Well what did I make with the fir cones and sycamore seeds?
1. Using a hot glue gun, glue the jewellery wires to the back of your fir cones. Then very carefully bend them so they curve around the shape of the cone and stand up straight, you don't want wonky earrings!!!!
2. Add a few beads to the wire and then attach an earring hook after making a small loop at the top with the jewellery pliers.
Two pairs of autumnal earrings!
Materials needed (Sycamore earrings)
- Two sycamore seeds
- Permanent Marker pens
- Earring hooks
- Jewellery Pliers
- PVA Glue
Materials needed (Fir cone earrings)
- Two small fir cones
- Some semi - precious stone chip beads (taken from a broken necklace)
- A few small silver beads
- Earring wires and hooks
- Hot Glue Gun
- Jewellery Pliers
Instructions (Sycamore Earrings)
1. Take your sycamore seeds and very carefully, draw on a small design using the permanent pens ( I did a simple 1/2 tree design using the seed head and spine as a trunk!) See above.
2. Give both sides a coat of PVA glue to add a shine and some protection
3. Once completely dry, pierce a small hole in each top just large enough to take the earring hook.
4. Very carefully attach the earring hooks using jewellery pliers and there you have it a highly unusual pair of earrings, bound to cause a stir!
Instructions (Fir cone earrings)
1. Using a hot glue gun, glue the jewellery wires to the back of your fir cones. Then very carefully bend them so they curve around the shape of the cone and stand up straight, you don't want wonky earrings!!!!
2. Add a few beads to the wire and then attach an earring hook after making a small loop at the top with the jewellery pliers.
There we are, two very simple but very interesting pairs of earrings!!!
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