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For this project you will need, - Aliene’s tacky glue
- Plastic sandwich Wrap
- Seaglass (you can find real sea glass at the beach or purchase craft simulated glass here)
- Craft bowl these are the perfect size and shape
- Sandpaper fine to medium grit.
I hope you’re having a great summer! Mine has been crazy town so far! I’ve been working on lots of projects and exciting things that I can’t share with you yet, but if you follow me on Facebook you might have some clues.
My newest video was super easy to make once I got the first two fails out of the way…
I’ve seen bowls similar on Pinterest made out of buttons, glitter and vintage lace using this technique, so I thought even though no one had attempted to try sea glass it should work out just fine.
Here’s the video, you can see what happened for yourself.
Bobby collects sea glass, he has buckets full, he shared some of his prized pieces with me for this project AND he is giveaway some to the winner of my 35K giveaway too. Bobby is so awesome!
Here are some tips that I discovered during the trial and error process,
–Use small pieces of sea glass, the lighter weight the better and stack the from the bottom up, the first time they slid down the bowl because I was working from top to bottom.
Use a glue that dries clear, my favorite is Aleene’s tacky glue, it will take several days to dry but it’s non toxic and very strong. I didn’t use an epoxy mainly because it’s has a slight foggy look when it dries and I wanted to avoid fumes. Iv’e had more luck with the durability of Aleen’s. I’ve used this glue to make a 12 foot by 8 foot seashell mirror for Extreme Makeover on ABC.
Use a lot of glue and keep in mind that the glue changes the frosted appearance of sea glass to clear, I was very careful to keep the glue from getting on the outside edges of the glass as I wanted to keep the outside of the bowl frosty (the inside of the bowl looks like wet sea glass).
If you can’t find sea glass near you, the craft store carries faux sea glass, usually found in the floral section or you could try other items like seashells, buttons or beads! See my Pinterest board for inspiration.
I also wanted to share the link to audible.com mentioned in my video. I love this sight, I have always been a book worm, one of my favorite things to do after a big project is purchase a book, turn off my phone and read it all day long! I’ve had very little time to read since starting Youtube but now I can listen to books while I’m painting crafting or driving, it’s pretty awesome there are 150,000 titles to choose from! You can try it for yourself and get a free book and a free 30 day trial by clicking this link! audible.com/debisdesigndiary
If you try it out please tell them I sent ya!
I’ll be back with a fun new project next week!
Wishing you a creative day!
Sincerely,
Debi
It is really beautiful. I use to do stained glass and have LOTS of scraps, I put them in a rock tumbler and made my own “sea glass”, I’ll have to get the granddaughters to try this, it will be a fun project for them…. THANKS DEBI, can’t wait to come see you in Solana B
This is so cool! Thanks for figuring out the “fails” for us! I will be sharing this awesome tutorial with the Facebook group “Florida Beachcombers”! And the rest of my friends on Facebook too 🙂
Cute!
Fun!can’t wait to try that!
Love this!
You are a riot , Love your boat chair!
Yes, you are a riot, love the seaglass bowl
I collect sea glass and can’t wait to make one of these…Thanks
I LOVE YOU!
Brilliant!
Enjoyed it very much and will try!!
Where are the instructions for the sea glass bowl? I see a video to make a cape?
found it
How much sea glass is needed to make one bowl? It is usually purchased by the pound. One? Less than one? We live on the coast; but sea glass us not usually found here. Thanks!
I wonder if I could get one sea glass piece from people all over the world to start my collection, I have just retired to North Carolina andI have moved from Virginia beaches and I am 2 hours away from any beaches here and have no transportation now, I would love to start a project titled Around the World Sea glass that I could show and display for everyone.
Where is the video to make the sea glass bowl? Thanks.
Yes, where is the video?
Wonderful
Hi, Debi, this is such a great idea! What family with kids that lives anywhere near a beach doesn’t have an insanely huge sea glass collection?! And it’s such a pretty bowl! I’ve included this post in a roundup of upcycled Mother’s Day gift ideas on my website today. Thanks for sharing it! 🙂 Lisa