One summer a few years ago, we had a family holiday in Portree, Skye; we were so lucky with the weather, and much beach combing ensued!
Staying right on the harbour, even as I stepped out of the car I spotted an interesting piece of rust and lots of bright coloured rope; my curiosity was piqued!
Morning and night, I came to the shore and found all sorts of interesting pieces; a yellow plastic circle, pottery and sea glass of many colours. The glass was a great find and it’s now become part of my beach hearts collection.
We were fascinated by a lone, welly boot on the shore that first night, wondering about its story. Each day we saw it washing up in a different place until suddenly on our last day it was gone.....
So here’s a photo of The Portree Haul on the table when we got home.
I love using these pieces in one off mirror houses as well as beach hearts.
As always if there’s anything you’d like made from what you see here just let me know.
And if you have an old mirror or picture frame that you would like up-cycled then I would love to work with you to design something for your chosen setting.