Need some advice?

I wrote another piece about Ocean Styles Beach Decor, What is your Ocean Style?, in case you missed it.  It has some wonderful inspiration and products from them that I hope you will check out.

Who couldn't use some advice?!  Especially when it is coming from the OCEAN and/or the SUN!!

I love these pillows!  Besides the fact that they would go so nicely in my living room (my forever project, it seems!), whatever way I go with my bedroom they would go nicely there too!  They combine my love for the beach with positive reinforcement.

I saw this post the other day and went back again today and thought, "I have to share these with you...":

Ocean Styles Beach Decor

Tuesday

We have two brand new pillows just listed today - Advice From The Sun and Advice From The Ocean. I love their charming word play "advice" printed on the reverse side. Find them here:

http://www.oceanstyles.com/throw-pillows/advice-from-the-ocean-pillow-p-2348
http://www.oceanstyles.com/throw-pillows/advice-from-the-sun-pillow-p-2347

I love these pillows!  They would be great for a gift too!  We all know someone who could use a little advice or two!

Who couldn't use advice from the SUN?

Look on the Bright Side! 

Rise to the occasion.

Keep it light.  Set your sights high.
Renew your energy. 
Keep a sunny disposition
Be Brilliant!!

Or advice from the OCEAN?

Take Time to Relax and Coast

Be sure of yourself.
Come out of your shell.
Avoid pier pressure.
Sea life's beauty.
Don't get tide down.
Make waves!

And that, my explorers, is my advice for this stage of the journey...

Mistake! My attempt at a Decorative Twine Ball...

There are always things that look easy but when I actually do them, they just don't seem to come out right.  Here is one for the record book!

This was going to be so simple!  All I needed was balloons, twine, and white glue and water.  Don't let anyone tell you that it isn't messy... it is very messy!

Follow the directions HERE 

You will want to.

 

not exactly what I wanted...

I didn't exactly pay attention to the directions.  And it was my first time, so what did I know....

• first, I didn't use as much twine as most of the pictures I'd seen;  I don't think that matters;
• to keep the dripping mess to a minimum inside, I clipped them to a bamboo and left them to dry OUTSIDE; that may have mattered;
• I forgot about them till the next day; that could have mattered;
• and this is what I found - a hard jumble @!#!?

I'm not sure whether it was the wind, the air coming out of the balloons, or what but that's what they looked like.  I didn't know what to do so I left them there and after the rain, there was a puddle of white glue and water and straight twine attached to the deflated balloon!

Do as I say, not as I do!!  Follow the directions above - let them dry on a plate or waxed paper.

Do over!