Back Where they started....

I fully intended to post this a few weeks ago, but it completely slipped my mind.  I am trying to post more regularly, life however continues to take more and more of my free time. 

I try to have a project each time we go home to Ft. Myers, all with the intention of making our new home, our own.  I think it's funny that for almost 18 years we have traveled home from our Sanibel trips with the famous 'shell bag'.  This bag contained all of our special prized shell possessions from each trip.  Whether we flew or drove, I made it MY job to protect this bag.  I finally have gotten these shells organized by type in our garage here in Virginia.  The last trip back to our home in Florida, I carried some of these boxes BACK!  These shells are now on display where they belong, in Florida! 

Jess and Brad gave me a beautiful glass cylinder,  this last trip I filled it up and put it on display. It's proudly located right by the front door and full past the top with lightning whelks!

                                  

On the landing of the stairs are 3 more cylinders I purchased a few trips back...

Another with lightning whelks....

Tulips..both banded and true...

...and Alphabet cones....this one needs some more work....the alphies have been pretty scarce for us lately...

I know I had many more, but there are many in my tables, so I need to get to work! ;)

I have an amazing shelf over the cabinets in the kitchen, so took advantage of part of this with these....

 This pitcher is full with juvenile fighting conchs....

 ...and how appropriate, a salad dressing container full of Olives (oil)!!

Eventually all the shells will be back home in Florida, it's fun trying to be creative with them, I remember when and where I got many of the special shells, such wonderful memories!  

::Hugs::