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How To Make Oyster Shell Christmas Tree

Filed Under: oyster shells, diy and craft, seasonalNovember 14, 2020

If you love decorating with natural coastal elements around the house, then you will love to make this oyster shell Christmas tree.

How To Make Oyster Shell Christmas Tree

Stunning Oyster Shell Christmas Tree:

For year I have been collected oyster shells. Many of the them I found in the rivers near my home. I have made all sort of projects with them. Such as my Oyster shell candle holder or my oyster shell bookends. Oyster shells comes in many forms. The best ones for this tree would be the flat curved ones. Its going to take time to sift through my collection to find the perfect ones.

Materials Needed to Make Tree

  • Oyster shells (Flat ones)
  • Christmas tree foam shape (three sizes, 12″ 8″ 6″_
  • Glue Gun
  • Wide Ribbon(any color you like)
  • Liquitex Body Acrylic Paint (optional)
Supplies for Oyster shell Christmas tree:How To Make Oyster Shell Christmas Tree

How To Make Oyster Shell Christmas Tree

The most important part of making this tree is to have all the oyster shells picked out. You will need a flat oyster shell. It does not have to be perfect, as long as its not thick on its back side. Depending on how many trees you want to make will decide how many oyster shells you will need. I made 3 trees so I counted 52 oyster shells for the 12 ” 34 for the 8″ and 18 for the 6″.

Step 1: Gluing the oyster shells

Start from the top of the tree and glue the top of the shell and don’t glue on flat it should stick out a bit to form a Christmas tree. There may be a few that lay flay even if you glue just the tops, that ok you can add some curved ones to create a flair at the end to form the tree.

Step 2: Painting the Oyster shells

After you have glued all the oyster shells onto the foam tree. Let dry overnight. To add a shimmery glow to the trees you can paint them with this Liquitex Acrylic Body Paint. (optional)

Step 3: Adding the pointed tops.

T0 make the tree look completely finish we add a few selected shells to make the tree complete.It took about a few small curved oyster shells to make the top of the tree complete. Add a little glue on each oyster shell and glue to the top.

Step 4: Making the bow

You will need about 1/2 a yard of ribbon. Tie the red ribbon into a bow. Each ribbon should be sized to fit the tree size. If needed cut the tails of the bow to accommodate the size of tree.

Adding red bows:How To Make Oyster Shell Christmas Tree

Viola, here are the three adorable Oyster shell Christmas trees. I hope you love making them as much as I have.

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  1. Sara says

    November 23, 2020 at 2:04 pm

    I just love coastal Christmas decor. These are so pretty with the shimmery glow!

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    • Maria Brittis says

      November 23, 2020 at 9:16 pm

      Yes I love that paint its great for many things

      Reply
  2. Anita Holland says

    November 23, 2020 at 2:17 pm

    Very creative and unique Maria. It is great to see new ideas coming out. Well done.

    Reply
  3. Meegan says

    November 23, 2020 at 2:32 pm

    You KNOW how much I love shells. This a great way to use and display them during the Christmas season! Thanks, Maria. Pinned.

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    • Maria Brittis says

      November 23, 2020 at 9:14 pm

      Yes I do, thanks so much for stopping by!

      Reply
  4. Michelle Leslie says

    November 23, 2020 at 4:50 pm

    Your oyster shell trees are such a novel idea. I really, really like them. We have four purr babies and are always looking for new ways to make cat-proof trees. These are definitely going on my list to try.

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    • Maria Brittis says

      November 23, 2020 at 9:11 pm

      Thanks so much! I hope you get to make one soon. Happy holidays

      Reply
  5. Deana Landers says

    November 24, 2020 at 3:12 pm

    Maria, I have a box full of Oyster shells. These little trees are adorable. I ‘m going to try to make some for Christmas. Thank you 💙

    Reply
    • Maria Brittis says

      November 24, 2020 at 3:28 pm

      That would be great for you to make them, make sure they are flat otherwise its going to be hard to glue. Happy Thanksgiving.

      Reply

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Hi there! Welcome To Simple Nature Decor. I’m Maria and I am a home decor blogger for over 7 years. I live in beautiful Coastal South Carolina. I love to bring what’s beautiful in nature into your home. My goal is to inspired you to decorate with nature inspired ideas… For collaborations contact me [email protected]

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