Simple beach crafts gathered from online magazines such as Better Homes and Garden, Martha Stewart, and Country Living.
Beach crafts are all about bringing the beach inside the home..., and we all know that shells and sea treasures can be glued onto pretty much anything (see Bookends, Pots, Table, Basket & Birdhouse, just to name a few), here Shells are Glued to a Plate, and I love it. For more ideas, browse all Shell Crafts!
These Paper Lamps seem to never go out of style, adding capiz shells, I think, is a nice idea.
Add beach appeal to a Vase by tying jute around its neck, hot-gluing the ends inside shells. You find similar ideas here: 8 Ways to Decorate Bottles and Jars Beach Style.
A charming Shell Bookmark, much better than the Post-Its I've been using!
Keeping with the book theme..., if you have a large shell, you can turn it into a Bookend. Just add some weight by filling it with casting plaster -and I'm sure you know that I feature wonderful Inspirational Books here too!
With maximum-strength epoxy everything is possible. To pull off Seashell Pulls I think the trick is to use sturdy shells like these oysters.
And speaking of oysters..., if you happen to find a bunch with sides still attached, they can be useful as Tablecloth Weights in case the wind blows -or just for the good looks. Hang them in clusters, slipping jute, knotted at both ends, between open "wings" of the shells, and lay across the table.
As you might recall, I'm using my large Shells as Tea Light Trays, but they make pretty Soap Dishes too, all they need is a little seashell pedestal. Beach crafts can be that easy!
I love my Photo Pillow and Martha has a tutorial on how to transfer your beach photos onto Pillows.
And lastly, a beach craft for the beach! I love the idea of making something with a souvenir tablecloth. Here a vintage state tablecloth of Florida (backed with sturdy canvas) is used to update a Sling Chair.
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26 comments:
Oh Maya - so many gorgeous things! Love the table weights and your photo pillow is wonderful.
That's a great beach chair the graphics are so fun. I'm trying a sail.
HI Maya
Your photo pillow is glorious.. I must have missed that post.. love all the other crafts here too.. especially the shell bookend,. Have a great week xx Julie
Oh...that last one...I could use a few of them!
Such great inspiration. Love the flower vase rope idea. I might incorporate that into our wedding decor, as well as the beautiful paper lanterns. Thank you!
I love the bookmarks and drawer pulls
Love that Florida tablecloth, its even in my favorite color — pink!
I like how these table weights cross over the table, instead of just on the corners.
(I mentioned you on my post today, come see why.)
Lovin those "cool" seashell drawer pulls!
Blessings,
Linda
Your photo pillow is beautiful, Maya. And I love the large seashell as a soap dish idea!
Hope you have a great day! Beth. :)
I love the bookend and the soap dish Maya, but I've cut myself on oyster shells - do they really work as drawer pulls?
Doing the soap dish. You can't stop me ;) Love it!
Hi Maya! these are some of my favorite posts from you. Especially on a Monday, it fills me with inspiration, especially because I can grab stuff from around my apt to recreate. I love the bookmark project, it's on the to do list.
Love the sling chair! I use my big pink vintage conch shells for bookends, along with big glass jars full of collected seashells and sea glass. Thanks for sharing some new ideas!
They have lots of fun craft ideas on bhg!
Have a beachy day -
Marie @ Sally Lee by the Sea
Tricia, regarding oyster drawer pulls:
That's interesting..., well, not good of course. But I guess you could sand the edges and smooth them out a bit.
anything that has to do with the sea just infuses the serenity and calmness of the sea. love your blog for having this inspiration. found your blog thru inspired design. you do have a fun blog and will be your new follower! verbena cottage
I love putting shells on the end of twine and tying them on beach bags or even a pincushion! Love the last photo and would love to do that! You show us the best of the best! Thank you! ♥
I just love it all!! You have some wonderful ideas on this post and I may be using some of them!! I really love the shell soapdish!!
Love the soap dish idea with the shell pedestal and what a great idea to make up a photo pillow. Oh my head is swimming with the possibilites! Great ideas! ~Lili
Maya~ thanks so much for the inspiring photos.. I spent my weekend on a
driftwood and seaglass hunt!
Smiles~
Cat
Love the bookmark and soap dish. Top be honest, I love every idea in this post. My weekend would be busy, for this post making me come up with so many ideas. Thanks for sharing.
i always look forward to your inspiring posts - and hope to use a few of these easier ideas with my summer camp kids (their parents will love me :)
Maya, these are great ideas and I have been thinking of a redo of my chest of drawers. This is great inspiration for that.
T
shell tablecloth weights! love it! so many ideas...so little time.
That chest looks amazing with the oyster shells used as pulls. What a cool look!
Wow, so much creativity! Oddly, my favorite is the shell bookmark!
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