Welcome to The By the Sea on a Tray Blog Tour!
I’m joining my friend Katherine from Katherine’s Corner,
and some other special friends,
for another seasonal Tray Blog Tour
A big thanks to Katherine!
She is kicking off the tour today with her tray creation
You can find all the other tour links at the end of the post
to continue the tour
Instead of my usual Take-out Tuesday recipe today,
I am sharing a By the Sea Mermaid tray
I made this for a centerpiece for our outdoor table,
which just happens to be by the sea!
We spend much of the summer enjoying the coastal breezes
at our beach house
Over the years I have collected many beachy things
This tray usually sits on the end table near the doors to the porch
and I change the arrangement often
I gathered some of my favorite coastal things
and arranged them on the tray
Can you tell that turquoise is my favorite color?
hmmmm… I think this tray needs a mermaid!
The tray elements clockwise from left include:
palm tree candle sticks,
a painted sand dollar bottle
a large decorative bottle with a glass fishing float ornament topper,
a funky candle stick with a decorative orb
a crazy crab,
a mermaid
a sea shell shaped striped vase
and a large faux starfish
The table is polywood, extremely durable and heavy,
it didn’t even move during Hurricane Sally in 2020!
It is my family’s favorite place to dine and we can seat as many as 10
A seahorse table runner, seashell plates and forks,
beach themed margarita glasses, aqua chargers,
and starfish candle holders,
all blend with the mermaid tray centerpiece
I can’t source anything on the tray or table,
I’ve had everything for a while,
but I can share the info on several items that I made
Sand Dollar Bottle/tutorial here
Seashell Forks/tutorial here
There isn’t a tutorial for the margarita glasses,
they were painted with paint made for glass,
with wavy strokes around them to mimic the ocean
in white and various shades of blue
The bottoms are painted to look like sand
with glass beads like sea glass
Next up on the tour is Debbie from Debbie Dabble
You can peek at the other trays in this photo
Visit all the wonderful By the Sea Trays on the links below
Thanks so much for your visit!
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Sundays on Silverado/ Love Your Creativity
What’s for Dinner/ Between Naps on the Porch
All About Home/ Common Ground & Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Oh My Heartsie Girl / Turn About Tuesday
Karin’s Cottage Linky Party / Creative Crafts / Crafty Creators
Full Plate Thursday/ Creatively Crafty/ Thursday Favorite Things