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Three colorfully painted seashell crabs on a sandy surface.
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Easy Crab DIY Seashell Craft

This Easy Crab DIY Seashell Craft gives you a creative way to use some of the shells from your vacation beach get away!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Art Project
Cuisine: Art Project
Keyword: diy crafts with shells, diy seashell craft, scallop shell crafts, seashell craft, seashell diy
Author: Shelly
Cost: $1

Equipment

  • Paint brushes
  • Wire Clippers (or scissors)
  • Hot glue gun and glue

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Using acrylic craft paint, paint the shell the color of your choice and allow to dry.
  • Use a wire clippers (or scissors) to cut a pipe cleaner into eight 1-inch pieces for legs and cut the remaining piece into two for the two front claws.
  • Take the two claw pieces and make a little round loop on one end of each one to be the pinchers.
  • Turn the seashell over and use hot glue to glue four legs on each side of the seashell.
  • Then hot glue the pinchers to the front of the shell. Allow to cool.
  • Turn the shell back over and glue two googly eyes on the front end of the shell.