Seeing Red (in Mendocino County)?

Once a week I travel up to Mendocino County to work on remerching a carpet store in Willits... I have been heading up there for a little while now, at least enough to have chosen my favorite eat in the 'blink and you'll miss it' town... Chinese! Yum! However, until yesterday I had never ventured into the restroom there, just your typical in and out to pick up an order... so imagine my surprise when I enter the bathroom and see the lovely eye candy pictured above! BEAUTIFUL!... Little did I know it would end up being a 'theme' for the rest of my lunch retreat...

As I headed back to the store, I decided to take a few minutes and explore.... I opted to follow my heart (not street signs) and within the 15 minutes that I allotted myself, one fab find after another... RED, RED, RED... so I snapped some pics with my iphone and now I am plotting... mainly in regards to the phone booth... I WANT THIS PIECE!....and considering that I LITERALLY found it in the middle of NO WHERE & it was filled with misc. stuff... *hopefully* I will be able to wrangle that into my possession here in the foreseeable future.... (I think its going to happen) (based solely upon my gut feeling....only time & persistence will tell........)

Followed by this amazing old train depot station which was also red... like I said, I was seeing red... it was that kind of day.

Micro Succulent Gardens Available at Arboretum Apparel, Healdsburg!

Photo courtesy of Lisa Vannucci

I absolutely LOVE and adore succulents... in fact, they are sprinkled and hidden all over my garden and can be found in double abundance in the many potted plants around my back porch and yard.  Towards the start of the summer, when I was weeding, planting and preparing for my summer garden an idea dawned on me.... the following pictures are succulents arranged as micro-gardens within recycled white, milk glass jars... (you know... when things like Ponds face cream and Oil of Olay were actually sold in GLASS jars!?!?...if you don't know ask your Grandma, she surely remembers these days)... so if you like what you see... visit Arboretum Apparel located at 323 Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg, CA.  Tell Andi & Kate you  heard about these teeny creations here... and enjoy your very own micro garden of succulent bliss!

Can You See What I See?

Can You See What I See?... I thought this picture was pretty neat, something I am working on, upcycling something vintage... what do you think it is?

A 1950′s BMW original smart car: The best window display of all time | HARE+HART

Playing Catch Up....

A 1950′s BMW original smart car: The best window display of all time | HARE+HART

Patches!

I have been amassing vintage patches for some time now with the idea in mind that I would use them on some of this years Christmas stockings... However, I may be changing my mind because they are just great and I am not sure I can give them up!?!  I am toying with the idea of using them all together on a quilt... I am also open to any and ALL suggestions... what do you think these should be used for....?

Playing Catch Up... POTTERY BARN!

The Wonders of the Sea...

Coincidence?..... My May 2011 catalog showed up from Pottery Barn a few months back (this is a "playing catch up" post...after all)... and imagine my THRILL & surprise to see an item I picked up at a local yard sale SMACK dab on the cover!?! I have been aware that PB has been using Healdsburg and the surrounding area(s) for their catalog shoots for sometime now... so it was only a matter of time before their designers gravitated towards Healdsburg's biggest and best antique store... Mill Street Antiques.  The four, small porcelain signs were purchased from my retail space and used to complete the look on the ocean-themed shelf that appears on cover and throughout the catalog.  Lastly, I found it extremely "interesting" the fact that my name, spelt... Sta-SEA... and 'The Wonders of the SEA' theme... if anything, its just personal gratification and significance... both of which are more than fine with me.

Bicoastal!!!

I am absolutely THRILLED to report that Seahoney will be bicoastal here shortly! I am so excited to share my latest window installation with you once it is designed & in place... should be about 3 weeks from now and I will make sure to post an update with images and more details... but for now... I am officially designing on both the East and West coasts and really looking forward to seeing New Jersey!

(I know this post is "vague," but... just be excited with me :)