Happy Little Cottages By The Sea

Cottage Charm, Coastal Calm

May 2011

Mermaids in Our Midst: Colleen from Fresh Vintage!

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We were lucky enough recently to have Colleen, fabulous author of the Fresh Vintage Blog, stay with us on Tybee! Colleen is a woman after our own heart, because one thing we love around here is vintage! Colleen, along with her sisters Erin and Heather, started Fresh Vintage in 2001 when they realized their obsession with yard sale and auction finds was taking over their spare rooms, garages, and basements. The Fresh Vintage blog is where Colleen shares their finds, and she definitely keeps it interesting! She educates her readers about her vintage goodies, and adds a lot of humor in for good measure!

We were super excited to have Colleen and her family come to Tybee, especially since she stayed at Breeze Inn Cottage…a vintage wonderland thanks to Mary Kay Andrews and her junking ways!

“We spent six nights at The Breeze Inn in Tybee Island, GA, and every day I would find something new that I hadn’t seen the previous day. I didn’t want to leave!”

The entire post is fabulous, and you can read it all over on the Fresh Vintage Blog. Colleen is a terrific writer, and we felt as if we were re-discovering all the fabulous vintage pieces as we read all she had to say about her stay! Not to mention, Colleen took some wonderful photos of her favorite vintage goodies while in the cottage.

Thanks to Colleen for sharing these fabulous pictures of her stay!

Aren’t those fabulous!? To follow Colleen along in the vintage fun yourself, head over to the Fresh Vintage Blog and visit Colleen’s website, freshvintagestyle.com! We can’t tell you enough, Colleen, how happy we are you came to visit! Your blog is on the top of our reading list. Don’t be a stranger to Tybee…he hope to see you again soon!

 

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Pass The Biscuits, Please!

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Did you know that every doggie guest staying in any of our pet friendly cottages finds a supply of our delicious Beach Bum Biscuits treats as our welcome gift?

Proceeds from our signature doggie treats help sponsor a puppy to be trained as a Guide Dog or a Service dog for a person with a disability.

This is just one of the ways Mermaids Give Back to our community and it’s also one of the easiest ways our guests can give back, as well.  Proceeds from the sales of Beach Bum Biscuits all go towards sponsoring our puppies, so be sure to pick some up at Seaside Sisters.  If you wonder if our Beach Bum Biscuits are good just ask any of our repeat doggie guests!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now, STORM!  How many have you had?

 

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Live Like a Local: The Lettered Cottage E-zine!

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Have you seen it? Layla and Kevin over at The Lettered Cottage have been busy crafting the coolest thing! Their e-zine (digital magazine) is chock full of fabulous cottage goodness, and “low dough, high smile” decor ideas. Make sure you head over the The Lettered Cottage blog and check out the newest issue for yourself!

Mermaid Cottages is also super proud because we are a supporter of The Lettered Cottage E-zine! You can see our ad in this issue, and boy did Layla do a wonderful job! Several other Tybee businesses are supporters as well, including our very own Seaside Sisters! This issue is bursting with fun things! It features a wonderful article on designer Jane Coslick that is full of delicious pictures of her most recent work, as well as a fun Art with Heart project you just have to see.

There’s even a recipe and, one of our favorite things…a before and after re-do! Kevin and Layla do such a wonderful job at everything they do, and their digital magazine is certainly no exception!

Make sure to book mark this issue of their magazine and The Lettered Cottage blog to keep up with everything they have going on. We just love the new issue and can’t wait to see more! How about you?

 

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BBB Dog Tales: GRILLIN’ and CHILLIN’

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PAWS and PADDLES, our newest pet friendly cottage is all ready for a visit from young Griffin and his best gal, Mae.

Griffin is an avid outdoorsman and he’s looking forward to pulling a few big ones from the waters around Tybee.  Mae is just happy to go along and find some great adventures, too.

When it’s time to serve up the day’s catch they’ll enjoy the Pawsome Patio and back deck at Paws and Paddles!

When you share your Tybee adventures with your best furiend be sure to post your photos on our Facebook pages.  We love hearing about your Dog Tales and  everyone enjoys adding more smiles to our Wag Pack.

Y’ALL COMIN’?

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Mermaid Sighting: More Fabulous Art!

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What do we love more than anything? OK, mermaids, that’s true…but besides that? COLOR! Around here at Mermaid Cottages, we just love colorful art, and when we see work like this…we can’t help but love it! These beautiful mermaids are the creations of artist Susanne Reisterer of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Susanne is a super talented lady and we just can’t get enough of her fun, funky artwork! Here’s what she had to say about her work:

“I love colorful, whimsical art! I tend to create highly patterned art. I try to keep my art light hearted and fun and I freely use dots because they remind me of laughter! I hope my art brings a smile to your face and delight to your day!”

Susanne's art is just fabulous!

It definitely makes us smile, Susanne! Your art fits the quirky, fun loving spirit of Tybee for sure!

Not only is Susanne a fabulous artist…as a middle school art teacher, she shares her creative spirit and talents daily with her students. Such an inspirational lady! Susanne has so much more wonderful work to browse and enjoy over at her shop, Summer House Gallery on Etsy, so make sure you visit her there! Beautiful art galore!

Have you seen a mermaid lately? If you have, we’d love to hear from you! Please send your sightings and stories to us at diane@mermaidcottages.com and let us share them with our readers. We can’t wait to hear from you! We’d also like to remind you all that Mermaid Cottages loves our Educators and Military! If you decide to book a stay with us, make sure you let us know you are a current or retired Educator or Military to receive our special discount to show our appreciation for everything you do!

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