Custom Search      Home Spring & Easter Crafts Summer Crafts  Autumn Crafts Christmas & Winter Crafts  Paper Crafts  Wood Crafts  General Crafts  Kids Crafts  Fabric & Sewing Crafts  Greeting & Birthday Cards  Craft Patterns  Craft Tutorials 1   Craft Tutorials 2  Jewelry Crafts  Craft Recipes  Felt Crafts  Paper Craft Tips  Tags  ATC  Kids Rainy Day Crafts  Recycling Crafts Newsletter  Picture Gallery   Contact  Sitemap  Links   Crafts for Summer and All Seasons - Maritime Crafts - Paper Mache Box with Maritime Seashell Motif This papermaché trinket box is perfect for holding those small collected seashells from the beach or any other small items. The look of the box is kept natural to give it a vintage and antique look.   Copyright: All patterns, pictures and text found on Craftideas.info are property of this website and may be only printed out and used for private or non-commercial purposes. It is not permitted to use them on the internet or in any other publication. For this project you will need: - Round pappmaché box in any size - candy mold of plaster of Paris powder - candy mold with seashell motifs - acrylic paint in beige and brown - rope - hot glue gun - paint brushes   Instructions: 1. Prepare your seashell a day in advance. Follow the instructions below for making plaster of Paris molds. Let the seashell set overnight. Base coat the shell with beige and let it dry. 2. Paint the top and bottom halves of the box in beige and let them thoroughly dry. 3. Dry brush the edges of the seashell and the box with brown paint. 4. Use the hot glue gun to glue the seashell to the top of the box. 5. Cut a length of the rope and make knots about each 1 1/2 inches. 6. Glue the rope with the hot glue to the box and overlap the beginning and end of the rope so it lays flat. How to make Plaster of Paris castings More Summer Craft Themes Summer Crafts for Kids Summer Fabric Crafts Summer Wood Crafts Summer General Crafts All Occasion Greeting Cards and Birthday Cards Summer Paper Crafts Maritime Crafts 4th of July Crafts Next Craft >>> Antique Flower Pots General Crafts Antique Flower Pots Blue Beaded Bracelet Crocheted Beaded Bracelet Daisy Acrylic Painting Decoupaged Paper Mache Picture and Frame Decoupage Pencil Holder Embossed Metal Fish Fish Acrylic Painting Fun Foam Apple Magnets Heart Acrylic Painting Lighthouse Decoration Mediterannean Flowers Acrylic Painting Paper Napkin Decoupage Tea Light Holder Recycled Cookie Tin Rose Summer Wreath Seashell Candle Glass Seashell Picture Frame Seashell Trinket Box Seashell Wreath Summer Door Wreath Sunflower Bookmarker Votive Candle Glass     Custom Search

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