Seaglass and Sunshine

Here at the beach we call seaglass "treasure"

and hoard it carefully in glass jars and old blueware bowls.

I was thrilled a few weeks ago on a trip to Home Goods (to buy more beach towels! But, no...) to find this very special collecting box.

It's even painted in my soft beachy colors...

Now I have a place to store my very best finds...the rare sandollars, the transferware shards, the oldest, loveliest glass...

It also makes a great display case for my seaglass and other treasures/ found object jewelry, doesn't it?

I wish I'd bought more display cases...there was one that said Seashells...I didn't get it! (What was I thinking?) but I am loving my "find"...

A thunderstorm cut short our beach Sunday so I just got all my newest jewelry up on my etsy shop too...come visit? Or you can buy something you love right here, just send me a comment and we can work out the details. I am offering 10% discount to clients who but through my blog or mention my blog when ordering on etsy.

Summer Blues, Moonlight Sands,  and Beach Cottage HEARTS will be on sale soon too...

So---enjoy! 

      

 

love

              lizzy

gone to the beach..........

                  

PS I am thrilled to tell you all that my Summer Dreams treasure necklace (it's in that box somewhere, or you can click on the link) has been featured in a new esty Treasury: Dream a Little Dream of Me, along with lots of other lovely dreamy treasures. Check it out! I am so excited and honored! love, lizzy

Warm & Cozy...in July???

Edited for better photos!  Original batch was yuck! Check it out?

I love to knit...but I don't consider myself a knitter. My finished work definitely reeks of homemade!

I love the feel of the yarns and the rhythmic busywork for my hands, as I sit and visit with friends who come to share my beach. It's waaay too hot to hold a big quilt on my lap, to sew those endless binding edges that are so patiently awaiting me...and so I knit.

I found this cool knitting and crocheting site: Ravelry through blogging. I love it---all these patterns available for a fast download (some even free!). I chose a scarf: Just Enough Ruffles by Laura Chau.

I forget if I found the yarn resource there too, or on another blog: Purl Soho . I wanted to buy cashmere (um, no. gosh, it is expensive!) but chose this lovely alpaca merino blend instead, in a soft pale grey-blue, like fog: Blue Sky Alpacas Suri Merino.

The photos don't do the color justice, it's so delicate and pretty. It reminds me of my hydrangeas as their colors begin to fade...so next winter when I wear it I'll remember today was one of the hottest days of July. And it will keep me toasty warm!

Feels so  soft and cozy too.

The pattern Just Enough Ruffles by Laura Chau is fun and fairly fast (I am a veerrry slow knitter). It has a weird wrap and shape thing going on here that I don't consciously understand, but so far it seems to be okay.

If I like the result I may try this Lion Brand Merino cashmere...It seems to be priced okay, until you see that the skeins are very small...but great colors. Palest shell pink? The turquoise?  For a special someone's Christmas, maybe?  bet it would make wonderful socks too.

I sure hope the ruffles work!

Have a great weekend!

love

                lizzy

   gone to the beach...

Summer Evenings

I love to walk on the beach on a hot summer evening...

I have a swim, do some beachcombing....

Lotta beachcombing competition in the summer! Some weekends the sand seems swept clean, lol...

I love to look at the big pieces that wash ashore. Wonder what this was? It's huge!

A pier or dock? A ship plank? The rusty bolts are almost as thick as my wrists...

And this wonderfully weathered big crate...

I see a chic beachy coffee table here: some whitewash, a glass top, baskets in the partitioned spaces.

So cool, right?

Lucky for me (and my living room) it weighed about 100 pounds.

Then I enjoy the glorious sunset! It looked like mother-of-pearl tonight.

PS Please remember! ONLY swim when beaches are open and there are lifeguards present! Never venture further than ankle deep as dusk approaches---and never take your eyes off your kids! Have fun, be safe. And please teach your kids to respect the shore birds [including gulls] and horseshoe crabs! It is their beach, not ours.

love

           lizzy

            ............gone to the beach