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These hand painted seashells feature an Angel motif. The design is painted onto smaller sized scallop and clam shells using Acrylic Paint Pen Markers. Once completed you can turn them into Christmas tree ornaments or package tie-ons. You can make several of them in just one afternoon.
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We used small scallop and clam seashells that we collected from the beach. Wash them in warm soapy water using Dawn Liquid Dish Soap. It does the best job at removing sand, debris and fishy odors. Rinse with clean water and air dry.
You can paint the angel design directly onto the unpainted background of the shell or paint the background in your desired color. The scallop design was done directly onto the natural shell. We painted a dark navy blue color for the background on the clam shell.
No pattern or template was used. Use a pencil and sketch the design onto the shell. These are easy designs using simple shapes. Nothing fancy here. We opted to use Acrylic Paint Pen Markers with dual tips. One end of the paint pen has a medium point to cover larger areas while the other end has a fine point for smaller areas and facial details. You can add pearls, tiny beads, charms, glitter, etc. to accent them even further. We preferred a very clean look.
Once all of the paint has dried you need to seal the paint. Since it’s winter time…we opted to just brush-on 2 coats of clear Modge Podge sealer with a Glossy Finish across the front and back of each seashell. Allow 30-40 minutes of drying time between coats. This protects the painted finish and gives them a nice shine.
If you want to turn them into Christmas ornaments and package tie-ons you’ll need to hot glue a ribbon hanging on the top of each one. Another options is to glue heavy duty magnets on the back and turn them into refrigerator magnets.
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This hand painted Gingerbread Girl seashell decoration is a great beginners project. It can be done by older children or adults. You really don’t need any fancy painting or artistic skills. I really like the simple and clean design of this little girl that was …
Have you all seen the cute Christmas and Holiday wall decorations and decor at Dollar Tree? Oh my gosh, some of them are absolutely adorable! I love picking up holiday decor from Dollar Tree and bringing it home to use in various craft projects or just adding my own finishing touches to them to spruce them up. You know, make them look more expensive and fabulous!
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I purchased 3 of the Welcome Gnome Holiday Wall Decorations from Dollar Tree. One for me, my mom and my adult daughter. We love gnomes! I knew when I saw them that I could make them look fabulous with a few items from my scrap box where I keep leftover items from other craft projects. The photograph below shows what it looked like before I made it over.
First…I used Modge Podge and brushed it onto the brims of each hat (the white area) and then sprinkled irridescent glitter on top while it was wet. Once dry, took it to my kitchen sink and shook off the excess. I added faux mauve half pearls (self-adhesive) to the center of each star on the one gnomes hat and in the center of the flower of the other gnomes hat. Peel, press, and stick!
Digging around in my scrap box I came across 2 pom-poms (white with irridescent sparkles) and used glue to attach them to the end of each hat. There are 4 white stars on the back ground and I added self-adhesive clear round rhinestones to the center of each one. Again, Peel, press, and stick!
One thing that I have a ton of is ribbon! All kinds of ribbon and in a gazillion different colors and prints. I simply made a bow for each wall hanging and glued it at the top.
You cna do all sorts of things to these inexpensive holiday wall hangings to make them your own. Add glitter, beads, sequins, rhinestones, ribbon, faux pearls, stickers, paint, buttons, pom-poms, etc. Whatever you have on hand in your craft stash. I think they now look fabulous!
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Every year I put up a 6 foot tall Christmas tree that is decorated from top to bottom with coastal beach style holiday ornaments. The majority of them were store bought, but others were handmade by me over the years. I wanted to add icicles …
A few months ago I was at a local flea market and got a box full of vintage paper doilies in Christmas and holiday designs. They were round shaped doilies with scallop edges. Very pretty paper doilies and roughly 25 years old. I purchased the …