Seashell Crafts That Bring Beach Into Your Home – Part 2

Continue the part 1, let’s check out what more we can make seashell crafts to make your home a beach vibe.

Another way to use seashells as decorative items is the following: take an empty coffee can, some sisal rope, a hot glue gun and some sea shells. Put a bit of glue onto the base of the can and start wrapping the rope around it tightly adding glue as you go. Then, when you’ve covered the whole can, glue a few seashells for décor. Use the container in the bathroom, bedroom, kitchen or wherever you want.

Similarly, you can use seashells to decorate your jewelry box or a gift box. You can start by wrapping the box in colored paper. It’s best to not use patterned wrapping paper because then the design will be too busy. Glue the shells one by one onto the lid of the box.

In case you have some shadowbox frames in the house and no idea what to display in them, here’s a suggestion: use seashells. Remove the back and use the paper that came with the frame as a background. Then fill the frames with shells and make sure you don’t leave any empty spots.

There’s more than one way to add seashells to a shadowbox. Instead of filling the frame with lots of small shells, you can just use one or two larger ones. Add a piece of wood to the frame to provide a solid background.

You don’t necessarily need to add the seashells to something in order to make them stand out. They can be interesting on their own. Well, maybe they need a bit of help actually. Here’s an idea: use oyster shells and some liquid copper leafing. First wash the shells and let them dry. Then decorate them.

Small seashells can make great party or wedding favors. Here’s what you need for this project: mini glass bottles with corks, paper of cardstock printed with your message, sand, tiny shells and starfish. Add a bit of sand to the bottom of each bottle and then add a few shells and starfish. Add the message and seal the bottles with cork.

A similarly beautiful idea is to use tiny shells to decorate the place cards at a wedding. Print all the names and cut out the cards. Then embellish them using tiny seashells or rope. You can combine these two things and came up with your own design.

And speaking of parties and weddings, here’s another interesting idea. Put your party favors in tiny buckets. You can fill them with treats and other small things and you can decorate them with colored ribbon and seashells. This works well if you’re planning a summer party or a party at the beach.

For a coastal interior décor, you can use shells as wall art. You’ll also need some photo frames which you can paint blue, green or turquoise. You also need some flat seashells and starfish and a hot glue gun. After you paint the frames, trace out the shape onto cane and cut it out to make the backing. Glue it on and then simply add the shells.

Some seashells are too beautiful to hide in a drawer or to forget on a shelf. And you don’t need a lot of them to make beautiful wall art. Just take a piece of wood and attach three or four beautiful shells onto it with blue. Then mount the piece of wood onto the wall.

Here’s another similar example, this time featuring starfish. You can easily replace them with seashell if you already have those. You can break apart a wooden pallet and use a piece of wood from there in case you happen to have one ready.

Not all shells stay intact but even if they’re all in pieces you can still use them to make something beautiful to display in your home. Take all the ruined pieces of shells and arrange them to create a simple shape like a heart. Then glue them onto a piece of wood.

These aren’t seashell. They’re actually snail shells but you get the idea. Use the shells as tiny planters. You can then hang them in your home or display them on the mantel or wherever else you want.

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