Ready 4 Summer - Home Decor

<div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just because I am not hitting the shore this summer, doesn't mean that I can't be<b><i> <a href="http://keswickcountry.blogspot.com/2012/06/bring-thought-of-sea-into-your-home.html">reminded</a></i></b> of my families favorite pastime in our home.</span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">And just imagine, if the family changed our minds,  I would have my  directional sign that I made out of salvaged wood, stenciled letters and leftover Grey paint, to help lead the way</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9rbVm8UcswUvbKMmuRld2avq1o7dBnMCK_OtS2gCpzfbMLhJO97vq8LSsybsYY-g9RZHDAHC2XWuRuBNZIs3VNPzD0BBOZGjnKYGHTvdNO1ajMG-VR1qhkzerh_TJ_zRNR0zehjMWjK-/s1600/IMG_5794.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9rbVm8UcswUvbKMmuRld2avq1o7dBnMCK_OtS2gCpzfbMLhJO97vq8LSsybsYY-g9RZHDAHC2XWuRuBNZIs3VNPzD0BBOZGjnKYGHTvdNO1ajMG-VR1qhkzerh_TJ_zRNR0zehjMWjK-/s640/IMG_5794.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">And I thought that if  I needed help marking the shallow ends of the water, my orange wooden antique water buoys could help</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKnu-U5ZzJhinrl-77avu9YWO7AdYY7FS7uc_xVhBSAcjf_7RRN-jkwPU0M9714cuE77eLXhVIPc5WXQp8t0o4U8l1vUZ12SmF4h6zPeETFXrYpENzEStLGWEeH7ariD8_D-3FJxNs9QQn/s1600/IMG_5790.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKnu-U5ZzJhinrl-77avu9YWO7AdYY7FS7uc_xVhBSAcjf_7RRN-jkwPU0M9714cuE77eLXhVIPc5WXQp8t0o4U8l1vUZ12SmF4h6zPeETFXrYpENzEStLGWEeH7ariD8_D-3FJxNs9QQn/s640/IMG_5790.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then there is this old wooden paddle that I can use,with repurposed decorative balls that I painted in beachy colors and sprinkled with sand, to paddle my way out to ride the biggest, most awesome waves </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5zl5q6t2aXiUBeVW8EpW8_-hKDKxPHaMo_JLfoojztYR_jjriL44Sp-3HVWmo7rfPwSG44J7U9aCi_rF4pTLQLVeRws-riYaACAmnGNyeAKYuLXani4t8-ITHWcO66ndghXWh7CkFL_v-/s1600/IMG_5515.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5zl5q6t2aXiUBeVW8EpW8_-hKDKxPHaMo_JLfoojztYR_jjriL44Sp-3HVWmo7rfPwSG44J7U9aCi_rF4pTLQLVeRws-riYaACAmnGNyeAKYuLXani4t8-ITHWcO66ndghXWh7CkFL_v-/s640/IMG_5515.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">And I can even use this candle to see if it is dark before I get back to the shore</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i></i></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpq9S_TEAFJfuyDGF2_AgOetm3EZbM3kEvncLkoj8nYhwoSlBah4x25Lad33EfkdK_XZPYHHk9UePshR5RITadeLO6XCTHZ0Fh1l8QoU6WRGXZYqUZbaMRmg_34z_Y9gVpc7WQGQDRAcG6/s1600/IMG_5802.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpq9S_TEAFJfuyDGF2_AgOetm3EZbM3kEvncLkoj8nYhwoSlBah4x25Lad33EfkdK_XZPYHHk9UePshR5RITadeLO6XCTHZ0Fh1l8QoU6WRGXZYqUZbaMRmg_34z_Y9gVpc7WQGQDRAcG6/s640/IMG_5802.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">But then reality sets in and I realize.....</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQbRAR00OzBdb-OX4vGWn6XGYXZOBDLeHjM9JfE6TrdWPPr9ntswOxSJmsXwU0t3438PCT61NSieSm-smvUUtAfCmdSmaK4jK006ACRkKmh4joEUeGmwjG7n4mp8rHAw17eYxTDBsD3pL/s1600/IMG_5789.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQbRAR00OzBdb-OX4vGWn6XGYXZOBDLeHjM9JfE6TrdWPPr9ntswOxSJmsXwU0t3438PCT61NSieSm-smvUUtAfCmdSmaK4jK006ACRkKmh4joEUeGmwjG7n4mp8rHAw17eYxTDBsD3pL/s640/IMG_5789.JPG" width="426" /></a></center><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">that the arrow on my sign points to the backyard and not to the beach!</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Click <b><a href="http://keswickcountry.blogspot.com/p/coastal-candle-holder-tutorial.html">here</a></b> for a tutorial on how I made the coastal candle holder. </span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Ready 4 Summer - Home Decor

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How to Re- Create A Sea Floor

<div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hard to believe that I can have this lush blue water</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AQBJOhsjGgxiji_LULqq8SX6vtX3KzgsXKY6qgOWXJQafnExq1pRHHL8v1dNPDiEZYYzUoRQ-KG0AMz0fmL2Qp3N13wHL4ppDH-MnWfG2IDMEq0LX_Fu_M6s2vDWGRBbyMcyAHbFtBnP/s1600/IMG_5816.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AQBJOhsjGgxiji_LULqq8SX6vtX3KzgsXKY6qgOWXJQafnExq1pRHHL8v1dNPDiEZYYzUoRQ-KG0AMz0fmL2Qp3N13wHL4ppDH-MnWfG2IDMEq0LX_Fu_M6s2vDWGRBbyMcyAHbFtBnP/s400/IMG_5816.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">with these amazing shells, sitting on top of soft powdery sand</span></span></div><span id="goog_1863352913"></span><span id="goog_1863352914"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigIvJ3n8PSrBPSvXvbtNEimQnjOH2IBdesDT7Teku5prybeVS6_uOIffUqa1VuAef2L8uDNQUENJj123B_LIyR-iU0h_5hdkVgl_TholOYeaE_IlM6USGBeRN70dIT9U0pRULVks-SUtrD/s1600/IMG_5817.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigIvJ3n8PSrBPSvXvbtNEimQnjOH2IBdesDT7Teku5prybeVS6_uOIffUqa1VuAef2L8uDNQUENJj123B_LIyR-iU0h_5hdkVgl_TholOYeaE_IlM6USGBeRN70dIT9U0pRULVks-SUtrD/s400/IMG_5817.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and a place for a candle right here in Northeast Georgia!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitVzuK2dqNQzkkDb8NNUUmAmQs_D7yOVP0IWAfc-W_jUpCcRs2BVwcjrTJia2XNCeQ6vMPdB4Ku5W7bG7ahfQet8tuRoctHIJ7jubQdGH_O2RGYJZVTcbAtoYvU4K_XYICUJya5kfR5Kc/s1600/IMG_5810.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitVzuK2dqNQzkkDb8NNUUmAmQs_D7yOVP0IWAfc-W_jUpCcRs2BVwcjrTJia2XNCeQ6vMPdB4Ku5W7bG7ahfQet8tuRoctHIJ7jubQdGH_O2RGYJZVTcbAtoYvU4K_XYICUJya5kfR5Kc/s640/IMG_5810.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTx1WbZWR7t_Hji0iGJ5eMRRagPA0xQ3USPecpDTFofXkn_mWu4qp2XZcuBw046ldYpQbLWO1KxiiIcnVhAvEIPT3FUk2rbWZ_eRuuS7Wz07kf5dERlmRFOPgjyqOHvNQmGkJ3y2BH_4l4/s1600/IMG_5812.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTx1WbZWR7t_Hji0iGJ5eMRRagPA0xQ3USPecpDTFofXkn_mWu4qp2XZcuBw046ldYpQbLWO1KxiiIcnVhAvEIPT3FUk2rbWZ_eRuuS7Wz07kf5dERlmRFOPgjyqOHvNQmGkJ3y2BH_4l4/s640/IMG_5812.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">What's even more amazing about this 8th natural wonder of the world, is that I can sit next to it</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSlcVP9F81XMJd-ZgksPnvXg4RdDmb2HiRlcsQ1jwZTMDLpFt4qA-34Or0cMkEnhegovDKN6MCfAppjcJmzinQbsarJgNKjM-EKOzujWXg0VPr9bLhxiXoT8Is7mZf42RbOHeH4HQ9LdL/s1600/IMG_5888.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSlcVP9F81XMJd-ZgksPnvXg4RdDmb2HiRlcsQ1jwZTMDLpFt4qA-34Or0cMkEnhegovDKN6MCfAppjcJmzinQbsarJgNKjM-EKOzujWXg0VPr9bLhxiXoT8Is7mZf42RbOHeH4HQ9LdL/s640/IMG_5888.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and enjoy it!</span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbSQRyDyjRcg_3qWa49rJlv8r7RRTAw__pextkxhsKP236CKtUOdHNvaGHesyFEpVWN-nxG800S0yjM83WrPfsCN66bjbqhYujHDRT6CjBw_pE7HvumgB-yZa2nqQhTdElniHx3BQXW6s/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbSQRyDyjRcg_3qWa49rJlv8r7RRTAw__pextkxhsKP236CKtUOdHNvaGHesyFEpVWN-nxG800S0yjM83WrPfsCN66bjbqhYujHDRT6CjBw_pE7HvumgB-yZa2nqQhTdElniHx3BQXW6s/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">PS- I will be back on Thursday to share some more Coastal Decor. Until then, check out more summer inspired ideas at the Ready 4 Summer Blog Party.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a border="0" href="http://www.simplyklassichome.com/" target="_blank"><img height="175" src="http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u87/auntdoi/summerpartybuttonsmall2.png" width="200" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Sharing at:</span></center><center><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://theletteredcottage.net/">The Lettered Cottage </a></span></center><center><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.astrollthrulife.net/2012/06/121st-table-top-tuesday.html">A Stroll Thru Life </a></span></center><center><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/2012/06/wow-us-wednesdays-71.html">Savvy Southern Style </a></span></center><center><br /><br /><br /></center>

How to Re- Create A Sea Floor

Hard to believe that I can have this lush blue water with these amazing shells, sitting on top of soft powdery sand and a place for a candle...

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