Novelty Photos at the Beach -Red Lips Sailors Take Notice

Coastal Bohemian received this great little sign as a gift. It is said to be a vintage sign. Anyone ever see this sign before or these words? Wondering what it means or where it's from.

 Maybe a brothel?

Possibly an old lipstick campaign. ..? Maybelline?

Additionally, taking a few novelties down to the beach is a new interest for CB. Since this sign is an absolute keeper what else can we do to share this whimsical proclamation? Create a few photos for sale . Just adorable. Can you see this hanging in a frame in your beach cottage ? 

Maybe that's how this sailor found his kiss.

 Either way we love it.

Tell us your pick for your favorite photograph of this sign.

January Calendar of Events

Fun fun fun planned for January and we already have folks signed up. 
You can view most class descriptions on Etsy but just for fun I've decided to post some pics of past classes and upcoming . 

Sailor Blue, Crisp White and Wood-Boo Hoo and Awesome

I picked up this 5 draw chest and after some time decided I wanted to do a natural wood and paint design .It was certainly a Boo Hoo piece that needed a new image, a fashion consultant,  a new story teller.

First, I had to sand those decals off and get down and see what I thought about the wood. I had to be very selective of the draws to be painted and those to be stained because not  all the draws were good looking enough to handle the natural wood look.
While I was deciding what stain to use, I decided to play around with my dark wax , Fiddes Rugger Brown wax. http://www.fiddes-usa.com/.

A quick coat and buff told me this was it . A second coat and buff sealed the deal ... or rather the wood.
I was thrilled with the results and look forward to another natural wood project just because of this product. Yes, this was just a simple wax applied with my wax brush and buffed. LOVE!!!!

I used Sailor Blue Chalk Country Paint which you can find on my Etsy site link here . These paints are my best friend.

This seems a bit bright. The finished piece is actually Sailor Blue and is closer to the picture just above this . And these white knobs ...oh sooo perfect.

We have a full calendar of workshops scheduled for the new year including Chalk Painting Beginner's, Paint  a Piece Party, Empowerment Stones Harmony and Balance, Mosaics and more.   I hope to be seeing you in the New Year . Happy Holidays.

Coastal Bohemian 

Very Merry Berry Chicken Salad

Ingredients


1 Extra large chicken breast boiled and chopped
3 Stalks celery chopped
1 Handful of Dandelion chopped small like an herb
1 Half onion chopped
1 Handful Roasted whole unsalted almonds
3 tbls Olive Oil
Salt and pepper to taste
1 Whole Pomegranate Seeded (These are the berries)


I always try to have some sort of easy to grab salads around the house for when Im working or in case someone comes by the house.

I mixed up what I had around the house chicken ,onion, celery and almonds. I was digging around looking for some fruit and realized I had this pomegranate I had just seeded. Yummy...this could be really good.


I tossed in the pomegranate and all of a sudden my dainty little salad started to look like Christmas. The pomegranates looked like little holly berries, which I love to pick and use to decorate with this time of the year. It needs just a bit more green and I had the dandelion and so in it went .

You could substitute spinach or parsley for the dandelion. 

Mix all the ingredients and chill. 

Serve with Trader Joe's Pumpernickel Pretzels for a fun pairing.

It is a great little salad ,very festive looking and if you find a way to use individual servers like in the photo at the top  this salad could really be pretty on a buffet or  as an hor d'oeuvre.

It's so simple and easy. You can surely make this two days in advance of any party and have a little less party stress.

Happy happy holiday all.

Michele Michael 

 

Mosaic Mirrored Cottage Table Upcycle

Someone threw out the bamboo base for this little cottage table. It must have had a glass top at one time. I knew we would become something together. :)












Together with the base and four of these squares, I recreated a new table .(I had found these squares in a storage unit auction that my son had bought and they were sitting around waiting to be helpful.)

Now back about a month or so ago I had read a blog by Joy Maier and it inspried me to get out my broken glass that I had specifically put aside for a mosaic. Joy had finished a dresser with  mosaic mirrored front draws. Suddenly I knew what my new project was to be. Thx +Joy Maier 

Link to Joy's Blog below The Aspiring Home 

http://www.theaspiringhome.com/nightstand-makeover/

Before

After 

Paint, mirror , grout ,wax done!

Thx for stopping in to check out what I have been up to at CB 

Michele Michael

Driftwood Garden Climber / Event Photo Station

Several years ago we built a driftwood climber for my blue morning glories and for the moon flowers that were an unexpected surprise gift from my daughter.

 That's where the idea for the beach wedding backdrop came from.  Voila

 

Interesting that when I made the garden structure I had no idea two years later I would be sharing studio space with wedding floral designers in Myrtle Beach .Can you say Beach Wedding?

So what I love is that we rent this piece as a backdrop for the bride and groom, sweet sixteens, over the hill birthdays etc and for family photos but the other option is that you can order this piece for $200 or so , for any event and then have florals added for your event (that is an extra charge) and then you can take it home for your garden. 
What a great gift idea.  I would have loved if someone bought this for me as a party gift that then went home to the garden. Talk about the ultimate wedding centerpiece take home.

Just a bit more creation for your day. 

Namaste
Been doing the Deepak /Oprah meditations
Michele
Coastal Bohemian

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