Pink Schwinn

I love seeing the coaster bikes on the beach. I always think if the last bike I had growing up. It wasn't pink, it was read.  The past  two years I have been seeing  pink retro bikes..and  even tho I have a nice mountain bike, I had to get me a pink bike to cruise around the lake.  She is pink and white pearlescent paint. and awesome. WOW what a workout compared to my mountain bike that has  gears ! I like being able to sit upright to ride.. it's much easier on my back.. but no gears, more work out on your legs.. ALL good. Her pink rims and white sidewalls, the nice roomy pink and white seat.. she makes me smile to look at her.. I hope u get a smile too !

"Pink Door" welcomes you !

Yup.. the boring white back door..needed pink and white. With all  the accents on the back door screen.. this needed to happen.. I love walking in that door..hope  you do too !

Somethings Fishy

I decided my faded lure mailbox  needed some beach flair. It was originally very  green with some shimmer for scales. That  quickly faded and started to peel..so time for a makeover. There is no doubt  whose house this goes too !  I added the bling and some glimmer to the patio paints I used. I used some  plastic pastel lacing from the kids  craft dept. to make the lure stringers at the back.  I hope I don't  catch any "Bill-fish" with this lure !

Sand pails & shovels.

I love sand pails and shovels.... I started finding  shovels on the beach..so decided to "Collect & display" some.. Seems like I mostly find  yellow shovels. I did buy some new  shovels to help start the display. I had  a pretty  card from my sweet friend Teresa in McKinney,TX  I have saved it for years, finally framed it and  added it to my display. I hung them at the top of the stairs, opposite of the mermaid outfit.. just a little whimsy..brings out the kid in me every time I see them....and wouldn't you know it.. we have been at the beach one week and I already found a shovel..and yes..it's yellow !  I hope to find another pink one! YOU never know.. we will be here two months !

New beach accent

Loved how the life preservers I got for free cleaned up and painted so nicely.. So beachy !

Great Freebies !

There was a lake house around the corner cleaning their garage.. A new friend hurried  over to tell me about these FREE goodies laying by the road. Oh now Cathy is  dear one to notice  in a short time that I love trash to treasure. I have wanted one of these for the lake house..but new they run $40 or so. these are 2 ft. across.. well they had been stored some where wet..there was wet dirty, mildew gunk on them. But I tossed them on the golf cart and knew if they didn't clean up I wasn't out any thing..and to get 6..well surely one will be decent cleaned up.. too grungy to tell, and it was pouring rain. Few days later I got some bleachy water..a green scrubby..soaked one for 15 minutes.. and ta daaaaa the gunk  came off so easy..I used the neighbors little  plastic pool his dog uses..now thats clean too! In a snap they were all clean. I got out my paints and went to it.. I can't wait till Don gets home to  help me attach them to the house and garage. I just love a great find..and a NEW friend for finding them..Thanks Cathy.. hope we meet again! Stop by for iced coffee anytime !

SuzSeas Spa

I needed a sign to  hang with the mermaid outfit. SO an old window.yesssss I finally used them ALL up in projects. No more garage clutter of them. I slapped some aqua paint on the  glass.. thought of some Spa treatments a mermaid might indulge in..and added a bit of  decoupage and shells.  I like it ! The  Free Emerald coast oil treatment was a jab at BP for messing up the ocean with their  nasty spill.