Crafts from seashells with your own hands: Mobile in a children's room, flower pot, frame for photo, painting, candlesticks, frigate, tree of seashells, panel, ball, decoration of seashells in technique Decoupage, Topiary, hairpins, bracelet, frog, koala, letters, Crown Mermaids, Frame for Mirror

From shells you can make a lot of crafts. And which - find out from the article.

The most bright memories brought from the sea will be seashells. After all, going through them, we will remember those carefree days spent by the sea in the company of friends or family. But put these memories into the box will be slightly unreasonable, because of them you can make a lot of decorations. It may be paintings that are converted home, caskets or unusual souvenirs for people relatives to you. In this work you will find more than 15 ideas on the use of these shells.

Preparation of seashells to the creation of crafts

For further work, they should be prepared:

In the shells there may be dead clams and if they are not cleaned, they will come from them an unpleasant smell. To do this, they should be put into water with a means that contains chlorine in a ratio of 1: 1 for about 1 hour. Use rubber gloves, because chlorine can damage hands. You delete pollution in time and scatter in a bowl with water.
If you find in the sinks of alive clams, lower them for a couple of minutes in boiling water, and then remove with a tweezers. You can also use a microwave oven, placing them there, just 30 seconds. And also remove the remnants. After we get rid of the particles you need to conduct the procedure specified in the first paragraph.
If you find chips, they must be pulled out shallow sandpaper. If there are big fragments, but you do not want to throw out the shell, it can be glued, but before you treat the alcohol with alcohol.
To seashells purchased glitter, they can be treated with transparent manicure varnish or nail oil.

Drilling holes

This is also an important stage for the manufacture of products such as beads, bracelets, garlands, etc. This stage is a bit complicated, as shells are very small sizes are fragile and can split.

Preparing

Make a hole in two ways:

Prepare the drill diameter (depending on the size of the required hole). Wechushki wrap a scotch and attach to a wooden surface and gently drill the hole through the tape. Scotch will help the shell not damage.
Each house there is a screwdriver, then a nail and hammer come to help. Shell also should be placed in scotch and, putting the nail to the shell, gently knock on it with a hammer. The hole can be made of different diameters, moving the nail back and forth.

Mobile in a children's room from seashells

Mobile is a toy that hangs over the crib of children. He develops the visual memory, soothes and raises the mood to his beloved chad.

Necessary, except for shells (which will be used in each item):

Mobile design (it can be a branch of a folded cross-closer or frame from the old little bike).
Multicolored thread.
Decor.
Paints (you can change the color of shells).

Mobile

Prepare all shells by clearing them from mollusks. Do holes.

Make pieces of different lengths from the decorative thread.
Put the shells and beads on the thread, leaving a small distance between them. In every segment you can add a little bell.
In order for the design to be attached to the seashell beads, it is safe, it can be wrapped with dense threads throughout the diameter.
The last step will be the fastening of the threads with shells to the base. All Children's Mobile is ready!

Following the same instructions, you can make a shutter into a room or a veranda.

Decorating flower pot

In addition to mandatory material, it is also necessary:

Thermopystole
Varnish

Decorating the pot

Take the porridge and, starting from the very top, go in a circle with seashells. If they are unequal shape, you can come up with a drawing, but for the beginning lay it on the table, and then collect it on the pot. Open the finished pot of lacquer. You can also reap the frame for photographs, pictures or mirrors.

Photo frame from Rakushki.

To revive the old frame to help the shells brought from the rest.

We will need:

Sinks of different types and sizes
Thermopystole
Decorating elements

For the frame

Stages of work:

Shells should be divided in size.
With the help of a gun, glue, first of all, large sinks and gradually reducing the size. We close the gap between the shells.
Beads or pebbles decorate the remaining space.

Picture of Rakushki.

Plywood square form
Tight cardboard
Decorative fabric
Thin burlap
Shells of various shapes
Thermopystole
Nails

Painting

Phaneur tighten the burlap and fasten on the back wall with small carnations or stapler. Enclose small squares to the base, making indents. Little squares decorate seashells.

The original picture is ready!

Candlesticks from Rakushki.

We will need large shells and small candle pills.

Candle

Put the candles in the pan and put on a small fire. In the process of heating the candle, drop wick. When the paraffin completely melted, holding a tweezers of the candle, gently overflow the paraffin into the shells and insert the wick. Let us freeze.

Fregat from seashells for children

At sea, you could often meet showcases in which snow-white ships made from shells were concerned. They were not sufficient. But following our instructions, you can do it without much difficulty.

Take:

Ripan will be the basis for the ship.
Matchboxes - for rails.
For sails - flat shells 10-15 pcs.
Slims thin
For a stand, use the shell of scallop.
Dense threads.
Adhesive pistol.

Ship

Ship assembly:

Take the sizes of the same size.
Using a gun, build a mast. The ends of the matches gently wrap the threads.
Kneak sinks from the sail grille from the largest to the smallest.
Based on the hole and with the help of a gun glue mast.
Using threads, make rigging, winding them between the upper and lower seconds. Thus, the design will be strong.
Decorate the frigate can be decorative pebbles.

Christmas tree from Rakushki.

Necessary materials:

Thermopystole
Tight cardboard
Sinks
Elements for decoration

Christmas tree

Make a cone from the cardboard and glue its joint. The cone from plastic will be more durable. Starting from the bottom, glue large seashells with a gun, gradually moving to a small one. After you reached the top, begin to decorate the Christmas tree by beads or other elements. New Year's Christmas tree is ready!

Thematic panel

A wonderful gift for lovers will become Valentine's independently.

Take, except the main subject:

Glue
Cardboard
Sharp scissors
Beep

From cardboard cut out a heart-shaped base. Thick needle make 2 holes that would thread the twine. Glue shells at random, leaving no gaps.

Panel

In the same way, you can make a lot of other interesting crafts.

Decorate a ball shells

In the construction or purchase a store for decorating Styrofoam ball. By the same token, we did the Christmas tree, obkleyte whole ball. The ball will be special gifts for loved ones with marine recreation.

Ball

Decoration decoupage shells

take:

Huge rapanovye shells.
Good acrylics.
Napkins.
Glue.
Water-based lacquer.
Good brush.

Decoration

work:

Shells prepare for work. Wipe them with alcohol.
Prepare a drawing of the napkins and cut out necessary elements.
Glue stick surface and gently wipe, smoothing every crease brush. Top again cover with adhesive.
Reveal the inner part of varnish 2-3 times, so she bought a beautiful shine.
To get a smooth transition, use acrylic paints and a small sponge.
Let them dry.

Topiary ball-shaped

Required parts:

wavy shells
glue gun
Plain paper
threads
Old pot
Gypsum
thick skewer
Silk ribbon or lace

Topiary

Stages of work:

Preparation of the ball. It can be purchased ready-made or make yourself from paper. Squeeze the paper obkleyte his newspaper or thick white thread for knitting using PVA glue.
With gun shells start to stick.
When he reached the middle, inside the ball must be inserted skewer - the foundation on which will keep our ball.
According to the instructions, spread the plaster, and fill the pot. Insert our tree and wait for the plaster to grasp. Barrel wrap the ribbons, decorations may be stones or beads. Also decorate the pot in the same style as the song itself.

Interesting clips for girls of shells

girls barrettes can make on their own. To do this you need only shells, decorative items and barrette. Shells can decorate quality paints, sequins or beads, and then cover them with varnish with sparkles. The finished preform attach hairpins using glue gun. Unusual Clip ready and will delight little girls.

Barrette

Original

Beautiful

Bracelet from Cipro

If you managed to find Cipro, then you can make an interesting bracelet bohemian style. All the elements for the bracelet you buy in spetsmagazine.

Required parts:

1 tsipreya
1 m cord
Molyneux
beads
1 clasp
Pliers with scissors
Two pairs of limit switches

Cipro

Beginning of work:

In the shell from two sides, make smooth holes.
15 cm Lace skip in the zipra, about half and make a node.
Stretch the second end of the lace through the middle of the sink and also make a node.
From the threads of Moulin, make a bundle and fold around the lace next to the shell.
Take the segment of the lace shorter and tightly wrap a bunch of Moulin, tie a node. If the ends come out uneven hang them.
Take beads of the same shape and trailer them on the thread. Continue to ride beads until your bracelet is released, the desired length. In the contephs.
With the help of pliers, clamp the terminals and cut the ends.
Using pliers, attach the lock to one of the terminats, and to another clasp.

Original bracelet ready!

Frog from Rakushki.

At sea, you can also find animals made of seashells, but they also cost money. I bring the shell from the sea, try and make it yourself.

You need to take:

Shells of different sizes 5, 3 and 1 cm. Each 2 pcs.
4 shells - 2 cm each.
Thermopystole.
Ready eyes or black beads.

Frog

Master Class:

Shells 5 cm glue with each other, but leaving a part that is wider ajar.
Also repeat and with seashells of 3 cm.
Collect the mouth and the frog torso together.
The legs will be seashells 2 cm, which are glued to the body.
Black beads glue inside the smallest shells.
Eye glue from above on the mouth.

Koala from Rakushki.

Take:

Shell of 5 and 3 cm.
4 shells - 2 cm each.
1 The smallest black or brown.
Several small shells for leaves.
Little branch.
Thermopystole.
Ready eyes or black beads.

Koala

A branch re-adjust the shells by making a leaf. Put a large sink vertically and connect with a sink 3 cm, putting it parallel to the face, it will be head. Enclose ears, eyes and spout on the head. At the torso, glue small shells, it will be the paws of Koala. By the same principle, you can make the mother of the coal, but the sink must be larger.

Shell letters for children

An excellent gift to the newborn will be the letter made of seashells with their own hands.

Bukovka

Cut from dense cardboard or plywood the first letter of the child's name and re-adjust its seashells, stones, sea skates, beads and other accessories with a 0.5 cm from the edge. The edge of the letters will be plated. The gift is ready!

Crown mermaid from seashells

The perfect complement to a suit at the matinee in kindergarten or school will crown unusual. For her, you need a hoop, bought in a store or an unnecessary Christmas crown, shells, sequins, beads. Invent pattern and using a high-quality glue paste on the crown.

Crown

Addition to the crown can be a necklace of seashells. Making holes, shells only necessary to put on the line and attach a clasp purchased at the store.

Decor frame for a mirror

Mirror decorated with seashells, will complement your interior if it is made with a maritime theme, and will be constantly reminded of the sunny summer days spent at sea.

Materials for the product:

Shellfish average value sea horses, sprockets.
Glue gun.
Unnecessary paper, which would close the mirror.
Scotch.

mirror

We undertake the business:

With the help of paper, close the mirror, and secure it with tape. If the color of the frame does not suit you, paint before you start decorating.
Shells disassemble size.
The inner edge of the frame are made of small or medium-sized shells.
The central part is made from the shells of large size, and the outer edge of the frame and decorate small.
If in the process you have any holes between the shells, fill them with decorative elements or shells of the desired diameter.
Remove the paper.

Demonstrating imagination, you will give a second life to seashells. Decorate your home with original panels and make unusual gifts to your friends and family.