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arrowhead and sea shell help

We brought back many arrowheads from AZ & NM recently and want to make necklaces, like goes on a hoop necklace.

Can someone post a pic how to wrap the wire please?

Also, have some small sea shells that'd make great matching earring/necklace sets.

Does anyone drill into shells to attach lil rings?

Any help or pics would be greatly appreciated

Thanks

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Permalink Reply by Jane Kirk on June 24, 2011 at 10:54am

Hi John
To drill shell cover the shell in masking tape (tape used in decorating to protect windows etc - not sure what it is called in US) and drill with a very sharp, small drill bit - some will break and some won't because shell is so brittle.
No sure what you want to wrap with wire, a thicker piece of wire to be the necklace and/or the arrowheads? Let me know and I will try to find you an easy to follow tutorial on wire wrapping.

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Permalink Reply by Nicole Preston on June 30, 2012 at 5:31pm

A small hand drill would work nicely on the shells or a small round metal file. (you go slow, but it helps prevent breaking and chipping) As far as wrapping the arrow heads you probably want to use a nice metal like gold or silver, and in not to thick a gauge and not too hard either. The gauge should look proportional to your arrow heads.The trick is remembering that if you're not careful with how you wrap the wire could get scratched or dinged up since the arrowheads are sharp.

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