Mussel Angel Christmas Ornament

My Grand Mother loved to make Christmas ornaments from scratch.  She made hundreds of different kinds of ornaments for her tree.  One of the ones that I like the most and is the most unique is an angel made with mussel shells.  This instructable will show you how to make a angle out of mussel shells for your tree.

Step 1: Get some mussel shells.

The first step is to get some mussel shells.  If you live by the ocean then this will not be hard nor expensive.  If you are land locked then mussels can be found in the sea food department at any grocery store but they might be a little pricey.  After you buy them, cook them up and enjoy a meal.  Obviously you will want to save the shells.  Try to keep the two shells of the mussel together.  The final product will look nicer and have better symmetry if you keep the shells together.

Comments

[3leftturns]

Featured!

[kelseymh]

Neat little project! Just one comment (if you want people searching to be able to find this) -- the mollusk is spelled "mussel", the stuff you use to lift weights are spelled "muscle". The spell checker can't pick this up for you, because you spelled correctly, just used the wrong word :-)

[shaggs31]

Thanks for the correction.