Beautiful decorative shell cone trees for year round & Christmas.
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Seashell cone trees are a wonderful way to add the beach to your home. Shell cone trees make such lovely decorative mini trees that you can put on display in so many places. And they are perfect for Christmas as well! These shell cone trees are made with Foam Cones (Amazon) and Paper Mache Cones (Amazon) that are available in most craft stores. Shells are then hot glued onto the cone. You can use your Shell Collection to make a few awesome seashell cone trees for your home decor.
So here are 15 shell cone trees to inspire your own creation, including some tips on how to make shell cone trees.
Paper Mache Cones are perfect for making beautiful seashell Christmas trees. You simply hot glue your shells to the cones. And to add extra bling, spray on a coat of metallic paint, as seen At The Picket Fence.
Natural oyster shell cone trees seen on a Southern Coastal Fireplace Mantel. The insides of oyster shells are naturally shiny. You can collect them on the beach or recycle them from restaurants. Or shop them online.
Gold painted Oyster Shell Tree by Pizzazzerie, made with leftover shells from a restaurant that serves oysters. Great for a Coastal Christmas Table Centerpiece. A styrofoam tree and an inexpensive glass candle holder is used for this project.
Creative shell cone tree with netting by The Artisan Life.
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Shell trees made in Florida by Paradise Shells, available in two sizes. Shells are collected along the local beaches.
Seashells were hot glued to floral foam cones, forming interesting patterns. Via HGTV.
Adorable mussel shell Christmas tree with pearls added by Dale Munsill who used shells collected along the shores of New England.
A topiary oyster shell Christmas tree, placed in an urn. A great solution if you only have a few shells. Just space them out. Original source unknown.
Even a few shells will make for an elegant, lovely cone Christmas tree.
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Tip for DIY Seashell Cone Christmas Trees:
To make sure your shell cone tree holds up, reinforce the hot glued shells with little dabs of Clear Gorilla Glue which is a very potent glue.
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Adorable mussel shell Christmas tree with pearls added by Dale Munsill who used shells collected along the shores of New England.
