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It’s time to get ready for some colorful spring decorating. This year I painted 6 colorful clam shells seashells to place in my flower garden. They add that nice pop of color until my spring flowers start blooming. Once they start blooming, I’ll be moving …
Looking for an arts and crafts project to do with the kids? Love zoo animals? If so, check out these easy-to-make painted seashells! You’ll need a variety of clam shells, oyster shells and other type’s of seashells to make them. If you don’t live near …
Looking for an inexpensive craft project? If so, we have one for you today! These hand-painted seashells with Inspirational Sayings are the perfect give to gift to a loved one or to keep for yourself. You don’t need any artistic ability to make them! Don’t have large clam shells or seashells available? You can make these same designs on smooth river rocks too!
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We used 4″ and 5″ wide clam shells for this project. Wash them with soapy water and then rinse clean. Let them air dry overnight.
You can paint the background a solid color or do a paint pour like we did. I’ll explain it below.
Paint Pour Method – You’ll need a few bottles of acrylic craft paint and a bottle of paint pouring medium. I like mixing in a small plastic medicine cup that I can toss away when I’m done. In the medicine cup I add a 3-4 nice sized drops of Paint Pouring Medium (it’s a liquid) I then add in my desired paint colors. Don’t stir them together! Slightly move the medicine cup around in a swirling motion to get some of those colors to lightly blend together.
Hold the seashell over a bucket or your kitchen sink. Pour that paint slowly all over the shell. Yes, it will be messy! You want to pour it in different directions until you get the cup emptied out. Then move the shell all around in different directions to get the paint to run in different patterns across the top of the shell. Let the excess paint drip into the sink. You can easily wash it down the drain when you’re done. Once you’re happy with the design…lay them out on a sheet of aluminum foil to dry. It will take several hours.
Decorating the Shells – I used a pack of Tooli-Art Acrylic Paint Markers with a fine tip to write the words out onto the shells. You can do fancy lettering or just classic block letters like I did. If you want the letters to “POP” outline the letters with a different color. I used black and white. Let dry.
Finishing – Once all the paint is dry you need to seal them. I like to brush 1-2 light coats of clear Mod Podge Sealer in a glossy finish across the top. You’ll need to allow 45 minutes of drying time between coats. This will protect the painted finish. You can now display them inside or outside of the home.
5 years ago I started hand painting clam shell memorial markers every time a loved one passed away. I like to place them at the gravesite when I visit them. Just a nice way to let everyone know that they were loved…remembered and not forgotten. …
These hand-painted red crab clam shells would make a great decoration during a backyard barbecue, pool party or if you live near the beach…paint them up and add them to your garden for a pop of color. Each one was made using a 4″ to …
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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