Vignettes! Altered Postcard! Maui Sunset!

Hello Friends!

I do want to get in a few summery pictures
before we head into Autumn.

These are from the fabulous "Vignettes" shop
in Ocean Beach, San Diego.

 

Everything there is such a yummy treat for the eyes!!

And here's a little altered postcard I made with a vintage summer theme:
And here is Summer's last hurrah,
a beautiful sunset pic from our Maui vacation:

Freebies for you:

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More Friday fun to be had at Fabulously Creative Friday!  

Lots of great ideas at Show and Tell Friday!  

Lovely blues at Anything Blue Friday!

Lots of links to lovely pinks at Pink Saturday!

Creative living, decorating, and craft ideas at Inspired Sunday!

Lovely tablescapes at Seasonal Sundays!

Cute and crafty stuff at Make it Monday!

Be inspired by Inspire Me Tuesday!

Vintage creativity at Vintage Inspiration Wednesday!

For links to lovely, shabby, chippy whites, stop by Blissful Whites Wednesday!

Beautiful greys at Grey Dey Thursdeys.

Lovely things to be found at

French cottagey links at Feathered Nest Friday!

 

♥♥♥ Thank you so much for visiting and for all your lovely comments!! ♥♥♥
Have a great weekend!

Under the Sea and Mermaids!!

Hello Friends!

I think that for my last post of August,
an "Under the Sea" theme is in order.
And, I have just the thing to share with you!

My adorable goddaughter recently had a baby girl, Zoe.
No pink or prissy nursery for Zoe,
Tricia wanted ocean blues and an "Under the Sea" theme.
Love it!

Similar to my "oui" banners,
I made a "Zoe" one:


And, digging around in Michaels' end-of-summer clearance bins,
I nabbed this wooden "Z" for 25 cents!  It's about 6" high.



It was painted black to begin with,
but I covered the whole thing with book papers,
then decoupaged ocean-y paper on top and embellished with a tiny starfish.

And my favorite is this blossoming box:

 
I have made several of these boxes and blogged about them here.

It's like a scrapbook in a box; when you lift the top,
the box falls open to reveal 20 "pages" where you can put photos, etc.



There is room in the center of the box for mementos.

I can't wait to see this box filled with pictures of Zoe!!

Friday freebie time...let's stay in the under the sea mood:

  

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Lots of links to lovely pinks at Pink Saturday.

 

Thanks so much for visiting, and have a great weekend!

The PINK Days of Summer!!

Hello Friends!     Welcome White Wednesday partiers! This post is a little to the pink side of white ;)
I can't believe how summer has just flown right by!!
There's still so much more relaxing and fun-having to be done!
Still more pink lemonade drinking, strawberry ice cream eating...
Let's call these last days of August the pink days of summer:   Don't forget the SPF30!     And the Dramamine :)      This COULD have been me:   Soooo cute!     I want to go there now! 
Pretty towels...

Mmmmm....

Relaxing...  

Pink lemonade drinking...

And a beautiful sunset...sigh

OK, yes, these are all from my pinterest board ;)

I hope you all enjoy your last pink days of summer!!

And a freebie:

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Lots of links to lovely whites at Faded Charm Cottage!

Thanks so much for visiting, and have a great week!

Urban Barn Flea Market and Freebies!

Hello Friends!

I have been keeping busy,
and I will soon have lots of craftiness to share with you,
but I will wait until my swap partners have received them before I post about them.
Don't want to ruin the surprise :)

I do have a few pictures of my trip to the Urban Barn Flea Market yesterday.

A little Boho chic:

I want this garland made up of vintage millinery flowers!

Here's your vintage freebies!!
Something summery is in order I think:

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For links to lovely, shabby, chippy whites, stop by White Wednesday!

Lovely, feminine things at Pearls and Lace Thursday!

Lovely, cottagey links at Feathered Next Friday!

Party on at a very pinteresting party at Tutus and Tea Parties! And for all things lovely and vintage, visit Knick of Time!

Have a great week!

Be Careful What You Wish For

A few weeks back I was whining about how summer in Southern California had been pretty much a no show, with it's gray, gloomy skies and cool nights. Well. Enter SUMMER with blazing hot temps in the 90s!! However, it did bring warm summer nights with it, so I'm not really complaining. But now we are headed up to Jackson Hole, Wyoming tomorrow. The kids are meeting us there and we will celebrate a "big" birthday for my DH. We plan to visit the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone, but it could be dicey--showers and thunderstorms are predicted for the whole time we are there. And the temperatures range from
the 30s to the 50s/60s. Yikes! How does one pack?

I did find some fun things for "thrift store Thursday"
that I'll post when I get back.
But I wanted to leave you with this little Friday freebie:


Have a great summer weekend!

Friday Freebie

I did a little playing around with Paint Shop, and came up with this little cutie:I added color, texture, overlays and edges.
Left click, right click, save and enjoy!

Have a great weekend!

Friday Freebie

Here's your Friday freebie:


Right click, save, and enjoy!
Have a great weekend!!

Merrily, merrily

This is the perfect picture to go with one of my favorite quotes:

"Live your life like a stroll on the beach...
As close to the edge as you can go."

Right click, save, and enjoy!