3 Steps to Make a Beautiful Puka Shell Necklace

7/5/2015

Summer is coming, I often go to beach and have picked many puka shells. They look so beautiful that I think making a puka shell necklace by them is a good idea. And I made some white shell necklaces recently, which is so brilliant. So next part I will tell you how to make a beautiful puka sea shell necklace.

jewelry making supplies for the puka shell necklace:
Aluminum Wire
6mm White Pearl Beads
4mm White Pearl Beads
4mm Blue pearl Beads
Sea Shell Beads
Round Nose Pliers
Bent Nose Pliers
DIY Jewelry Tool Sets

Instruction on how to make a beautiful puka shell necklace:
Step 1: Wrap a tiger wire on the shell
First, prepare a length of about 20cm aluminum wire and wrap a loop on the one side;
Second, wrap the shell with the wire as the picture show.

Step 2: Wrap another tiger wire on the shell
First,prepare another 20 cm aluminum wire and wrap some loops on the other side;
Second, wrap the shell with the aluminum wire and make more loops in the end.

Step 3: Add some pearl beads to the shell with plastic gun

Quite easy, right? A beautiful DIY sea shell necklace is done without wasting any shell. Combine the shells and pearls beads together with some wrapping wires, the shell necklace looks more beautiful. Now just open your shell box to make a simple but beautiful puka shell necklace, it seems so amazing, right?

1 Comment

Kenwyn Kaahaaina link

7/31/2022 09:43:16 am

Hi, I just read this article and would like to clarify something. What is referred to as a puka shell looks like a type of scallop shell, not a puka shell.

A puka shell is actually the top of a cone shell (many varieties across the world) that has been worn down by the sand and ocean waves before washing up on a beach. By the time that happens they are generally white or cream but sometimes they still have faint colors like tan, brown or purple. They vary in size, depending on how big the shell was to start with and how long it was tumbling in the ocean before washing ashore. They often have holes in the middle of the shell but not always. They are not flat but curved, like a mushroom cap, and sometimes still have ring lines on the underside of the shell.

I just wanted to share this info so you can give correct info to others. Thanks very much.