Many painted shells have since travelled across the globe, carried by the tourists who found them hidden around the region. "Lots of people have found one and it puts a smile on someone's face ...

Ideas range from creating planters to crafting clever soap dishes, and you can even paint them if you're feeling extra crafty ...

Step 2: Enhance the Pearly White Interior After cleaning the shells, I decided I liked the natural pearly surface inside and wanted to enhance it even more. I used this metallic paint to paint the ...