~~~She Sells Seashells....~~~

It all started with a placemat. I found these placemats several years ago, I THINK at Steinmart, but they only had 4. However, I loved the beautiful design and the fact that they had shells on them. So I have set a table, in the dining room, with SOME of my shells. I used my clear bubble goblets that remind me of the bubbles in the ocean. Brown sugar "sand" is in the bottom of the goblet with some TINY shells and a starfish.

The placesetting is simple today. Not a large stack of dishes as I wanted the placemat and shells to star. My everyday green dinner plate is placed on an angle with a scalloped:) white salad plate and a single shell.

The shell votives are at each place setting.

I found these new candle holders last year at Home Goods. Love the stacked shells and driftwood. The black base also blends with the black of the placemats.

I placed a green candle ring on them and embellished it with some more shells.

This is the placemat that started it all:)

The runner reminds me of the WAVES in the ocean.

2 starfish votives flank the centerpiece.

This is my faux clam shell FILLED to overflowing with shells and a piece of coral! Big, small and in between, I love them all. I placed a sea fan behind the shell and.....