" As I nestled in for the evening with my tea close by and a crackling fire, I had to say goodbye to one of my simple pleasures in life that only happens once a year...Christmas ornaments! I love ornaments. In fact, whenever I travel, I make a point to pick-up an ornament at some great art gallery or gift shop so that I can have a "remember when" moment with my kids when...it's time to decorate the Christmas tree again. So, as I was opening up my handy "red for Christmas" garage bin and wrapping up ornaments the sun glistened through my glass doors and illuminated them. "Oh, ahh...glitter danced...and...Get the camera! Seize the moment!" My thoughts swirled and my little noggin reminded me of my New Year resolution: start a blog, open an +Etsy.com store,start a new +Facebook.com page filled with my artwork. "Alright, alright..." I retorted to my thinker(which is always going), "I'll start!" I know it seems funny, but that little glimmer of glitter on my sailboat ornament inspired me to "just start" with what was in front of me. You see, every ornament has a story, a special moment, reminders of Gods blessings along the way in my adventure called life. And yes, you will notice a reoccurring theme...something nautical or from the ocean. I digress, more of that as I progress in my "bloglife", but for now here are a few of my favorite things...
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| Pewter shark from Pismo Beach Ca. on my honeymoon...sailboat from my trip to Hershey Pa. |
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| Turtle ornament made from conch from Hope Town, Abacos |
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| This girl was discovered in Coco Beach in a cute little gift shop. She was named, "Queen of the Seven Seas"(BTW, my family and I cruised on our catamaran named Seven at Sea!) |
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| One of our stops in Charleston, SC...one of my absolute favorite ports! |
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| This pretty fishy is from Key West. |
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| Fish from the Bahamas and fused glass sailboat from an artist in the Muddy Creek Artist Guild |
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| Tip...my mom did this..write on the back of your ornaments with a sharpie or gold permanent pen to remember the place & date ! |
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| This adorable angel was made from an artist out of oysters....found her in a cute shop in St. Simons Island, South Carolina:) |
MaryAlisa
