Is it too late to mention anything to do with the ocean?  Maybe you have moved on now that school has started and people are wearing sweaters (out of no where!).  Over Labor Day weekend, we made a point to enjoy every last ounce of the sun and the sand.  We enjoyed the beach at Assateague Island so much that we went back again the next day.

Hurricane Irene created this amazing raging river of water that cut through the beach and led fiercely back to the ocean. There weren’t many people on this part of the beach, and those that were there were in for a rare treasure hunt!  I love to search for shells, and on the beaches that we ordinarily visit, I’m happy just to find broken clam or oyster shells.  On the Assateague beach, we found so many shells that we could hardly carry them all in our buckets (so we returned the next day better prepared!).  We walked the beach bent over for hours – searching both in the sand and in warm water.  To top it all off, we enjoyed a seafood dinner at Laura and Ray Twiford’s restaurant – it was great to catch up with Laura (til we meet again soon at ArtBLISS!).  I have to say this was one of my favorite weekends of the entire summer (but boy was there many!).

I created these earrings to keep a little part of the ocean around after summer is long gone.  Little brass Vintaj sand dollar charms are combined with vintage rhinestone buttons.  I balled sterling wire to create the ear wires.  Available in my Etsy shop.

On another note, I recently created this simple necklace – a combination of vintage Weiss earbobs and a sparkly brooch.  A little something shabby chic.

Thank you for stopping by!

-Cindy