Irondequoit High School Bones and Jewelry

We’re so excited to have received 49 bones made at Irondequoit High School’s annual arts festival by its students, faculty, and principal. Extensive study of both the Holocaust and the Rwandan genocide inspired the tenth grade class of the Rochester, NY school to help One Million Bones. Students also made and sold bone jewelry (see instructions and materials for how to make your own below). The sale was a creative way to raise money to sponsor each bone that the students made. Thank you, Irondequoit!

MAKE YOUR OWN BONE JEWELRY!

Suggested Materials:

(for earrings)

• “Sculpey” type clay

• two 4-5” pieces of wire

• earring hooks

(for necklaces/bracelets

• “Sculpey” type clay

• twine

• beads

INSTRUCTIONS:

For earrings:

1. Make 2 bones out of clay (Irondequoit’s are about 1.5” long) and fire.

2. Use wire to wrap around the bone, leaving about an inch from the top of the bone.

3. Slide the earring hook onto the extra wire and wrap the remainder back around the bone.

For Necklaces/ Bracelets:

1. Make bone(s) out of clay, making a small hole down the center for the string to go through. Fire.

2. Cut desired length of twine.

3. String bones and beads as you like.