Seashore Picture Frames
Here’s a quick and easy craft idea that you can use on your next visit to the beach. Visit the craft store and buy some paper or canvas picture frames. You’ll find them with the foam shapes and such, since they are made specifically to be decorated. While you are there, get some craft glue. I like Aleene’s tacky glue for this sort of thing. The thickness makes it stay put instead of drip, no matter how you need to hold your item, and this is important, as you will see shortly.
Ok, frames? Check. Glue? Check. Go to the beach. Spend the day making memories, playing in the sand and surf. Don’t forget to snap a few pics–you’ll need them once you get home! Before you leave, gather up a mound of sand and small shells. Spread the glue in a goodish layer on the frame, and then press the frame into your pile. Put a fair amount of pressure on it, so that the frame sinks a bit into the sand and shell. Now, pick it up and admire it.
See the shiny parts? That’s from the silica in the sand. Did you know that glass is made from sand? From the makeup mirrors ladies use to touch up their lipstick to the glass you drink your iced tea from, it was once all sand!
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