Seashell Jewelry
Every time you go on vacation, you come back home loaded with gifts for your family and friends. If the vacation was to a seaside resort, then chances are, more often than not, your gifts will also have a selection of seashell jewelry. Most beach vacation spots have many local salesmen who have a variety of these jewelry on display, and buying them becomes a temptation. But what if you could learn to make this type of jewelry? After all making jewelry as souvenirs makes them only more special for the person you are giving the gift to.
How to Make Seashell Jewelry
In order to make jewelry from seashells, you do not need many things. All you need are shells that you can collect from the beach, a small drill, needles, threading material that is preferably transparent, clasps for the jewelry, and beads, in case you decide to accentuate the jewelry using different material. As with any homemade jewelry, jewelry making at home using different seashells will need you to experiment with different ideas.
Seashell Necklace
So you want to learn how to make a seashell necklace? Well, this is probably one of the easiest jewelry pieces to make. While learning how to make homemade jewelry, the first step that you need to take is to understand a basic design that you want to use. First finalize how you would want your final product and then work towards making the necklace. Once you know your design, follow the simple steps given below.
- Depending on the design that you have finalized on, you will need to place out the seashells accordingly.
- Now, take the threading material and make a knot at one end so that when you bead in the seashells, they stay in place.
- Once you have knotted the threading material, it is time thread in the seashells according to your design for the necklace. With some seashells, you may need to use a small drill, in order to make a hole, to allow the threading material to pass through.
- You can choose to use different beads with seashells in order to give it a slightly different and unique look.
- Once you have finished threading in all the seashells, you will need to tie a knot at the other end as well to secure the necklace.
- The last step in the process of making this is to attach the clasps at both ends, and you are done creating a seashell necklace.
Seashell Earrings
Another option that you can look at is to create seashell earrings while learning to make jewelry using seashells. While making seashell earrings can seem like a slightly difficult option, that is not true. The difficulty level depends completely on the design pattern that you are following. To make earrings using seashells, you will need ear hooks so that you can wear the earrings. You will also need needle nosed pliers.
- As with any other piece of jewelry, the first step while making seashell earrings is to decide on the design that you want to use.
- Once you have decided on the design, it is time to recreate it practically. A great idea that you can use is to use invisible threading material to create looped earrings.
- Measure out the threading material to create loops of the size that you are comfortable with. Now tie a knot at one end, and start threading in beads. Once you reach the middle of the loop, thread in a seashell, and then again thread in beads.
- Now create a loop by making the ends meet and securing it by knotting the two ends together.
- The last step would be to attach the earring hooks to the loops, and you have your jewelry ready. Remember to use the needle nose pliers to ensure that the hooks are secured properly.
