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Seashell and Sea Glass Candle Rings

Designed by: Kathleen George for Dow Crafts

Here's how to make a seashell and beach glass candle ring for your home or cottage. Each candle ring will take about one hour to complete.

Seashell and Sea Glass Candle Ring

Materials Needed:

STYROFOAM* Brand Foam:
Wreath, 6" x 1-1/4" x 1-1/4"

Other Materials:

Votive candle
Low-temp glue gun and glue sticks
Thick, white craft glue
Shell/Glass Rings (front, left center):
Seashells, 2" or smaller, about nine assorted pair
Sea glass, 1" or smaller, pale blue/green/white assortment
Shell/Starfish Ring (top right):
Shells: whole tellin or scallop, about 18; 3/4" turrids, about 50
Small starfish, five
Optional: Matte-finish white spray paint

Instructions:

Shell/Glass Rings:

1. Wash and dry shells and sea glass if needed.

2. For formal look (front), glue pairs of shells to foam wreath, opposite one another. Begin with largest shells, moving to smallest. Fill spaces between shells with sea glass.

3. For more casual, natural look (left center), glue a favorite large shell to wreath, then surround with smaller shells and sea glass. Continue until entire top of wreath is covered. Glue sea glass to inner and outer foam edges.

Shell/Starfish Ring:

1. For starfish ring (top), paint turrid shells white if desired; let dry. Glue shells around wreath edge, close together with points up; let dry.

2. Glue large shells to top of wreath, facing one direction and slightly overlapped. Glue starfish to top of shells as shown. Let dry.