Flatback Half Pearls | 8mm Round | White AB | 25g Pack - Rakhi & Card Making

An 8mm round is the size most people reach for when a design needs pearls in quantity rather than as a single feature. Small enough to sit in a tight row along a rakhi band or a card border, large enough to still read as a pearl, with a white dome under an AB coating that catches a soft rainbow. The flat back glues down level. Supplied in a 25 g pack.

Specifications

Ideal For

• Rakhi and Raksha Bandhan makers
• Card makers building borders and outlines
• Lippan and mandala style filling work
• Jewellery blank and bezel decoration
• Anyone who needs many pearls rather than a few

Perfect for

• Run a tight pearl row along a rakhi band
• Outline a mandala or a mehndi motif on MDF
• Fill the gaps between larger mirrors in Lippan work
• Edge a card panel or an envelope flap
• Pave the base of a bezel before pouring resin

Compatibility

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

Pairs well with: mirrors for Lippan and mandala art, with pearls filling the space around each mirror.

Not suitable for: stringing or threading, since there is no hole; and washing or laundering, since no wash 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 varies with the light and from piece to piece.
• At 8mm the dome is shallow, so a heavy glue line can rise up around the rim. Use a thin bead.

How to Use

1. Draw the line or outline you want to follow.
2. Run a thin bead of glue along a short section rather than the whole line at once.
3. Set the domes into the wet glue one after another, touching or evenly spaced.
4. Move on to the next section before the first has skinned over.
5. Leave flat until the glue has set.

You will Need

• craft glue and white glue
• instant and super glue

You may also like

• rakhi making materials
• mirrors for Lippan and mandala art
• bezels for resin art
• flatback pearls for resin and nail art

Frequently Asked Questions

What size are these?
Each dome is 8 mm across. They come in a 25 g pack, sold by weight, so the piece count is not fixed, though a 25 g pack of 8mm holds a good many more than the larger sizes.

How is this different from the 6mm round?
The 6mm is finer and suits nail art and very tight outlines. At 8mm the pearl is still small but reads more clearly as a pearl in a border.

Can I use these in Lippan art?
They glue onto MDF and clay bases and are often used to fill the space around mirrors. Let the clay cure fully first.

Do they come with glue?
No. The pack contains pearls only. Craft glue works on card and MDF, and a clear jewellery adhesive suits metal and plastic.