tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163144501473367922.post7078578416059555287..comments2024-01-21T04:33:24.446-08:00Comments on lori times five: moreLori annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02860428306713379828noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163144501473367922.post-81116986316165188642010-04-04T16:32:08.930-07:002010-04-04T16:32:08.930-07:00Beach glass! One summer when I was in high school ...Beach glass! One summer when I was in high school I baby sat for friends all summer at the beach and what a collection I gathered, too. My mom has it in a brandy snifter as I moved around a lot and didn't want to lose track of it. I need to ask for it back!Teri and her Stylish Adventure Cats https://www.blogger.com/profile/00995773243323674858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163144501473367922.post-21177600746213184322010-04-04T13:49:49.476-07:002010-04-04T13:49:49.476-07:00All so beautiful, but the mermaid's tears are ...All so beautiful, but the mermaid's tears are my favourite.<br />Very precious collections !Sally Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05262840169594660505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163144501473367922.post-13797170903622587272010-04-03T18:17:47.543-07:002010-04-03T18:17:47.543-07:00Lori, your collection is eye candy. What a wonderf...Lori, your collection is eye candy. What a wonderful idea you have, collecting sand from your travels. I - like you - like to surround myself with things that mean something to me. Memory kindling ... thanks for the stunning photos ... they have a Zen like feel to them.Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15254709835001092835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163144501473367922.post-90861596785852789082010-04-03T12:45:07.231-07:002010-04-03T12:45:07.231-07:00dear lola,
i have it in all those places too, and ...dear lola,<br />i have it in all those places too, and in crafts that i've made, i love to find it everywhere! thank you so much for the sweet comment.<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br />dear aden,<br />it's a fun thing to collect, just make sure it's okay to take from first! some beaches it's prohibited.<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />well tracy...<br /><br />i wonder if it was the same place my kids have gone to... i saw the photos. you look happy! like i said! thanks for liking my idea too!<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br />thank you rosaria! they are really pretty in person.<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br />dear kavita,<br /><br />you are really so sweet to say that. i think your own home will go through changes now that your married, including both your tastes and styles. i think anytime you surround yourself with things you love, it's all good.<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br />janet,<br />i am REALLY excited the seeds are doing so well. can't wait for flowers.<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br />dear geli,<br /><br />oh the things i have are really very small, except for books, but theres always room for one more book!<br />is amber on the beach there in usedom? shall i send you some mermaids tears? :)<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />dear val,<br /><br />thanks so much, wish i'd have remebered to take a bit of sand from that sandbar we stood on on the zambezi. :)<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br />dear sammi,<br /><br />i don't think i've ever had even one teddy bear! i do love to collect books though! wish we'd get more rain here.<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br />dear tina,<br /><br />i agree, so many times we are in places where there are no shops anyway, so this works.<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br />lola,<br /><br />your words are so beautiful... there is so much beauty around us everywhere, i'm convinced, we only have to look. and then act like a packrat/magpie and bring some home!! thank you. ♥<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />judy,<br />thank you so much for such kind words, i really appreciate them. <br />i never think of myself as an artist, but it is something i'd like to be.<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br />dear robyn,<br /><br />we used to try to make jewelry in high school, i failed miserably. but i have used the glass in other craft projects, i love it so much.<br />i agree, i compulsivly collect in nature, but i love most anything handmade.<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br />dear bella,<br /><br />it is A LOT! i have no idea how many hours of searching that bowl represents, but i'm sure it's years of my life! it gives me so much pleasure though, i love it.<br />thank you for such kind words, and i hope your having a lovely weekend away!<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br />mina,<br />thank you for sharing your sand with me, i saw it and it does look like tiny stars! acutally it looks like this tiny pasta you can buy here! <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Lori annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860428306713379828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163144501473367922.post-40863410170126142802010-04-03T12:06:10.774-07:002010-04-03T12:06:10.774-07:00Talking about sand... I have this little bottle wh...Talking about sand... I have this little bottle where I keep some special kind of sand from the Okinawa Island ( Japan ) that look like tiny stars.<br />I´ve posted a photo here if you want to see it:<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/itigomina/3248821518/in/set-72157604441224829/<br /><br />I think nature is absolutely perfect, isn´t it, Lori?Minahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683273312627961000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163144501473367922.post-3499322906810158062010-04-03T00:57:16.103-07:002010-04-03T00:57:16.103-07:00That really is an amazing amount of seaglass and t...That really is an amazing amount of seaglass and the color - wow!Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12409455543895086283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163144501473367922.post-78004787026484915892010-04-02T23:09:41.512-07:002010-04-02T23:09:41.512-07:00I'm going to make a wild guess here....you lik...I'm going to make a wild guess here....you like the beach? ;D Stunning display! Your home should be featured in some home decorating magazine. And oh my goodness, that is a LOT of sea glass! Gorgeous doesn't even begin to describe it. <br /><br />Have a fantastic weekend, Lori!Bella Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02139728758198482234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163144501473367922.post-56223242385078750492010-04-02T18:38:35.138-07:002010-04-02T18:38:35.138-07:00ps...
I like the idea of jewellery from sea glass...ps...<br /><br />I like the idea of jewellery from sea glass in Butternut's comment<br /><br />I imagine it to be beautifulxxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12600470311819511684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163144501473367922.post-73337075134298600652010-04-02T18:37:04.861-07:002010-04-02T18:37:04.861-07:00Lori those oranges look fantastic!
Yum... so lovel...Lori those oranges look fantastic!<br />Yum... so lovely to have fruit in your own garden.<br /><br />oooh i love all that glass... the bottles, the sea... all of it.<br />I enjoy the world around us collections more than ready made objects. Things collected from our natural world.<br />Yet having said that I appreciate and enjoy the creativity people do too...man made ;)<br /><br />love to you xx Robynxxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12600470311819511684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163144501473367922.post-18683712265947560282010-04-02T16:31:48.076-07:002010-04-02T16:31:48.076-07:00After seeing these photos, I feel like I have been...After seeing these photos, I feel like I have been on a lovely vacation! You have a true gift for displaying your treasures. I really love the tags on the bottles, and they idea of bringing sand from various beaches and displaying it in beautiful blue bottles - inspired!!<br />You are an artist and your collections are lovely.<br />Thank you for sharing!!!Judy Hartmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895216025016558102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163144501473367922.post-83907225027217889142010-04-02T15:44:59.645-07:002010-04-02T15:44:59.645-07:00i had to come back here (under a different dress a...i had to come back here (under a different dress and name) because i needed this. do you have any idea how relaxing and peaceful it is here, among your things, in the sunlight of your rooms? i needed a place where i could just stay in silence, listen to the waves crashing and dip my hand in the bowl of mermaid tears...<br /><br />how does it feel to be surrounded by beauty like that?<br /><br />love you,<br />lolaEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10677189131770237168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163144501473367922.post-90105650990427720812010-04-02T08:54:01.897-07:002010-04-02T08:54:01.897-07:00dear whitney lee,
thank you :)
that is so funny,...dear whitney lee,<br /><br />thank you :) <br />that is so funny, a book collection, sounds like me. it isn't weird at all, that's how it was for me too. i was a stay at home mom for 22 years, it was really important to be organized with five children. at one point i felt i could write a book on it!<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />dear jennifer,<br /><br />the great thing about sea glass is it's really trash, so picking it up is a good thing and using it in projects is even better! <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />dear silke,<br /><br />thank you sweetie! i really appreciate that coming from your artistic eye. it means alot. :)<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />dear mandy,<br /><br />i have done that too with rocks, i haven't figured out a way to organize them. it's okay though, looking at them brings the good memories!Lori annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860428306713379828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163144501473367922.post-40817876269995570492010-04-02T07:58:46.431-07:002010-04-02T07:58:46.431-07:00That's creative - sand from favorite vacations...That's creative - sand from favorite vacations stored in pretty bottles. So much better than anything sold in souvenir shops!Tina @GottaRunNowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321814382532015313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163144501473367922.post-21830310494923411872010-04-02T05:10:47.583-07:002010-04-02T05:10:47.583-07:00Hello Lori,
I like your collections of things. I ...Hello Lori,<br /><br />I like your collections of things. I have lots of books and lots of teddy bears.<br /><br />I can't believe its British Summer Time here in the UK now the clocks have finally changed and what happens, it rains! All the time... actually that's a bit of a lie, because the sun has just come out!Sammihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18402188311013328392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163144501473367922.post-54984782888857021912010-04-02T02:12:06.729-07:002010-04-02T02:12:06.729-07:00again so impressed with the zen like tidyness of y...again so impressed with the zen like tidyness of your collections!! beautiful colours - the red, orange and blue<br />love the sand collection xxValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060531713032236270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163144501473367922.post-1562297006971878332010-04-02T01:00:24.974-07:002010-04-02T01:00:24.974-07:00I have never seen seaglass, or mermaid tears. Here...I have never seen seaglass, or mermaid tears. Here we have amber. Oh, what a bag full of memories you have created. So lovely, Lori. Is your house big enough for all the shelves?Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484336744673299416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163144501473367922.post-13874432212334235822010-04-01T22:30:58.810-07:002010-04-01T22:30:58.810-07:00Yippeeee I recognised the gazanias immediately . ....Yippeeee I recognised the gazanias immediately . . . . . oooooh they're coming along so nicely.<br /><br />I love the sea bottles and the colours are so beautiful so calming I can almost hear the seaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163144501473367922.post-34011263805554700392010-04-01T20:27:38.103-07:002010-04-01T20:27:38.103-07:00you know i haven't told you this before but i ...you know i haven't told you this before but i love how your house is so beachy. you know...beach themed. it's not even a theme. it just comes naturally to your home and it's gorgeous. i love the colors, the feel, the energy that the pictures of your home brings. :)bodaathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07666231708984327806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163144501473367922.post-70306555512387225022010-04-01T19:57:28.637-07:002010-04-01T19:57:28.637-07:00Stunning colors and textures! Those bottles are go...Stunning colors and textures! Those bottles are gorgeous.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163144501473367922.post-67070944557944197342010-04-01T16:38:47.151-07:002010-04-01T16:38:47.151-07:00What a great idea to put sand from different beach...What a great idea to put sand from different beaches you've been to into gorgeous blue bottles! I might have to steal that! So very cute and inspiring.<br /><br />By the way, I got my tattoo done last weekend up in Santa Barbara...and I totally thought of you :)Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477498671080132176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163144501473367922.post-16874058626549578452010-04-01T14:56:27.598-07:002010-04-01T14:56:27.598-07:00I just love old bottles and sea glass (I never hea...I just love old bottles and sea glass (I never heard them called mermaid tears before--I love that!) and my aunt collected sand. I might have to start doing that, too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076479381485285420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163144501473367922.post-49200225200444744972010-04-01T14:37:07.871-07:002010-04-01T14:37:07.871-07:00I have that same exact quantity of beachglass, and...I have that same exact quantity of beachglass, and I pride in the quantity of precious blue and brown pieces in my collection. Except mine are not tidily kept in a pretty bowl on the mantle... they're scattered in pockets, shelves, handbag bottoms, in corners of my desk, boxes and in my son's beach bag (which is always ready by the front door, all year round–you never know when the beach craving will come).<br /><br />Loved taking another look in your home. The sands are gorgeous. Gorgeous!!Eleonora Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746184664869196394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163144501473367922.post-56995591373601347692010-04-01T14:16:21.587-07:002010-04-01T14:16:21.587-07:00What a wonderful idea to put a beach in a bottle.
...What a wonderful idea to put a beach in a bottle.<br />I pick up stones from the beach every time I go to Devon or Wales or actually anywhere that has stones on the beach. But I love your idea better of remebering and seeing where each beach was, mine are just all jumbled up together.<br />xxFire Byrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477692359400671374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163144501473367922.post-9197586000039599622010-04-01T13:42:44.097-07:002010-04-01T13:42:44.097-07:00Oh, Lori, I just want to move into your world! Tho...Oh, Lori, I just want to move into your world! Those colors - stunning!! And I love your collection of sand from beaches you've been to. And then those gorgeous bottles and lovely labels. You really have an eye for how to arrange things... Just beautiful!! Love, SilkeSilke Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17094855019089665976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163144501473367922.post-33204338865917642112010-04-01T11:47:30.253-07:002010-04-01T11:47:30.253-07:00I like all of the colors here, especially the blue...I like all of the colors here, especially the blues. I have a friend who makes jewelry out of sea glass, but she says that it is getting harder to find because more people use plastic than glass these days.Butternut Squashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14703748547994069092noreply@blogger.com