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Vintage Green Sparkle Necklace
About this design:
This is another necklace that reminds me of the vintage pieces my Grandmother used to wear. :) I used a wire-wrapped link and a simple hook to secure it to the button clasp.
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On Jul 07, 2016 at 2:17 pm #
dolllady aka Pam says:Yeah Ali! This is beautiful. I like how you use the button as the clasp!! Thank you for sharing how you made the clasp.
On Jul 07, 2016 at 3:10 pm #
Little Round Chick says:Great color and I love the design. Clever way to use the button.
On Jul 07, 2016 at 4:22 pm #
Mad Hatter says:Very clever use of a shank button! I’ll have to use that idea. Thanks!
On Jul 07, 2016 at 8:33 pm #
Poms Forever aka Donna says:Ali,, love your design. I am for sure going to use my pretty shank buttons from LB just like you did on your necklace. Thanks Ali for your great ideas and instruction.
On Jul 08, 2016 at 2:38 am #
S KatollakaSue says:It looks as if you just took it out of your grandmother’s jewelry box!
On Jul 08, 2016 at 7:12 am #
kye says:This is so beautiful. I love your inventive use of that gorgeous button as a clasp. Great color and design.
On Jul 12, 2016 at 12:40 pm #
Crystal Canary says:Oh, lovin’ the Zola Chain with the deco button! Clever idea using a hook with the button–that idea is brilliant!
On Jul 20, 2016 at 10:03 pm #
Ali says:Thanks everyone! It’s so easy to use the button like that, I don’t know why I haven’t done this before
On Jul 27, 2016 at 1:54 pm #
RLMerder Designs says:So simple and pretty