Tree Bark Earrings Tutorial
I love being out in nature and I particularly love trees.
I have noticed there are many trees around that lose their bark and I got inspired to create earrings from that bark to make these earrings.
Follow the step-by-steps below to make your own nature inspired earrings!
Materials and Tools:
Tree bark
4 Beads (2 sets of 2)
2 Head pins
2 Earring wires (or make your own)
Round nose pliers
Chain nose pliers
Bent nose pliers (or other pliers)
Step #1
Gather your bark.
Don't take the bark off the tree, you can find bark around the ground from certain types of trees.
I found mine at a local park on the ground near some trees.
Step #2
Cut the bark into smaller pieces, just bigger in diameter than the beads.
You can use scissors or just break it apart.
Step #3
Slide a bead onto a head pin.
Step #4
Poke a hole in each piece of bark and slide it on the head pin, one on top of each other.
I just used a needle, but an awl would work well, too.
I used 5 pieces of bark stacked on top of each other.
Step #5
Slide another bead on top if you like.
Step #6
Add a wrapped loop. For a video tutorial on how to make a bead dangle, click here.
Be careful, the bark can be pretty delicate, in fact, I broke some off when I was making my dangles. Just be gentle and you'll be fine.
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