Nutshell necklace and bracelet

To make this delicious necklace, you first have to click the pistachios! And the more, the more elegant the result.

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YOU WILL NEED Ruler, Antik-Effect varnish-spray, safety glasses, approx. 100 pistachio shells, a drill with a thin drill, glue for beads, a chain 70 cm long, 60 pins, 60 ringlets, a carbine, pliers, pliers, Swarovski beads.
STEP 1 Using a drill, make a hole in each nutshell. Be sure to wear safety glasses!
STEP 2 This operation is best done on the balcony or in the open air. Put the shells on the newspaper and cover them with spray varnish on all sides. Let the varnish dry.



STEP 3 Using round- or flat-nose pliers, divide the chain into three parts 48, 12 and 10 cm long. On the longest of the three chains, fasten the carabiner.
STEP 4 To connect the two shorter chains to the main one, first take the pins and thread them into the chain links at an interval of 2 cm. Wrap the ends of the pins in rings using round-nose pliers.
STEP 5 Fasten the chains with rings threaded into the rounded ends of the pins: first a chain 12 cm long with the main one, then a chain 10 cm long, securing its rings 1 cm from the pins of the middle chain.


STEP 6 Insert the pins into the Swarovski beads (No. 5816, size 15 x 8 mm, three colors: Jade Pearl - 10 pieces, Pink Coral Pearl - 5 pieces, Dark Lepis Pearl - 7 pieces) and fix with glue.
STEP 7 When the glue dries, remove the heads from the pins with beads with pliers and string 2 shells on them. Screw the ends of the pins into rings.
STEP 8 Attach the shells with beads to the chains: with a ring, connect the rounded end of the pin to the chain link. String the remaining shells in pairs onto the pins and fasten in the same way to the chains.


STYLIST'S ADVICE Best of all, a necklace fits a pullover with a round neckline or a concise dress.
PHOTO: JAN SHMIDEL. STATEMENT: TERESA BACHLER.
Material prepared by Elena Karpova