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"Old School Outer Banks"

OUTER BANKS

BEACHCOMBER MUSEUM

Located in historic

Mattie Midgette's Store in

Old Nags Head

"Old School Outer Banks"

Visit the Beachcomber Museum's

Web Site HERE

To see the

The Nellie Myrtle Beachcomber Collection's

"Beach Glass in Sunlight"

Photographic Print Series

Go HERE...

Welcome to Shore Samples...

~ Distinctive Gifts from the Surf Zone ~

We create unique, one of a kind gift items using

Artifacts we collect from the Ocean's turbulent near shore environment.

Introducing

"SHELL WHISPERINGS "

"Whimsically Messaged Bottles"

“If you truly love Nature,

you will find beauty everywhere.”

Vincent Van Gogh

Shell Whisperings are unique, hand crafted keepsakes that make

great gifts for beachcombers, beach glass hunters, and nature lovers.

Using specially designed molds we create from vintage bottles, we cast

shells and shell fragments in custom blended epoxy resins that enhance the

beauty of these "Natural Gems" we gather from the surf zone of local beaches.

By pouring the liquid resin in multiple layers, we achieve a crisp,

3 dimensional quality that adds depth to these

"Whimsically Messaged Bottles".

The process makes each piece a one of a kind work of art that

when cured, captures the color and timeless beauty of

the under appreciated "Natural Gems".

"The beauty of a single moment

can last an eternity."

Anonymous

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Please feel free to ask any questions you may have by email: info@osob.net

Above is the front of a bottle made from a mold of an antique perfume bottle.

This bottle measures 5 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches.

The back of this bottle is shown below.

The frosted area at the edges of the back of the bottles gives them a

"beach glass" appearance. The window created shows the remarkable clarity achieved

by the resins and mold design, while the front side replicates the actual character

of the antique bottles at the time the molds were made.

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“It is perhaps a more fortunate destiny to have a taste

for collecting shells than to be born a millionaire”

Robert Lewis Stevenson

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Above and below, a 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch bottle made from a mold of

an antique flask with ribbed sides is seen from front and back.

"The human spirit needs places that have not been rearranged by the hand of man."

Anonymous

"I care to live only to entice people

to look at Nature's loveliness."

~ John Muir ~

Three of our Antique Perfume bottles, 5 1/4" x 2 1/2", seen from the front.

The Oval Plaques below can be set on an easel provided

Or hung using the hanger on the back.

Closeup of center of oval seen above.

Pricing:

Perfume bottles ~ 5 1/4" x 2 1/2"

$25.00 each ~ in gift box with velour pouch ~

Ribbed Flasks ~ 5 1/2" x 3 1/2"

$30.00 each ~ in gift box with velour pouch ~

Ovals ~ 12" x 7 1/2"

$65.00 each ~ with easel and box ~

Thanks for visiting SHORE SAMPLES!

Contact us by email : info@osob.net ~ Phone: 252-564-5317

Check back periodically for updated images of new creations!