Well, about a month later than I wanted, I finally got around to "summerizing" some of my accessories. Sometimes there are benefits to procrastinating...
I came across some succulents at a local hardware store that were 75% off
for the end of season plant clearance.
I've been wanting to try some out since they're all the rage in the blogworld. So far so good! I do think it's funny how they are so obviously growing toward the light. I'm having to turn my containers around occasionally so they'll even out.
Tiny little baby one-
This tray sits on the end of my kitchen counter. See the darling new little owl vase that
Bonnie at Uncommon tipped us off to? $2.50 in the Target Dollar Spot, and it also comes in brown, black, and lime green! My Target was just putting them out a few days ago, so they should still have some.
(To my owl-loving sister Sarah...there may or may not be one in your stocking at Christmas!)
Sand from the beach at Perdido Key-
I picked up the iron crab at a thrift store, it's a door knocker and I love it!
Much better than a t-shirt. :)
More succulents-actually, I guess that taller one is a tropical, but I think the care is the same for both.
Don't you agree that just about anything looks better under a glass dome?
I added just a touch of summer to a shelf in my built-ins with a pewter tray full of natural objects...shells, some small antlers, and one of my heart shaped rocks picked up on one of our travels.
Entry-I did a blogger no-no and used silk flowers, but I think they look pretty real!
Another
Reader's Digest book picked up during my last thrifting trip. Check out the awesome blue and green Chevron cover!
My coffee table, and a new project I wanted to show off! I bought this large wooden tray at Goodwill for $3 a few years ago, have since painted it several different colors, and it just got a major upgrade!
I cut the fabric to size and used mod-podge to adhere it. Then I ran a thin ribbon along the edges to cover the cut edge.
I considered coating the top with mod-podge to seal it, but didn't want
it to be tacky and wanted to be able to switch out the fabric later if
I'm ready for something different. So, I took the tray to Michael's and
they cut a piece of glass to fit inside. You can't really see it in
the photos, but the glass adds the perfect finishing touch, and will be
easy to keep clean.
I stacked the tray with some more books from the thrift store. I was specifically looking for larger coffee table size books with a summer theme. Found Summer, The Pacific Coast, a great 3-D kids book with the cute rainbow spine, and the Character Sketches was just a cool big book. Can't beat $2 each!
Well, what do you think? Hope you found some inspiration, although I'm sure I'm the very last person to put out summer accessories!
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