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well i've seen this chocker necklaces made of that colorful hard candy. i want to make one for myself. anyone know how to do it? where can i buy elastic strig for them? and with what do i open a hole in the candies that is small enough to not brake them?

Instructions

* STEP 1: Choose candies with holes to string ribbon through or soft candy you can poke a plastic needle through. You can use wrapped candies and tie them to the ribbon with small pieces of ribbon.
* STEP 2: Cut a piece of thin ribbon long enough to slip easily over child's head after it is tied.
* STEP 3: Thread ribbon onto a plastic needle (which is safer for little ones).
* STEP 4: Have different candies in small bowls within easy reach of each child. You may have to make a couple of bowls of each candy to go around the table.
* STEP 5: Be ready to help with small problems or let older children help the younger ones. This way they get to make a necklace and still look cool.
* STEP 6: When the necklace is full, tie ends of ribbon together and tie a gingerbread cookie to the middle of the necklace.

Tips & Warnings

* Wrap cookies in colorful plastic wrap and curling ribbon.
* Plastic needles are safer for kids, but small children will still need adult supervision using the needle.

you can find the elastic in any craft section you can also use ribbon some good candies with holes in the cender would be life savers you could even try poking holes in the middle of sweet tarts. heres my source good luck…oh and if you have anymore questions about crafts you may email me at kitty45342@yahoo.com

http://www.ehow.com/how_10352_make-edible-candy.html

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I'm trying to twist the balls off my septum ring and they're stuck.
Is there anything that might help loosen them instead of going to my piercer

Try wearing latex gloves. It sounds weird but the gloves help you get a good grip. I did that in the beginning with my lip piercing.

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There was a time when you wore jewellery as a way to show your wealth – so the more gold the better you felt. But jewellery is now worn more to reflect your personality and so it is now made in many materials. The value now is when it is special to you and – even better – hand made and exclusive. What do you think?

i just wear my wedding ring and a bangle that i had made for me out of gold, that i had been given by special people over many years, that had got broken or damaged, i have my mum's wedding ring and a ring of my dad's in it which makes it priceless to me as they died years ago and this way i always feel close to them. and a blue topaz ring my dad got me for passing my driving test, i never take those three things off.

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For some reason my mom got my ears pierced when I was little, but I didn’t like wearing earrings. Now I want to put circular barbell earrings in, but I want 16 gauge and they won’t fit. What do I do?

Tapers and stretching slowly by using bigger sized jewelry are options. Shoving a 16g ring through a 22g piercing isn’t going to work in most cases. You can buy a small taper and stretch that way. Or you can buy an 18g ring, lube it up, stick it through and wait 2 weeks to put in the 16g. Your call.

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The metal beads are somehow magnetized and when you turn the box upside down the beads will then periodically drop and hit a bell that makes the sound of rain falling. I thought maybe it was called a rain box, but no it could not be that simple. It makes a lovely tinkling sound that is very relaxing.

They may have several names, but according to the catalog I have in front of me, they are called Rain Chimes
http://www.whatonearthcatalog.com/whatonearth/Item_Rain-Chimes-Rosewood_PG3742.html

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I have mostly square, v-neck, scoopneck and some off the shoulder or boatneck type tops/dresses but i don't know what type of jewelry to wear with them like chokers, regular length necklaces or long length necklaces, etc.

Can anyone plz advice? THANK YOU VERY MUCH

I personally think the higher the neckline to longer the necklace should be, but a deep neckline should be a short necklace

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I have two tiffany silver jewelry that I need to get cleaned. i researched here and was told to use toothpaste, is there a particular toothpaste that I need to use? Because right now, I have crest toothpaste with whitening plus scope. It's green color, wont that turn my jewelry in a weird color? Do i have to use the white toothpaste? Is there any other way to clean it? Like lemon juice?
Can I also take these to tiffanys and get them clean for free?
Is all purpose flour same thing as baking soda?

take it in store for a professional cleaning. take care of the good stuff , Honey.

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I have some pieces of silver jewellery I want to clean preferably with household products although failing any good suggestions I wil have to take them to a jeweller!

This is easy if you have a piece of aluminum foil and baking soda, and a glass heat resistant bowl or casserole dish.

Place a piece of aluminum foil in the bowl and sprinkle a fair layer of baking soda on the aluminum. ( about 1/4" deep )

Pour boiling water in the bowl and place the jewelry in so that it touches the aluminum foil.

The process only works while hot and if necessary you can place the bowl on the stove to keep the liquid hot.

If you are going to have your hands near the liquid, I would recommend wearing household rubber gloves to prevent burns.

The process only removes the tarnish which is silver sulphate and you might smell the rotten egg odor of the sulphate being released into the air. The solution will not remove any of the metal from the jewelry so stops when the tarnish is removed.

This method is better than abrasive cleaners in that it doesn't remove any of the metal as do polishing agents.

When the tarnish is gone simply rinse and dry.

For large amounts of silver it is a good idea to store it in Pacific cloth to prevent future tarnish. It is available on line for about $16 /yd. For your jewelry a good solution would be to keep the items in a Zip Lock baggie to slow the tarnish process.

GL ☺ ☺

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I bought a jewellary set off ebay for my wedding and i found out the earrings were clip on. They are beautiful and i really want to wear them its just because they are clip on theres a big extra bit hanging off the back and it looks really out of place. Please help!

I converted a couple of old pairs of earrings from clip to post, but they weren't valuable jewellry. I removed the clip (in one case I had to break it off) and glued the post to the back. They work fine but it would be a shame to do this to a real nice pair; it might reduce their value. If you simply can't be seen in clips and the jewellry is worth it, take it to a jeweler and ask if they can make the conversion for you.

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Here is a picture of it.

http://bluebuddies.com/gallery/Smurf_Charm_Bracelets/jpg/Smurfs_Charm_Bracelet_Smurf_Smurfette_Papa.jpg

idk if the image works but i really want one but i dont know what they are called. i just know it is NOT called smurf because that is a show or something.

probably these? http://www.letsmakeaname.com/new_page_2.htm

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.endlesscharms.co.uk/Images/Bracelets.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.endlesscharms.co.uk/&h=270&w=400&sz=38&hl=en&start=1&sig2=AJj9xxGGxZfjT9S3KpT62w&um=1&tbnid=PLk4I7z2OzWCWM:&tbnh=84&tbnw=124&eid=TLlQR9KrHoeaePzRmc0O&prev=

Previous poster is right, they are italian charm bracelets

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