Glitter Sand Pictures

Sep 9th, 2008 by Marie

We brought back some sand from our trip to the beach, crafting with it to help us remember our fun vacation. We used this sand like glitter to make sand pictures. They turned out so cute that I’ll be framing them to hang in my beach themed bathroom.

Supplies for Glitter Sand Pictures:

Sand - you don’t need to travel to the coast to get sand. Just sneak some from your neighbors sand box.
pencil - to draw your picture
glue - plain old white glue works great
heavy paper - we used cardstock
tray - something to catch the extra sand

First, draw any fun picture you like onto your heavy paper. Since our sand is from the beach, we drew beach pictures. Then place your paper onto a tray for the gluing and glittering. Do this now so that your glue doesn’t shift after you’ve poured it. Now pour the glue right over the pencil pattern. Try to stay in the lines as your sand will stick to the glue where ever you put it.

Next, take a spoonful of sand and shake it over the glued paper. It doesn’t matter if it falls in big clumps. Once the whole surface of glue has been glittered with sand, carefully shake the excess off. The glue is still wet, so don’t be too aggressive in shaking off the sand.

You’ll need to let this dry over night before you hang it. The next day, you’ll want to shake off any extra sand again.

Now they’re ready to display. These are going to look great in our Beachy Bathroom!

Posted in Kids Crafts | 16 Comments

16 Responses to “Glitter Sand Pictures”

on 09 Sep 2008 at 5:57 am1 Bridget

Cute idea! :)
on 09 Sep 2008 at 7:10 am2 Hashi

Fun!
on 09 Sep 2008 at 9:38 am3 Jessica

These are adorable. What a great way to remember your vacation and a fun project for the kids!

Jessica
http://www.momshots.com
on 09 Sep 2008 at 10:42 am4 karisti

What a great idea! i will be trying this today on our rainy cloudy stay inside kinda day! thanks!
on 09 Sep 2008 at 12:58 pm5 Oh2122

That is such a cool idea!

We go to the beach every year and I have sand and shells galore just waiting for something to do!
on 09 Sep 2008 at 2:07 pm6 Little Birdie Secrets

Fabulous idea!
on 09 Sep 2008 at 2:37 pm7 kimberly

I LOVE this craft project. I’m craft challenged and have been checking out your site for a while now. Thanks for the great ideas. You have definately helped me improve my craft projects with my daughter.
on 09 Sep 2008 at 4:00 pm8 Rebecca

What a fabulous idea! You are so stinkin creative!
on 09 Sep 2008 at 9:11 pm9 Nicol

What a find idea! Different then the norm which is great!
on 09 Sep 2008 at 10:46 pm10 Kristin Doyle

Great idea, I think it would work to do it on picture matting too and frame some beach pictures! I’ll let you know if it works out. Thanks for sharing the idea!
on 10 Sep 2008 at 10:36 am11 HeatherStokes

This looks fun - Thanks for sharing!
on 25 Sep 2008 at 9:22 pm12 jen

Marie, I just stumbled onto this site and am amazed at your creativity. Thank you for sharing such wonderful ideas. My boys and I will enjoy them!!
on 04 Oct 2008 at 3:00 pm13 Sohbet

thanks
on 05 Oct 2008 at 4:46 am14 dizi izle

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on 05 Oct 2008 at 4:47 am15 toplist

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on 19 Oct 2008 at 7:41 am16 chat odaları

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