This stuff is sharp. Very very sharp and it will cut you. I did finally get away from it though.
Even though this may bring back good/bad memories for me I think it is pretty to look at.
When I stumbled upon this piece at HomeGoods and flipped it over and saw the ridiculously low price it had to come home with me as an addition to my summer decor.
So it got placed on the stack of books on the bamboo tray in my great room along with the other accessories like my magnifying glasses and some tiny vintage fern prints. I think ferns say summer, too. I know we have several around our property.
This textured candle from the Pottery Barn Outlet sits in a wicker wrapped jar that I have had for years and have used it as a vase or candle holder.
Mr. Savvy noticed this piece the other day and asked if it was real? I said I don't think so especially since it was priced so low. I told him it is probably resin.
When you flip it over you can kind of tell it is resin, but hey if it looks like the real deal then that is great.
So even though I hated this stuff when it cut my little feet up I now love to look at it on display in this summer vignette.
For only $7.99 I bet you would have bought it, too!
Happy first day of summer
Nicely done, Kim - your tray speaks huge amounts of "summer!"
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It looks very summery Kim. I grew up on a lake in Michigan...so no coral or barnacles but we did have a lot of seaweed!
ReplyDeleteLove all of your summery decor, Kim! I'm in love with ferns right now...and I have a barnacle piece, but never knew until this post, what it was! That piece is really real looking!
ReplyDeleteDespite your memories, it's a gorgeous addition for summer!
ReplyDeleteSweet summery tray Kim, love your magnifying glass!
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Cindy
That is an interesting piece. I'm not sure I would've even known what it was if you hadn't told me. Anything from the sea is a great summer accessory!
ReplyDeleteLOVE this vignette, especially the magnifying glasses!
ReplyDeleteWell it is pretty! Love the vignette! Enjoy this first day of summer!
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Ouch! I grew up on the Texas Gulf coast and my childhood memory is of the jelly fish and man-of-war. Talk about hurting if they happened to get you while out swimming! Severe burns that were extremely painful.
ReplyDeleteYour barnacles look real in the photo. Love the magnifying glasses. I keep one out on a tray too. Your vignette is charming, Kim. Happy First Day of Summer!
What a pretty vignette. I'm a Georgia Girl and I love St. Simons. We use to go to Jekyl and eat in St. Simons. We now vacation at HHI, South Carolina. I can't imagine living on the ocean. Heaven. We have horrible memories of the jelly fish.
ReplyDeleteIt is definitely a conversation starter to share about your life on St. Simon's Island.
ReplyDeleteLooks pretty lethal to me, Kim. I would kind of be afraid that after dark it would morph into some kind of monster and come get me. But it looks very pretty where you have it. Love the fern prints!
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I can see the love/hate relationship...but it is really pretty and love the colors...goes great with the fern prints too....Cannot believe you got that for $7.99....what a deal!
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting object! It looks like the real deal.
ReplyDeleteGreat vignette Kim. Love the piece you found at Home Goods. Looks very much like summer on your tray.
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I love your vignette. I'm wild about ferns for summer. So sorry about your barnacle incident. No fun.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty Kim...I want to steal that tray lol!! A few years ago we were in Turks & Caicos and we took the kids snorkeling Mackenzie rubbed against some coral and it cut her foot up pretty good.
ReplyDeleteI would have snapped it up too, Kim. Looks wonderful atop the books.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I have seen a few at our Home Goods, but they had awful silver spray paint jobs!! I would have scooped that one up in a heartbeat!!
ReplyDeleteOh yes! back in my home country, you can buy the real thing for pittance as well, only when I came here to the US did I realize that it was bad for the environment. Unfortunately, our country (Philippines) doesn't pay much attention to these kinds of things. :-)
ReplyDeleteI would have grabbed it in a secdond, in fact, might have wrestled you for it:):):) Love it and who cares if it is the real deal? I bought a new shell on our way home from vacation today! Great minds. I decorated the house with all my shells before we left but still can't post....AAUUGGHH!! Hopefully, tomorrow my hubby will be able to help me. Cross your fingers for me:)
ReplyDeleteOuch.. after seeing that it made me think of how cut up you must have been. I scraped myself on some coral in Mexico and I remember the pain. The piece is beautiful and I love touch of summer it brings and at a great price too!
ReplyDeleteI too love HomeGoods :)
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