Sand Art
When I was down in St. Thomas for a quick break during the 4th of July holiday, there was this sign outside the restaurant that I admired and wanted to figure out how to make. I was told there was a very simple process of using sand and “magic milk” to make a plaque just like this, along with seaglass and whatever else you wanted to embed in the sand.
Going through my digital camera the other day, I decided to give it a try at home using some decorative sand and shells I had in a jar in the craft room.
Supplies needed: bowl of wet sand, a bottle, shells (or pebbles, seaglass, etc) and quick drying plaster from the craft store.
Instead of trying to make a plaque (which would need a wider bowl and more sand to play with), I stuck with trying to make a coaster to hold a candle instead. So, I stuck the wine bottle into the sand to make a mold.
Once the mold was set, I pulled the bottle out slowly and placed shells on the bottom, with the pretty side of the shell face down in the sand. These were shells I collected from a trip to Amelia Island, Florida last year, so it was kinda fun to see them again!
Mixed the quick drying plaster and water together. Here’s something I learned the hard way: just recycle an old carton instead of messing up a bowl. I’m using a Silk soy milk carton here to mix it together. No fuss, no mess, and just easier to mix things up and pour straight from it.
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Pour it in on top of the shells and let it dry! As I’m writing this post, it’s still drying and since it’s getting dark outside, I’ll have to post the finished pic later. But my intuition is telling me this will work (and I snuck a peek). Not sure this is a great beach day craft project (be weird to have you sitting on the beach mixing plaster with sea water while others are trying to take a nap in the sun), but still: easy peasy project.
I am curious to see how your project turned out. I think it would be something fun to try with our grandsons.
Heya….I’m still waiting to catch a glimpse of the result of this project
