~~~Decorating my Best Friends House!!!~~~

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6KAdmBFKWmVKR4bcz2gFD8-zx-WGyko9KHxIridfm4pst6Q3wM0jiruwDEtdpukHyQLMvulaePmAu9kNEZbT1M3LK7agN3jn2Z2y8LFXX259KYuhOUmjO82tejbq8q4gbSWvcl70fOlk/s1600/Decorating+Wenda;'s+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6KAdmBFKWmVKR4bcz2gFD8-zx-WGyko9KHxIridfm4pst6Q3wM0jiruwDEtdpukHyQLMvulaePmAu9kNEZbT1M3LK7agN3jn2Z2y8LFXX259KYuhOUmjO82tejbq8q4gbSWvcl70fOlk/s640/Decorating+Wenda;'s+012.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> Happy Saturday everyone. I have been a crazy, decorating fool this past week and that is the reson I have been MIA from blogging. I apologize! But now I am ALMOST done; I have to do outside today. But so far I have decorated my daugter and SIL's house, my best friends house (this post) and my house! OY!!! But it is fun. I love doing it, I am just realizing now that my right hand is NOT GOOD. It is painful for me to now cut stems of flowers and to make bows. DARN! But I am working through that. Anyway, enought of that. I want to share my friend, Wenda's home. I help her do it every year. We have been friends for 45 years and we also share a birthday!!!!!!!!! Isn't that amazing!!??  So this is her tree. I did the topper a little differently this year because she had bought some new branches. Plus her ceiling is VERY high so I wanted to make her tree GROW a little:)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAEM4GOu1g05NKUJ5ZvaCRifyStRFLEM229_FOPO4IL0JLFBDoBtKSAXNIMm_q7bBud0henJY-m-jPdaq-z26-rosReJ1qNkncxUbcKHrkMNyPSPopH1IVIRmIr-g_W1hq2H0uHCQaC0/s1600/Decorating+Wenda;'s+013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAEM4GOu1g05NKUJ5ZvaCRifyStRFLEM229_FOPO4IL0JLFBDoBtKSAXNIMm_q7bBud0henJY-m-jPdaq-z26-rosReJ1qNkncxUbcKHrkMNyPSPopH1IVIRmIr-g_W1hq2H0uHCQaC0/s640/Decorating+Wenda;'s+013.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Here are some tips for you when decorating your tree. I use these fabulous leaf branches to fill in spaces that need a little something. Then I place these grape clusters so they look like they are part of the branch.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXoMy1UQ6pm12sCvnSHuqDEE7LRoYwpbA0K_5eSqI_coBUWqHP5Ufs45OWfe2yR7w4r1HPZVGDIncV39FpHiI38ViBaZJdVzJrLcGf4KfUt3B-770j839ek8zz6ewgjaGAnkpxJ2kSWU/s1600/Decorating+Wenda;'s+014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXoMy1UQ6pm12sCvnSHuqDEE7LRoYwpbA0K_5eSqI_coBUWqHP5Ufs45OWfe2yR7w4r1HPZVGDIncV39FpHiI38ViBaZJdVzJrLcGf4KfUt3B-770j839ek8zz6ewgjaGAnkpxJ2kSWU/s640/Decorating+Wenda;'s+014.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Flowers are always a great filler on a tree, or wreath.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lxQD5oluE0C900ae3ar9e_8YWAMQHw31jfL3VT8i0FCkdyjBzVkr3O8isr09G9CQJyB3Bb_-VHMXmKwJcLvWX3NHjQG0BGZ0101rMuXTFTdCMLXz4_fFVmSW9L96T3M31DqK5S2paNU/s1600/Decorating+Wenda;'s+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lxQD5oluE0C900ae3ar9e_8YWAMQHw31jfL3VT8i0FCkdyjBzVkr3O8isr09G9CQJyB3Bb_-VHMXmKwJcLvWX3NHjQG0BGZ0101rMuXTFTdCMLXz4_fFVmSW9L96T3M31DqK5S2paNU/s640/Decorating+Wenda;'s+015.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> Her ornaments are all burgundy or gold, SO pretty. I also found these pearl like berries and they just POP against the tree.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_3Ut9icQXpa3Yc0-hrEwvzWUpc4wFLjFxCGb3weGrln_z5GlXeIIGWVBP8KGeMWJfJcjjdNau0SP-YW2F3vfER2FykiS5PDv4kNboaHFyV_8AR3l5ZuAux6wuo196C5d9hnJeHefJ-8/s1600/Decorating+Wenda;'s+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_3Ut9icQXpa3Yc0-hrEwvzWUpc4wFLjFxCGb3weGrln_z5GlXeIIGWVBP8KGeMWJfJcjjdNau0SP-YW2F3vfER2FykiS5PDv4kNboaHFyV_8AR3l5ZuAux6wuo196C5d9hnJeHefJ-8/s640/Decorating+Wenda;'s+016.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTMDNS3nXqovM-Hal_otea39SYi8_j2mElW0hcAkCFLYKXx4CmLO9RiUY-rTxQwNbwx3AQ_sd_qc2mvMbfIjhXHf_Q6TYgviqwY_59oqUenO5keFs7mU3poaxJUcILNtijc2huM6ZaOs/s1600/Decorating+Wenda;'s+017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTMDNS3nXqovM-Hal_otea39SYi8_j2mElW0hcAkCFLYKXx4CmLO9RiUY-rTxQwNbwx3AQ_sd_qc2mvMbfIjhXHf_Q6TYgviqwY_59oqUenO5keFs7mU3poaxJUcILNtijc2huM6ZaOs/s640/Decorating+Wenda;'s+017.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> I make the branches stick out a little bit beyond the edge of the tree.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAwY8FfUNIgWJUr3q-WIhHNkq4aNZdh6T9YnD6jeabp1Teb-f7IlTkgDXyEmp6Jnd0elCzRPAWAOc73Bzzy1KDBdEnVXfKaLLzTW8TiAxp-a4riLVQbwnEMIyqH71uW4Ayu-v6ynZvus/s1600/Decorating+Wenda;'s+018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAwY8FfUNIgWJUr3q-WIhHNkq4aNZdh6T9YnD6jeabp1Teb-f7IlTkgDXyEmp6Jnd0elCzRPAWAOc73Bzzy1KDBdEnVXfKaLLzTW8TiAxp-a4riLVQbwnEMIyqH71uW4Ayu-v6ynZvus/s640/Decorating+Wenda;'s+018.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Mi8q5_spT3OHhOMW0qb76InldaoiKfhJ4fWMaV-KgwRtiQ1ic3uodyrcggs2B3UYJ3g1PxCZFvGvWHCKKjwlq52S_vFOpN91YZOzWOnSX5QO-_3oyZ2RjhwnnX4GrYpDEGdxwsE-Uxs/s1600/Decorating+Wenda;'s+019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Mi8q5_spT3OHhOMW0qb76InldaoiKfhJ4fWMaV-KgwRtiQ1ic3uodyrcggs2B3UYJ3g1PxCZFvGvWHCKKjwlq52S_vFOpN91YZOzWOnSX5QO-_3oyZ2RjhwnnX4GrYpDEGdxwsE-Uxs/s640/Decorating+Wenda;'s+019.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Have any of you seen the glitter spray paints??? I use glitter gold on plain burgundy flowers and they look terrific. Another tip, if you can't find the COLOR of a flower that you want, just spray paint a white one!!!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1MXIT3PxFmIoXGButYuRBF2w_WRQuuBbHFFyH4aMS0FuwgY-VSiAZSnZulBlHpL2fdWhrSOeSiCjmiim_3ibDv9GH1yAvNFUdbBPydxEuY2_IZKTOLP_ZJuJpS0xbF6xsnwJpB95j-k/s1600/Decorating+Wenda;'s+020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1MXIT3PxFmIoXGButYuRBF2w_WRQuuBbHFFyH4aMS0FuwgY-VSiAZSnZulBlHpL2fdWhrSOeSiCjmiim_3ibDv9GH1yAvNFUdbBPydxEuY2_IZKTOLP_ZJuJpS0xbF6xsnwJpB95j-k/s640/Decorating+Wenda;'s+020.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTK0sxL_2stwY0YpPtFIiS23EL4HPxc_c_D6sxpn9P8c1JTen3W71urAz_yC6aO9dj1Ktf8uDsz8ZFAXyl2eezxqrL7JPkcEYUGak8iIcqTLaOzYuwnlg6-D5l-nwf-PzxAdh0ZwqyTk/s1600/Decorating+Wenda;'s+021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTK0sxL_2stwY0YpPtFIiS23EL4HPxc_c_D6sxpn9P8c1JTen3W71urAz_yC6aO9dj1Ktf8uDsz8ZFAXyl2eezxqrL7JPkcEYUGak8iIcqTLaOzYuwnlg6-D5l-nwf-PzxAdh0ZwqyTk/s640/Decorating+Wenda;'s+021.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKXEmfa8C2-70taioo_VvR5RT3IuVVeg3I2wV5pbwOBiE1How_s-qgiOjIgpreNOPFqjpZw8Dmjqk5r7XMICyoUrMhK_eRkXPNjlZLJH3PMoN8vp2nww-PaEEeJzgmEshYq6jXMbYXeo/s1600/Decorating+Wenda;'s+022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKXEmfa8C2-70taioo_VvR5RT3IuVVeg3I2wV5pbwOBiE1How_s-qgiOjIgpreNOPFqjpZw8Dmjqk5r7XMICyoUrMhK_eRkXPNjlZLJH3PMoN8vp2nww-PaEEeJzgmEshYq6jXMbYXeo/s640/Decorating+Wenda;'s+022.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Here is her mantle this year. After I took these pics we went shopping and she found beautiful gold candles for the candle holders. There are 2 more on the hearth, and for some reason I didn't get a shot of the hearth????<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2yhfNMIayy3G859BCKmddMpgp5J-rFVkGXVzQ-bwBrhxVY4Fo-396O8BvYEUj0Lkp1xU-SbC6Ktp2zCTm2t_yKrb1-fuS0cnWnjbU16SIouQoAaec6BpT3rTB1gpFoSOjEdbDpseC9zU/s1600/Decorating+Wenda;'s+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2yhfNMIayy3G859BCKmddMpgp5J-rFVkGXVzQ-bwBrhxVY4Fo-396O8BvYEUj0Lkp1xU-SbC6Ktp2zCTm2t_yKrb1-fuS0cnWnjbU16SIouQoAaec6BpT3rTB1gpFoSOjEdbDpseC9zU/s640/Decorating+Wenda;'s+001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> We also did her wonderful stairway.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZoXKDvNG1C8wSS_Zp7VoZMzJZlGOvXyqfz4QryY61Ymu02L6efMXy77icHf4_opdvtWkoXwTNd0l0_WVEMsmxwXXw09L9-2HBKUjAqAGQ9O9oMl7QboeWQ915Z0rEUkCs5zs1V22mdGw/s1600/Decorating+Wenda;'s+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZoXKDvNG1C8wSS_Zp7VoZMzJZlGOvXyqfz4QryY61Ymu02L6efMXy77icHf4_opdvtWkoXwTNd0l0_WVEMsmxwXXw09L9-2HBKUjAqAGQ9O9oMl7QboeWQ915Z0rEUkCs5zs1V22mdGw/s640/Decorating+Wenda;'s+002.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> Lots of garland, lights and decorations!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspPV8jJaThJQCDIEfj5XbZlnFWuogtetooBjWlUj19P1ThadpJwgdsF2hDOOoBkQXrYEnRnRMqRA-5RxN1FMmzU81_iWoPEOmvI0WQjlbtvXomVycHW6ipb6VtT3sGJNNl34TLY10TKc/s1600/Decorating+Wenda;'s+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspPV8jJaThJQCDIEfj5XbZlnFWuogtetooBjWlUj19P1ThadpJwgdsF2hDOOoBkQXrYEnRnRMqRA-5RxN1FMmzU81_iWoPEOmvI0WQjlbtvXomVycHW6ipb6VtT3sGJNNl34TLY10TKc/s640/Decorating+Wenda;'s+003.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> It goes across the bridge upstairs too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyht4xBtXNa-mGpSZkbImvxu80iLEIa39sgeXAmXt1BJOa1R3n4IeMNVZXBTBFrZ60sTauTpkjah0_oCmxh05faMvT2uV7ClcXQW2dAOQ1zBu5KX8BDg7DuOmhd1-yU5FQIc1MdAJF-tQ/s1600/Decorating+Wenda;'s+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyht4xBtXNa-mGpSZkbImvxu80iLEIa39sgeXAmXt1BJOa1R3n4IeMNVZXBTBFrZ60sTauTpkjah0_oCmxh05faMvT2uV7ClcXQW2dAOQ1zBu5KX8BDg7DuOmhd1-yU5FQIc1MdAJF-tQ/s640/Decorating+Wenda;'s+004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yELpzLrJZgaqr6fpCwI0VR7BCmWkbXreeBxi6t0wUOvQ6iEGOqF48owB8QVs_uqcZw3P2vmSijz6LiO2wfVAaPfgcAWhFcrhyphenhyphenbAd_nf6ZdyP8wHaN4ezWdqSyNU6B-Ht7vWKDKXLFM8/s1600/Decorating+Wenda;'s+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yELpzLrJZgaqr6fpCwI0VR7BCmWkbXreeBxi6t0wUOvQ6iEGOqF48owB8QVs_uqcZw3P2vmSijz6LiO2wfVAaPfgcAWhFcrhyphenhyphenbAd_nf6ZdyP8wHaN4ezWdqSyNU6B-Ht7vWKDKXLFM8/s640/Decorating+Wenda;'s+005.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> More flowers, grape clusters and leaf branches.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvqrK91s8bN3mHPCjVIJQeAGfTpURSYjNfeQmlprDnAEF3RDM7JcbMMABmJIcgiJgngRccBNDdg3yA7x_Ai3N5kiNhRd0o6rTNIY-YlQjOy_bcKDg9ZHyFwt-Hq8BXasULaAXM_Vdlww/s1600/Decorating+Wenda;'s+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvqrK91s8bN3mHPCjVIJQeAGfTpURSYjNfeQmlprDnAEF3RDM7JcbMMABmJIcgiJgngRccBNDdg3yA7x_Ai3N5kiNhRd0o6rTNIY-YlQjOy_bcKDg9ZHyFwt-Hq8BXasULaAXM_Vdlww/s640/Decorating+Wenda;'s+006.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> I got these grape clusters several years ago at the place where I worked and they have never carried them again. I am so glad I got enough for her and me!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-Gg6wuD6VGFNx6YmleqcKR_pjrUctnkbFbSE10l4W9_g2uG1hSwrHv_F_xP4GCiMvwhlu_XUWabOu-ZOtr5gwS3wVM3waMZI5Hogd9pqW-OpYA08uvUdhZ4aquB8mFkwiHFUIxSiljE/s1600/Decorating+Wenda;'s+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-Gg6wuD6VGFNx6YmleqcKR_pjrUctnkbFbSE10l4W9_g2uG1hSwrHv_F_xP4GCiMvwhlu_XUWabOu-ZOtr5gwS3wVM3waMZI5Hogd9pqW-OpYA08uvUdhZ4aquB8mFkwiHFUIxSiljE/s640/Decorating+Wenda;'s+007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKpGUoed-yJ-_nbBrQ67HKhuZQarj6-LYTh3ay2SMM6huCZe1NXrbJpUfifumcbObZ2sPVKDRxVw_3l_8iTT9hpRM9TbfhZxS1uo1Ml6RpiWOaxCIUnCRBoiV65fPkizkUNVpvI5C_68/s1600/Decorating+Wenda;'s+008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKpGUoed-yJ-_nbBrQ67HKhuZQarj6-LYTh3ay2SMM6huCZe1NXrbJpUfifumcbObZ2sPVKDRxVw_3l_8iTT9hpRM9TbfhZxS1uo1Ml6RpiWOaxCIUnCRBoiV65fPkizkUNVpvI5C_68/s640/Decorating+Wenda;'s+008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Then we moved on to decorating her ledges with her village pieces.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1J-GuKkOZ3Nq6BF5D2Jib_MXxHRwadaa_EzmOQ8t5KKkfG5nAYkeX3Sei03txdxtDr7d5v6ybTOZYVQvruqjJw6RqvUVC6oMddjQOs8zNE4YIXW9seqwLD4L-c5c03MnxjwXgB3sjUk0/s1600/Decorating+Wenda;'s+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1J-GuKkOZ3Nq6BF5D2Jib_MXxHRwadaa_EzmOQ8t5KKkfG5nAYkeX3Sei03txdxtDr7d5v6ybTOZYVQvruqjJw6RqvUVC6oMddjQOs8zNE4YIXW9seqwLD4L-c5c03MnxjwXgB3sjUk0/s640/Decorating+Wenda;'s+009.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> We just used buffalo snow around the pieces and white lights.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg50fZabcCvaBEBJFMJIMKLQvGONryw1PEzKqut9JUHJZiVV07ZbqzXdfeQPqg1OTsFvrVBo2t0NkKByTVv79BKnjczNPso2UAEDR4SDXZB9M5Rt7Go9Iopes1f2sJWHpTwU_2tUTp5K24/s1600/Decorating+Wenda;'s+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg50fZabcCvaBEBJFMJIMKLQvGONryw1PEzKqut9JUHJZiVV07ZbqzXdfeQPqg1OTsFvrVBo2t0NkKByTVv79BKnjczNPso2UAEDR4SDXZB9M5Rt7Go9Iopes1f2sJWHpTwU_2tUTp5K24/s640/Decorating+Wenda;'s+010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> This is a sleigh I made her several years ago for her coffee table.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8uDowBVeF21Fko6eHWtJHESzfLoIiJRDpjxOqwooJ7vNh11wJ-o8sTiGZfSoeXqAFzQbYdG5CwKDM8QoV1nkfdN2NveOjrjwn0aWaWyvzuUP8cLuhWeq7OjCcdhTO_HMR4Vz0R514PyI/s1600/Decorating+Wenda;'s+023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8uDowBVeF21Fko6eHWtJHESzfLoIiJRDpjxOqwooJ7vNh11wJ-o8sTiGZfSoeXqAFzQbYdG5CwKDM8QoV1nkfdN2NveOjrjwn0aWaWyvzuUP8cLuhWeq7OjCcdhTO_HMR4Vz0R514PyI/s640/Decorating+Wenda;'s+023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpywfv6uadRvI4IKroR76QBr6SMZaE2OBkMGFK4OMF19GRQyyyQ7F3K5-2Dqzx9SqCT8osk4Zi8XN3cKRRsdp_5IATurnnljLYGSC9yprtdrevhUuccC0olUH9Xm6TwG_3GSK9lIsC6gc/s1600/Decorating+Wenda;'s+024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpywfv6uadRvI4IKroR76QBr6SMZaE2OBkMGFK4OMF19GRQyyyQ7F3K5-2Dqzx9SqCT8osk4Zi8XN3cKRRsdp_5IATurnnljLYGSC9yprtdrevhUuccC0olUH9Xm6TwG_3GSK9lIsC6gc/s640/Decorating+Wenda;'s+024.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> So, that is her beautiful home all dressed up for Christmas!!! I will start to share MY house next week. It has been alot of fun deciding what to use and where to put it in this new house!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrDva-eV2DCQDKkuKkN0orv8ux6CdqoCifYtJ2hZhsnxJD0_0EsVXdOpLNLCF-cmjdjaC42kpVaNM4edeuG_1Wx5SAsw0Io7CpbFcYsVdOjGr5RYSVCY5yn76LdBI5SGZzx9w8M0e0Edo/s1600/Decorating+Wenda;'s+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrDva-eV2DCQDKkuKkN0orv8ux6CdqoCifYtJ2hZhsnxJD0_0EsVXdOpLNLCF-cmjdjaC42kpVaNM4edeuG_1Wx5SAsw0Io7CpbFcYsVdOjGr5RYSVCY5yn76LdBI5SGZzx9w8M0e0Edo/s640/Decorating+Wenda;'s+012.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>I hope you all have a GREAT weekend. I am joining some of these great parties:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: large;">SEASONAL SUNDAY</span></strong></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: large;">MOSAIC MONDAY</span></strong></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: large;">MEET ME MONDAY</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: medium;"><i><a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/" title="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #72179d;">Feathered Nest Friday</span></a></i></span></div><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: large;">METAMORPHOSIS MONDAY</span></strong></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/tuesdays-treasures-109/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tuesdays-treasures-109" title="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/tuesdays-treasures-109/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tuesdays-treasures-109"><span style="color: #fa7630;">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</span></a> for Tuesadys Treasures</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><em>Paula and Patti at </em><a href="http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/" title="http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #004c99;"><em>Ivy and Elephants</em></span></a><em> for What's It Wednesday</em></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background: white; color: #011541; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Potpourri Friday at </span></span><a href="http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/" title="http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/"><span style="background: white; color: #919d39; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">2805</span></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal">Open House Party Thursday at <a href="http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/" title="http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #919d39;">No Minimalist Here</span></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal">Share Your Creations on Thursday at <a href="http://kristenscreationsonline.blogspot.com/" title="http://kristenscreationsonline.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #919d39;">Kristen's Creations</span></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal">Wow Us Wednesdays at <a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/" title="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #919d39;">Savvy Southern Style</span></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal">Tabletop Tuesday at <a href="http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/" title="http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #919d39;">A Stroll Thru Life</span></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal">Metamorphosis Monday at <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/" title="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #919d39;">Between Naps on the Porch</span></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal">Thanks SO much for stopping by. I promise to be a BETTER BLOGGER:):) XO, Pinky</div></div></span></div></span>

~~~Decorating my Best Friends House!!!~~~

 Happy Saturday everyone. I have been a crazy, decorating fool this past week and that is the reson I have been MIA from blogging. I apologi...

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feature friday on 6th street design school

Today is an exciting day for me as my little cottage is on <a href="http://6thstreetdesignschool.blogspot.com/2012/11/feature-friday-little-black-door.html" target="_blank">Feature Friday</a> over at <a href="http://6thstreetdesignschool.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">6th Street Design School</a>. Kirsten was one of the first blogs I got hooked on and I've always loved this series. Head on over and <a href="http://6thstreetdesignschool.blogspot.com/2012/11/feature-friday-little-black-door.html" target="_blank">check it out</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi24GtaEbp_y1Pwgsl5aGmSr4eKVTGyEbKRQkJ221mmSPn97DyY_jLjcs6RtuIPYzRw8FWnxyB46hsKwhWepQEAAewb-qhI9tfq_RkUJgysfNdA-vhq_6D2vO9wx6olni5jskeYBHp6t_uh/s1600/kirstenheader.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi24GtaEbp_y1Pwgsl5aGmSr4eKVTGyEbKRQkJ221mmSPn97DyY_jLjcs6RtuIPYzRw8FWnxyB46hsKwhWepQEAAewb-qhI9tfq_RkUJgysfNdA-vhq_6D2vO9wx6olni5jskeYBHp6t_uh/s400/kirstenheader.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />Happy Weekend!

feature friday on 6th street design school

Today is an exciting day for me as my little cottage is on Feature Friday over at 6th Street Design School . Kirsten was one of the first b...

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santa's work is done

I know at this time of year there are more gift guides than Justin Bieber tweets, but you can stop the hunt. <a href="http://toandfrommagazine.com/" target="_blank">to & from</a> has the very best one. Remember when the Sears catalog would arrive in the mail when you were a kid and you'd go thru each and every page of the toy section? This is just like that, only way better stuff.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPQniU06S_RcO5GFR-7nJphAObZpJEzUZ8_YQpKSbZKvd7Ze_Hx1vuQThzHDjOb8PXnVfajEoj2z69S1r1tJJdfYcdYTrjNPX0-9-CmE04Jjg1bzRDxXtKsR6cvzoCA6wJUeKM7n6SpWZ/s1600/toandfrom.tiff" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPQniU06S_RcO5GFR-7nJphAObZpJEzUZ8_YQpKSbZKvd7Ze_Hx1vuQThzHDjOb8PXnVfajEoj2z69S1r1tJJdfYcdYTrjNPX0-9-CmE04Jjg1bzRDxXtKsR6cvzoCA6wJUeKM7n6SpWZ/s320/toandfrom.tiff" width="252" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2TznanhuNrpHEujcLU5bsqRFzi9xpZC_xg0f02KeDPH8qbSX_VlttgsMu4YuxP-PtDjbgmH0BpkxqIe9-f_l8TUVCiq5jmArD5Vf8fd5nRI1mzLqu6mOBEWxpmngJWt6KPhLWN0er5e_/s1600/toandfrom2.tiff" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2TznanhuNrpHEujcLU5bsqRFzi9xpZC_xg0f02KeDPH8qbSX_VlttgsMu4YuxP-PtDjbgmH0BpkxqIe9-f_l8TUVCiq5jmArD5Vf8fd5nRI1mzLqu6mOBEWxpmngJWt6KPhLWN0er5e_/s320/toandfrom2.tiff" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYwds3doQT_VsUd4obvFwoDagvOyZAbTcBbMMDNJ5Rtdf5rv5QNcQn44eD7BFPI40TGMnATFSwT9j9CudSifa_kc2Ytw-d7iKC-ME2nwNUwTc3FYw3Z3U0MeTEz8WYTh-krdgTpXXnRyN/s1600/toandfrom3.tiff" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYwds3doQT_VsUd4obvFwoDagvOyZAbTcBbMMDNJ5Rtdf5rv5QNcQn44eD7BFPI40TGMnATFSwT9j9CudSifa_kc2Ytw-d7iKC-ME2nwNUwTc3FYw3Z3U0MeTEz8WYTh-krdgTpXXnRyN/s320/toandfrom3.tiff" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2GnVNCGbSfwJEAR-Vef5JTs-OU5qXMpl8nvqiuLTzyca-f9BAnXFtkzRzI_TdKDX5YraiP9M9tUla1ascQXrHko_MSw9ndLCwhPO1lmCHxZr9CX2BJyv6CwyhlHJI4CjQ-CryrZY7G4h/s1600/toandfrominside.tiff" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2GnVNCGbSfwJEAR-Vef5JTs-OU5qXMpl8nvqiuLTzyca-f9BAnXFtkzRzI_TdKDX5YraiP9M9tUla1ascQXrHko_MSw9ndLCwhPO1lmCHxZr9CX2BJyv6CwyhlHJI4CjQ-CryrZY7G4h/s320/toandfrominside.tiff" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">All images via <a href="http://toandfrommagazine.com/" target="_blank">to & from</a></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://issuu.com/toandfrom/docs/holiday2012/97" target="_blank">Check it out</a>. It covers absolutely everyone on your list.</div>

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to send or not to send

...that is the question.<br /><br />Hey everybody! First off I want to thank you all for your sweet comments and emails about the living room. I'm so happy to have accomplished everything on my list. You'll notice that I didn't say the room is 'finished' as there is always more I want to do, but we won't go there today.<br /><br />We had a great time with family in Chicago over the Thanksgiving holiday and I also got a chance to visit with some very good friends whom I don't get to see often enough.<br /><br />Such a good time was had in fact, that it made me think about Christmas cards. Well, the visit and the fact that every other car we passed on Sunday had a christmas tree on the roof.<br /><br />Last year I didn't send out Christmas/holiday cards (gasp) and I have to tell you, if felt pretty damn good. It was on my list, but I simply just ran out of time. But after the initial guilt wore off, it was rather nice to have one less thing to feel obligated to during this crazy time of year.<br /><br />Big but though, I LOVE getting Christmas cards. I'm an enigma I know. I love seeing how much everyone's kids have grown (even though I see all of that already thru Facebook) and I'm thrilled to get something in the mail that isn't a bill or a solicitation. And, they are just so damn cute!<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcFmLqJLUnfkthvUQ5fChyphenhyphenPFEpE2ZKOrmRlyfWliJBoLh4QGfJKUrZZEAgwkINLybzxdl7BhwFv1nRXjIw4zSJ5TX4Bx6EJTCaA0sGKwok7l5VDwLYhhnjSTNoNF82ABc9O8L1UYUlhu2X/s1600/flat_holiday_photo_cards_chic_colors.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcFmLqJLUnfkthvUQ5fChyphenhyphenPFEpE2ZKOrmRlyfWliJBoLh4QGfJKUrZZEAgwkINLybzxdl7BhwFv1nRXjIw4zSJ5TX4Bx6EJTCaA0sGKwok7l5VDwLYhhnjSTNoNF82ABc9O8L1UYUlhu2X/s320/flat_holiday_photo_cards_chic_colors.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.tinyprints.com/" target="_blank">Tiny Prints: Chic Colors</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwCS2TedFj3zvuIDTXIPMGqJsxqhpYuBn6-DYHJZFNYc6NMLQDCLHklaav_OZZgFyAirh9lm8Txa8Qrry0dsVuG-hBKF_Lunsc4i5TvC59OSnXvy_TIAihPMEMuV1R4J0sSfRYcKF2ClU/s1600/ornament_cards_gingham_grosgrain.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwCS2TedFj3zvuIDTXIPMGqJsxqhpYuBn6-DYHJZFNYc6NMLQDCLHklaav_OZZgFyAirh9lm8Txa8Qrry0dsVuG-hBKF_Lunsc4i5TvC59OSnXvy_TIAihPMEMuV1R4J0sSfRYcKF2ClU/s320/ornament_cards_gingham_grosgrain.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.tinyprints.com/" target="_blank">Tiny Prints: Gingham Grosgrain</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDV7RbtFqh5AXdzKdQhcSvKdsNYNePnI0OkMsY53jW6KdzzR7GyYFHBYGc6uACZD-61faHMnEVnY2Se2XkugOFPDkMtCeHw1HLj8DLXWO9cQqICeTubDuOJ5HOYJY3sDxGVwHxhmqM7NE/s1600/STATIONERYCARD_5x5-31050-5770-MERCHLARGE_FRONT-v1344029349000123654.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDV7RbtFqh5AXdzKdQhcSvKdsNYNePnI0OkMsY53jW6KdzzR7GyYFHBYGc6uACZD-61faHMnEVnY2Se2XkugOFPDkMtCeHw1HLj8DLXWO9cQqICeTubDuOJ5HOYJY3sDxGVwHxhmqM7NE/s320/STATIONERYCARD_5x5-31050-5770-MERCHLARGE_FRONT-v1344029349000123654.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/new-years-cards/new-years-cards" target="_blank">Shutterfly</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTT6NnewxlGCekTl0nEwj5NrmWDUEXLkXKT3jr-RxqzZAzjhtWUq3X_if57-pr2IgoHEo0t6IppbbHFnYI2Yhv122PoKU9CuDdf_-C3FVRxYuuJx9AxfaQS8kLNaxq8n0L95K_j1QWxhUn/s1600/STATIONERYCARD_FOLDED_5x7-27107-6073-MERCHLARGE_FRONT-v134402796400090507.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTT6NnewxlGCekTl0nEwj5NrmWDUEXLkXKT3jr-RxqzZAzjhtWUq3X_if57-pr2IgoHEo0t6IppbbHFnYI2Yhv122PoKU9CuDdf_-C3FVRxYuuJx9AxfaQS8kLNaxq8n0L95K_j1QWxhUn/s320/STATIONERYCARD_FOLDED_5x7-27107-6073-MERCHLARGE_FRONT-v134402796400090507.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-cards/joyful-and-bright-holiday-card" target="_blank">Shutterfly</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGdymPYFSyAqxX72vzaxQx8tsCYmJApmqq4Ejfc1_aV8x6mH-vgCDB4Pu4ofAQWpEfrRJlMEBkupv1aAKIblSvupMQN7rq4PD7-wqspjnmu2tot7obKn_Dxcxdhpw5gHLqWDXUggzevVXD/s1600/be-bright-christmas-card.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGdymPYFSyAqxX72vzaxQx8tsCYmJApmqq4Ejfc1_aV8x6mH-vgCDB4Pu4ofAQWpEfrRJlMEBkupv1aAKIblSvupMQN7rq4PD7-wqspjnmu2tot7obKn_Dxcxdhpw5gHLqWDXUggzevVXD/s320/be-bright-christmas-card.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-cards" target="_blank">Shutterfly</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />So, what do you think? Are you sending out holiday cards this year? Are they necessary in our social media world where we know all of everyone's everything? Do you have a method or place to get them from that removes the stress? Do I need to save you a seat next to me in 'I didn't send out Christmas cards' hell?

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~~~My New Turkey Platter!!!~~~

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYVNnOrIKGOe7H7IXeHtU5NNFpX_K0f3UwBzioCzdpQT-UZQCvXSzfeW4Jm6Aj3yVZ9hwPQpFGSWRzO7uONY7qdOmhYdxCzvWP1mUr4dexCxfm6KlOGouqfFo3fkzQoOJz7mlTNoHmno/s1600/New+Turkey+Platter+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYVNnOrIKGOe7H7IXeHtU5NNFpX_K0f3UwBzioCzdpQT-UZQCvXSzfeW4Jm6Aj3yVZ9hwPQpFGSWRzO7uONY7qdOmhYdxCzvWP1mUr4dexCxfm6KlOGouqfFo3fkzQoOJz7mlTNoHmno/s400/New+Turkey+Platter+001.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> Happy Friday, or as I like to call it, elastic pants day:):) I hope you all had A wonderful, blessed Thanksgiving. We did and I am very grateful for all my blessings. Yesterday my daughter used this turkey platter and I remarked how pretty it was and how much I liked it. She gave it to me and was grateful for me to take it cause she doesn't like it!!!!!!!!!!!! I am giving her my PLAIN one:) I love the scenes and embellishments along the edge of the platter.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRa8yc3LNVYHD0242sxT0kfrdVJ_IRgu0CFh2qXyfHDishiXkWPiYe0rATOR5w6FhXCI-BT_Bid6DUqiF-GuLnEJAECNQ-A4K2-H6Vhqd7OQw6nvI2JwSObIyGX1aISrsjeMmZl1AQNo/s1600/New+Turkey+Platter+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRa8yc3LNVYHD0242sxT0kfrdVJ_IRgu0CFh2qXyfHDishiXkWPiYe0rATOR5w6FhXCI-BT_Bid6DUqiF-GuLnEJAECNQ-A4K2-H6Vhqd7OQw6nvI2JwSObIyGX1aISrsjeMmZl1AQNo/s400/New+Turkey+Platter+002.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> The colors are also so pretty to me. I have a set of green dishes  (anyone surprised???:):) and they will look nice with this too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyRyqwjIph48cAm18ZDHx6F8GuzVnGf300nq3uKq52qhdj2pq2y3EucL9kAxfqyjSz6eoV2GFUz3X9OXevD-bFEICkk8HW1yaP6kFpp9-ui_XDrerQBCaNVFA8oxt8XIEAXXecllP2uqg/s1600/New+Turkey+Platter+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyRyqwjIph48cAm18ZDHx6F8GuzVnGf300nq3uKq52qhdj2pq2y3EucL9kAxfqyjSz6eoV2GFUz3X9OXevD-bFEICkk8HW1yaP6kFpp9-ui_XDrerQBCaNVFA8oxt8XIEAXXecllP2uqg/s400/New+Turkey+Platter+003.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> I look forward to next year to do another pretty table with this platter too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJGOXy1r9yAm9hdVM3WUmLX_N-CcXgoTSTRQItcKbPtXWISATy-K9-i21P2I1BAVlfNLO-ZlEUbiXkxd7Inc43wMNukkI8AihXiKpUKA_iBy4ZipyPpXN9hTuM3rTOaN5Ny_DbBxwK-GA/s1600/New+Turkey+Platter+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJGOXy1r9yAm9hdVM3WUmLX_N-CcXgoTSTRQItcKbPtXWISATy-K9-i21P2I1BAVlfNLO-ZlEUbiXkxd7Inc43wMNukkI8AihXiKpUKA_iBy4ZipyPpXN9hTuM3rTOaN5Ny_DbBxwK-GA/s400/New+Turkey+Platter+004.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzajL9a4McvaasIFgZMsKOpmBXhrY4App5EaY1pyzkBkVZKxrTtopt6NNX3veK4SbGq7ujUrJBm0rpK9od8cllHGgNH5j68gAUPTvMzzfQycm9Jv9mnSU_77F8ri1dy04G9I-Vh2lKak/s1600/New+Turkey+Platter+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzajL9a4McvaasIFgZMsKOpmBXhrY4App5EaY1pyzkBkVZKxrTtopt6NNX3veK4SbGq7ujUrJBm0rpK9od8cllHGgNH5j68gAUPTvMzzfQycm9Jv9mnSU_77F8ri1dy04G9I-Vh2lKak/s400/New+Turkey+Platter+005.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNsKv3Rff7pw6JXw54cTXvlzMk1K7NmVTN3c1OuhBFOQd6REzAeAjOjsuLE9Wg-19SqNr9inR_H3hgudhke2IHzaqcCEwfw64yaZebufptmzw4fVeFHTRyr17j9h5xVLzVTKXB79_9co/s1600/New+Turkey+Platter+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNsKv3Rff7pw6JXw54cTXvlzMk1K7NmVTN3c1OuhBFOQd6REzAeAjOjsuLE9Wg-19SqNr9inR_H3hgudhke2IHzaqcCEwfw64yaZebufptmzw4fVeFHTRyr17j9h5xVLzVTKXB79_9co/s400/New+Turkey+Platter+001.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>We are having guests today. Tomorrow I will go decorate my daughters tree and stair railings (all 60 feet of it). Then I can start MY house and I am antsy as can be to GET TO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Have a beautiful day. XO, Pinky

~~~My New Turkey Platter!!!~~~

 Happy Friday, or as I like to call it, elastic pants day:):) I hope you all had A wonderful, blessed Thanksgiving. We did and I am very gra...

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thankful living room updates

In honor of those getting ready to give thanks tomorrow in the US, I want to give thanks for finishing <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2012/08/and-your-time-startsnow.html" target="_blank">my living room list</a> and cleaning it to snap a few pictures. Some are only iPhone pics, but you get the idea.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmqDFTnOLyrd7WaBivKMm6YDCvOJ6j8pdS_bgMMXf3AmoN5b0FDNnIzn9zfjCSQYMcqBQyzPfchBOrVDTFIperRZEtbD-hI4iSSExRsPdU6SAfWnvKuu-B4NjAMYsO_dp-TuZBfEfn8io/s1600/LivingRoom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmqDFTnOLyrd7WaBivKMm6YDCvOJ6j8pdS_bgMMXf3AmoN5b0FDNnIzn9zfjCSQYMcqBQyzPfchBOrVDTFIperRZEtbD-hI4iSSExRsPdU6SAfWnvKuu-B4NjAMYsO_dp-TuZBfEfn8io/s640/LivingRoom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDRi1TXHhgUtLSndNASgkm1FXzAWtvV-CbLunBDI6ZzS9rWRj4TT1S0VUeu9Kur084d_2C8THg3vCiFG9hGtRIExuIDEfkpwtlXY0gtOgYkvicrbQD4i1LzDzV25VU1E-DJ5DyX6JfHB7/s1600/BallFringeTop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDRi1TXHhgUtLSndNASgkm1FXzAWtvV-CbLunBDI6ZzS9rWRj4TT1S0VUeu9Kur084d_2C8THg3vCiFG9hGtRIExuIDEfkpwtlXY0gtOgYkvicrbQD4i1LzDzV25VU1E-DJ5DyX6JfHB7/s640/BallFringeTop.jpg" width="464" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Black ball fringe. My new favorite thing.<br /><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFlH_WEBXLq4zLqOQgHtjwDLJkQW8fIQMhv0A8AQD0lG3pYi50sGfB148nOV_gedyHhq_Ybd68ThwXoAbD9O2LdZBiyu_W_EE4cAuDtGQNIi9tISSo1Zah9jzm5gt0Jpmn1A-1bvtxMW6x/s1600/PinkPagodaiPhone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFlH_WEBXLq4zLqOQgHtjwDLJkQW8fIQMhv0A8AQD0lG3pYi50sGfB148nOV_gedyHhq_Ybd68ThwXoAbD9O2LdZBiyu_W_EE4cAuDtGQNIi9tISSo1Zah9jzm5gt0Jpmn1A-1bvtxMW6x/s640/PinkPagodaiPhone.jpg" width="540" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>LOVE my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/thepinkpagoda?ref=seller_info" target="_blank">Pink Pagoda</a> prints.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkp-1WxnosMDT3Xb_15FyhjhRL70-5l3fYRBIDQEnPdKztCaWLcKTx1DfxKWTOlpv0tQJ5GTsSAAhaAPJznzfSdTe6nQbp0zd2DJvW8SyFDfmenOfZTmWrI1C1OWZeolsqudjSQBSAexl6/s1600/PinkPagodaArt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkp-1WxnosMDT3Xb_15FyhjhRL70-5l3fYRBIDQEnPdKztCaWLcKTx1DfxKWTOlpv0tQJ5GTsSAAhaAPJznzfSdTe6nQbp0zd2DJvW8SyFDfmenOfZTmWrI1C1OWZeolsqudjSQBSAexl6/s640/PinkPagodaArt.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYHzueVeGXuPKcBRO7HqKskdRH2O4N9-zhzN0A2-IxWv0fcWJRNf-Y1-nVUqXbhAXjtkX9L_bojo-8ZPsl1YQSzrwtTxIgy9MYlS_Teyi6XEcBhNIlB_xzQPKdlWv4-3cDYVG7r7cTHB7/s1600/ReupholsteredCouch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYHzueVeGXuPKcBRO7HqKskdRH2O4N9-zhzN0A2-IxWv0fcWJRNf-Y1-nVUqXbhAXjtkX9L_bojo-8ZPsl1YQSzrwtTxIgy9MYlS_Teyi6XEcBhNIlB_xzQPKdlWv4-3cDYVG7r7cTHB7/s640/ReupholsteredCouch.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Finally found a coffee table, down in <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2012/09/thrifting-thru-south.html" target="_blank">Florida</a>. The proportions worked out perfectly with <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2012/04/now-you-really-can-take-seat.html" target="_blank">the couch</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQ6_bI9asEpg5ODsoXgg-Za2PA8Z6eoDTq7WnSHGgaG3a035WnLf6xGHpNlvT7yS9rizYMJKXtbLfssmOY_QdzoMNwO3Zm9nNJ4fgXJLfy6hHaVBZy41umPri7GCiruLyTqNdmwlSrkcB/s1600/CoffeeTableStyling.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQ6_bI9asEpg5ODsoXgg-Za2PA8Z6eoDTq7WnSHGgaG3a035WnLf6xGHpNlvT7yS9rizYMJKXtbLfssmOY_QdzoMNwO3Zm9nNJ4fgXJLfy6hHaVBZy41umPri7GCiruLyTqNdmwlSrkcB/s400/CoffeeTableStyling.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3uxqgtIVL1bxxQKTx0zzExx6QY8UTQ1NkbtyIA628LOcvm_7qDT7W3-ToZe953EVIN0Q22-yaR1Kima2ifCkmNl6zdhFoEDiSxryk35HuoHH7eTSQRbKOR8LRTEA3vemuqrtbQ0LHyVX/s1600/PianoStyling.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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thankful living room updates

In honor of those getting ready to give thanks tomorrow in the US, I want to give thanks for finishing my living room list and cleaning it ...

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