Thank You For The Beachhouse!

I am blessed to have some sweet friends

in my life.

One particular family friend

has this amazing beachhouse on a bluff

on the Oregon coast.

They are so generous with this home

loaning it out to friends and family

at no cost.

Whenever I am blessed to use it,

I always repay in the little

way I can with a gift.

The house is decorated in all shades of

blue and touches of red now and then.

There are vintage signal flags and

nautical treasures everywhere.

So I put together this little basket

for the thank you this time....

I ran over to Sur La Table and picked up a beautiful fave

tote of mine from reisenthel. They are the

best hardiest totes ever! I used to sell

them in my boutique and

we would monogram them.

I made this yummy lavender sachet,

added fresh new towels,

a new bathrug to replace a shabby one,

a ship in a bottle I found junkin',

a couple of other fun nautical treasures,

....then tucked in cellophane.

Then I dug into this in my studio....

...and pulled out this...

and formulated a lovely bow of many shades of blue.

I then made this tag,

...tied it to the front with the bow, a note of

appreciation, tucked in a vintage brass whale hook,

and it's done!

I have to say that preparing this is always,

selfishly a treat

for me too!

Enjoy your day!

Please take a minute to pray for Japan.