I adore paper mache. When it comes to crafting, I would go so far as to say it's my first love. Since we've moved to more humid cli...

It's been quite a while since I posted any beach house updates. We continue to plug along with projects, but we try to balance work wee...

If you drag home lots of shells and sand dollars from your beach vacations, here is a project that is fun for both kids or grownups. W...

As we head into summer, we are gearing up for lots of guests at our beach house. Entertaining can be pretty stressful, and I think we all p...

First of all, I want to start out by saying I LOVE this idea! Second, it's not my idea. I saw a tutorial for making a rustic magni...

I adore seashells. As a little girl, my mother taught me the joy of wandering quietly on the beach in search of the perfect shell or sand d...

Last week a good friend from Colorado came to visit at our beach house.  I love when she come to visit, because she is content to wonder on...

Sometimes you only have five minutes to spare, but that's all you need to create a little JOY banner like this one! This project co...

My friend and I made some darling little sailboats on one of her visits out to the Pacific Northwest. We had so much fun beach combing and ...

Are you still loving all the faux coral decor we've been seeing at places like Pottery Barn and Horchow?  I know I love it! ...

For all my dear friends who left comments and emails in the last couple of days -- I am not ignoring you.  I just fell a little behind when ...

We are running away from Black Friday today!  We will be heading out to the shore to do a different kind of "hunting and gathering...