Living in the Caribbean forces you to be resourceful. I started out making jewelry with anything I could find. My first bracelet was a string of lentils and black-eyed peas! Eventually I worked my way up to all the treasures of the island: sandbox seeds, jumbie beads, Job's Tears, etc. enhanced with glass beads that my guests would send or bring to me. Recently my mom came to visit and brought me some new goggles (mine snapped in half 4 months ago) and encouraged me to use them also as safety goggles for my drilling. Seen here is my extremely cluttered workspace as I drill a sandbox seed for a keychain for Brother Ivano as he is leaving the island to continue his path to priesthood.
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Hello Sheri Johnson,
I have been surfing the web to find some info on how to get holes in my very hard seeds,(for making jewelry )such as nicker nuts,jumbie seeds and the very beautiful red sandlewood seed, these seeds we found in Puerto Rico last Winter.Now if you ca tell me how you drill the holes I would thank you so very much. The picture shows you using what looks like a Dremel Tool but what drill bit are you using???My e-mail is
rovin79g@hotmail.com Thank you in advance Sheri
Rose Balantyne from Canada
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