Seashell Crafts for Your Nautical Beach House Decor

I'm convinced seashells are just about the most fun, least expensive decorating accessory you'll ever find for the summer house.  Recently, I was shopping in Marshalls and came across this glass container for just $5.99.  I loved the natural woven design surrounding it, especially its nice, aged "drift-wood" look.

I had some inexpensive shells from Big Lots ($3) and decided to embellish it just a bit.  I barely used any of the shells...lots left over for another seashell craft some day.

This was a fun little project to do while watching Mapp and Lucia on Netflix.  Have you ever seen that old series?  I got hooked and watched both seasons.  I had to watch to see what ensemble Georgie would wear next.  That man has style!  He dressed better than the women in the show.  Ha!

To add a little seashell embellishment to our container, I snipped off about 4-5 inches of some 3-ply jute yarn purchased from Hobby Lobby for this previous seashell bottle craft.  I separated out the three strands since I wanted my jute thread nice and skinny.

I tied each thread around the top half of a shell.  Initially I thought I'd drill a teeny hole through the top of the shells as I did for the bottle craft project, but the shape of the shell worked perfectly for this craft, so there wasn't any need to break out the drill.

Next, I randomly tied the shells to the outside of the container, snipping off most of the excess jute thread.  I left a little of the ends of the thread visible because I liked how that looked.  You can snip it off down to the knot if you prefer a cleaner look.

Nighttime on the porch...

Getting darker now...hear those night bugs singing?  I think I saw a lightning bug...did you see it?

An easy way to bring a little summer beach fun to your home.

Happy Summer!

Love seashell crafts?  Here's a quick tutorial for making seashell chargers for summer dining.

Speaking of tutorials...last night I added a new category heading to the top of BNOTP called, Tutorials.  Hope it makes finding some of the previous craft and decorating tutorials a bit easier.    Pssst...there's also a "search" box on the right sidebar that comes in handy when searching for a past post.

I'm linking this tutorial to Home Stories A 2 Z Tutorials & Tips Link Party.  Thanks Beth!