Seashell Angel

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This angel-faced decoration, made by gluing together three shells, is truly a gift from the sea.

Tips
If you'll be making angels at the beach, use craft glue; if you decide to tote your shells home to assemble, a hot glue gun works even better (parents only).

Prep Time: Under 1 hour
What you need:
	Seashells Craft glue or hot glue gun Acrylic paint and paintbrushes Fishing line
Seasons: Summer
Materials: nature objects, paints
Instructions:
1.	Lay out your collection of seashells. Try different combinations to get the right shapes, but basically each angel is made of a medium-sized fan-shaped shell (such as a scallop, lucina or clamshell), a small, round-bodied shell (such as a moon, top, bubble or cowrie shell), and a small bowl-shaped shell (such as an ark, tellin or cockleshell).
2.	Use a scallop shell for the angel's dress, then glue on a cowrie shell for her head and a small cockleshell for her bonnet.
3.	Once the glue dries, paint on a face and hair and tie or glue a loop of fishing line around the back of the bonnet for a hanger.