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Note: Sailors Valentines made using one of Jim's boxes are noted below the picture. Some of them are from our standard offerings of cherry, maple, mahogany and walnut. Some were made with custom accents and exotic woods. You can order
standard boxes directly from our website, buy "ready to ship" boxes from our
current inventory, or
contact us by phone or email to order boxes made of exotic woods and/or custom accents.
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February 19, 2021
6" Cherry and Tiger Maple boxes by Jim.
Patti Patterson (Designs by Suzanne Marvin)

February 13, 2021
Barbara Anderson

February 12, 2021
Painted Center by Judy Dinnick; 12" Cherry box by Jim.
Kathy Vermillion

February 10, 2021
This is Leilani's first Sailors Valentine, made in a 6" Mahogany box by Jim.
Leilani Colley
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February 8, 2021
Marti Gorun

February 2, 2021
Made in a Tiger Maple Box with Double Stain by Jim
Kathryn Williams

February 2, 2021
Made in a 10" Ebonized Cherry Box with Ebony, Holly and Marquetry Accents by Jim
Carolyn Winn

January 28, 2021
Kate Hefty

January 25, 2021
Made in a Peruvian Walnut box by Jim
Theresa Narus


January 19, 2021 and January 22, 2021
Made in a Cherry boxes by Jim
Joan Lahey

November 27, 2020
Ann Stegner

November 16, 2020
Ann Stegner

November 8, 2020
Susan Poirier

October 30, 2020
Made in an 8" Tiger Maple Double Box by Jim with center paintings by Judy Dinnick
Sandy Crowell

October 6, 2020
Ann Stegner

September 23, 2020
Asuka Sekiguchi
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September 14, 2020
Douglas Blackburn


September 13, 2020
Made in a 14" x 22" high Peruvian Walnut Table by Jim with "Friendship" Shell Kit by Rose
Nancy Wolcott

September 9, 2020
Made in a Black Walnut box by Jim
Denise Betourne

August 25, 2020
Made in an 8 inch Octagonal Craft Frame by Jim
Bonnie Korsgaard

August 19, 2020
Made in a 16 inch Padauk box by Jim
Sharyn Robinson

August 11, 2020
Made in a Cherry box by Jim
Bonnie Korsgaard

July 31, 2020
Happy Van Beuren

July 27, 2020
Made in a Peruvian Walnut box by Jim
Peg Stabler

July 25, 2020
Ann Stegner


July 19, 2020
Made in boxes by Jim
Katherine Kennedy

July 19, 2020
Made in a 10" Mahogany box by Jim
Katherine Renfrew

July 18, 2020
Made in a 12" Black Stained Cherry box by Jim
Nancy Wolcott

July 13, 2020
Made in a box by Jim
Painting by Judy Dinnick
Joan Lahey

July 6, 2020
Made in a box by Jim
Painting by Mellie Cooper
Joan Lahey

July 3, 2020
Made in a 10" Honduras Mahogany box by Jim
Bonnie Korsgaard

July 2, 2020
Debbie Johnson

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June 23, 2020
Made in a 22" high x 18" wide Tiger Maple Table (double stain) by Jim
Painting of Edgartown Harbor by Linda Carnegie
Sandy Crowell

June 23, 2020
Made in a 10" Cherry box by Jim
Bonnie Korsgaard

June 22, 2020
Made in a 10" Tiger Maple box with two-part stain by Jim
Ann Hokanson

June 16, 2020
Made in a 12" Ebonized Cherry box by Jim
Joan Lahey

June 15, 2020
Douglas Blackburn

June 13, 2020
Bonnie Korsgaard

June 7, 2020
Made in a Mahogany box by Jim
Gigi Smithers

June 2, 2020
Made in a 12" Honduras Mahogany box by Jim
Sherry Romanowicz

May 30, 2020
Nancy Wolcott


Best of Show - Hobbyist Miniature Sailors Valentine at the Sanibel Shell Show - 2020
May 27, 2020
Made in a 3" Walnut box by Jim
Judy Grant


May 27, 2020
Debbie Johnson

May 25, 2020
Sandra Hovancik

May 19, 2020
Made in a 3" Tiger Maple box by Jim
Melinda Pierce

May 17, 2020
Made in a 9" Curly Walnut box by Jim
Isabelle Foreman

May 17, 2020
Made in a 13" Cherry box by Jim
Anne Jayson

May 14, 2020
Patricia Goffoli

May 14, 2020
This flower is Sandra's very first shell creation!
Sandra Hovancik


May 11, 2020
These are Bonnie's first valentines!
Bonnie Korsgaard

May 6, 2020
Made in an 6" Tiger Maple box with double stain by Jim
Theresa Narus

May 3, 2020
Made in an 8" Peruvian Walnut box by Jim
Peg Stabler


May 2, 2020
Ann Stegner
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4/26/2020
Awarded a Blue Ribbon at the 2020 Sanibel Shell Show
Made in a 3" box by Jim
Denice Betourne

4/18/2020
(Picture submitted by Lindsay Pierce Cowan)
Design by Davy Cowan (8 years old)

4/16/2020
(made in a 19" Black Walnut box by Jim)
David Rhyne


4/15/2020
Patti Patton
4/13/2020
Ann Stegner
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3/22/2020
(made in a 12" painted maple box by Jim)
Denise Betourne

3/8/2020
(made in a 13" Cherry box by Jim)
Anne Jayson
February and March 2020
Becky Boyd

2/12/2020
Sharon G.

1/20/2020
Ann Stegner

11/6/2019
(made in a 42" table by Jim; paintings by Judy Dinnick)
Candace Raveis

11/3/2019
(made in a 12" box by Jim)
Isabelle Foreman

9/25/2019
(made in a 12" box by Jim)
Florence Durfee

9/15/2019
Sherry Romanowicz

9/5/2019
Ann Stegner

8/22/2019
Martii Barletta

8/19/2019
"Sharon G."

8/19/2019
(made in a 7" Ebony Ornament Box by Jim)
Beverly Putnam

8/16/2019
(made in a 3" box by Jim)
Denise Betourne

8/4/2019
(made in a 20" box by Jim)
Karine Almir

8/4/2019
(made in a 6" box by Jim)
Karine Almir

7/27/2019
(made in a 3" box by Jim)
Vicki Bologna

7/24/2019
(made in a box by Jim)
Linda Tynan

7/14/2019
Douglas Blackburn

7/12/2019
(made in a box by Jim)
(painted center by Judy Dinnick)
Theresa Narus

7/6/2019
(made in a box by Jim)
Theresa Narus
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6/25/2019
Ann Stegner

6/16/2019
(a personalized version of our "Friendship" kit )
Vicki Bologna

6/13/2019
Ann Stegner

5/28/2019
(made in a box by Jim)
Asuka Sekiguchi

5/21/2019
(made in a box by Jim)
(painted center by Judy Dinnick)
Theresa Narus

5/21/2019
(made in a box by Jim)
Isabelle Foreman

4/26/2019
(made in a box by Jim)
Isabelle Foreman

4/12/2019
Ann Stegner

4/12/2019
(made in a box by Jim)
Betsy McCarthy

3/26/2019
(made in a box by Jim)
Denise Betourne



3/17/2019 - 2019 Sanibel Shell Show
Amanda Collett



3/10/2019 - 2019 Sanibel Shell Show
Ann Stegner


3/9/2019 - 2019 Sanibel Shell Show
(double valentine made in a box by Jim)
Melinda Pierce


3/7/2019
(check out the dragon's urchin teeth . . . item
#U011)
Amy Felsky

2/27/2019
(made in a box by Jim)
Linda Tynan


2/24/2019
Ann Stegner

2/19/2019
Jenny Sharp-Warthan

2/10/2019
(made in a box by Jim)
Kathy Williams

2/6/2019
(made in a box by Jim)
Anne Jayson

1/21/2019
First Sailors Valentine!
Linda Tynan-Minardi

1/17/2019
Becky Peters-Combs


1/12/2019
Pam Boden

1/10/2019
(made in a box by Jim)
(painted center by Judy Dinnick)
Kathy Hofstad

1/10/2019
Kathy Hofstad

12/28/2018
(made in a box by Jim)
Patricia Cevoli

12/21/2018
Asuka Sekiguchi


11/25/2018
(made in a box by Jim)
Virginia Smithers

11/3/2018
Ann Stegner
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10/31/2018
(made in a box by Jim)
Asuka Sekiguchi


10/29/2018
(made in a boxes by Jim)
Hilary Adorno

9/28/2018
Asuka Sekiguchi

9/27/2018
Douglas Blackburn

9/13/2018
(made in a box by Jim)
Florence Durfee


9/5/2018
Vintage Shell Decorated Egg made by Joanie's mother, Dorothy Jeffers, in the mid to late 1970's.
Joanie's father helped her mother blow out the eggs with a garden hose. That's "hands on" crafting!
Visit Ray and Joanie Fuller's website at
http://heavenlycastles.com/Joanie Fuller

9/5/2018
(made with our "Summer Romance" SV Kit)
Carol Vicidomino

9/4/2018
(made in a box by Jim)
Virginia Smithers

8/28/2018
(made in a box by Jim)
Hilary Adorno


8/16/2018
(made in boxes by Jim)
Louisette Orlando
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8/14/2018
(made in boxes by Jim)
Kathy Hofstad

8/04/2018
(made in a box by Jim)
Hilary Adorno

8/02/2018
Ann Stegner

7/29/2018
Karla Zadnick

7/23/2018
(made in a box by Jim)
Deborah George

7/15/2018
(Otto the Dragon - his horns are Green Dentalium Shells!)
Amy Felske

7/14/2018
(made in a table by Jim)
Kathy Wallace

7/14/2018
(made in a box by Jim)
Hilary Adorno


7/9/2018
(made in a box and frame by Jim)
Karine Almir

7/6/2018
(made in a box by Jim)
Denice Betourne

7/2/2018
Douglas Blackburn


7/2/2018
(made in a table by Jim)
(name withheld on request)


6/20/2018
(made in boxes by Jim)
Wendy Macbeth


6/18/2018
(made in a box by Jim)
Daphne Hunte


6/9/2018
Jane Johnson

6/3/2018
(made in a box by Jim)
Florence Durfee

5/28/2018
Douglas Blackburn

5/28/2018
(made in a box by Jim)
(Patricia Cevoli)

5/26/2018
Deborah George

5/22/2018
(made in a box by Jim)
Judy Dinnick
Note: Judy lost her battle with Covid-19 on
January 31, 2021. Judy is recognized as one of the world's greatest 21st century shell artists. She will be missed dearly by her many, many admirers.

5/19/2018
(Hilary Adorno)


5/18/2018
Ann Stegner

5/9/2018
(made in a box by Jim)
(painted center by Judy Dinnick)
Theresa Narus

5/8/2018
(made in a box by Jim)
(painted center by Judy Dinnick)
Theresa Narus

5/7/2018
(made in a box by Jim)
(This is Hilary's very first Sailors Valentine!)
Hilary Adorno
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5/3/2018
Sherry Josey

4/29/2018
(Sandy Crowell)

4/25/2018
Jane Johnson

4/23/2018
Hilary Adorno

(made in a box by Jim)
4/20/2018
Melinda Pierce

(made in a box by Jim)
4/4/2018
Denise Betourne



(made in a box and a folding frame by Jim)
3/10/2018
David Rhyne

3/7/2018
Martha Gorun


(made in a boxes by Jim)
2/22/2018
Louisette Orlando

(made in a box by Jim)
2/16/2018
Theresa Narus

(made in a box by Jim)
(painted center by Judy Dinnick)
2/15/2018
(Theresa Narus)

(made in a box by Jim)
2/11/2018
Virginia Smithers

(made in a box by Jim)
1/10/2018
Theresa Narus

(made in a box by Jim)
1/09/2018
Louisette Orlando

(. . . my very first Valentine . . . made with a re-purposed frame . . .)
12/30/2017
Tracy Gandin

(made in a box by Jim)
12/11/2017
(Denise Betourne)

(made in a box by Jim)
11/7/2017
Charlene Cupolo

10/19/2017
Charlene Cupolo

(made in a box by Jim)
10/2/2017
Denise Betourne

9/26/2017
Roz Brenzel (submitted by her grandmother, Judy Dinnick)


(dragon doll with purple urchin spines)
9/21/2017
(Amy Felske)


(made in boxes by Jim)
8/31/2017
Anne Jayson

8/14/2017
Florence Durfee

(made in a box by Jim)
8/12/2017
Daphne Hunte

8/10/2017
Martha Gorun

8/7/2017
Sherry Josey

7/25/2017
Melinda Pierce

7/20/2017
Daphne Hunte

(made in a box by Jim)
7/16/2017
(Patti Patton)

(made in a box by Jim)
7/10/2017
Louisette Orlando

7/2/2017
(Denise Maddocks)

(made in a box by Jim)
6/17/2017
Margot Goodwin



(made in a pair of end tables by Jim)
6/10/2017
Polly Galliker

6/06/2017
Wendy Macbeth

(made in a box by Jim)
5/23/2017
Sarah Rorer

(made in pendant cases by Jim)
5/15/2017
Midori Ono

(made in a box by Jim)
4/8/2017
Ann Hokanson

(made in a box by Jim)
3/22/2017
Judy Dinnick

3/20/2017
(Candace Raveis)

(made in a box by Jim)
3/19/2017
Judith Grant

(made in a box by Jim)
3/5/2017
(Melinda Pierce)

(made in a box by Jim)
2/27/2017
Louisette Orlando

2/27/2017
Louisette Orlando

(made in a box by Jim)
1/26/2017
(name withheld on request)

(made in a box by Jim)
1/17/2017 by
Judith Grant

1/17/2017 by
Judith Grant

1/16/2017 by
Debi Russ

12/25/2016 by
Judy Dinnick

(made in a box by Jim)
12/25/2016 by
Judy Dinnick

12/9/2016 by
Marti Gorun


(made in boxes by Jim)
12/2/2016 by
Virginia Smithers

(made in a tilt-top table by Jim)
11/15/2016 by
Julia Hamm

11/14/2016 by
Judith Grant

(made in a box by Jim)
11/12/2016 by
Denice Betourne


11/03/2016 by
Judith Grant


(made with 1" pendant frames and heart shaped ornament with 4" glass by Jim)
10/26/2016 by
Midori Ono

(made in a box by Jim)
10/16/2016 by
Florence Durfee

(made in a box by Jim)
10/15/2016 by
Sally Rorer

(made in a box by Jim)
9/27/2016 by
Sally Rorer

(made in a box by Jim)
9/19/2016 by
Isabelle Foreman

(made in a box by Jim)
9/12/2016 by
Sandy Crowell


(made in boxes by Jim)
9/12/2016 by
Florence Durfee

9/8/2016 by
Martii Preston

(made in a box by Jim)
9/3/2016
Cindy Burns

(made in a box by Jim)
8/31/2016
Kathy Vermillion

(made in a box by Jim)
8/01/2016
Denise Betourne

(made in a box by Jim)
7/22/2016
Louisette Orlando

(made in a box by Jim)
Submitted 7/22/2016
Louisette Orlando

(made in a box by Jim)
7/21/2016
Julia Hamm


(made in a table by Jim)
7/21/2016
(name withheld on request)


(made in a box by Jim)
7/7/2016
Virginia Smithers

(made in a box by Jim)
6/27/2016
Kathy Vermillion

(made in a box by Jim)
6/22/2016
Parthenia Kiersted

(made in a box by Jim)
6/16/2016
Sally Rorer

(made in an "antique" box)
5/23/2016
Deborah Freeman

(Made in a box by Jim)
5/15/2016
Anne Jayson

(Made in a box by Jim)
5/5/2016
Betsy McCarthy


4/22/2016
Dana Disque

(Made in a box by Jim)
4/16/2016
Joy Henderson

(Made in a box by Jim)
4/16/2016
Florence Durfee Hastings

(Made in a box by Jim)
4/13/2016
Parthenia Kiersted

(Made in a box by Jim)
3/21/2016
Anne Jayson

(Made in a box by Jim)
3/15/2016
Louisette Orlando
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3/14/2016
Linda Maggiore

3/6/2016
Linda Maggiore

(Made in a box by Jim)
3/3/2016
Virginia Smithers


3/2/2016
Ann Carson

(Made in a box by Jim)
2/26/2016
Betsy McCarthy


2/3/2016
Becky Peters-Combs


2/1/2016
Midori Ono

(Made in a box by Jim)
1/31/2016
Louisette Orlando


(Made in a box by Jim)
1/29/2016
Isabelle Foreman
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(Made in a box by Jim)
1/26/2016
Judy Dinnick

(Made in a box by Jim)
1/26/2016
Judy Dinnick

(Made in a box by Jim)
1/26/2016
Florence Durfee Hastings

(Made in a box by Jim)
1/23/2016
Florence Durfee Hastings

(Made in a table by Jim)
Isabelle Foreman

(Made in a double box by Jim)
Isabelle Foreman

(Made in a table by Jim)
Deborah Freeman
Note: Debbie lost her battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) in November, 2016.
Click here to see some pictures Debbie shared with us in the short time we knew her.