Dollar Tree Ombre Mermaid Tail

Channel your inner Mermaid this summer with this Dollar Tree Ombre Mermaid Tail DIY. This “Life is a Beach” decor is the perfect mix between nautical, coastal, girly, and summery with it’s Ombre paint and pretty mermaid sequins!

Dollar Tree Ombre Mermaid Tail DIY summer nautical beach decor with "Life is a Beach" written in scrabble tiles and jute twine and a pearl bead hanger, along with mermaid purple, blue and teal sequins and Ombre paint.

When I grabbed the little wooden Mermaid Tails from the Dollar Tree ‘Shore Living’ section I had zero idea what I was going to do with them, but I knew I had to have them! The best part is they came in a pack of 3, so I have 2 leftover after making this adorable Ombre Mermaid Tail!

As soon as I received Happy Mail from one of my crafty friends, Donna, with this gorgeous mermaid sequins package, I knew right away that we were going to dazzle this baby up.

Sequins, Diamond Dust, and pearls? Yes, please! How stinkin’ cute does this Dollar Tree Ombre Mermaid Tail look next to my summer tiered tray?

Dollar Tree Ombre Mermaid Tail next to a summer fun in the sun tiered tray.

This is not the first thing that I’ve made this summer with the OMBRE effect. If you’re loving it, make sure to check out the abso-stinking-lutely adorable Seashell Seahorse I made to go along with this Dollar Tree Mermaid Tail DIY!

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Supplies Needed to Make an Ombre Mermaid Tail

Raw wooden dollar tree mermaid tail, unpainted.

How to make an Ombre Dollar Tree Mermaid Tail Craft

I made this Gorgeous Ombre Mermaid Tail on video, so you can WATCH me make it HERE or click on the picture right below.

Amanda holding the completed project on a Facebook live thumbnail.

Watch the video here

Start off by painting the entire background with “Mermaid Colored” Ombre! I used blues purples, teals, and blended in-between each color by mixing them together and blending with water. You can see how I did this by watching the Live replay.

I decided to first paint my entire mermaid tail with a teal metallic paint, so that it would show through the sequins and Diamond Dust. I covered the whole tail with a nice thick layer of Mod Podge, and then covered the flippers with Diamond Dust, and the rest of the tail with the mermaid colored sequins.

It works best to do the sequins in smaller sections at a time, so that you can get nice full coverage without the Mod Podge drying.

Glue it to the bottom of your Ombre painted egg shaped background, and add some pearls as “bubbles” floating up.

Wooden mermaid tail painted metallic teal with purple, teal, and blue sequins and diamond dust in the fin, along with pearl bead "bubbles".

Next spell out the word BEACH using pieces of thick just twine, and glue it to the background along with the scrabble tiles that say “Life is a”.

Scrabble letters that spell "Life is a" and then the word "Beach" spelled with jute twine letters.

Add a small amount of Diamond Dust to two of the little wooden starfish, and glue one to the “B” and one to the “H”.

Mini wooden starfish covered in diamond dust glued to the letter "B" in jute twine.

Finish it off by adding a pearl bead hanger to match the “bubbles”.

Pearl bead hanger on the top of the project.

There you have it! How adorable is this Dollar Tree Ombre Mermaid Tail DIY!? I just LOVE how it turned out! It looks perfect with my Seashell Seahorse and my Fun in the Sun Tiered Tray!

Dollar Tree ombre mermaid tail project next to a seashell seahorse and a fun in the sun tiered tray on a bookshelf.

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