Seashells & aqua blue just seem to go together...

I've always loved seashells & it seems I have gone through stages of collecting them & then getting tired of them & discarding them over the years. I have managed to hang on to a few special ones that I've had for many years now & decided to put them on the glass shelves in my entertainment center in the den. So, here they are, such pretty colors & textures & I love how they shine when the light is on them. My rug & fabrics down here have some lighter shades of blue, so I thought it would be neat to add some aqua accents to my shell collection to bring more of that beautiful color in the room too. Here's where I'm starting & I hope to add more along the way. I've seen some neat Hull pottery on Ebay that would really mix in here well, so I would love to collect some of those old pieces as well. These aren't old, but it's a start. The skinny vases came from Tuesday AM for $3 each & yesterday when I was out to lunch and browsing in an antiques store with some friends, I spotted this pretty blue bowl...it has little brown speckles and even though it's not an antique (made in China....please!!), it looks great with the pieces I already have. Now I'm really excited to see what else I can find that blends in with these pieces. Just what I need....another thing to be on the lookout for!

I've been lucky & managed to find a lot of neat shells at yardsales last year. This big conch shell (I have 2 of these) came from the Phillipines, where my aunt & uncle were missionaries there back in the 60's.

This is another shelf in the room with a few more shells displayed. Most of these came from a great yardsale I found last year...the couple had owned a shell shop in FL & had some great pieces.

Remember the watercolor from last weekend's yardsale....I put it on the wall coming down the stairs from the foyer, into the den. With all the soft blues in the pic, it really looks good in here.