{"id":9660,"date":"2012-02-28T18:01:23","date_gmt":"2012-02-28T23:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=9660"},"modified":"2012-02-29T15:54:04","modified_gmt":"2012-02-29T20:54:04","slug":"shellabrating-seashells-in-fashion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/28\/shellabrating-seashells-in-fashion\/","title":{"rendered":"Shellabrating Seashells In Fashion"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sanibel and Captiva fashion divas strutted the runway yesterday in gorgeous gowns, dazzling dresses, stunning scarfs and sassy shoes all embellished with our favorite accent…. SEASHELLS!<\/p>\n

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It took two months for Melinda Graham of home decor boutique\u00a0Surroundings<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>to make this wedding dress adorned with JINGLES, BUTTON SHELLS and white land shells. I would have loved to have gotten married in this dress (especially if I could have ever fit into the tiny size)! It is so incredibly lovely. She even designed flower girl dresses…<\/p>\n

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She embellished the flower girls’ flip flops as well!<\/p>\n

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And the flower girl head pieces are laced with shells!<\/p>\n

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Melinda won first place for this seashell couture gown as you can imagine. Look one more time at the details…<\/p>\n

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Second place winner went to Marianne Kanzius in a dress she made from complete scratch then added seaglass beads and shells…<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Look at these delicate details. So sweet…<\/p>\n

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There were more than a dozen other dresses adorned with our beloved seashells to Shellabrate the 75th Annual Sanibel Shell Fair and Show<\/a><\/strong> this week. Susan Berg opened the show with a shellacious start…<\/p>\n

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Long time shell enthusiast Ethel Sinow wore a vintage Lily Pulitzer dress and jacket accented with a seashell handbag…<\/p>\n

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The Shell Island Garden Club made this beautiful shell scarf to match the rest of Edie’s shell lined dress…<\/p>\n

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Check out all of the other shelltastic stunners…<\/p>\n

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Oh! I almost forgot to mention that my dear friend Jane<\/strong> <\/a>donated one of her fabulous shell mirrors to start the show with an auction item. She too is amazing, isn’t she?<\/p>\n

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Thank you to the models\/designers Susen Berg, Ethel Sinow, Karen Tempority, Mary Buck, Harriet Witt, Barb Kapinus, Mary Bates, Canstance Mara, Kerry Trapp, Marianne Kanzius, Floral Artistry, Shell Island Garder Club, Ding Darling and Melinda Graham for sharing your love of shells. Peace, love and seashells!<\/p>\n

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