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About Dustytoes

Full time artist and designer at Zazzle. I write about two things I love most, nature in New England and Florida beaches.

Identifying The Jackknife Clam Shell

The jackknife clam is an unusual shape and you’ll be able to identify it right away as the one that is sometimes called the “fingernail” shell. Long (3-4 inches) and whitish colored, the shell is curved in a fashion resembling … Continue reading

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Donate a Seashell Kit to Your Child’s School

Even if you live miles from the ocean or don’t have any seashells yourself, you can give a gift of seashells to your child’s school. Recently my eighth-grader came home and actually told me what he was doing in school. … Continue reading

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Infatuated With The Nautilus Shell

The amazing artwork of strangeling, aka Jasmine Becket-Griffith, features the chambered nautilus seashell. The artist admits in the description of the piece pictured here, that she “loves to paint them” and she does a fantastic job of it too! I … Continue reading

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Identifying Similar Small Shells on Sanibel Island

I don’t live on Sanibel and I haven’t even visited the Island in Florida for almost 20 years, but fortunately I know of a great blogger who lives there and shares her shelling knowledge with the world. Recently she posted … Continue reading

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Cowry Seashells and a Free, Printable Coloring Page

One type of the Cowry shell was once widely used as currency.  It is called the Money Cowry!  The shells can be large or small and have a very shiny shell. The Tiger cowry is spotted with dark brown blotches … Continue reading

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