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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Shell We Continue?

Ahhhhhh, Pottery Barn. What a fabulous resource. Couldn't you just spend hours pouring through their catalogs, hatching your next evil plan?
For this glitzy little project, round up some seashells and silver spray paint.
Um, paint the shells.
Three light coats.
Both sides.
Yeah, that's kinda it. 
Difficulty level: My Dog Could Do This.
Results? Whoa.....




I tucked in a few miniature silver glitter silver ornaments from Target's Dollar Spot. They come in tubes, and there are different colors if you're not heavily into silver.
Bowl circa 1920 courtesy of my great grandmother.
But this sure beats her wax fruit.

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27 comments:

The Autocrat: Haley said...

Lookin' fabulous!!

Beth @ Wiccan Make Some Too said...

Beautiful treasures from the sea & so easy!

Sherri B. said...

I too am loving blue and silver this year..the shells turned out nice.

tina said...

Suddenly glad I have all those freaking shells from when we still lived in Jacksonville... I collected shells every time we went to the beach. They're sitting in a sad pile on the floor of our guest bedroom currently...

Musings from Kim K. said...

Beautiful shells...divine bowl.

Cindy @The Flipping Couple said...

Oh.my.word.

That looks so awesome! I love the glittery pops in there too. That project definitely gets two thumbs up!

Anonymous said...

I shell never forget your creativity in this project ;)

La Vie Quotidienne said...

Very pretty, I love matallic things...well I guess I love anything shiny.(-:

Lisa said...

Gorgeous! I love the look of these! Very elegant!

Christie describeHappy said...

Your sense of humor is cracking me up... "skill level: my dog could do this" hahaha! Love it!

Life in Rehab said...

Thanks guys! I have several projects they're going in too. Stay tuned...

Nikki said...

Love those shells!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks so much for linking this to gettin' crafty on hump day! :)

Unknown said...

Wow. Very cool! They look like expensive silver shells... Just lovely.

Denise said...

Clever once again! Never would have thought...I love anything silver. Looking for something to spray today because of this, but here in the Texas Panhandle, shells are not plentiful. But will find something. Have a good day..

DandoisLion DeLights said...

So simple and yet so stunning!!

Blue Ridge Altered Art said...

Beautiful display. Thanks for sharing. ~~Sherry~~

Rose :: FineCraftGuild.com said...

You and that spray can... it's contageous. I'm about to go buy a can now and canned paint used
to be against my principles... oh may...

Thanks for sharing all your unique and novel ideas with us at the DIY CRAFT TUTORIAL LINKY PARTIES. You're a welcome participant!

See you again next Wednesday if not before this, with some more great tutorial ideas.

I don't know if/where you are linking back to http://www.FineCraftGuild.com, but please do so and thank you in advance!

Kim @ Savvy Southern Style said...

Another great project.

Vanessa said...

Lovely bowl and fruit combination! The results are destive. And cute blog, I'll be sure to follow for more tips and inspiration!

Michelle L. said...

OMG, that looks incredibly luxe. What a brilliantly simple thing. You are just crazy clevah this week! (Um, when are you not?)

Unknown said...

I was about to ask where the turquoise was . . . then I saw the turquoise dish, lol!

Would love for you to stop by this weekend and link up to Passion for Paint.

KimMalk said...

What a knock-out centerpiece! You are so fortunate to have the wonderful display bowl, too.

Vanessa said...

Sunny that bowl is absolutely gorgeous and you did such an awesome job giving it new life with those gorgeous shells!
Vanessa

AllieMakes! said...

Those are beautiful! I love the silver shimmer!
Thanks for linking up to Making It With Allie! I can't wait to see what you have for next week!
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Ginger said...

Gorgeous! Very Clever idea, Blue dish was a extra treat !
hugs

summerland cottage said...

Oh this is wonderful !
I LoVe the way you have assembled them together so beautifully,
thank you for sharing,
a fellow seashell lover

Unknown said...

You are so dang crafty. I might just have a thing for silver. Gorgeous!

xoxo,
Jami