So this past weekend it was gorgeous and I was finally feeling better plus getting things out of the nursery to start organizing it I found things I had been meaning to make. I grabbed the bag of trees, glue gun, shells, sea glass, shells and headed for the back deck. I set up on the table and soaked in the sunshine and cool temps. I have seen these trees around town and some of them are overpriced and I figured heck I can make that way cheaper than that. These are some examples of ones I have seen and wanted to replicate. Mine will be used for Christmas season but some people leave them out year round. Trying to get decorations that go with my house decor and paint scheme and less red and green traditional christmas decor.
Here are my supplies that I got months ago and they have been sitting in a closet and I got tired of moving them around so I did them and now they can be stored until Christmas in those storage bins. The oyster shells were soaked in bleach for awhile and then left to dry out then stored, they don't smell and are all clean now. I may spray some shellac on them to make them more shiny or put some Modge Podge on them.
2 bags of sea glass from Pier 1
shells from Joann's Fabrics
glue gun I ended up getting a bigger one in the middle of this because I ran out of small glue sticks and I have a ton of normal size ones.
these are the forms I used got them on clearance after Christmas for cheap, I shook and beat them to get the glitter off of them.
I used the bigger ones around the base, need two more big ones which I will get from the boat dock down the street.
the sea glass I choose the one with diff colors instead of one solid color
I got the mini starfish for the top
this is the one with all the shells, still debating if I like it or not
after almost a few hours and some sun (should have used sunscreen) these are finished. I love the oyster shell and sea glass ones the best. I may buy a small one that will go with these if I find one I like and the price is not too bad.
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