Things You'll Need
Rubber gloves
2 buckets, 10 gallon
Bleach, unscented
Long-handled spoon
Towel
When you make handmade decorative accents for your home, you can end up spending a lot of money at a craft-supply store on the materials for your project. For example, you may buy bleached oyster shells for a beach-themed home accessory. Instead of buying pre-bleached oyster shells, bleach your own oyster shells using a few basic materials that can be purchased inexpensively from a supermarket. This enables you to make beachy home accents on less money.
Step 1
Put on rubber gloves to protect your skin from the bleach water.
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Step 2
Fill a 10 gallon bucket halfway full of water.
Step 3
Pour 1 cup of unscented bleach into the water. Stir the solution for 1 minute using a long-handled spoon.
Step 4
Place up to 2 lbs. of oyster shells into the bleach water and push the shells under the water using the long-handled spoon. Allow the shells to remain in the bleach water for 30 minutes.
Step 5
Rinse off the bleached oyster shells under clear water for 2 minutes, then lay the shells onto a towel to air dry for 3 hours.
Warning
Keep bleach out of the reach of children.
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