Sun Sea Sand

My calendar tells me that it is the end of August, exactly one month since I returned from vacation and I question where the time went - not much to show for it

other than some fun vignettes I posted for Instagram.

On Monday I yelled at myself for being so lazy and decided that I needed to accomplish something in the month of August.

I made a new window seat cushion in July 2013, and have tried all sorts of different pillow combinations on the window seat, but the only pillows I liked were the lobster and crab pillows that belong to my next door neighbor.

I found these pillows here and thought they might look cute on the window seat.

I printed out the words on computer paper,

cut the letters out and using fabric I bought at the beginning of August, 

I painted the words with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint.

Unfortunately, I had eyeballed the placement and the word sun was too close to the right edge so I had to scrap that pillow and start again.

This time I went with blue at my daughter's insistence.

I like the crisp white pillows, but I was a little concerned about using beach themed pillows.

I decided that since I do live in a little seaside cottage, it is okay for me to have a beach theme going on in the house all year long.

There are still some changes coming for the dining room,

but for now, I am happy with the pillow combination and

a new painting, "Ha'ena From Tunnels Beach" hanging on the wall.

I feel like I accomplished something more than just changing up vignettes around the house.

Life is Good and I am ready for September and a long list of projects!

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