Seashells
What is it that makes seashells so fascinating? Is it their beautiful colors that come in so many shades and facettes? Their different shapes and intricate build? Or the simplicity of some seashells that are so symmetrical and perfect at the same time? It could also be that what they represent draws us to collect and treasure them – they come from the mysterious ocean, nobody knows where they have been and what they have encountered, so they hold a spell over us.
Whatever the reason, seashells do make the perfect home decor for people who love the beach and the ocean (that’s us!). There is a myriad of seashell decor you can add to your home to capture at least a little bit of the seashells spell. You can either buy your seashell decor online or in the shops, or you can get creative and put together some decor pieces yourself. Most fun is probably if you have a collection of shells you have gathered on a beach, maybe during a special holiday, and want to create some stunning decor pieces for your home.
Whichever way you want to decorate your home with seashells, you can find some great ideas , material and other seashell decor pieces on my squidoo page on Seashell Decor.
The little thoughtful accents around the house are what make it a home. When you are decorating in the beach theme, seashells are really one of the “Must-Haves” when you accessorize throughout your living space. There is so much you can do with one ore two or many seashells:
- make a mirror (like I showed you in a previous blog post),
- fill a nice glass or acrylic vase with sand and place your “findings” from the beach on top, it looks stunning!
- find a nice bowl and fill it with bought (or found) seashells
- place a single big shell in a special spot on a display table
- have pictures of shells on the wall
- and much, much more!
Here is one of my very simple creations; nothing special, I just want to show you how easy it can be:
A bowl full of shells
A bowl full of shells
Happy accessorizing! 
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O.k., here we go! This is officially my very first blog entry – I guess I have to start somewhere! When I first started this website, I hadn’t really thought a lot about the decor in my house. I was just very interested in everything “beach”, because even just thinking about a beach makes me feel good.
In the process I started having a good look around the house, and I noticed that I DO have a lot of decor items which ARE actually related to the beach theme! I will show you the pieces I have around my house over time.
| One item is actually one of my favorites, and not only because I made it all myself. It is this Seashell Mirror which I have hanging in my hallway now.
I collected the seashells all by myself (good fun!) on a beach in Wilsons Promontory National Park (southern most point of the Australian mainland), and when I got home I cleaned them all, went to the nearest Craft Shop and got a rustic mirror with a wooden frame. I then painted the frame in white so that a little of the wood could still be seen, and stuck the shells on. That’s it! Real easy, and I think the seashell mirror looks great. I love this rustic look, and it is a constant reminder of my holidays, too!
See, it doesn’t have to be hard to be creative with seashells found on the beach. And I find mirrors are always a good way to start adding decor to your house, they really can enhance any room.
I would actually love to hear from anybody who has done some crafty things with items from the beach, as well. We could all get inspiration from sharing our ideas and craft projects.
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