Why Am I Still In Florida?

When I arrived in Florida last November I was so excited!

The year before we had rented a little beach house but this

year we purchased a house in the same neighborhood.

I have spent the last couple of months

making it mine.

I had a blank canvas.

I had a new theme to work with.

 Coastal!

I have always wanted to decorate "beachy"

 but seashells in snowy Michigan just seems a little silly.

I planted a Cocktail Tree.

(get this...it has lemons, limes, oranges and grapefruit all from the same tree)

I went all out!

Scouring consignment shops for a little bit of this and that.

I transformed some old urns,

 that my Mom was throwing away, into side tables.

I painted them with a Martha Stewart textured paint

that reminded me of sand

I added a little "bling" to the base.

Then I finished the inside to display shells.

While my husband was out fishing (not catching:)

I was creating a little trophy fish all my own.

But the story takes a twist.

The reason we are still in Florida

 is that we are getting

our little house ready to sell.

Even I didn't see that one coming.

My husband found his Florida "dream home".

(He is a Real Estate Junkie)

I wouldn't even go look at it for months.

Then right before we were to leave the owner

drastically reduced the price.

I finally gave in and went to see it...

and darn it I really liked it.

So...we have decided to sell our little house.

The house I made mine now will be someone elses.

All my little personal touches are being packed away

and I am busy making our house look cute but not too personal.

So I am in sunny Florida

 until we have everything "wrapped up".

Not a bad place to be but...

still missing Michigan.

Hopefully it will sell soon.

I'll sleep a little better when all is done.

Enjoy!

Perfect Patty is the Winner

Congratulations Miss Sarah!

You are the winner of my bracelet give-away.

Your choice was "Perfect Patty"

Please email me with your address and

 "Perfect Patty" will be adorning your arm by the weekend.

I will be listing the other bracelets on Etsy.

Enjoy your holiday weekend and

PLEASE REMEMBER THE REASON WE CELEBRATE.

Enjoy!

A GIVE AWAY with Personality

Personalities...

Everyone has one.

So how could I pick a Bracelet to GIVE AWAY

 without knowing YOUR personality?

As silly as it sounds each of my bracelets

has its own personality.

As I walk the beach to collect shells

I don't just see shells,

I see possibilities.

With each shell I pick up I am in awe of it's design

I can can only imagine the ocean showcase that must exist.

I would like to introduce you to a few of my bracelets:

The Devine "Miss M"

Fit for the Mermaid that a wants to make a statement

Perfect Patty

For the girl that always has style with a little understated touch

Princess Katherine

A crowned beauty, with a touch of bling

and LOTS OF CLASS

Marie Antoinette

If one is good

 more is better. 

Will get you noticed every time!

To enter my Bracelet Give Away

Just leave me a comment with

the Bracelet you would like to win.
If you "link back" to my blog
 you will be entered twice!
(Thank you in advance:)

On Saturday, May 26

I will have the random number generator

PICK THE WINNER!

So put on your Mermaid Crown and choose
your own Mermaid bracelet!

The winner will be win the bracelet

 that they have choosen in their comment.

The remaining bracelets will be listed in my Etsy Shop.

So make sure you check next week to

see if you are the winner.

Thanks for visiting!

Enjoy!

A Marriage of two LOVES

A marriage of two loves.

Love of the sea abounding with so many treasures.

Treasures made by Mother Nature.

Each one unique and beautiful.

A love of crafting,

making one of a kind goodies.

Each one unique and beautiful.

I have been collecting sea themed jewelry for years.

Northern Michigan doesn't exactly abound

 with actual sea treasures

so the jewelry was the best I could do.

So you can only imagine my delight

when my husband and I became Florida Snowbirds

 and the ocean was just steps away from my front door.

The result:

One of a kind crafted Sea Treasures made by me!

My personality usually doesn't allow doing things in moderation,

this time is no different.

Bracelets, bracelets, bracelets EVERYWHERE!

I started wearing my bracelets out and about and much to my surprise I received so many compliments.

  I thought there must be hundreds of bracelets like mine

 but upon investigation mine were fairly unique.

This of course only fueled my delight in crafting with seashells.

A local shop sells my bracelet ( I am flattered).

But I thought I it would be fun to start a little Etsy shop.

SO I AM ANNOUNCING MY NEW SHOP!

madebytheseaandme.etsy.com

and a website:

www.madebytheseandme.com

I am having so much fun designing these little treasures.

Since this post is running long I have decided to have a

bracelet GIVE AWAY in my next post.

It will be TGIF post...which bracelet will it be???

Please check back to find out

 and leave a comment to enter. 

I will leave the time to enter up for a week.

Thanks for visiting, hope to see you soon.

I'm back in the blogging world.

YEAH!!!

Enjoy!