Jeweled Sea Shell Photo Frames

1 min read September 13, 2026 Kelsey Graves
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Nothing says summer like sea shell crafts! A fun afternoon spent making DIY sea shell and jewel photo frames with kids. Self-adhesive jewels and sea shell fun!

Project Time
15 to 25 min
Difficulty
Beginner
Step
1

For the sea shell frames, zig zag the tacky glue along one side of the unfinished frame. I applied the glue on one side at a time so that it didn’t start drying as the kids were working. Allow the kids to choose their own sea shells and place them on the glue. When they finish one side, apply a zig zag line of glue to another side of the frame.

Jeweled Sea Shell Photo Frames step 1
Step
2

For the jeweled photo frames, have the kids peel off the self-adhesive backing and stick jewels all over the frame. We used three types of jewels for our frames: jumbo self-adhesive jewels1/2″ self-adhesive jewels, and pastel princess mix jewels. These self-adhesive jewels stuck to the unfinished frames perfectly and were easy for little fingers! The kids loved digging through all the jewel choices and filling up their sparkly frames!

Jeweled Sea Shell Photo Frames step 2

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