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Friday, March 23, 2012

Displaying a Shell Collection

It was by a super cold lake not the beaches of Hawaii, but they are still shells. And if there are shells, then my children must pick them up, put them in every pocket of every garment they are wearing, forget about them, then remember then, claim they are incredibly important and demand to do a "work" with said shells.



My son's shells are on chalkboard in the navy frame, my daughters are on the pink paper, in the pink frame in the shape of a heart. No surprise there:)



This was part of our spray paint marathon. Also, I just want to put out there, that when I craft it is with my kids, so I would not have chosen the neon pink backing in the pink frame, but there is only so much arguing over a craft project I'm willing to engage in with a four year old:)

Oh, of course given the colors, these projects wound up here, in our spring mantle.


I link to these awesome parties:
Sunday: I Heart Naptime, Nifty Thrifty Things, Inspired Honeybee, Nest for Less, Delectable Home, It's Overflowing  Monday:Between Naps on the Porch, Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Thrifty Decor Chick, Alderberry Hill, Debbie Doo's, Home Stories A to Z, Home Savvy AtoZ , Tuesday: Coastal Charm, Tip Junkie, My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia, Carolyn's Homework, Made in a Day, Our Delightful Home, A Bowl Full of Lemons, Get Your Craft On, Kurtz Corner , Organize and Decorate, Natural NestersWednesday: Savvy Southern Style, Mommy Solutions, Power of Paint, Newlyweds Recipe Linky, Southern Lovely , Home Happy Home Thursday: The Shabby Creek Cottage, Made in a Day, House of Hepworths, the 36th Avenue , Bloggeritaville Craft, Scrappy, Happy, 52 Mantels Friday: One Artsy Mama, Serenity Now, Tatertots and Jello, The Shabby Nest, Thirty Handmade Days, Addicted 2 Decorating, Funky Junk Interiors, Financial Friday, Furniture Friday, At the Picket Fence, The Rooster and the Hen

23 comments:

  1. Such a great idea to display the kiddos collections!

    XO

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  2. The pink heart is adorable, Jessica.

    Enjoy your day.

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  3. i love this idea! we have so many little shells my kids collect... i think we will try this this summer. pinning!

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  4. Really cool project- and I love your colorful painting over the mantel.
    Lovely to find your blog!

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  5. Cute! What a fun project for a kids room! I really should let me kids do some for their rooms! I'm soooo loving your rainbow artwork on the mantel! Did you do that also?

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  6. What a fun craft for the kids to help with. I can't to see what other spray paint projects you'll have in the future...you are hooked, aren't you?

    amy @ whilewearingheels.blogspot.com

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  7. I love that you craft with them -- we're all artists until we grow up. :)
    Happy Weekend!

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  8. Great project and they look beautiful on your mantle! I love the idea of letting the kids make some decorations!

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  9. love the art work!! looks perfect on your mantel.

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  10. "but there is only so much arguing over a craft project I'm willing to engage in with a four year old"- I can so relate! LOL I do love your mantle though, did you make the art piece hanging above?

    Christine

    www.firsthomelovelife.com

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  11. Oh you have captured my "heart". Well done!

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  12. Very cute...and colorful too! thanks so much for sharing with the newbie party.

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  13. Love this idea. We are headed to the beach next week and I will be sure to let the kids bring home tons of shells. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  14. Very cute for the kiddos. I love any kind of shell!

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  15. I love your mantel! My children would love that project; there are no shells here in the desert; just rocks! I have 2 who love pink, and one of them loves hearts, too. She would love your daughter's choices!

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  16. It's wonderful! I love the pink on pink...and when they choose it, there is no sense in arguing, is there? How sweet!

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  17. You have a lovely collection! I found you on Debbiedoos and I'm now a follower; would love for you to do the same. Tx

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  18. Beautiful! I love the heart. I need to turn my daughter loose with the glue gun and her shell collection! Thanks for the inspiration.

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  19. Very good idea. This looks so pretty. I look forward to seeing you at My Dream Canvas. I am visiting u via Wow Us Wednesdays.

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  20. another beautifully simple project...thanks so much for linking up to the party. :)

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  21. this is sooooo up my alley. prob my favorite thing to collect. stop by anytime for a visit: http://hellolovelyinc.blogspot.com/2012/03/go-ask-alice-kate-towers.html

    smiles.

    michele

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  22. That's right - gotta pick your battles with 4 year olds!!

    Such a cute way to remember all the shells picked up on the beach!

    Another great Cinch project - thanks for linking up.
    Kelly

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Thank you so much for taking the time to comment. I love hearing what you have to say! Sometimes I'm busy chasing after the three kids who can walk, or feeding the baby, but I promise, at some point I'll get back to you and head over to your blog (if you have one) to leave you a comment too:)