Sidsel's beautiful capice shells with prints for the Christmas Tree

{the nice owl is available right here}
I kind of grew up in my aunt and uncle´s big store with crafts supplies – so I´ve been crafting all my life. And one of the reasons why I started my blog was to share my little craft projects and to dig into the huge amount of crafty inspiration you can find online these days.
But being a mom and running my own graphic designstudio – doesn´t leave me with much time left for crafting these days – so Christmas is always a good occasion to craft a little and I always try to create something new and simple.

This year I was inspired by some capice shells I had bought in Asia – but I think you can get hold of them almost everywhere – and I tried to transfer some of my photos and prints onto them – and really liked the combination of the delicate shell and the graphic prints .

Here´s how to do it:
1. Print or copy some images or text (reversed) – works with boht colour and black - on normal office paper. (the trick is to find the printer that works best with your glue.)
2. Cut out the print in shape of the shell.
3. Apply a binder/medium/glue to the paper – and press the paper onto the shell.
4. Let the binder/medium/glue dry completely and soak the shell in cold water and rub of the paper carefully with a sponge or finger.
5. Let the shell dry and put a string on the shell – and voila – your own capice shell with a print.

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Comments

[mary jo]

Love this transfer on to the shell--such a lovely idea!

[Robin]

I have loved this blog forever, but haven't been here in so long...what a nice surprise to pop over and be completely inspired by this gorgeous project...thank you for pointing it out...I'm smitten! :)

[jennifer]

i love these, SO pretty!

[kate]

I listed your blog in my latest post today, as one of my favorite things! Thanks again for the constant inspiration!

[Design Lovely]

Oh I love this post. I really like the look of the pine cones in a tall clear vase. So pretty!

[Jeanette]

Thank you for sharing. I love these and I love Sidsel´s work!

[Marie]

What a great idea. They look beautiful.

[kylie]

I love these! So delicate and beautiful.

[copenhagencollage]

These are great. I love the collages in the shop.

[Lynne]

These are gorgeous - so delicate and pretty. I am inspired to give this a go - my favourite is the one with the acorns.

[luphia]

these are so pretty!