The clearing out of our stuff continues, with this project infusing some much-welcomed fun and creativity into an otherwise tedious activity.

This is the culmination of a year of effort and collaboration with my local framer to showcase the seashells and sand dollars we collected on our honeymoon in 1982. These items have safely resided in a well-packed shoebox, backed with good intentions to turn them into something. I just could never figure out what. With those intentions now glaring me in the face, it was now or never.

I started with the desire to have needlework play a part ...

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