I want to use shells as a table centre piece: any idea on how to use it except on small aquariums/fish bowls?
One year we brought back a lot of shells from Florida. I spray painted them gold and sprinkled colored glitter on them because I use them at the holidays. You could spray them with a clear spray and sprinkle crystal glitter on them to make them sparkle and shimmer for summer.
Get a shallow tray and place some colored sand on it and arrngement shells and perhaps a fake turtle and small palm trees for the main center piece. Take the smaller shells and scatter then down the center of the table leading to the main piece.
You could also use larger shells as name place cards. Before spraying the clear spray and glitter carefully letter your guests names or use initials and proceed as above. You could either place on top of the main plate or stick into small piece of clay or play dough to make them stand up.
Another idea would be to take the glittered shells and a small round shallow dish and arrange aroung the edges and place a small bowl of water with a few drops of blue food coloring in it and either have fake or real fish in the bowl or arrange an explosion of flowers cut with very short stems.
For guest gifts or to use as name plates I glued the shells in the corners and.or down the side of inexpensive picture frames and placed at each guest's seat for one party.
Or simply pile the shells into a small colorful bowl or shallow dish and tuck in some tall pieces of grass or weed type things that make it look like the dunes. The dollar stores have clear and colored marbles and half marbles which would also make a nice base for the shells. Tuck the shells into the marble base and it will look like water.
Like candles? Group different sizes and colors on a dish and surround with shells. You could even glue shells down the sides of larger candles.
The possibilities are endless - hope this got your thinking.
Have fun!
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