Make a Cute Seahorse Shelf Sitter

The nautical motif is still popular and, if you enjoy decorating in this style, try this easy to do shelf sitter featuring a seahorse. If you can’t find the wood seahorse shapes, other sea-themed pieces in the same style, would work, too.

Here’s how to make a cute seahorse shelf sitter.

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Make a Cute Seahorse Shelf Sitter

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I picked up the driftwood and the seahorse shapes last year at Dollar Tree. I did see that they had more bags of driftwood pieces this year. You will need a piece of driftwood approximately 2 1/2 inches long, with a flat side.

Step 1: Cut a Notch in the Driftwood Base

 

I neglected to take a picture, but I glued the two seahorse shapes together just to give my seahorse more substance and painted it in a gold metallic acrylic paint. Choose whatever colour suits your fancy.

Using my utility knife, I cut a notch in the middle of the piece of driftwood. This wood is very soft, so it didn’t take much effort. 

 

 

I cut the slot deep enough so that the seahorse would stand up. I tested it without gluing to make sure.

Step 2: Glue Seahorse into Driftwood

 

 

Then, I hot glued the seahorse into the slot and reinforced it by adding hot glue to the outside edges, as well.

Step 3: Add Seaweed to Back of Driftwood

 

 

Next, I pulled some greenery off of a stem I had on hand and hot glued it to the driftwood base behind the seahorse.

Step 4: Add More Greenery to the Front of the Driftwood

 

 

Then I added another piece of the same greenery to the front of the driftwood, making sure that some of it covered the base of the seahorse where I added the additional hot glue.

 

 

I think this shelf-sitter, styled with some sea glass, makes a cute addition to my summertime decor.

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