New Items from The Sleepy Seahorse!!

I've just added these items to my shop.  I'm really excited about the seagrass box.  Woven seagrass lends itself really well to shell crafts because it already has a kind of beachy, rustic look. 

The photo in the frame was taken at Lover's Key State Park in Florida.  Lover's Key is great for photos at sunset because the beach is covered with driftwood and foliage that make interesting photographs. 

 

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The Sleepy Seahorse: New Photo Frames and Mirror

 

 

I've just added these two photo frames and mirror to my shop.  I'm really excited about them.  :)

 

 

The frame above contains an 8" x 10" print of pink orchids at Selby Gardens in Sarasota.

 

This is a 5" x 7" photo of Bahia Honda State Park in the Florida Keys. 

 

 

 

I'm still offering a SALE on all boxes!

 

 

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SALE at The Sleepy Seahorse!

Just spreading the word that I am offering $5 off all BOXES now through Feb. 15!

 

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Glass Jars/Trinket Boxes Adorned With Seashells and Sea Life

These glass jars actually once held facial moisturizer, but they can easily be re-used.  I've painted the tops light blue and then embellished them with shells, sea life, and a flat marble.  They'd be a great addition to a coastal bathroom to hold cotton balls or other bathroom essentials.  The top twists off just like any other glass jar, and the bottom part could easily be cleaned separately. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Abalone Ornaments



I love these abalone star ornaments.  The pearly white color of the abalone shell shimmers nicely on a Christmas tree or as a sun catcher in the window. 

 

Here are more abalone ornaments, this time with seashells and starfish nestled inside the pocket of the abalone.  The natural holes in the abalone shell make these ornaments really easy to hang! 

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New Photo Frame from The Sleepy Seahorse!

Just added this lovely new photo frame to my Etsy shop.  It contains a high quality print of the beach at Lover's Key State Park in Florida. 

 

 

It can be hung on the wall or stood on a table....

 

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A Cradle in Bethlehem and Other Christmas Favorites

For the past few years, I've been collecting classic Christmas music, LOTS of it, and creating Christmas mix CDs to give to my friends and family.  It's a fairly inexpensive but effective way to spread the Christmas spirit, and I was surprised to find how little Christmas music most of them already had. 

My absolute favorite Christmas recording is Bing Crosby singing 'Do You Hear What I Hear?"  I didn't say that was my favorite Christmas song, but I think that Bing's voice lends itself so well to this song, and the accompaniment behind him is glorious. 

Of course we can't forget Bing singing "White Christmas" for the first time in the classic holiday film, Holiday Inn (1942)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHu6rlK953g


I also love Bing Crosby's collaborations with The Andrews Sisters.

Judy Garland singing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) never fails to make me cry. 

My favorite singer of all time is Ella Fitzgerald, and her album entitled Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas is one of my very favorites. 

This Christmas, I also discovered a song I'd never heard before.  "A Cradle in Bethlehem" by Nat King Cole.

 

Enjoy the songs, and Merry Christmas!