Coastal Cottage Dreams

Friday, May 17, 2013

Exciting News for Where I Live in Beaufort, SC

Hi There,

Hope you are having a great week! I wanted to share some exciting news on where I live in Beaufort, SC. Well -- it is exciting for me because Beaufort was named Number 1 for "Happiest Seaside Towns by Coastal Living. See the article here.

I will leave with you some photos for you to look over.

Waterfront Park, Beaufort

The historical area is actually five minutes away from my home. It is so nice to be able to be so close to enjoy all of the town activities and events throughout the year.

Hope you have a great weekend!

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Tool Caddy Flower Container

Hello There,

Hope you all enjoyed your weekend. I worked in the yard with potting flowers and mowing the lawn. About one year ago, I found this old tool caddy at a local consignment shop. I don't recall what I paid for it but it was not much. Anyway, the size is quite large so while working in the yard planting flowers, I came across my tool caddy and decided to plant some pink geraniums in it.

First, I drilled three (3) holes at bottom for drainage.

Then I filled the container with some good garden soil including fertilizer. Then added geraniums.......

And there you go, a simple, fun flower container!

Now this is just placed here for now, however, I am getting ready to "fluff" up my blue front porch and will be back with the reveal soon!

Thanks for your visit!

Friday, May 10, 2013

Happy Mother's Day and Winner of My Blogging Anniversary Giveaway

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WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

The lucky winner of my Hang Tight Studio Tea Towel giveaway is Dixie Delights. Congratulations Amanda! I will contact Heather at Hang Tight Studio with your email and she will be in contact with you.

Thanks to everyone who entered!

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Hurry, still Time to Enter My Giveaway

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There is still time to sign up for my 2 year blogging anniversary. I am giving away a beautiful handmade tea towel by Heather of Hang Tight Studio.

You will have your choice of one of the following:

Appliqued Tea Towel With A Vintage Inspired Camera - 100% Cotton

Appliqued Tea Towel With A Vintage Inspired Camera - 100% Cotton

Tea Towel Appliqued Caravan Design - 100% Cotton

Aren't they adorable? Giveaway ends May 10th, 2013 at 9:00 p.m. EST.

Thanks!

Monday, May 6, 2013

Dehilleran's in Paris and Copper Pots

Do you love copper pots like I do? Well do I have some inspiration for you today including a cool kitchen shop in Paris that I visited which was copper heaven! First lets start with some inspiration of copper pots:

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I saw the above pots all over Paris - aren't they just wonderful?

Now I want to share one of my favorite kitchen cookware shops in Paris - Dehillerin. When I was in Paris, I did not have a DSLR camera and therefore need to scan my photos from when we went there.

This shop was copper heaven! It is a family owned business that opened back in early 1820's and what a unique shop. If you love copper, then you will love to shop here! The store is filled from floor to ceiling with kitchen supplies for the French kitchen. When I visited there, several French chefs were in their attire including their high hats and all! What a great experience I had while shopping there and I could not leave there without purchasing some things for my kitchen back then! (Just wish I bought more copper!) Oh well, they do have a online catalog and they do ship) Here is my chef print from Dehillerin's - I shared it recently in my kitchen post.

One of my favorite pieces in my kitchen with the French chefs in kitchen

I also wanted to show you my copper pots that I bought at Dehillerins in Paris.

Love the patina on the lid--

I also included a site on how to clean copper with items you might have in your pantry:

http://www.wikihow.com/Clean-Copper

Using vinegar and salt always does the trick for me in cleaning copper.

Do you have any copper pieces? I am thinking about purchasing some more when I am in Europe again, however, will need to build another shelf in kitchen to store it!

Thanks for your visit.

Don't forget to sign up for my tea towel giveaway. See here

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Two Years of Blogging and a Giveaway!!!

Well, guess what? I am celebrating my 2 years of blogging and have to say it has been a wonderful experience for me. I had no idea about blogging at all, however, I had been following several blogs in the past. At first, I felt a little scared to place posts about my decor style or share anything on my blog. However, as time went by, I started to feel more comfortable.

Blogging for me is actually a creative way to express myself and my interests. I only blog as a hobby and not as a business. No I don't post every other day like many bloggers do and really don't think I ever will. Overall, blogging has been a wonderful experience to me and I hope to stay with it for years to come!

So onto the giveaway ---

I don't know if you remember my kitchen reveal lately but in the kitchen I had shown several tea towels and one of them is included in the giveaway.

I found this adorable Caravan tea towel on Etsy from the Hang Tight Studio. The shop owner Heather is so sweet and full of talent. Heather is a freelance designer and graphic illustrator. Some of her clients include: Pottery Barn, Red Envelope, Smith and Hawken and Starbucks. Please feel free to visit Heather's website here.

The winner will have a choice of the Caravan Tea Towel (shown below) I just love mine!!

Or the choice of the Camera Tea Towel (see below)

Appliqued Tea Towel - Camera 100% Cotton

here.

To enter the giveaway, you must do the following:

1. Be a follower of Coastal Cottage Dreams - one chance, comment separately please.

2. Like Coastal Cottage Dreams via Facebook. See here. One chance, comment separately please.
That's all!

Giveaway will end on Friday, May 10, 2013 at 9:00 p.m. EST and winner will be announced then.

Good luck!

Happy Cinco de Mayo

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Be sure to stop back for my two year blogging anniversary giveaway!