A New Shell Wreath

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I made another seashell wreath! You may remember I made one of these last year and I donated it to the Nie Recovery Auction. I was very pleased that it raised $100! It felt so great to donate it but I also missed having one of my own. Last week I finally got around to making another one!

The foam wreath came from the Dollar Tree store as did most of the shells so this is a really inexpensive project. You could even buy the ribbon at the dollar store, but I used ribbon I already had.

If you want to make one for yourself you can check out my post titled How to make Seashell Wreath I did last year. They are really fast and easy to make!

Reminder: Monday I will be hosting my monthly giveaway party!

My new apothecary jar!

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You may remember this beautiful apothecary jar from my previous posts about my favorite little shop, Vintage & Vogue in downtown Campbell, California. I stopped in there last weekend and was I ever shocked when they told me they had something for me and then walked out with this!!! OHHHH MY GOSH...I LOVE IT!!!! I brought it home and filled it with lemon drops! It's so beautiful!

And guess what else I found out on my visit there? They will be opening an online shop soon!!! Now you will be able to shop at Vintage & Vogue too! I'll be sure to let you know as soon they are open for business!

A morning at the beach

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I spent yesterday morning over at the beach. It's amazing how just a few hours walking around can be so relaxing when the scenery is so beautiful and the air so fresh.

I fell in love with this little white cottage. It's right by the Santa Cruz Harbor!

Not only is the house white but all the flowers are white too! They had beautiful white hydrangeas towards the backyard but I didn't get a photo of those. The backyard had about 8-10 of those white patio umbrellas back there. It was gorgeous!

Here's what you see when you walk across the street from the white cottage...

I hope you enjoyed your morning at the beach!

Updated: You have to check out the fun beach blogging neighborhood that Dianne dreamed up on her blog today! It's just so much fun!!! She even found a beach cottage for me and it's blue!

Have a wonderful 4th!

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I have the day off work today and it's been so wonderful and it's only 9:00 am! It's so nice to have a leisurely morning instead of rushing around getting ready for work! I got up and made a pot of coffee and went out in the garden and picked some flowers for my dining room table. I hope to go to the beach tomorrow or Sunday. I'll be sure to take my camera if I do!

This weekend is also the DeAnza Flea Market (Saturday) and the Alameda Flea Market (Sunday) for those of you in the San Francisco Bay Area. I'm not planning on going but you never know...

I hope all my U.S. friends have a wonderful and safe 4th of July weekend!

Book Alert!

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Have you seen the new book that is coming out by Barbara Jacksier? I can hardly wait to get my copy!!! Barbara has shared some sneak previews of it on her blog the last few weeks. You can order autographed copies from her website Waterside Cottage Styles. I've already ordered mine!

Barbara, for those of you that aren't aware, was the former editor of Romantic Country Magazine so you know this book is going to be great!