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This easy-to-make Snowman Christmas Tree Ornament was made by upcycling pork rib bones. Yes, you read that correctly, a pork rib bone! It’s a great project for older children to do and only costs pennies to make! You can make several of them in one …
Love to decorate your home for the holidays with Angels? Looking to make a few homemade gifts? If so, we’ve got 3 Angel designs to share with you today. Two are Christmas Tree ornaments and one is a holiday decoration. All three of them are …
These melting snowman designed seashells are super cute. They can be displayed in your home for the entire winter season. There’s nothing on them that screams Christmas. All were hand painted on small to medium sized clam shells that were collected from the beach. You don’t need to be a professional artist to make them because the designs are easy to replicate.
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Wash all seashells in warm, soapy water with Dawn Liquid Dish Soap. Dawn is the BEST for removing sand, debris and fishy odors. Rinse with clean water. Air dry for 1-3 days. The seashells need to be completely dry before painting on them.
Designs can be painted on the inside or the outside of the shell. Totally your choice and we show it both ways. We used a combination of acrylic craft paint with a brush and acrylic paint markers with dual tips. Acrylic paint markers are different than kid’s markers, Sharpies, etc. Make sure you’re using the correct product. We recommend the BETEM Acrylic Paint Markers from Amazon.
Base coat each shell with 1-2 coats of acrylic craft paint using a brush in your desired color. You need to allow 30 minutes of drying time between coats. Once dry….we used Acrylic Paint Markers to do all of the design work. Use the medium-tip side for the larger areas and the fine-tip side for outlining, facial features and wordage. No patterns were used! Just free-hand the design.
Once the paint was dry I decided to seal them with 2 coats of Clear Mod Podge Sealer in a glossy finish. I applied it using a foam brush. This protects the painted surface. The white snowman face (bottom right corner) I sprinkled white glitter onto the Mod Podge before it was dry to add texture. Looks like “snow sprinkles” which I really like!!! Let them completely dry. That’s it, you’re done.
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You typically wouldn’t think of seashells being part of your Christmas and holiday decorating decor. However, there are millions of people around the world who decorate in a coastal & beach theme who love decorating with them during the holidays. That would include ME!!! Over …
This year I’m doing something different for my family’s Christmas cards and my holiday table place settings. I decided to get crafty and make my own! For this project I used 4″ and 5″ wide clam shells seashells that I collected from the beach. You …
These adorable hand-painted Santa Claus seashells are super easy to make! You don’t need any artistic talent to make them. In one weekend I was able to make 10 of them to give out as holiday gifts this year. You only need a few basic art supplies to make them. Let’s get started.
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Clam Shells Seashells
White, Metallic Green, Flesh-Tone and Metallic Red Acrylic Craft Paint
Paint Brush, Paper Towels, Water Dish
Acrylic Paint Pen Markers (Black, Blue, White, Green)
Pearl Metallic Paint
Mod Podge Clear Sealer in Glossy Finish
Foam Brush
Base coat all clam shells with 2 coats of white acrylic craft paint. Allow for 30 minutes of drying time between coats.
Using flesh-tone colored paint make the face using a paint brush. Refer to the photo, it’s a simple shape and doesn’t have to be exact. Next….add the hat. I used green and red metallic craft paint (2 coats of paint for each color). Let dry.
Dip your paint brush into the Pearl metallic paint. Pounce the color along the edge of the hat to form a “fluffy” brim…to kind of make it look fluffy and furry. At the “painted” pom-pom at the top of the hat with the same pearl metallic paint. This type of paint takes a little longer to dry.
The rest of the design work was done using BETEM Acrylic Paint Pen Markers. They’re fabulous! They’re dual tip meaning a medium tip on one end with a fine tip on the other end. No priming, no dripping, no leaking and no foul paint odors! Use the Paint Pen Markers to do all of the facial features as shown in the photograph. Let dry for 1-2 hours.
Use a foam brush dipped into Clear Mod Podge Sealer to seal the seashell. I like to brush on 2 coats of Mod Podge with 30 minutes of drying time between each coat. Once dry, flip it over and seal the unpainted side. Let dry for several hours to let everything “cure”.
Note: If you want to add wordage or a message you can do that on the unpainted side of the clam shell.
Snails, Owls and Birds…oh my! These 3 cuties are easy-to-make with no pattern needed. Once you make them you can use them as paper weights on a desk, colorful yard art in your garden, as party favors or little home decor pieces around the house. …
Christmas is just around the corner. Every year I like to make several homemade Christmas tree ornaments to attach to gift packages that I’m giving out. They’re great for decorating the box or bag and serves as an extra little gift for the recipient. These …