Last week we spent a few amazing days staying in a decommissioned lighthouse.
Belle Tout Lighthouse lies on the cliffs of Beachy Head in East Sussex.
We stayed in the Beach Hut themed room and enjoyed daily walks along the cliffs. On the evenings we relaxed sipping wine in the Lamp Room at the top of the lighthouse.
When we came home, I realised we hadn't bought a keepsake to remind us of our time down there. So using some bits I collected from the beach below the cliffs, I made a Memory Jar.
I used PicMonkey to add effect to a photograph I took of the working lighthouse at Beachy Head (our room overlooked it).
By adapting a paper clip, I came up with a stand for my picture to attach to.
I then put some sand, pebbles and shells into the jar along with the photo stand. I also put some sand into the lid of the coffee jar.
Finally I designed and printed a date tag, attached it to the jar with twine - I love (t)wine! - and added a shell with some thin craft wire.
A decorative keepsake to remind us of our fab break at Belle Tout Lighthouse, Beachy Head.
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I love your keepsake! So very clever and beautiful too. Where you stayed looks brilliant.
Claire
Oh! This is excellent! What. A great w ay to hold onto all of those important memories!
Your blog is so creative and lovely!
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Gorgeous! What a fantastic idea. Love following your blog.
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Kerrie
Hola Karen!
OMG! What a beautiful post! I LOVE the pictures and the tone of your story. The memory message keepsake is an amazing idea. I enjoy all of your posts, this one included! Thanks for all your sharing with us. Tootles!
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What a lovely keepsake. It looks as though you had a perfect few days :)
How adorable! Love this!
Debbie :)
What a beautiful keepsake you created. I love it!! And the lighthouse looks like a wonderful place to stay. The photos are gorgeous. :):)
LOVE IT!!!!! great post, photos and content. looking forward to more soon. Will go off and try to create one while I am here in Germany for the summer. Much love C
What a lovely decoration! So pretty. Thanks for linking up.
OH I just adore this! What a sweet way to remember your trip.. Love it!
Thanks so much for joining in the under 300 followers blog hop.. so happy to see your lovely face each week!
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Amie @ Pinkapotamus
What an amazing trip and what a great keepsake idea! :)
I am so jealous! What a beautiful place for an awesome vacation and great idea for a memory jar:) Those photos and the ones from your prior post are just amazing. I need to bring my RV (when I get it) to your part of the world and see all these lovely sights. I nominated your for a fun award on the 15th but I am just now getting to letting you know. (been on vacation myself). Anyway when you get a chance hop on over for all the details.
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I absolutely love this idea! Your blog is so beautiful! I'm excited to be following along!
I love memory jars! The photo attached with the little clothespin is adorable. Have a great weekend!
Oh, I love your great idea! I also love the beautiful photos. :)
That is such a great idea! You are so clever!! The pictures are stunning as usual too.
So happy to see you here! :)
Best wishes,
Natasha in Oz
Wow, that is a really awesome idea and looks so high end. You do good work. Thanks for sharing!
Katie
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What a cute idea! What a fun way to have a keepsake of a trip.
What a great way to keep memories. I am following along from the blog hop. Thank you for stopping by my blog.
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This is absolutely darling. What a cute idea and your photos are amazing!
marissa
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I want to stay in that lighthouse, it looks amazing! I love the memory jar too :)
Stopping by from the Networking Blog Hop and now following along…I would love if you would stop by and say hello :)
Modern Modest Beauty
Oh that is so beautiful! Such a wonderful memory! And the place you stayed- amazing! I've never heard of such a place! Thanks so much for linking up with us this week ;)
What a great tutorial! Thanks for sharing!
Stopping by from the Monday Meet Up :)
Lovely Blog!
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Anni
Aww..that is really a neat idea! I love it. SO glad you shared it with my party. I prefer a visible link at the end of your post so that others know about the party. Thanks so much for joining.
That's an awesome keepsake for the trip! And can I be just a little jealous that you got to stay in a lighthouse??
Popped in from Monday Meet Up ~ I like your jar treasure idea!
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What a wonderful idea! I love this idea.
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Did you link to my Mega jar link party? I would love if you do!
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Karen!! This is soooo freaking amazing! I have been trying to come up with something great to do with my sea glass and shells I've been collecting in Hawaii...that little photo addition is perfect!! I love it. Thanks for linking up!! I pinned your awesome little craft!
Hi Karen, this is absolutely amazing. I am so impressed. :) Your pictures are beautiful...looks like just the place I'd love to go to.
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Tami
Gorgeous photos and well done on the photo in the bottle--I am from MI and love anything water. = ) New follower from the hop. Looking forward to following.
Irish
Wow - I love this! So creative. I love the tiny photo of the lighthouse inside the jar. Sounds like you had a great time there.
Thanks for linking up at Take it on Tuesday!! I'm now your newest follower. I hope to see you back next Tuesday. Pinning and tweeting this!
Betsy @ Romance on a dime.com
HI,
I love your pictures, they are wonderful. I wanted to let you know I nominated you for the Liebster Award. Please stop by http://swtboutique.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-liebster-award_22.html to see!
Stephanie
I completely love this! What a great way to keep a memory!
What an amazing place to stay! It looks gorgeous!
So awesome!!! Love this! Found you from the blog hop!
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