Sandy Shells Beach Vase

You don't need to leave your memories at the beach; take them home with you to decorate a DIY centerpiece. This vase can show off all of the seashells and sand that you collected on your last fun family vacation.

Materials:

• Candle
• Vase
• Seed beads
• 24 gauge wire
• Mod Podge
• Water
• Plastic Wrap
• Jewelry Pliers
• Scoop
• Funnel
• A chopstick
• Sand dollars
• Shells
• Sand

Instructions:

1. I mixed equal parts modpodge and water so I wouldn't end up with a thick, sticky coating.  I dipped the sand dollars in and laid them to dry on the plastic wrap for several hours.
   
   
    
2. Next, I took the wire and wrapped a piece around the top of the candle glass, just tight enough to fit uner the top rim. I twisted the ends together and used the round tip of the jewlery pliers to turn the ends under together a couple of times. I then took 3 inch pieces of wire and fed a few beads, a shell, and a few more beeds onto it. I then fed one end of the wire under the wire around the candle and twisted the two ends together. Then, used the pliers again to make a loop. I used the shells with holes and the sand dollars for this decoration.
   
   
    
3. I then placed the candle inside the vase.
   
   
    
4. I then used the funnel and scoop to put the sand around the candle.
   
   
    
5. As I dropped the shells into the vase, I used the chopstick to arrange them. And that was it!