Saturday, June 14, 2014

Pearl and Shark Tooth Bracelet

Shark teeth are fun, and pearls are easy, so this bracelet was great. I started out with a piece of beading cord the length of my wrist.
I looped and crimped one end, then attached 7 "medium-sized" pearl beads (not sure what exact size they were). Then, I added a shark tooth, then more pearls.
For those who have been anxiously wating to figure out how I wrap shark teeth: here goes.

Start by making a loop in your wire, with a bit sticking down one side, and a lot on the other.
Place the loop at the back of the tooth, then wrap the long end around one side of the tooth's top.
Now, make an X in the back and wrap it back around the other side of the front.
Wrap the end of your wire tightly around the loop.
Wrap the loop 2 or 3 times, then cut it off.
Take the extra bit of wire from when you first made the loop, and wrap it around the same area.
And voila! a ready-for-jewelry shark tooth.
Anyway, keep adding shark teeth and pearls evenly until you reach the end. Make sure to have at least one pearly between your last shark tooth and the end, or it will come off.

Finish it off with a clasp of some sort, and you're done!

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