You wouldn't believe how many shells we found! It must be in the thousands! Hubby said it would take me a week to clean them.
First, I soaked, and cleaned all of the shells. Then the sorting began...
I only counted the jewel box (spiny oyster) shells, and we found 286 "jewelry quality" jewel boxes! I love hearing hubby refer to the perfect shells as "jewelry quality". He so gets it!
Guess what I'll be doing today?
It's time to PLAY!
Happy Seashell Saturday everyone!
Love,
Del
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Hey there, great finds-good idea on the muffin pans. This is what my dining room table looked like in Jan when we came back from FL. Your jewelry is exquisite!
Wow - that is quite an amazing collection you have going on there! And those kitten paws are so precious. I love those shells. I have to organize mine as well...but I can say my collection is no where as extensive as yours! Happy Seashell Saturday! Have a great weekend.
I hope you are having a great day 'playing' with your shells. We do not have such a great selection on english beaches. The first time we visited Florida we went on a sealife safari with the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. We stopped at a small island to collect shells. I filled a big bag and when I got back on the boat a man asked me if there were any left on the island! My husband explained that we would probably never come back again and we didn't get such lovely shells in England. I put them in a clear vase and have them as a momento of our trip. I loved washing them all and sorting them.
Happy Seashell Saturday.
Lindsay
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WOW!!! 2 days? You are good!!
Well..this post topped them ALL! I went to my hubby's laptop and opened up your blog! I stood and looked over his shoulder as we went through each and every post! How we enjoyed it! We found 2 kitten's paws last week...and thought they were the CUTEST little shell! And doubles? I'm not sure I've ever seen those! What amazing shells! Just out of this world beautiful! ♥♥♥
Wow, you've been busy! THose kitten's paws are cool, and the yellow scallops are gorgeous!
oh my goodness.... i am sooooo jealous!!! On the west coast of USA we dont have such shells available.... i want to come east for shells...LOL
Kitten paws! How sweet -- I've never heard of that term before. The light yellow ones are so pretty! Bet you'll make some amazing things with all these beauties!
Wow, you found a ton! I love sorting shells (or anything, really), so I loved seeing the photos of your sorting process! And I've never heard of kitten paw shells, but they are so cute!! :)
It is hard to believe!!!! Wow! And I love all the sorting picture!
Love the muffin tin idea. and look at all those shells! I want to come to your house and play!!
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