Colors of the Sea

You may not find the most unusually shaped or colored seashells on a typical beach walk; their visual interest make them worth seeking out. Crafts and hobby stores carry these shells. Buy just a few of the most pleasing ones and fill in the rest of the frame with simpler shells collected during a beach trip.

• Narrow, flat wooden frame
• White latex or acrylic paint
• Four large shells or clusters of shells for the corners
• Four large shells or clusters of shells for the centers
• Smaller shells
• Epoxy or hot-glue gun

Paint the frame white. Glue the corner shells in place and the center shells to the center of each side. Glue straight rows of small shells in the open areas.