Pottery Barn Has Nothing on Me & You!

I love Pottery Barn. My heart swoons over the catalogs. Luurrvvvee it! I just don't love their prices. When I received a catalog a couple of months ago showing various shells in vases, I quickly thought, "Hey, I can do that!" I already have shells on hand. Below is the Pottery Barn picture from the catalog {one of them, not my inspirational one :(}...



And here are the 3 vases I created. My apologies in advance for the 3rd photo not turning out so well...



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Do you have a collection of shells lying around? Get creative and put them on display this summer. I'm thinking a vase of pretty seaglass would be nice or a vase filled with sand and the sand dollars I collected this summer. I want to be careful with the sand dollars as they are oh-so delicate and will crumble. Whatever your taste, whatever natural items you have (rocks, pinecones, etc.) put it in a vase and display your collection. Not sure what to do? If you do not have a PB catalog, log onto their website for inspiration and get those creative juices flowing. I'd love to know what you like to collect and display!

As always, keep it simple, keep it fabulous, and keep it creative!

What's In A Name?

My sister, Kathi, is an avid Blythe doll collector. She is insanely creative and makes and sells the clothes for these little lovelies in her Etsy store. I have a few favorite girls of hers ~ Avery Rose (has curly pink mohair), Kennedy Reese (has blonde Marilyn Monroe type hair), and Hannah Grier (has long, white mohair). Her newest arrival is a cute little blonde that she picked the name I tossed out there: Wenslyn Emery. She is pictured below (not wearing one of Kathi's fashions)...