I love walking along the beach gathering treasures.
In August I spent a blissful few days with Jude and her family in their second home in Brittany. I swam in the sea (without a wetsuit), walking along the beach, did a massive amount of loom banding with Jude’s daughter and inspired by Jude’s considerable collection also developed a passion for seaglass.
As well as the seaglass I gathered lots of limpet shells, worn down to rings of varying thickness by the waves buffering them around over the sand, as well as this piece of dried seaweed root, so tactile and beautifully shaped I could not leave it.
To make the mobile I arranged my shells and seaglass, however many you want per strand – roughly large to small.
Knot strands of fishing line to your dried seaweed stalk, and secure each with a blob of hot glue from a glue gun.
Place a blob of glue on each piece of seaglass then press the fishing line into it. Knot the fishing line around each shell then secure with a blob of glue.
Let the glue set, trim off the extra fishing line and tie on a piece to hang it by. Total time taken about 40 minutes.
Hangup inside, or out and be reminded of happy beach days!
Photo credits Jude Magee.
It was wonderful to have you visit in the summer, Helen. Your mobile is so beautiful and I love the fact that you used shells as well as Seaglass. Happy Days!
Well thank you for having me Jude. I have another idea for the shells too.
How gorgeous. I know my little ones will love making these when we next go to Cornwall!
My crafting ability is about the same as a 10year old’s Kate, so if I can do it they can. You just need a glue gun!
This is really lovely 🙂 And so simple but effective. We love shell collecting on holiday so I shall have to give this a go! x
Thanks Hannah. I rather enjoyed making it. Don’t get addicted to collecting seaglass!
What a pretty thing. It would look great in the garden. Nice idea.
Thanks Jac. Cooper would love making one.
These are so cute! I wish I lived near the sea, the sea glass is very pretty , I never thought of it being called that before!