20 Painted Sea Shell Designs

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Have you ever tried painting sea shells? Sea Shell painting is such a relaxing activity and it’s easy to do with the right supplies.

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Even if you don’t have your own collection of shells to paint, there are many places you can buy plain shells, including online.

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Keep clicking for some supply recommendations, great places to purchase shells and some colorful painted shells for inspiration.

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I like the tropical colors with the palm tree silhouettes on this one.

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The dot painting design would be easy to recreate if you used a dotting tool.

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20 Painted Sea Shell Designs

Have you ever tried painting sea shells? Sea Shell painting is such a relaxing activity and it’s easy to do with the right supplies.

Even if you don’t have your own collection of shells to paint, there are many places you can buy plain shells, including online.

Keep clicking for some supply recommendations, great places to purchase shells and some colorful painted shells for inspiration.

Supplies

I like the tropical colors with the palm tree silhouettes on this one.

Tropical Painted Shell

The dot painting design would be easy to recreate if you used a dotting tool.

Dot Painted Sea Shell

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