Whether you want to decorate your shoes for a breast cancer awareness walk or create an embellishment to wear on your favorite pair of tennis shoes, these charms are a great way to support those who have fought breast cancer. These charms could also be used as zipper pulls or keychain dangles.
Mix and match the elements from any of these four designs or use the alternative components to create a charm that's perfect for your style and personality. Adjust the size of the clasp to suit the size or thickness of your shoelaces.
Silver Ribbon: Cut a 3-inch length of ZambaPro™ 49 .019 jewelry wire. Using a 2x2mm crimp tube, crimp one end of the wire to a sterling silver open jump ring. For help with crimp tubes, visit the Handy Tips section of the Learning Center. Trim any excess wire. Attach a sterling silver breast cancer charm to the jump ring. For help with jump rings, visit the Handy Tips section of the Learning Center. On the wire, thread a 5mm Swarovski faceted round in crystal, a 9mm fiber optic pink and crystal round bead and a faceted crystal round. Crimp the end of the wire to a 16.1mm silver oval trigger clasp using a crimp tube. Trim any excess wire.
Pink Ribbon: Cut a 3-inch length of ZambaPro™ 49 .019 jewelry wire. Using a 2x2mm crimp tube, crimp one end of the wire to a sterling silver open jump ring. For help with crimp tubes, visit the Handy Tips section of the Learning Center. Trim any excess wire. Attach a pink breast cancer awareness ribbon charm to the jump ring. For help with jump rings, visit the Handy Tips section of the Learning Center. On the wire, thread a 7mm Swarovski faceted round in light rose ab, a 10mm enamel hope bead and a light rose round. Crimp the end of the wire to a 9x18mm sterling silver oval balloon clasp using a crimp tube.
Heart Charm: Cut a 3-inch length of ZambaPro™ 49 .019 jewelry wire. Using a 2x2mm crimp tube, crimp one end of the wire to a sterling silver open jump ring. For help with crimp tubes, visit the Handy Tips section of the Learning Center. Trim any excess wire. Attach a sterling silver courage heart charm to the jump ring. For help with jump rings, visit the Handy Tips section of the Learning Center. On the wire, thread an 8mm light pink mother of pearl mosaic bead and a 5mm Swarovski faceted round in light rose. Crimp the end of the wire to a jump ring using a crimp tube. Attach the jump ring to an 8.5x17mm sterling silver cast clasp.
Seed Beads: Cut a four-inch length of ZambaPro™ 49 .019 jewelry wire. Thread the wire through small loop on the 14x7mm heart clasp. Bend the wire in half, and thread both ends through opposite ends of the 6mm Swarovski faceted roundelle in light rose. On one of the wires thread four 1.8mm inside color lined clear/pink square cut beads and on the other end of the wire, thread four 1.8mm inside color lined clear/raspberry square cut beads. Thread both ends of the wire through a 6mm glass heart in pearlized cream. On one of the wires thread four raspberry beads followed by a 1.8mm sterling silver round crimp, on the other thread four pink beads and a 1.8mm sterling silver round crimp. Thread both ends of the wire through opposite ends of the sterling silver 2-sided survivor/ribbon message bead and the round crimps. Crimp the wires closed. For help with crimp tubes, visit the Handy Tips section of the Learning Center.
Approximate size: 1 ¾ inches - 2 ¼ inches Estimated time: Less than 30 minutes Difficulty level: Beginner
