Early Morning

Quiet, early morning. No one here but me and the birds.

Siren Song

Siren Song- this delicate teal mermaid necklace is brand new to my shop today. I am definitely going back to have to make one for myself, too!!

Sponsor Giveaway: Under the Sea Ceramic Coasters by TurquoiseRollerset

Today's sponsored giveaway is special. It's brought to you by one of my great friends, Farra. Farra runs the Etsy shopTurquoiseRollerset.

Her shop is full of fantastic vintage, repurposed, shabby chic home decor like mirrors, candlestick collections, shelves, frames, and so much more. You can also find handmade decoupaged coasters and that's what one of you (the lucky one!) will have a chance to win here.

 The coasters being offered here are also ones that I've included in my Tempt Me Tuesday blog posts and they're currently hanging out in my favorites list just waiting to come to my house. Wait til you see them! They're so cute and perfect and they fit right in with my blog! Turquoise and lime, mmm. Starfish and seahorses, too!

The winner of this giveaway will receive a set of Under the Sea: 4 decoupaged ceramic coasters. Each coaster measures 4"x4" and are sealed with felt bottoms.

Can't wait to win it? Gotta have it now! Don't worry! You can buy it right now!

To purchase:

This set of coasters is available for immediate purchase in the TurquoiseRollerset shop here. Also available for purchase: coaster sets in other fun colors.

To win:

Mandatory entry: Visit TurquoiseRollerset on Etsy and leave a comment here telling us what your favorite item is! Make sure to include your email address or a way to contact you if you win!

Extra entries (make sure you leave a separate comment for each). Current fans are eligible!

1 entry: Heart TurquoiseRollerset's Etsy shop and leave a comment here with your Etsy username.

1 entry: Follow this blog publicly and leave a comment letting me know. You can follow by clicking follow in the left sidebar or at the very top left of the screen. 

1 entry: Follow Farra's blog publicly and leave a comment letting me know. You can follow by clicking follow in the left sidebar or at the very top left of the screen.

1 entry: Submit this giveaway to a linky or link-up list and leave the link here.

1 entry: Blog about this giveaway and leave a link here.

1 entry: Become a fan of TurquoiseRollerset on Facebook and leave a comment here.

1 entry: Become a fan of waterwaif on Facebook and leave a comment here

1 entry: Follow me on twitter and leave a comment here with your twitter username.

1 entry: Tweet about this giveaway and leave a link here. You can tweet once per day and each tweet will count as another entry, just make sure you leave a separate comment for each tweet. There is a retweet this button at the bottom for your convenience! Otherwise, feel free to use this tweet or something similar: 

RT @thewaterwaif Win #handmade beachy lime & turquoise Under the Sea coasters! #Etsy #blog #giveaway ends 8/13! http://bit.ly/ab30V9

1 entry: Grab one of my buttons and put it on your blog. Leave a link here.

1 entry: Grab one of Farra's buttons and put it on your blog. Leave a link here.

1 entry: Feature my shop or TurquoiseRollerset on your blog and leave a link here.

1 entry: Enter another of my current giveaways and leave a comment here.

10 entries: Purchase an item from either my shop orTurquoiseRollerset and leave 10 comments here.

The giveaway will end at midnight eastern time on Tuesday, August 17.

The winners will be chosen by random.org on August 18.  The winners will be announced here and he or she will have 48 hours to respond with their mailing address. If a winner cannot be contacted or does not respond, another winner will be chosen after 48 hours.

Make sure you leave a separate comment for each entry. The more entries you post, the more chances you have to win!

This giveaway is open to the US only. 

If you would like me to host your next giveaway or if you'd like further details, please feel free to email me at tara@waterwaif.com. 

My disclaimer: I received no monetary compensation for this giveaway nor did I receive any items. I am hosting this giveaway purely for the love of helping other small sellers and artists, and for the fun of a giveaway. All opinions expressed in this post are my own.

What Do You Love About Summer?

If you're like me, it's the beach! 

I've created two Etsy treasuries trying to capture this: Sandy Shores and Call of the Deep.

Sandy Shores

Call of the Deep

Tempt Me Tuesday!

I know this won't really come as a surprise to anyone, so just out with it:

I'm tempted by sea-inspired items today! Are you shocked? Okay, okay, don't lie to me.

Temptation? Party of one? Your table is ready.

Towel ring by studio1404

Seahorse earrings by BohemienneIvy

Under the Sea coasters by TurquoiseRollerset

Sea glass mermaid by Joankiki

Ceramic shell mirror by LastingLeaf

New Things I'm Working On

Bookmarks!

I LOVE to read. And I hate to dog ear pages. I never do it, in fact, because I hate it so much. But I always seem to lose my paper bookmarks.

So out of desperation comes design. Or something like that.

These are a couple bookmarks I've made in the last couple days. Of course they're ocean inspired. What do you think?

Sea glass with pearls

Labradorite with smoky quartz crystals

Wordless Wednesday

These gorgeous pictures were taken by a girlfriend of mine

who is vacationing in Hawaii at this very minute.

Win One of My Necklaces!

Rita at One2Try blog is hosting a giveaway for me and I'm so excited! 
The necklace I am giving away to one lucky winner is the Green Beach Sea Glass Sand Dollar Necklace.








There are lots of ways to enter and win the giveaway and they're all free! The winner will be chosen by random.org so the more times you enter, the better your chances of winning. The contest ends on May 11th, so don't delay!