Simply SEAsational! or SEASHELLtional!

Yesterday I said I'd show you something that you can do. There are lots of simple glue on seashell projects to do.

Just because I've been wanting to do it, and Laci hasn't been with me at the craft store to tell me not to buy things, I went ahead and made some coasters. (Laci has talked me out of buying these cork rounds for a year!) And they are CHEAP!

I bought the cork rounds, they also have squares with rounded corners. I wanted round.
I already had the glue (I like Quick Grip) and some small shells (I already had these!) and Viola (vwallaaa!) we have coasters.

Easy breezy! I would have done a whole tutorial, but it's really just gluing shells around the edge. I used a toothpick (okay, more than one, there ARE 6 coasters!) to spread the glue around the edge of the shells. Just place your shells around the edge first before you start gluing to make sure they will fit. I also didn't want to get glue on the camera, cause I somehow always get glue on my fingers! Even when using toothpicks. 

I am working on a custom order, and a really cool statement necklace....and looking for my next crafty thing to make ;)

I'm really looking forward to the weekend though! How about you?

Oh Baby!

Last year when Lace and I went to Clearwater to do some shellin', I found some baby's ears. NO not REAL live baby babies ears! Seashell Baby's Ears!

These are such cute and delicate shells, and I positively adore them. I've had plans for a couple of them, and set them aside, along with some sterling silver chain and findings, some pearls, and crystals.

Being that they are such a delicate shell, they needed fine and delicate "surroundings".
I didn't even touch my dremel to these precious darlings. I used my mini manual hand drill!

My pics don't come close to showing this baby off.

This is the bracelet. It has little baby pearls to go with that darling baby's ear seashell.

This is the underside of the shell.

  I wish you could really SEE it!

Ah! My pics don't even come close to showing the beauty of this little bracelet.
I may have to try some natural daylight to get this to !POP!

I mentioned crystals, and as you can see, the bracelet doesn't have any on it.
BUT....

The ANKLET does! Little Swarovski crystal faceted rounds at the ends of the coin pearls. These coin pearls have "tails" and I can't remember what they call them.

Love this! I've wanted to put this together for a LONG time, but you know how many other things and goings on have been going on at my house.

The underside of this baby...so delicate!

This very well could be my favorite so far...this anklet, and the bracelet. But I say that with most everything I make huh?!

You should see how darling it looks around an ankle! Think how nice this would look on someone with a tan! I know! Awesome, huh? You were imagining it weren't you?!

I'm chomping at the bit for the sun to rise high enough to get new pics of these so I can get them listed. It's worth a try.

I'll see you tomorrow for another seashell project that you can do to, and to tell you about something else I'm going to try.

And before I go, I'd like to welcome new followers! So glad you have joined, and hope you have some fun! And maybe see a project(s) you would like to do to!

See ya tomorrow!

Beachy Office Accessories

It's time to get back to work, and since I enjoy my work so much you know I don't mind ;)
Keeping my hands busy is good for my mind as well as my soul.

Some of you go to the office for work, and wear name badges, or ID cards. If you have the type that needs to be swiped to gain access to an area or a register, these badge reels would come in handy.

These are sun and moon shells.

This shell is slightly larger

than this one.

They can clip on your shirt to use stationary

or clip on your belt or pocket. They are retractable! Badge+Reel!

I also made a mini puffy sand dollar badge reel ;)

Now you can let your beachy personality shine at the work place, too!

For office or home use, I have a new style of bookmarks.

Large paper clip style bookmarks are so cool, and won't break the binding on your book.

Also in a puffy sand dollar...

and a starfish, too.

Perfect for saving a page, but you could clip papers together, too.

I love the size of these! Nice and big...much larger than an ordinary paper clip.

What kind of office accessories are you in need of?

Beach Boating and Babies

My best friend since junior high school has been visiting, and brought her youngest daughter and 4 grandkids. We had a great time seeing each other again! Dee came to visit last year in April with her middle daughter and we went to Clearwater. If you missed those posts you can see them here and here.

I'm still amazed that we are both grandma's now (and have been for quite some time!) Who knew time would fly by so fast?

Dee's daughter Kloiah hadn't ever been to Daytona Beach, or to Florida either...so off to Daytona we went.

Slathering these little white Alaskan girls with sunscreen was a top priority.

The sky was such a pretty shade of blue.

 We pitched our chairs and beach gear near the pier and the boardwalk.

 I'm the one in the white hat, with the white (and red) skin who looks like she isn't from here. Dee is the tan one...she likes to soak up as much sun as possible.

On Saturday we took them out on the boat. We usually give out of towners a trip up and down the Silver River. Every trip is different, too.

When a tree falls into and across the river, only the parts blocking the river get cut and taken away.

Can you see the alligator in this picture?

The kids loved looking for wildlife.

Florida is the only state with wild rhesus monkeys!
We were very fortunate to get to see two troops of monkeys. We've never seen more than one troop in a trip before.

It's always a treat to see the monkeys!

The second troop of monkeys had several babies holding onto their momma's.

 Look really close....the baby monkeys are small, some even tiny.

See him holding onto her? He is underneath and has legs and arms wrapped around her.

I never tire of the monkey's or the river!

My favorite monkey was this little guy!

Nawwww...He's not a monkey. But the way he uses his toes you would think he was!

I adore baby feet!

Hopefully Dee will visit again next year, and maybe her hubby Paul will get to come with her. Right now he is visiting his family in Newfoundland. (An update to Paul's bio...they have 10 grandkids and one on the way!)

Dee left Sunday morning, so it's time for me to get back to work!