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We do a lot of traveling and tend to buy new luggage every 4-5 years. If you’ve ever shopped for luggage, you know it’s not cheap! You can buy $100 to $1,000 for just one piece depending on the brand that you buy. Yes, that’s …
This year I’m hosting Thanksgiving dinner at my home. I’m expecting 10 adults and 3 children for our holiday dinner. I’m making painted clam shells seashells table decorations, place card settings and party favors. I’m making enough for each guest to take 2 home with …
While on vacation we took the time to visit the new North Wildwood Shell Garden in New Jersey. You’ll find it located right on the beach off of 20th street. Once you’re at the boardwalk…look for the big flagpole on the beach. You’ll find the garden right around the Boardwalk Lou Memorial Plaque. It’s very easy to get to!
Painting and decorating seashells is a lot like painting kindness rocks. You paint and decorate them…then leave them at various places that you go for other’s to find! I’ve been painting and decorating seashells since 2010…before it even become a big thing! I’m so happy to see thousands of people are now painting shells and distributing them. It’s also a great way to build up your own personal artwork collection.
You’ll see a sign at the garden that gives you the instructions on how you can participate. You can leave painted & decorated seashells, take an unpainted shell and bring it back after you’ve decorated it…or just take ONE for your personal collection. Please don’t take MORE THAN ONE unless you are leaving MORE THAN ONE in return. We need to keep the new North Wildwood Shell Garden growing!
If you’re going to be in the Stone Harbor, Avalon, Cape May and/or Wildwood areas…please stop in to visit the new North Wildwood Shell Garden!
Are you a big fan of Snoopy the beloved character from Peanuts? If so, check out these easy-to-make painted seashell designs! They would make great little gifts for that Snoopy lover on your holiday gift-giving list! All 3 can be made in just one weekend …
One of my favorite backyard birds is the common Blue Jay which can be seen almost daily in my backyard. I love their vibrant blue colors and when I see the one…I usually see a pair aka the mate nearby. Last week I decided to …
Halloween is just around the corner and it’s time to add some new decorations to your holiday decor. These hand painted clam shells are easy-to-make and can be made in just one weekend. You only need handful of art and craft supplies to make them. Don’t have access to clam shells? You can do these same designs on smooth river rocks too!
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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Wash all seashells in warm, soapy water using Dawn Liquid Dish Soap. Rinse with clean water and air dry overnight. I recommend Dawn because it does a great job at removing sand, debris and fishy odors.
You’ll need various bottles of acrylic craft paint, paint brushes, a set of acrylic paint markers, Mod Podge Clear Sealer, a foam brush and glitter.
Time to base coat all of the shells with acrylic paint. You’ll need to 1-2 base coats to get really nice coverage with 30-35 minutes of drying time between coats.
Pumpkin gets an orange base coat, the sugar skull gets white and the spider and ghost get black. Let fully dry.
Decorating them is easy! I used a set of BETEM Acrylic Paint Markers to do all of the design work. I used a pencil to lightly sketch on the design that I wanted. Then got busy decorating them. BETEM Acrylic Paint Markers are fantastic to work with. No priming, no drippy messes, no clogged tips and no foul paint odors. They have dual-ended tips (one medium and one fine).
Use the paint markers to add the facial features onto the pumpkins along with the stem. Then used them to do the rest of the clam shells using the photograph for referrence. You can do simple designs like I did or get fancy if you have artistic talent which I do not! Let all of the paint dry.
Seal all of your painted seashells by brushing on 1-2 coats of Clear Mod Podge Sealer with a Glossy Finish. Matte works well too, but I prefer the gloss! It adds a nice shine. Let them dry overnight.
Tip: If you want to add fine craft glitter onto any of your designs you want to sprinkle it on while the Mod Podge is very wet. I sprinkled glitter onto the body of the spitter.
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Looking for a super easy Halloween craft project that doesn’t cost you any money? Well, it won’t cost you a thing if you have a large plastic bottle lying around! My 14 year old granddaughter came up with this idea after seeing an empty white …
Here’s a fun Halloween craft project to do with older kids, adults and/or seniors. All of these designs are easy-to-make and require no artistic skills. No pattern or template is needed. We kept the designs simple using basic shapes and with the majority of the …