Beach Brides... or Beach theme wedding. DIY Seashell Bouquet (w/pictures)

I started with the foam stuff, the top part was oval shaped but I cut it so it would sit flat on top of the part that would become the handle. Note: the hot glue will melt the foam (stupid me) so you may need to find a different way to glue it. But I made it work, and it made a really strong bond.

After that I glued the tiny rods to the seashells, and then began to randomly stick them into the top part of the foam, and added a little dab of hot glue just to make sure they stayed put.

THIS IS SO COOL!!!!

I love it! This is so perfect for a beach wedding! Excellent execution!

OMG! That is gorgeous! Love it.

That looks stunning!

I continued to add shells all over and tried to keep it in a circular shape. By the time I got towards the bottom I realized it would be hard to wrap the handle, so I had to remove a few shells. So if you attempt this, it may be helpful to wrap the handle first.

There was some thin twine like stuff that came in the bag with the shell, and once i was done I randomly stick it in between shells to cover small gaps.

I love this! It's so unique and beautiful!

And there you have it... DIY Seashell Bouquet! The bouquet is a bit heavy, I actually broke the handle picking it up, but I hot glued it back together and put Popsicle sticks on the sides to make it more sturdy. I also wrapped the handle three times with ribbon.

Moral of the story... don't be afraid to DIY, you never know what you can do if you don't try!!

Very nice!

It looks great, nice job!

Thank you so much Ladies!

I am doing the same thing!

That is so cool!

You did a great job!

Soooo awesome!

I love it !

How many seashells did you use for this roughly? I am planning on making my seashell bouquets this weekend. I don't want to walk into it blind and buy 100 seashells if I will only need 50.

I love it, great job, I'm going to have a go at this for my beach wedding next year ?