{Oyster Shell Wreath}

Good Sunday Morning to you!!!


Each day really is up to you! Why not start your day off right from the moment you open your eyes in bed!
It's going to be a great day! Each day is a gift and it's up to us to do what we want with it:):)


It's been hot...hot...hot here and I couldn't be happier!
Well....it's been a little too hot to go outside and run or ride my bike....so i've spent a little more time at the gym this summer than I usually do. Owell....at least i'm still getting my workouts in!

Since I haven't been riding as much....i'm not sure how far i'll get in the Apple Cider ride in September.
Last year I made it to 76 miles and was hoping to do 100 miles this year....it's not going to happen:((

but you know what....it's ok! I'll just do my best and forget the rest! Right!?!?!?
And to tell you the truth...i've found a little more balance to my workouts this summer!
I love goals...don't get me wrong...I am a super goal oriented kind of girl....and I do kind of feel guilty not training for the 100 mile bike ride.....
But I also love that I can actually enjoy my workouts and not feel stuck because i'm training for something!

OK....enough about that......

I still have tons of oyster shells left over from our trip to Edisto Island!!

It was so fun collecting the shells on the beach.....
I was a collecting fool:)
My husband was laughing as I was scurrying around collecting shells that most folks down there throw in the trash....
but I say....one person's trash is another's treasure:)

I'm not sure where this cute little wreath will go....maybe in the spare bedroom that we are slowly re-doing!
Remember.....beachy frenchy is the look i'm going for:)
soft and warm greys...creams...simple and pretty:)

Maybe by next year i'll have it all done!! haha:)

I love the random pattern of this wreath!
By now you know I like things perfectly...imperfect!

And so I just glued the shells on this wreath all willie nillie......

Kind of as if they were all still scattered along the beach:)

How can you go wrong with burlap!?!?
It goes perfectly with the beachy simple feel of the wreath!

I probably won't keep the burlap...but it didn't hurt to try!!


Have a fabulous day wherever you're at!!!!
I am hoping to talk my husband into a little beach day:):)

~Heather

"Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same."  Francesca Reigler

{beachy things}

Well hello & how are you?!?!?
Things have been a little CRAZY here! We had some major storms roll through and were without power for several days. We lost a couple big pine trees but luckily none fell on our home:)
I tell you....really makes you appreciate a little electricity when you don't have it for a few days....and it really makes you stop and think about what it would be like to really go trough a natural disaster like a hurricane.
Anywho...i'm just glad to be back to normal!!!

Recently I discovered glass floats after Kamichia of The Glass Float Junkie connected with me via my blog:) Let me tell you....these little glass floats are so cute!!!

There are just so many things you can do with them. I chose to put mine in a silver bowl with some starfish!

I just love the color of them! and can you believe she collects them off the beaches in Alaska! Amazing:)
Check out her shop if your interested!
I put this display in my dining room!
Beachy cute:)
Makes me so happy whenever I walk in my front door....that's the first thing you see in my home when you walk through the front door! Kooky..I know...it used to be the formal living room but I made it into my dining room....I think it works!

I also used another of the glass floats on my little table in my sunroom:)

I love everything about these floats....they're vintage, they're aqua blue, they came from the ocean and really sweet girl collected them from the beach!!!!!! Check her out if you're interested in getting a couple for yourself!!!!! You won't be disappointed:)

On to other things.....
At least the storm didn't tear up my garden too much!
I've got tomatoes starting and tons of lettuce to eat!!!!!!!

I am so excited about my garden this year and I can't wait to do even more with it next year!

Oh and here's a little project I had my husband do for me....
let's see what you think!


Our friend's recently put up a privacy fence in their yard and instead of letting them throw away the scraps I took them! I had my husband build some planter boxes out of them! I think they look sort of beachy and they will keep fading as time goes on!
I just adding some simple beach grass and wallaaa.....not bad for FREE:)


The only thing I want to do is add some kind of something to the tops......

I thought about rope...like this....or maybe some kind of metal something or other.
What do you think?????

Oh and here's another one with petunias in it!
I love petunias....they're just so happy:)

See....never throw anything away!!! I am sure it can be used for something!!!

What projects have you been working on!??!?

And lastly....just a little picture of starfish on my fence:)

You know how I feel about starfish.....I LOVE them:) :) :)

My husband would love to replace the old fencing....but I say NO WAY...I love how it looks weathered and worn....It's my backyard beach oasis...without the beach:) New fencing just wouldn't have the same beachy feel!!!

Hope your week is going swimmingly! I'm off to ride my bike and do my chaLEAN workout!!

Weather means more when you have a garden. There's nothing like listening to a shower and thinking how it is soaking in around your green beans. ~Marcelene Cox

{Beachy Crafts}

Hello there and HAPPY FRIDAY to you:)
I have a simpledaisy winner for you!!!
It's SEALAURA.......

Yippee for her:)
If you haven't taken a peek at her blog....you should!!!

Here's what she said "I adore your new look, I do think it is very oceany and it does make me want to buy everything. Those earrings are diving I am in love with them!!" I bet she meant to say "divine" instead of "diving" but we all know how easy it is to type in the wrong thing!!!

So nice!!! Thanks so much for all the feedback. I really appreciate it! Next time, I might have to give-away a bracelet since many of you said you don't wear earrings!!! And you know I want everyone to be happy.....stay tuned for a simpledaisy bracelet give-away:)

Tomorrow's the dinner party and I have been feverishly trying to get everything in order!!
Here is a sneak peek at two of the crafts I did for the party!!
Remember the hot glued daisy flip-flops I did?!?!?
Well I did a pair for each of the girls coming to the dinner party:)


Don't you just think they are just ridiculously cute!
I bought those 2 for $5 Old N*vy flip flops and hot glued a sweet little daisy onto them:)
I also made a little tag for each pair and tied it on with jute rope!

I just used stamps and crinkly scissors to make each tag. I love what it says....to me, that sums up what being a friend is:) Hope you can see it.

I hope the girls like these:)

I also made my napkin rings.... Just hot glue rope into a ring and then glue on a shell on each ring!!

SIMPLE and ECONOMICAL:)

I'll have to show you what else I did after the party!! It's going to be super fun if all goes well!

I love, love, love to have dinner parties!! In another one of my dream worlds.....i'd be a party planner:):)

Oh and guess what else......

Ruby has not chewed the blankets in 3 weeks!!!!!! Waahoo.... So yesterday I treated myself to a whole new bedroom set....sheets, comforter, shams....you get the point!!

Ruby better not tear them up...

here's her...I am trying so hard to be good look:)

See you after the party!!!!!!!
Thanks as always for stopping by simpledaisy to say "hello." I sure appreciate it!

"Act happy, feel happy, be happy, without a reason in the world. Then you can love, and do what you will."
-- Dan Millman

{seaglass wreath}

Well hello and how are you this fine Sunday!?!?
I just walked in from a 7 miles run!!! Yippee...I was pretty glad I did it without dieing:) Should've had the hubby take a photo...owell:)

Yesterday I went and got beautified with a cut and a highlight!


She put bangs in and really blonded it up!! Don't you just love it when the stars align and your hair actually turns out the way you picture it in your mind!!
I like mine slightly messy and short! I think it says i'm fun and don't take life too seriously!!

What do you think about the bangs??? Oh and don't look too closely at my wrinkles.
Geesh where did those come from!?!?

and the back!

I love...love..love a fresh hair cut and highlight!! I just wish it were free:)

I also spent the weekend tinkering with simpledaisy and taking photos of the new jewelry i've been making!!!
Do you like?!?!? Yea or Nea?!?!?

I just need a little more time to get it on to my etsy shop!!
but my friend is having a simpledaisy trunk show coming up...so even if I don't get it all on-line I will still be able to sell it there:)

I love making jewelry and I love styling it for photographs...so fun:)



I also made a new happy little wreath for my laundry room {which is ALMOST finished}
So simple.....

Get some seaglass and a wreath form...

pour a glass of vino and grab some chips....

and hot glue away.....

Oh I was at my friend's house and funny thing is....
her dogs like to help too:)

But I love dogs {you know that} so I didn't mind the extra help.
anywho....
here is the finished product!!


can't wait to finish the laundry room so I can hang in there and show you!!
Oh I should say....it is HEAVY so be careful when you hang it!!!!

I love it....I think it's super beachy and the colors are just perfect!

As always....let me know if you decide to give it whirl!!!

Alright, back to reality...I am off to mow the lawn then to pour a nice big glass of vino to enjoy the rest of my Sunday!!!!
Take care~

“The simplest things are often the truest.”
Richard Bach