Shell Wreaths To Make

Straw wreath purchased from a craft store. This wreath is composed entirely of sea shells.

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The base is a 12 inch straw wreath.

Shell wreaths to make. Supplies Needed to Make a Seashell Wreath. Youll likely need to use the smallest of the seashells a lot around the inner and outer surfaces of the wreath. They both live at the beach so seashell wreaths will be appropriate for their homes.

If you can collect the shells great. Acrylic spray to apply to the shells on the wreath when completed. Hot-glue the shells to the foam wreath as desired.

Layer the shells letting each layer dry before adding more. Directions For The Seashell Wreath One by one apply hot glue to the back of each of the shells and place it on the wreath form. It takes about four times as much shells as pictured above to cover the entire wreath in shells so take your time or be ready with a lot of seashells.

Ok now go forth collect or buy some shells and make wreaths. Posted by Anna A Good Home at 922 AM. Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest.

Hold the shell into place until it is firmly secured to the wreath. Each piece is unique. Hot glue the twine to the front of the wreath to keep it from shifting.

Use the bigger shells for the front of the wreath. Beach decor sea shell wreath. Make sure you use enough glue to keep the seashell firmly in the wreath.

Since most of the shells are not curved like the wreath they might stick up a little on the edges but thats okay. Every wreath I make is made to order so tell me what you have in mind. Theyll impress your friends.

You can see in the picture below that the first row was applied to the topside and centered. Work row by row and make your way around the entire wreath. Cut an 8 inch length of garden twine and tie it around the wreath.

No two wreaths will be alike just like the shells themselves. I did make this shell wreath and its made the same way except with shells instead of buttons. Overlap the beginning of the burlap ribbon cut the end and glue it into place.

A collection of different sized shells bits of rock coral etc. From arks to augers to carrier shells this wreath has them and many other different types of shells. Because the shells are all unique each shell wreath will.

If not Amazon has a pretty good source. I made one for my mom and one for a friend. You can also glue them to a twig wreath more sparingly or use a flat styrofoam wreath form and only glue shells to the front and sides if you dont want to spend a lot of time on it or have fewer shells.

This cool coastal decor seashell wreath is made entirely of sea shells and sea glass. The small loop will become the hanger for the wreath. I used a variety of colored shells for my wreath and stacked shells on top of each other to give the wreath more depth.

Use this beautiful wreath inside only. Make sure you use enough glue to keep the seashell firmly in the wreath. Use the bigger shells for the front of the wreath and use.

200 piece seashell mix. Christy October 26 2013 at 606 PM. Perfect in your beach cottage or home.

Hot-glue large and medium-size shells to the front of the wreath varying their direction. Make two or three loops around the top of the wreath with floral wire and then make a small loop at the top. All you need are the following supplies.

Thanks as always for stopping by. Im sure there are other glues in the craft stores that would work well too for this project. I like my shotgun shell wreaths all willy-nilly and crazy.

Continue gluing the shotgun shells onto the wreath until the entire wreath is covered in shells. That is the trick to using this glue that I think will hold the shells on the wreath long-term is to. The shell wreath measures approximately 15 inches in diameter tip to tip.

Glue a line of four or so mussel shells across the wreath like so. Glue small shells to the inside and outside rims. Hot glue gun and glue sticks.

You will need a styrofoam wreath form ribbon or strips of muslin shells or buttons lots of them and a hot glue gun. The first step is to wrap the ribbon around the wreath form and secure it a few times with a dab of hot glue here and there. Work row by row and make your way around the entire wreath.

Wire to hang the wreath when completed. You need a wreath or wreaths. First you will need to gather your materials.

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