Are you a big fan of Snoopy the beloved character from Peanuts? If so, check out these easy-to-make painted seashell designs! They would make great little gifts for that Snoopy lover on your holiday gift-giving list! All 3 can be made in just one weekend using basic arts and craft supplies. This craft project utilizes 3 clam shells seashells collected from a local beach. They measure 3 1/2″ wide to 5″ wide.
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Wash all seashells in warm soapy water using Dawn Liquid Dish Soap. Let them soak for 10-15 minutes and then rinse with clean water. Let dry overnight. Dawn is great for removing sand, debris and fishy odors.
Use the photographs for reference. Base coat the clam shells with 1-2 coats of white or blue acrylic craft paint. I find that I get better coverage using 2 coats of paint. You’ll need to allow a little bit of drying time between the 2 coats.
If you’re not comfortable with free-handing the design you can Google FREE Snoopy Templates and Clipart. Find a few that you like. Resize them to fit onto your shells. Print them out. Use scissors to cut them out and then use a pencil to trace the shape onto the shell. I just did mine free-hand using a pencil.
BETEM Acrylic Paint Markers are fantastic to color-in the design, do outlining and to write wordage. They’re dual-tip paint markers (a medium and fine tips) that require no priming, no drippy messes, no clogged tips and no foul paint odors. Plus, they dry fast! I purchase them in packs from Amazon. Do all of your painted design work and let dry.
The one seashell has a Snoopy Christmas ornament glued on top of it. Don’t use hot glue! When gluing things to seashells you want to use Gorilla Glue or E6000 Glue Adhesive. Hot glue doesn’t give you a perm. hold. I glued the ornament on first. Left it dry and then went back and added the wordage using a black BETEM Acrylic Paint Marker.
Once you have all of the seashells decorated you need to protect the paint by brushing on 1-2 light coats of Clear Glossy Mod Podge Sealer. It will dry crystal clear and will protect the painted finish.
If you enjoy painting on seashells or crafting with seashells…you’ll find over 150+ seashell craft projects right here on the Two Classy Chics blog! We will be sharing more seashell craft projects in the future too!
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