In
summer or winter, taking a walk on the beach you end up often collecting shells,
collecting and putting them in a jar waiting for something, an object, or just
to use them to create a pair of earrings or pendants.
What
about if we did something more complex?
Perhaps
using what we have available, including those bits of rhinestones and chains
that someone like me who work a lot with the costume jewelry, these things come
in handy.
Nothing
is thrown everything is recreated.
That’s all you need:
1) Shells,
obviously
2) Chains,
rhinestones, clasp for necklaces
3) Beads
4)
Ribbons and drawstrings
5) Glue
for jewels, metal shears, pliers and tweezers.
1) First step. Study what you have
available and try to experiment. Start decorating the shell, which will be the
central element of the collier.
2) Stick a tissue behind the shell,
leaving a little space to sew on a string.
3) Sew the main drawstring and the
others that will need to make the braid. Take note that you will use a needle and
thread, glue will be used just for applications on the half shell and
eventually to apply the leatherette covering the back of the work.
4) When you finished sewing, the drawstrings
and chains start making the braids
5) Than, when you made the braids,
check the work using a bust for jewels
6) We apply the resin corals, sewing
them around the shell
7) Sew other drawstrings; they will
be useful as a support for following applications
8) Make small holes in the shells and
sew them on the drawstrings
9) to a seashell cannot miss the
pearl, but before you have to prepare then and to attach them to the structure
as in the picture, the metal eyelets are precious: they are the additional
supports for subsequent applications.
10) Check whether the work is
balanced, having sewed, we can remove or add.
11) I added a small mussel; its colour
was a little dull so I used nail polish to give it brightness.
12) Later, when I end to wait for
drying the enamel, I applied other rhinestones with glue for jewels and let it
drying for about an hour
13) Stick the leatherette to the back
and cut out the excessing leatherette
14) Cut the ends of the braid and
apply the gold caps
15) Chain and lock and stop ... you
can wear the necklace!
