DIY Homemade Christmas Gift: Seashell Necklace

Back in the summer, I had the idea to make homemade Christmas presents for my friends and family. I was inspired while walking on a beach in Cape Cod collecting shells for my seashell mirror. I saw a few shells that had a natural hole in them made by the ocean. I then had an idea to make jewelry out of these shells. They would be scallop and jingle seashell necklaces. Here, I will show you the step by step on how to make them!

Step 1: Handpick the seashells of your favorite beach.

Step 2: Put holes into the seashells. Here's a link on how to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRTv7tuX-u8 (Tip: Make sure you do this on a piece of cardboard and be very gentle with the shells). 

Step 3. Put a jump ring into the hole. Jump rings can be found at any craft store. 

Step 4. Loop through the jump ring any type of string, rope, or chain. I used hemp for a more natural organic look. 

Step 5. Tie the rope like a necklace and the gift is ready! 

Step 6. Wrap the necklace up in tissue paper and place it in a little box or stocking or bag with a signature note! Here was my signature note:

DIY: Seashell Mirror

I got the idea of a seashell mirror one day while I was laying on the beach on the Cape. Over the vacation, I began to collect shells for my soon-to-be masterpiece. By the end of the vacation, I collected what I seemed would be enough. Saturday afternoon, I went to Home Goods and purchased the perfect mirror to cover my seashells in! This little project of mine is SO easy and anyone with two hands can do it. It's easily the perfect summer DIY.

All you need is:

1. A Mirror

2. A hot-glue gun

3. SEASHELLS

SEA-n here (pun intend):

It's basically self explanitory how to do this. Just glue the the shells to the frame of the mirror.

After three hours of standing and bending over, here is the finished product: