Dune Road Designs

Last month I was contacted by a company called Dune Road Designs.

Have you heard of them?

It’s a company that was started by three women who wanted to create some dinnerware with a nautical look and feel. 

Something that not only would look good but could easily be used on a boat, deck or even on the dining room table. 

They so graciously sent me a sampling to try out.

After some shipping issues I finally received my box. I was so excited to get it.

I received a dinner plate, a salad plate, a set of 4 cups and a pack of napkins.

They are made of high quality melamine. 

I know when you hear melamine you think cheap plastic but these are not. They are far from it. 

They may cost a bit more but the quality is not like anything I’ve seen at the stores.

I was surprised at just now substantial they are.

They have the feel of stoneware without the weight.

The dishes have some depth to them which keeps your food on your plate. 

I love that about them. 

I have some thin melamine and I’ve had things slide right off if you aren’t careful. 

Especially if you’ve had a glass of wine or two!

The colors and patterns are just beautiful.

The set of 4 cups each have a different design on them. 

A conch shell, a crab, a starfish and seahorse.  

The set of 4 salad plate are sold the same way.

They are dishwasher safe but they are not for the microwave.

I hope they will add more of a description on their site to include this information. 

Some size information would be good too.

Looks like they may still be tweaking their website a bit.

Dune Road also carries serving pieces, stationary and candles.

The serving pieces are really cute. 

There is a three sectioned appetizer dish that I really like.

What a great gift any of these pieces would make.

I hope you’ll stop by Dune Road Designs and see what they have to offer.

disclaimer: I have been given a sample set from Dune Road Designs but my opinions are my own.


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French Country Cottage: Feathered Nest

Fresh Produce!

Hope everyone had a great weekend.

It was hot hot hot here.

Combine that with my ever changing body temperature and well, and it was just steamy.

I’m always trying to dress as cool as can be while still wearing something that looks cute.

So when the great people at Fresh Produce contacted me about doing a review of their clothing I was so excited!

I checked out their web site and loved that they had such great clothes that looked both comfortable to wear and came in such fun and vibrant colors.

Their tunics are a great option when you want something loose fitting. 

Tunics can also hide anything you might not want to show off! 

There also carry some tanks and camis that go great under the tunics or anything else you might already have in your closet. 

I love that they come in such pretty colors like sea glass, sunrise and clearwater. 

Here is the Morocco Oceanside Tunic that they sent me in Sea Glass. I just love the color! 

It has a cute tie that cinches it in a bit and nice loose sleeves.

I have a white Simply Cami on underneath. 

I love that it is a longer length. I hate when tanks or camis are too short and ride up. 

This one lays nicely underneath.

I do love wearing capris and they have some great options in different lengths for capris and roll up pants. 

I got to try out the Stretch Broadcloth Safari Roll Up Pant. 

These are so comfortable to wear because they don’t have a tight waistband. So no muffin top! 

There is a button and a zipper but also a drawstring to tighten the waist if you need to. 

You can wear them rolled up or leave them down.

Unfortunately they were too short for me to wear down.

They sort of hit me at an awkward length.

But it really doesn’t bother me. I still love them and I prefer wearing them rolled up anyway. 

I wore them shopping the other day and it was in the 90’s and I was not hot at all. 

They are very light weight. I know I will be wearing these a lot. They are my favorite piece!

If you want some casual tops they have those too. From V necks to graphics to ruffles.

Fresh Produce sent me this cute ribbed ruffled top in sea glass.

Have I mentioned how much I love this color?

It is all cotton, so very comfy to wear.

The ruffled trim adds a little interest so it’s more then just a plain t-shirt.

Fresh Produce also carries some really cute and stylish party dresses that can be easily dressed up with a few accessories or worn casually with a pair of flip flops.

They look like they would be great for packing when you go on vacation too.

Lets not forget the little girls. How adorable is this dress?

Clothes for me have to be both comfortable and look great. 

They seem to be able to do both very well! 

They are well made, soft, colorful, and easy to wear.

I hope you will stop by Fresh Produce and see what they have to offer. 

They also now ship to over 200 countries, 

so women outside the US can enjoy the colorful styles, too. 

You can read more about how this company got started back in 1984 here.

Thanks Fresh Produce for giving me the opportunity to try out your wonderful line of clothing!

Linking up with:
The Pleated Poppy: WIWW

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Easy Canvas Prints Review

I was asked a few weeks ago by EasyCanvasPrints.com if I was interested in doing a review for them. Yes please! I was so excited. I have always loved the look of photos on canvas but I had yet to try it myself.


Now to narrow down my choice of which picture to use. I get a bit of anxiety sometimes when it comes to choosing. I knew I wanted something to go in my bedroom. I am trying to introduce some softer elements and so I chose this shot that my son (JustinHadleyPhotography) took while he was in Washington DC last spring. He was there when the cherry blossoms were beginning to bloom. I like that it has some soft pink color and yet it also has some strong sculptural lines from the branches. Let me just say that it is hard to get a good photo of a photo!



 EasyCanvasPrints.com has a super easy to use web site. The photos load easy and fast right to their site. I was having some issues with getting the pink to show up in the preview. Once I converted it from a .tif file to a .jpg file the colors did show up. They do accept .tif files but this one was having issues for some reason.



So you first choose your canvas size and wrap thickness. Your canvas size options go from 8x8 up to 30x40. That’s pretty darn big. The standard wrap is .75” thick and the gallery wrap is 1.5” thick. This is a 16x20 gallery wrap. You then upload the photo and it will tell you if the quality is poor, fair or good for the size of print you want. So you won’t end up with a huge grainy picture.



The border style is next and you can choose from  mirror image, border wrap or a solid color wrap. I liked the border wrap and how it continues around the edge of the canvas.



There are some color finishing and image retouching options you can choose if you’d like. But that is it. The hardest part will be choosing a photo that you want on canvas. Trust me on that.



I was happy with the way the photo came out overall. The one thing that bothered me somewhat was that the branches came out over saturated. The soft pinks, light greens and even bits of blue all came out pretty true to the photo. It is the dark brown of the branches that are a bit too dark.

One other thing, and this did not bother me so much, but the hanger they put on the back is actually on the bottom of the photo. See the photo below? That is how the shot was taken. Looking up into the cherry tree. But with this type of shot you really have no wrong way to hang it. And flipping it around is not a big deal. I like it both ways.



I would use EasyCanvasPrints.com again. The image was nicely printed. Clean and clear. It was stretched on the frame well and it feels solid. It was packed well too and arrived faster then expected.

It’s a great time to try them out for yourself because they are offering 25% off and free shipping right now. This would be such a great idea for wedding pictures, family shots or vacation memories. Or get creative and print out one of your close up shots.

I’d like to find a pretty frame that is larger than the canvas to hang around it. I don’t want the canvas itself framed. I think that it would look good just around it. Can you picture that? Something white and antiqued a bit. So have you printed anything out on canvas yet? There are so many of you with lots of beautiful photos that would look so great printed out!


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