Single-Strand Necklace and Earrings with Silver-Plated Cable Chain and Butterfly Charms
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Design Idea SA2P
-- Designer --
Patti, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Bail, cubic zirconia and silver-finished brass, clear, 9x5mm single-sided with loop
- Chain, silver-plated cable, 2.2mm, steel
- Charm, enamel and imitation rhodium-plated "pewter" (zinc-based alloy), pink and yellow with glitter, 26x19mm single-sided butterfly
- Clasp lobster claw, silver-plated, 8x5mm swivel, brass
- Ear wire, silver-plated, 35mm marquise / open loop, 19 gauge brass
- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 4mm round, 2.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 5mm round, 3.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Step 1
Cut one 17.5-inch length of 2.2mm silver-plated cable chain and set aside.
Step 2
Open a 4mm, 20-gauge silver-plated jump ring.
Add one 26x19mm imitation rhodium-plated pink butterfly charm and one 9x5mm silver-finished cubic zirconia bail.
Close the jump ring securely.
Step 3
Open a 20-gauge silver-plated jump ring. Add an 8x5mm silver-plated lobster claw clasp and one end of the chain. Close the jump ring securely.
Slide the bail onto the chain.
Open a 5mm, 20-gauge silver-plated jump ring and attach it to the opposite end of the chain. Close the jump ring securely.
Earring Instructions
Step 1
Using chain-nose pliers, pull the loop on a silver-plated marquise hook ear wire open sideways by approximately 2mm.
Slide one 26x19mm imitation rhodium-plated pink butterfly charm onto the hook, allowing it to rest inside the loop.
Close the loop securely.
Step 2
Repeat Step 1 to create the second earring.
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