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You’ve decorated your home with some gorgeous dried starfish. Soon you start to notice the dust building up and wonder if you can wash and rinse them off like the other seashells in your collection. The answer is NO. Although starfish may have come from the water, they aren’t meant to return to the water after they have been dried and preserved. Doing so may cause one awful stench, not to mention decay of your precious starfish. So, what can you do to keep the starfish preserv …

Photo by Mariah Tauger – Our Seal Beach "shell shop" is pictured in this Orange Coast Magazine article about Main Street. Calling it "Mayberry by the Sea", it lists a number of restaurants and other stores you can visit while shopping in Seal Beach. If you're ever in the area, be sure to stop by The California Seashell Company as well as our sister store, The California Cottage. You don't want to miss out on this small-town charm!Click here to read the article. …

We are proud to announce that our "Shell Shop" on Main Street in Seal Beach has been selected by Orange Coast magazine as one of the best experiences in Orange County, California. One of the most-anticipated issues of the year by local residents, the 2015 issue hit the newsstands this week. Amongst the rankings of Oh-So-O.C.: Why Some Local Experiences are Shorthand for Orange County, California Seashell Company is listed along with Knotts Berry Farm, The Nixon Library, and Wahoo's Fish Tac …

This past Sunday our seashells were featured in the beach chic wedding decor at Brides Live Wedding from the St. Regis Monarch Beach in Dana Point. Over 200 lbs of India Mix Seashells lined the aisles along with silver painted brown flat scallop shells thanks to the design expertise of A.a.B. Creates from New York.Watch the wedding online at Brides.com and see how the shells sparkle.Get more ideas for your beach themed wedding or party on our NEW Beach Wedding Decor page on our website!And, for …

Forbes Ranks Seal Beach, California #4 Among America's Friendliest Towns"This Orange County seaside enclave boasts a wooden pier used for fishing and sightseeing and a tree-lined Main Street studded with pubs, restaurants, and seashell shops. The southern tip of the city is home to the Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge, which is surrounded by quiet neighborhoods that escaped the overbuilding of the housing bubble. About three-quarters of residents own their homes and the crime rate remains bel …