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My grandchildren, nieces and nephews love to come over to my house and work on craft projects with me. I enjoy spending time with them and teaching them skills that they can use later in life. Arts and crafts allow our children to be creative …
Boo! We’re back this week with another fun kid’s craft project that’s really easy to do! These fun painted Halloween river rocks can be displayed indoors or outdoors. You can use small river rocks or paint the designs on larger rocks to decorate your front …
Are you ready for some easy and fun Halloween craft projects? If so, we’ve got an easy one for you today! We painted these large clam seashells with a group of children and adults ages 9 years up to 67 years of age! If you don’t have access to large clam shells, you could certainly use smooth river rocks. Once they’re done you can use them to decorate your front yard, front porch, displayed on a table inside your home, etc. Fun!!!
Halloween Crafts: Painted Jack-o-Lantern Pumpkin Seashells
Large Clam Seashells
Craft Paint: Orange, Black, Dark Green and White
Paint Brush, Water Dish, Paper Towels
Plastic Tablecloth or Old Newspaper
Mod Podge Clear Spray Sealer
Lay the plastic tablecloth or old newspaper down onto your work surface. Prepare your painting supplies, water dish, paper towels, etc.
Base coat your large clam seashells with 2 coats of orange acrylic craft paint and let dry for 30-50 minutes, or until no longer tacky. Just like carving real Jack-o-Lanterns you want each one to look different. You can use your black paint to make triangular-shaped eyes, upside down noses, weird-shaped mouth’s, etc. Be creative and come up with your own designs. Let the black paint dry for 30-50 minutes.
Some of our painters added a green leafy top to their pumpkins and other’s left the top plain. I’ve shown them done both ways in the above photograph. It’s entirely up to you and what you like best. Once the black paint has dried you’ll want to add the white colored inner eyes which helps the eyes “pop” and stand-out against the orange & black background. Let dry until no longer tacky.
Take your painted seashells outside and spray them with 1-2 coats of Mod Podge Spray Sealer with a glossy finish. You can use the matte finish, but I personally think the glossy looks better. Just my 2 cents on that! Let them dry for 3-4 hours and that’s it…you’re done! They can now be displayed inside and outside of your home as part of your Halloween decor!
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Perfect for paper crafters of all levels and ages, the Paper Animals in Action Book by Rob Ives contains 12 unique models that actually move. All you need to add is a clothespin to bring the animal to life. The book is published by Dover …
I’ve been enjoying various arts and crafts since the age of 12. Over the decades I’ve created thousands of different arts & craft projects. The majority of them have been for my personal pleasure and other’s have been given away as gifts. Every room in …
My 10 year old granddaughter and I get together twice a month for craft dates. Like her Nanny (me) she loves to craft and will dabble all kinds of different things. We’ve been holding these craft dates together for the past 7 years and we’re always looking for new projects to make.
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Let me introduce you to Make in a Day: Crafts for Kids book by author Cintia Gonzalez-Pell and from Dover Publications. ISBN: 9780486813738. This soft-cover how-to book contains 15 fast and fun projects.
These colorful and easy projects for kids can be made in a single day! Suitable for ages 7 to 12, with the help of an adult, the crafts will appeal to boys and girls alike. Projects include a dreamcatcher, painted plant pot, leather treasure pouch, and felt pennant flag. Children can also learn how to paint their pillowcases, personalize their sneakers, recycle a sweater into a gadget cozy, and make other decorative and practical items.
Each book in Dover’s Make in a Day series presents 15 projects with illustrated step-by-step instructions. The beginner-friendly projects are ideal for anyone wishing to whip up something simple but special. Supplies are easy to obtain and readily available at major craft stores.
The Princess and I sat down to look through the book together and fell in-love with just about every featured project! Matter of fact, we plan on making 12 out of 15 of the projects over the summer while she’s off school. Each project includes a material’s list, easy-to-follow instructions and color photos to help guide you along the way.
One of the BEST things about these projects is that none of them require expensive materials and all materials are readily available. If you’re a crafter, you probably have most of the supplies already on hand. The Princess wants to make the Fuse Bead Bag Charms and Paint a Pillowcase projects first. Trust me, both are adorable!!!
As a crafting fan…I really hope to see more from Cintia Gonzalez-Pell in the near future. She’s talented, creative and I know these projects are going to be a big hit over the summer!
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Do you enjoy celebrating and decorating for the patriotic holidays? Just want to put your love for the United States of America on display year-round? If you answered YES to either of those questions we’ve got a really easy patriotic seashell craft project to share …
I have a really large bird bath in the center of my one flower garden and I wanted to decorate it for the season. Since I decorate in a coastal and beach theme, I decided to make a school of tropical fish out of seashells. …