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Anyhow I just purchased on Etsy from deCor’s Handmades<\/a> and found their Pipa chinese love knot earring tutorial to be very easy to follow. I just love the first pair of earrings that I made following this system. <\/div>\n

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I used sterling silver wire, mystic topaz onion centres surrounded by a ring of burnt orange coloured tundra sapphires and an outside ring of claret toned tundra sapphires. Eventually I will tweak this method to suit my own style. For this first attempt I actually wanted to surround the mystic topaz with a ring of very fine faceted glimmering black diamonds, but I didn’t leave quite enough room for them! Oh well, live and learn…<\/div>\n

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You can purchase this nice tutorial at the decors blog link above or at their etsy store <\/a>called deCor’s Handemades!<\/div>\n

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