My father-in-law, for those of you don't know him, is quite the ornery guy. I used to really let this get under my skin, but in recent years I have come to peace with his incessant teasing and even learned to dish it back when I'm able. A couple weeks ago my in-laws were going through a bunch of stuff and found some seashells they had gotten at the ocean at some point. They scattered them around the lake behind their house and my kids were soooooo excited to find them. Grandpa Ron made up some story about them washing up with the last rainstorm, and insisted on sending them home, knowing how much I like random crap at my house. I tried to politely decline but oh no. Those shells came home with us. Aaron mentioned that I should find a way to creatively use the shells and return them to him, and I decided what better way than seashell crafts. Give them back to him as priceless works of art from his grandchildren. Who wants to get rid of priceless art?! So with a little help from my good pal Google, we came up with a plethora of cute and clever ideas. The kids and I had a fun morning doing seashell art, which we gave to my brother-in-law for his birthday under the premise that he must share with his dad. :-) Here is a glimpse at our creations.
