Do you collect sand from the different beaches you have visited?

sand in bottle - Here is a picture of sand I have collected from a beach. I store them in a bottle for viewing.
United States
February 13, 2009 9:28am CST
I have a nice sand collection. I like to collect sand from every beach I go to. I keep the sand in bottles and display on my shelf. I do label them so I know which is which. Do you ever collect sand from different beaches? Do you think you might start?
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@sandymay48 (2030)
• Canada
13 Feb 09
I see you like to go to the beach!..Me too!...I did have a small collection of sand at one time but now have shells and rocks all labelled from different beaches...The sand in the bottles though is much easier to manage and display. I think its a great idea...HOw many different beaches have you been too? I saw you were in St Maartin...I am soooooooooo jealous!..;) I have always wanted to go there. Have a wonderful valentines weekend!
• United States
13 Feb 09
I love beaches and St maarten was my favorite. I of course have sand from there. The sand is neat because each beach I go to the sand is a little bit different. All different shades and textures.
• Canada
13 Feb 09
I just was wandering, is St Maartens the real white sand that you see in travel promos?...I would like to visit all the islands there. HOpe you get to many more beaches and add to your collection. Have you been to the Maldives? I hear it is spectacular.
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• United States
13 Feb 09
Yes the sand is really white and soft. The sand also has little red flecks in it from broken shell or coral.
@TnWoman (1895)
• United States
14 Feb 09
hello moneymommy that is awesome that you have a sand collection from the different beaches that you have been to before in your lifetime. i have never thought about collecting sand like that. lol and i doubt if i will ever collect any sand like that, my family and myself usually go to a splash park or something like that during the summer, and it has been several years since that we have been to the beach. so how many different sand bottles do you have in your collection? and where were some of the beaches that you have visited? thanks for sharing. but when i do get to go to the beach, wherever that should be, i do always walk the beaches and i bring home lots of seashells. the boys got ahold of them and who knows where that they all went to. outside, lost. lol but i do at least have one seashell that i put on my nick-nack shelf that i still do have. lol take care and have a beautiful evening.
• United States
14 Feb 09
I have been to many beaches so I think I may have about 20 bottles of sand. Here are some of the beaches I have been to. Jamaica,St Martin,St Barts,Dominican Republic,Cancun,Isle of Moharies? not sure of the spelling on that one lol. The beach sands from the islands are different for each one.
@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
14 Feb 09
Never even occured to me. Since I've been to quite a few beachs already and don't have sand, I probably won't start now.
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@youless (112595)
• Guangzhou, China
13 Feb 09
This is a very interesting topic and your collection is very extraordinary:) I don't collect it. But I like pick up the shells and bring them home as the souvenir. I love China
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• United States
13 Feb 09
I bring home shells too. But I like the sand even more because I can display them so nicely.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
13 Feb 09
i don't go to beaches. we don't have many beaches in tennessee. lol
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• United States
13 Feb 09
Wish you had a beach near by so you could visit one.
• Romania
14 Feb 09
I never thought about it, what a neat idea!
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@camomom (7535)
• United States
27 Feb 09
I never thought of doing that. What a cool idea. I have only been to maybe 3 or 4 different beaches but I'm sure that I'll go to more in the future.
@thezone (9394)
• Ireland
13 Feb 09
That is a very nice collection to have. I have never collected sand from beaches that I have been to but have collected shells. I might next time I go to the beach, collect a little sand as it is a nice idea for a collection.
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• United States
13 Feb 09
I don't collect sand but, I do collect rocks I.E. user name.the rock i collect have a lot of memories connect to them.I think you not only collecting sand but,memories.like,remember the first time your kids were at the beach or that funny little hotel you stayed at ,you that one beach. and the people you meet at that other beach.it is good to have something to remind us of time past.this is just my guss. you my just like sand.so good on you,keep up the good work.do what ever make you happy.i may try to collect sand my self,i am getting older now and sand has to be lighter then rocks.
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@beachstarz (1092)
• United States
14 Feb 09
Living by the beach I have a great collection of sand on my floors , lol Between sand and dog hair I'm always sweeping! Other then what's on the floors I don't collect sand. I do collect odd things I find while walking the beach. Sea glass, shells , stones, pieces of beach tiles so on, and so on... I'm going to try to make my first piece of sea glass jewerly soon. The stuff is beautiful !
@aguas_aj (498)
• Philippines
21 Jun 10
That's actually a good Idea. But What I usually collect to the beaches I visits, Is shells. Then I display them around our house. I have others in the toilet shelves and other in livingroom. It keeps good memories