Night Shelling Lighted Cap GiveAway!
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You don’t have to let that hand held flashlight get in your way from grabbing those ALPHABET CONES!  We might even finally find that JUNONIA we’ve been looking for! We now have a way to be safe for Sea Turtle nesting season with a 2-Beam Lighted Shelling Cap for hands free shelling on the beach at night. You can also use this lighted cap for walking the dog at night, camping, as a book light…. there are hundreds of times you want a hands-free flashlight. So now we can have a hat and a flashlight all in one!
It’s got a light beam sandwiched in the bill for seeing straight ahead of you. Then it’s got another beam under the bill to see downward in front of your feet. So you can use one or both beams for more options. I’m so excited about this new lighted cap that ……
It’s a GIVEAWAY!!
The winner of this cap will also get 2 certified Sea Turtle light filters for the new 2-Beam lighted shelling cap to make it safe for sea turtle nesting season. These light filter stickers are Wildlife Lighting certified and have been approved by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for filtering light so that it is not disruptive to sea turtles. This sticker will adhere to the bill of  the 2-Beam night shelling cap above. The beam under the bill has been approved by SCCF as being non offensive to wildlife but we ask you to please turn this light off if a sea turtle is seen on the beach.
I’m giving other prizes away too! An i Love Shelling Tank Top to a SECOND winner…
And to a THIRD winner, I am giving away an i Love Shelling Tote Bag!
So here’s all you do…. make a comment on this post. That’s it. It gets me so excited when I see comments on my posts because to me that means you found something interesting about it. So to thank you for giving me feedback and hanging out with me on my shelling adventures, I’m giving away one PRIZE each to THREE LUCKY RANDOM COMMENTERS.
The Prizes….
UPDATE -June 14: The giveaway is now over and the winners have been chosen. See Winners.
Winner #1)  2-Beam lighted iLoveShelling.com Cap-$28 value and 2 Turtle Safe Filters- $3 value
Winner #2) i Love Shelling Tank Top -$14-$16 value (Medium, Large, XLarge or 2XLarge)
Winner #3) i Love Shelling Cabana Tote -$20 value
Here are the rules:
Make one comment on this post before June 14th which will enter you for the drawing of each of the prizes with free U.S. shipping. UPDATE: THIS DRAWING IS OVER. Click HERE for the winners.
Outside U.S. shipping over $5 will have to be paid by recipient.
Good Luck and let’s Shellebrate some Winners!
I love your website. Just came back from 4 days of shelling, what a great time we had. We found so many starfish this year at low tide. So beautiful.
My husband and I go to Sanibel once a year. We both love it. I have shelled all my life and still have shells I collected as a child. It is like heaven on earth to go to Sanibel and Captiva and shell. It is so great there that my husband, who did not think he would have fun shelling, loves it and looks forward to our annual trip. Your website was one I found in a web search and have used the information you provide to make the most of our trips to Sanibel. Thanks so much for all the pictures. It is nice to see the island while I am home I am counting the days to our next visit.
Would love the Sea Turtle lighting hat. We will be on Captiva June 11-18. I could even save you money on shipping!
Comment! LOL Love the blog, love the beach, love shelling, love winning!
Love …Love… Love… that hat!! My Husband might take it from me if I win to Grill at night Haha!! It could be multi purpose!!
I will Never forget the First hatchling I ever saw at our beach in Palm Coast. they were soooooo cute. Love the filter idea.
The tank I would wear with pride! and the bag well… Lets just say I could Carry the huge load of Shells I hope to find on my Next shelling adventure!!
luck to everyone!!!
I absolutely love your websight! We will be vacationing at Sanibel Island 6-24-2011.
This will be our 2nd visit. We fell in love with the beautiful beaches there. I collect sea shells and my bathroom is done in sea shells as well. I enjoy shelling and hope to bring home some more treasurers from Sanibel! Your web sight has given me so much info on shelling and I love seeing what folks are finding every day…..Thanks so much
Love the website… Love shelling….. Love the beach…. Love Sanibel and Captiva Islands
Dear Pam,
I am a big fan of your website. I visit it a lot and I have seen you in person at Blind Pass. I have been in 3 of your posts, August 12 and 11, 2010 and on February 24, 2011. I am really excited about the give away and the lighted hat looks awesome. Thanks for including me on your posts.
Eddie
OMG!!! I absolutely love your website so much that I recommended it to my friends. I will be in Sanibel in November and would love to run into you and Clark! (even though Clark might have planted that Lightning Whelk I found on NJ beach weeks ago) haha. I just found a starfish yesterday and a horseshoe crab. The shelling here in NJ is not as wonderful as Sanibel, but it will have to do for now
On my way to Sanibel in about 30 minutes. Love your blog and love Sanibel cause I love shelling!!
I love this site! Oh the joy it brings me to see what treasures you will find. I am just so glad that there are people out there that share the same deep passion for shelling as I do!! Keep up the GREAT work!
THANK YOU, PAM…you are awesome! LOVE your blog and all the wonderful educational information and gorgeous pictures. It really “enables” those of us survive between trips to Sanibel. Every time I gaze at my shell collection, some of which are right in front of me at my computer, I remember Sanibel and meeting you! Who knows? Someday maybe Rick and I will be residents! The lighted hat is genius!
Love your page-a must see a couple times a week and I always pass it along to others. Thank you-only wish I could be in Sanibel now or sometime soon-like yesterday.
I still remember the day I met you…my family and I were visiting the Mucky Duck and you and I got talking when you asked, “Well, do you enjoy shelling?” We LOVE shelling…and since our most recent trip to Sanibel, my 8 year old has joined the ranks of shelling lovers
) We visit your site together and enjoy living vicariously through your Florida adventures as we live our normal lives in Iowa. Your light beam hat is a fabulous idea…and so much more fashionable than the head lamps I bought for our family from Walmart for our early-morning hunting 
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My hubby gave me one of your regular ball caps for Christmas and I am SO READY for a trip to Sanibel to wear it to keep the sun off my head! How fun!…a night time version is now available! I won’t have to do my hair at all the next time we come down! Just slap on the cap! I am really missing my spring trip this year. Another adventure is calling us away….. but hopefully, we will be back on Sanibel this fall! Your posts help bridge the time away from the Islands! Thanks for helping me with my “Sanibel Fix”. I need a little Sand….Sun*…Water~~~~…and Shells@ to keep my sanity!
Native Floridian from Tampa Bay
) I LOVE this group. I grew up shelling in Pass a Grille. Keep posting. You all are too much fun!
Love your website and especially enjoy your photos. I’m forever emailing them to my DIL (daughter-in-law) who is my frequent traveling companion to Sanibel. Hoping we can get back down that way before long for a girls only weekend. Thanks for all you do to promote Sanibel and shelling.
That hat is so cool! My husband and I are coming to Sanibel from NC in two weeks and I’ve been cruising around your wonderful blog getting myself exciting for some great shelling. I visited Sanibel for the first time when I was 13… went shelling with Captain Julie and visited with Ed Hanley at Neptune’s Treasures and have been a sheller ever since.
Wow!! I would love to have the cap. I have a clip on light but it doesn’t seem to be on tight so I am always messing with it to make sure it stays on. I have already lost one and had to buy another. What a great idea to put it in the cap. Your site keeps me connected to Sanibel/Captiva. Your information on shelling has been helpful. Love the islands and wish I was there.
just returned from 2 weeks on Sanibel
Even though I didn’t find a junonia I spent 2 weeks in paradise!
I need that hat to find an elusive junonia! I’ve been visiting Captiva Island with my family for over 20 years and I have yet to find one!
Would LOVE to win that hat or bag!! Love your blog. Can’t wait to get back to Sanibel.
I have the days on my calendar counting down to our trip to Sanibel Island this fall! I can’t wait! I hope to run into you on the beach while we are shelling! Thank You so much for sharing the beauty and nature of the islands with those of us that can only visit! Everytime I wear the T-Shirt that I already own, I have people comment on how much they like it and then they ask about I Love Shelling. Of course I tell them all about your blog. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that I am one of the lucky winners! Thank You!
I cannot wait to get back to Sanibel…. I am trying to come over in a few weeks for full moon.
I have to say that this blog is amazing and some of the pics I see make me want to get in the car right then and come over; If given the chance I would move there because I love it so much!
I was hoping to meet you the last time my mom and I were there and it just so happened you were away in Naples I think…. when we got home and saw your posts from there with the scotch bonnetts you found.
Anyway it would be great to win the give away I especially love the hat, what a terrific idea
Love Love LOVE your website!!! I look forward to ALL of your posts and share them all the time! I have half of the Gulf Coast’s shells boxed up and in jars in my house! Moving man’s nightmare…but they are my treasures! Keep the updates coming!! :0)
I have never been to Sanibel but dream about going. I will try to make my first trip there in July, 2011. Thank you for letting me “experience” paradise in Sanibel daily as I read and re-read your blogs. I am planning to retire in August 2012 and think Clark and I might be doing some business! Will be looking for a retirement place there hopefully within the year.
Thanks again for such a beautiful, informative and exciting website.
God Bless you and your family
I love your website. It really gets me through a dull day at work. We will be in Sanibel on July 16, 2011. My family looks forward to shelling everyday when are on vacation when we get home finding new and crafty ways of using our shells.
I just Love the I LOVE SHELLING site. I can’t wait for my next trip to Sanibel Island. Maybe I will meet you again Pam…We are 2 for 2 on my last two visits!!!
Keep up the awesome postings!!!
I love your web site also. I check it first thing every morning. I also can’t wait to come back to Sanibel. I hope I get to see you and Clark again. We will be coming back to Florida this December and hopefully staying for three months. We are renting a cabin at Saibel for three days so that we can shell at all times of the day and night. The hat will really come in handy if I win. If not, we will all be buying one!! I so envy you that you can go shelling almost anytime that you want.
Love your website, Pam. I have learned so much. I am always telling my husband that “Pam from ‘I love shelling’ says……”. Also, it helps keep me from being too homesick (shellsick?) inbetween our trips to Sanibel.
Would love to win any of the items you are giving away. They would all come in handy for our trip in Oct.
What great prizes, perfect for all of us who are suffering from prolonged shelling withdrawal!
Hi Pam,
We go to Sanibel to search for shells every two months and keep hoping we run into you. Whenever we find a shell we can’t identify we come to your site. Also, thanks so much for keeping all of us updated on where some of your treasures are found. We love to go to the beaches that you show us! Blind pass is always the first beach we hit because of the beautiful pics you put up. You are our families absolute favorite blog!!!
What a great giveaway!! Love your website…will be in Naples in Oct with day trips to Sanibel thru the week…can’t wait!!
I only wished I knew then (Jan ’11; first visit to Sanibel) what I know now! All of that is thanks to you, Pam! My hubby and I have set up our “Florida Fund” for our next visit. I can’t wait! I’ll be contacting you to see if you could meet me.
Have you thought or having ‘shelling classes’, or ‘shelling excursions’? That would be lots of fun!
Hugs,
Donna
love the idea of a shelling excursion and class. you should really think aout that Pam. would be great fun!!
Pam,
I just love your website- so informative,fun and the photography is beautiful.We’ll miss Sanibel over the suumer but hope to see you again in the fall!
xoxo
Coastal Femme
I’ve been “stalking” your blog and Youtube account for a while now…I absolutely LOVE i Love Shelling! In fact, your blog was what made me want a wish to move to Sanibel eventually. Thank you so much!
Pick me….please oh please….pick me!! OOOH…OOH…OOOH {Horshack voice}
Like Colton…I can save you shipping will be on Sanibel for 2 weeks starting 6/11!!
Maybe we’ll actually get to ‘run into each other’ this time!! You already know how much I love your site!!
Pam,
I check out your blog daily along with BOSC. I’ve learned alot about shells from your website. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing paradise with us.
I love your website. Love it, love it, love it. I have the tote but the lighted cap would be awesome.
Thanks most of all for sharing your island with all of us who belong there year round in our hearts but only get to visit for a short time.
OK, count me in!
I like the tank top, you think it will make my boobs look bigger? Naw, didn’t think so…..
It’s 90 degrees here in Chicago and I need that tank very badly. I miss Sanibel shelling so much! I have a neck injury so the Sanibel Stoop would probably be out of the question for me but that won’t stop me from trying upon my next visit!
I have been watching your site now for several years. We stay in Englewood from February until the end of September. I enjoy going to Blind Pass down here, always looking for shells and sharks teeth. Have learned so much from your site. I check it several times a day. Keep up the good work. Would love to go to Sanibel. Haven’t been there since I was a kid. My mother had all of her kids shelling on the east coast near Flager Beach and St. Augustine and of course Sanibel and Ft. Myers. I send my mother one of your note cards every few weeks and she shares them with her old shelling buddy. Thanks for you site.
I will be back at Sanibel at the end of the month and then again in July! I sure could use some shelling gear! I love your blog!!
Pam, you are awesome and so generous!! I’m counting down to our next visit to Sanibel. In the meantime, we are in California right now and spent some time on Coronado Island today. Great to hit the beach, but definitely not the same as Sanibel. I’ll post when I get home. I would love to be included in your giveaway drawing. All of your prizes are on my wish list. May have to get together with you in Oct so I can try on the tanks first.
We are planning our first trip to Sanibel in October. I’m so excited!!! I’ve learned so much about shelling from your website.
Wow! So what you’re saying is that I get to go on my favorite site….. Look at my favorite things ( shells!!!!). And now maybe win a GREAT prize?? It’s all too much! Thank you Pam for sharing so much with us- especially those of us that dream of being able to go to the beach every day and can feel like we do because of you! Martha.
Oh what sweet prizes. I love them all and what a great idea the cap is. I like to get up at dawn and take the dog to the beach, so it would be perfect for that. And it wouldn’t bother the wildlife. And it is in my favorite turquoise color! Yey.
Love to read your blog and get all the good tips about shelling and the great videos and photos you post, I love the one of the Bobcat, wow.
I check the blog every day!!!
Hi! I look forward to your posts! So much fun – and informative – to read! I am headed to Sanibel in the morning! 10 days of shelling!! Got my I Love Shelling T already packed! We are staying at Song of the Sea! Stop by and have a beverage with us!
PS Just bought lights for my hat. What are the rules for lights on the beach during turtle season?
Angela
Your site makes me feel like I am there! I have so many shells and finally have started on some wreaths, I’ll send a photo when I am done. Can’t wait to come back (in Dec) and send even more shells home. Thanks for the great site, it really makes my day!
PS This is to celebrate my BIG 5 Ohhhhhhh!
oh my gosh do i want that hat! Its adorable and will definatly help you see when your tryin to snatch as much shells you can get!! Thanks pam for doing this contest!! I look forward to see you this week!
Will be on islands in July. Looking forward to shelling and maybe even running into some of the ” I Love Shelling” crew!
My mother and I are taking our 6th trip to Sanibel in November. We went down 2 weeks after hurricane Charlie hit and were on the first boat trip with Captiva Cruises to Cayo Costa. Within minutes my mother found a perfect 8 inch Angel Wing. When we showed the boat captain he said it was the largest one he had ever seen and he had grown up on the islands. That shell is her pride and joy. I have found 6 pieces of Junonia over the years and am hoping that this is the trip where I find a whole one!
I love your blog, and read it every day. I have been to Captiva twice on vacation with my gracious sister and her husband. I love shelling and am looking forward to another shelling trip this coming August. I picked up your card with your website, ILoveShelling the past trip, and am so pleased to be able to check in with beautiful Sanibel/Captiva all the way from northern Ohio any time I want. Thank you so much for such great posts, it’s like being there with you every day!
This is such a wonderful gift for the person who receives it! My family is heading to Sanibel in July and I have always wanted to shell at night! Good luck to everyone:)
I check in on your blog daily and I’m never disappointed…..if the shells don’t thrill you then the beach scenes certainly will…..I hope you’ll keep on posting for a good while yet.
I have been reading your posts since my wife and I booked a trip back in February. We hope to see you on the beach Friday June 17! I can’t wait to find shells with my wife and two children.
Looking forward to coming to Sanibel mid June…love your photos and videos.
This is my absolute favorite blog! Thank you so much for doing it!
The cap looks great! I MUST have one, whether or not I win it!!!
Absolutely loved the photos of the panther yesterday! WOW!
Dear Pam,
I have been shelling at Sanibel for six years now. Love your webpage. I first discovered it when surfing the web for information on shells found in Panama where I used to live many years ago. Since then I look forward to each update.
I found a rather aggressive hermit crab the other evening lodged in a lovely banded tulip. Usually they duck deep inside, but he bravely attacked my fingers. I satisfied him by returning him very quickly to his watery domain. Still, we can’t complain that the sea life at Sanibel is doing so well.
Hope to see you one day/evening as we search for those elusive jewels.
Just thought you might like my references to live shells. I consider them either owner occupied or tenant occupied.
Barbara
Hi Pam, I am a follower of your blog. You have a great format and is fun to see the shells when I can’t be there. We took our family to Sanibel last January and I was able to introduce my daughter-in-law and grandchildren to shelling.
I love your blog, check it every day and enjoy the spark you have given me to try to find my own shells. I love that because of your blog I am now obsessed with finding perfect banded tulips and I know more about seashells than any of my friends!
I fell in love with Sanibel in 2005 when I visited for the first time. I have been back once since then but often am dropping hints to my husband that I want to go back. Maybe winning one of these items would give my husband the kick in the pants to say “lets go!”
I am missing Sanibel so much … was there this time last year but with one graduating college and one high school in the past three weeks, no time or money right now … so I live vicariously through your site … still ever so thankful for your visit with my Make a Wish family … you are an awesome and amazing person and what you did for that family is better than any prize you have on here!!!
I really like your website!!! We are in Sanibel right now! I like looking at the shells you are finding about the time that we are planning a trip.
Loved Sanibel! Stayed in March when I came down for Red Sox spring training. Two things crossed off my bucket list in one trip. Came home with a bag of shells for each day I was there. Can’t wait to come back!
I love shelling, Sanibel and this blog…not necessarily in that order! 8^)
Peace * Love * Sanibel
words to live by ~ thx for this fun giveaway!
I check your blog every day and while I understand that you do have a life and occasionally miss a day I am always very dissappointed when there isn’t a new entry. I love Sanibel and reading blogs like yours keeps me connected and helps get me through to our next visit! I have the T-shirt and bag and just recently bought the T-shirt for a good friends’ birthday (she also loves Sanibel). Anyway I just wanted to say Thank-you for iloveshelling.com !
I love shelling,
I love Sanibel,
What two better things,
to make my summer swell!!!
What a neat idea! I’ll be down the last week of June and this year I’m concentrating on finding a certain shell instead of all the different kinds that I can. At least that’s my plan now, but when I get there, I’m sure the plans will change. Recently found your website and I love it. Very informative and helpful, but I’m going to the Bailey Shell Museum this trip. Can’t wait to get there.
Oh Wow, I would love to wear that hat the next time I’m up at 2 in the morning wading in the low tide pools. We are planning on November this year and maybe a quick day trip in September. Can’t wait, I miss Sanibel so much. Thank you again for keeping us informed and I hope we’ll meet on a beach.
Hey Pam! It was great to meet you and “Super Sheller Clark” a couple of weeks ago on the sand bar in Blind Pass!! I love my i Love Shelling tank! It’s perfect for this hot weather in Chicago
Kinda like Sanibel, but without the ocean breeze, the sand, the shells, the relaxation, and the only thing to think about is where to go shelling!!!
Hi Pam
I LOVE your website, your shelling expertise, your blogs, your photos – everything!! I’m so glad I have had the pleasure to meet you personally and I look forward to doing some more shelling with you!!
Kelly
P.S. I LOVE the BAG!! I am a “bag lady”….. I collect bags from everywhere
oh please enter me my daughter just came back from a week at South Padre Island and pick up a bunch of shells!
We’ll be visiting Sanibel/Captiva in mid July and would love to be sporting some iloveshelling.com gear. Ordered some of the flashlight filters for last year’s trip and forgot to pack them! Surprisingly, we couldn’t locate any for sale on the island, so didn’t do any nighttime shelling.
Just love this site – it sort of gives me a shelling fix between annual visits! Have learned quite a bit too. Thank you!
Wow- look at all the comments already – this is surely one popular site! AWESOME idea with the lighted hat. I’d love to win any of the items. And you know that if I should win, that I will be “phooning” in an upcoming photo with the item. Thanks for the chance Pam – you rock!
I think the winner of the hat should be someone who would get ALOT of use out of it. ;D
Awesome giveaway Pam! I think the lighted caps are a great idea. We’ve only been back from Sanibel for two weeks, and I’m totally missing it already.
I love your website. We will be visiting Sanibel in less than 2 weeks. Can’t wait to head to Blind Pass. I haven’t been to Sanibel since I was little and I can’t wait to see it again! We don’t have beaches like this in Missouri!
Our annual trip to Sanibel always yields lots of beauties, but this year was the absolute best! I have never found a horse conch in my 40 something years but this year I found 6!! Only 1 was perfect, but that’s OK. Unbelievable!
First time to comment…..enjoy the blog and LOVE, LOVE, LOVE all things Sanibel! I reside in Kentucky and spend 51 weeks a year dreaming of and planning my next trip to the island…. will be there this Saturday!!!! Can’t wait!
I look forward to seeing what you and Clark have found . You’re so LUCKY to be able to go looking whenever you want. Sanibel and Captiva are the best !!!!
I love your website — keep my mind and heart on Sanibel even when I am not there!
Love the site! My daughter and I love checking your sight out everyday.
Can’t wait to come shelling again!
My family and I (Jim, Tam, Isabella, and Jackson) have been visiting your site (as well as the Mucky’s cam) daily since January. We booked our first (just us and no other friends or family) family vacation after finding your site. Once there, the links led me to a wealth of info about Sanibel and Captiva. I was hooked! We will be arriving in Captiva on Monday evening. ‘Looking forward to discovering a plethora of treasures. We hope to “run” into you “phoon!”:)
LOVE that hat!!! What a great idea!!! I must have one!
Hi Pam ~~~ In 1989 my family and I moved from Tampa, FL to Tualatin, OR. First I missed the SUN, then I missed the Surf, the Sand and the Shells! And I’ve been thinking of Sanibel ever since (did I just count five “S” words?). This Florida girl would be proud to wear an “I Love Shelling” hat in Oregon!!! And thank you, and Clark, for all that you do to keep us in touch with Paradise.
Sincerely,
Sandra (oops, six “S” words) Goode
Can’t begin to express how much joy your postings bring to so many! Thank you!
Wow! That hat is so cool! I’ve never seen anything like it. Not only do I learn about shells, South West Florida but now about practical fashion! I love your site! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!!!!!
Clever new products! I hope whoever wins the hat puts it to good use– I’ve gotten up at dawn to shell but never went in the dark.
i have been shelling since i was born because of my parents! i want to win and give the hat to them!
Sanibel Hugs Shelling Sistah, Pam,
Just caught up with your latest entries and got my shelling/Sanibel fix. Your beautiful pictures and entertaining commentary always bring back many happy memories of our visits to the island and meeting you and super sheller Clark…what an impressive horse conch! Keep up the good work and I know I’ll see you on our favorite beach again sometime!
Hi- It figures that people that like the “treasure hunting” aspect of shelling would love a contest too! What nice prizes :- ). I am going to Captiva for the first time next winter. If you are looking for conch shells– try Belize! There were tons of them everywhere. I can’t wait to get there and go beachcombing!!
Will arrive tomorrow…can’t wait! hope to spot you on the beach!
Who doesn’t love free stuff? I love following your blog! Thank you!!!
So glad I found your blog, makes me even more excited for my upcoming trip. Hope my luck is as good as yours and Clarks.
Wow! Look at all the people who follow your blog! Good job Pam!
Pam you & Clark have spent so much time on us all,the photos and reporting, the time you both take in making sure what you post is correct .. Everything
wish there was something we all could do to show how thankful we are. I know I am.
You both do so much to promote Sanibel & Captiva ,more then I’ve ever seen & I’m sure many will agree with me.Â
Your website is “THE” website to visit. It’s helped me when other sites couldn’t for all my Sanibel trips,it’s also such a great educational site for all ages.Â
It’s great to see what’s going on at the island before our visits
I really hope your website never leaves the web, I don’t know where I’d go for my Sanibel fix.
I second that!!
Love your website! I live thousands of miles from the nearest beach, so I have to collect “store-bought” shells. But I can still dream of seeing the real thing some day!
I look forward each day to seeing what new finds you have discovered on the beach and the people you have met. I never expected to see a bobcat! I shared that one with a friend in the UK.
Love your site. I enjoy visiting each day. Thanks for the chance to win.
Your web site is my sanity. We were on Sanibel for a short two days on Jan 1 and 2 this year. My husband has promised to bring me back. Meanwhile when life gets me down, I revitalize by checking out your web site. Hubby is in end stage renal failure and is now on dialysis while waiting for a kidney to come available. That will be years down the road yet. I am so grateful for your web site. I really think you help more people than you realize with your site — whether it be getting a Sanibel fix, or giving them an escape through tough times. Thank you!!!
The Hat is Awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Your shelling blog is the BEST Pam, I enjoy keeping up with your daily posts and gorgeous shell and shorelife photos! (and who wouldn’t love some FREE stuff????!). Trish
Love the website, I look at it everyday! My husband and I are looking to vacation there in Sept/Oct when he gets his vacation time. Hopefully you can still find good shells during that time of year.
Heather B
Love the website, I look at it everyday! My husband and I are looking to vacation there in Sept/Oct when he gets his vacation time. Hopefully you can still find good shells during that time of year.
I am one of those ‘shellers in the dark’, so a lighted hat would sure come in handy. But I really like the tank and the tote too!! Thanks for keeping me connected to my most favorite place in the whole world. We were there in March and have 9 months to go before we come back again. Your site is the best part of my day.
Katherine
Daily I read your blog. It gives me a reminder of why I love Sanibel so much. I live on the coast of NC and the lighted hat would be perfect for night walking on the beaches here and not interferring with turtle season.
Well Pam Pam….Good luck in picking a Winner! So many fans, so many fans of shelling! You bring a little sunshine into all of our lives that cannot live there and shell weekly….what a dream that would be! I am just so happy that I have shared my passion for shelling with a few close family and friends and that you have showed “them”…that I’m really not the only crazy shell nut out there! They all think I’m obsessed but know they know I’m not the ONLY one!!! After all, when you name your only child Shell…people do wonder! Thanks for doing this site for ALL of us!
Tam Tam
I not only love shelling, but I love your website! ever since I met you on the beach last Fall I have been hooked! I have it as my homepage and look forward to starting my day with Sanibel’s best kept secret….iloveshelling.com! Thank you for all your effort and hard work maintaing this site, it is remarkable!
WOW!!! Lots of entries… I hope mine gets picked. *fingers crossed* (pick mine, pick mine, pick mine, pick mine, pick mine, pick mine, pick mine, pick mine)
I have been wanting to come to Sanibel for ten years and I am finally getting to. I will be there July 1st through the 9th and I could not be more excited!!!! I have been steady checking the new finds since doing a Google search for Sanibel and coming across this web site I love shelling and now have my daughter and daughter in law on board. Either of these items would be great!!
110 comments already! I love your site and have been reading since last fall when I broke my ankle. My husband found it for me while I was mopey in my cast to cheer me up before our annual visit to the island in December. Now I’m addicted and visit everyday. Lots of fun, you bring good stuff to us part time shellers. Thank you. diannie in CT.
i look forward to yourdaily postings. your information has been wonderful when we visit treasure island…oops i mean sanibel. when shelling i always say im on a treasure hunt. thanks debby
The family is returning for the 7th year June 13-18! We enjoy your daily blog and learn so much about the Islands, but also the comments, watching for folks from Missouri who love Sanibel as much as we do. Of course, we love the shelling, walking the beaches, boating, but we also enjoy the Sanibel residents–love the library, Jerry’s and Baileys, Doc Fords, Cinnamon Rolls at Amy’s Over Easy (Yea Mizzou!), Farmers’ Market on Sundays, Sr. Center Bazaar in the fall, when we usually come, Shellart classes at Community House, on and on! What great folks in a wonderful community. Wondering where we can purchase hat and shirts when in Sanibel?? Thanks, Pam, for sharing your home with us!
How exciting! I would love to win any of these items! WOW! I did a post on sea turtles TODAY! How awesome is that? ♥♥♥
Hi Pam! I love your blog! Seeing pictures of favorite Sanibel/Capitva places (and shell piles at the lighthouse and Blind Pass) help get me through the city summers and snowy winters!
Keep on shelling – and blogging!
My family and I are looking forward to a trip to Sanibel next month – we love reading your blog to get us excited for shelling! Thanks for the chance to win!
I have been following your Web/Blog Site since day one…It’s also my Birthday on the 14th…so that sould bring me some luck…hopefully…Boy I hope I win a Shelling Lighted Cap…but if I don’t win it I’ll be buying one…so either way I can’t wait…Wow 122 entries….go girl!!
Your website and facebook posts give me such pleasure as I keep up with the shelling on Sanibel! I can have a bad day and log in to your site and I always come away refreshed and relaxed. I really think it helps lower my blood pressure, because it brings back such fond memories of the wonderful times I’ve spent on Sanibel, doing the Sanibel Stoop! Thank you!
I’m homebound. Reading your Blog everyday is the next best thing to being there. I look so forward to it. Your giveaway is awesome. Keep up the shelling and blogging
Bett
R U Kidding me???????? This is the coolest stuff EVER!!!!!
and please?? you crazy?? of course, we love your blogging….I learn something new everytime I read you!!!
Wow, Pam you have such a GREAT group of shellers…. Wonderful website!!!!
I was just looking at that tank on your website, and checking sizes. If I don’t win one, I’ll just have to buy one! How small is your medium?
We have been home from Sanibel for six weeks,……and I still have the dining room table covered in shells!!
Love your blog, you do such a great job!!…..and we have learned so much from following it — since discovering it back in snowy January. Would love to be there today walking on the beach (it’s in the 90+ here in PA). Please continue your shelling, photographing and blogging for a long time!……we tell everyone about it!
I love this site…..it helps me locate the great shelling places when we visit!! My entire family will be there in July and I can’t wait to find all these gorgeous shells!! I also love the new ideas that I can do with all the shells that I collect!
Just home from my first visit to Sanibel – am already looking at scheduling the next one asap. I look forward to seeing i Love Shelling pop up on my emails and read everything thru and thru. Thanks so much for the informative, colorful, and oh so natural flow of your i Love Shelling.
Pam. I love reading your blog daily. You always have something fun and exciting to read about like the bobcat, the special people you meet from all over the world, the shells you feature and the beautiful scenery. Thank you by the way for posting my pic and my shell finds on your site last month. I met you at Blind Pass under the bridge at the shell pile and again at Lighthouse Beach the following night. You helped me spot wentletraps and after that I found quite a few. Thank you for blogging, from all of your followers. We truly enjoy it!
We were there last month and I’m STILL obsessing over my treasures! Can’t wait to return in September. Hopefully with an iloveshelling lighted cap!!! I look forward to checking the website everyday to get my shelling “fix.” Keep up the good work Pam!
love your website – can’t wait to see new pictures every day – hope I get to make another trip to Sanibel
Hi Pam, I’d love to win any of those gifts so that when I come down next winter with my shelling partner, granddaughter Kaitlyn we will be well equipped. Mitch is retiring from the college next December so hopefully that means we can spend more time at my favorite place in the world!!! It’s 97 here in Penna. Who knows we may have to come to Sanibel in the summer too to cool off. Sue Bunkin
That sweet Sanibel spirit shines through your photos, information, and humor. It’s the first thing I read when I see it listed in my Inbox. Thank you for sharing with us!
Pam, I read your posts every day in my email and on Facebook, and get a “sea shell fix” while I’m at work. (Don’t tell the boss
looking forward to heading your way for another weekend real soon with my daughter from Kansas. The lighted cap would be the best ever…as June 13th my birthday!
Thank you for your love of the beach and sea shelling…a faithful follower….
Having seen and even tried on the Night Shelling Lighted Cap, I can tell everyone what a great cap this is. Great for hunting for those tiny, bright white wentletraps at Lighthouse Beach!!!!!
You should take a pic of that handsome, shell whisperer Clark modeling the hat and post it.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!!! I love your website and all the comments. For a while I thought I was crazy because I was sooo obsessed with Sanibel and the shells… now I know I’m not alone in my obsession.There is just something magical about that place. Please keep doing what you do!
I LOVE YOUR WEBSITE. My sister and I have been coming to Sanibel for 5 years. In fact we’ll be there this coming friday. Can’t wait!!!!!! Keep up the wonderful web site.
Thanks
You guys are the rock stars of shelling blogs but add free loot and wow does it get crazy here. Love the blog, Sanibel and shelling but could really use the hat for sharks teeth too up here in Englewood.
Pam,
You’ve got a great website. I look forward to your email popping up so I can see what’s happening in my beloved spot of earth! I’ll keep combing the shores of NE Florida until I get to Captiva in the Fall. Thanks for sharing your giveaways!
Lorrie
We had a surprise party for my parents 60th anniversary at Tween Waters Inn in March of this year and my niece was telling me the names of all the shells. When I asked how she knew so much she told me about your blog and I have gotten hooked!! She probably spent as much time looking at the people hoping to run into you as she did looking for shells!
My first visit to Sanibel was in 1978 when I was, well, um much younger than I am now and it has always been my favorite vacation destination. We spent one week every November at Sanible Beach Club I. I’ve always wondered what it would be like to live there year round and now I can do it vicariously through you!
Thank You for such an informative and entertaining blog!
Cori
I love your website and seeing all of your great finds! We come at least once a year to Sanibel and first on our agenda is looking for shells! My best find was a 13″ horse conch stuck out in the surf and nobody was home so I got to keep it! Look forward to more of your finds!
Pam,
I love your site and I Love Shelling! We were just in Sanibel with my 8 year old son, who is now also hooked. Thanks for writing your blog. I look forward to it everyday!
Hi, We miss Sanibel so much, We just got back 4 weeks ago but wish we could go again tomorrow. We visited the island now for 5 years and it is our second home.
Renee from South Portland, Maine told me about your website and me and my son Tim love everything about it. Keep us informed what goes on….. Thank you and god bless you. Francoise
I love your site for many reasons one of them being it is very educational and fun! I hope to move down to the area soon, hoping my house sells!! I am a water person and love sea shelling can’t wait to get down there and meet up with you!
PAM –
DID YOU EVER THINK YOU WOULD GET SO MANY COMMENTS ON YOUR SITE!!!!??? GOOD FOR YOU. COMING BACK OVER NEXT WEEK AND WILL TRY AND GET IN TOUCH. YOU’RE THE BEST!!! I THINK I NEED TO BUY A TOTE!!!!!
Pam, I love your website. I check it each morning before work..Martha and I were on your blog one foggy morning in Feb. and met you at blind pass. It”s really a great site… I would like you to meet Lois (our mentor) who has been shelling for 25 years. She would really love to meet you.. We were inspired by the young girl who found the junonia at 4:00 am..Now 6 of us are renting a cottage at blind pass at the end of Feb. so we can roll out of bed early and shell. We’re hooked on shelling!!! Just look for our I Love Shelling Shirts and lighted hats!! I just hate it when you have to get housework done…It really ruins my day..We need our daily Sanibel Fix!! Really interesting and imformative.
What wonderful gifts! I look forward to reading your new posts whenever you send one out. Love the new cap with the night lighting! Living on the coast, or nearby, any of these would be a blessing. Thanks so much for honoring your readers! Will you be selling those caps by any chance in the future?
I am addicted to shelling as you are. I find your website amazing because I learn something new from almost everyday. I was shocked when I saw your video about what lives inside a Cat’s Eye. I loved the octopus video too. You do an amazing job – keep up the good work!
Oooooh how exciting!
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I am headed to Sanibel to shell with some of my girlfriends in just a couple wks to celebrate my 40th! So excited for the getaway.
Love your website and all the pictures you post. It’s very interesting to see what everyone finds each day!!!
Thanks for posting it all!
my husband and I are SCUTE (South Carolina United Turtle Enthusiasts) beach co-ordinators. How we would love the hat when we’re monitoring our nests! what a great product. I’ll spread the word about these hats.
Wow, prizes. Not one, but three. Count me in. You know I love this site and look forward to it everyday.
Lee
This site is one my bookmarks. I check it out every morning so that I can be reminded of the beauty of Sanibel Island. We were there last year and brought home gorgeous shells! We are planning another short trip in November. I have so enjoyed your happy shelling site and feel that we are kindred spirits. Thanks for all the joy you have brought to me – even if I can’t be there in person, I can vicariously share shelling at Sanibel Island with you and your friends. Happy shelling!
Tammy
My husband are planning a trip to sanibel in october,we found your site by looking for good tips on shelling. we hit the jackpot when we found you. I check the website everyday to see what’s new.I have learned alot form this sight. I am looking forward to our vacation-birthday’s and anniiversary in the fall. It would be great to receive a gift from you.I tell everyone in Texas about your site.
Hope to meet up with you soon.
first time to florida
I’m a recent subscriber to your blog and thoroughly enjoy it. I live in a land-locked state but vacation to the beach once a year. I have been to Sanibel, hope to visit Captiva sometime. I collect sea shells and love hearing about others experiences in the treasure hunt. I didn’t notice the shop opportunity, I will check it out. Thanks for offering the chance to win one of the awesome prizes!
My husband and I are living in a condo on the Atlantic Treasure Coast since he landed a job down here in FL. Every night after dark we take walks looking for loggerheads and leatherbacks, and often see both. We don’t use flashlights (respectin’ those sea turtles!) and eventually our eyes acclimate to seeing tracks and turtles in the dark. However, that’s not ideal. But, now, what a wonderful idea to have wildlife-friendly filters over the beams of your wonderful I Love Shelling cap! Excellent idea! Bravo, my shelling friend, Bravo! We love Sanibel and hope to move there before too long. We get over there every chance we have. Would enjoy meeting you and chatting with you someday.
My husband loves receiving your email blog updates. We live in Illinois, and have a family condo on the island. We try for at least once a year to make it down there and shelling is always on the top of our list!
Pam! I love that you have 160 comments on this post so far..awesome job! Thank you for being the shelling expert, and sharing your (and Clark’s) knowledge and fun with us. I’ll catch you at the post office:)
I look forward to your posts each day. Kind of shy so I have never left a comment. All of the prizes are great! Hope I am a lucky winner. I was in Sanibel for two weeks 5/21 through 6/04. I thought it would be so cool if you came up to me on the beach. Love your posts!!
Pam — I have followed your site since my sister and I met you in February, 2009. I’ve only been there twice (so far), but relive the wonderful experiences every time I read your blog. It is wonderful fun, fun, fun — and also educational, interesting, and often heartwarming! Thanks for sharing your experiences with me and the world!!!
I have loved shelling since I was about 5. That’s almost 50 years. Grew up on the Jersey Shore, (no! I am nothing like those horrible people on that show!) and then moved to Jacksonville, Fl 30 years ago. I have gathered quite a lovely collection! But nowhere have I found more beautiful shells then on Sanibel. My girlfriends and I have an annual getaway to Pointe de Santo, but since discovering your blog, once a year is not enough! We’ll be down in about 2 weeks, and then back for our annual trip in Oct. We’ll have our “ILS” tee shirts on and we’ll be looking for your smiling face…….unless, of course, you are doing the Sanibel Stoop!
WOW!! That is a lot of posts! Count me in – the last time we went shelling on Sanibel at night, I was terrified even WITH the headlamps!! Now that I’ve seen the Bobcat…I don’t know!!!
ooohhhh…ooohhhh!!! PICK ME PICK ME!!!!!! :-p
Pam
My hubby and I got the honor to chit chat with u in Feb and to purchase a hat and shirt at the same time I was also tickled to see a few of my finds posted u r my cup of coffee every morning and has of right now a pick me up from my daily trips to the hospital while my mother is there(knee surgery) I turn to u for my escape thank u:-) Melody p.s hope to see u in Oct keeping my fingers crossed
Awesome, can’t wait to get back next year!
Wow, this hat is such a great idea! It would definitely come in handy for more than one reason. Also, how wonderful that they are perfect for watching out for sea turtle nests!
When I was in Sanibel last, they were having the shell show. I think I asked everyone at the show if they knew you and if they were selling your shirts, hats and bags. No one had any information, so I didn’t get my shirt. I really really need one. I am a shell freak in North Myrtle Beach too!
I enjoy learning about shells but also about the island. I love shelling at Sanibel.
Hi, I just wanted to thank you for all your knowledge and tips on shelling. We use you a lot at Waterside Inn…..telling people to check out your blog for information on shelling. Everyone always comes back and rants and raves about all the great help you’ve given them through your site. Keep up the good work!
PS I think you’re pretty great too!
Sanibelblondie
Pam, I love your blog. This is the first time I have commented, but it keeps me dreaming of Sanibel every day — I read it faithfully. Shelling has become my passion and I just started shelling last year and again this past January. Thank you for all you do….it helps to get me through until the next time I can “stoop”.
Totally in Love with Sanibel!
Pam, love you site. Thank you for helping me to identity an unusual seashell. Our neighborhood here is Western PA had a garage sale and I found a lady selling seashells! Please enter me in your drawing. The had is a great ideaa.
What a cool hat! I can see it now. My husband would be stealing that baby from me to hunt sharks teeth at night! That would mean I’d have to buy him his own if I won this hat. Love your other branded items too! And LOVE your website!
Thanks so much for this website. It’s been so helpful to find out where the ‘good’ spots are; although I don’t think there’s a bad spot on Sanibel.
I’ve been shelling mainly in front of Sundial and have gotten quite a few pretties to add to my collection. I was amazed how different Blind Pass looks this time around.
Wow, what a contest! You will certainly have a lot to read. lol Love the items and love your website even more. I am in landlocked Pennsylvania. I feel at home near the beach and love collecting shells. I got to have my first adventure to Sanibel the first week in April. Besides collecting some minis for myself, I got blessed with seeing and helping live shells, starfish and YES, Pam, I got to see an octopus too. It was on the same day you saw yours. The one I got to see did not have babies or eggs. At first I wasn’t sure what it was and when I looked closer, I couldn’t believe it! No one was where I was, so I took a couple of pictures and helped him/her back into the water safely. What a memory. I hope to be down again this April.
I just got a cap and shirt for my birthday, but I really NEED a lighted cap. I’d be all set whenever……
I LOVE your blog-I read it every day. Winning would be great, too.
You are such a great person to run these contests. Your website helped my husband and me on our recent trip 2 weeks ago identify the shells we found. My fave was the alphabet cone that rolled right up to hubby’s feet the day before we left. Second favorite is the teeny tiny wentletrap that’s the size of a grain of rice. Now, what do I do with it so I don’t lose it? Hmmmm. Thanks for all your shell knowledge.
You can’t go to Sanibel just once. It draws you back time & time again.
Absolutely love your website, Pam! I’m dreaming of visiting Sanibel for our 5th wedding anniversary in July of 2013, but I’m not sure if I can make it that long! You took the time to respond to one of my emails and I cannot tell you how touching it was when I know you have so many people who appreciate all that you do. We just returned from North Myrtle Beach and are on our way to Cape Cod in July. Shelling is our very favorite thing to do! Can’t wait to add Sanibel shells to our collection. I’m going to need a 4th curio to put them all in! Kindest of regards…Sharon
Pam, your website is a great resource for all beach loving shellers. You have helped this Nebraska girl identify the many shells I’ve collected on SW Florida beaches. I’ve been to Sanibel 5–6 times, but never at a great shelling time. When I read your blog I get psyched to give Sanibel one more try. Your photos are excellent and the videos allow everyone to view the awesome nature you see at the beach every day. Thanks for sharing!
Pam, I have wanted one of each of those since the first time I saw them. I can’t wait to try out the hat! Of course, I don’t suppose it will help me find many shells here in Nebraska but who knows, maybe it will bring me luck! Maybe I’ll find myself on Sanibel soon. I’ll keep my fingers crossed!
I have shelled at Sanibel for about 18 years. There’s no place like Sanibel. I’ve shelled all over the world and I still come back to my favorite spots on Sanibel. It is always like stepping back in time.
That hat looks incredibly handy! I need to look into getting one even if I don’t get lucky in this giveaway!
What every sheller can identify with:
a. my thighs are killing me!
b. yes my nails look like this because I have been digging in the sand..Got to get that SHELL!
c. butt in the air
d. hat on head and sun glasses on
e. and yes that is me, at the lighthouse at 4:30 in the morning..bucket and scoop in hand..
..ya got a problem with that???
Sanibel will always be in my heart! I have gone shelling on Sanibel for 29 yrs! I just love the island so much!! It is my little piece of Heaven here on earth!!
I love this web site!! I come here everyday and look and drule at the pics. I hope and pray one day I can go to sanibell Island to do some serious shelling!! thanks for the giveaway!!
I look forward to seeing what will be posted on your website every day!! I am also very jealous of you,living my dream life!!!!!!!
I was wondering, why does white light effect sea turtles? Does white light effect themlike a photo when it it is being developed, or does it scarethem away from the beach.
Love your blog – it always helps me plan our next trip to Sanibel!!
The perfect accessory for Sanibel shelling at dawn! Can’t wait to get the hat.
I love your blog and found the bobcat information so interesting. Was telling a friend at work, you never know what you’ll find at Sanibel. Such an enchanted place.
I love,love,love your blog (even if I don’t win anything) !
I wanna be a Shellin’ Sista’ ! Kinda’ hard to do that from Colorado but I will be someday!
Thanks for all you do!
WILL IT KEEP THE NO-SEE-UMS AWAY? HA HA!
Will be there soon. Can we buy the stickers on the island? Were do we go
I’ve been a fan of yours for quite some time and hopefully get to meet you on one of my excursions down your way, since I’m only about 90 minutes away! This hat you two have designed is brilliant! I’ll have to let my daughter know of this as she will be delighted since she ‘used’ to work for the Loggerhead MarineLife Center, Juno Beach and the Barrier Island Center, Melbourne Beach. She is now living in San Antonio and really misses the beach and especially working with sea turtles.
1st time leaving a comment. Great response. You should be proud of your site. Thank you for the images and the content.
We arrive tomorrow..Looking forward to finding my first Junonia..
Cool, cool items, Pam! I’d love to win any of them!
I Just found your website! I am a huge fan now!!
Finding your website gave me lots of info when we were there in Nov. and I had a great time! Now, to get back sometime. It was difficult to shell hunt AND keep hold of the flashlight in the dark, so this will be such a help! Of course, I’d really like any of the prizes!
This website is my daily fix!! Love it, love it!! If I can’t be at the beach – at least I can imagine that I am!! Thank you!!
I’ve lived on Sand Key for 40 yrs and we used to have shells like you have in Sanibel. However, no longer. We didn’t even have the casings come up this year. I enjoy seeing all of your photos and hearing about all of your escapades. Thanks for all of your hard and time consuming work.
Pam – you rock! I would also like to know where to buy your items while in Sanibel. I will be heading there from Nova Scotia on June 25th – can’t wait. Thank you.
The iLoveshelling gear is awesome! I’ve already been decked out by my generous hubby. To those lucky enough to win, you won’t be disappointed. “Good luck!”
This website is a breath of fresh sea air!
We plan on visiting Sanibel Island soon and do some shelling. Hope you see us in one of the prizes!
Thank you so much for sharing Sanibe Island and your life with us.
Can’t wait to return to Sanibel soon. Always enjoy our time there and thanks to your website it almost “takes us there”
WOO HOO!
You know I already have the T-shirt!
Which I love!!
Perfect for my divorce and final move to FLORIDA!!!!!
keeping my fingers crossed!
Smiles~
C
Pam,
I so look forward to your posts each day. Seems like my day isn’t complete without your messages. You also take the BEST pics!!! Thanx
Yes, my favourite place to visit when I turn on my computer! Visited Sanibel for the first time last year with my daughter, and now planning on returning this year and bringing the rest of my family. My daughter, Emma, 11, found a piece of a junonia (and luckily met you at the same time!), and says that a trip to Sanibel is better than an all inclusive vacation anyday!
HIGH TIMES AT LOW TIDE!
Love your website – I look at it daily. Also love you have give aways! Keep up the great blog!
that beach tote sure would look great with my “i love shelling” t-shirt!!
Oh my goodness, this giveaway is great but its not the real reason I follow your blog and look forward to seeing your pictures and everything you post every day!! I LOVE SANIBEL and anyone (like you) who loves Sanibel the way I do is like a magnet to me!! Your pictures are just beautiful and help me to feel like I am really there. I want to be there so bad. The last time I was there was Sept 2009 and we don’t know when we’ll be back (poor economy/lack of work) but I dream thru YOU!!
Thanks so much!!
Janice from GA
P.S. If I ever do get back to Sanibel before I die I sure hope I meet you on the beach!!
Pam – you are awesome! You seem to love all the same things I do . . . shells, sunsets, wildlife, people . . . maybe I should put people first! Thanks again for doing this for us!
Jeannine from Pittsburgh : )
LOVE your site…can’t wait to shell Sanibel with the girl’s on our getaway…woot woot…girls gone shelling…
LOVE your blog–it’s my favorite. Thanks for bringing the beach to us!! Your blog has gotten me thru more that one cold Indiana winter day! My next vacation will be to Sanibel later this year.
What an amazing website, thank you so much for creating this. I live in Sunny California, but have been collecting shells from Canada to Florida and now on the west coast here in California. I love shelling!!!
Greeting from The Jersey Shore!
Sanibel looks to be one of the best places in the world! Having never been I am excited and anxious to visit. Hoping to plan a holiday trip this year. Your postings and passion for shelling and the beach are inspiring to someone who isn’t familiar with the area. Thank you and keep on posting!
Susan
We feel in love with Sanibel last year when we came for our 10th anniversary. I was up early to walk with the sunrise and got back to the room and was looking info on all these awesome shells I was finding, I cam e across your website. It makes me feel like i’m right there when you post your blogs.
Thank for you such a wonderful shelling blog!
My husband and I came to Sanibel last November for our first shelling trip and it was an awesome experience. I shell constantly in NJ, but nothing compares to the Sanishells. I am so excited to return! Everytime you show an awesome find on your blog, I show it to my husband as a lure for planning our next trip. Thanks so much for giving me this little window into Sanibel shelling.
Love this site! Can’t wait to get my toes in the Sanibel sand again! My shell collection continues to grow – my co-workers think I bought them they are so pretty! Thank you
Hey Pam!
Sanibel~Captiva is such a special place to my Family! Living in Illinois, the daily blogs are my happy place each and every time you post!
I not only love shelling, it is my passion!!
The new hat and tank top are fantastic! Hoping to get one of each for myself soon!
You might as well keep going with an umbrella and shelling bag!!
See you again in July! Love to you and Clark!
Hi Pam,
Please enter me. I would love some shelling gear!
I just wanted to say good luck to everyone entering! If you have not been to the area you have got to plan a trip! We just love it down there and our last trip was the best yet! Wednesday night of our trip we got to go shelling with Pam and Clark and it was the best night of our trip! They are truly wonderful people and we had fabulous shelling that evening! We are so excited to be moving to Florida, it’s hard getting everything together and making a smooth transition, but we’re doing it… no matter how many months it takes!!!
My sister and I were hoping to run into you during my May visit with her. We both love your blog and all the shelling tips you give. You really have captured the essence of Sanibel with all your photos and videos of the shells and wildlife there! Keep up the good work! Hopefully we will meet up with you next time!
Just returned from Turk and Caicos Islands. Lots of very old and worn conch shells but otherwise slim pickings. Beaches and water were beautiful though and snorkeling was great.
“OH! HOW FUN IT WOULD BE FOR ME
TO WIN THE LIGHT UP SHELLING CAP…..YOU SEE
I COULD SHELL AT NIGHT OR IN THE EARLY MORN
YOU CAN REST ASSURED .. IT WOULD BE WELL- WORN!!!”
My comment is more of a suggestion. Having just purchased the hat and turtle filter (great idea!) I wasn’t sure if I needed to purchase 1 turtle filter or two because the hat has two lamps. If it needs two filters it might be better to sell them as a set.
Its a small mental vacation for my wife and I every time we visit i Love Shelling.
Thanks!
Nolan- because the light under the bill doesn’t shine out or forward, the SCCF says that it would be fine to have that light on at night on the beach during sea turtle nesting season. If you were to see a sea turtle, we still Ask you to turn that light off and only use the filtered light Ii would still suggest turning all lights off if a turtle is spotted. The light that shines forward is the one that needs the filter. The filter is a sticker and I have gotten at least two uses out of it. Meaning, I’ve put the sticker on the bill light then taken it off and put it back on another night. But the adhesive does wear off so they are disposable. If you need more filters, you can always contact me and I can get them to you on the islands.
Ahhhh now I understand. Thank you very much for the additional info. We are making a trip to Sanibel in two weeks and we are excited to use the hat. Its a short trip so we don’t plan on letting a little bit of dark stop us from finding shells.
Hi Pam,
Just got the t’s I ordered from you. And thanks for meeting me when we were down over the winter to get a t and scoop. That scoop is the best. I visit your site everyday to see what’s up at the beach. I can’ wait for November to come back again. Hope to find an other scotch bonnet, maybe in better shape this time. Would love to be entered in your giveaway. Thank you for all you do!
Hi Pam,
Ginger here, and if I don’t win anything I am going to buy them all! Love them. The girls here in Minnesota are planning a winter trip to Sanibel. I can’t wait to show them the fun of shelling!
Sign me up! Cause I love shelling!
Thanks for a fun website. Can’t wait to head to Sanibel next chance we get.
I grew up in Florida shelling and now live in the land-locked Midwest. I swear to Rudy I was mentioning your blog just at lunch today. It has kept me sane many a day…..Visiting every day is so therapeutic because the colors of the sky and sea and the “finds” are always changing just like living at the beach. God Bless and thank you for sharing your passion….it is probably touching more lives than you will ever know. -Connor ( one of the few girl Connor’s on the planet
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I tell all my friends about your wonderful blog. I love it! I love sanibel Island for I have been there 3 times in less than 11 months. Your blog is very well put together with your awesome photos. I have to add how educational it is also. Thank- you for sharing a bit a paradise while you are there on island time.
I love the daily messages from your blog. Your photos take me back to FL instantly and that is a great feeling when I spend most of my year landlocked in the midwest.
Pam. I cannot start my day without reading your fabulous blog!! First, I read the latest post and then I click on the link to The Island Inn webcam. I just love seeing that beautiful beach and feeling like I am there, before the craziness of the day begins!! Will be there next month!! Can’t wait!!
I love your website. I share it all the time whenever I meet people and we start talking about shells. Thanks so much for keeping it up for us.
Pam,
I love this website. I live on Wrightsville Beach in NC. but the shelling here is no where near as great as on Sanibel. My husband and I visit Sanibel and we both love it. He loves the bars and I love the beach. This is my way to stay in touch with one of the nicest places I have ever been. THanks!
Pam Teague
I want to come to Florida. Please enter me in the contest.
ME……………PICK ME!!!
I found your blog on a facebook page and love it. My hubby and I will be coming to Sanibal in August to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary and I can’t wait! We don’t get to the ocean very often but when we do my favorite thing to do is go shelling.
I get such a kick out of your blog, it’s the next best thing to being there!!
Oh, Wow! Pam…a giveaway!
You and Clark are truly Sanibel treasures. Reading your blog is the highlight of my day. You post the bestest stuff. I’m still giggling over that pink tutu!
I so much appreciate the time and effort you put into your posts, pix & vids. It’s been a real education following your adventures. Thanks for sharing. I nominate you as the #1 ambassador and PR person of Sanibel.
Hugs,
~m
Spent my 30th wedding anniversary in Sanibel last week. Lots of great shelling. Wouldn’t have even thought of going shelling if it wasn’t for your site. Thank you, Mike
I love your website and check it every day. It will have to keep me going until I can return to Sanibel. I love all the pictures and videos. Keep up the good job you are doing!!
Hi Pam – you might remember my 2 friends (Jeri and Candy) and me – met you during the frst week of May when my friends planted a definitely non-native shell for me to find. What a wonderful week we had – and meeting you was such a special highlight! None of us can get Sanibel out of our minds – actually didn’t unpack for several days after we arrived back home. I know I’ll be back as soon as possible, and would love to see you again.
Thank you so very much for keeping this blog..which became my favorite website a few months before I was actually there. This is such a gift for so many of us “shellin’ sistas” and the guys, too.
The very best to you-
Peace out-
Lori Crouch
Your blog brings me joy – it’s almost like going to Sanibel whenever I want – the beach, the sky, the water, and the shells in your wonderful photos. The only drawback – it drives me crazy because I can’t actually be there!
I love “I love Shelling”! Thank you for this wonderful source for the beaches and sea life of The Great Gulf of Mexico. Love, love, love it! I feel so blessed to live here! I can’t wait to be able to identify the shells I find, I’ll savor the journey along the way. Very Cool! I would love to win anything!!! LOL…
Keep on Shelling!!
Jeanie Bethuy
I’m so glad I found your website. I would love to be on Sanibel every day, but reading your blog gives me a nice fix! If I can’t be there finding all those great shells, at least I can read about the people who are.
The first thing my husband does after getting his morning coffee is read your blog… I usually have to catch up on the weekends. Most vacations we gain weight but on Sanibel we usually miss a meal or two a day because we can’t stay off the beach! Last week was no exception, especially after we went to Blind Pass – like kids in a candy shop!!
Thank you for iloveshelling – it keeps us going until our next visit…
Happy Summer!
Have enjoyed many fine days on Sanibel and Captiva; looking forward to moving to Cape Coral and having lots of free time to venture over.
Your website is great and I look forward to watching it over time.
Thanks for the info both educational and humorous–you make my day!
D Ann says:
Near the sea we forget to count the days…
I love coming to your website every day to see all the fantastic shells!! My family and I visit Sanibel every year and we are coming down the end of August for my 40th birthday!! Last time I was there on my birthday I found a beautiful perfectly intact Junonia and got my picture in the paper!! I hope to run into you on the beach someday!!
Pam, you are like a “Shellebrity” to me and my sister, Susan (see June 10th comment)! We are shell-obsessed…my 2 daughters and her 1 daughter think we’re nuts, but we just love to shell. Checking out your blog gets us through til we get back to Sanibel each time! Hope to meet you when we’re there again in July! -Anne Marie
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Thanks for all of the virtual shelling opportunities for those of us in the northern states!!!
I have been fortunate enough to be able to visit Sanibel one week per year for the past 30+ yrs. My last visit was in April 2011. I discovered your website about 6 months before that last visit. I never realized that Pavlov’s theory also applies to Web sites! I found that my heart would start to race when looking at the pictures of all the beautiful shells that you had posted. I also seemed to walk kind of funny for awhile after viewing the site – kind of all hunched over, stooping down, eyes darting left, right, gazing at the floor…searching, searching….
Seriously though. Your blog makes the wait to return to Sanibel a little more bearable. On my last visit, I was not only searching for shells but searching for you. I went to Blind Pass, Lighthouse Beach and Gulfside Park numerous times but no luck in spotting you. You seemed to be somewhat as elusive as the Junonia has been to me. I had wanted to thank you in person for all of the time and energy that you spend sharing your experiences and enjoyment with all of us. I hope that it is a labor of love for you to do this and that it continues to be so. I’m not sure if you truly realize how much you are appreciated. Maybe next time I’ll spot you on the beach. Thank you. Happy Shelling!
I love Sanibel and I love your blog. I don’t know when my daughter and I will be coming but we will be coming back to Sanibel. I like feeling connected to what is going on when I am not there. I check in every day, sometimes several times a day looking forward to your next post. I have told some of my friends with children about your site. I think they would enjoy some of the video clips you have posted. Several years ago we were treated to “shell piles” at blind pass Captiva side. I am hoping to have that opportunity again. Thanks!
I love reading your blog and especially love all the pictures. I’ll be bringing my family (including my 6 and 8 y.o. kids) to Sanibel for the first time starting next Saturday the 25th. I haven’t been there since I was a kid myself. I’ve been showing my kids pictures from your blog for the past few weeks to get them excited. They seem to have a ball looking for rocks on the beach in Lake Michigan, so I’m hoping that they’ll fall in love with shelling on Sanibel!
Oh my gosh, this is my 4th year down here to FT.MYERS. I found your site and I love it, it has given me a lot of info I didnt know. I have turned into a sheller. I love doing it and finding just the right shell.
Looking through your website makes me a bit jealous. When I go back to Illinois, I dont know if I will be able to read your site, I will be drooling at the mouth for shells.
Love your site, thanks for keeping us informed.
I Love I Love Shelling!!! Was on Sanibel/Captiva yesterday (6/12) and had another great time snorkeling/shelling! Currents were pretty strong at both Lighthouse Bch. and Blind Pass-almost got swept under the bridge! At low tide though, found a fair amount of fighting conchs, turbans and a couple of small olives followed by another picture perfect sunset on Captiva behind Mucky Duck’s. (-:
Love your blog. Plan on being in your area in Oct. Hope to see you on the beach. Never new there was so many beautiful shells. Keep the pictures coming.
We camp at Periwinkle Park every January. We bring our Bicycles and ride to the beach and fill up the little basket I have on the front of my bike. There are boxes full of Shells in my craft room, and I am always thinking of ways to use them. I have a picture on my web site of Christmas tree decorations I made with some. Sanibel is our favorite place to visit in Florida!
I <3 your site. I <3 Sanibel/Captiva. I <3 shelling. I <3 your new goodies in your store.
I Love Shelling! We have only been going to Sanibel for the last 4 years but our stays get longer each year and our shell collection grows exponentially! My husband says if he bends down to pick it up, he’s keeping it! No junonia or alphabet cone yet but we will keep trying – hurry up January!
We recently visited Sanibel from Broward County. Sanibel is such a slower pace of life and it was a real treat. Your blog site was a great help in planning our trip. Now I visit it to remember our fond weekend. We can’t wait to get back to the island.
Pam, I just received my order of shirts and my lighted hat! They are GREAT!! If I would be so lucky to win something it would go to Lois our mentor who showed our group so much on how to shell. With our scoops, aprons, etc. She gives so much of her time to helping other people thru sewing for Hospice and she gives most of her shells away to children .She labels them , puts them in baggies for show and tell at school..She also gives talks on shells(while wearing her ” I Love Shelling” shirt) to different groups.. See you at Sanibel!!!
Absolutely LOVE your blog! Thank you for your dedication to keeping all of us up to date on the shelling on our favorite islands!
I’ll be wearing my “I Love Shelling” tank top in Las Vegas next week….too bad it’s so far from the beach!
Linda
Your website brightens my day! It certainly got me through the very cold and snowy St. Louis winter!
I LOVE your website!!
I found it and have loved it every day for the past 2 months! You keep my “Florida or bust” fever going. Thanks so much for such a wonderful gift…God Bless…
Robyn in Virginia Beach who is looking for property in Florida so I can become a “snowbird”
Hi,m I’ve been shelling in Sanibel, and Loved it. I really enjoy seeing what you find!
Thanks so much for creating this blog. My parents and I always learn something new from your videos and photos . I sometimes get to show your videos in my class. My friends really liked the cownose ray and octopus videos. Thank you again and can’t wait till we’re back on Sanibel!
Hi! I love reading your posts, and learning more and more about shelling. I am bringing my daughter and grandson for some shelling adventures on my 58th birthday this August! I can’t wait! I got so excited about visiting Sanibel/Captiva that I booked another trip with my sister in November! So I’ve joined your email list so I can keep enjoying your posts. Thanks!
Dear Pam; Your blog helps me get through the long dark cold winter, because I know with a click of the mouse I can spend a few precious moments in the sunshine, in paradise, “doing” what I love to do. Thank you so much for this blog. Just to see the Gulf makes me happy!
Love your website! Thanks so much Pam for sharing your Sanibel pictures, knowledge and experiences. 15th annual Sanibel girl’s trip starts Sunday and I can’t wait to wear my iLoveShelling tank and shell Blind Pass!
I can’t wait til Sunday evening. I’ll be there to hopefully find some of the great stuff you’ve been posting. I follow you on Facebook and love all the pictures, videos and stories. Thanks for taking the time to post all you post. I love it!!!
Kathy
I follow you on FB and the pictures and videos are so good. We will be ther soon. This will be our 5th trip to Sanibel and we will return again next year and the next, and the next….. Thank you for your information and tips for shelling.
I have made more than 20 visits to various parts of Florida and lived in Boca Raton for 16 months. Have shelled in North Carolina, California, Mexico, Eastern Florida and the Keys. But have never been or seen anything like Sanibel Island!
We visited for the first time this last April, thank goodness I found your website before we came, so I knew right where to go for the best shelling!
My kids in college where so jealous when they saw the suitcase full of shells we brought home! They couldn’t believe the size and variety and none of them were broken!
I go to your website everyday to see your (and clarks) “finds”. It makes me smile and reminds me what a peaceful and relaxing time we had at Sanibel.
We can’t wait to return!
Thank You!
I love Sanibel and go whenever I can, which is never often enough. I think the shells there are better than if they were coins!
This blog was extremely helpful in helping me understand what I would be looking for on Sanibel. I still have not cleaned all the shells I got in March.
We’ll be back!
What wonderful giveaways! I read your blog fairly regularly – and am just pea-green jealous that you can live in such a wonderful place – and I’ve only been there twice!! I really do enjoy looking at the photos, too.
I kind of have a love/hate relationship with your website… sometimes I love seeing what I’m missing on Sanibel, and sometimes I HATE seeing what I’m missing on Sanibel!
Oh, who am I kidding… I just love it!
I love your website….it makes me long for not only shelling but Sanibel!
How thrilled I was when I found your website! Shelling has been a great passion of mine since my parents first took our family to the Florida Keys in 1968. A year or so later they took me for my first visit to Sannibel, and I’ve loved it ever since. I definitely don’t make it there often enough, but there is nothing more serene, peaceful, and exhilarating than finding that special treasure on the beaches of Sannibel and Captiva islands.
Love your website, Sanibel and would love to have the wonderful tote! Thanks for such a great site.