Coral tree
(3 PICTURES)… Hard coral, made up of calcium carbonate, are the building blocks or skeletons of a coral network. This skeleton or coral tree is the star feature of a […]
Month: April 2015
Black and white vase with flowers
(4 PICTURES)… Many shells have pink or purple colouring on the outside and/or inside, making them perfect flower petals placed either way. Some of these are doubled up for extra […]
Pearly snail
(2 PICTURES)… The abalone shell has a shiny, pearly inner layer like the mother-of-pearl or paua shell. The shape of this design is like the typical swirl of a garden […]
Spider
(3 PICTURES)… I created an alien spider, using angles as my basic design. The orange and brown zigzag patterns on these bivalve shells are really beautiful and even more amazing, […]
Fish
(3 PICTURES)… The little flat, white bivalve shells are perfect for use as fish scales. Curved mussel shells work well as fins, but I used cockle shells for the tail […]
Easter eggs
(4 PICTURES)… Sea urchin shells are perfect for an Easter egg basket. The little “striped mouth conniwink” shells, that I used for the Easter greeting, remind me of delicious, multi […]