Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set with Gold-Finished "Pewter" and Enamel Charms
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Design Idea RJ22
-- Designer --
Patti, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Charm assortment, gold-finished "pewter" (zinc-based alloy) and enamel, mixed colors and white, 10x9mm 3D mushroom with spots
- Chain, gold-finished brass, 2.3mm paperclip
- Jump ring, gold-plated brass, 5.5mm round, 3.5mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
- Clasp, lobster claw, gold-plated brass, 11x7mm with swivel
- Ear wire, gold-plated brass, 20mm French hook with open loop, 20 gauge
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Step 1
Cut a 17.5-inch length of 2.3mm gold-plated paperclip chain.
Open a 5.5mm gold-plated 18-gauge jump ring and add it to one end of the chain. Before you close it, add the loop end of an 11x7mm gold-plated swivel lobster claw clasp to the jump ring. Close the jump ring.
Open another 5.5mm gold plated 18-gauge jump ring and add it to the other end of the chain. Before you close it, add the claw end of the 11x7mm gold plated swivel lobster claw clasp to the jump ring. Close the jump ring.
Tip: For instructions on opening and closing jump rings, view the "Secrets to Opening and Closing Jump Rings" how-to video and written instructions.
Step 2
Each charm comes with a jump ring attached. Open the jump ring on a dark pink mushroom charm and add it to the jump ring on a medium pink mushroom charm. Close the jump ring.
Open the jump ring on a light pink mushroom charm and add it to the jump ring on the dark pink mushroom charm, forming a chain of charms. Close the jump ring.
Step 3
Open a 5.5mm gold-plated jump ring and add it to the jump ring on the medium pink jump ring that is topmost in your chain of charms. Add the charms to the finished chain.
Earring Instructions
Step 1
Open the jump ring on a dark pink mushroom charm and add it to the jump ring on a medium pink mushroom charm. Close the jump ring.
Open the jump ring on a light pink mushroom charm and add it to the jump ring on the dark pink mushroom charm to form a chain of charms. Close the jump ring.
Step 2
Open the loop on a gold-plated French hook ear wire and add it to the jump ring on the medium pink mushroom charm in the chain of charms you’ve just created. Close the loop on the ear wire.
Step 3
Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for the second earring.
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