Friday, May 27, 2011

Welcome Summer!

Memorial Day weekend is upon us and it brings with it the un-official start to the summer season! It's been 80 and downright HOT here in the Carolinas for a few weeks already. If you haven't been lucky enough to enjoy some summer-like weather yet this year (like my friends & family in the northeast who've had a complete washout of a spring, ick!), here's hoping things turn around for you this weekend.

To help get you started, I've rounded up some of my favorite summertime finds via Etsy.


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1. I would love to catch an afternoon breeze on my porch in this vintage ib Arberg parrot chair

2. Take advantage of all those luscious peaches that will soon be in season by making some yummy peach lemonade and serving it in this adorable vintage peach pitcher.

3. I love a great beach tote - the more punchy and vibrant the better and this yellow & white striped sailor tote definitely fits the bill.

4. I'll be celebrating Knox's first s'mores making season with this ridiculously cute marshmallow campfire onsie.

5. I always get a kick out of flipping through old cookbooks and this one put out by Reynolds Wrap in 1950 is sure to entertain and give you some new uses for the ubiquitous outdoor cooking material. I mean, aren't you the least bit curious how to make a drinking cup out of foil?

6. I'm always amazed at the variety of pretty patterns you can get in outdoor fabric these days. This greek key patterned outdoor pillow is fab.

7. Sure, go ahead and look silly in your paper bib. I for one will be looking chic at my next lobster fest. Heavy weight cotton twill and washable lobster bibs. Brilliant.

8. I love the beachy colors, shapes and materials in these little chandelier cluster earrings.

9. You haven't lived until you've wrapped yourself in one of these Turkish bath towels. Don't let its lightweight appearance fool you - this beauty is as absorbent as its Egyptian cotton counterpart but not nearly as bulky or heavy making it the perfect candidate to tuck into your beach tote.

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