coming up...

Here, in the Seaside Studio, we are gearing up for some pretty spectacular shows...

First, we will be at the Wellfleet Oyster Festival again this year. It's a great seaside festival celebrating Wellfleet's favorite bivalve...lots of food, live music, a "shuck-off" and a huge, juried craft fair. Look out for our colorful Seaside Booth on Main Street in downtown Wellfleet, Massachusetts, October 17 & 18.

Then, it's on to our Fourth Annual Coastal Christmas Open House with Catherine Wissmann of By the Sea Driftwood Company. We are doing 3 weekends in her studio cottage in Orleans, Massachusetts:

November 6, 7 & 8

December 4, 5 & 6

December 11, 12 & 13

Hours: Friday's 10-6, Saturday's 10-6 and Sunday's 11-5

Come browse around our decked for the holidays seaside cottage while listening to classical Christmas music and enjoying hot, mulled cider and cookies while you shop for all kinds of sea-inspired gifts, decor and more at:

By the Sea Driftwood Company

94 West Road

Orleans, MA 02653

508.240.5783 or 508.349.0442 for more information

How {where} I spent my summer vacation...

Even though we live right smack dab in hands down one of the best beach towns in {my opinion} the world, we do like to escape to our own personal nirvana over at my parents home and enjoy their salt pool...it's heaven! The girls and I escape over there at least a few times a week and enjoy not only swimming but my parents beautiful home and yard as well.
I took the opportunity the other day to do a little photo shoot with my girls. I just got the new Jcrew kids catalog and the front cover had these two girls with their hair braided together. So I tried it with them...
Pretty neat, huh? My girls are ALL hair:
Picture washing, brushing and taming THAT everyday! But it's gorgeous and I could NEVER cut it off...I think my husband would physically be in pain if his girls did not have long, flowing mermaid hair. I'm desperately trying to grown mine back out after a shoulder length bob...my hair is just like theirs when it's long, so I was thinkin' I was being smart cutting it shorter in order to tame it, but all I got was the dreaded puffy piramid head. It's getting there...I have about 5 more inches to go to catch up with them
Since my parents are wine enthusiasts (read: wine freaks), they of course grow grapes...
This odd fellow is tucked under one of the grape trellises. Then there's Easter Island Man settled in over by the picnic area...my girls like to talk to him...
We love it at Oma and Opas!

{small} shop update

Just listed a few Halloween cards in the shop...more fall goodies to follow...

I've been busy gearing up for a big two day show...the Wellfleet Oyster Festival and getting the kids settled into their first week of school...which went very well! Re-entry into the schedule is always hard after a fun, schedule-less summer, but it's good for all of us to get back into the groove of a routine.

Enjoy your weekend!

bike crush

I want...no, need this bike...

the color, the bucket, the beautiful aqua hue, the, the everything.

It's perfect.

Did I mention it's my Bday on Labor Day this year?

{subtle hint}

yeah, I know...

It's been awhile.  Sorry.  Summer is upon us and so is my crazy schedule of craziness.  Crazy all over the place.  I will be back very soon, with some updates, news, late summer/fall show schedule and information, new fall products, etc. etc.  Don't be a stranger...come on back soon and check it all out!

xo

Retailer of the week

Welcome to another installment of Retailer of the Week.  This week, it's one of our fantastic online affiliates, Cottage and Bungalow.  

Many of you may reccogonize the name as they advertise in great magazines like Coastal Living and Cape Cod Life.  Owner, Pamela Hawthorne, has an eye for quality, beautiful, coastal-inspired goods.  She hand selects products ranging from jewelry to furniture to deck out your self or your beach house.  Her newest site is Cliff and Canyon, features high quality high country home style goods from textiles, rugs and furniture to lighting and accessories.  

So grab a cup of coffee, settle in and head on over to Cottage and Bungalow for some amazing coastal style of your own.

Retailer of the week

Located in a beautiful former house, the Potted Geranium in West Harwich, Massachusetts is our retailer of the week.  Stephanie, the owner at the Geranium, always stocks the most beautiful items for your home & body as well as great hostess gifts, children's items, Vera, candles, soaps, stationery...you name it, and they've got it.  The shop is set up in adjoining rooms so all the kids stuff is in one room, garden things in another, etc.  It's a great place and worth a visit if you're in the mid-Cape area.