Coastal Sea Shell Wreath

Whew! I finally completed my Coastal Sea Shell Wreath. It’s another interchangeable wreath for my gallery wall and fits the beach theme for summer.

I didn’t take a lot of assembly photos for this wreath, but you can view my interchangeable Burlap Flowers and Moss Spring Wreath for the beginning stages.

Coastal Sea Shell Wreath Supplies:

prepared styrofoam wreath form
various shells
package craft netting (usually has two pieces of netting in the bag)
hot glue or E6000 (use E6000 if the wreath is going on a door)
pins
cardboard

Directions:

To keep my wreath interchangeable, I use cardboard boxes as the base to attach the wreath decorations.

Trace the wreath form onto cardboard.
Cut out the cardboard form.

Sea shells for right side of wreath

Here’s where I skipped pictures…sorry. For this wreath, I used the majority of sea shells on the left side and a small amount on the right. I used heavy cardboard for the left side to hold the weight of the sea shells and heavy cardstock for the right side. Also, if you are planning on placing this outdoors or on a door, use E6000 because it holds better than hot glue.

Right side (shown in images above) –

Arrange shells and netting in a pattern you like.
Glue onto cardstock.
Trim around the sea shells and cut away the cardstock.

Left side (use cardboard)-

Cut the cardboard to the length you desire that fits onto the left side of the wreath (see St. Patrick’s Wreath).
Arrange shells and netting in a pattern you like. I left the netting in one piece and wove it through the shells as the shells were glued down.
Glue onto the cardboard.
Trim around the sea shells and cut away the cardboard.

Drape netting from left to right side of the wreath. Attach with pins onto the back of the wreath.
Glue small shells to the draped netting.
Arrange the sea shell cardboard/cardstock onto the front of the wreath.

Attach the shells to the wreath by pinning through the cardstock/cardboard in several areas until the shells are secure.

I hope you like my Coastal Sea Shell Wreath and third interchangeable wreath of the year. Stay tuned for a fall and holiday wreath.

What does your summer wreath look like?

Comments

Eileen Teo says
August 13, 2015 at 11:46 AM

Wow! This sea shell wreath is amazing! They will look so great around the house! I might do one with my children as we had just been to the beach and collected lot of seashell! Thank you for sharing it us #pintorials
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Karen says
August 3, 2015 at 9:09 AM

The wreath is delightful and perfect for a summer display. I love that you showed how you did this and that the wreath itself is ‘interchangeable’. Great job!
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Robin @ Redo It Yourself Inspirations says
August 1, 2015 at 6:30 AM

Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful wreath and tutorial, Erlene! I’ve featured it at the new Creative Challenge for August. Hope you will stop back and link up again!
Happy weekend!
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Kristina & Millie says
July 30, 2015 at 6:47 PM

we still LOVE this wreath! Congrats as well, this wreath will be featured tomorrow at the creative craft challenge. I hope you get the chance to stop by! Thanks for sharing the inspiration with us!
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T'onna @ USS Crafty says
July 26, 2015 at 11:48 PM

Lovely wreath! I love the shells!
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Rhonda Gales says
July 26, 2015 at 4:11 AM

I love the how the wreath turned out, and that it’s interchangeable. I’ve never heard of E6000. I’ll have to check it out. Thanks for sharing.
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Theresa @DearCreatives says
July 25, 2015 at 12:34 AM

Pinned & shared. I’d love to make one. This is so summery & cute! Thanks for joining in the party.Hope to see you again soon.
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Kristina & Millie says
July 23, 2015 at 5:17 PM

ohhh love this coastal sea shell wreath! the way the net drapes across I think is what really makes it for me. that and the lovely shells! This will be a wreath Kristina will want on her beach house for sure. I know ’cause I want one! Thanks for sharing with us at the creative challenge!
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Gina Marie says
July 13, 2015 at 8:12 AM

I love your coastal sea shell wreath! I needed some inspiration to get my summer wreath done! Found it here with your wreath! Dropping in from Much Ado About Monday! Pinned it!
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Amanda @ Dwelling in Happiness says
July 4, 2015 at 1:57 PM

This is too cute! I love the shells, and the netting is the perfect touch. Featuring it tomorrow at Motivational Monday! 🙂
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Bethany @ The Southern Couture says
July 4, 2015 at 9:08 AM

What a beautiful wreath! I love anything beach themed and love the beach. How gorgeous this would be to give my home that beach feel even though I don’t live at the beach.
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Raia says
July 3, 2015 at 8:35 AM

I bet my girls would love collecting shells for this. What a fun craft. 🙂
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Kelly Deal says
June 30, 2015 at 6:55 AM

Gorgeous wreath! Thanks for sharing!
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Christine says
June 24, 2015 at 7:30 AM

You wowed me with not only making it Coastal, but that it’s interchangeable! Fantastic! It turned out beautifully, Erlene! Pinned and shared! I really can’t wait to make this! Thank you for sharing at the #OhMyHeartsieGirlWW! Have a great week!
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- Erlene at My Pinterventures says
  June 24, 2015 at 11:48 AM
  
  Thanks Christine for stopping by and hosting a great party. I hope you give it a try. The shares are always greatly appreciated.
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T'onna @ USS Crafty says
June 22, 2015 at 11:29 PM

Such a cute wreath!!! I’m pinning it! I love the shells!
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- Erlene at My Pinterventures says
  June 24, 2015 at 11:47 AM
  
  Thanks so much T’onna! Appreciate the shares.
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Kim @ This Ole Mom says
June 22, 2015 at 8:32 PM

I love your wreath it’s beautiful! And, what a smart and creative idea to make it interchangeable!
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- Erlene at My Pinterventures says
  June 24, 2015 at 11:46 AM
  
  Thank you Kim. I actually saw an interchangeable wreath somewhere on Pinterest and decided to make one of my own. I love that it’s so easy to change out.
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Claire says
June 22, 2015 at 12:07 PM

What a lovely idea, it turned out great 🙂
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- Erlene at My Pinterventures says
  June 24, 2015 at 11:45 AM
  
  Thank you.
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Bernadyn says
June 22, 2015 at 8:15 AM

What a beautiful wreath, I love the nautical theme. That netting adds the right touch to it, too. Pinning this 🙂
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- Erlene at My Pinterventures says
  June 24, 2015 at 11:45 AM
  
  Thank you Bernadyn. I love the netting too and thanks so much for pinning.
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DIY Just Cuz says
June 21, 2015 at 6:33 PM

I love your interchangeable system! I have to try this next time I make a wreath 🙂
–Brittany
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- Erlene at My Pinterventures says
  June 24, 2015 at 11:33 AM
  
  Thanks Brittany. It’s so much easier than trying to store a gazillion wreaths.
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Christine | Where The Smiles Have Been says
June 20, 2015 at 6:26 PM

Erlene, this is just lovely! Also, your method of making it interchangeable is just genius….I might have to steal that in the future!
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- Erlene at My Pinterventures says
  June 24, 2015 at 11:33 AM
  
  This wreath stays on my gallery wall, so it helps to have it interchangeable. If you make one, I would love to see it.
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Amanda says
June 19, 2015 at 1:35 PM

An interchangeable wreath is genious! I really need a wreath for my front door.
Your costal wreath is gorgeous!
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- Erlene at My Pinterventures says
  June 19, 2015 at 3:31 PM
  
  Thanks Amanda. I keep this wreath on my gallery wall and change it out for each season. So much easier than storing a bunch of wreaths.
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Shirley Wood says
June 19, 2015 at 4:29 AM

Your wreath is beautiful! How great that it is interchangeable! I’m not particularly into beachy décor but this inspires me to want to make my Den look beachy for the summer!
I haven’t made a single summer wreath yet but have supplies for a Patriotic one.
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- Erlene at My Pinterventures says
  June 19, 2015 at 3:30 PM
  
  Thanks Shirley. You’re on a crafting roll, so I’m sure whatever wreath you create will be beautiful.
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Paige @ Where Latin Meets Lagniappe says
June 19, 2015 at 3:28 AM

I love this! Such a beautiful and perfect summer wreath!
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- Erlene at My Pinterventures says
  June 19, 2015 at 3:28 PM
  
  Thank you Paige. Shells always remind me of the summer and the beach.
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Kathleen says
June 18, 2015 at 11:39 PM

I do love that coastal theme. Very creative and thanks Erline for bringing this wreath to the #HomeMattersParty
Kathleen
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- Erlene at My Pinterventures says
  June 19, 2015 at 3:28 PM
  
  Thanks Kathleen for letting me share it on your party.
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Krista says
June 18, 2015 at 6:17 PM

I actually have a shell wreath I was going to get rid of… now I think I’ll just revamp it!
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- Erlene at My Pinterventures says
  June 19, 2015 at 3:27 PM
  
  Oh, no. Don’t get rid of it…definitely revamp 🙂
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Laurie says
June 18, 2015 at 4:15 PM

Erlene this is beautiful! Love how you placed the netting and shells!
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- Erlene at My Pinterventures says
  June 19, 2015 at 3:27 PM
  
  Thanks Laurie.
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