Seashell Art

Welcome to Carolyn’s Blooming Creations! If you found one of my hidden painted seashells, welcome you awesome person, you!

On this page you will find examples of my seashell art, learn about the rules of painted shells and hiding, and gain some awesome inspiration. If you want to learn about my seashell painting and resin coating process, click here.

If you want to learn about me (Carolyn, an artist that has been featured on HGTV, InStyle Magazine and more), click here.

Carolyn gives hidden seashell location hints in her Instagram stories! Follow her today by clicking here.

I’ve had Christmas on my brain since July…and I know why!

Artists get holiday vibes early so they can provide the world with ideas. Here’s my latest ornament idea👉DIY Butterfly Seashells

I’m inspired by my environment and

I was a cheerleader from age 8-18 (and a dancer before that) and I got really used to wearing my hair up with a bow.

While bows are still a cute way to cover a ponytail holder, I love trying other styles too.

This easy DIY hair wrap has been my g

My husband of 19 years @tbradenjr modeling his own personal style…graphic tees are his FAVORITE! 💖

Every time we are out and about, he gets complimented on his shirts. Some are vintage finds (we love thrift stores and found tons this past we

We’ve officially lived in Sanibel for 2 years! 💖

While we still have lots of plans for this cute house, we are happy with what we’ve accomplished so far.

Naming the house was kind of hard. Once we finished the biggest changes (repairs

It’s never too early to start practicing Halloween looks! 🎃

Actually, practicing new looks is part of my daily habit. Makeup is a form of art to me.

I received this palette #complimentary from @influenster and @patmcgrathreal and have been

We wore her out on her birthday! (Scroll for the big yawn!) 😂

She got to do a lot! We went to her happy place (the beach) and found sand dollars washed up on the beach (see my stories!), then hid my painted shells all around Sanibel.

I think her 4

My August 2022 batch of resin coated seashells are complete…all are hand painted by me! 💖

I’ve hidden some already last week Georgia, and will be hiding some tonight on Sanibel 🥰

If you find one, let me know!!! I’ll post my sun

Because we love driftwood and home decor💖

I made this sign and keep adding new pieces to my black and white bathroom…which still looks fab over a year after we did a mini renovation to it!

The chalk painted cabinets still look amazing&hel

We spent last week in one of our favorite small towns: Helen GA.

We ate German food (my love for it is in my DNA!) and BIG pretzels and drank muscadine wine, saw tons of wildlife, waterfalls and sunrises/sunsets and spends time with our silly fur b

Holding onto summer in this outfit 🥰

I bought the @iamtabithabrown hat online in June and it came extremely bent. So, as I always do, I turned lemons into lemonade!

I stitched the bent side back, glued on some feathers I already had, then used ta

Another retro fashion I love-HATS!!! I love hats, and Johnny Cash looks FAB in this vintage one that belonged to my grandmother.

He always wants to be where I am, doing whatever it is I’m doing soooo…he got to help me model🥰 Have a ha

Hidden Seashells or Rocks Rules

If you want to paint rock or seashells and hide them yourself, click this link for a full tutorial of my process. You should also note that there are some rules to follow:

You cannot hide them in protected environments like National Parks, Wildlife Conservations, etc.
You cannot hide them in businesses without permission from the business owner.
You cannot collage shells or place anything on them that can peel off (those things can fall off no matter how well they are stuck or glued on and can litter the environment)
If you include a label on the back of the shells or rock, it MUST be sealed completely in resin. I’ve found other shells that just stuck a label on and tried to seal it in clear spray paint and it still peeled off and was unfortunately littered.
Unless glitter paint is sealed in resin, it should not be used.

Seashell Related DIY Projects

Here are some tutorials for some seashell projects I’ve created:

Seashell Art GallerY

View some of my shell art examples below for tons of inspiration.