while the 8x13mm reads as a statement petal.

What does AB mean?
AB stands for aurora borealis. It is a thin iridescent coating that makes the surface shift through soft rainbow tones as it catches the light.

Can I put these in resin?
They are commonly set face up into a shallow resin pour. Place them after the resin has started to thicken so they do not sink or tilt.