Candle Jar Shellcraft Project

This is my newest project. I recycled the jar from a used up candle and designed it with coquina seashell flowers. The centers of the flowers are rhinestones of different colors.

Each flower is sitting on it's own bit of beach, forming disconnected islands around the glass of the jar. The flower on the lid follows the same pattern.

Here and there in-between the flowers are pretty little scallop seashells. They are also on their own little islands of sand.

Visit Shellcraft Guides if you are interested in the details of making this candle jar shellcraft and to see more photos.

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Atlantic Bubble Seashell Page

Aren't these a pretty bunch of seashells. They are called Atlantic Bubbles and I have used them in the shellcraft projects from magnets to plaques, and on some sculptures. I have picked them up during beachcombing although I can't remember exactly which beach I got them on. I have added a page to Shellcraft Guides on these small beads from the sea.

Click this link (opens a new page) Atlantic Bubble Article to read more about these seashells and the gastropods (sea snails) who make them.

If you like the article, let me know by returning here and leaving a comment.

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How to Identify Cardita Seashells

Wrote and published this article to eHow.com. Check it out and leave a comment or two:

How to Identify Cardita Seashells

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Cardita Clams

An article all about cardita clams and their seashells. One of the common seashells on our beaches that I use in my shell craft art.

I like the ribbed texture and colors. Take a read and leave a comment:

Cardita Clams

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Coquina Clams Article Published

My article has been accepted and published. It is about the Coquina Clam.
The article is about one of the seashells that I have started using on shell crafts and the clam that makes them. Take a look and see.

Coquina Clams

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Sculpture with Dolphins

I put the instructions for this sculpture on Shellcraft Guides last week. It uses a couple of scallop seashells to form a platform for displaying the leaping dolphins. Of course, you need to use your imagination to see the display for what it is.




This sculpture displays dolphins cavorting and jumping around the ocean at sunset. A crab sits on the seafloor protecting a pearl in a shell. The base is wood stained a deep dark cherry.

Shellcraft Guides Now With Site Map

I finally finished setting up and publishing a Site Map on Shellcraft Guides. The Map, like most site maps, provides links to all the pages on Shellcraft Guides. A one stop index to the website. You can check it out here:

Site Map

Take a look and let me know what you think.