Recently we've been dreaming about sailing away into the Caribbean blue. That's not happening just yet but these dishes from Crate & Barrel are satisfying our color fix.

The Marin series of earthenware bowls contains everything from a large serving bowl to the wee ramekin. The color is the first thing that sold us but the handles come in a close second.

If we wanted to be even more literal with our Caribbean correlation, we might consider...

Crate & Barrel also makes the Marin bowls in fish form. They only come in two sizes and we prefer the classic shape but they do share that beautiful handpainted blue.

• Marin Bowls, $6.95 - $34.95 (sets of 4, $49.95)

• Marin Fish Bowls, $8.95 - $32.95