This angel-faced decoration, made by gluing together three shells, is truly a gift from the sea.

Materials

• Seashells
• Craft glue or hot glue gun

• Acrylic paint and paintbrushes
• Fishing line

Instructions

1. Lay out your collection of seashells. Try different combinations to get the right shapes, but basically each angel is made of a medium-sized fan-shaped shell (such as a scallop, lucina or clamshell), a small, round-bodied shell (such as a moon, top, bubble or cowrie shell), and a small bowl-shaped shell (such as an ark, tellin or cockleshell).

2. Use a scallop shell for the angel's dress, then glue on a cowrie shell for her head and a small cockleshell for her bonnet.

3. Once the glue dries, paint on a face and hair and tie or glue a loop of fishing line around the back of the bonnet for a hanger.

Tips:

If you'll be making angels at the beach, use craft glue; if you decide to tote your shells home to assemble, a hot glue gun works even better (parents only).

Variations:

Angels also make great holiday ornaments.

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