Good Idea Bobby , but for those of us who don't like that baby oil smell you
can buy plain mineral oil from Walgreens  or thrifty's depending on what
side of the U.S. you live . BTW, I once knew someone with an extensive shell
collection , they used "baby oil" on their shells for years , yuck what a
nasty smell it makes after a few years . One other good point to make for
using mineral oil over baby oil, mineral oil is "baby friendly " no babies
were harmed to create it .
 Another rich nugget from the weasel o wisdom
-----Original Message-----
From: Bobbi Cordy <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sunday, September 26, 1999 5:45 PM
Subject: Re: Containers to display shell fragments?


>I have been using glass jars with cork lids and filling them full of baby
>oil to exhibit glass, shells, marbles, sea life, etc.  The oil makes the
>color really stand out, the oil stays clear and looks like water.
>
>
>steven fischler wrote:
>
>> I've brought back some particularly beautiful shell fragments from a
>> trip to the Oregon coast.  I'm trying to find just the right container
>> or containers to display them and do justice to them.
>>
>> Somehow the same tired old glass apothecary jars seem boring, and I'm
>> coming up short on other ideas.  I want a container that doesn't call
>> attention to it itself, but instead provides a setting for the natural
>> beauty of the fragments; I'd also like it to be an open container that
>> allows people to touch and examine the fragements.
>>
>> Any suggestions, list people?  I'd be very grateful for any ideas.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Erika Gottfried
>> Teaneck, New Jersey
>>
>> P.S.  The biggest prizes in my haul were some amazing mussel fragments
>> that, instead their usual white pearly insides, have a blue-green sheen
>> like abalone (smashingly set off by the dull navy blue of the outside of
>> the shells).
>
>--
>Jim and Bobbi Cordy
>of Merritt Island, Florida.
>
>Jim Specializes in Self-Collected
>Caribbean & Florida Shells
>
>Bobbi in Shell Creations
>