The Manzanita Muse Art Store
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Shell Rattles Greeting Cards and Prints
FREE, FREE, FREE!
With every order over $60 from the ART STORE, we will include three full size greeting cards & envelopes, absolutely free.
Our Shell Rattle Collection
hand-crafted by Jodi Forster on the Canadian west coast
A wonderful souvenir, musical instrument, special occasion gift, or to acknowledge a friend.
Every shell rattle is unique in form, sound and hand-written message. Some rattles are painted with
intuitive images. Sound filling - Cortes Island beach pebbles. Blessings.
Click on a rattle below to see enlarged image and individual rattle message.
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All rattles have a sound filling of tiny Cortes Island beach pebbles. To see more about rattles scroll down


1.
 Shell Rattles start with a walk to the beach to collect the shells


2.
 A live moon snail. Live sea life is always left to the sea..., only empty moon snail, oyster and clam shells are selected.


3.
The empty shells are washed and lightly sanded to bring out the natural colors


4.
 Shell rattle production includes preparing hides, cutting hide for thongs, cutting and stitching the hide covering, painting images and attaching gems and beads


5.
Final step..., the rattle tag which identifies the type of hide and gem with a message about the energy they bring to the rattle.

 
6.
Jodi calls her shell rattles Moon Rattles in honor of the sea shell that most represents her work.