This time of year, many of us living in the Midwest start to think of vacations, long weekends, getaways! Where do most of us want to go? To the sea, to the sea,anywhere there is a cool evening breeze and water. Water to swim in,to go cruising, sailing, fishing or just to have a refreshing drink, sit and relax, gaze out upon the cool waters. A soothing escape from the heat and humidity; even though I adore having four seasons to enjoy.
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| St. Barts |
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| The Maldives from Slim Paley |
Recently I have decided to jump into Pinterest. It has taken me awhile because I am ALREADY on the computer way too many hours. You may see a decrease in commenting as when I read your blog post I feel I MUST pin some fabulous images IMMEDIATELY!
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| From Sally Lee by the Sea..... The Australian Coast |
Follow me on Pinterest and you will see some of the loves of my life, my interests, my passions! Also the origins of these beautiful images!
We all need time to rejuvenate and revive our creativity by giving our bodies and souls a place to unwind.
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| Everything you need will fit in these Totes! |
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| Santorini in the Evening .....My Favorite Island in the World |
Now to announce the winner of the Segreto Secrets to Finishing Beautiful Interiors By Leslie Sinclair
Also, Much Thanks to Cristin of Simplified Bee for choosing me to win a $50 Gift Certificate to Wayfair.
Watch for some great Artist Interviews and exciting New Giveaways soon to come!
xoxo
Karena
Art by Karena
I love to see your comments and thank you all for being great blog friends and supporters of The Arts!
Have fun on Pinterest, Karena! I love those blue tote bags - wonderfully functional and with a lovely weathered seaside look.
ReplyDeleteYay! I am so excited! I was going to ask for Segreto Secrets for my birthday in a couple of weeks! Thank you Karena!
ReplyDeletekangaroos by the sea? awesome!
ReplyDeleteAdore the image with the kangaroos. How awesome is that!
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Callie
Hi Karena- welcome to pinterest. I'll follow you! It is addicting, but so fun. I love your pictures of the tropics- that is my ideal vacation.
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Nancy
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That image is another reminder that I must go to Santorini!!
ReplyDeleteKaren, those photos are just wonderful! Enjoy Pinterest-I do!!!
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ReplyDeleteLove all these sea images.. and love those totes.. I am a sucker for woven/baskets/totes... these are great!
Have a relaxing weekend and thanks for visiting..
bisous!
Kit
Congratulations to Heather and have fun on Pinterest!
ReplyDeleteSantorini looks gorgeous Karena.
ReplyDeleteCongrats Heather- Great prize!
Paul
Congratulations to you and Heather! Two nice wins!
ReplyDeleteThis places look amazing, and the pol on the island is a jewel.
Thank you for sharing. I will have to check and make sure I follow you on pinterest, Karena.
Teresa
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I love the sea! I am on the pinterest bandwagon, too, Karen. It's so fun. xo
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Heather! Such beautiful images--makes me want to escape far away!
ReplyDeletexo Mary Jo
Karena, those blue and white totes above, any idea where they came from? I want one! I'm just happy to be outside and warm!
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Debra~
I have tried to link back to all of the sources. I will check on the totes Debra!
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K
It is a company called Plumo in London, many wonderful items. http://www2.plumo.com/
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K
Karena dearest, I have NOT had the chance to get to the post...I will get your package in as soon as school is over, NEXT WEEK! HAPPY DAY MY DEAR! Anita
ReplyDeleteI agree that we need to give our minds and bodies a good rest in order to be more productive with our creativity. Thank you for the reminder.
ReplyDeleteLOVE that picture of Santorini. Absolutely divine.
Enjoy your weekend, love.
Hugs,
Marcia
I hear the Maldives calling me!!! Love all of the "postcards". Time for a vacation. Thanks for stopping by my blog. Happy Weekend.
ReplyDeleteJennifer
I am already following you on Pinterest, Karena! So good to see you pinning :-) And, many congratulations to Heather for her win. Have a great weekend!
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Loi
Have a great time on Pinterest...I'm completely hooked. Happy weekend. Mona
ReplyDeletePinterest is amazing and yes, it does take up a lot of my time that I don't have! I loved this post though and I will make sure I follow you as well! Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteCarolyn
The images are beautiful.. how I would love to be in Santorini right now.
ReplyDeletePlease stop by for my Lavender Dreams giveaway. xoxo, B
Lots of beautiful beach images here, Karen. I will check you out on Pinterest!
ReplyDeleteLike you, I am hungry for the beach! I need to escape there soon!
ReplyDeleteCandidly, I'm not much of a beach girl ... but with photos like these, I'd be there in a skinny minute!!! xo, Karena!
ReplyDeleteHow Beautiful!!! I love being at the beach.... thanks for the lovely inspiration this morning!
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I also just jumped on the Pinterest band wagon..., and spend too much time on the web, haha. Hopefully I get to spend some time on the beach this year!! Happy summer!!
ReplyDeleteKarena, I love her book. We are going to have a giveaway and I am going to have a hard time giving it away! Its beautiful. I am addicted to Pinterest also.
ReplyDeletelovely post, congrats on your win xo
ReplyDeleteAh the beach! Splendid.
ReplyDeleteHappy to find another Kansas blogger! This time of year I long to visit Colorado for a nice break from heat and humidity.
ReplyDeleteYou give us lots of reasons here to love and enjoy Summer. Oh, how sweet it would be to travel to some of these destinations. Thanks for stopping over at Quirky Vistas to leave me such a nice comment on my 4th of July post. I've been enjoying all your recent posts as well!
ReplyDeleteLiz
The image of kangaroos by the sea is so adorable!And Santorini is amazing!
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