Ahhh, St John…what a week! Beautiful beaches, pristine water, super casual dining, great way of life. Will definitely be back… sooner than later I hope.
Great day to be leaving for St. John….
Thanks to my uncle-in-law, I’ve been able to spend summer weekends in Ocean City, NJ. What a blessing that has been! Ocean City is a simple beach town full of Philadelphian’s taking their summer vacation. The whole phenomenon of going “down the shore” was new to me before meeting my husband in college. It’s an [...]
I was heading to one of my favorite bead/supplies store in NYC and I passed by Macy’s… to my surprise and excitement I saw the following window displays! Clearly it’s not natural seaglass but it shows the beauty and inspiration that this Swedish company had while making thier glassware
In my hunt for beachtown boutiques, I came across Mary Tantillo’s shop in LBI, NJ called Swell Colors Glass Studio. Her stained glass is amazing and I specifically love the idea she had for “100 Waves of Summer.” She made 100 different stained glass windows for each day of the summer… and a couple of [...]
What is normally a beautiful fall festival turned into a sloppy cold mess because of the rain and wind …BUT the silver lining is that I saw some great old friends and got the AliRay Designs name out there! Every little bit helps! The weather stayed perfect for all of the runners… I might attempt [...]
One of my favorite photographers is John Ellsworth. He is a resident of Northport, NY & focuses his work on local waterscapes, boats and one of my favorite places, the Northport Harbor. If you haven’t seen his work, definitely take a look here. www.johnellsworth.com. His artwork is great for a beach house, bathroom wall or [...]
This week is a very special one. It kicks off the ‘official’ summer season and things get very busy for me! I have a couple of new orders to finalize and stores to follow up with…. not to mention the lack of a free Saturday until the end of June. AND I am celebrating the [...]
I am blogging while on the bike at the gym!! I love technology and my iPhone! Quick update this week: I’m busy making jewelry for a jewelry party next Sunday! 20% of all proceeds go to Team LifeSavers, part of the Avon Breast Cancer team!
It’s Earth Month — time to love your Mother Earth a little bit more this month April is shaping up to be a busy month for me and I’m trying to find at least one weekend to spend looking for seaglass. I wrote last week about the six month plan and week 1 of month [...]
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