I added various seashells to my dining room teacup shelf last week and thought I would share a few pictures.
A dish of sand and shells.
Seashells tucked in the ivy.
Seaside candles.
Thank you for taking a look and I hope you are having a great week. We've been busy with swim lessons, which are going very well. I'll be back later for Show and Tell Friday!
How beautiful! Seashells just say summer don't they!
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I wouldn't have thought to put the two together but they look wonderful! And so summery, too! :)
ReplyDeleteOh, this looks so pretty! I love it. The shells and the teacups look great together.
ReplyDeleteI see that you are getting a head start on S&T Friday. I can't wait till tomorrow. I am going to take my pictures now.
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I love the way you have them displayed. Very pretty!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to hold on to these last weeks of summer.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful tea cups. The seashells look great with them.
ReplyDeleteJudy
Kelli --
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this idea!! I have tons of shells (we've lived close to the ocean at 3 Marine bases now) and special rocks (chunk of garnet found in desert in AZ, purple ones, geodes, etc..) we have collected. I also now have about 6 old teacups and saucers that I haven't been able to quite figure out how to display. This would probably work perfectly for me to be able to use the rocks and shells. Thanks for showing this picture today :-)
God bless,
Sallie
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What a beautiful arrangement! I love the mix of teacups and seashells. It give the feeling of 'tea by the sea'. You have such wonderful shells. Thanks for sharing them with us. ~Adrienne~
ReplyDeletethoes look so pretty together! Ill have to go try that!
ReplyDeleteChristina
I love how you have them displayed together! I think the teacups in different patterns are adorable!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! I never would have thought of it but it is beautiful! Cant wait to see what you post on S&T.
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Crystal
I love different sea shells...They are so great and keep us close to the beach no matter where we live.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely summer display! I somehow lost my collection of shells in our last move. I'm still sad about that. I guess I need to start collecting again this year when we go to the beach.
ReplyDeleteKelli, you never cease to amaze me. I've done a lot of things with seashells, but never thought to pair them with fine china. this is lovely.
ReplyDeleteNancy
Love the seashells, its such a soft look, my Grandmothere loved them had them all over her house, I inherited most of them, some are huge.Its a pretty look!
ReplyDeleteDiane
looks like summer is all around :)
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Very pretty!! I love all of your seashells!
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Very pretty Kelly!
ReplyDeleteTea cups and seashells are a great combo!
Wishing you a wonderful and blessed day!
How pretty. Makes you think beach of course. What fun.
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what beautiful tea cups..
ReplyDeleteYou always have such pretty things in your home..:-)
Very pretty! I love the yellow, it's so cheerful.
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Linda
How pretty, Kel! I love the trifle dish filled with sand and shells. We're going to the beach at the end of August and I'm yearning for it soooo badly...your beautiful display is appeasing me in the meantime. :o) When we first moved into this place and redid the bathroom it was a subtle nautical theme, and so it was cool to see you working that into your home as well. Shells are always so pretty! Every time I see displays of them I think of Jane Austen's half-completed (finished by another author) novel "Sanditon". They collected shells on the beach (and seawood I think, too?).
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Very pretty for summer! Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! This is the first year I have put my sea shells in a funky wooden bowl on my dining room table. The bowl was made by my grandfather, who died in 1968. And the shells are perfect in it.
ReplyDeleteHow pretty those shelves look! And I love the card tutorial yesterday (I'm a little behind on my reading!) Thank you for sharing that.
ReplyDeleteYou inspire me to use my creativity more!
What a great idea... I never know what to do with our collections...you have me thinking. Dianntha
ReplyDeleteLove this! In fact I have something similar on my buffet. Its just such a pretty summery idea.
ReplyDeleteI love how you've used the seashells here.
ReplyDeleteBe a sweetie,
Shelia :)
I LOVE seashells, as a matter of fact we brought back a huge bag from our trip to the beach in South Africa. Now I can say I have seashells all the way from Africa LOL
ReplyDeleteLove it :)
Hugs,
Sandra
Love your display. What treasures you have in those teacups and saucers.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful and inspiring post. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love how you mixed the tea sets & seashells. Beautiful. :)
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I like the way you change things around. Did you collect these shells at the beach. I have put out my summer centerpiece. It is a low bowl with shells, a candle and a turtle. I hadn't thought about adding sand but that is a good idea. My shells came from the beach at Naples Forida.
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OOOOOOOH! Soooooo pretty! LOVE it!
ReplyDeleteI just love how all of these are displayed, everything looks so nice and neat and clean and crisp!
ReplyDeleteKelly
You did an awesome display! Great eye Candy for the soul, thanks for sharing it with us. The spiral wreath in back just adds to the touch also, soft and texture.
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What a pretty display. I love the colour of your shelves and the pretty cups and the shells are so lovely for summer! You lived in Canada. I'm in Ontario. Where did you live and how long ago did you move? Maybe I should read your profile.... lovely blog.
ReplyDeleteHey Kelli-- I have to join everyone else in saying that I just love the way these look-- I have asked my husband to buy and hang some shelves in our dining room so I can do something similar. I think I will change out what I add with the teacups-- fall leaves, paper snowflakes, flowers... you could make it a seasonal shelf and just always keep the teacups-- love it! Thanks for the inspiration! :)
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