Things to Make with Sea Glass – Gorgeous Sea Glass Crafts for All
I was actually busy doing something else, when I stumbled across some sea glass photos and sea glass CRAFTS on Pinterest. Before I knew it, I was browsing away, looking at this oh so pretty beach side find. Oh how I love SEA GLASS!! So beautiful. Such a fab find. Now let’s take a look of what creative projects you can make with this colorful glass!
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Needless to say, Sea Glass isn’t always that easy to find. You have to be lucky to land on a beach that has some.. and then it takes some patience and dedication… But luckily you can actually buy Sea Glass now – be it rainbow sea glass to buy or whimsical frosted sea glass to buy. If you are buying in the UK – head to ebay!
Luckily for us, my daughter and I can spend HOURS looking for sea glass in the sand when visiting the beach. Happy days!
Why Craft with Sea Glass?
The first reason, of course, is that sea glass is so very pretty!! And collecting sea grass whilst on the beach is a lovely little pass time. We have collected so much of it over the years.
The second reason – is that, unlike shells and pebbles – sea glass is in fact “rubbish”. Human waste, that is technically polluting our beaches (well, not quite, as of course sea glass grinds down to sand again.. but you know what I mean). So by collecting it you are doing no harm to the environment – in fact helping it along and helping tidy up beaches!
So.. collect sea glass to your hearts content!
Things to Make with Sea Glass:
Let’s begin with a couple of our projects here on Red Ted Art, which I feel are especially suitable to kids of all ages!
Making Salt Dough Turtles with sea glass turtle shells is super easy and oh so fun! Possibly one of my favourite sea glass ideas to date!
Turn summer memories into Keepsake Ornaments – these Sea Glass Ornaments are SUPER easy to make! And a gorgeous memento of your holidays!
We also had great fun with our Sea Glass Art Project! This was a lovely wall art project that my daughter still cherishes. A little PVA glue (white glue) was great for adding the sea glass and also acted as a varnish!
Of course simply “playing” with sea glass whilst on the bach is also fun – we step you through Nature Art with Kids tutorial here.
A while back we included wrapped sea glass and seashells in our mermaid themed decorations, a lovely way to display these beach find treasures.
More Sea Glass Ideas & Sea Glass Inspiration from around the web!
Now it is time to look at some of the sea glass tutorials from around the web for some more wonderful inspiration!
Lovely (Round) Seaside Mobile – this looks like an easy make – and the sea glass doesn’t need to be drilled. Bigger, uneven pieces are better to be able to secure and tie the string around it! I love the use of an embroidery hoop as the mobile!
Gorgeous (Flat) Sea Glass Windchimes with Driftwood (no instructions) – similarly this is a lovely way to combine a piece of driftwood with this colorful glass! And looks easy enough to make!
Sea Glass Christmas Tree Art another way to combine this beautiful colorful glass with pieces of driftwood. You could even add some sea shells too! UPDATE: Again, this etsy store is no longer available. Boo! However, I think could easily recreate this adorable project at home. LOVE IT!
Sea Glass Meditation Box (Etsy Shop, but love this concept – UPDATE: Unfortunately this etsy shop is noe longer available. However – they way I would approach this idea, is to separate out your most tactile pieces of sea glass to add to your meditation pouch).
Simple Sea Glass Wall Art – this is a great way to fill a box frame for a beach themed art project!
Learn how to make a gorgeous Sea Glass Mosaic Tray! This is so very summery! Visit Sand and Sisal for full info.
Crafts by Amanda has a wonderful Sea Glass planter for you to try out. It looks so easy to make too!
How very pretty is this Sea Glass Heart decoration by the House House. Pop over and read all about it now.
Simple Votive – jars and a candle are also popular “sea glass makes”. I love the simplicity of this sea glass votive DIY! Such lovely sea glass candles indeed!
How to Drill Seaglass (and make simple earrings, pendants or bracelets) – now this is for the experts for sure. If you feel brave, have a go at drilling your sea glass pieces, opening up so many new DIY tutorial ideas! Especially for sea glass jewellery making. UPDATE: the original photo is by Martha Steward, but they have taken the instructions down. But I found some great ones over here with Kernow Craft.
Sail Boat Art (for purchase, but great inspiration- Update: this craft by www.relishinc.com is no longer available, but hopefuly you will still feel inspired!) – this is a great way to use your small pieces of sea glass and great some small art projects. Suitable for kids too! Why not add some little seashells to your art work?
Clock (UPDATE: the original blog, fembria-art blogspot , sadly is no longer available, so I do not have the instructions for this anymore!) – a lovely simple craft that combines driftwood with sea glass. Would make great gifts too!
Gorgeous Sea Glass Bowl! This is such a cool bowl. I think I want to make one of these with all our sea glass treasure. The instructions also include and option to watch a Sea Glass Video tutorial!
Wonderful Image Transfer onto glass! – Wow what a very special DIY idea this is. Definitely worth checking out and learning more!
How to make Easy Sea Glass Jewellery
Wearing your sea glass is of course also a wonderful way to cherish your summer finds. And necklaces of all kinds are a wonderful way to display your treasure!
Our Sea Glass Turtles, can also be made small enough to turn them into pendants! Making them a great little Sea Glass Jewellery proejct for kids!
Wrapped Sea Glass Pendant – this is such a lovely technique and a great way to incorporate the wire into the your sea glass pendant design!
Kernow Crafts has a wonderful video tutorial, PLUS handy links for getting all the bits and bobs you need to make this fantastic Sea Glass Ring. Just beautiful!
Sea Glass Pendant (UPDATED: the blog “The Magic Onion” that made this pendant is no longer available. Sorry!) – another simpler mechanism for turning seaglass into a pendant to wear. This could be done with pebbles too.
Sea Glass Sail Boat (no instructions, but WOW!) – a gorgeous way to keep that ocean theme going and creating stunning sea glass jewellery to treasure! These would make beautiful sea-glass necklace gifts too!