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Using broken and smaller pieces of coral to create a summery, coastal look.

July 3, 2013 Leave a Comment

Last Saturday, Handsome Hubby and I had lots of errands to run, including a trip to the OC Swap Meet.  I found a vendor there who (among other things) sells all sorts of fabulous shells and coral at great prices!
I have made “faux” coral and “faux” starfish out of salt dough, and Beth from Home Stories A to Z has a great trick for making turning items from the Walmart pet department into coastal decor, but real coral can be very expensive, and I hadn’t found any at a reasonable price… that changed on Saturday!  Yay!
Look at what I scored for about $20 bucks!

The big bag of shells was $5 and had big bits of coral in it too.  Look how much was in there!  I just figured out that you can still create a big impact with coral by just grouping the little pieces together.

I had fun arranging my new treasures on my Beachy Bookcase.  The real thing, store bought replicas and homemade fakes all work together to create a coastal look.

Fun, easy and inexpensive!

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