Blowing the conch shell was a means for escaped slaves to communicate across the mountains and dense forests they ran away to. They had complex coding through the varied conch shell sounds that slave owners could not understand the meanings behind the conch horn. A story via oral history of Saint Lucia states that slaves were told when they heard the sound of the conch - they knew that they were free. The conch shell was then sounded on Emancipation day across the valleys. #knowyourcaribbean #co

The snail with a heart shaped shell idea was TOO CUTE to not include in the lovebug collection, even though it’s technically not a bug. 🫣 (Don’t tell him that, he’s really excited to be included!!!) I wrapped this pink conch shell heart in silver plated wire to create the worlds cutest Valentine’s Day mollusk. 🐌💕 I fear I’m going to have to make one of these for my personal collection. This cute will be available in my shop update this Friday along with all of the other love bugs seen at the

Conch is the shell that the mollusk is harvested from for many dishes like conch salad, cracked conch, conch fritters! 🇧🇸 #fyp #conch #shell #bimini #bahamas #conchsalad #island #paradise #reels #shorts | Saltwater Salvation