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 easy-to-make and you only need a few craft supplies to make them.

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I’m including 3 photos in this post to help guide you with the design process.

Angel Ornament #1 – You’ll need 1 scallop seashell and 3 small clam shells along with acrylic craft paint, a paint brush, Gorilla Glue, 1/8″ wide satin ribbon scrap, scissors and a piece of clear fishing line to make the hanger.  I recommend spraying the finished shell with a coat of Clear Acrylic Spray Sealer once finished.

Paint 2 of the small clam shells with gold metallic paint, 1 clam shell with silver metallic paint and the scallop shell with red metallic paint. Let dry until the paint is no longer tacky. It will take about an hour or so. Using Gorilla Glue you want to attach the seashells together to form the angel shape. I don’t recommend hot glue or regular craft glue…they’ll fall apart quickly. Use Gorilla Glue in the fine-tip nozzle bottle. Set aside for 2 hours to allow the glue to set.

While the glue is drying…make a small satin ribbon bow. Cut a 6″ long piece of clear fishing line. Knot the two ends together to form a hanging loop. Glue the bow and hanging loop onto the angel ornament.

Angel Ornament #2 – You’ll need 1 scallop seashell, a pack of BETEM Acrylic Paint Markers, clear fishing line, clear acrylic spray sealer and scissors.

I use and recommend BETEM Acrylic Paint Markers. They’re not kiddie markers, they contain acrylic paint. They feature dual-ended tips, reuire no priming, no drips or leaks, no clogging at the tip and no foul paint odors. Plus, they dry quickly. Use the paint markers to paint the Angel design onto the inside of the scallop seashell. Use the gold metallic marker to outline the shell. Let dry for an hour or two.

Take it outside and spray both sides of the scallop shell with a light coat of Clear Acrylic Spray Sealer. Let dry. Cut a 6″ long piece of clear fishing line. Knot the two ends together to form a hanging loop. Glue the hanging loop onto the back of the shell.

Angel Seashell Decor #3 – You’ll need a 3″ to 5″ wide clam shell, BETEM Acrylic Paint Markers, a pencil and Clear Acrylic Spray Sealer.

Base coat the clam shell with 1-2 coats of acrylic paint in your desired color. Let dry. Use a pencil to sketch the design onto the shell. This was done free-handed, so it doesn’t need to look perfect! Use BETEM Acrylic Paint Markers to color-in the design. Finish up by adding a gold metallic halo and a gold metallic outer rim around the clam shell. Let dry for 1-2 hours.

Take the seashell outside and lightly spray it with 1-2 coats of a Clear Acrylic Spray Sealer. Let dry for 2-3 hours.

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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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.