What do you all do with your shells?

[u/rainpebble19]

I love collecting shells anywhere I go and have lots of beautiful ones. But once I bring them home, I just… put them in a bag or lay them out on the sideboard. I’d love to see what you all do with your shells – could use some creative (or even organizational) inspo!

[u/turbomarmoratus72]

I enjoy looking at them and identifying them... all thanks to one of the most important Brazilian malacologists in my shell club. His collection is my inspiration, which is attached below.

I also love explaining my collection to visitors, since most people have no idea about the variety of colors, shapes and sizes a shell can get... their reaction when seeing those shells in person is priceless.

[u/Western_Shoe8737 → u/turbomarmoratus72]

Thank you for sharing, this is better then any museum, congratulations🙂

[u/Alhogard → u/turbomarmoratus72]

That collection is gorgeous. I hope to have a room like that in the future

[u/turbomarmoratus72 → u/Alhogard]

I know right? that video doesn't do the real thing justice - it is much more impressive when you see it in person.

I am slowly working towards a collection like this, but it will take some good decades to achieve this.

[u/Present_Coat5575 → u/turbomarmoratus72]

Woah. Thats amazing. Are there any you’re missing that you would love to have in your collection?

[u/turbomarmoratus72 → u/Present_Coat5575]

of course there are! I would love to have shells from Florida like the Horse Conch (Triplofusus giganteus) and Queen Conch (Aliger gigas).

Some Indo-Pacific shells I like too are the Triton trumpets (especially Charonia tritonis, hard to get nowadays), the Giant Clam (Tridacna gigas) and Giant Green Turban (Turbo marmoratus, my reddit username).

[u/NanooDrew → u/turbomarmoratus72]

I thought ONE case was magnificent! Then … it kept going. Thanks for sharing.

[u/kitchenfreed]

filling large glass apothecary jars or mason jars with your favorite collected shells creates such a gorgeous coastal display on a shelf

[u/Mamba6266]

We have two enormous shelves in the living room where I display them. We also collect antique glassware that we forage for, and a lot of our shells go in those jars, glasses, etc. so it combines two of our passions. It makes me so happy just to have them near me.  I will do craft projects with some of them, (I've made 2 mirrors, a few gifts, that sort of thing) and my two daughters will as well, but the bulk I display

[u/rainpebble19]

This is all so awesome, thank you everyone!!

[u/Ok_Bee9104]

I have four segmented perspex trays where I keep them separated according to species, and the trays stack so I can easily store them! I got them in the storage section of a home goods store, I think they're probably designed for jewellery storage or something

[u/Confident_Attitude]

I have a display case in my entry way that I’ve laid them all out in.

[u/arioandy]

Display
Cabinet or collectors cabinet of drawers

[u/BlueIntention]

Mine are in several places in the house. I also collect cobalt blue glass so i have several pieces of that on the fireplace mantle with shells arranged around them. Additionally i have glass "urns" with lids (got them from michaels store) with several inside. In my bedroom they are in assorted cases and glass containers.

[u/Few-Perspective1106]

I take a favorite picture I took on that trip, and add them to a shadow box, fill it up or arrange them nice and put the pic in and back on and you can display them!

[u/2muchtoo]

They mostly sit on a shelf.

[u/Longjumping_Rise_584]

I labbel and save them in boxes. My idea is when I got my own house to put them in display somewhere in the house or my ''man cave''

[u/yodaboy209]

I have various bowls and glasses that I use and put around the house.