Newly Listed: Aurora Borealis Ship

Aurora Borealis Ship at Stormy Seas, Driftwood Pirate Ship, Mixed Media Art Sculpture, Mermaid, Boat Nautical Home Decor by StarHomeStudio 

Aurora Borealis photos via Pinterest

When Life Gives you Lemons, make Lemon cake

Back in March someone gave me this bowl because I like 'old stuff'. I said 'thanks' but inside I was thinking 'ugh'. Mum however saw potential in this bowl that was missing a handle.

'We'll make a ship out of it', she said. I thought it would be a very ugly ship :)

We first thought of hiding the feet behind some pieces of driftwood but that would cover a lot of the 'ship' so I thought of removing the feet. Even with a torch they wouldn't budge so I took the bowl to town and had it cut with some more heavy duty tools as a hand saw didn't do the trick either.

Old knitting needles, drilled base and some Sugru (special silicone glue which was about the only new thing we used for this project) started to make this look like some kind of ship.

Then with wires the details on the mast.

And then spray painting it all white, as it was going to become a 'ghost ship' Mum said and finally I started to love it.

'It needs a Mermaid, a decent pirate ship has a mermaid on the front', Mum came back with a mermaid in 2 seconds, a piece she had bought about 10 years ago on Etsy and had been hanging in our atelier ever since. I bent the arms down and she was ready to be attached.

A light spray paint to let her blend in.

The sails, first with paper.

Then with Mode podged hardened vintage lace. A green plastic net (found on the beach) an anchor made of a beach found fish hook and some more details and paint...

Attached to an impressive piece of driftwood and this is not an ugly bowl anymore. I loooove it!

We scratched off some of the paint so that it still has some old charm.

The little flags are made of soft metal and match the wavy hair of the mermaid.

A definite one of a kind, if you have any ugly bowls, please give them to me :D
Available at StarHomeStudio!

The Highest Tide

I've never recommended a book before here on our blog, which is actually quite weird when you know that mum and I are both avid readers and not a days passes that we don't read.
The reason why I am doing it now is maybe because this book, The Highest Tide by Jim Lynch, is all about the sea which is a topic we love and of course the sea inspires a lot of our creations.
Although it is a bestseller I never had heard of it but it caught my eye in our local second hand book store.
Mum read it first and was totally in love with it, but she wanted me to wait so that she could print out images of all the marine creatures mentioned in the book.
The book is so magically written that you'll think that the animals mentioned in them are fiction but they are in fact all real.

I was especially shocked to find out that the Giant Squid was actually a real thing, also known as The Kraken. I'm sure you have seen a movie with the Kraken, like The Pirates of the Caribbean (a movie I totally love btw) where it destroys an entire ship. But before you get nightmares about it, it is a deep sea creature which actually hardly has been seen in its natural habitat and is mostly found in the stomachs of stranded sperm whales or sometimes they get stranded on the beaches of New Zealand, Norway and Newfoundland. Also they are not as huge as shown in movies, but they are impressive non the less.

(Kraken (version 2) by Chris-Garrett)

So if you decide to buy/ read the book, have a source of internet near by to checkout the animals mentioned as it makes it even more amazing. Jim Lynch does explain them all very well, but images does make it more impressive.

I decided to blog about this book way before this necklace came to life, but as it matches it so well and as we are very proud of the result I thought to show it off here :)
To give the impression of a pirate ship on sea we surrounded the beautiful vintage ship with large pieces of Variscite, small pieces of Lapis Lazuli and Pyrite as treasures hunted by the pirates :)
Available in our StaroftheEast shop.

Newly Listed: Nautical Clutch

Nautical Clutch with Leather, Digital Print Sailboats, Anchor Sailor Pouch by StarBags
Dock. Summer, photography, holidays and travel. in Sicily, fine art Photo Print by Icassettidibididi
coral by f2images
The Seagull is flying, Bird photography, Nautical Decor, Wall Art, Ocean by PhotoCoupdOeil

Newly Listed: Sea Romance Boat

Sea Romance - Beach Plastic, Driftwood, Vintage lace, Anchor, Home Decor by StarHomeStudio
Dock. Summer, photography, holidays and travel in Sicily, fine art print by Icassettidibididi
wall art canvas - mixed media collage, found text, words, small painting by MessyBedStudio
Lake Erie Pennsylvania Beach Photography by KaelynRyan

Newly Listed: Love Boat Weekender

Love Boat Weekender - Nautical Blue Leather, Velvet Luggage by StarBags
Iceland Rock Formation, Landscape Photography, Nautical Ocean Sea by EyePoetryPhotography
Blue Ridge Mountains Photography, Smoky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains by kimfearheiley
Sailing Photography, Ocean Photography, Vintage Style, Bokeh by LafayettePlace

Newly Listed: Treasure Hunt Beach Pebble Art

Treasure Hunt Beach Pebble Art Hand painted Ship, Skeleton key, Bottle with map by StarHomeStudio
Rusty Keyhole on a Wooden Door by shyphotog
Sea Dog Original Drawing by ABoriginalARTS
Modern Abstract Surreal Photograph Reflections Water Night, Fine Art Print by ara133photography

Newly Listed: Soul Cloth Dress Hand Stitches

Soul Cloth Dress Hand Stitches Vintage Embroidery Linen Birds and Flowers by StarsWear
Foxglove Cottage by Drawntostitchdotcom
If The Wind Is Right by amyriceart
large abstract painting with pink blush, blue and yellow. Original modern painting by LolaDonoghue

Newly Listed: Seashore town Driftwood Wall Art constellation

Seashore town Driftwood Wall Art constellation by StarHomeStudio
Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Waves, Life Guard Tower, Surfing, California, Summer by ADayInJuly
Paris Rooftops Photo, Fine Art Photography, French art, Pastel decor by PhotographyDream
Beach photography, ocean, California, Big Sur, coast, coastline, cliffs, waves, blue by ShannonLeePhoto

Newly Listed: Sea Travels: Jewelry Organizer Rack Towel Holder

Sea Travels Jewelry Organizer Rack, Towel Holder Beach Home Decor by StarHomeStudio
Seaside photography soaring bird surf photo bird print ocean seascape by bomobob
Birds Flying Photography - seagulls ocean beach print  shore, Freedom by CarolynCochrane
Nature Photography Dollar Coin Plant Home Decor Fine Art Shimmer by LawsonImages

Newly Listed: Pirates at Sea Necklace

This necklace is for those who lost their heart to the sea or maybe even a pirate :)
Ship Photography Dark Stormy Nautical Boat Photography Print by JessaMaePhoto
Crichton's Island Map Oversize Postcard Barrie's The Admirable Crichton by imaginactory
Autumn, Fall, Nature, Boho, Hippie, Woodland, Skull, Fine Art Portrait by SamieSam