{"id":5982,"date":"2011-04-28T16:34:06","date_gmt":"2011-04-28T20:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=5982"},"modified":"2018-11-27T21:14:56","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T02:14:56","slug":"imperfect-seashell-creativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/28\/imperfect-seashell-creativity\/","title":{"rendered":"Imperfect Seashell Creativity"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Reading<\/a><\/p>\n

I needed a little shelling pick-me-up yesterday since I’ve had “technical difficulties” in the blog world the last few days. Since the gulf has been a little rough caused by south winds, I thought I might find some goodies at Blind Pass.<\/p>\n

\"Sanibel<\/a><\/p>\n

The Sanibel side of Blind Pass was …well, empty of shells. Where’d they go?<\/p>\n

\"Captiva<\/a><\/p>\n

I ran over to the Captiva side to find the beach with even a bigger drop-off than last week. Looked like nothing to me. There were a few people working the ledge but I decided to go back to the east end of Sanibel.<\/p>\n

\"Bob<\/a><\/p>\n

On the way back to the parking lot, I met Bob, Lucy and Linda sorting their shells in the back of their car. I can’t believe they found all of these on that ledge I showed you. It looked bare to me.<\/p>\n

\"blanket<\/a><\/p>\n

Shame on me for not looking a little harder at that ledge. Look at these beautiful shells… and especially that large, perfect LIGHTNING WHELK on the left.<\/p>\n

\"Sanibel<\/a><\/p>\n

The surf was kicking up around\u00a0the east end of Sanibel but the beach didn’t look like it was piled with shells. Then I started focusing on the wash line a little bit better since I learned my lesson and missed so many at Blind Pass. There were actually some nice shells…… and nice folks.<\/p>\n

\"Sanibel<\/a><\/p>\n

I met another Sani-Belle on the beach! \u00a0I met some of the Sani-Belle sisters and mom Mermaid Ella in January at Blind Pass (Click HERE<\/a><\/strong> for the post) so I was tickled to meet sister Sani-Belle Muriel too.<\/p>\n

\"scallops,<\/a><\/p>\n

Like I said, there wasn’t a huge wrack of shells on the beach but she was still happy with what she was finding. I guess so! Look at that nice size BABY’S EAR! In her hand from left to right is a SCALLOP, a CARDITA, another SCALLOP, that big beautiful BABY’S EAR, a CROSS BARRED VENUS and a COCKLE.<\/p>\n

\"Mermaid<\/a>

Mermaid Ella<\/p><\/div>\n

This picture above was taken of Muriel’s 92 year old mom in January when I nicknamed her Mermaid Ella. I wanted to show you this photo again because most of the shells that Muriel and the other Sani-Belles collect are “materials” (that’s what they call the shells) for frames that Mermaid Ella makes. She showed me this one……<\/p>\n

\"seashell<\/a><\/p>\n

Isn’t that beautiful? Shells don’t have to perfect to be beautiful. Imperfect is just as beautiful if you look at them in a different view like in this frame. This just makes me smile. And I also smile thinking of some other artists that make beautiful decor and jewelry from beach treasures…. perfect or not.<\/p>\n

Maria\u00a0is so clever to design wine charms from seashells with holes in them…..<\/p>\n

\"seashell<\/a><\/p>\n

Create\u00a0gorgeous pieces of art from beach treasures that someone else might consider to be beach “litter”…..<\/p>\n

\"Tresor<\/a><\/p>\n

I also have another artist friend Rhonda\u00a0who collects “drift shells” to make beautiful art frames too.<\/p>\n

\"shellebelle's<\/a><\/p>\n

So I’m going to remember Mermaid Ella and these other artists who get excited to see bits and pieces of shells on the beach. This is exactly what gets their creative juices flowing for their shellicious decor and jewelry. Thanks yall for the pick-me-up I really needed!<\/p>\n

\"Val's<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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