Gold Dipped White Shells


Beachy and wintery at the same time, these shells add a hint of glamor to a place setting, table or mantle scape or bowl arrangement. You can, of course, just add gold to unpainted white shells but a coating of matte white paint makes a more striking finished look. These are excellent added to other shells in a display or scattered across a surface on their own. Be sure to clean your shells well before you start working so the paint will adhere to the shells.

Difficulty level: easy to moderate
Time required: 20 minutes plus dry time

Things you’ll need:
Shells
White paint in a matte finish
Gold craft paint
Paint brush
Masking tape

Things to do:
1. On a covered work surface, paint the shells all over with thin coats of white paint, allowing for dry time between layers, until the shells are well covered.
2. Once the white is very dry, an overnight cure is best, tape off a small section of the shells, exposing only the area where you want gold paint.

3. For the neatest lines, paint an additional coat of white in the area you have taped off, this will help reduce paint seeping under the line.
4. Once dry, paint two or three coats of gold paint on the exposed area, allowing for dry time between layers.
5. Once the gold paint has dried, carefully remove the tape before displaying.

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