Sea Shell Mobile

by creativesocialworker in Outside > Beach

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Sea Shell Mobile

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This is an easy way to display your shell collection

Supplies

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Supplies (A lizard snuck in the photo!):
- Shells
- Wooden Ring
- Hot glue gun
- Shell necklace or small shell beads
- Clear String (ex. fishing line)
- Hook

Drill Holes in Top

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Drill 8 holes in the wooden ring that will become the top of your mobile.

Glue Shells to Top

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Use hot glue to secure shells to the wooden ring (I covered both the top and bottom sides).  I filled in the gaps with small shells.  Leave  space around the drilled holes.

Secure Hook

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- Cut 8 long pieces of string.  4 pieces should be the length you want the mobile strings to be.  The remaining 4 should be longer to account for strings that will be attached to the hook.

- Tie the stings to the wood using the drilled holes and then secure with hot glue.  String small shell beads onto the top portion of the 4 extra-long pieces.  These strings should be tied both to the wood and to the hook at the top.  Glue shells around the drilled holes.

Glue on Shells

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Start at the top and string shell beads onto each string, then use hot glue to attach a larger shell.  Repeat this pattern all the way down each string.

Hang

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