With the virus causing so many places to be shut down here in Fairfield County, I feel lucky that our town beaches have remained open for residents. A walk on the beach can sure make a bad day seem a whole lot better!
My beach walk today is to do a little scavenging for my next craft project. Can you guess what it is?
Did you guess what it was I was collecting? If you guessed shells, you were correct! The type of shell, specifically? Oyster! Although I did find some small ones, I didn’t find any of the really large ones I had hoped for!
Luckily, one of my friends is very close with a family in Connecticut who have been oystermen since the 1940s (fourth generation) and operate one of the last standing traditional oyster farms in the United States. Because of this, I was able to score some really choice, large oyster shells that are perfect for my project!
Maybe you didn’t realize Connecticut was a big oyster state? The Connecticut shoreline actually has more tributary rivers per linear mile of coastline than any other region in the country and this unique geographical characteristic creates the most ideal environment for oysters to thrive.
I haven’t made anything from oyster shells for a while. You may remember the oyster shell place cards I posted a while back? Click here to see.
There is a current craze to decoupage oyster shells in blue and white chinoiserie. Everything I’ve seen has been blue and white. So, I am totally motivated to create some decoupaged oyster shells in some different color palettes. So, since I have had enough of making Christmas ornaments in April, I am moving on to decoupaged oyster shells! Of course, I could easily convert these oyster shell pieces into Christmas ornaments! ;)
Stop back next week to see my creations and get full instructions to make your own!
I hope these photos may have inspired you to take a walk somewhere picturesque near you!
Thanks for stopping by!
Take pleasure in simple things and stay healthy, Jackie
