Editing Seashell (section)

==== Creating Crafts ====
{{main|Sailor's Valentines}}

"[[Sailor's Valentines]]" were late 19th-century decorative keepsakes which were made from the Caribbean, and which were often purchased by sailors to give to their loved ones back home for example in England. These valentines consisted of elaborate arrangements of small seashells glued into attractive symmetrical designs, which were encased on a wooden (usually octagonal) hinged box-frame. The patterns used often featured heart-shaped designs, or included a sentimental expression of love spelled out in small shells.

The making of shell work artifacts is a practice of [[Indigenous Australians|Aboriginal women]] from [[La Perouse, New South Wales|La Perouse]] in [[Sydney]], dating back to the 19th century. Shell work objects include baby shoes, jewelry boxes and replicas of famous landmarks, including the [[Sydney Harbour Bridge]] and the [[Sydney Opera House]]. The shellwork tradition began as an Aboriginal women's craft which was adapted and tailored to suit the tourist souvenir market, and which is now considered high art.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nma.gov.au/explore/collection/highlights/shellwork-sydney-harbour-bridge |title = Shellwork Sydney Harbour Bridge|website= National Museum of Australia Collections|url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130215018/https://www.nma.gov.au/explore/collection/highlights/shellwork-sydney-harbour-bridge |archive-date=30 January 2019 }}</ref>