We are still having extreme heat here in Missouri and I'm still dreaming of the beach! I'm posting my 3rd project for the Great Glitzy Hack-Off/Craft-Off which is a Z Gallerie Knock-Off Showdown hosted by Life in Rehab and three bed semi going on all this week. Go check it out...better yet...get in on the fun! I made a little centerpiece for my table:
Here's the Z Gallerie shell that inspired me:
I have to say first, that I was so frustrated that I couldn't find a clam shell. It was just making me crazy. I would have settled for a ceramic clam shell dish. What I wouldn't do was pay $59.95 for the small one or $129.95 for the large one at Z Gallerie. I searched every thrift store I could find and last Friday must have been my lucky day because I found the clam shell for 87 cents!!! That's right...87 cents and it was on a table by the front door that I had walked through previously that week 3 times. The lady said she had just put it out that morning. Meant to be!
Now obviously Z Gallerie's Clam Shell was cool enough to catch my eye, but I honestly thought it was a little drab. I mean this is a "Glitzy" knock off after all. I added a star fish, a piece of coral that I got when I was in Acapulco, a little sea horse charm, a glass bead that has that beachy blue color I'm loving these days and last, but certainly not least a few little opal-ish beads that look just like bubbles to me and I love them.
So there ya go....stay tuned because I have a few more knock-offs up my sleeve this week. I'm saving the best for last!
Linking up to any or all of these great parties:
Oh I love this!! Thank you, I picked up a large clam shell alot like the one from ZGallerie and I had no idea what I would do with them (I got both sides!) and now I do. Yes, yours it much more Glitzy, great job!! Janelle
ReplyDeleteWow. Eat your heart out Z Gallerie. I love yours. Very pretty. I am so glad you found that clam shell. Not an easy thing to find and then it magically appears! Love that! Very pretty. I hope you get some cooler days soon!
ReplyDeleteI love your .87 version! Way to glitzy it up. I can't believe you still have more to share with us...wait, of course you do, you are an all in kind of a girl :)
ReplyDeleteI just LOVE when life, for once, decides to give you lemonade instead of lemons. What a perfect find!
ReplyDeleteThe ocean floor decor is just too cute, diggin' the bubbles! Just watch out, maybe Arielle stops by!
Love it, love it, love it, love it, love it, love it, love it!!! This is high on my list of oooooooo I gotta have its, and $0.87???? My heart strings are plucked.
ReplyDeleteBusy, busy lady. I love how you found that shell, great story.
ReplyDeleteI like yours better! I've been saying that a LOT lately! The knock offs have been so much better than the originals. If I ever get time, I will try some of these myself.
ReplyDeleteI love this! It would look great in my bathroom. Thanks for sharing at the All Star Block Party!
ReplyDeleteHolly
I'm doing a beach themed bridal shower in January - this will be perfect! I'm pinning it to remember. Thanks for sharing this at the All Star Block Party.
ReplyDeleteCame over from Whimsy Wed. to see what an over-achiever you are, Danni Baird! You managed to find a clam shell In MISSOURI!?! I live in South Carolina - known for its beaches, and I had to go to the Dollar Tree to even find my tiny shells - there were none to be found. Next you need a coconut bra! (with blue beads, of course!)
ReplyDeleteDistressed Donna Down Home
Your is WAY nicer than the original! I love your pop of color and the choices you made of what to put in it. Iam jealous that you found that awesome shell for .87 becaus that NEVER happens to me. . . Lol! Looking forward to the next project.
ReplyDeleteI think that is so pretty!!
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! I LOVE your version! It's so fun!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing this at The DIY Dreamer.. From Dream To Reality!
So pretty! Lovin' all the beachy stuff!
ReplyDeleteWow, nicely done!!
ReplyDeleteHi Danni I love all things beachy I saw you on Twigg Studios linky party and would love it if you would stop by and link up at my linky party still going on now!
ReplyDeleteKim@madeinaday
http://madeinaday.com/2012/07/26/made-u-look-linky-33-2/
Love the shell and I agree ... yours looks a lot better :) Thank you for linking it up to The "Sunday Stop"
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Bj
This is just lovely!!! Thank you for sharing at Uncommon! Featuring this on our FB page! ;) Bonnie
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautifully "scaped," with all the cute filling. You really have a wonderful eye!
ReplyDeleteI like your version much better:)
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