Saltwater Sounds Weekly: Vintage Shopping Spree

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February has been a lot of fun!

Last week, I enjoyed the Northwest Flower and Garden Festival. I needed those spring garden vibes and inspiration. I walked away feeling excited about getting back in the garden again.

Seeing all the emails and comments I got about the garden show pictures was so fun.

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Vintage Show Shopping

Friday was another great day at The Found Market, a vintage and handmade show at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds.

The line wasn’t too long. We bought the early bird tickets and entered the doors at 3:00 on Friday afternoon.

I bought most of my vintage goodies at the booth called French Toast & Co. Mercantile. They had some wonderful vintage baskets and galvanized containers.

And I found some faux flowers that I definitely paid too much money for.

My friend and I were there for about an hour.

Sadly, I didn’t bring my wagon. I will never make that mistake again. It was really hard to shop while carrying all my purchases.

The booths were really small, and the vendors had no extra room to hold the items they sold.

I spent most of the time trying to get out of people’s way and not break anything with all the shopping bags I was carrying.

I loved the locker set and armoire. I wish I had room in our 1600-square-foot cottage to fit more furniture.

All in all, I bought some great items that I’ll be sharing next week. But I felt that even with the early bird tickets, there needed to be a limit to the number of people that were let in.

I tried to take more pics, but there were too many people, and I didn’t even make it to one-third of the booths.

I’m Heading to Florida Next Week

I’m traveling to Orlando on Wednesday to spend a few days with some blogging friends. We always have so much fun together.

I’ll meet up with my hubby for a few days to visit Disney World.

I’ve never been there but have been to Disneyland so many times I can’t count. I know it will be a lot of walking, so chances are we won’t get very far.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t get a cortisone shot before the trip, but we should still have fun.

I’ve made reservations at California Grill for my husband’s birthday dinner. Have you been? It looks like the most incredible view of the lagoon.

Around the Garden and Greenhouse

All the flower seeds have been sown except for the sunflower seeds I saved from last year’s flowers and anything that needs to be directly sown.

Above are the sweet pea seedlings and overwintering geraniums.

We have cosmos, zinnias, chocolate lace flowers, strawflowers, statice, yarrow, snapdragons, and more.

We have added three more galvanized stock tanks to the garden to grow veggies and a few flowers on the side of our house, where we get a lot of sun.

We’ve added rock and drilled holes. We will get some dirt when we return from our mini trip.

We originally had wine barrels, but they were falling apart.

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Around Our Beach Cottage

I had such good intentions. I planned to start decorating for spring, but I just haven’t gotten to it yet. I did get another bundle of forsythias to force bloom indoors.

They always make me so happy.

What I’m Loving This Week

From the Blog

Easy Cut Flowers to Grow Indoors from Seeds for Beginners

Are you considering growing a cut flower garden but want to make it simple? This guide will help you choose some of the easiest flowers to grow from seed indoors. .. CONTINUE READING.

How to Prepare Your Cut Flower Garden Bed for the Spring Season

Are you growing a cut flower garden this year? In this post, we’ll walk through the essential steps to wake up your winter garden and how to prepare a flower bed for spring planting…CONTINUE READING.

Spring Cottage Home Tour and Simple Decorating Ideas

Are you looking for spring home decor ideas now that spring is officially here? In this post, I’ll take you on a spring home tour of my cottage living room and bedroom while sharing some simple spring decor ideas to make your home look and feel its best this season…CONTINUE READING.

My Favorite Inspiration Around the Web This Week

My friend, Kelly at The Tattered Pew, recently started a Lazy Girls Garden Club, and she’s all about growing zinnias. Learn more and link to her garden club here.

You’ll fall in love with this Jenny Martin Design project.

I want to make a DIY Easter wreath like this for spring.

These are the sweetest spring flower cookies.

Check out these easy ideas to decorate an entryway console table.

You’re going to love this budget blue & white chinoiserie tablescape.

This Jean Stoffer Design project is amazing!

This is the cutest Easter bunny table centerpiece for spring.

Doesn’t poblano chicken tortilla soup sound delicious?

Need some ideas for an Oscars Watch Party?

I’d love to hear from you! Leave a comment and let me know what you’d like to see on the blog! Thank you for being here.

Until next time,

Wishing a wonderful week ahead,

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