She Sells Seashells By the Seashore...

When my mother took care of her patriotic decorations right after the fourth of July, she decided to have a seashore theme in the great room for the remainder of the summer. After many family Florida  vacations over the years, her stash is filled with special trip keepsakes which she enjoys using. She incorporated a few on the mantel, while others are scattered on tables and corners throughout the room (I did not include photos of the latter). Everything came together nicely, but she felt the fireplace was in need of a print to tie together everything. She considered creating a seashell wreath or even enlarging a seashore photograph to hang, but that wasn't quite what she had in mind. Then she saw this canvas at Hobby Lobby and instantly knew it would fit the bill! The size and colors are perfect for this application.

A unique feature of this wall hanging is the addition of real bits of sea grass, as shown below. It adds such interest!

One end of the mantel has the old sea wharf nestled on a piece of netting.

The other has a glass container of personally collected seashells, a shell orb and a starfish I made for her using a wire form and jute rope from Dollar Tree.

She sells seashells by the seashore!