Key West Inspired Seashell Treasure Box by Kim Hale

 Key West Inspired Seashell Treasure Box 

Designed by Kim Hale

Materials: 

Makin's Clay® - White, Earth Tones, Vineyard Tones  

                         - Ultimate Clay Machine™

                         - Sea Shells Push Mold 

                         - Work Mat 

Beacon® Tacky Glue

True Gold Lumiere paint 

Gold Iridescent Pearl Acrylic Paint

Waves cake decorating mold 

Paintbrush 

Wooden box with lid, painted and distressed

Instructions: 

Paint and sand wooden box and lid to distress as desired. 

Roll white clay on setting #1 on the Ultimate Clay Machine™

Apply a thin layer of Lumiere True Gold paint onto rolled clay.  Let it dry slightly to give the clay a speckled effect.  

Press gold clay into Sea Shell mold to create starfish accent.  

Roll thin "logs" of a combination of colors from the Earth Tones and Vineyard Tones.  Press logs together, then roll through Ultimate Clay Machine™on setting #1 to create a striped blend.  Cut and stack the sheet and stack as shown.  Take slices of the blend and make assorted shells with Sea Shells push mold.  Let dry 24 hours.   

Waves for the side of the box and coral were created by molding blended clay in a cake decorating mold.  

Highlight the dry shells, fish, etc. with gold iridescent pearl acrylic paint to highlight. 

Glue the shells on the box using Beacon’s Tacky Glue.