Tuesday, July 15, 2014

BEACH WREATH

Although the renovation of our new house is finished, I'm still putting on some final decor touches, most of which I will be making myself because buying and renovating a house sucks up all of your money.  I will say that I love my new home and every room inspires me to create. (Duh...kind of the goal, after all of that hard work,right?  I mean if I'm not inspired by my surroundings, I feel dead in the water, creatively.)  Speaking of water, since my master bedroom has a beachy theme, I made this wreath to hang on the wall over my about-to-be-painted dresser.  
My friend Natalie at NorthShore Days, in New Zealand, has always made me just a leetle bit jealous with all of her beach inspired decor and fabulous jewelry.  (I probably have more of her jewelry, than I do store-bought.)   Also my friend Del at Del's Shells, who is fortunate enough to live and play on the shores in Florida, blows me away with her cool beachiness.  And of course Tuula, at The Thrifty Rebel, who is always making wonderful wreaths. Thank you for the inspiration ladies!
I found this weird, wispy wreath on the clearance shelf at the tea room in Robins Vintage Suitcase sometime after Valentine's Day.  (Such a fun place to go!) It had a horrible red and white over-sized ribbon on it and looked like it needed a makeover. I almost passed it by, but then I realized it had great bones with all of that textural, wispy, driftwood-ness, so I rescued it from it's sad, clearance shelf life and threw it in a box for 5 months.
I cruised pinterest for some cool beach themed wreaths and liked this one.
I would love to give credit to whoever made this, but sadly, the pin didn't take me to any link.  (Always a good idea to watermark your pictures, eh?) Anyway....thank you, whoever you are for your inspiration.
I gathered up some found, purchased and gifted sea treasures.
I decided that the wreath was a little bit too wispy, so I gave it a trim.
Then I just attached them to my weird, less-wispy wreath with my trusty but lethal hot glue gun.
I cannot lie, it was incredibly fun and relaxing to just dream about the ocean and puzzle all of these beautiful sea treasures, gems and baubles on that wreath.  Here's an extreme close-up.....
I toyed with the idea of a ribbon, but the wreath seemed so busy that I dropped that idea rather quickly.
The colors in the wreath went perfectly with my blue bedroom walls.  This is my first time painting blue walls and I love waking up to these colors every morning!
I have oh-so-many more projects to share with you from this room, many of them inspired by some of your wonderful blogs.  When my friend Judy was here from Arizona twice during this renovation, we had great fun making many projects that can be adapted to any decor, and I'll be posting them soon. 
(By the way, Judy, I know that "less is more", but I just couldn't help putting more and then more shells on this wreath! LOL!)

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28 comments:

  1. Happy Dance!!! You are back! Gorgeous wreath Danni! It's so pretty! Now I want to see what you make with those wispy pieces you cut off HA! Hey, you're THAT good :-)

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  2. Love your wreath, Danni ! Very beachy and the colors work nicely with the blue wall :-)

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  3. You're back! Love your wreath and can't wait to see your house.

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  4. It looks great, serene and fun to look at at the same time. I'm anxious to see the rest of the place!

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  5. Love it! Now, where are the house pics?

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  6. Seeing a new post from you just made my morning! The wreath turned out great and nothing could be cheerier than waking up to that hanging on a pretty blue wall.

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  7. I think it is smashing - exactly the right proportion of shells to wisps. I love that you used 'puzzle' as a verb!!! Glad to see you popping in to spread craftiness among the intewebs!

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  8. Update: Judy headed back to Danni's to arm wrestle the glue gun out of her hands. ;)
    Beautiful wreath!

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  9. 'So happy to see a post from you!! This wreath is wonderful! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures

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  10. can't wait to go to the beach inthe next few weeks! I am going to have the kids find all kinds of seashells

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  11. What a beautiful wreath. Now you have me daydreaming about the beach ;)

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  12. Lovely wreath Danni! I love that it looks beachy but still classy.

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  13. I thought this post was going up Thursday or I would have been here earlier - what a gorgeous wreath Danni - it's perfect - would love one myself for the living room!
    Now when are we going to see the house reveal that inspires you to craft such beauty???
    xox

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  14. Came home from work to find this post on my blog roll. Happy dance times two!!! The wisps remind me of froth blowing off the crests of the waves. Just the right number of shells and a definite "NO" to a ribbon. Love that blue wall. You now have to tell us the names of your paint colors and the projects you and Judy completed.

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  15. Danni, it's gorgeous! Now every time you see it you'll be ocean dreaming. Btw I never got the whole less is more, I'm terrible for over doing it.

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  16. More is beautiful Danni! Love it. Looking forward to the home tour and I am glad you are back.

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  17. I love this wreath, in fact I'm sure I once pinned something similar. It looks so pretty against the blue walls and I love the fact that you didn't add shells etc all the way round, it's very stylish.
    I'm another one looking forward to more photos of your new home !

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  18. Beach beautiful!!! Less is more never applies to shells and baubles. Love how it looks against you wall color, love your wall color. And I, too can't wait to see more, more, more!

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  19. A wonderful post thank you I am glad I came and read this today

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  20. Danni,
    I love this. You reloved that wreath so pretty. I like your better than the inspiration one. Great job. It looks great on your blue wall.
    Kris

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  21. Love the wreath...glad it got some trim!! :P Now I need to go to the beach and get rid of my pasty-whiteness.

    -andi

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  22. oh i just love that. sorry i missed the debut the other day. it is perfect for creating the coastal vibe!

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  23. I really love your beach wreath, Danni! I need to make something like that for the pool 'room', it would be perfect! Now you are the inspiration to me. (Yeah, I've been a real stranger to the blog world for far too long, very nice to see your email in my blogging inbox)
    Debbie :)

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  24. OMG Danni - I LOVE it! Wow ...just WOW!!!! I need one for my porch.
    I've been remiss in posting your replacement package - I'm sorry. I promise to get it done next week.

    Pinning this treasure....

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  25. That is a weird wreath! But it's perfect for your project. It was meant to be. I love how it turned out.
    Thanks so much for sharing at the Make it Monday Party!

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  26. Thank you, my friend, for dragging over the cute beach wreath for Make It Monday. Of course, I do want to visit the beach in Missouri - just tell me where it is!

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