Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set with Ruby Gemstone Inlay Chips
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Design Idea ME2D
-- Designer --
Patti, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Chain, silicone and gold-finished brass, 0.9mm serpentine, adjustable from 16 to 23-1/2 inches with lobster claw clasp and adjustable slider bead
- Ear wire, gold-plated brass, 17mm flat fishhook with 3mm coil and open loop, 22 gauge
- Inlay chip, ruby (heated), mini undrilled chip, Mohs hardness 9
- Jump ring, gold-plated brass, 10mm round square wire, 8mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
- Pendant, Almost Instant Jewelry®, gold-plated "pewter" (zinc-based alloy), 24x14mm single-sided rectangle with 14x10mm rectangle setting and tube bail
- Top coat, Signature Series Magic-Glos® by Lisa Pavelka, non-toxic dimensional gloss
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Step 1
Pour a thin layer of Signature Series Magic-Glos® into an Almost Instant Jewelry® pendant.
Step 2
Place ruby chips inside the Almost Instant Jewelry pendant.
Step 3
Cure in a UV light or direct sunlight for 10 minutes.
Add more layers of Magic-Glos as desired.
Step 4
Once the pendant is dry, open a jump ring. Slide the pendant and two more jump rings onto the open jump ring then close. Pass the chain through the two jump rings to complete the necklace.
Earring Instructions
Step 1
Pour a thin layer of Signature Series Magic-Glos into two Almost Instant Jewelry pendants.
Step 2
Place ruby chips inside the Almost Instant Jewelry pendants.
Step 3
Cure both pendants in a UV light or direct sunlight for 10 minutes.
Add more layers of Magic-Glos as desired.
Step 4
Once the pendants are dry, open two jump rings. Slide onto each jump ring one pendant and one ear wire then close.
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