crafts from seashellsIf you spent your vacation at sea, then most likelyIn total, we returned home with a whole bunch of souvenirs, brought with us purchased crafts from shells and stones. And in addition to traditional magnets and crafts from shells, naturally, we returned home with beautiful sea pebbles and shells that we found on the shore. And that's great! Because shells and pebbles are a free material for all kinds of crafts, from the simplest to truly masterpieces. So you and your household will have something to do on boring winter evenings: you will be happy to make crafts from shells with your own hands. And this idea will especially please children, who love to make things from natural materials. Crafts from sea pebbles and shells are different. You can make cute pictures-panels, photo frames and jewelry from them. You can decorate flower pots and pencil holders, boxes and candles with them. Interesting souvenirs, keychains and even Christmas tree decorations are made from this natural material. We offer you several options for simple crafts from shells, the production of which will not be difficult for children and will please adults with its simplicity and original result.

Tree of Happiness

The tree of happiness is very popular todayinterior design topiary. Such happy trees are made from almost any natural material, from paper and fabric, from plastic bottles and salt dough. So why not make such a cute craft from shells? For it we will need newspaper and threads, glue and a piece of plastic pipe, plaster and a container for the tree, shells and beads. First, you need to select suitable flat shells and sort them by size. By the way, do not forget that for crafts from this natural material, any shells must be thoroughly washed (possibly repeatedly) and dried. Now you need to glue the flowers for the tree. First, glue three petals from large shells and three petals from small ones - two tiers for each flower. Now we collect the flowers - their number depends on the size of the tree. Glue two tiers (six petals) and glue a bead in the center of the flower. The ball-base for the tree is made from a newspaper, crumpled and tightly wrapped with threads. The ball can be covered with napkins or spray-painted on top. Next, you need to make a hole in the ball and insert a tube there, putting the ball on it. Fix the tube with plaster in the prepared container. Continue making the tree of happiness, pasting flowers from shells on it. Cover the empty spaces between the flowers with leaves cut from green napkins or corrugated paper, or use sea pebbles for this. Decorate the trunk and the "ground" with any suitable material: braid, lace, sisal, ribbons. And admire what a cute craft from shells we managed to make.handmade crafts

Christmas angels

Such crafts from shells are relevant on the eveNew Year and Christmas. They can be used to decorate New Year's compositions or as Christmas souvenirs. And if there are New Year's children's parties in kindergarten or school, then such crafts made from shells will be wonderful prizes for children for participating in competitions. For such a craft, we will need large and small pearl shells, artificial pearls, gold beads, hot glue, fishing line and decorative cord. If your shells are too dark, paint them with white, pink or blue acrylic paint. First, you need to make an angel's head. String beads on a fishing line (five pieces for each angel) and close them in a ring - this will be a halo. Now thread the cord through the bead and make a loop for which the toy can be hung on the Christmas tree. Glue the halo to the top of the bead (around the cord). Continue making the angel and glue the bead to the large shell-body. Glue the bead to the narrowed side of the shell. Make wings from very small shells and glue them to the sides of the angel's body. If you don't have small shells, you can make wings from tulle, organza or a suitable natural material: pine cone scales (painted), fish head bones, maple seeds.crafts from shells

Frame

This craft will captivate children of any age.And you will be pleased to realize that children's photos are framed with a frame that was decorated by children's hands. In a word, both children and you will enjoy such a craft. For a photo frame, we will need any wide ready-made frame: strict and without decor. In addition to the frame, you should prepare glue, acrylic paints or gouache and varnish, sea pebbles, beads and seed beads. Provide children with complete freedom of creativity. Your participation should only consist of guidance and observation. Give the child the opportunity to show imagination and decorate the frame to their taste. Just show how to glue shells, pebbles and beads on the frame, and then the child will cope without your help. By the way, you can decorate the frame not only with shells, but, continuing the marine theme, mold an octopus or a starfish, a fish or even a boat from salted dough. By the way, the combination of salt dough and shells is very popular with children who love handicrafts. You can try making turtles and butterflies, frogs and birds, cats and dogs with them. From this natural material in combination with salt dough, you can make almost any souvenir toys depicting different animals. And even if your imagination runs out, children will have enough imagination and energy for a long time - children's reserves are inexhaustible. Go for it! You will definitely succeed. We recommend reading:

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