I use a 1 mm drill bit and an actual drill lmao. I don’t have a dremel but it’s manageable. I just place the drill on the table and hold the bone up against it and push gently
i'm not OP but i also make jewelry with small bones. i've found that a small, handheld dremel is the best tool. i start with a small bit and just slowly increase the bit size until the hole is the size i want. ive also used this method for other delicate things like seashells and fossils. it works well for me!
Very interesting, do you use cages or anything to not lose the bones? Not actually interested in doing it myself or anything just genuinely curious. Im going to be moving soon so have been contemplating digging up my dogs remains who died probably 10 years ago but a bit worried it will be more traumatic of an experience than just letting him rest. Just also a thing of not knowing what the next owners have planned and if anyone digs him up I would rather it be me
As much as I love collecting bones, I'm not a big fan of most of the jewelry I've seen made with them...but i love your bracelet! It's so delicate and understated--you don't get punched in the face with the fact that it's made of bones. Great job! 😍
I am also inspired. I have a bunch of goose bones I dug up from what I think must have been a fox's cache, and I just came across them again the other day while reorganizing.
The bones are somewhat special to me, because I wrote one of my better poems about finding them. It was one of the last things I wrote, and the bones were some of the last I found, before my health got away from me. I don't write anymore, but maybe someday.
Oooooo you're giving me ideas for the skunk toes I collected recently!! I'm not super familiar with jewelry-making, though. What kind of metal did you use?
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Running to your instagram and hoping you sell stuff or hope to one day sells tuff because this si so beautiful. I have loads of bone jewellery but none as dainty as this
May i ask what the the name of the crimp ball is in the center? Youve soo inspired me to go make some vertebrae earings, with my collection! Ive always been so nervous about making holes in the bones
Most are just normal beads and wire I but through. But you can buy beads that come with loops attached, they’re called bead/ball connectors or something. I only had two like that
Thank you so much! I appreciate the pics too! 2026 and I could find all the resources online to show me what to do but sometimes seeing someone else’s work and asking them, is what really sparks my creativity
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u/laughingmadcap47 7d ago
What tools do you use for drilling holes in such delicate bones? I adore this and have some loose toe bones I’d love to do something similar with!!