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Fabricated Silver and Howlite Necklace

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Fabricated Silver and Howlite Necklace
Howlite is a fairly inexpensive stone available most often in the form of stone beads. It is regularly dyed to resemble lapis lazuli. However, I like the look of howlite in its natural form which is a chalky white with veins of gray. Add silver, and you have a great combination.

To make this necklace, I used the following:

18 inch sterling figaro chain
A few inches of 20 gage sterling round wire
3 sterling head pins
24 gage sterling plate
3 6mm howlite beads
2 4mm howlite beads
round nosed pliers
bent nosed pliers
wire cutters
metal shears
jeweler’s files
ball peen hammer
anvil
dremel with drill bit

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