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Looking to make some unique homemade Valentine’s Day greeting cards that also double as home decor? If so, you’ll love our pretty Valentine’s Day themed clam shells aka seashells! You can make several of them in just one weekend using 3-5″ wide clam shells and …
I enjoy painting seashells and smooth river rocks as part of a Kindness Project – Paying it Forward group in our local area. We paint shells and rocks with colorful designs and leave them for others to find. You can leave them just about anywhere …
The past 2 1/2 years I’ve been hand-painting seashells as part of the pay-it-forward kindness seashells project. I belong to 3 groups who generously paint and decorate seashells and/or smooth river rocks. Once painted and decorated we leave them everywhere we go for others to find. You can find 100+ painted seashells and rock designs right here on the Two Classy Chics blog. It’s a fun hobby that allows you to be creative!
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We live right outside of Hershey, Pennsylvania so I decided to do a dozen painted seashells with a Hershey’s Kiss design. I thought they would be fun for tourists to find…a little souvenir to take back home with them. This design is easy to make and you can make a dozen in just one weekend.
Supplies Needed:
3″ to 4″ wide Clam Shells
White Acrylic Craft Paint
Bronze Metallic Craft Paint
Paint Brush, Water Dish, Paper Towels
BETEM Acrylic Paint Markers (see note below)
Clear Mod Podge Sealer, Glossy Finish
Foam Brush
Pencil
Note: I recommend using the BETEM Acrylic Paint Markers. They’re not kiddie markers, they contain acrylic craft paint. They have dual-ended tips (one medium and one fine) and come in beautiful colors. They don’t require priming, don’t drip or splatter, don’t get clogged and have no foul paint odors. Plus, they’re affordable!
Wash all seashells in warm, soapy water using Dawn Liquid Dish Soap. Dawn is fantastic at removing sand, debris and fishy odors. Rinse with clean water. Air dry overnight.
Base coat each seashell with 2 coats of white acrylic craft paint allowing for 40 minutes of drying time between coats.
Use a pencil to lightly sketch on the Hershey’s Kiss shape and the wording. Use the dark brown Betem Acrylic Paint Marker to do all of the wording. Use the silver metallic Betem Acrylic Paint Marker to make the Hershey’s Kiss. I outlined a few of the shells using bronze metallic acrylic craft paint with a paint brush. I thought it finished off the outer edge on some of the shells nicely. Let them dry for 2-3 hours or until all of the paint is dry.
Seal the painted design by brushing on 1-2 light coats of Clear Mod Podge Sealer. I like using one with a glossy finish, but you can certainly use a matte finish if you prefer that. Let the seashells dry for several hours.
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Looking for a fun arts and crafts Valentine’s Day project to do with the kids? These Valentine’s Day hand painted kindness rocks are easy-to-make! They can be given as little Valentine’s Day greeting cards to their friends, used as little home decor accents or just give them away as a random act of kindness. If you’re unfamiliar with kindness rocks…you can learn more about that by clicking HERE.
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You’ll need a few basic supplies to make these Valentine’s Day kindness rocks:
Smooth River Stones
Pencil and Eraser
Acrylic Paint Markers
White Spray Paint
Paint Brush
Mod Podge Clear Sealer with Glossy Finish
Sheets of Newspaper
Wash and thoroughly dry all river stones. You want to use smooth stones in a variety of different shapes. You don’t want them to be large, sharp or heavy.
Lay down a few sheets of newspaper outside. Place the stones on top. They need to be sprayed with 1-2 light coats of white spray paint. Make sure you get all of the sides. Let the paint dry. You don’t want to skip this step unless your using white river stones. Why? Dark stones will produce dull-looking paint colors underneath your painted design. By base coating them to white…those colors will really pop!!!
Use a pencil to draw your desired design onto the river stone. Use acrylic paint markers to draw and color-in the design. I like using BETEM Acrylic Paint Markers that I purchase from Amazon. They have dual-ended tips (a fine and medium tip), don’t clog or leak, no foul paint odors and they dry super-quickly! I highly recommend them. However, you can use any acrylic paint markers that you have on hand. Let dry.
Dip a paint brush into Mod Podge Clear Sealer. Brush a light coat of sealer over the entire surface of the river rock. This will seal the painted finish to help protect it from chipping, cracking or the colors from fading. Let dry for 2-3 hours. The sealer goes on white but dries clear.
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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!
I enjoy painting but I’m no professional artist. I like to use paint in various arts and crafts projects that I make. It’s just a hobby of mine and not a business. Over the years I’ve learned a few things about how to clean my …
I love to decorate painted seashells and rocks as part of the Kindness Rocks and Painted Shells projects. Over the years I’ve decorated and/or painted over 1,000 of them and left them for other people to find. It’s a fun way to pay kindness forward …