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!

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!

The Mermaid's Mercantile

Hello Friends! Last weekend Marti and I went to The Mermaid's Mercantile in Solana Beach for their monthly "flea market".  It's beautiful any time of the month, but the last weekend of the month they have many outdoor vendors purveying their lovely, vintagey goods.
How cute is the front of this shop?

The outside is as lovely as inside:



Inside are beautiful, dreamy things:

And whimsical:

Do you love this butterfly dress as much as I do?

 

They also sell lots of vintagey bits, altered couture, shellcrafts and mermaid-y stuff.

 

  Foofabulous!

 

Here's a little mermaid freebie for you:

 

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