Crafts from the shell. With our own hands we make Christmas decorations and gifts to relatives and friends

Sea and river seashells are one of the most comfortable and beautiful natural materials. They produce all kinds of handicrafts - chic pictures-panels, original jewelry, various decor elements, photo frames and even charming Christmas toys. Shells can be interesting to decorate caskets, flower pots, candles. Making any craft from the shell with your own hands will bring you great pleasure, as well as will please your children, who adore creative, interesting joint pastime. In this article we will share with you the technology of making cute souvenirs and Christmas tree decorations - Christmas angels. These hand-made articles are simple to manufacture and can become an excellent present for relatives and relatives on the eve of New Year and Christmas.

Lovely Christmas angels - crafts from sea shells

To create beautiful Christmas decorations, you will need the following materials: several large and small shells (pearl mussel), gold beads, large artificial pearls (or simply beads), fishing line, ribbon or decorative cord, and hotmelt. In the event that the shells have a dark color, you must first apply a white, gently pink or blue acrylic paint on them.

The first stage of the work on the execution of crafts from the shell of their own hands is to make the head of the Christmas angel. We take a fishing line and thread on it a gold bead (5 pcs.), Then we close the ring - it's a halo. Next, we pass the decorative cord (tape) into the bead and form the loop (for it you can hang the toy on spruce). Around the cord - on top of the beads - we glue the halo. Now we begin to make a trunk: glue a large shell with a narrowed side to the bead. It remains only to make wings: we take small shells and glue them on the sides of the body. Tip: if you do not have small shells, they can be replaced with tulle, organza or other material. Everything, your charming Christmas tree toy - the Christmas angel - is ready! If desired, you can decorate it - for example, attach a bright satin bow on the angel's neck or cover the figure with varnish and sparkles.

Crafts from the shell. With your own hands, we will make an original photo frame

An unusual gift can be an unusual photo frame made of shells. To produce it you will need a set of materials and tools, including:

• A usual strict frame for photographs, without ornaments and all sorts of decor elements;
• glue;
• Acrylic paints, varnish, gouache;
• Various seashells;
• Beads, beads.

The technology of making artifacts from shells is elementary. It is necessary to take a photo frame and paste on it in any order beautiful sea shells. You can also decorate the product with beads and beads. Be creative and decorate the frame as you like. If desired, you can add to the seashells and sea inhabitants from the salted dough - a starfish, a fish, an octopus. At the end of the work you can cover the decor with acrylic paints and varnish, which gives a special shine and significantly prolongs the life of the product. In addition to photo frames, you can also make a gift to your native panels and pictures. As you can see, easily and quickly, using a minimum of materials, you can make interesting crafts from shells. The pictures show the most diverse elements of decor, made with the use of this priceless natural material. It is only necessary to show a little patience and perseverance, and you will have to create a beautiful, stylish decoration.

Crafts made of shells with their own hands: butterflies for interior decoration

If you want to transform and decorate your house, make butterflies from sea and river shells. To work, we need shells of Donax (2 pieces of medium size), mussel shells (1 pc.) And zebrins (1 pc.), Gouache of red and black colors, glue, brush and varnish. The butterfly's body is made of a large shell of mussels and seashells, gluing them together. On the sides of the insect body, glue identical shells of donax (it is desirable that they are white). On the muzzle draw a black gouache of the eye and glue two antennae (they can be made of wire or bristles). After drying, the product is varnished.