Items For Decoration With Shells

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 12:53

In memory of the sea: 7 items that can be decorated with shells

Photos and things brought from a vacation at the sea keep the impressions of the summer sun, a golden beach. To keep pleasant days in your memory, you can create outstanding works and compositions using shells and various objects.

Candlestick

• to select beautiful shells - without chips and cracks;
• clean them of sand, debris, algae and shellfish;
• rinse carefully under a gentle stream of water;
• cook for at least an hour;
• remove the finished material, dry it, arrange it in size and shape.

Any medium-sized shells are suitable for decorating a candlestick. You can arrange a wooden candelabrum for a tall candle, glue over a glass cup, a small vase, or a homemade blank.

Any item that you use as a base will become more voluminous and colorful. High, discreet chandeliers are suitable for business offices, and covered with gold or silver paint will decorate both a piano in a classic design living room and a lady's table in a luxurious bedroom.

White or light blue candlesticks are ideal for a wedding ceremony. And if they are supplemented with artificial snow or bright bows, put on a dish with fir branches and cones, then the New Year's feast will become a real fairy tale.

Decorating candlesticks is easy:

• glue gun;
• sandpaper or alcohol;
• felt-tip pen or pencil;
• acrylic paints and varnish;
• cosmetic oil;
• additional finishing to your taste.

Depending on the material, the surface is sanded or degreased, a drawing is made up, it is applied to the surface of the object, shells are glued according to the marking, allowed to dry, painted and varnished for gloss. If you want to preserve the natural uniqueness, then the matte surface of the shells must be treated with oil. The decor will look fresher and last longer.

An interesting idea - homemade candles from the "houses" of rapans and scallop or oyster shells. It is necessary to place a wick in the center of the shell and pour molten paraffin or wax into a stylized container.

Tiebacks for curtains

Even small details make the interior look uncommon. Simple plain curtains will be decorated with unusual homemade tie-backs. They are easy to make from small cones of small molluscs.

It is necessary to select the required number of shells, paint or varnish, carefully make holes in the cones with an awl or other sharp object (preferably at the same level) and string them on a string or elastic band.

The craft is attached to the wall in any chosen way. If it is made in the form of a ring (with an elastic band), then it is more suitable for fixing light tulle or silk. And small "beads" on a bright twine or ribbon, the ends of which can be tied with a spectacular bow, will perfectly hold heavy curtains.

Lamp shade

Shades of pendant chandeliers, table lamps and bedside lamps decorated with shells will cast magical shadows on the walls.

This decor is perfect for a children's room decorated in a nautical style, for kitchens with furniture in blue or turquoise colors, and for bedrooms in light colors.

Flower pot

Decorating with shells will ennoble simple clay pots, plastic hanging pots or stationary flowerpots. Stylized images of their buds look very elegant next to flowering crops.

But shell flowers are very fragile. In order not to damage the "petals" with an awkward movement, the volumetric decor should be minimal. And the rest of the surface of the pot can be pasted over with flat flaps, depicting the contours of the plants.

Mirror frame

A mirror in a frame, decorated with shells, looks like a surface of water. Such a stylish item will perfectly fit into the interior of the bathroom or decorate a bright hallway. The frame can be used ready-made or made.

Photo Frame

Framed marine photos with seashells are a great way to recreate the atmosphere of a past vacation. For crafts, it is better to choose a wooden or ceramic base: fragile cardboard will quickly collapse.

Before work, the glass and the substrate are removed, the surface is prepared, a beautiful pattern is created, shells are glued (small or flat), they are supplemented with dried marine life (fish, stars, ice skates) or imitate algae.

Picture

You can decorate a finished reproduction or a poster on a marine theme with seashells, or come up with a plot. It is good to involve children in work that develops the imagination and fine motor skills of the hands.

It can be abstraction, animal outlines, portraits, images of fairy-tale characters.