Two weeks ago I sat down and hand-painted some Valentine’s Day themed seashells for my granddaughter’s upcoming Valentine’s Day party. She wanted to use them as part of the table decor and party favors. In addition, she requested that I make them in non-traditional Valentine’s Day colors. You of course…can do pink, white, red and lavender colors.
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To make these adorable hand-paintes seashells you’ll need smaller sized clam shells, scallop shells and oyster shells. We collected them from a local beach. Washed them in warm soapy water using Dawn Liquid Dish Soap and then left them to air dry overnight. Why Dawn? It does the best job at removing sand, debris and stinky fishy odors!!!
Each seashell was base coated in 2 coats of rose gold metallic acrylic craft paint. You’ll need to allow 45 minutes of drying time between each coat. Once the paint is dry…time to decorate them!
Keep things easy by using BETEM Acrylic Paint Markers and Tooli-Art Acrylic Paint Markers. Sketch on the letters using a pencil. Use one of the BETEM Acrylic Paint Markers to color in each letter. Once dry, use white or black Tooli-Art Fine Tip Acrylic Paint Markers to add the design doodle and to outline each of the letters. Let dry for several hours until the paint is no longer tacky.
Finishing things up. You need to brush-on 1-2 light coats of Clear Mod Podge Sealer with a Glossy Finish. If desired, you can sprinkle on some fine gold metallic glitter to add some pizzazz to the design. We made some with and without the added glitter. Let them dry overnight.
Personalization – If you want to add a name, date or a little message you can write that on the other side of the shell.
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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