Monday, March 31, 2008

Blogger Craft Challenge #3

Louise over at Beachys Cape Cod Cupboard is hosting her third "Blooger Craft Challenge." She has given us another wonderful picture from an album she bought at a sale last summer. The pictures are dated around the 1930'sThis picture was called Whitby 1935. I found out that Whitby is on the North Shore of England. This time I decided to make a memory jar of treasures one of them might have collected from their day at the Sea Side. I used a very old canning jar that was my grandmothers, and filled it with sand, shells, beach glass, and beach stones. I wrapped a shell necklace around the jar (maybe she bought it from one of the venders) made a tag and added a gold edged shell. I called this piece "Seaside Memories"
SeaSide Front
The contents of the Jar
SeaSide Contents
The back of the Jar
SeaSide Back
I am finding these challenges so much fun and would like to thank Louise for hosting this for all of us.

KarenOX

43 comments:

Cape Cod Washashore said...

This is soooo beautiful! And your music is the perfect fit! I am just amazed at all the different ideas people had for this particular challenge! I am so fond of jars full of shells and beach glass! Thank you for participating!

kari and kijsa said...

Love this idea!! Beautiful!! Great job!!! The shells look like wonderful gathered treasures on that day long ago!!

blessings,
kari & kijsa

Cowboys and Custard Mercantile said...

How appropriate to put these beach combs into a jar with the photo.. love your craft challenge creation!

Michele

Jessi Nagy said...

wow! this wonderful!!! i love it.
i will post mine later.
oxooxx,
jessi

MarĂ­a Elena said...

Karen, I love the jar! Until sand! Pretty collection the beach and sea things.

Betty said...

I love what you did with Louise's picture. Beautiful!

Unknown said...

I love this idea, what a perfect creation with this photo. Karen

LW said...

What a fantastic idea, I love it….

We all have those seaside tokens sitting in a drawer.
What a wonderful way to display them….

Louise

Fete et Fleur said...

I love this memory jar! The picture is wonderful.

Hugs! Nancy

Alison Gibbs said...

Hi Karen what a great way to use Louise's photo. It looks great
Alison

black eyed susans kitchen said...

This is just lovely! You are so creative Karen. The seashells and seaglass with the photo...perfect. Susan

Marina Capano said...

Well! its so funny! I love it! I hope you visited too! kisses

Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti said...

Such a sweet idea! I love to collect shells, stones and seaglass and display them thsi way too.
I love the music too!
Hugs, Pat

roseroomnz.com said...

Karen, that is gorgeous:) What a fabulous idea. Rachaelxo

Felicia said...

Love the jar and its contents :)

Tara said...

I've been looking at this challenge all over, your idea is so creative!

Linda said...

What a wonderful idea, I love what you have created.
Cheers Linda

Pearl Maple said...

Beautiful selection of music on your blog for the current challenge themes.

Your version of the Beachy’s CapeCod Cupboard challenge is darling, am sure anyone who has spent time on the beach would have a jar of memories tucked away someplace to hold their special memories.

Sorry I missed the blinged birdhouse challenge as it looks like everyone had lots of fun with it and your pink house is the cutest.

Unknown said...

What a lovely idea, I too love to collect shells and sea glass. I have buckets of shells that my husband can attest to! Not necessarily with a smile.

Lynne Laura

Lilla said...

I wish I was able to think of things like this. Love anything in a jar and captured
aloha Lilla

vintage girl at heart said...

Lovin' Your jar!! What a great idea!!! Such a unique way to do the challenge and have a wonderful display too!!! I just love looking at all of the different entries!!!

karlascottage.typepad.com said...

What a sweet momento of their day! I love it that you took the challenge to a whole new level and made this for the family.

Pam Mattick Art and Stuff said...

Beautiful bottle, very inspiring.
Pam

Natasha Burns said...

This is fantastic Karen! I love what you did for the challenge!!! You've inspired me to do one of these challenges one day soon!!

Reflections from the Stone Nest said...

Karen,

This is so, so cute! I love the idea. You're very creative.

Have a wonderful day
Kitty

Beth Leintz said...

That's so cool that you went "3-d" and turned the picture into assemblage art

Mary Isabella and Kiley too! said...

I like this display so much. What an awesome way to show off all your things....Mary

Kingswood Food and Craft Market said...

Hi Karen, WOW i just love what you did with this challenge. It looks so sweet. I really love that tag.

Just wanted to let you know your giveaway parcel is on its way!

Hugs,
shannon :)

Melissa @ The Inspired Room said...

You did a fabulous job! :-)

Happy Spring!

melissa

The Vintage Vagablonde said...

I missed this challenge cause I am trying to get my site finished but I have been browsing the blogs LOL I like your jar.Clever idea!

Artifax said...

This is just wonderful! What a creative way of interpreting the challenge. Love the idea of a memory jar, the shells, the 3D nature of it -- it's just wonderful!

Now I need to scroll down and look at your birdhouses :)

Sandy said...

I love your art jar! I saw this challenge the day after it was due, rats!!! Maybe next time!

Our Hands For Hope said...

This was a great idea for your art piece with the photo. I just received a jar art piece for a swap with Christine at "I poked a badger with a spoon"..how cute is that name? Take a look if you get a chance. Cute bird house also. Pink my favorite color....
Terisa

Mrs.Kwitty said...

HI! Thanks for stopping by my blog today--it's always nice to meet new people!! :o)

I love what you did for this challenge--really beautiful! I have an old canning jar full of beach finds, and you have just inspired me to dress it up a bit! Yeah!

Smiles, Karen

LiLi M. said...

Hi, Thanks for visiting my 'hat collection'. I have missed your input for Beachies third challenge, what a shame. I'm glad I see it now, because it's wonderful. I had problems with blowing up that picture, so I decided to leave that challenge for what it was. You did a terrific job!

Birds of a Feather said...

thank you for your sweet comments! what a fabulous photo, and challenge. love what you did with it! xo

Lori said...

Karen, i love what you did with the pic from Beachys! your jar is perfectly embellished and lovely

Katie said...

Hi Karen...Thanks for stopping by my blog. I love what you did with this photo...Katie

Mytutorlist.com said...

Wow! I love your memory jar. It is full of such absolutely wonderful things - rocks, shells, glass. I'm so delighted by it.

Vale said...

Oooo, I love what you've done with this seaside theme! I just finished re-decorating my bathroom...everything to do with the seaside too...fish, a Japanese glass fishing float, lighthouses decals. I wanted some sort of a decoration for my counter top, & I think something like this would be just perfect to make. I'm also going to alter a wooden cigar box and put a wooden fish on its lid for the bathroom. Isn't altered art just the cats pyjamas, Karen!?! lol
Hugs and nite nites! Val :)

ShabbyInTheCity said...

I love the jar idea. It would be so neat if the ladies in the jar (LOL) could see what has been done with their photos!

Scooterblu's Whimsy~Rhonda said...

Oh, this was a neat challenge...love the picture of the girls at the beach! Love your little "ocean objects", especially the sea glass! :) ~Rhonda

3rdEyeMuse said...

oooh! what a fabulous memory jar and a super fun challenge ... I live in SW FL, so have a number of beaches near me. my favorite is Stump Pass where I have found hundreds of sharks teeth and wonderful pepples - the shells are ok, but the rocks are amazing!