Hello everyone,

Forgive the possibly stupid questions, I haven't tried to get anything plated before.

I'm going to make a pair of earrings from sterling sheet and bezel set peridot - I think they'd actually look nicer in gold with the colour of the stone but don't want to work in gold directly as worried about wastage in what is a much more expensive metal! So I would like to plate them if possible.

Some questions:
- is there anywhere in London that will actually plate one pair of earrings plus earwires for me or do I need a minimum;
- what will happen when i set the stone and push the bezel over - i shouldn't get silver showing through should i?! conversely, will the added thickness of the plating make my bezel too tight?

Anything else I should know before I start going into plating places and embarrassing myself?