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Over the past 12 years I’ve posted 150+ painted seashell designs on the Two Classy Chics blog. You can find designs that are seasonal, holiday related, animals, flowers, or designs that are just colorful and fun! With that said, I’m often asked about EASY designs that any skill level could do. Well, today…I’ve got 3 designs that are easy to make. You can make them in any color combination that you like.
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You’ll need clean clam shells that measure 3″ to 5″ in width. We collected them from the beach and washed them in warm, soapy water using Dawn Liquid Dish Soap. Rinse with clean water and air dry for 1-2 days. They need to be clean and dry before painting on them.
Star off by base coating the seashell in your desired color. You can do the entire shell in that color or split it into two. Think about the color scheme that you want to use and colors that work well together. These designs are simple because all you’re doing is making dots and circles. That’s right…dots and circles!
We used acrylic craft paint and a paint brush to make the circles but used a black acrylic paint pen to outline those circles and to make the polka dots. Using a paint pen gives you better control and the best thing for outlining or writing wordage. You can follow the patterns in my photograph or come up with your own.
Tips – Limit the color choices that you’re using on one shell. Make sure those 2-3 colors work well together. Let the base coat thoroughly dry before decorating it with circles and dots. You can make all of your circles the same size or vary them but don’t use too many different sized circles at one time. You want a cohesive look. Don’t be afraid to mix 2-3 colors together and swirl them around on the shell to come up with your own unique color pattern when base coating. The purple shell has swirls of pink within it.
Once the seashells are completely dry you need to seal them using Modge Podge Clear Sealer and a foam brush. I like to give them 2 light coats of Modge Podge to seal the painted design. You’ll need to allow 30-45 minutes between the 2 coats. If you’re going to be displaying them outside…I recommend sealing the unpainted side too…so that you’re protecting the seashell 360 degrees around.
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Painting kindess rocks and seashells is a fun hobby to get into. It doesn’t cost a lot of money and allows you to explore your creativity. What is it exactly? Well, I’m going to tell you!
Love to paint on shells? You’ll find 100+ painted seashell designs on the TwoClassyChics blog!
Thousands of people all around the world paint kindness rocks and seashells. They come up with their own designs and patterns. The artist then adds an inspirational word or two. You then go out and about and leave them behind at places that you visit. This could be a park, grocery store parking lot, at the post office, retail store lot, while out hiking, visiting a fair or carnival…wherever!
The person who finds it can decide if they want to keep it rehide it. These rocks and shells are a way to bring a smile to a strangers face and to remind everyone to be kind to one another. You can do a Google search for Kindness Rocks, Kindness Stones and Seashells to see some of the ideas floating around on the internet. There are several groups set up on Facebook that you can get involved in too!
For the purpose of this post…I’m going to show you some of the hand painted kindness seashells that me and my granddaughter made. We prefer to do seashells since we have a lot of access to them. We paint one side of the seashell in our desired design and then a few inspirtational words. Once the paint is dry we “seal” the design using 1-2 coats of a clear acrylic spray sealer. It protects the painted finish.
On the other side of the design we write the following words using an acrylic paint pen.
Please post a pic on Facebook at (name of the group we participate in) of the shell and the location found. Keep or Rehide. We also leave our initials SH and the year ’23.
That’s all you need to do! It’s a fun hobby for kids and adults! I have 3 adult family members and 2 children involved in spreading kindness by painting rocks and seashells. It’s an activity that we enjoy. It’s fun to see people randomly find them and post pictures of the item they found in the Facebook group. We leave 15+ painted seashells a month. Left while running errands, while participating in local events and when traveling! I had one that has made it’s way to 4 different places and is currently floating around in Kentucky!
You only need a few supplies for this hobby: Smooth River Rocks or Seashells, Acrylic Craft Paints, Paint Brushes, Acrylic Paint Pens, and a Clear Acrylic Spray Sealer. That’s it! You don’t have to be an expert artist or crafter. You can do just a few a month or whenever you have the free time to do it. There’s no set expectations. I recommend joining a few groups on Facebook before you get started, so that you know what to write on the back side of your rocks and shells. Good Luck and hopefully someday you’ll find one of our painted seashells!
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