The Holiday season is a great time to bring out all the shells you have collected and turn them into ornaments.
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Turning your shells into ornaments is easy. Glue hangers to the back of the shells and enjoy their natural beauty, or add a little bit of sparkle with glitter or metallic paint. If you want colorful shell ornaments, paint your shells or embellish them. You can also play around with how you hang your shell ornaments. Add color with ribbons, or a bow like the above Shell Ornaments, or keep it all natural with rope hangers. So take a look at all these beautiful homemade DIY shell ornaments!
Let the natural beauty of your shells shine and hang them as they are. Simply hang shell ornaments with rope. Original source unknown.
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Blue painted scallop shell ornaments with a distressed finish. Original source no longer available.
Here red ribbons are glued to natural shells, giving this simple homemade shell ornament a traditional touch.
You can also Drill Shells, but it's not necessary. Edges are decorated with silver glitter. Via The Space Between.
The interior of oyster shells are naturally pearly. The edge was giving just a hint of silver with paint. Via Coastal Wandering.
Simple shell ornaments by Beachcomber.
Rope complements natural looking shells nicely. These DIY shell ornaments will give a tree a more rustic beachy vibe.
Turn your shells into glowing ornaments by simply placing them over the light bulbs of string lights. I did these on my TV cabinet, but you can stick some shells over the lights on the tree too.
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Homemade shell ornaments are elevated with a sprinkle of glitter. Original source is no longer available.
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A blue painted shell ornament with blue ribbon by Across the Blvd makes for a great addition to a coastal or beach theme Christmas tree.
Gold Painted Shell Ornaments look very festive and elegant.
Artistically Glittered Shell Ornaments by Martha Steward.
