Good morning everyone!!
This is the tutorial I shared a couple of weeks ago at Becoming Martha, in case you missed it!
Do you ever come home from a beach trip with a bucket full of sea shells? I love collecting shells on the beach but what am I going to do with them when we get home? Most likely, they end up shoved in the back of drawer or closet never to be heard from again.
While browsing Pinterest for ideas (you can follow me here), I came across an idea for make a picture frame using craft blocks. And since I did not want sand all over my suitcase, I opted to leave it at the beach and buy a jar at Hobby Lobby. Don’t judge…;)
Simply pour in an inch to an inch and a half of sand. Add your shells. I kind of played around with it until I got the look I wanted. You can shake up the sand and have the shells throughout or simply place them on top of the sand. Whichever way you want it to look will be fine.
I added my favorite beach photo of my little guy and me. And I whipped out the Cameo to cut some vinyl to indicate where the picture was taken. Add a ribbon to cutesy it up and voila – finished!!
I just love how this turned out! It’s so summery and fun! Not to mention, quick and easy. This whole thing took about 10 minutes to create.
Please excuse the pictures! The natural lighting in our house is HORRIBLE! Not to mention, it’s kinda hard to take pictures of glass…
What do you do with all of your leftover shells? I still have plenty…LOL
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Oh you know I love all things beachy Jill! This is so pretty and I love the graphic! What a great souvenir of a fabulous time!
What an adorable idea! Thank you so much for the instructions. You did a great job on the pictures. We made a little stone foot with toes in a clam shell with rocks and shells we picked up. We also made a little critter sitting on a small piece of drift wood. My daughter is 5 and she just loved the beach and all the shells. So sweet!
Following you from Mingle With Us Hop! I love your crafty style and You should come link up to The CSI Project this week. The challenge is Family Fun photography. This beach memory is perfect for the challenge!
Come on over. each week is a new craft challenge!I know you will have fun participating in the challenges each week. Let me know if you ever want to do a tutorial as well or be a guest judge
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Every time I go to the craft store I always thought “what the heck do people do with those glass blocks”. Know I know… I’m so happy you joined the Mingle Blog Hop!!!
This is super cute!!
Beautiful idea! What a great way to use the shells!
I’ve always wondered what to do with the shells after a vacation. What a cute idea!!
Just pinned this project, it’s so cool especially since we are going to the beach this month!
I love this idea and have my own sand and shells from our trip to Hilton Head. Alas, I have no Silhouette…sigh…but am wondering if you sell Silhouette words??? Please let me know if you do. I would love to buy.
Love this Jill! You’re so creative!!! That’s a great pic of you two!
Thanks for joining the party at Keep Calm and Link Up! See you again next week!
Barbara @ Chase the Star
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WOW!! i’m totally in love with this. pinning!!
would love it if you could share this on my linky party Serenity Saturday, that runs from sat-thurs @ http://www.serenityyou.com
Natasha xx
Jill, I LOVE this! I’ve always wondered what to do with those blocks…great idea! And you know I heart all things beachy! So glad you shared at Shine on Fridays. Keep your eye out for a feature!
Gorgeous! Plus, what a great idea. I featured this on Facebook today. Thanks for sharing at Lines Across!
Rachel
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Congrats you won in the CSI Photography challenge. Please, email me to redeem your prize.
dee@thecsiproject.com
I’ve never seen these craft blocks before. What a wonderful idea, your project looks great! We clean up some of the better shells we collect and I have a large glass bowl in the main bathroom where we put them, plus some nice rocks, too.