Tree Bark 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 #1Gather your bark.You don't have to take the bark off the tree, you can find park around the ground from certain types of trees.  Check out your local parks.Step #2Cut the bark into smaller pieces, just bigger in diameter than the beads.You can use scissors or just break it apart.Step #3Slide a bead onto a head pin.Step #4Poke a hole in each piece of bark and slide it on the head pin, one on top of each other.  I used 6 pieces of bark stacked on top of each other.Step #5Slide another bead on top if you like.Step #6Add 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.(So, that also would be an indication that these earrings probably aren't for every day wear, but more for special earthy occasions!)Step #7Add an earring wire to each.Or you can make your own earring wires.

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