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Welcome to another edition of my Nautical Decor DIY series! So far, I’ve shared how to decorate with starfish, anchors, rope, and sailboats. Today we are going to discuss making your coastal art from scratch. Literally. How to DIY your own gifts from the sea!
Did you know you can make your own driftwood? You can!
Did you know you can make your own coral? You can do that too!
And you can even make your own seashells and sea life replicas too!
So those of you far away from any beaches: rejoice!
DIY Sea Life!
I originally shared this starfish tutorial from The V Spot in my Starfish Decor post, but it’s so good I’m including it here in this roundup!
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| Salt-Dough Starfish | The V Spot |
Here’s another starfish idea, this time made with chipboard and sand!
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| Chipboard Starfish | Thoughts of a Cardmaking Scrapbooker… |
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| Giant Clam Bowl | Craftberry Bush |
This jellyfish was one of the first projects I pinned to my Nautical Decor Pinterest board. It’s always been one of my favorites!
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| Crepe Paper Jellyfish | Homework |
Make your own sea urchins. What a unique – and doable – project!
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| Homemade Plaster Clay Sea Urchin | Twigg Studios |
I can’t believe this coral is not real, but instead is made using paper maché pulp!
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| Faux Coral | House Revivals |
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| Faux Red Coral | The V Spot |
I love this large sand dollar! A wonderful conversation piece in your beach-themed decor!
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| Giant Sand Dollar | Crafts By Amanda |
Twigg Studios (who made the sea urchin above) has a fabulous tutorial to make your own sea fans! Brilliant!
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| Faux Sea Fan | Twigg Studio |
Make your own driftwood! Yes, nevermore do you need to be jealous of those DIYers who can easily go and pick the driftwood off the beach. You can make your own!
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| DIY Driftwood | Craftiments |
So now you have some creative tutorials to literally make your own seashells and sea life!
Here’s links to the other posts in this series:
Nautical Anchor Decor: 10 Easy DIYs
Nautical Rope Decor: 10 Easy DIYs
~Laura
What a great round up, quite a few projects here that I’ve never seen before! Thanks so much for including my giant sand dollar! 🙂
You’re welcome, Amanda! Glad there’s some new projects for you to enjoy!
Another gorgeous round-up my friend! I can “sea” you are inspired by the beach this summer! xo
Ahhh – lovely play on words, Malia! Thanks for stopping by!
Laura, like the post title 😉 I never thought about “creating” sea decor, great ideas!!
Thanks Kathy! 🙂 I was surprised to find so many ways to start from scratch – so I’m glad you like them too!
Wow. I love the DIY beach stuff. Love it so much. Take care and keep cool. We are HOT here in Connecticut! Following on Bloglovin. also. Linda
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Thanks Linda! And yes: what IS it with this heatwave? My poor plants and flowers are wilting…and so am I!
Such great ideas Laura. I am in love with that jellyfish! Featuring these when my link party goes up tonight
Hooray! I love your link parties, Carol! Thank you so much for sharing this one with your readers! 🙂
Linking to your round-up of fantastic ideas today in my “31 Days of Coastal Style” post! 😉 Thanks for the great post! http://aheartfulhome.blogspot.com/2013/10/31-days-of-coastal-style-sea-creatures.html
Thanks so much Kathryn: loved your series! Great job!
Thank you for sharing! I’m really excited about these sea urchins, I’ll have to give it a whirl 🙂