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Sea Shell Mirror Tutorial

Sea Shell Mirror Tutorial is so easy and looks amazing! Who knew it would be so easy to put together. Gathering shells while on vacation or buying a bunch sea shells in different colors and sizes gives you the best look!

Have you ever checked out the prices of a sea shell mirror or sea shell lamp? They are really beautiful but pretty pricey. Today I am sharing how you can make a sea shell mirror for a lot less expensive and it is super easy too!

Sea shell mirror tutorial
Sea shell mirror tutorial – Karins Kottage

How to begin to make the sea shell mirror

My mom was here a few weeks ago and brought with her an old mirror in a gold frame. We decided that would be the perfect base for our sea shells. Mom also brought with her lots and lots of sea shells!

Have I ever told you that my mom owns a chocolate business? In the past she would put chocolates in the sea shells and sold them to hotels as turn down pillow gifts. It was a very successful business.

Sea shell mirror tutorial - The Style Sisters
Sea shell mirror tutorial – Karins Kottage

Placing the sea shells on the mirror

We played around laying out the sea shells in different ways.

First we tried just using one type of shell but it was too plain. So then we added smaller shells and pointy shells all mixed them all together.

We ended up layering them on top of each other. Using larger shells mixed with small shells and tucking in the pointy shaped shells.

If you look at other sea shell mirrors that you can buy they kind of do the same thing. Rather than using just one type of shell they use lots of different shaped sea shells. 

Attaching the sea shells with hot glue

We just used a hot glue gun to attach them onto the old frame layering as we went along. You don’t have to have a perfect layout, just start playing with them to see what works best.

Once we hung up the mirror we noticed a few areas where we needed to add in a few more shells to make it look more full. 

Sea shell mirror tutorial - The Style Sisters
Sea shell mirror tutorial – Karins Kottage

Mom and I had a great time working on this project.

We just chatted and glued and chatted and glued.

Such an easy and fun project that really makes a statement in my bathroom now. 

Sea shell mirror tutorial - The Style Sisters
Sea shell mirror tutorial – Karins Kottage

I love instant gratification projects! Don’t you?

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  1. Debbee says

    August 24, 2022 at 7:21 am

    Turned out great! Living in Charleston, my sis would love one.

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    • Karins Kottage says

      August 24, 2022 at 11:51 am

      Thank you Debbee! You should make her one for Christmas! Thanks for stopping in. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Pinterest Addicted says

    February 21, 2015 at 1:50 am

    This is such a great idea! I have never seen anything like it. I have so many sea shells. I need to do something with them lol.

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    • admin says

      February 21, 2015 at 8:36 pm

      Oh you can do all kinds of things with shells! I'd love to see what you come up with 🙂

      Reply
  3. thepaintedapron.com says

    February 18, 2015 at 2:09 am

    I adore shell mirrors and made one a long time ago and gave it away! Silly me! I need to make another, yours looks great!
    Jenna

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    • admin says

      February 19, 2015 at 5:30 pm

      Oh Jenna you should make another one for sure!! It took a bit of time but so worth the effort! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Laurie Ritchey says

    February 17, 2015 at 11:16 pm

    That turned out great! Can you imagine what you would have had to pay for that in a store?

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    • admin says

      February 19, 2015 at 5:29 pm

      Oh I know! Anything made with shells is soooo expensive!! I could not afford to go buy one… No way! I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out 🙂

      Reply

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