Welcome to my seashore home: July 2014

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Beautiful glass

Good Wednesday to you:)

On my recent trips to the beach I have seen a specific kind of glass that is so delicate and weighs like an ounce! I pick it up, admire it and put it down after seeing the $14 to $20 price tags on them. Imagine my surprise today when I spied these at Goodwill for $1.99 each:

This and:

This:)... The same glass as at the beach.

I added small seashells to the bottom.

Plopped a plant in.

Grabbed some moss from the backyard.

And added an empty snail shell I found in the yard:)

If you come over remind me to have you hold these..... So delicate and light!

Enjoy your evening,

~Dena:)

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Haag Lake

Good Tuesday to you:)

I hope you are enjoying this sunny day!

The kids and I spent the day at Haag Lake with friends:

We brought our raft:)

That is me on the right along with two wonderful friends of mine:)

What a fun time we had!

And a beautiful view:)

This is a Great Lake to spend the day.

Only a 40 minute drive from Portland.

Do you have a favorite lake close by home?

~Dena:)

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Hiking by Mount Hood

Good Wednesday to you:)

I was blessed to be invited to a friends birthday party this past weekend. We went on a beautiful hike:

The trail was the Elk Meadows Trail.

It is right past Meadows Ski area.

We crossed two rivers.

Look at that view!

It was so pretty!

Here is the meadow at the top.

It was a 6 mile hike.

It felt good to put my feet in the ice cold water at the end of our hike!

One of the ladies in the group has a tradition of putting flowers around the birthday persons plate. I love that idea:)

It was a good day!

Have you been on a fun hike this summer?

~Dena:)

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Great finds

Good Tuesday to you:)

I hope you are having a great day!

I love the adventure of thrift shopping:)

I love beakers!

This one was a whopping .99$

Sigh....

Oh yeah!

Who doesn't love disco balls?

This prize was $1.99

Such fun finds:)

Have you found some great finds?

Happy Tuesday,

~Dena:)

Friday, July 18, 2014

Garage sale treasure

Good Friday to you:)

I found many treasures today but wanted to share with you my favorite:

I had to drive with the trunk open:)

Not far...

You know how I have a "thing" for chairs... This beauty was only $10!

I put a sheer drape over it.

Worked perfect:)

Love

It!

Have a fabulous Friday,

~Dena:)

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Fun craft

Good Wednesday to you:)

I have been holding onto this project for a few months:

It was a whopping $1.99.

Ummmmm, you would think it would be an easy project.....

I had the darndest time putting the gems on:(

You can't see it right now but at night it will look nice with the lights:)

On another note...

Do you see the vine with the pretty little yellow flowers?

Yah.... I didn't plant that. It sure is pretty though:) does anyone know what it is?

Happy Wednesday,

~Dena:)

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Jar love

Good hot Tuesday to you:)

I love to go "grocery" shopping at Target.

I love to take a few minutes and check out their kitchen and outdoor section. I am always amazed at what time of the summer they put out their school supplies. What is left of their summer is 70% off. I grabbed the last two sets of three pack spray sunscreen 30 SPF. They were $4.18 per pack! It is possible that the Target in Beaverton or by Washington Square have more:) You will have to check out their locker supplies. They have rugs for your locker, a disco ball, lights....all sorts of things. I got a kick out of:)

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