I've had these old mother of pearl buttons lying around on my workbench just waiting to be made into something special. Before I turn some of them into a home decor project though, I picked the nicest ones out and decided to turn them into a beautiful piece of Bohemian button jewelry. Check it out!
I measured and cut a length of sterling silver chain
I cut some 3 to 4" lengths of sterling silver wire
Threaded a wire through a button hole then bent into a U shape
Pressed the wire snugly against the button
I wrapped the shorter end of the wire around the longer end
I then created many!
I found the center link of my chain and attached the first button with a wrapped loop
Then I attached the rest of the larger buttons, equally spaced on the chain
Then I added the smaller buttons
Then I gave each one an extra wrap of sterling wire, nice and thick
Deciding whether to add some Amethyst or Apatite gems... decisions, decisions!
I wrapped a few blue Apatite briolettes and then decided to add some crystal clear quartz beads too.
I love how these look like raindrops! I attached the quartz crystals to the buttons.
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Almost finished... next this will go into Liver of Sulfur mixture to oxidize the silver...
Liver of Sulfur oxidizes the silver and turns it black
How it looks after the Liver of Sulfur bath...next it will be polished up with silver polish to bring out some of the shiny silver to create a nice contrast...
All polished up and finished!
I love how this turned out!
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