Y’all know that finishing salt is everything! The sprinkle of a good Maldon or French Grey Sea Salt before taking a bite can take a great meal to extraordinary heights. Having a nice serving vessel for these prized salts is key. These DIY Oyster Shell Salt Cellars cost virtually nothing to make and will elevate your table in glorious ways. Not to mention that telling people you made them yourself will give you a ton of satisfaction.

I like to get oysters to grill from Whole Foods or when I can make it to my local seafood spots, but you can also order oysters at your favorite restaurant and take the shells home with you. I recently ate some Oysters at Mario Batali’s Seafood Restaurant, Pesce, inside Eataly in NYC and the oyster shells were so perfect I had to take them home with me in my carry on bag. Yes I’m just that crazy!

These are my Christmas gifts this year for my friends and neighbors but keep these on hand to give to friends and family as hostess gifts year round. I buy Maldon Sea Salt and put them in little containers to give with the salt cellars.

Finishing salts, such as the lemon finishing salt show here, are a great way to add extra ZING to any dish!

You can take this a step further and make your own artisanal sea salt, the opportunities for creativity are limitless. Here are my recipes for Rosemary Lemon Sea Salt as well as Smoked Sea Salt. If you are interested in learning more about the world of Salt, check out my “Salt 101” article and impress your friends with some fun salt facts!

You only need three things to make these!

Note: Affiliate links have been used, if you purchase anything from the links I may make a very small commission which helps pay for this website!

Did you try this cool DIY food project? If so, tag me in your pics on social @grillgirlrobyn! on instagram or on facebook at Grillgirlrobyn. 

Here’s how to make your own finishing salts to put into these cute cellars!