We like sea glass. It’s soooo fairly and trying to find sea glass is such a staple seaside exercise for the youngsters and I when on vacation. We’ve got introduced a lot sea glass again over time.. and it’s a good way to gather seaside finds, with out harming the atmosphere. As sea glass is human garbage afterall! So what sea glass concepts and sea glass crafts are you able to make with children? Is it doable to make sea glass jewelry with children? Learn on and take a look at our Sea Glass Turtle Craft comprised of salt dough. Make our greatest salt dough recipe and make these lovable summer season turtles.
Making sea glass jewelry is normally one thing just for adults! As sea glass is small and due to this fact a bit of “fiddly”… and it may be onerous for small palms to show them right into a sea glass artwork mission you could put on. We’ve got most our sea glass layered by color and stored in jars. It is vitally fairly and a beautiful technique to admire our treasure discovered within the sand! You may even pop a bit of candle within the jar, and nestle it amongst the ocean glass. Very fairly and fashionable sea glass candles!
However what are you able to make with sea galss.. and if full on necklaces and bracelets are past the aptitude of small palms… how about:
Our beautiful little Sea Glass Turtles.. nicely… sea glass AND Salt Dough Turtles.. that’s 3 of my favorite issues one sentence! Sea glass (so fairly), salt dough (so enjoyable!) and naturally turtles (so cute!). These sea glass turtles are nice for teenagers of all ages. I’m positive you possibly can your preschooler, kindergartner or toddler making these.. in addition to older children. My 12yrs outdated LOVES them.
What isn’t to like about in the present day’s children’ craft! Proper?
Eco Warrior Summer time Craft
As sea glass accumulating is technically litter choosing and home made salt dough recipes are environmentally pleasant (salt & water), this makes for an excellent Eco Warrior craft, that may be become various things.
One of the best factor about these salt dough turtles is you could actually fluctuate the craft which ever method you need:
- make small sea glass turtles and switch them into wearble sea glass jewelry
- make medium sized sea glass turtles and add magnets for the fridge
- make giant sea glass turtles and use them as paper weights
- exchange the ocean glass with different nature finds – e.g. pebbles and make different salt dough turtles
Woohoo. I do love a little bit of versatile sea glass artwork that youngsters can really become involved in!!!
Don’t neglect earlier inventive tasks of ours. We even have our sea glass Christmas Tree Craft (such straightforward sea-glass ornaments), in addition to our sea glass artwork mermaid wall artwork mission. My children LOVED each of those! The Sea Glass Christmas Tree is oe of our a lot cherished DIY Christmas Ornaments. The mermaid was a beautiful collage sea glass artwork mission that my daughter adored making and liked exhibiting of her masterpiece on the finish too. And a good way to indicate off this beautiful colourful glass!
Anyway. I digress.. onto our sea glass turtle craft.
Straightforward Salt Dough Recipe + Sea Glass Provides:
You have to to make a batch of our favorite and greatest Salt Dough Recipe. The elements actually are quite simple and cheap!
- 1 cup of flour (plain flour/ all goal flour NO self-rising flour, this can trigger puffing)
- 1/2 cup of salt (I purchase desk salt in bulk for salt dough crafting)
- 1/2 cup of heat water
- inexperienced meals coloring (elective for coloured salt dough)
Plus…
- sea glass (we most popular utilizing inexperienced sea glass, however brown sea glass works too)
- some varnish/ sealer and/ or glue (chances are you’ll have to safe the ocean glass as soon as the salt dough mission has absolutely dried)
- a bit of wire if making sea glass jewellery (and even work as a salt dough decoration connected to some ribbon)
- baking sheet for drying
- a big bowl/ mixing bowl
Whichever model you make, these little turtles make nice salt dough keepsakes, reminding you of your vacation collectively! Wouldn’t additionally they make beautiful little items at Christmas time?
Don’t have sea glass?
You may simply substitue the ocean glass with different nature finds – reminiscent of pebbles, sticks, mini pine cones ore seashells.
Sea Glass Turtle – Video Tutorials
We’ve got a step-by-step directions tutorial, or after all the ever fashionable video tutorial too! Do try the video on auto play for full craft!!
make sea glass turtle jewelry, fridge magnets or paper weights!
Time for some directions! As talked about, these salt dough turtles are appropriate for teenagers of all ages. From toddlers and preschoolers to older children!
Are you able to inform from the title of this part, that we couldn’t fairly resolve what to show our salt dough turtles into? Ha.. so many selections! How about all three (although for the paper weight you want much more sea glass.. and we used a good quantity up for our Sea Glass Artwork Mermaid). I do love the dinkiness of our little salt dough pendant.. but in addition the flexibleness the bigger salt dough turtle permits for “small palms” to become involved.
So possibly the reply lies in: how outdated is your youngster. However children of ALL ages could make these turtles!
There are two methods you can also make these turtles.
- Make the entire salt dough turtle first, then add the ocean glass
- Begin with the turtle shell – salt dough plus sea glass after which add the remainder of the turtle options.
I attempted each and favored each methods. I can’t say which I choose!!!
To make a salt dough turtle:
Making a salt dough turtle may be very straightforward.
Start by making a bigger salt dough ball – ensure that it is freed from cracks. Add a bit of water if you should easy it. Flatten the salt dough ball a bit of. Perhaps even make it barely oval.
Make a smaller ball out of your salt dough for the pinnacle. Hooked up to the bigger, a bit of flattend ball. Easy down with some water to safe.
Make 4 small balls for the fins. If you want you possibly can form them a bit of. For youthful youngsters “balls” are high-quality. Once more, connected them to your turtle’s salt dough physique and easy down/ safe with a bit of water.
Lastly add a bit of salt dough tail.
Easy throughout. Poke two eyes into your turtle’s head with the again of a pint brush, a pencil nib or a toothpick.
Including the ocean glass to your salt dough turtle:
Collect the completely different shapes of colourful seaglass. Take the biggest piece of sea glass and place it within the centre of the salt dough turtle shell. Press in place gently (in order to not miss shapen the turtle).
Now add the smaller sea glass items across the centre in a circle. Gently urgent the ocean glass in place as you go.
Add one other layer or smaller items of sea glass into any gaps.
Some sea glass could fall off once more. Don’t fear. Gently put it again in place… you possibly can glue it place later.
If making a sea glass jewelry turtle or salt dough ornaments
The wire hanging turtle makes an excellent pendant or salt dough decoration.
Minimize a bit of craft wire.
Twist one.
Insert into the turtle’s head – the place the mouth could be.
Don’t neglect that we some beautiful Salt Dough Shell Pendants much like this too!
Oven bake the salt dough or let it air dry
As it’s a good sunny day right here at Pink Ted Artwork HQ, we let our salt dough air dry absolutely (it solely took a day on our scorching sunny day).
In the event you can’t let the salt dough air dry – bake within the oven at low temperature (100-120C or 200-250F) for 2-3 hours. If doubtful, maintain the oven temperature low to keep away from any puffing of the dough.
Do flip your salt dough creations just a few occasions to let it dry on each side!
Seal your salt dough turtle/ varnish the ocean glass
As soon as your turtles are absolutely dry.. seal the salt dough with a craft varnish, mod podge and even only a layer of fine white glue/ PVA glue. This can even assist safe the ocean glass in place and make all of it beautiful and glossy! If the odd glass falls off (it’s going to!) simply glue it again in place!
Your sea glass turtle craft is FINISHED!! Woohoo. How I like the mixture of sea glass concepts and salt dough crafts! And naturally.. who doesn’t love a cute turtle craft!
I hope you agree that this makes a pleasant and straightforward sea glass jewellery concept for teenagers to make. And will function as a part of any sea glass craft concepts assortment!
Additional Sea Glass Concepts
Take a look at the remainder of our sea glass crafts and concepts, on this assortment – you will discover numerous attractive sea glass jewelry inspiration too!
I spy each extra salt dough jewellery concepts, in addition to extra salt dough turtles! Properly.. why not. However I additionally love the salt dough rain cloud decorations and in addition to the DIY toy salt dough bakery! SOOOOO enjoyable.
In the event you make any of our salt dough crafts or sea glass crafts, please do share your images with me on instagram and possibly I can function them on my account or on fb / pinterest too!! Woohoo!
Further photos, as I liked making and photographing these a lot!!!!!
Hope you loved this little summer season craft!! SO FUN!