This week, I am painting shells for the shop.
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It will be getting busy soon, so it's time to stock up for the Summer.
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These are all new mermaid designs. I like to do new ones every year.
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I make a transfer from my drawings and apply the mermaid on the shell.
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Then I hand paint all of the flowers and other designs with acrylic paint.
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Then I seal it with two coats of water based varnish. Voila!
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Here are the shell shard necklaces that I make using the same method. I string them with ribbon or cording. I make a bunch this year!
Thanks for looking! :)
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