Displaying Tiny Collections

The girls in our family pack up and head to the beach for a week every Mother's Day.

My mother,

my two sisters and me,

my daughter and niece,

my aunt and cousin too.

All us girls at the beach, it's such a special tradition.

We play games, watch movies, tell stories, dance, eat and eat, laugh and laugh, go for runs, walk on the beach, lay out by the pool, hop on tubes to mosey down the lazy river pool...it is SO much fun!

This year Tropical Storm Ana came in for the first couple of days of our stay and thankfully when she left the skies were clear and the temperatures perfect for the rest of our week.

After the storm passed, my daughter and I went for a walk on the beach hoping to find some sharks teeth and pretty shells.  We didn't find any sharks teeth, but did find some of the tiniest seashells I have ever seen, so I brought them home.

These shells are tiny...

Placing the tiny shells in a measuring cup with hot water and a little dish detergent, I let them soak a while and would then give them a rinse.  After repeating the process several times, I placed the seashells on a paper towel to dry.

I was so surprised to find such small shells that weren't broken and were pretty too.

It's hard to tell in this picture, but this is a dime.

I placed it by these shells to help show how small they are and these aren't even the smallest ones.

These two are even smaller.

Years ago I purchased three Girl at Well Spode dishes that are about 3" in diameter; a black and white, red and white, and a blue and white.

I decided to use the blue and white dish to display these tiny seashells.

I took this picture to give you a better idea of how tiny this dish is which really shows how tiny these shells are.  Do you see the dish on the table?

A little closer.

See it?

How about now?

There are just enough seashells to completely cover the dish.

They are so intricate.

There was a lot of sand in these seashells.

During the several washings there was grain upon grain of sand rinsed away.

These shells are tiny but sand is much, much smaller.

This brings to mind a favorite verse of mine...

"How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!

How vast the sum of them!

Were I to count them,

they would outnumber the grains of sand..."

Psalm 139:17-18

To be confident of God's presence and love for us we need only view our surroundings.

What tiny collections do you have on display?

Hop over to see this weeks features and inspiration at AMAZE ME MONDAY!

Sharing with: Tweak it Tuesday, Scoop, Inspire Me Tuesday, WOW, Home Sweet Home, Treasure Hunt Thursday, Feathered Nest Friday