DIY Seashell Jewelry Dish
I’ve had so many BIG projects the past few months with the master bedroom makeover, beverage bar build and the kitchen makeover I’m excited to be posting about a smaller craft project today.
My friend Kathy from Petticoat Junktion asked if I’d like to join in on a seashell project and I happily said yes. I knew right away I wanted to make a DIY Seashell Jewelry Dish…I’ve had the thought since last summer when I was collecting shells at the beach. The 3 days seashell project tour starts today. I will link all of the bloggers joining and will update the post as the links get published.
Something that I have done since I was a little girl. I’m a shell collector. There is something very fascinating to me about how nature works and the thought of where the seashell was before I picked it up is so interesting.
Now the details of the DIY Seashell Jewelry Dish I made for my bathroom.
I always have scrap wood so I found a 1 x 4 piece of pine and cut it to the length I needed. I think it’s about 8 inches. Next I used my Chalky finish paint to give it a faux driftwood look. I started with the color relic, a really dark gray. After it had dried I used the dry brush technique on it with two lighter colors primitive and lace. One is a creamy gray, the other a creamy white.
Dry brush is one of my favorite paint techniques. I used here on my grain sack inspired bench makeover as well.
After all of the paint was dry I used hot glue to add the shells I had chosen. I made sure to pick shells that had a deep center. I wanted to be able to lay my rings and watch in them when I wash my hands or clean.
It turned out better than I had envisioned.
I placed it in my most used bathroom by our main living spaces. It will be a nice touch for summer decor as well. If you are a shell collector too be sure to grab some with those deep centers to make this project. My Seashell angel ornaments have always been a fun project to make with my sister and kids. You will want to collect different type shells for this one.
To save this project to your Pinterest board, click the pin it button on the below photo! Then check out what my friends have done to inspire ever more seashell projects.
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I usually have a clay bowl and a wooden DIY necklace hanger, but I think I am carried away by the idea of using a shell to store jewelries. I think I am going to use the shell to substitute the bowl, after all its been long using it and I think it’s time for something new. Thanks a lot for sharing this with us.
Cindy
Thanks so much! I don’t guest post often but I will keep it in mind. ~Sonya
I LOVE the way you treated the wood! At first glance, I thought it was a piece of slate! 🙂 If you’d ever be interested in guest posting on my DIY blog hapinesswherever.wordpress.com that would be awesome 🙂 I’m a DIY blogger based in London 🙂 XX Zen
Adorable jewelry dish. Just might need to make one for the beach house!
If you store your pearls in them it would be like they were “coming home to roost” 😉
What a lovely project!
I love this!! What a fabulous idea to repurpose those shells. So pretty and functional!
What a cute and practical use of shells! I was also looking at that metal tray that you used to put your glue gun in and I was thinking that I need to find something like that! Pinning and sharing on FB!
What a fun idea Sonya!! I love to use shells for anything and everything! 🙂
Nancy
Sonya, I love this idea! I’m always putting my jewelry all over the place! What a clever and oh, so pretty idea! Happy Memorial Day weekend!!!
Great idea Sonya! Love the dry brush technique and the shells are so pretty.
What a fun way to store those rings and small pieces of jewelry! I like to have a dish beside my sink also for the same reason! Very cute! XO
LOVE that! I think I might need to make one for our bathroom… super cute idea!
I love this idea. So simple and fun. Thanks for sharing!