Coastal Crafting MEGA VIDEO! 6 projects plus BONUS!

[@echouebijoux]

Errata: Lol I had to make some footage changes last minute when my video wouldn't export, and it made a couple of my time stamps off for the stuff towards the end - but I just adjusted them and they should work correctly now! :D also, i swear i changed the spelling from seaFOOD to seaFOAM a number of times, and Sunday venus to sunray, lol... but that spellcheck in there was determined :D

[@lindsayschilling8707]

I Love, Love, Love the shell gazing balls! I must check out your shop. BTW, thank you for taking all of us along on your shelling adventures; they are so much fun.

[@echouebijoux]

thanks so much!! my shop is a lil behind - but I will be adding some new stuff to it soon tho... my favs are the auger ball and the turtle lol! Oh and Jasmine/Abundance the nightlight she is just sooooo darling lol!

[@phyllislepard6590]

I never get to go to the beach . I watch you all the time

[@ginnamagda5810]

Ohhhh 🎉the turtle is wonderful ! I just love doing these projects as well. Shelling is one of my favorite activities on the beach. This was a fun inspiring video worth the efforts to get it up. lol. Thankyou.

[@echouebijoux]

thank you very much and i am glad it was inspiring!

[@gmlight56]

I just love your content. You are such a pleasant person to listen to and so inspirational. Your artistic eye is wonderful. I would enjoy some more jewelry videos too. Thanks for all your time spent making this video. I look forward to more shelling with you and John. Take care.

[@echouebijoux]

thank you so much! and yes - more jewelry videos will be on the way too... i may have to hold off a tiny little bit tho. one of my eyes is giving me a lot of trouble focusing so i have not been beading very much lately. hoping i get some answers in april at my next eye appt. stay tuned for shelling - we are going headlamp shelling for the next video so even tho we are at the same location it almost feels like 2 trips in 1... dark and daylight!

[@Finn-qg7vv]

Wow, just wow. Beautiful! Thks for sharing and the inspiration 🥰

[@echouebijoux]

you're very welcome! And- If you like this one i have another coming out soon showing you how to make flowers from shells :) should be up in a couple weeks ;)

[@cathyscism1817]

My favorite is the turtle!!

[@echouebijoux]

he is such a cutie pie! he and jasmine are my fav! :D

[@DebbyCastrillo]

I'm not sure which project I loved best! Maybe the 3 styrofoam covered balls.. Too much thinking went into the turtle, but Sigmund is gorgeous!! Thanks so much for sharing!!

[@echouebijoux]

I agree - Sigmund and Jasmine both took a lot of thinking! But I thought it would be cool to share the process, as well - certain things have to be figured in to anything when you are constructing something new :) And I also wanted a broad range of stuff from beginner to more advanced so that there would be something fun to make no matter what crafting level someone is on :D

[@victoriaolsen5726]

Been watching you from the very first video. Been anxiously awaiting for this one. Your videography from your first video to now has really evolved - very impressive with the graphics and all. Love love the shell balls! Just a hint - you can use a bowl of rice or aquarium gravel to hold the balls while you glue in the shells - works for other "wobbly/wonky" shapes as well, because when you "have" to put the ball or shell down and you just can't wait for the glue to dry, it stays where you place it. Love your content especially the Sarasota Shell Club Show video - recognized the names of some of the entrants, let me feel like I was there all the while sitting in my home in San Diego. Love your warm and funny personality - very soothing for me. Keep 'em coming!! Love watching your finding, crafting, and educating! Hugs from SoCal 🥰

[@echouebijoux]

OH WOW I didn't even think about rice or gravel... i was considering sand but i didn't want to get my shells all sandy all over again lol! 😂😂😂😂 I am really very glad people are responding so positively to this mega crafting video it makes me happy to see that folks really do want to see both the collecting AND the creating :D and I am glad you are enjoying the channel! I have so much cool stuff planned for this chanel too - it sure has changed a lot! I am still the creative goof ball i always was - i just am better at editing and more confident speaking to the camera as if i was speaking directly to all of you guys :) Thank you for your compliments and encouragement and for being around since my first video!

[@tanahanlon6568]

Loved these projects and your hair looks great

[@echouebijoux]

thanks! im so glad everyone is excited about this crafting video - so far seems like folks are really liking it! and thanks on the haircut too - i had to cut about 12 inches off my hair. it was getting so heavy it gave me headaches lol i tried to donate it but was told it was too sun damaged (not a shocker - my pony tail gets all the sun when its in a twisted bun lol!)

[@katherinelinford7432]

lol, I just commented almost the exact same thing, then saw your post, but it’s true her hair looks really good,especially in the intro. 🪸

[@saraclark8611]

Honestly had a blast watching you do these projects! I didn’t think I would want to do crafts with my shells but I thought wrong! Truly creative and inspiring work here!

[@echouebijoux]

why thank you! Glad you enjoyed!

[@fredamoore1743]

Michelle I absolutely loved watching you do your projects! You are the bomb girl. So creative. Loved them all but my weakness is sea turtles. I'm obsessed with anything sea turtle and I have never figured out what to do with my operculums. Now I know, amazing. I could sit and craft with you all day.! Can't wait to see more beauties.

[@echouebijoux]

and now look - you can make angels and sea turtles with those operculum! :D I am so thrilled everyone enjoyed this - golly i would have been bummed after all that shooting and editing if everyone was like..eh.... lol very happy folks are digging this!

[@lyndadishner7576]

I love watching you. I love shelling too, but I don't find unusual things or many shells like you. But I lived on Okaloosa Island for 5 years, no shells there lol. Your stuff is beautiful!!! And you are a beautiful lady in and out! Thanks for sharing.

[@echouebijoux]

I am so glad people are liking this! it was a big stretch to go to such a long format, spend a ton of time editing, etc... so its been fun to see that people are enjoying the "After Crafter" sessions too! Thank you for watching and your kind words! :D

[@victoriaolsen5726]

Boiling them!! 😖 yeah I've tried everything else but that! Thanks for the tip! Btw, LOVE your beaded medallion. Saw your vid showing you doing that, hoping to work on something like that soon someday. 😎

[@echouebijoux]

I will be doing some more beading hopefully soon- right now I'm having issue with one of my eyes and it makes focusing close close up very tough....hoping that gets srtaightened out soon! good luck with the boiling hope that works!

[@hoppas77]

Thank you. Im always learning from you🤗 You're very creative!

[@echouebijoux]

thank you so much! 🤗 What project is your favorite? Im going to post a poll on my community tab on that lol!

[@hoppas77]

@@echouebijoux I liked them all but the turtle is my favorite! 🐢😃

[@JILLCritterologist]

Wonderful! Thank you for the clear and detailed instructions with lots of tips to save us from learning things by trial & error. You're a great teacher!

[@echouebijoux]

Thank you so much! :) most folks don't realize this, but i used to teach crafting classes and get projects published in instructional magazines a lot back before seeeeee one nine happened ... i even taught a class at interweave Beadfest years back! :) When I make my crafting videos, i am aiming for my viewers to have the feeling like we sat down in class or home and just hung out a while being creative :D i sure hope that's how things come across! i try to give a lot of pointers so people who try the projects are happy with how they come out :D

[@rebeccafoster3570]

Love everything!! Love the bloopers even more with Buddy. What a baby he is 😊

[@echouebijoux]

glad you enjoyed!! was a lot of work but a lot of fun making this video & the projects :D re: Buddy - he's my lil Hammy Hambone :D he's with me all the time at home. He needs to see me or touch me for most of the day lol! (catahoula mix, they are like that-- Velcro lol!) 🥰

[@katherinelinford7432]

Just started watching your channel, and I am just loving it. Thanks for sharing. Also just have to say your hair looks really nice , very pretty. ☀️🪸🐚

[@echouebijoux]

I have a special hair trick very low tech lol - after I wash my hair, i never dry it. I never use a hairdryer lol. I put it in a ponytail then wrap it in to a bun and let it kinda of stay like that for a day. Next day when i take it out, voila - beachy waves! :D And I am glad you found the channel and are enjoying it! Please feel free to share with your other shell buddies :D

[@kozlinda]

thanks for the inspiration and know-how!

[@echouebijoux]

glad you enjoyed! i hope folks are gonna give some of these a try! I am having troubles with facebook - it only wants to work form my iPad ... but it would be awesome to have a spot where folks who like my channel could actually post pictures of their projects and shell finds :) i'm going to work on that... ;)

[@anitaassad4499]

Oh Wow!!!! Gorgeous makes!!!!

[@echouebijoux]

thank you!

[@helenfritzie]

Wow...such cute crafty projects with the shells! 😊 Just wondering where you find the cords, if you will, that you use for the necklaces that has the easy connectors? Also, any suggestions on what to use around a wide wrapped bale for a necklace? I have done a few that I may put a bow on for an ornament, but then there are a couple I would like as necklaces! I haven't quite got the wire wrapping thing down yet and in particular the bale part! Love all the shelling shows you do and all the great information! Blessings! Any shells you don't want or need just send them my way! 😊

[@helenfritzie]

Wire wrapped bale is what I meant! Ugh! This Kindle drives me nuts! 😊

[@echouebijoux]

I haven't done a ton of wire trapping here on the channel but I usually stick to 16 ga 18 ga and 20 ga for most jewelry stuff as far as wire size unconcerned. I use mostly copper and brass, and occasionally sterling silver altho it has gotten crazy expensive... i had some stuff i wire wrapped after the Peace River adventure when we found sharks teeth though... will see if i can point you to a specific spot in the video...

[@echouebijoux]

@@helenfritzie try here around the 53;:00 minute mark - i wrapped a tooth for a necklace from the Peace River stuff kzbin.info/www/bejne/i56bpXeKhsqfqassi=q4GI6C5pyJ-skUkX

[@babs629]

Hello, New subscriber here from Idaho! Our family vacationed in FL last month and I brought back an insane amount of shells. Some gorgeous and perfect and some beautifully broken. I am a picky crafter and I am very impressed with your work, but what I really want to know how you did that Jasmine nightlight? 😍

[@echouebijoux]

I videoed the process but it will be a few weeks before i get to it editing wise - I have some amazing shelling adventures to share first! and Jasmine was a bit difficult - since i had never made one before, i was sort of designing on the fly lol - i would call her an advanced project ;) And PS welcome to the channel I hope you're enjoying! There is a video i did around christmas time that was pretty cool, made an ornament, a small shadowbox, and a set of lights that are super fun. There is also a playlist for jewelry, and another for making non jewelry stuff if you're interested in more crafty fun! :D

[@staz6530]

Michelle, yes, I would like to find out what's going on with all the sea life washing up dead. I live in New Jersey, and we had way too many animals last year wash up here on the East Coast. And yes, as you mentioned, we are already having more, not good. On a positive note, I saw they saw a live whale up off Nova Scotia that hasn't been seen in 200yrs.

[@echouebijoux]

I have heard a few theories but without a bunch of research i won't have clear answer. I will be reaching out to a few folks and seeing if they will share their thoughts. There was a huge wash in over in the arabian sea of shrimp recently i believe too... not sure what happened there but millions washed up Meanwhile, the results for this whale will take weeks so we won't have answers very soon for this one. I will update on this though when there is more information. And that's good news about that whale! we recently had a GPS tagged one pop up close to Anna Maria Island - so that is a good sign at least :)

[@victoriaolsen5726]

Hey Mitch here's a head scratcher🤔: I was given the amassed shell collections of 30+ years from both my mother and mother-in-law who shelled in the Caribbean and the Sea of Cortez. SO many to clean, organize along with my own quite substantial and even over many months, I am not done (of course that doesn't keep me from collecting more and my husband is right there with me lol, yeah we have a problem, sound familiar?) it was exhausting 🤪 So I received a huge box of turritella shells 3 +/- inches long - not sure if they are from the Carribean or the Sea of Cortez, but I have tried EVERYTHING to clean them but they still stink! I understand that the operculum for this animal can be pulled up rather far into the shell so that may be the problem and why I can't get them not to stink. I am not a newbie to collecting, cleaning, and using the shells. The only thing I haven't tried is using a dehydrator. 🤷‍♀️ I have been absolutely dying to make a "spiked" decorator ball with some of these. Would love to hear if you or anyone has a way of de-stinking these shells. 🙏🏻🤞🏻

[@echouebijoux]

weird i replied to this but it disappeared... trying again - you're going to wanna wash again by soaking in some bleach water to soften things up and dip in muriatic acid then rinse then let them dry - and if they still stink you will have to boil them clean. This process stinks to hi heaven so you're going to want to do that outside not in the kitchen! use a gas grill or plug in hot pot or something but definitely do it outside. Good luck that's not a fun process!

[@cindywhite9115]

You could sponge paint the ball. Not a lot of paint just enough to cover what you want

[@echouebijoux]

weird, I replied and it disappeared! OK lol... attempt 2! I really didn't have much for paint around here when i was doing that project ... lots of bright things with pearl shimmer and a white glitter paint lol! I have since picked up some neutrals :D but using the ribbon worked well too because then i didn't have to wait for it to dry - and man i spent a lot of time waiting on paint drying with Jasmine/Abundance project lol! but yes if you have time and paint, its a wonderful option! very custom cool!

[@20daiSydog22]

Why not use sewing pins to track the ribbon onto the ball. The silver flat tip ones?

[@echouebijoux]

lol I didn't have any! lol! :D But if you want to try it please let us know how it goes with the pins ;)

[@phyllislepard6590]

Would you find me an angel wing , some scallops , a tulip , and just some shells

[@echouebijoux]

@@phyllislepard6590 scallops and just shells I have loads of - don’t have many angel wings tho we don’t find them here as often as they do down south of us Once we get things settled down a bit with the house tho I am planning to get some loaded on my website tho :)

[@phyllislepard6590]

Hope you are doing good

[@cindywhite9115]

What beach is the best one to find kitten paws I love those. I'm a cat person

[@cindyrowland5030]

I found a bunch at Nokomis beach, just north of Venice. Good luck!

[@echouebijoux]

A number of beaches throughout the area have loads of kittens pays on them :) Specifically in this area, LIDO KEY, LONGBOAT KEY at the Broadway Access, FORT DESOTO and PASSAGRILLE would be places i would recommend for kittens paws. There's usually some at Venice, Caspersen, Manasota Key Beach, Nokomois and Stump Pass State Park, and we saw some at Gasparilla Island when we went down last fall too. They are literally all over the place around here... like the coquinas and cross barred venus clams :) if you really get stuck and can't come up with enough of them to make this, email me and we will figure out a way to get ya some!