How to Craft With an Ocean Theme
Decorating with handmade crafts is a creative and inexpensive way to enhance a room with an ocean theme. Instead of buying costly beach-themed decor, make your own to give any space a casual, breezy vibe. Making ocean-inspired crafts is an ideal way to transform your expansive seashell collection into works of art. Clean the salty shells with soap and water and use them to create an eye-catching wall wreath or mirror frame.
Things You'll Need
- Seashells
- 12-inch Styrofoam wreath base
- Wide cream or blue grosgrain ribbon
- Tacky glue
- Hot glue gun
- White-painted or natural wood mirror frame
- Paintbrush
- Craft glue
Instructions
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Seashell Wreath
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Wrap a wide, cream or blue grosgrain ribbon around a 12-inch Styrofoam wreath base, overlapping the edges. Secure the ends of the ribbon to the wreath using a few dabs of tacky glue.
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Begin gluing your collection's largest seashells to the front of the wreath first. Apply hot glue to the bottoms of various-shaped shells and press them onto the wreath. Vary the direction of the shells for an eclectic look.
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Fill in any gaps between the large shells with smaller shells. Glue a few starfish or sand dollars to the top of the seashells at random locations around the wreath as focal points.
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Loop a length of ribbon through the top of the wreath for hanging.
Seashell Mirror Frame
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Use a paintbrush to apply craft glue to the backs of the four largest seashells, such as scallop shells, in your collection. Press the four shells onto the corners of a white-painted or natural wood mirror frame.
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Brush glue onto the backs of smaller seashells and apply them all around the perimeter of the frame, completely covering it. Use all white or sand-colored seashells to create an elegant, sun-washed look.
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Glue shells featuring more eye-catching shapes, such as spirals and cones, in more prominent areas of the frame as showpieces.
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References
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