Then I sprayed each frame with a clear acrylic spray to protect the paint and shells. I accidentally got a matte finish spray so they didn't come out as glossy as I wanted them to.
But, voila!, the finished product is really cute:
Monday, June 3, 2013
Snail shell frames
Jill and I were doing yard work a few weeks ago and I noticed a snail shell in the yard. So I suggested to her that we should "collect" all the snail shells in the yard. So 60 shells later I was wondering what the heck we were going to do with all these shells. So first we soaked them in water and scrubbed all the shells. We did this about 3 times. Then we bleached them. I still had no idea what to do with all these shells, then my friend Andrea suggested doing picture frames. So I got some plain wooden frames and we started with painting the frames. Then we glued some shells around.
Then I sprayed each frame with a clear acrylic spray to protect the paint and shells. I accidentally got a matte finish spray so they didn't come out as glossy as I wanted them to.
Then I sprayed each frame with a clear acrylic spray to protect the paint and shells. I accidentally got a matte finish spray so they didn't come out as glossy as I wanted them to.
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They came out great. I never would have thought of bleaching them but I love how they came out.
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