Often, after a trip to the sea, not only pleasant memories remain, but also several bags or boxes filled with seafood - shells and pebbles. What to do with all this wealth? Leave dust in the corner of the apartment, or make beautiful and unusual crafts from shells with your own hands?
What DIY crafts from shells can I make?
Theoretically, using shells and multi-colored sea pebbles, you can decorate any crafts. Fragments of shells, and pieces of nacre, and beads similar to sea pearls are useful for creativity. One of the easiest options for decorating your interior with shells is to create a panel. To do this, you need a base or frame, shells and glue. Transparent silicone adhesives are best suited. Carefully read the instructions for use and follow it. This type of glue may be afraid of heat or moisture. Elements based on can be arranged in random order or lay out some kind of pattern. Some masters create unique story paintings from such simple natural materials. If you don’t have too many seashells, you can use them in a similar technique to decorate the frame and put a vacation photo in it. The frame for the mirror designed in this style will look no worse.
Tightly paste over with small shells you can also vases, flowerpots, caskets or other small interior items. If you have an electric drill and small diameter drills, you can turn a shell into a bead with one precise movement of the tool. What to make of such beads, your fantasy will tell. These are all kinds of necklaces, and other ladies' jewelry, trinkets from bundles of shells, pendants. With the help of such beads you can decorate ready-made clothes and accessories.
What other crafts from shells can I do? If there are enough large and beautiful shells, you can try to collect animals, fairy-tale characters or ships from them. Large sinks with a small volume, or starfish will be an excellent decoration of the refrigerator - for this you only need to stick magnets.
If you plan to make crafts from shells with your own hands, be sure to involve children in the work. Even preschoolers can independently assemble various figures from natural materials, attaching them to plasticine. If, after you finish making crafts from shells with your own hands, you will have excess material - just pour shells and stones into a beautiful transparent vessel, and you will get an interesting and original souvenir.
How to make crafts from shells and stones?
To varnish or not shell crafts is a matter of taste. Transparent varnish not only serves as additional protection, but also creates a wet effect. Suitable artistic varnish for painting and decoupage or ordinary for furniture. Some people like the natural matte surface of shells and stones. In this case, you can refuse the topcoat or look in the art salons for a special varnish with a matte effect after drying.