Mussel Shell Flower

My son and I were thinking what to do for his teacher, Mrs Eunice, as a thank you gift for having put in so much effort to help the kids present an item for their school's concert.

Since I have a lot of my mussel shell from here, I thought we can do a simple craft with it.


Materials needed:

• 7 Mussel shells, all from the same side
• 2 circle Cardboard, 5cm and 7cm diameter each
• 1 (Balloon) Stick, cut to desired length
• Double-sided Tape
• Scotch Tape

How to do it:

1. Colour one side of the smaller circle if you like.
2. Stick the circles with double-sided tapes and set aside. If you have coloured the smaller circle, then tape the non-coloured side.
3. Place shell, inside (shiny part) down and the thiner part outward, to form a flower pattern.
4. Remove the protective paper from tape of the larger circle.
5. Stick it over the center of all shells.
6. Turn it over.
7. Remove the protective paper from tape of the smaller circle.
8. Stick it over the center of all shells.
9. Turn it over again.
10. Place the stick with one end to the middle of the larger circle.
11. Stick on scotch-tape to secure it.

Note:
The number of shells needed depends on the size of your shells.

* Sticking the smaller circle over the shells *


* the Mussel Shell Flower *