Looking for a new art and craft project for Valentine’s Day? Need a few little new home decor pieces or just want to make some unique Valentine’s Day greeting cards? If so, I think you’ll love this easy-to-make project. The designs can be painted onto any type of seashell, river rock, mini canvas or any other type of smooth surface.
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For this project I used small and medium sized clam shells that I collected from the beach. You’ll want to wash them in warm soapy water using Dawn Liquid Dish Soap. Why Dawn? It does the best job at removing sand, debris and fishy odors. Rinse with clean water and let them air dry overnight.
You’ll want to base coat each clam shell in your desired color. I used acrylic craft paints with a paint brush to base coat all of the seashells. Let the paint dry until it’s no longer tacky.
For the design work I used BETEM Acrylic Paint Markers that I purchased from Amazon. They don’t require any priming, no leaky messes, no clogged tips, no foul paint odors and they dry quick. Refer to each photograph to paint the selected design. ALL are simple to do…nothing complicated with them. You’ll want to use the fine-tip on each paint marker to do all of the outlining and wordage. Use the medium tip to do all of the coloring of the design.
The design that features the lady bug…I painted a small clam shell to resemble a lady bug using red, black and white acrylic paint. Once the paint was dry I used Gorilla Glue to adhere it to the top of the larger clam shell that I painted with a metallic blue color. Let it sit for 4-6 hours to allow that Gorilla Glue to set up. Don’t use hot glue as you will NOT get a good bond between the two seashells.
Once you’re done with all of the painting you need to seal-in the designs by brushing on 1-2 light coats of Clear Mod Podge Sealer with a Glossy Finish. I like to seal both sides of the seashell to help protect it. The Mod Podge goes on white but will dry crystal clear.
If you want to write a personalized message onto the seashells flip them over and write your message with a Black Fine-Tip Sharpie Marker.
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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