Coastal Vignette with a French Twist....

All of a sudden - I'm obsessed with creating vignettes on this antique silver tray I found in my local thrift shop.  I love this piece...it's a nice size and I think it has an interesting patina that adds to it's character.  For now, its in the corner of my kitchen island placed on a distressed pedestal I purchased at Pottery Barn.

I had it dressed up for Christmas and wanted to transition it to a post holiday feel.

Then I gathered some of my favorite things...

I really like how this came out...it looks like a shell flower....with the lettuce coral framing it out like leaves...

Then mixed in some more of my favorite things...some ivory branches and pieces of bleached driftwood...

One of my prized pieces of coral...

And a lovely little sand dollar I found on Captiva Island...

A couple crystal ornaments...

My ever present rusted "antique" looking key...

A couple teeny but perfect tulip and cowrie shells I collected off the beach in Mexico...

Some moss...

A beautiful little tag from Her Whimsical Musings...

A baby pine cone left over from the holidays...

A starfish from Pink Pelican Designs...

Pink and aqua little vintage bottles with coral and lavendar flowers...

A lovely pink and aqua glittered flower from My Shabby Chateau....

Some vintage music sheets from La Pomme....

A special little whelk...

And here it is....

Hope you have a wonderful Monday...

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A French Inspired Christmas by Jeanne d'Arc Living ~ Part II

Well, here is my second interpretation of Jeanne d'Arc Living's Christmas. The first one - I think came out pretty nice....and now here is my second piece for this holiday season....with a bird theme.

So I started with a vintage silver tray that I found in a local thrift shop.....

....Added in a twig and moss bird's nest

Included in some pieces of moss..a bleached piece of driftwood..a rusted key....and some vintage garland 

Along with a beautiful detailed tag from Her Whimsical Musings...

A crystal ornament and hand stamped candle from Tea Cup Design Etsy Shop

In the nest - I included some heart sea urchins and mini vintage christmas bulbs....along with glittered starfish...

And my prized tulip shell I found on Little Hickory Beach....

Then I placed it on top of a distressed pedestal stand....

Here are some of my favorite little touches....

 One last look.....

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!