
Remember that metal easel I got at a garage sale recently? I wanted to try covering it in shell necklaces.

Well, it worked! I am really happy how it turned out, plus it was fun to make.
It turned out how I envisioned it and it was easy to do too!
Step one: cover the metal with cotton twine, mine was the thickest twine I could find. I started the twine with a dab of hot glue and wrapped the twine tightly, using a dab of hot glue occasionally to keep the twine tight.
Use hot glue to start the shell necklace placing the shells at a diagonal and wrap down at an angle….so you are not wrapping the shell necklace like you wrapped the twine.
Don’t worry about blank spaces as you are wrapping at a diagonal…you will have room to stagger another shell necklace if you are working on the diagonal.
I ran out of necklaces and I am glad because I like the whimsy of mixing the other shells into the mix after I wrapped the top and bottom “swirls” with the cotton twine. I didn’t want to wrap the crossbar because it would make it hard to have space for the picture. Plus the crossbar is hidden when it holds a picture.

I purchased the frame at a garage sale recently and filled it with an image I purchased at SouthPacific @ Etsy.
So gather up your shell necklaces and make your own shell encrusted beauty!
omgosh!! thats so cool .. I have to try it at home. I would have never thought about that.. but it would look awesome with my coastal decor. ❤ ty for the idea!!!
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Have fun!
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