Summer jewelry not only for Summer

We brought many gorgeous stones and shells back from Portugal. Some of them will decorate our future aquarium-yes we are going to have a fish. yay! But some very special ones we decide to make jewelry pieces with. They will make a lovely accessory and always remind us on the time when we picked them up on the sunny beach.
I am going to make some very soon, before I loose my lovely tan ;)
What do you think about recalling the sweet days of summer with some DIY shell and stone bracelets, ankle cuffs or necklace?

It might be also great fun to involve your friends or/and children...
You can find many websites and tutorials online.
Here are some:
http://www.papernstitchblog.com/2011/07/18/make-this-drilled-natural-stone-jewelry-tutorial/

http://jennyhoople.com/blog/how-to-drill-small-beach-stones

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj1JZINai3Q

have fun!