Let’s talk about how you can turn your best beach finds (the seashells!) into an elegant momento. I would suggest to you the CLEVEREST ways to DIY seashell crafts, mainly by upcycling other materials. These will be the wooden pallets, sand, glass jars, jar lids, old candles, crayons, and much more. If you have no leftover natural seashells to use, the assorted seashells, starfish, and pearls will be used on our way.
And all with them, we will end up with beach arts, ocean jars, seashell frames, seashell and resin coasters, wall arts, and much more. Have broken seashells?
No, worry, we will also be using them to craft a beautiful decoration. Besides decoration, I would also suggest some seashell activities for kids, such as the seashell animal toys, candles, and crayon art. Now, be sure to explore this Weekly curation with me!
Note: This is not my first discussion on SUMMER crafts. I have already talked about the ways to craft for summer in general and watermelon crafts in particular. If you are interested, check them afterwards, too.
Suggestion #1: Beach Art with Seashells and More
This rustic beach shadowbox art will make a nautical decoration over your countertop wall shelf in the hallway. Requires wood panels, walnut gel stain, driftwood paint, and your beach momentos.
You can make a weathered, coastal look by dry-brushing light colors over the stained wood before filling the compartments with sand, starfish, and your favorite vacation mementos.
Suggestion #2: DIY Seashell Candles
Using soy wax and cotton wicks, you can DIY these seashell candles for a coastal cottage table decoration. Let the kids recycle their beach treasures, as it is easy, and they can learn the basics of melting and setting wax. You can start with the tealight candles, and there is no prep needed except for cleaning the shells..
Suggestion #3: DIY Seashell Frame Art (beach life)
Using shell fragments (they are iridescent and gorgeous) and a thrifted frame, you can craft this DIY seashell art for a coaster entryway. The method teaches “Looking Glass” spray to turn the glass into a vintage mirror. You can customize the look with hand-painted “beach life” lettering and a sprinkle of real sand.
Suggestion #4: Seashell Coasters Made With Resin
By upcycling jar lids with clear resin and shell chips, you can assemble these DIY seashell coasters for a coffee table. You will want to layer the pearls and beach finds to make the base over a silver-painted lid. Then, arrange the full shells over and fill with resin. You can also customize each with different shell arrangements or even a layer of sand.
Suggestion #5: Beachy Pallet and Starfish Wall Craft
From an old pallet of wood and adding a few store-bought starfish, let’s craft this rustic wall art and a cloth hanger. It is perfect for a weathered, driftwood home accent that works great with spiked 3D starfish.
Suggestion #6: Beach Letters Summer Decor
Craft this modern beach wall art over your mantel using wooden letters, some sand, Mod Podge, and painted paper sheets. You can complete the coastal look by hot-gluing real seashells in random arrangements. Perfect activity to perform with the kids!
Suggestion #7: DIY Underwater Seashell Candles
Let’s craft an ocean floor mason jar by inserting beach sand and seashells into clear gel wax inside a glass jar. Use a thin first pour of wax to let air bubbles escape from the shells before filling the rest of the container for a crystal-clear look.
Suggestion #8: Beachcomber Seashell Candleholder
This is a REALLY elegant beachy candleholder for summer nights, you can craft by layering assorted seashells and starfish over a simple glass cylinder. You will want to overlap the accessories to hide the glass and accent even more with white pearls in the gaps.
Also, brush on watered-down glue and dust the spaces with iridescent glitter to make it sparkle.
Suggestion #9: Shell Crafts – Crab Fridge Magnets
Finally, a CUTE seashell craft for kids. We will be making googly-eyed turtle and red crab fidget toys with some foaming sheet and acrylic paint in addition.
These are actually the fridge magnets with the crab, also requiring the pipe cleaners for the arms. Few seashells are needed, so kids can use their shells.
Suggestion #10: Melted Crayon Sea Shells
This is another simple, colorful, and quick seashell craft. The idea is to melt crayon onto oven-heated seashells. You can let the kids blend any color, and it is a perfect craft to teach them scrape painting. With these seashells, you can craft any decoration from ocean jars to birthday buntings.
Suggestion #11: DIY Seashell Candles
Another seashell candle guide is here! This again requires filling natural seashells with melted wax and cotton wicks. You can teach kids candle-making with them while recycling their favorite summer finds. You can also color the shells in orange!
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Hey, I’m Talha, the Crafter on Craftstive.com. I love to share guides on folding cute origami models and paper crafts, and I am always ready to inspire your next craft project with my weekly craft discussions.