How to make craft with seashells

Making home made crafts with shells

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Sample how to make craft with seashells

Sea Shell Butterfly Magnet

Craft materials:

* Clam-style seashells (stuck together if possible!)
* Paint
* Chenille stem (preferably black)
* Wiggle Eyes
* Glue
* Magnet strip (as long as the shells where they meet)

Craft instruction:
Paint the insides of the shells so they look like colorful butterfly wings. Put a generous amount of glue on the back of the magnet; stick the part of the shells where they are joind together onto the magnet.

Fold the chenille stem in half and twist the half closest to the bend together. Seperate the ends (about 1-inch) to be the antenna. Put a generous amount of glue on the twisted part of the chenille stem and glue it along the edges of the shells where they join together to make the butterfly's body.

How to make craft with seashells:  Sea Shell Magnets

Craft materials Needed:

* Sea Shells
* Paint
* Magnets
* Glue

Craft Instructions:
Make sure your sea shells are clean and dry. You can paint them or leave them natural.

To complete this project simply glue the sea shell to a small magnet! let dry and stick to your fridge, lockers, or other metal surface!

 

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