Hand Painted Chocolate Easter Bunny Seashell Decoration

This hand painted chocolate Easter bunny seashell decoration looks almost good enough to eat! Okay, maybe not…but it sure is pretty and easy to make! You’ll need a large clam seashell, acrylic paints, and some basic painting supplies to make it.

For this particular one we used a large 5 1/2″ wide clam shell that we collected from the beach. Wash your seashells in hot soapy water using Dawn liquid dish soap. Rinse clean. Let them air dry for 2-3 days before painting on them. We recommend Dawn liquid dish soap because it works great at removing sand, debris and fish odors from the shells.

Base coat the clam shell with 2-3 coats of light blue acrylic craft paint. Let each coat dry for 30-45 minutes before applying the next coat. While the paint is drying you’ll need a free template for the chocolate bunny shape. We found one using Google images. Resized it, printed it out, cut it out and then traced around it using a pencil onto the shell.

Use a paint brush and chocolate brown acrylic paint to make the bunny. We wanted it a deep and rich color, so we used 3 coats of paint to get the coverage that we needed. While it’s drying you can dip the end of your paint brush in red, blue, and yellow paint to make the polka dot border that goes around the shell. Let it all dry for at least 2 hours or until paint is no longer tacky.

Take the painted shells outside and spray them with 2 coats of clear acrylic spray sealer in a glossy finish. It comes in a matte and semi-gloss finish too. However, I like the high-shine that I get when sprayed with the glossy. Let dry for 3-4 hours. Spraying them seals the paint which protects your painted design. They can be displayed inside or outside of your home.

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