Surf’s up!

Drop in & catch the

Beach Bead wave.

Create your own

beach inspired jewelry

using an array of natural

sea shells

,

driftwood

,

Hawaiian flower

and

iridescent beads

.

We have included a few ideas and instructions to get you

started. You can follow along or

get creative

and

dream up

your own

original designs

.

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Funky Fab

Door Curtain

Combine a bounty

of beads, funky

fabric flowers, and

pre-beaded strings

to create a dazzling

doorway.

Dreamy Ribbon Jewelry

Design delicate jewelry with

shimmery ribbon, colorful

gems, and silver beads.

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www.faber-castellusa.com

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You will need a pair of

scissors

to cut the jewelry

floss and satin cord.

before you begin

To keep the

jewelry floss

tightly tied to the

barrel clasp,

follow these step-by-step instructions.

To make a

necklace

or

bracelet

from

cowrie shells,

follow these step-by-step instructions.

Slide a cowrie shell to
the center of the
black cord.

Put the end of the jewelry floss
through the eye of the barrel clasps.
Bring it back toward the line.

Make a few twists around the jewelry floss.

Take the end of the jewelry
floss back toward the clasp
and push it through the
first loop nearest
the eye.

Bring the end back through
the big loop.

Carefully hold the clasp and the jewelry floss and at the same time,
pull the knot tight.

Tie a knot.
This shell will be the
end clasp.

Lay your shells face up. For best results, your shells should face in the
same direction.

Periodically, hold the necklace/bracelet up to your neck/wrist to
make sure it fits. To make your necklace or bracelet longer,
add more shells. To make it shorter, remove a few of the shells.

To finish your necklace/bracelet, tie a
small loop at the end of one of the
cords. Cut the remaining cord off.
Like a button in a buttonhole, the shell
should slide through the loop,
but stay firmly in place. Now your
Cowrie shell jewelry is ready to wear.

Think up a great Pattern and begin stringing your beads & shells.

When you are finished, tie the other half of the barrel clasp in place. Use extra

shells and beads to make matching bracelets for your wrist and ankle.

Decide

what size

you would like your

necklaces or bracelets to be. When you

measure your jewelry floss, allow an

extra 4 inches

for tying the knots.

first things first

cowrie shells

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

Slide one string through the bottom
of the shell and the other
string through the top.
Pull the strings tight,
and then tie a knot at the end of the shell.

Continue weaving and tying knots.