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Resident Karlene Weyl used numerous seashells to create designs in the sand.

Longboat seashells used for creating art

Seashells are a must-have for beachgoers regardless if they are longtime residents, frequent visitors or first-time tourists.

Luckily, there is no shortage of shells of varying shapes, sizes and colors on Longboat Key.

Using these shells, a northend Longboat Key resident has created works of art.

Karlene Weyl has made about a dozen pieces of art along the grass line near the North Shore Road beach access.

Weyl lined up shells to form a mermaid, seahorse, jellyfish, octopus, starfish and intricate circles featuring various colored shells.

Hundreds of shells were used for each design.