{"id":18910,"date":"2014-04-07T14:17:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T18:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=18910"},"modified":"2014-04-07T14:17:00","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T18:17:00","slug":"shelling-sanibel-farmers-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/07\/shelling-sanibel-farmers-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Shelling at Sanibel Farmers Market"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I can find seashells everywhere on Sanibel… even at the Sanibel Farmers Market<\/strong><\/a>! Seriously, all of these veggies were made by Barbara Walling<\/strong><\/a> using different seashells. Dont you remember Barb? I filmed her making other shell art creations a few years back and she is still creating such fun shell crafts.\u00a0Aren’t these the cutest veggies you’ve ever seen?<\/p>\n

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If you want to see this in person, you only have a few more weeks since this market is open seasonally from November through April where Betsy, Jean and Sherrill proudly display it at their booth.<\/p>\n

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You can even find seashell soaps at the market…<\/p>\n

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Honestly, I’m not much of a cook but when I have guests over, its fun to buy local fresh food and mingle with the island peeps like shellers Mary and Jim that I met on one of the iLoveShelling cruises<\/strong><\/a> to Cayo Costa.<\/p>\n

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But anyhoooo…back to the shelling on the beach. Here is a sampling of shell treasures I found at Gulfside City Park one morning this weekend.<\/p>\n

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Just after I met Nora, Mac, Dan and Molly (visiting from Illinois) I heard a loud “Whoa!”.<\/p>\n

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Mac found a SAND DOLLAR laying under some seaweed just like this and then fund a few more.<\/p>\n

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Then Molly asked me what this unusual bivalve was. It’s a SMOOTH DUCK CLAM. They are so fragile, it’s hard to find one that is not broken- so good finds!<\/p>\n

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I always say that there are enough shells on the beach for everyone because different people like to collect different shells. Sydney and Lori tom Indiana were trying<\/em> to find broken shells and shells with holes in them.<\/p>\n

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They like to find the shells that already have holes in them so they can make jewelry. I love that they were getting so creative! I had to chime in too and told them that I like to collect the OLIVE shells without tips to make bracelets (for my tutorial CLICK HERE<\/strong><\/a>) and also explained how to make a seashell mobile<\/strong><\/a> too with broken shells. There are so many fun ways to decorate with shells<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n

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PS- I got all my fresh ingredients at the Sanibel Farmers Market to make dinner because it was my turn to host for my book club (we’ve been together for 12 years!). I used some ideas from Pinterest<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and it was a fun, successful night with my girlfriends. If you like to read, this is my favorite book I’ve ever chosen that every sheller or treasure hunter would enjoy…
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