Shellcrafting and Nature

A fool-proof method for sculpting an elephant:  first, get a huge block of marble; then you chip away everything that doesn't look like an elephant.  ~Author Unknown

I thought it was about time for a little update...The last couple of days have been crafting days around here, I found a group of shadow boxes on sale for a good price and decided to do a little crafting!! i could do this for hours!! If I only had the time to do it more often!!

Angel Wing and False angel Wing we found in Jess' spot at Cayo Costa last trip!!

Closeup of the Angel Wings...aren't they Awesome

False Angel Wing

Large to small (top to bottom) Scallops, Pear Whelks, Fighting Conch, and one of my favorites, Horse Conchs

The beautiful Lace Murex 

Coquina Butterflies

Shell Angels

Remember this picture? Pam from Iloveshelling.com took it of Jess on our cruise to Cayo Costa, I had it and a couple of others made into canvas for our house in Florida, it turned out amazing!! It's hard to tell but it's 18 x 24, so it should look nice in the group of others that are smaller.  I will have to show you how they look when I get them 'installed'!! :)

A few weeks ago, the HOA here put in 2 Alligator decoys in our pond with hopes of keeping away the groups of Canada Geese that have covered our grass in the neighborhood.  The funny part was, they didn't tell anybody! You would have won the $10,000 prize on Americas Funniest Videos if you had seen our neighbor and Jess and I when we saw the Gator!! It was just before we went to Sanibel and it really freaked us out!! It has worked fairly well at keeping a lot of them away, but the ones that were born here I think have figured out the hoax.  Apparently this turtle has too!! I thought this was cute!!

The sky was amazing tonight, unfortunately I thought to get the camera a little too late!

::Hugs::

Cheri