I’ll admit I’m a collector of many different things. If you’ve stopped by this blog on more than a few occasions, you probably already knew that. I know many of you have that collector gene as well, and I hope you’ll enjoy this post. The great outdoors can be the best place to look for treasures. We collected many wonderful things this summer…..and I’m tucking away special memories to go with each collection.
Stacking graduating clam shells is fun to do!
The tiniest treasures all found one afternoon on the beach.
Sea glass wasn’t so easy to find….we played around and got competitive looking for it on a few beaches in Massachusetts and Maine (New England photos to come soon).
Flat rocks from Scarborough beach. If only we could carry more…but rocks can get so heavy!
Driftwood – mostly from Scarborough beach.
Heart-shaped rocks collected all summer long. They are irrisistible to look for, and we found many more not pictured. I had fun setting up little competitions with the kids; we found most along the sidewalk that leads to the beach in Ocean City.
Shells on parade!
Did you collect anything over the summer? Do tell! 🙂
Cindy xoxo
Cindy Wimmer is a jewelry designer with a passion for combining vintage elements with modern wire design. She is the co-founder of artBLISS, hosting jewelry and mixed media workshops in the DC area. Her wire jewelry design book , The Missing Link, will be released in the Fall of 2013.
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Cindy your collections are amazing! I love, love, love those heart-shaped rocks! I also love the blue of those shells you have on parade! It looks like you guys had a lot of fun collecting this summer!
Really like how you arranged and photographed your sea collection.
I just love your pictures. You have such an eye for grouping and displaying. I love the stacked shells and of course the heart rocks. I only have 2!!
I collected some sand and little tiny rocks from the lake where we rented a camp. Hoping to incorporate into some jewelry…
Thanks for sharing!
Love the photos. The parade of blues/grays is so cool. Amazing that you found so many of the same style. And, of course, the hearts are just special.
I have a pile of flats from Lake Mich ~ now only if I had the right drill/set-up they’d make great “beads” and be perfect with some Missing Links …. must think about that ….
LOVE! It makes me want to decorate a coastal living style home with those beautiful collections and you designed your shots of them so beautifully. I have to say my fav is the collection of heart rocks!
I hope you had a good first day back to school. I know you and the boys must be missing combing the sand for treasures!
Wonderful finds and so artfully arranged…?
what fun these are to play with! LOVE your sea treasures
As always, I love your photos. The collections are so fun and so perfectly photographed. I tried to pick a favorite but couldn’t. I have to go with those amazing blue shells (I didn’t even know there was such a thing), the heart rocks, of course, and the stacked shells. But then the driftwood, the rocks and those sweet little shells in your hand? I can’t decide. I just love them all.
What beautiful seaside collections! The heart shaped rocks are amazing and the driftwood is fantastic! The slate blue shells are really beautiful too. I collected some seaside treasures along Nags Head beach in the Outer Banks back in June. Still editing the photos from that trip, sigh! I have seashell/rock/sea glass collections from each coastal place we visit.
You did a beautiful job of photographing your treasures!
Cindy i love all your photos! As a matter of fact, today being our first wednesday off, Ray was going to take me on the boat out to his oyster grounds to scavenge, he has found old bottles and pottery there in the past but alas the winds are bringing the biting flies out in droves so will have to postpone until another day! I am in the mood to hunt and gather and seeing these pictures just enforces that!
Wonderful treasures you and your kids found. It makes me want to visit the coast….again.
And as always your photos are just lovely!
Wow I love everything-especially the sea glass-(I am a new reader) Kathy
Gorgeous shell collection…love your arrangements! Absolutely gorgeous pictures! I have been to Sanibel Island, FL several times and have BOXES of shells waiting for the perfect craft! One of these days…..
Wow…what a beautiful collection…the sea has always been my favorite place to spend time…lovely memories and amazing shots……
Oh how I love this post! I adore all the bits you collected, each and every one. And the pictures of them are so beautiful as well. Lovely all the way around, Cindy.
I’ve always wanted to go to the beach and go on a scavenger hunt for sea glass. Every time I see it it inspires me to one day make that dream a reality; I would love to personally pick up the glass that I incorporate into my jewelry designs 🙂
What a story that would be!
You guys definitely got quite the collections going here 🙂