How to Turn Shells Into Pendants
In this tutorial, we’re going to turn seashells into beautiful pendants. You can use these pendants on necklaces, bracelets, and even earrings!
I’ll share with you 3 different ways you can turn shells into pendants.
Depending on the type of shell you have, this process will be different. Let’s get into it.
Tools and materials:
- Glue
- Pin
- Pearl bead
1. Use a shell with a hole already in it
You’ll need a hole so you can thread a hook, wire, or chain through it depending on the piece of jewelry you want to make.
As you can see with this shell, there’s already a small hole at the top of it.
If it’s too thin, you can use a pin to carefully crack it which I will show you in the next way.
If it’s wide enough, you can go ahead and glue a piece of wire with a loop into the hole.
2. Screw a hole into the shell with a pin
For a shell like this, you’ll want to crack holes into them with a pin as pictured.
Be careful when doing this, and use a round screwing motion to create the hole rather than using blunt force.
3. Glue a pearl to the shell
If you don’t want to worry about screwing a pin in the shell or you don’t want to deal with wire, you can instead glue a pearl bead into the inside of the shell so you can thread it on a necklace.
How to turn shells into pendants
There are three ways you can transform a simple seashell into a pendant for your DIY jewelry.
All you have to do now is decorate your pretty pendants! Let me know which process is your favorite in the comments below.
Next, learn 3 Ways to Turn Bows Into Accessories.
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