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    Home » Crafts » DIY Sisal Rope And Seashell Wreath Idea | Vacation Memories

    DIY Sisal Rope And Seashell Wreath Idea | Vacation Memories

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    Wreath Making Time

    You will love this DIY sisal rope and seashell wreath idea. You can decorate a wreath with anything. No rules. That's why it's fun. I start with a basic grapevine or wood wreath, decide on a theme, find stuff that fits the theme, put it all together. Ta-dah……wreath.

    Most of the time I use a hot glue gun to make everything stick and sometimes I use wire. Hot glue is so much easier.

    DIY Sisal Rope And Seashell Wreath | Vacation Memories

    Starfish Seashell Wreath

    Since it’s the beginning of Summer I dug out my seashells and put this wreath together.

    wood wreath

    I started with the apple wood wreath I bought at Target last fall. I hot glued white wood pumpkins to the wreath for Fall. Time to pull the pumpkins off and move on to Summer.

    wreath from Target

    I whitewashed one side of the wreath but when getting ready to put the seashell wreath together I decided to flip it and go with the natural side.

    sisal rope beach inspired wreath

    Looking for something to add more interest to the wreath and I thought of sisal rope…..I know that’s a surprise to you. I kind-of had a sisal rope fixation  a couple of years ago.

    seashells and starfish diy beach inspired wreath idea

    I have several boxes of seashells and I use them in projects or just to fill pretty containers for Summer displays. Most of the seashells are beach vacation finds. The starfish I ordered on eBay or Amazon. We don’t find many starfish on the beach.

    how to decorate a wood wreath with seashells

    Make A Wreath

    The first step in my wreath was adding the sisal rope (find sisal rope on Amazon here). I took a length of rope and knotted it in several places.

    hot glue for wreath projects

    Then I glued it to the wreath. I use a popsicle stick or something similar to hold the item being glued in place. Saves my fingertips.

    starfish diy

    Next I added the starfish. I used 3 and placed them in a random pattern. Always use odd numbers in decorating….even when making a wreath.

    making a beach inspired wreath and adding seashells, sisal rope, and starfish

    Then I started adding some of the larger seashells to the spaces between the starfish.

    hot glue and a wreath project

    I continued by filling the empty spaces with smaller seashells. I stopped before I overdid it…..I think.

    seashell wreath with sisal rope and starfish

    Before hanging the wreath I pulled all the hot glue stringy pieces from the wreath.

    Make an easy wreath to show off your beach vacation seashell finds

    I was reading up on starfish and learned the average lifespan of a starfish is 35 years. I had no idea, did you?

    Grab Your Hot Glue Gun It's Time To Make A Wreath

    This wreath can be turned different ways depending on your decorating style.

    make a seashell wreath the easy way

    I think I like it best hanging with the seashells and starfish at the 6 o'clock position.

    Beach Inspired Wreath

    Make A Wreath For Summer

    That’s it for the wreath. What would you use to make a wreath? I can see things like yahtzee pieces, colorful drink umbrellas, Lego blocks, fast food toys, any whimsical thing as wreath filler. Give me some ideas.

    As always, thanks for being here, Kathy

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    Comments

    1. ColleenB.-Tx.

      June 21, 2019 at 2:49 pm

      My daughter had given me a bunch of sea shells and what a better way to give some of them back to her. 🙂
      I also like it at the 2 & 6 position.
      Did you use fishing line to hang or something else?
      Thank You and hope you have a wonderful week end

      Reply
    2. Cheryl Atkinson

      June 21, 2019 at 8:50 am

      This is adorable. I have a ton of shells, not any starfish though. I think i will try it.

      Reply
    3. Cee

      June 21, 2019 at 8:23 am

      thanks for sharing! I have tried this but I don't know what I am doing wrong. My shells keep falling off. Any suggestions ?
      cee

      Reply
      • ColleenB.-Tx.

        June 21, 2019 at 3:06 pm

        When I want something to really stick well; I use the Gorilla Clear Grip glue or you could try using a good glue gun

    4. Stormee

      June 21, 2019 at 7:21 am

      Nice. Personally I like it hanging with the starfish going from 2 o'clock to 6 o'clock. That's the way I would hang it. I don't think you overdid with the filler shells - you put in just the right amount!!! Definitely another winner!!

      Reply

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