Paint Pouring a Wooden Seahorse

It’s hard to believe that this is the first paint pouring craft we’ve shared on our blog! Knowing how much fun it is to do, we’re excited to share this DIY beachy-themed decorative seahorse craft idea.

Paint poured wooden seahorse embellished with a wood cut out phrase, twine, charms and a seashell.

An Acrylic Paint Pouring Craft

Although we have done a similar craft with this DIY ocean resin art piece, I love, love, love that this latest paint pouring craft doesn’t require any resin at all! And yet, the finished pieces looks just as impressive and professional as the one made with resin. By adding the lustrous metallic acrylic paint in to the mix gives the piece the extra bit of dimension it needs.

More Paint Pouring Ideas

Once you finish a paint pouring project, you’ll quickly realize what an addictive craft this is. Just to give you an idea, I didnt stop at just this pretty seahorse, I also paint poured a wooden padde and a beachy-themed jumbo popsicle stick bookmark! Trust me, you will be looking around for other surfaces to paint pour on to also!

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Materials Needed

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wooden seahorse surface
DecoArt Ready-to-Pour Paint in Sky blue, Deep Turquoise, Emerald Green, White
DecoArt Americana Metallics in Gold
gloves, plastic cups
paint brush
beach themed wooden (laser cut) cut outs
beach themed decorative charms
twine
hot glue gun
fine glitter (optional)

Paint Pouring a Wooden Seahorse (or any wooden surface)

To follow along with the making of this paint poured seahorse, head over to our Facebook page and watch the video tutorial here.

Mixing the paint together over the searhorse wood surface.

Afterwards, I had to leave the seahorse to dry fully before I decked it out in all beachy goodness. Things like charms, seashells and a beachy phrase were added with a bit of hot glue and some simple twine. You can check out exactly how I decorated the paint poured seahorse in the second part of the video here.

Close up of a paint poured wooden seahorse embellished with a wood cut out phrase, twine, charms and a seashell.

Decorate your Home or Cottage with More Beach Themed Decor

Here are some more beachy-themed DIYs you can make for your home:

We’d love to hear from you! Have you ever tried paint pouring? And if so, what surfaces have you tried this technique on?

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