Project #4 Sisal Rope Vase

This was a real simple project I did while watching tv.

I was inspired by the item below, I spotted at Home Goods (again)

The minute I saw it I said to myself, " yep I can do that" "Already have everything I need!"

My only regret is not taking more, bigger, better, Inspiration pics with my iphone,

 while waltzing around the store.  It had a big plume of natural elements in it, but I already had them too in another vase at home.

 I actually went back the next day to get a clock I loved, and thought about taking another picture but the vase was gone!

HOME GOODS VASE

MY REPLICA

 A bit of tweeking and I settled on this arrangement

It was a simple craft done while watching NCSI, with my sisal rope, glue gun and an old ftd vase, that was actually in our donation box in the garage.

 ..and this is what I formed.

I like the shape of mine better than the one I saw at Home Goods, and I made sure this baby will not be unraveling!

A nice touch of coastal decor.

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Fun in the Kitchen.

Far be it from me to ever admit to having any fun in the kitchen, unless I am playing some sort of game and having a mojito. But in this case I have to confess I had a really lot of fun exploring the art of table setting.

It all started with a craft I did. And exploded from there. The craft was making my own napkin rings with seashells we found on the beach over the years. I have a really lot of shells but the trick was finding 8 in a similar size. These are all really close in size. And here is the result. But this craft got me thinking,

I need to set a pretty table, what else can I use?

I started out with some vintage things that I already  have. 

The vintage white Salt and Pepper shakers that came with the Cottage when I bought it,

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And a wonderful blue cobalt bottle i found at a thrift store long ago.

I cut some Beach Grass and Hibiscus from my back yard.

And set to working on my tablescape. 

Now I am ashamed to say but I'm gonna be honest, 

I didn't have any cloth napkins down here at the shore!

It's a very informal atmosphere, and I like being in vacation mode, so we  normally use paper napkins.

But I had to see what my napkin rings were going to look like, so I just cut up a dish towel!

It is cute though isn't it?

 I'm going to hem them and keep them as napkins.

And the dishes I got in 2002 at one of those discount chains like Odd Lot or something.

I also tried the centerpiece with hibiscus. 

And even though I have 4 gorgeous water goblets. (  from the dollar store :)

I used a mish mash of different blue glasses, just cause it's fun.

a blue wine glass from a yard sale, and my favorite cocktail glass down there on the right.

Yep I like the beach grass as a centerpiece better.

When the beach grass plumes gets full and fluffy it is really fun to use as a centerpiece, 

like in this fabric basket I made

But that means Fall is near!

This was a really fun table to set, and I love my new napkin rings! 

I made them with twine and modgepodge, and those black scallop shells collected on the beach near my house.

Now I may set my table a little more often.

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