corners of our home

I have been gradually changing our shelves throughout the house to reflect the summer season. 

::   look familiar?!...  ::

We have a very special pine shelf that my husband made in Upper School woodworking class and right now we are using it in the kid's creative corner.  The top shelf is currently our 'nature table'. The summer season brings us even closer to the ocean that we love so dearly so this shelf is about what we find on our local shores.  The blue silk represents the water and the green silk the shore.  I've added hand picked smooth stones, shells and driftwood brought home from past visits to the beach, postcards by Marjan van Zeyl - Frog King and Nasturtium, a beeswax lighthouse candle (you can buy one here), and a small wood sailboat.  On one of the stones I painted the word Believe as I feel that it's an important word to remember and most of us often forget!  We'll no doubt be adding to this collection as summer treasures find their way home and as I get back into my needlefelting groove! ;o)

::  shells and driftwood to make into a mobile...maybe?!  ::

::  dining room table collections  ::

::  corner of our living room  ::

::  I discovered these two fairies chatting up in our branch!?  ::

::  kitchen shelves filled with homemade strawberry jam, dried herbs from the garden, and pottery bowls...  does it get any better than that?!  ::

I've also been doing a bit of simple outside decorating to make the yard a little cherrier!

::  bright pots on a window sill in our front porch.  Hmmn, time to trim that basil!  ::

The kids luckily have more sandbox pails!

::  B's preschool sculpture with a flower tucked inside  ::

::  hydrangeas on the front steps, away from my allergies!  ::

Do you have any corners to share?

Please leave us a link in the comments!

~ joey ~