The Painted Oyster

The Painted Oyster Bringing the beach & Lake District into your home
Decorative Cumbrian oyster shells
Hand painted and decoupage
Unique & custom made by

14/08/2025

Washing the shells is the first step to making them into gorgeous home decor items.
These are the shells we collected yesterday from the beach, and here’s me taking an age to wash them all!
Follow along for the next step!

05/08/2025

Beautiful vintage jellyfish oyster shell available now in our shop, it’s one of a kind and it’s handmade. -shell

04/08/2025

New vintage jellyfish pattern on oyster shell available now in our Esty store - link in the usual place. This is a handmade unique oyster shell perfect as a small trinket dish for storing jewellery items like earrings rings or bracelets. Would make an excellent gift for somebody who has everything.

A selection of beauties currently in store. DM for prices 🦪🦪
23/03/2021

A selection of beauties currently in store. DM for prices 🦪🦪

Having a play about with the tops of the oyster shells today and making them into these cute name key rings. My daughter...
18/03/2021

Having a play about with the tops of the oyster shells today and making them into these cute name key rings.

My daughter is pretty much obsessed with adding key rings to her school bag so this went down well with her - not yet handed out the rest to her mates so will report back on how they’re received.

Just playing about with the sea design in the background - too dark d’you think?

Hermit. Anyone else? New gift packs of matching bracelet and oyster shell coming to my Etsy store soon. ...
16/03/2021

Hermit. Anyone else?
New gift packs of matching bracelet and oyster shell coming to my Etsy store soon.

Finally, finally got my Etsy shop done. That took some time, I can tell you! These three beauties are up on there along ...
23/08/2020

Finally, finally got my Etsy shop done. That took some time, I can tell you!
These three beauties are up on there along with some others. I’m now of for a sit down and a brew!
Hope you’re have a good weekend all ☺️

Weekend project is drilling holes in these beauties that are flat top shells, adding leather and creating little tags to...
10/07/2020

Weekend project is drilling holes in these beauties that are flat top shells, adding leather and creating little tags to put with your keys, around your luggage, hanging from your rear view mirror, or wherever you like!
Still experimenting with them yet but the shop will open soon! Promise!
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Going to try and perfect some new ideas I’ve had for the shells using the ‘flat-tops’ first, so spent the day priming th...
28/06/2020

Going to try and perfect some new ideas I’ve had for the shells using the ‘flat-tops’ first, so spent the day priming these lovelies.
Rain again all day, but doing this managed to keep some of the sunshine inside ☀️
Hope you’ve had a good day, instafam

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