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Stuck in a summer photography rut? Follow the link below to find 27 Fun & Creative Ideas for Beach Pictures. Whether it’s a casual day at the beach or a more formal family photo shoot, you’ll find some fun ideas
Beach Ball Cake Pops
Due to all the snow we had this year, we still have one more week of school. If you still have school, these would be cute for the end of school party. I’m sure the kids are already thinking of … Read More...
Technique: Summer Beach Scene Card
Theresa will teach you how to make a summer sky for a beach scene card by sponging ink directly onto cardstock and stamping over top with silhouette stamps. She’ll even show you how to add shadows with your markers. Click … Read More...
Project and Freebie: Beach Lamp
Susanne Rose has a stunning home decor project she made over on her blog. She designed a Sihouette Studio die cut file for the lamp and decorated it with die cut shapes and stamped images for a wonderful beach themed … Read More...
Inspiration Saturdays Week 2
This week the inspiration is this photograph by Luci Everett, done as part of the series “Good Looking Things Next to Each Other”. I love how eclectic and random this image is, and I also love the Polaroids. So … Read More...
Giveaway | South Pacific Collection from BasicGrey
If you’re dreaming of a tropical vacation right now, maybe you can feed those dreams with this great new collection from BasicGrey. South Pacific is the perfect collection of papers, stickers and die cuts to fuel those beach vacation dreams. … Read More...
Project: Glitter Scene Card
Oh how this card makes me long for winter to be over and summer to hurry up and get here! This wonderful card is full of glitz and glamour and was made by die cutting adhesive sheets and filling in … Read More...
Make Your Own Ocean Zones in a Jar
It doesn’t matter if you have upcoming lesson plans that includes teaching about the ocean or it you just want to show your kids a neat science experiment, this Ocean Zones in a Jar craft will be perfect!
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Tutorial: Beach and Boots quilt block
This quilt, made from the Beach and Boots quilt block by Natalie Bonner (Piece N Quilt), is amazing. So much so, it’s going right on my to-do list. The paler shades of blue and orange give the top the right … Read More...
Starfish and Sand Dollar Shaving Cream Dig
If you are spending some time at the beach this summer, keep this project in mind. Gather together a variety of shells and other found treasures and save them to use in your own sensory bin. You can even use … Read More...
Project: Mini Beach Themed Treat Bags
How much fun are these little mini summer themed totes?! They’d be perfect gift bags for a beach party! Find directions for making them using ribbon and patter paper over at the Graphic 45 blog.
-Heather
Inspiration du Jour | Beach Babies
DIY Glass Beach Terrarium
Using a cool glass container, some mod-podge, artifacts from a beach and some small plants – GerberMom of Henry Happened created this cool glass beach terrarium that looks spectacular.
You can get the kids involved to first get them to … Read More...
Inspiration: Stamped Mermaid in a Shell
I love mermaids and I flipped when I saw this stunning creation over at Christa’s Scrappies, she combines stamps, die cuts, real shells and faux pearls for this beautiful mermaid sitting in shell. Note: the blog is in Dutch, … Read More...
Project: Seashell Candle Holder
Using stencils, adhesives sheets, glitter and fragments the Rain Puddles Designs blog has directions for making this pretty ocean themed candle holder.
-Heather
Inspiration: Stamped Summer Art
This sunny Boardwalk themed stamped collage art piece from Tracy Evans makes me want to head to the beach! Find more info head over to her blog.
-Heathe
12 Coastal Decorating Ideas
Hi! I’m Colleen with Just Paint It and I’m so happy to be here at Craft Gossip today! With summer here, I wanted to share some coastal decorating ideas. I’ve never been fortunate to live by the beach, even though … Read More...
Seaside Inspiration for Your Windows
There’s no tutorial for this, I’m providing it to you strictly for inspirational purposes. Back in 2010 Heather Bullard visited Rachel Ashwell and was greeted by this lovely decoration on the front door. I quote “To welcome Rachel they had … Read More...
Freebie: Tiki Die Cut
Aloha! SVG Cuts has this fun Tiki Statue die cut to download for free. Perfect for summer party invites or beach themed scrapbook pages!
-Heather
Newport Beach Sign
I thought I’d share with you one of my most recent projects. I made this for my bathroom, which still has a long way to go. The bathroom itself is a work in progress, so this sign is a nice … Read More...