Philippine Natural Materials & Shell Components
Classic Collection of fashion jewelry puka shells components, heishie shell, colorful wood beads, troka, shell pendants, specimen shells, coco indian sticks, raw material components, shell...
http://www.www.all-about-seashells.com/?id=194&q=Philippine_Natural_Materials____Shell_Components  - 01/23/2007

Gift Items
Perfect gift items like surfboards, phone cradles, brooches, key chains, wooden animals, jewelry boxes, miniatures, hand wood carving, wood handicraft, wood carving decoration,...
http://www.www.all-about-seashells.com/?id=195&q=Gift_Items  - 01/23/2007

Shell Game
 Bring an instant feeling of summer to your house (no matter where you live) with seashell décor.Our June 2003 issue is filled with examples, from a bowlful of different kinds and colors of shells (page 124) to a fireplace mantel heaped with prized finds (page 104).Take a basket along...
http://www.www.all-about-seashells.com/?id=198&q=Shell_Game  - 01/23/2007

Shell Wreath
Wrap a 9-inch-diameter plastic-foam wreath form with wide white satin ribbon, gluing the ends to the back of the wreath. Tie twine around the top of the wreath for a hanger. Sort shells by size, and use 5-minute epoxy (from a hardware store or a crafts store) to glue the largest ones to the face of...
http://www.www.all-about-seashells.com/?id=199&q=_Shell_Wreath  - 01/23/2007

Other Decorating Ideas
 Use small shells to fill the bottom third of a glass vase. Not only will this add some color to the water, but also will help hold flower stems in place.• String a collection of small shells on twine to make stylish swags for mantels or headboards. Use an awl or other sharp object to put...
http://www.www.all-about-seashells.com/?id=200&q=Other__Decorating_Ideas  - 01/23/2007

A Look At An Indian Shell Museum
CHAN:What started as a hobby has now turned into a mission for 65-year old Alice Garg. She runs India‘s exclusive museum dedicated to seashells in the country¡¯s northwest.STORY:Garg started collecting seashells when she was barely in her teens¡­ and later donated her...
http://www.www.all-about-seashells.com/?id=201&q=A_Look_At_An_Indian_Shell_Museum  - 01/23/2007

Nature gives a lesson in armor design
The ocean is a perilous environment for a soft-bodied creature like a sea snail, so nature gives it an advanced nanostructured armor system that is stiff and strong yet lightweight. It‘s called a shell.Understanding the fundamental design principles of natural armor systems like shells may help...
http://www.www.all-about-seashells.com/?id=203&q=Nature_gives_a_lesson_in_armor_design  - 01/23/2007

These Seashells Not Sold At The Seashore: Sandia, UNM Mimic Structure Of Seashells To Create Strong, Tough Coatings
Science Daily — ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Humanity has valued seashells for their beauty as ornaments and utility as tools for thousands of years. But even alchemists never tried transmuting base materials into the very fine interlayering necessary to create a shell‘s strength, hardness, and...
http://www.www.all-about-seashells.com/?id=204&q=These_Seashells_Not_Sold_At_The_Seashore__Sandia,  - 01/23/2007

Museum‘s Nature Art Gallery pays tribute to seashells
(Raleigh)—Seashells, also known as the architecture of the sea, are the inspiration for a new show coming to the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences‘ Nature Art Gallery, located on the Mezzanine level of the Museum Store.  The show, Seashells: Inside and Out, opens Friday,...
http://www.www.all-about-seashells.com/?id=205&q=Museum__145s_Nature_Art_Gallery_pays_tribute_to  - 01/23/2007

Seashells of Eastern Arabia
Eagerly awaited by collectors worldwide, this lavishly and lovingly illustrated new regional guide, Seashells of Eastern Arabia, created by a quartet of highly respected workers in conchology and malacology, is a joy to...
http://www.www.all-about-seashells.com/?id=207&q=Seashells_of_Eastern_Arabia_  - 01/23/2007

Marine Molluscs of the Galapagos No. 2 Gastropods:A monograph and revision of the families Trochidae, Skeneidae, Turbinidae and Nertitidae.
Yves Finet‘s trio of books are best considered as a unit, the opening works of a series of monographs and revisions he plans for the marine mollusks of the Galapagos, a study which he says represents "much of my...
http://www.www.all-about-seashells.com/?id=209&q=Marine_Molluscs_of_the_Galapagos_No__2  - 01/23/2007

She Collects Seashells by the Seashore (and Sometimes on EBay)
Summertime means the beach. And we all know what most people go to the beach to look at, right? Of course, seashells! Collecting seashells can be not only fun, but lucrative. Of course, it certainly helps if you live near the ocean, but it’s not exactly required. After all, collecting...
http://www.www.all-about-seashells.com/?id=210&q=She_Collects_Seashells_by_the_Seashore__and  - 01/24/2007