Shell

Craft
BASILIO, DELIA MAE
ROXAS, MARISOL
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LESSON 1: Kinds of sea shell and picking shells in the seashores
LESSON 2: Cleaning, bleaching and drying sea shells
LESSON 3: Tools and materials in making shell craft
LESSON 4: Safety measures during laboratory
LESSON 5: Finishing materials
What are Sea Shells?
Seashell is an exoskeleton of marine
mollusks that are normally found in
beach drift, which is natural waste
matter left along strandlines on beaches
by the waves and the tides.
 Facts
 Seashell collecting is not a new concept.
 The official term for a shell collector is "conchologist“.
 Most shells "open" to the right.
 You can guess the age of a seashell.
 The best time to look for shells is after a storm.
 LESSO
N 3Materials in Making
Tools and
Shell Craft

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SEA
SHELL
The most important material
in making a shell craft.
TOOLS & Materials
Cleaning and Preparing Shells

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NUTPICK, METAL
SKEWER OR
DENTAL SCRAPER
Use for cleaning away any
excess pieces of lime adhering to
the shell surfaces.
WIRE
BRUSH
Useful in removing the most
stubborn lime deposits.

CHLORINE
BLEACH
Use for boiling out the shells
RUBBING
ALCOHOL
Use to destroy any odor causing
materials still left in the point

Baby oil/ mineral

oil
Use to bring out the shell color
TOOLS & Materials
Displaying Shells

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HAMMER
It is a tool with a heavy metal
head mounted to beat
repeatedly

SCREWDRIV
ER
It is a tool that is use for
turning screws
RASP
It is use for coarsely
shaping the material.

PLIERS
It is use to cut and splice
wires
SAW
It is use to cut and shape the
plywood according to the
design
TOOLS & Materials
Additional

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PAINT
It is use to protect, color, or
provide texture to the shell

SCREW
It is use to hold objects
together
WIRE
It is use to hold the shells to make
jewelry, ornaments, decorations
and many other household items

WHITE GLUE
It is use for sticking objects or
materials together
PAINT
BRUSHES
It is use to apply paint on
the shell

PLYWOOD
It is use to give a support
and provides a smooth
surface to glue the shells
EPOXY
CEMENT
It is use to coat the shell
products
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NMeasures
Safety 4 During
Laboratory

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• Use tools only for its designated purpose

• Look for safer alternatives

• Keep materials in their original

containers

• Do arts and crafts in an area where the

air circulates well

• Use protective equipment

• Keep arts and crafts materials away from
food and drink

• Avoid wearing jewelry in the lab as this can

pose multiple safety hazards.

• Wash up

• Store carefully

• Dispose of materials carefully

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Finishing Materials
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