AHOY!

I don't know what possessed me to take on this project at this time of year.. determined to finish something I started a while ago I guess. A bit of a change from all the Christmas things we are flooded with at the moment.

Sorry for my absence from blog land and this neglected blog. Etsy has kept me busy over the last few months, in a good way. 

Hope things are going well for you wherever you are!

coastal collages

Making collages with my favourite things.. driftwood, shells, vintage books, white flowers, crochet, sea glass and natural finds.

Getting ready for Christmas with a driftwood tree. The people from Bespoke magazine Australia are going to feature this in November, after seeing it on etsy this weekend (:

Sailing away with beach finds and recycled materials. I found the driftwood, sea glass and shells at the beach and the vintage button portholes are from my grandmother's button collection. The blue and white fabric is leftover from the Christmas stockings I made last year.

Have a great week!

beach crafts

Today I'm inspired by this unique handmade home decor made with beach finds. The texture and colour of driftwood and sea glass makes them beautiful materials to create with. 

Isn't this mirror frame gorgeous with the combination of sun bleached driftwood and the weathered colours of the recycled timber? 

via 1. buytheseabymail.co.uk   2. ehow.com  3. buythesea-bymail.co.uk
3.www.flickr.com/photos/68497401@N05/ 4. http://pinterest.com/pin/179862578841561878/5. www.flickr.com/photos/18569583@N07 6. luxist.com 
7. www.therubbishrevival.etsy.com

hometalk

Have you heard of Hometalk? Are you using Hometalk?
It's the largest home and garden community website on the internet where you can share your own ideas as well as search for DIY home projects. 
If you need help with any topic you can ask a question and get advice from other home handy people or tradesmen. I haven't done this myself but I do enjoy the website for the huge amount of ideas and tips, as well as for sharing some of my blog posts. Ideas can be clipped onto your own boards in a similar way to Pinterest.
Recently I was asked to curate a board on driftwood, something right up my alley, including some of my driftwood creations as well as others from the Hometalk site to be shared on their facebook page.
This is the result.

See my driftwood and other clipboards here with links to the posts they came from.

I found this Hometalk clipboard on Pinterest which included my DIY towel rack post.

See you on Hometalk

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shipwrecked

I haven't been doing anything on the home front, but I have been busy working on some wooden homewares and jewellery. 
With the help of the carpenter of the house I made some pieces using driftwood, natural and recycled materials. 
Weathered and faded .. shipwrecked on an island or a deserted part of the coast. 

A bit bohemian.. even this crocheted dress is recycled. A great find of Sophie's in a 2nd hand stall at the markets. It goes so well with the white shell necklace, bracelets and shell crown.

I was planning on selling this driftwood jewellery hanger, but it's so useful for storage, I think I'll be keeping this one. We found the driftwood and have been looking forward to making something with it. I'll be making more similar soon.

Recycled wood tiles with a weathered sea green or white paint finish, shells or starfish.

Who would you like to be shipwrecked on a deserted island with??

white christmas

Dreaming of a simple natural white Christmas.

Hello..
It seems everyone is starting to think about Christmas. 
Every year i plan on being organised early but somehow end up in a busy shopping mall on Christmas Eve! 

Driftwood trees for a hot Australian Christmas

Stamped gift tags with tiny starfish

Potted driftwood - paint a terracotta pot white, fill with sand & shells. Tie on a nautical rope. 

What kind of Christmas are you dreaming of?

driftwood love

there's nothing more beautiful that what's found in nature & something i do like about winter is scouring deserted beaches and the rocky coast for pieces of weather beaten driftwood washed ashore. 

i love the natural sun bleached tones in our mostly white coastal abode & i like how it looks stored in hessian bags and old boxes. steve enjoys helping me find it & does most of the drilling when i make mobiles. i thread each piece onto natural cord then glue on some shells and starfish. that's teamwork! ;)

driftwood bundles wrapped in muslin

do you love driftwood?

hava a good week!

driftwood beach

i don't think there's anything more relaxing than strolling along a deserted beach. the only sound.. waves & the odd seagull, feet in the sand, looking for interesting bits of driftwood, leaves, feathers and seaglass.

 

i found lots of small pieces to make this rustic sign. 

i can imagine it hanging outside a weathered old beach shack. 

maybe a fish?

i made this garland a while ago using similar sized pieces, whitewashed then drilled and threaded onto string.

i also picked up a few bits of plastic left behind and saw a seagull with a plastic straw in it's beak. not good for seagulls or other sealife when it ends up in the ocean. 

do you love beachcombing?