Manga on the shell

I picked up some shells on the beach in this spring.
This combo reminds me of that day.

They are a kind of sea urchin's shell.We call them "Tako no makura" in Japanese which means "octopus's pillow".sounds funny!

Beautiful bracelet and shells!! I love the colors!

Beautiful bracelet and beautiful shells, Hisae. By the way, in the U.S., those are "sand dollars" (like money). Isn't it wonderful that we both have fantasy names for this little creature?

Really lovely! Great chunky turquoise dillo too.

Love to see the Manga by the sea. The bright colours go so well with the softer shell type beads.

Those are such beautiful shells and a wonderful bracelet to go with them

Love the shells & your bracelet is stunning

lovely! Both bracelet and shells. Are the flowered ones real shells? They look stunning. Wish I could take a walk at your beach.

Thats a great bracelet. I love your Octopus's pillow shells! Went looking for them last year on holiday on Florida but no luck! They look great all together - I love the little Mangas!!!

I love the manga beads! I've never seen that shells before

Thank you all.
I didn't know you call them "sand dollars" in English,ZAKLINZ.they look coins rather than pillows.

Yes,they are real shell,Daiysylove.live in the bottom of the sea,and covered with short spines.If they die,spines drop off.so we can see the beautiful flower pattern on it.shells are quite fragile.

Wow! Your bracelet is beautiful, I have never seen those kind of shells before either!

Beautiful bracelet, love the fresh colours and Manga looks right at home!
I remember being given a sand-dollar as a child from someone who had been overseas on holidays, but I broke it and was really upset...

Beautiful shells and bracelet H.Y.!

By the way, if you don't mind me asking: is Hisae or Yamakaki your family name? My guess would be Yamakaki but I don't know if your nickname is in Japanese or 'Western' order

You've struck a perfect combination here! Well done!

naranja wrote:Beautiful shells and bracelet H.Y.!

By the way, if you don't mind me asking: is Hisae or Yamakaki your family name? My guess would be Yamakaki but I don't know if your nickname is in Japanese or 'Western' order

Hi,naramja
I log in with my facebook account,so it's my real name.
My first name is Hisae,family name is Yamazaki.

Love the combo. THe Manga looks great with the Caribbean bead and the retired glass stone (?) I have yet to use my Manga, thanks for the inspiration.

Lovely bracelet, it's looks so well on those shells! I've also never seen them before

I love the blues and lime greens together and the touch of cream is simply perfect!

Wonderful bracelet, wonderful shells! Lovely to see a bracelet using all production beads, along with the special mangas of course.

Hisae Yamakaki wrote:

naranja wrote:Beautiful shells and bracelet H.Y.!

By the way, if you don't mind me asking: is Hisae or Yamakaki your family name? My guess would be Yamakaki but I don't know if your nickname is in Japanese or 'Western' order

Hi,naramja
I log in with my facebook account,so it's my real name.
My first name is Hisae,family name is Yamazaki.

Thanks for explaining , Hisae!

Lovely cheerful bracelet

nice combination. And what a beautiful shells; I have never seen them before.

Welcome to the forum Hisae. Your bracelet looks lovely on the shells, especially with the Mangas.

Lovely sea themed combination of silvers and coloured glass. I love the Tako no makura shells, I've never seen them before, very beautiful. What part of Japan did they come from ?