50 Cheap & Easy DIY Coastal Christmas Decorations

Bring the beach to your home this holiday season with these affordable and easy DIY coastal Christmas decorations.

Supplies You May Need:

• Mod Podge with a Foam Brush
• Hot Glue Gun & Glue Sticks ($3- Walmart)
• Paint Brush ($0.50 – Walmart)
• X-Acto Knife
• Scissors
• Acrylic and spray paint. You can get acrylic paint for $0.50 each at Walmart. Spray paint cost $1-$3 at Walmart.
• Dremel, pin vise or small drill bits to make small holes in shells for hanging

Craft Materials You Can Get at Dollar Tree to Save Money:

• packs of shells
• sand
• burlap ribbons
• wreath forms
• ornaments
• garlands
• twine (jute and cotton)
• clear ornaments

DIY Coastal Christmas Indoor Decorations

foam cone + scallop shells + starfish

Glue shells to the foam cone using a hot glue gun.

oyster shells + foam cone + starfish + wood skewer

Glue the shells onto the foam. Put a wood skewer through the top of the cone and glue starfish onto it.

starfish + sand dollars + garland + cotton twine

You will need to make small holes in the shells to string them through the twine.
You could use a dremel or a pin vise for that.

driftwood + plywood + white spray paint + d-ring hook

Tutorial here

burlap + white picture frame + white shells

driftwood + wood glue + ornaments

large bowl + assorted shells + starfish + white ribbon + sisal rope + base for the tree

tiny shells + starfish + foam cone

The small shells that wash up on shore are perfect for this project.

driftwood + burlap + wood sea star

Also, you will need a saw and wood glue

starfish + twine or thread

You will need to make small holes in the shells to string them through the twine.
You could use a dremel or a pin vise for that.

small shells + thread or twine

pine garland + pinecones + various sized starfish + white candle and glass candleholder for accent

You can make the garland letters from white foam or poster board. Print out large letters on your computer. Trace the letters with a pencil onto the board and cut them out. Brush them with Mod Podge and sprinkle glitter on. Make small holes at the tops of the letters to string the ribbon through.

greenery + large starfish + nautical rope

grapevine wreath + small shells + small starfish

You can decorate your tree with large seashells. Simple yet beautiful.

You will need to make small holes in the shells to string them through the twine.

large jar or vase + ornaments + tinsel garland + pebbles + starfish

You can get everything but the jar and starfish at Dollar Tree

decorative bowel + white and silver ornaments + starfish + gold mercury glass candle holder

You can make your own mercury glass candle holder with this tutorial.

conch shells  + basket + garland + white string lights

lantern + ornaments + starfish + sand

Christmas center piece + ornaments + cockle shell(s)

apothecary jars + blue oranemts + sprigs of green + starfish + large shells + sand + pinecones

You can get apothecary jars at thrift stores for less than $5

branch bowl + blue  and silver ornaments + starfish

I see the branch bowls at thrift stores all the time for less than $3.

blue pillar candles + large starfish + ribbons + garland + pinecones

large coral + white pillar candles ($4 for a 3 pack at Walmart) + pine clippings + silver ornaments

sea urchins + garden urn

sea urchins + sea fans + sea horses

pine garland + large shells + burlap ribbon

DIY Coastal Christmas Ornaments

white poster or foam board + burlap scrap + seashell stencil (or printable to trace)
+ white and red acrylic paint + small red bow + twine + white pom-pom

starfish + small shells

rope + clear ornament + ribbon or twine for hanging

twine + ornaments + starfish

Here is a tutorial that shows you how to make the netting. It’s pretty easy!

sand + small shells + painter’s tape

Wrap painter’s tape around the areas that you don’t want to add sand to. Mod podge the other areas and sprinkle on sand. Then use a glue gun to add the shells.

clear ornament + vinyl stickers + sand + small shells

rope

Here is the tutorial for how to make the knot

starfish + ribbons

You will need to make small holes in the shells to string them through the twine.
You could use a dremel or a pin vise for that.

clear ornament + sand + small shells + ribbon or twine for hanging

rope + medium sized shells + clear ornaments + neutral colored ribbon or twine for hanging

scallop shell + small ark shells + white pebble for head + small white ribbon + thread or twine for hanging

DIY Coastal Christmas Outdoor Decorations

 twig wreath + white spray paint ($1 – Walmart) + small ornaments + starfish + blue ribbon

wire wreath form + small pieces of driftwood + starfish + acrylic paint (for starfish-optional) + rope for hanging

netting + starfish + wide blue ribbon + clear ornaments + small shells like conchs or whelks

You need some nails, stencils, white acrylic paint and white spray paint.

You could also add lights or ornaments to it.

burlap + wire wreath form + large starfish + ribbon

Here is a tutorial for how to make the burlap wreath

foam wreath + lots of shells (you can get a bag of these types of shells at Dollar Tree) + Christmas ribbon

starfish + white spray paint + foam wreath

pine wreath +  berries + shells and small starfish + satin ribbon

blue and white rope + red burlap + white acrylic paint + stencils