Spring is in the air! After a long winter…I’m ready for Spring and all of the spring flowers that come along with it. Every year during the month of March my Daffodils start blooming. A few weeks later my Hyacinths, Tulips, and Bearded Iris’ follow suit. I just love this time of the year!
To get ready for the spring season we sat down and painted large clam shells that we collected from the beach. Some of the designs are fully hand-painted while others have a decoupage design. The 2 seashells with the pink flowers are the decoupage ones. We cut the flowers out of previously used gift wrap!
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Before you get started…wash and dry your shells. They need to be completely dry before painting on them.
Basecoat the seashells in the desired color using acrylic craft paint. We did two shells in black, one we left natural and one was base coated with a blue color. Some may need 2-3 coats of paint with 30 minutes of drying time between coats to get the desired coverage.
The two painted designs were just free-handed onto the shells. Simple shapes were used such as circles, tear drops, almond shapes, half-circles, etc. If you’re not an artist…just think along the lines of adding simple shapes together to form the flowers.
Decoupage shells – We had some previously used gift wrap that needed recycled. We carefully cut the flowers out of the gift wrap. You need to make sure the design will fit on top of the shell. Use a foam brush along with clear Modge Podge in a Glossy Finish to adhere it to the shell. First basecoat the shell with a generous layer. Lay the paper design on top, smoothing out any wrinkles. Then brush another generous layer of Modge Podge on top. Let them dry for 1-3 hours.
You can add additional embellishments to the shells by using Gorilla Glue. I don’t recommend using a hot glue gun because those embellishments tend to fall off. Embellishment ideas: buttons, beads, rhinestones, bows, charms, ribbon trims, faux pearls, etc. Let everything dry overnight.
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