Wall Plaque with Seashells in a Circle

My latest design is of seashells in a circle on a 6x8 inch wooden plaque with a twine "rope" hanger.

The focal point of this plaque is the seashell in the center of the circle. You'll have to click on the photo to see it better, but the center shell has texture and two stripes that curve along the sides of the seashell. Inbetween are some neat colored patterns.

The larger shell at the bottom is the anchor shell for the circle. Moving away from it are pairs of seashells until you reach the apex of the circle. There a single shell holds its own.

The top left corner has a flat, but colorful shell, that has a tube shell attached to it. That's the way I found it on a recent walk along the beach. To the right is a nice shell I found in the sand when I went to the Pompano Beach Seafood Festival back in April.

Under the circle I placed a piece of coral to the left, and a trio of round seashells that start small and get larger as they move to the right. The small red crab is made of glass and is trying to get under the piece of coral for protection.

All around the frame I placed more seashells, mostly small clam shells, in a variety of colors. There's a nice dark, almost black, shell in the center at the top of the frame. There's a black and white one opposite of it on the bottom frame. The other shells vary in color from ivory to light brown.

I made a set of these. The other, shown here on the right, is similar to the one above. The designs are "mirrored" to the plaque above. The circle is anchored by another larger seashell but the crab and coral are to the right side of the circle instead of the left like the above plaque.

The seashells are slightly different in color. A couple of the frame shells have stripes running through them. So even though this wall plaque is similar to the above plaque it is definitely not the same.

If you'd like to try your hands a making your own wall plaques visit: Shell Craft Guides where I have placed "how-to" instructions to guide you in making these wall plaques.

If you prefer to buy your crafts visit my store at The Shell Craft Shop where I have displayed some of the items I have crafted and have available for sale.