SHELLING Lido Key just DAYS before Hurricane Helene Strikes- MONSTER PILE Part 1 of 2

#shelling #coloring #seashells #florida #beach #helene #lidokey #findingshells #shells We went out to Lido Key and the shell piles were fantastic for us! Little did we know we were only 7 days from disaster striking in the form of Hurricane Helene, who rearranges Lido and causes loads of damage. We will take a look back at what South Lido Key looked like just 1 week before Helene and we are going find lots of neat stuff and see wildlife too! In part one we start our rainy morning off with the point - and you won't believe how huge it used to be compared to what it looks like now! Wildlife and fun finds all over - and then the rain clears up and the sun comes out and the shell piles get AMAZING! Tthen in part 2 next week we hit the rocks, the piles, and bump into our Shell Buddy Keiley from one of the Come Shell with Me events last year :) There's also a color contest update with a sneak peek of the prize package too :D Let's go find some shells on Lido! And Get those art supplies ready for this rainy upcoming weekend - We are going to have a COLORING CONTEST! To help promote my new coloring book, a Facebook group named Shell-OH! reached out to do a fun collaboration, and this video will give you some more details!! Did you know I recently published a shell coloring book? All hand drawn not AI generated images and from my own shells & pictures too, so this is a unique and different book with drawings designed for all skill levels and ages! LINK TO GET TH BOOK ON AMAZON: https://a.co/d/jbcJaoL and here's a link to my short video that gave you a sneak peek look inside and shows some completed examples to inspire :) This was the unboxing vid from when my author copies arrived & tells the story of behind the book's creation    • I Published a Book! Color The Ocean by Ech...   Contest details: SEE PINNED POST in the featured section on the top of the Shell Buddies FB page for contest details :) This is a collaboration between my group Shell Buddies, and another group called Shell-Oh! Step 1: Get your copy of the Color the Ocean coloring book here: https://a.co/d/bbj84vq Step 2: color up your 2 favorites and take some good well lit pictures of them outside Step 3: email your submissions to EBContestSubs@mail.com Step 4: Make sure you're a member of both Shell Buddies and the Shell-Oh! group so that you can vote on your favorites - because the participants and members will be the ones doing the voting! Important dates: entries accepted from now until June 18 2025 Voting will be from June 22- July 4 2025 Winners announced July 6th 2025 So break out those art supplies and Color the Ocean! Fab prize packages! The top 3 pics getting the most LIKES from participants and members will be the winners :) Prizes will include a Teeth and Tinies Jar, some jewelry, and some Gulf collected shells from Echoue BIjoux, and Shell-Oh's Darlene is putting up some goodies & fun finds from up in the northeast too :) Cant wait to see your submissions and how you all Color The Ocean! :D Let's have some fun! 👉 Don’t forget to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and click the bell for more Florida beach adventures, shelling hotspots, and hidden coastal gems! Pronounced :"ESH-Way BEEZ-You" :) Echoue Bijoux is French for "Washed Ashore Jewelry". Join Michelle as she collects & creates from the shells she finds at the beach. Learn to identify the shells of southwest Florida, see live sea critters, spot rare shells, collect fossils - then see things get made into amazing jewelry, holiday ornaments, home decor and more! Tool lessons, pro tips, and an amazing selection of jewelry techniques - Michelle is a many-times-published artist & instructor with skills in jewelry stringing, wire wrapping, beading, bead embroidery, shell crafting, home decor, scrapbooking and paper arts, fiber arts, and more. Get fresh and hip ideas with some visual how-to for what to do with your own beach treasures! ONLINE STORE LINK: https://echouebijoux.square.site Thanks for watching, & please Like, Share, & Subscribe! #shelling #epic #shellhaul #shellinginflorida #seashell #beachcombing #floridashelling #stormshelling