Shell craft can be applied at jar too. Instead of having a plain jar, you can make up it using this idea of jar craft. Not only it looks cool, but this shell jar craft also cheap in budget and easy to make.
This material used here is clam seashells found on beachcombing expeditions. Finally this decorative jar uses both clam seashells and scallop seashells.
All of the seashells can be found on the beach. They have been naturally polished by sea, wind, and sand. Only the scallop seashells were painted with a bit of clear polyurethane paint. It helped bring their rich colors.Materials
1 de-waxed and clean candle jar with lid (see how to recycle a candle jar below)
18 to 20 clam seashells about 1/2 inch wide
6 clam seashells about 3/8 inch wide
2 long clam shells (such as Venus clam shells)
4 scallop seashells about 1 inch wide
a bunch of seashell pieces
glue, white
Candle Jar Project Steps
Start by wiping down the jar, to remove any oils and dust.
Pick a spot to begin the design. This spot will become the front of the project. The candle jar I used has lines running on either side, so I picked a spot more or less at the center between the two lines.
We are going to start with the circle of clam seashells that go all the way around the jar . Glue a clam shell around the edges and place it in the center spot so the bottom edge is about ½ inch from the jar bottom. If it is stable enough, add a clam seashell to either side.
Unless you used some fast drying glue, you now need to wait a bit for the glue to set. Otherwise the seashells will move from where you put them. I just do something else while waiting for the glue to dry.
When you can, glue another clam seashell to continue the pattern on this candle jar craft. You should be going around the jar. If you glue the clams one to each side as you go along, eventually you should end up with a small gap between the last two that is just about opposite of the first clam seashell.
To set up the front focal point for your candle jar craft, glue a scallop seashell above the center clam seashell. To either side of the scallop, place one long seashell.
Now make an arc over the scallop and long seashells using more clam seashells. Place a center clamshell above the scallop. Then place a clamshell slightly above each of the long seashells. Now add the final two clamshells in-between the circle of clams and those above the long seashells.
To either side of the center focus group of seashells, glue a scallop seashell. Each should be more or less above the last clamshells you glued down with the round part of the scallop pointing atthe center scallop.
To make the spine for the candle jar craft, use seashell pieces. The ones I used are from the beach and have been smoothed and polished by nature. You can always break up some unwantedseashells to make pieces but they will probably have sharp edges. Or if you have a bunch of small seashells, use them.
Start by making a column up the back side, then two side branches on either side of the spine. Watch the side branches for sliding shells.
Let the candle jar craft sit and dry. If you used white glue, it will turn clear when completely dry. Clean up any messy areas by scraping with a knife or similar object. Then clean the glass of any particles, fingerprints, and smudges.
To make the lid for the candle jar craft, use the 3/8″ clam shells and the remaining scallop seashell. Place the scallop in the center of the lid. Then place the 6 clamshells evenly spaced around the scallop. Let dry and clean in the same way as the jar.
Your jar craft is done.