Sea Shells by the Silverware

You Need:

Get Started:

1. Choose as many seashells as guests – your shells should have a bit of meat to them, say 3" or so.
2. Using a hot glue gun attach the shells or star fish to the metal attachment on each hair elastic.
3. Hold shell in place until hot glue hardens.
4. Once glue has cooled, insert napkin.

Hints & Clues:

To get the smell of the sea out of the shells, soak them for 24 hours in bleach and water. 

Sparkle and Sand

You Need:

Supplies
Glass vases or jars
Sand
Shells
Candles
Hurricane holders

Get Started:

1. Fill the glass jars with sand 1/3 of the way up.
2. Place the candles in the sand.
3. Place the shells in and around the sand.
4. Arrange the jars or vases in the center of your table.

Hints & Clues:

Candles may need to be trimmed at the base to fit in glass vase or jar.

Sandbox

You Need:

Get Started:

1. Use a 14" square ready made artist canvas that is at least 3-5”deep.
2. Place the canvas on your worktable so it's sitting like a bowl.
3. Apply a generous amount of hot glue to each shell
4. Place shells around rim, and hold in place until each one dries. 
5. Continue adding shells until rim is covered.
6. Fill the center with sand.

Hints & Clues:

Artist canvases are easily found at art supply stores.
In addition to shells, you can also use star fish, sand dollars etc.

Message in a Bottle

You Need:

Get Started:

1. Roll the paper up small enough to fit through the top of your bottle
2. Slide the roll into the bottle
3. Slide in a small pencil
4. Cork it!

Hints & Clues:

Incorporate this idea into the end of your party by making each guest write out a wish and toss it into the ocean; it is sure to end the evening on a magical note!

Plan a follow up party to be hosted by the person whose message is first received…whenever that might be!

This idea can also be used as an invite! Just include the necessary information on your paper scroll before you close it up in your bottle.

Freeze -Frond!

You Need:

Get Started:

1. Attach the lemon leaves to the plastic container from top to bottom using a dab of hot glue on the back of each leaf.  Cover the entire container. 
2. Cut the upper chunk of the palm frond to match the approx. height of your bucket.
3. Apply hot glue to the center stem of the palm frond and adhere to the lemon leaves.  Do this in four places – one on each side of the container.
4. Finish off your ice bucket by tying a plain stem of palm frond around the container.

Hints & Clues:

We lined the inside lip of the container with lemon leaves for a more finished look.
The palm stem not only adds a finishing touch but it also helps keeps the palm fronds in place.