{beachy christmas gifts}

Well Hello!
How are you on this fine Sunday!?!?!?

yes it sure is!
Life is 100% what you make it! I fully believe that:)

And this morning...the skies were gray and it was cold and windy.
I wanted to cry.....but decided instead to have a little inspirational photo shoot! heehee!

Really....here's how it went down.
me: Hey honey do you have a few minutes to take some dorky picutres of me.
him: what...i'm just getting ready to cook my eggs for breakfast and it's freezing outside
me:please
him: ok, fine
I start to gather all of my "props"
we promptly get into a little bickerment and I tell him he is ruining my inspirational ambiance!!
then we laugh about what a dork I am!

Just wanted you to know that my husband is not always so pleased with my antics:) but he obliges! Thank goodness!

What I was hoping to do ..... was show you what a dork in am on a Sunday morning!
And to show you what I put on when i'm heading out to pick up all my craft supplies for all the up and coming projects I have in mind!!

So here it is....no shower and all:)

I think my winter style says....comfy and casual!

and yes...I do read the magazines! I've seen everyone rolling up their jeans! Works perfectly for me since i'm only 5'2"!!!!

and of course the girls just have to get in on the action!
as you can tell....Ruby just cna't ever act normal! She is a maniac but I love her:):)

Recently I needed some inspiration for blog post ideas! I posted in on facebook and Laura from Sealaura had a great idea!!! She said I should do some DIY crafts that don'r require tools, etc.
I thought....what a great idea!

We can all use some simple ideas for gifts! Tis' the season for lots of Christmas parties and you know......you just can't show up empty handed!!!

Alright....here's the first super simple DIY gift!
I've seen these cute little inspirational quote jars around the blogosphere so I thought i'd do a Simple Daisy beachy take on the idea!

So simple! You can get the aqua blue ball jars on ebay, thrift shops or etsy!!! Or you could use any jar you like!!
And you can get tons of quote ideas all over the internet.

I just used ocean inspired quotes!!! But you could do .....be happy quotes....follow your dreams quotes...friendship quotes....drink lots of wine quotes:) The list goes on and on!!

and I printed mine off in a variety of different fonts on .....you guessed it.....turquoise card stock paper!!

So what do you think!?!!?? Do you like!?!!??

I also used a starfish stamp and a friend quote stamp! Perfect for a beachy friend....don't you think!?!?!

Stay tuned for more DIY simple gift giving ideas!!!!!

and don't forget about my give-away on Black Friday.....but I think i'll change the name to Turquoise Friday:)

I'll give you a hint....i've partnered up with this lovely etsy artisan.......Left Beach Photos. Check her out to get a jump start on your holiday shopping:)

Have a happy rest of your Sunday! Wine and Crafting for me:):):)

“May your time be filled with relaxing sunsets, cool drinks and sand between your toes." Anonymous