One of a kind! This is THE original painted portrait shell! Makes a great memento of a vacation souvenir, special location, beach house, cabin, lake house, cottage! This item is a handpainted ornament or trinket dish or portrait display, watercolor painted by artist Laura on real seashells found at the beach in New Jersey.
 
Each shell is unique, different size and color and shape. Inside of shell is painted with custom portrait scene of wedding venue, first time, beach house, club, home, cottage from photo, or faceless family portrait, and rimmed with gold, and a ribbon is attached to top with bow for a hanger (or you can select a stand with purchase). Artist can also add text. Incredible unique custom gift for engagement, birthday, bridal shower, bridesmaid gift, wedding party gift, anniversary gift. Please study photos in listing or at Instagram at PetitePrintsStudio for a sense of portraiture style and additional photos! 
 
Artist Laura can do custom photos and portraits, pets, places, faceless portraits*, or add personalization to ornament. (see other shop listings) If you have a preference of shell size (or shell type), or ribbon, please message seller. Think of the shell as a blank canvas, and have a design discussion with the artist to make your vision a reality! This turns memories into artful gifts or keepsakes for engagement, proposals, weddings, vintage photos, vacation or beach pictures, trip art, and more. To see more of artist work on shells please also visit Instagram @PetitePrintsStudio! 
 
Please message seller if you have questions to discuss design and to send photos to artist. Send photos via Etsy message immediately after purchasing, or via Instagram at @petiteprintsstudio. 
 
You MUST provide seller with photo(s) at time of purchase. Please send message to seller. 
 
*Artist does faceless* portraits or figures and *requires* a photo. Design is for inside of shell only. Back of shell is left as nature made it! Any requests for text or design on back of shell will incur additional charge. 
 
The best photos for this type of shell are candid or posed figures who are not cropped. You can change the background of any photo.