~~~Our Neighborhood Progressive Dinner Table and Food!!!~~~

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKlRU9YJh5qyLbcIn8nc8DIGNFBjIfxq95zAMtdtMKDY3dweTyVRIMTdWtjoOaknQCpwnrtwEdtN2yMfS1WNv5pjk0nQ2sRiGmAP0GPUg_mCPS9otXFlOmIn-rs2p3WZW2JNvUQ3Xj_it/s1600/Progressive+dinner,+table+024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKlRU9YJh5qyLbcIn8nc8DIGNFBjIfxq95zAMtdtMKDY3dweTyVRIMTdWtjoOaknQCpwnrtwEdtN2yMfS1WNv5pjk0nQ2sRiGmAP0GPUg_mCPS9otXFlOmIn-rs2p3WZW2JNvUQ3Xj_it/s640/Progressive+dinner,+table+024.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> Hello!!! This past Saturday night we participated in our neighborhood Progressive Dinner! It was alot of fun! We hosted one of the appetizer courses here. I confessed to Yvonne, today while we were shopping and having lunch that I shamelssly copied her idea of the white cherry blossoms for my table. It is such a beautiful and dramatic look and so simple to do.  I started with a white cut out tablecloth that I just LOVE and then used my green, white and brown Spring runner for the centerpiece. I added nests, birds etc. The square willow chareger/trays are another organic element for the table. I love LOTS of textures! My faux terrarium is in the center of the table.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNi0q4PIQAZtYS8hxuXeH-AC0fFC2_DEw87NfyppCMHQvpiNaTp72WMUN_zMq9_ReI6p-DSqTls2GZ_p5wmBmqnliu-D-rrB8EdrX-kcpP8OTvV5v7EzjIb46_tN6dVAIuvtruJvMnJQPX/s1600/Progressive+dinner,+table+023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNi0q4PIQAZtYS8hxuXeH-AC0fFC2_DEw87NfyppCMHQvpiNaTp72WMUN_zMq9_ReI6p-DSqTls2GZ_p5wmBmqnliu-D-rrB8EdrX-kcpP8OTvV5v7EzjIb46_tN6dVAIuvtruJvMnJQPX/s640/Progressive+dinner,+table+023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> My Napolean Bee silverware was a must for this table too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhcrVFlsgDYzeR80j5FEI_5HJPlNtAE2SdlEWiFifglHCbooRmoH0h0KAGt4AtD_puj8FQ-vbuN1eEmPetNca0nqALb30PYznu6LJRyh6p5GtUSFtrU9stIyFjMZhV_v1J2u3_vGcDTQv5/s1600/Progressive+dinner,+table+026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhcrVFlsgDYzeR80j5FEI_5HJPlNtAE2SdlEWiFifglHCbooRmoH0h0KAGt4AtD_puj8FQ-vbuN1eEmPetNca0nqALb30PYznu6LJRyh6p5GtUSFtrU9stIyFjMZhV_v1J2u3_vGcDTQv5/s640/Progressive+dinner,+table+026.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguUlBeG9UesYtfph8SmpWTbz1kO7X0btLPgK-qrt7iW7o5IXCLtRiOGBhFw_4gsQRsVf3ugAHuzEAgkZ_rPwV5d83bVW7k1avqQS7w2cbqXHRW2mgayF39yZqBaKsa8buADvZKmainIKoe/s1600/Progressive+dinner,+table+032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguUlBeG9UesYtfph8SmpWTbz1kO7X0btLPgK-qrt7iW7o5IXCLtRiOGBhFw_4gsQRsVf3ugAHuzEAgkZ_rPwV5d83bVW7k1avqQS7w2cbqXHRW2mgayF39yZqBaKsa8buADvZKmainIKoe/s640/Progressive+dinner,+table+032.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> These little bird topped cloches were found several years ago and I placed them down into a nest that sits in a glass bowl for stability.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsmi9b_r3ntv0zCYcKRwhw-wyIPLvmLoecIv8hGkS35BjRxwjUf0ih858bfohPp_FYWdZHuSNqiDBaDtOjTbMeCcp3iUZc3U2-tgWpa6aeqZyB4vUqzpJQtF823edwvoMB_vEesfihKzUv/s1600/Progressive+dinner,+table+033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsmi9b_r3ntv0zCYcKRwhw-wyIPLvmLoecIv8hGkS35BjRxwjUf0ih858bfohPp_FYWdZHuSNqiDBaDtOjTbMeCcp3iUZc3U2-tgWpa6aeqZyB4vUqzpJQtF823edwvoMB_vEesfihKzUv/s640/Progressive+dinner,+table+033.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5rCX5KJTEb4TLp_gRFWCrmHzseZ9zCmRg3G7nloETo1wtUHoygRk6EbuCClsGjlfexAfET7S9Vpj2qpbpp_Ehd4w6pr5Eh41MLTA5sILJdjzEunvaKMNY33C6eSB__8uX0cXyZT80XJk/s1600/Progressive+dinner,+table+055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5rCX5KJTEb4TLp_gRFWCrmHzseZ9zCmRg3G7nloETo1wtUHoygRk6EbuCClsGjlfexAfET7S9Vpj2qpbpp_Ehd4w6pr5Eh41MLTA5sILJdjzEunvaKMNY33C6eSB__8uX0cXyZT80XJk/s640/Progressive+dinner,+table+055.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> This was the only shot I remembered to get of Joe making the wam shrimp in a slaw that was delicious! I will share the recipe soon.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg83hLTOYfs2BWnVL5HnOWxst1W7J-TZOERN0Bt5Esh0HUtJpWNbXXPu6RRvIp_lB6CMYDPFAGyZubDmi_7XhNBZy8VaBGoTH8o850HWzG4FCSAj-ijHOwfEFk7jJ7L-jy-jApUv9TNcKL/s1600/Progressive+dinner,+table+058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg83hLTOYfs2BWnVL5HnOWxst1W7J-TZOERN0Bt5Esh0HUtJpWNbXXPu6RRvIp_lB6CMYDPFAGyZubDmi_7XhNBZy8VaBGoTH8o850HWzG4FCSAj-ijHOwfEFk7jJ7L-jy-jApUv9TNcKL/s640/Progressive+dinner,+table+058.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> I also made individual taco dips. I used plastic cups for easy (and quick) clean up since we had to leave to go to the next house:)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1sXqH3U_TlnxnxvWNLVQ8VgPxP49TgIXWuTapofD_iYDvay4cahnzbSJD6fE-0bJCRo4JohKic5lCGuWAmNAGZvQksmnpbcQtEKRdmG9i5exyMPp1eI6tEy1wfGPSwf1wLmVGWPFWMnc/s1600/Progressive+dinner,+table+059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1sXqH3U_TlnxnxvWNLVQ8VgPxP49TgIXWuTapofD_iYDvay4cahnzbSJD6fE-0bJCRo4JohKic5lCGuWAmNAGZvQksmnpbcQtEKRdmG9i5exyMPp1eI6tEy1wfGPSwf1wLmVGWPFWMnc/s640/Progressive+dinner,+table+059.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Cucumber sandwiches are always a hit too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0Ro5H86C8IL-QfTjeNGU1ndMEle2VVGijKKHgWjwg1DT5F6UJRjz62qmBza1vSdgHq3jBOnnzQHrEIVVgVe-M7aMocUBgr0Gb7WZfSymggo1TwjImxVFYHZCudeMjVSdeCukMtmcpS0Z/s1600/Progressive+dinner,+table+061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0Ro5H86C8IL-QfTjeNGU1ndMEle2VVGijKKHgWjwg1DT5F6UJRjz62qmBza1vSdgHq3jBOnnzQHrEIVVgVe-M7aMocUBgr0Gb7WZfSymggo1TwjImxVFYHZCudeMjVSdeCukMtmcpS0Z/s640/Progressive+dinner,+table+061.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD36IL_OyXS0rXosGWDYajaUJOEZSlS47SaY_wt5Ay_tYQEbIlFb8uRvVzADNhKnZPxMIELOxNjXZ4uqnrMSbUtrxpAgFqycbvn5JfEXo5uq4oskTvfDEXXN9DlQl60ZtVml6dEhWtD4Sa/s1600/Progressive+dinner,+table+062.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD36IL_OyXS0rXosGWDYajaUJOEZSlS47SaY_wt5Ay_tYQEbIlFb8uRvVzADNhKnZPxMIELOxNjXZ4uqnrMSbUtrxpAgFqycbvn5JfEXo5uq4oskTvfDEXXN9DlQl60ZtVml6dEhWtD4Sa/s640/Progressive+dinner,+table+062.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Paper plates, again for ease of clean up:)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4EZTlcprf4WRXcqhk4rtCo4Xks4Ci9R6Q3yjOlpdJTpD2ydMdE93mfFJsEzx6AvbVMp-tuDTJVGx-HXz3UTO0jvrsW_qLxy2H43Pa9FzV9a_iB2xNvi9KrK5jHKZvWZKXli4IE-6dtcCI/s1600/Progressive+dinner,+table+063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4EZTlcprf4WRXcqhk4rtCo4Xks4Ci9R6Q3yjOlpdJTpD2ydMdE93mfFJsEzx6AvbVMp-tuDTJVGx-HXz3UTO0jvrsW_qLxy2H43Pa9FzV9a_iB2xNvi9KrK5jHKZvWZKXli4IE-6dtcCI/s640/Progressive+dinner,+table+063.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> The bar. We also offered a drink that Joe created called a "Peachy Pink Martini" in my honor. My maiden name was Martini, so I was Pinky Martini til I got married. The drink was a big hit too, even the men liked it:)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnAjPXfdCCbBSEpvup3ZklYsCXvVG_ltIIR2lU3plbTzfIs2ma1C3CFsgB2R66IxC4lCbHjbQoJds7Uv2GrykkjIjfLENq6dQogS9ZLLy2QRbzli4gql_1LBY_qpVXPkXjVgWJWJTTc9Z/s1600/Progressive+dinner,+table+064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnAjPXfdCCbBSEpvup3ZklYsCXvVG_ltIIR2lU3plbTzfIs2ma1C3CFsgB2R66IxC4lCbHjbQoJds7Uv2GrykkjIjfLENq6dQogS9ZLLy2QRbzli4gql_1LBY_qpVXPkXjVgWJWJTTc9Z/s640/Progressive+dinner,+table+064.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> This is the shrimp in the warm slaw.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYVWCFGGGDyAVxuLR6z8EGa7VQlWjeAAFUkAKK82dyPVy4d-tB-6GGHE5HjBgopj5JTfUOERmcgwmXzWDREI6pQBmzaETDRCK70xozDJCrTnXXEpPSAgRpUMSoii-5Hl1571lGrDIyVy6n/s1600/Progressive+dinner,+table+065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYVWCFGGGDyAVxuLR6z8EGa7VQlWjeAAFUkAKK82dyPVy4d-tB-6GGHE5HjBgopj5JTfUOERmcgwmXzWDREI6pQBmzaETDRCK70xozDJCrTnXXEpPSAgRpUMSoii-5Hl1571lGrDIyVy6n/s640/Progressive+dinner,+table+065.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAOYmVOV07h4Ue9aw_-ZcvJjCGMqbeis4uWU2It1WueqE9zm_h7z7AlJUtOWZ_0RoFnZm0cz-HV5yGgRSnjp73e7Cuj964hr6Ya5u9P-PFCq10GQPK5Z6m3QvhCVP9_GAxHANu1eiZKsI/s1600/Progressive+dinner,+table+066.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAOYmVOV07h4Ue9aw_-ZcvJjCGMqbeis4uWU2It1WueqE9zm_h7z7AlJUtOWZ_0RoFnZm0cz-HV5yGgRSnjp73e7Cuj964hr6Ya5u9P-PFCq10GQPK5Z6m3QvhCVP9_GAxHANu1eiZKsI/s640/Progressive+dinner,+table+066.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dQBn5C22EJ-_hD2-CoNxGM2iWy1pJZ587mxdq2rP8oH8MapGQ2U2ZwISfeh7X3rCjPJFEMs490OaRun1vZw9fpERgjCJ9RDkVO6g63ZstTWFOX0oaXbTCtTo71UPQyAUTxFJ0tPMAud9/s1600/Progressive+dinner,+table+068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dQBn5C22EJ-_hD2-CoNxGM2iWy1pJZ587mxdq2rP8oH8MapGQ2U2ZwISfeh7X3rCjPJFEMs490OaRun1vZw9fpERgjCJ9RDkVO6g63ZstTWFOX0oaXbTCtTo71UPQyAUTxFJ0tPMAud9/s640/Progressive+dinner,+table+068.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>We had such a nice evening. Everyone who came to our house hadn't seen it yet and they all seemed to love it. This neighborhood is very unique in that there have been 3 phases and 3 different builders so there are MANY styles of homes in here. I like that alot. It does NOT look like a "cookie cutter" development at all. I hope you have enjoyed this little tour. I will share more Spring "feathering of our nest" soon. 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~~~Our Neighborhood Progressive Dinner Table and Food!!!~~~

 Hello!!! This past Saturday night we participated in our neighborhood Progressive Dinner! It was alot of fun! We hosted one of the appetizer courses here. I confessed to Yvonne, today while we were shopping and having lunch that I shamelssly copied her idea of the white cherry blossoms for my table…

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Who's excited to start another week? Anyone? Yeah, me neither. It was another busy one around here and I could use a day or two to recover. A girl can dream.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Last week I started another refinishing project (I'll share details when its a bit further along) and it got me thinking about furniture in its natural state. No paint, just a bit of stain and a whole lot of beauty. Crazy, I know.<br /><br />Now don't get me wrong, I love painted furniture as much as the next gal (as I've proven <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2013/03/high-gloss-dresser-tutorial.html" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2012/07/keep-your-feet-on-ground-and-keep.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2012/11/its-marathon-not-sprint.html" target="_blank">here</a>) but I think every room can benefit from at least one piece of good old wood.<br /><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/AVvXsEhocgwECvwGw8HCmFEECunTLWzPT6tN8aztvrJPIXDT4Yi_ddE51T8wumMZ2eLn1bQ7daT-ljll4YMCxX3TApOqPFscjB3SDkR1AJRlTNDcGZ1Cj26i5t0QMDZrGXk7HtzfmqVV-GZKBaI5/s1600/08e0399dd42e2562e6af2978e513017a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocgwECvwGw8HCmFEECunTLWzPT6tN8aztvrJPIXDT4Yi_ddE51T8wumMZ2eLn1bQ7daT-ljll4YMCxX3TApOqPFscjB3SDkR1AJRlTNDcGZ1Cj26i5t0QMDZrGXk7HtzfmqVV-GZKBaI5/s640/08e0399dd42e2562e6af2978e513017a.jpg" width="424" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://theglitterguide.com/2013/04/23/style-at-home-hanna-seabrook-of-gadabout/" target="_blank">source</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/AVvXsEhPRrH8D8ZnR8_QekQjQda9esLICRExWkXCngqtsqoEbzAdp1Tql36a05gU30JCqMqKWE7FINqEV2uYihVS7EQuPxEtTqRh0gGEDhakcJJ8rK8II2IeJhHxK8Fif8Aau9VWZjwkI6n-p8lR/s1600/002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPRrH8D8ZnR8_QekQjQda9esLICRExWkXCngqtsqoEbzAdp1Tql36a05gU30JCqMqKWE7FINqEV2uYihVS7EQuPxEtTqRh0gGEDhakcJJ8rK8II2IeJhHxK8Fif8Aau9VWZjwkI6n-p8lR/s640/002.jpg" width="580" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.suzanneeason.com/portfolio-holiday-house.php" target="_blank">source</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/AVvXsEh9w2uHCzYNlAakPUZ3b8iGZoxdbkU5re_C2vnLyQD5Eir3frA16clIi-9U-DSz7Kn65Yy3x5gquMLZu4Oe9AYTTqBO6iSh-7E7QzdSVajoFEpJE4dT6FLGO6d9sorNENdpYdXs6AtcXQ9v/s1600/000f0de93b367abfdd3a9525224c6796.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9w2uHCzYNlAakPUZ3b8iGZoxdbkU5re_C2vnLyQD5Eir3frA16clIi-9U-DSz7Kn65Yy3x5gquMLZu4Oe9AYTTqBO6iSh-7E7QzdSVajoFEpJE4dT6FLGO6d9sorNENdpYdXs6AtcXQ9v/s640/000f0de93b367abfdd3a9525224c6796.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.classiccasualhome.com/" target="_blank">source</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/AVvXsEhpW2mRbQ0kkc-TwkeKDy6WOyztS1LhyphenhyphenhmqnPgpqPxMa7vujM-ngEM4aLlQqKVPBUdhRjVALj62ys5D_SIeekaMJvDobzuRvpfGwQr9QfF7w0bcwla85vmPLoDYqksNEbNCu3uKMrsXEMut/s1600/f23def8d7f24f994b589f80e50f39f38.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpW2mRbQ0kkc-TwkeKDy6WOyztS1LhyphenhyphenhmqnPgpqPxMa7vujM-ngEM4aLlQqKVPBUdhRjVALj62ys5D_SIeekaMJvDobzuRvpfGwQr9QfF7w0bcwla85vmPLoDYqksNEbNCu3uKMrsXEMut/s640/f23def8d7f24f994b589f80e50f39f38.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">source</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/AVvXsEjpCZ87-ZknRxPoCKzQSEaNXS1kKZiXaiRIt3qhC8Mm3fgK6i6EJBJBQ8xyGcOdRyzMM_yEp_2G1a8EotKF9ge0F4_mZuPDsW9pgBC1H43PieVVSPgqqju0Us0m7_69aqvcjSBeIegMmcAD/s1600/3dbff1e5a3e318b9e2217cf8f7abf59a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="523" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCZ87-ZknRxPoCKzQSEaNXS1kKZiXaiRIt3qhC8Mm3fgK6i6EJBJBQ8xyGcOdRyzMM_yEp_2G1a8EotKF9ge0F4_mZuPDsW9pgBC1H43PieVVSPgqqju0Us0m7_69aqvcjSBeIegMmcAD/s640/3dbff1e5a3e318b9e2217cf8f7abf59a.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cottages-gardens.com/Connecticut-Cottages-Gardens/March-2012/One-Room-Makeovers/index.php?cparticle=9&siarticle=8#artanc" target="_blank">source</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqDd07eT_829yRg6cm1QUCKCKZj2lrqxL3sc3t88cDWGhC7UxvO8ZA8oGv3CMdlWi0F7CprU2YQ6bOLdLr_G6FDjt5K0T-if7p7BRkCxArRA9-wLXzLIjjvZvzjpWlRt24GmRQAbIf3DZ/s1600/Fullscreen+capture+2222013+95315+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqDd07eT_829yRg6cm1QUCKCKZj2lrqxL3sc3t88cDWGhC7UxvO8ZA8oGv3CMdlWi0F7CprU2YQ6bOLdLr_G6FDjt5K0T-if7p7BRkCxArRA9-wLXzLIjjvZvzjpWlRt24GmRQAbIf3DZ/s640/Fullscreen+capture+2222013+95315+AM.jpg" width="414" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://projects.ajchomefinder.com/gallery/view/homes/private-quarters/classic/pq-leffler-1026/" target="_blank">source</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/AVvXsEhZGorkMKkvO9aODo1tszXoiYYAmR7T_Evd_j-y1GjeH47619iOmnrq80lZV11WXwRMamhFtJSi5VKhXnQRp7dNfecVgJnhBXxCLPTePXMOiOeQLqsksW2hxyaQPUzNJMcDxjKGDQh3N8mZ/s1600/1685c6f83bf62666e090ae7cc0a72af4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZGorkMKkvO9aODo1tszXoiYYAmR7T_Evd_j-y1GjeH47619iOmnrq80lZV11WXwRMamhFtJSi5VKhXnQRp7dNfecVgJnhBXxCLPTePXMOiOeQLqsksW2hxyaQPUzNJMcDxjKGDQh3N8mZ/s400/1685c6f83bf62666e090ae7cc0a72af4.jpg" width="376" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">source</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><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4aklPLqH08SSB2FHP7DcnnCnz3Zq-VD-XNef3vLFmYTFx6zt9QbvKn-dX6msozD2ItbDdzk5xwPBNgqWPL_LV4m5oCOtc6AV5QKa9mqbLvOAG-1vZavFzP1RmutIkvazm5ybJd7FuW4A/s1600/354becbd31ae9c11af0ddc91141f7637.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBD_fPuClSh0i_HcwcZ_WI2dX5gTk7ma1AmhCiDNbKSfZSpLHoBlPqJ6aq5B-OjvZqkI6UJbk1i0gxhM3gl7vrtM-7uHTfGEhLU2mln7YLm_xDb5lKaRNVAh_JdEHIzjqkD3NxsPEKxIVQ/s1600/DSC_0237.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBD_fPuClSh0i_HcwcZ_WI2dX5gTk7ma1AmhCiDNbKSfZSpLHoBlPqJ6aq5B-OjvZqkI6UJbk1i0gxhM3gl7vrtM-7uHTfGEhLU2mln7YLm_xDb5lKaRNVAh_JdEHIzjqkD3NxsPEKxIVQ/s640/DSC_0237.jpg" width="490" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2013/04/chelsea-gray-mirrored-cabinets.html" target="_blank">source</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />How about you? Do you have any 'wood' around the house? Do you like yours stained dark, light or with a side of ketchup?

au natural

Who's excited to start another week? Anyone? Yeah, me neither. It was another busy one around here and I could use a day or two to recover. A girl can dream.Last week I started another refinishing project (I'll share details when its a bit further along) and it got me thinking about furniture in its…

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if it's pretty it's on instagram

As we prep for another weekend (thank the heavens) I wanted to make sure you are all aware of some series eye candy going down on Instagram. I know you are told this all the time but if you are not on Instagram yet, you need to be.<br /><br />And when you get on there and set up your account start the party with these three. They have been making me all kinds of giddy as of late.<br /><br /><a href="http://instagram.com/parkerkennedyliving" target="_blank"><b>Parker Kennedy Living</b></a><br />They took the most insane pictures at High Point. Wicked good people.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GqVPGhbHzrJ-W5pedGSUKNNr85U9ZFBkacvsMGBlPTl6JUEKkFEbtBLkzc-kGN_T_2eAN7xA7wPasiJd18saZ-vS979lDwYXwbKPvy0GRvLM54f58mTEBGJYVkKkqXGy3VDsrNeQoWMt/s1600/ParkerKennedyInsta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GqVPGhbHzrJ-W5pedGSUKNNr85U9ZFBkacvsMGBlPTl6JUEKkFEbtBLkzc-kGN_T_2eAN7xA7wPasiJd18saZ-vS979lDwYXwbKPvy0GRvLM54f58mTEBGJYVkKkqXGy3VDsrNeQoWMt/s400/ParkerKennedyInsta.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ybXMRxHTWOeFtwkUa1Se7I1oaRwK5BV8z1ANmavKVsZMlO4vyv5vwQWA_A5aEc64kxok6CwNud-eZRYVBPriy3JmSv5C7q69LgUqqKIQ3XERayfEyqnQO5eiM9HVSrNGocC_9Twabtx3/s1600/ParkerKennedyInsta2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ybXMRxHTWOeFtwkUa1Se7I1oaRwK5BV8z1ANmavKVsZMlO4vyv5vwQWA_A5aEc64kxok6CwNud-eZRYVBPriy3JmSv5C7q69LgUqqKIQ3XERayfEyqnQO5eiM9HVSrNGocC_9Twabtx3/s400/ParkerKennedyInsta2.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGlJn2SddtYpkJsO3YOL5wXvikOINWFUJZV72ooZVY5848P70dp5TiCNxkgAsckyx16DszjhxKLWBW2R_4nQSVOp0bhlgQmVcx9icMYhKApFXtSoaRhXBJlqXeg-J3KIsjuxiecj1Apg_/s1600/ParkerKennedyInsta3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGlJn2SddtYpkJsO3YOL5wXvikOINWFUJZV72ooZVY5848P70dp5TiCNxkgAsckyx16DszjhxKLWBW2R_4nQSVOp0bhlgQmVcx9icMYhKApFXtSoaRhXBJlqXeg-J3KIsjuxiecj1Apg_/s400/ParkerKennedyInsta3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEoNdCkC98c1Wz1uFJ7MJ5sl9wtViXcAoJAu9IN0QCyDY-mqUlSnbiPlMzBsW0Lqe445f4aaDuodXeU-h9Ge5zgeuX7yAAWftsVnKPiN3PaJ5eOjuP63N-HEUGb1zz3N0JA9W-lDNdyqk4/s1600/ParkerKennedyInsta4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEoNdCkC98c1Wz1uFJ7MJ5sl9wtViXcAoJAu9IN0QCyDY-mqUlSnbiPlMzBsW0Lqe445f4aaDuodXeU-h9Ge5zgeuX7yAAWftsVnKPiN3PaJ5eOjuP63N-HEUGb1zz3N0JA9W-lDNdyqk4/s400/ParkerKennedyInsta4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">All pictures via <a href="http://instagram.com/parkerkennedyliving" target="_blank">Parker Kennedy Living Instagram</a></span></i></div><br /><br /><a href="http://instagram.com/grantkgibson" target="_blank"><b>Grant K Gibson</b></a><br />He has a way of taking beautiful shots of ordinary things and he goes such wonderful places. Living vicariously. And side note -he totes loves my green couch (he 'hearted' the picture on my Instagram). We are so gonna be besties.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzWURIMCDXgTwTwdMBdrMt20sd_aFLMwx1R4alhbQCIKO2ycLwPBZtKKQ3Td6X4dKxA6SrguGoM2NQConloleNk0nBhsIO6mQfuS-sgDBsiVCE_iqkgIotF2VxHSQuseZQ5qa9hXrALRYd/s1600/GrantKGibson4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzWURIMCDXgTwTwdMBdrMt20sd_aFLMwx1R4alhbQCIKO2ycLwPBZtKKQ3Td6X4dKxA6SrguGoM2NQConloleNk0nBhsIO6mQfuS-sgDBsiVCE_iqkgIotF2VxHSQuseZQ5qa9hXrALRYd/s400/GrantKGibson4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFB7sdSDcmQBxq6nWY2SRK6OrExhcCf3qex1Rf_ICo8OkjYbUH2ExnT3ppxI3bbvuRPzTAwCYlJp-lnaz7p110qEsk_bBT_spEx-FCD_rYovXOngn5NK4QjDgXb2uOKWqZDtwSesyTdY9B/s1600/GrantKGibsonInsta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFB7sdSDcmQBxq6nWY2SRK6OrExhcCf3qex1Rf_ICo8OkjYbUH2ExnT3ppxI3bbvuRPzTAwCYlJp-lnaz7p110qEsk_bBT_spEx-FCD_rYovXOngn5NK4QjDgXb2uOKWqZDtwSesyTdY9B/s400/GrantKGibsonInsta.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfc8nDtjMAbY5jo4m7rEkpe3dD0JwyH56nRvu9mFKBa1gH2pzpUhTZc249sLk65s4S8SadeMJ6SVoxdagxlx7rz-roWYg1iVfcIj043K9JniFNmd6J2FxaiPjAfv0gNTCbNdtpXYmhGNtK/s1600/GrantKGibsonInsta2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfc8nDtjMAbY5jo4m7rEkpe3dD0JwyH56nRvu9mFKBa1gH2pzpUhTZc249sLk65s4S8SadeMJ6SVoxdagxlx7rz-roWYg1iVfcIj043K9JniFNmd6J2FxaiPjAfv0gNTCbNdtpXYmhGNtK/s400/GrantKGibsonInsta2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrM71vUf3BVScANTwLKvgcNGxGclAzRYPAMZ3bOneOk4ya6RkLmiz04w4xX-wxgwgReIvQnPtQDkA1Q40NuJPsRezGp7FwOJHtv9QidoJ3E49XWvdEDVihPLuUFoZjRWnbCW3v3zTmki7C/s1600/GrantKGibsonInsta3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrM71vUf3BVScANTwLKvgcNGxGclAzRYPAMZ3bOneOk4ya6RkLmiz04w4xX-wxgwgReIvQnPtQDkA1Q40NuJPsRezGp7FwOJHtv9QidoJ3E49XWvdEDVihPLuUFoZjRWnbCW3v3zTmki7C/s400/GrantKGibsonInsta3.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">All images via <a href="http://instagram.com/grantkgibson" target="_blank">Grant K Gibson Instagram</a></span></i></div><br /><br /><a href="http://instagram.com/rethinkdesignstudio" target="_blank"><b>Rethink Design Studio</b></a><br />An amazing design firm in Savannah that does a lot of historical work. One day when I get my old river house, I'm calling them.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnskiZiXJnWYKZs2edZhIj6lWjJlR-tduhcOMCGjzp-ZF5R_tC7oIa22tnCgDQq-6B2hoe6VGjeGE8RzDLHIOL02gNajHKmJuydTFweOZJweS5wAhPJ__xq3tLwWyNbCJFMgNzQspLyCq/s1600/RethinkInst3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnskiZiXJnWYKZs2edZhIj6lWjJlR-tduhcOMCGjzp-ZF5R_tC7oIa22tnCgDQq-6B2hoe6VGjeGE8RzDLHIOL02gNajHKmJuydTFweOZJweS5wAhPJ__xq3tLwWyNbCJFMgNzQspLyCq/s400/RethinkInst3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FFqeLXK-iIKNEvjsMLRrVJ3Chy-tPGDdOvJbcCsmmjz10ipua7-MSL8xf7w6ng0U0Nj2cPELr7FJrHh0vWm9cmZ1tlodSi5Op2VIMLUCVwgcVewzvaZLe1q7gIc2ViROD4Y_hKYDUt94/s1600/RethinkInsta2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FFqeLXK-iIKNEvjsMLRrVJ3Chy-tPGDdOvJbcCsmmjz10ipua7-MSL8xf7w6ng0U0Nj2cPELr7FJrHh0vWm9cmZ1tlodSi5Op2VIMLUCVwgcVewzvaZLe1q7gIc2ViROD4Y_hKYDUt94/s400/RethinkInsta2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0GdyfmN3PNDFnS4I9W4fTS8Fk5LCjd21XqmIsJ5Y_dLh_-3xr1QoDD4aFQb9JZmhtFXE7Q_isIsabaDve0SZzjhIiOPFeui7-7zQ6k_q5PgX3zqAkRrYNViEbWBPZY_q-hGLLLzICFBws/s1600/RethinkInsta4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0GdyfmN3PNDFnS4I9W4fTS8Fk5LCjd21XqmIsJ5Y_dLh_-3xr1QoDD4aFQb9JZmhtFXE7Q_isIsabaDve0SZzjhIiOPFeui7-7zQ6k_q5PgX3zqAkRrYNViEbWBPZY_q-hGLLLzICFBws/s400/RethinkInsta4.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3alAl_FPghPWaxCjnPtbZpYNj0mY2vfU0FLn_rYTP3lS7ZFI034bSEnYW7Wv8RcKXY57ehhdSAUvpNME872OTagmUfLpXJmMri2Xrd2KVCN6WYjytaiKSk2C57bfMVBt3yAkny6X9PsQK/s1600/rethinkinsta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3alAl_FPghPWaxCjnPtbZpYNj0mY2vfU0FLn_rYTP3lS7ZFI034bSEnYW7Wv8RcKXY57ehhdSAUvpNME872OTagmUfLpXJmMri2Xrd2KVCN6WYjytaiKSk2C57bfMVBt3yAkny6X9PsQK/s400/rethinkinsta.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">All images via <a href="http://instagram.com/rethinkdesignstudio" target="_blank">Rethink Design Studio Instagram</a></span></i></div><br /><br />So am I right or what? And make sure to follow me (<a href="http://instagram.com/littleblackdoor" target="_blank">@littleblackdoor</a>) too. We'll totally hang out. It'll be a ball.<br /><br />And don't forget to <a href="http://blog.simplybabyfurniture.com/2013/04/25/blog-partyweek2/" target="_blank">head over to the Simply Baby's spring blog party today</a>. My fellow style contributor and blog buddy <a href="http://tiffanyleighinteriordesign.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Tiffany Leigh</a> is featured today and she's got great things up her sleeve. And look forward to these style contributors in the weeks to come too.<br /><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><ul><div class="im" style="color: #500050;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://scrappyloveblog.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" title="Scrappy Love">Scrappy Love</a> - Cindi and Emily</span></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://vividhuehome.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" title="Vivid Hue Home">Vivid Hue Home</a>- Heather</span></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.rhymeswithsmile.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" title="Rhymes with Smile">Rhymes with Smile-</a> Katherine</span></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.foreverslikeadream.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" title="Forever's Like a Dream">Forever's Like a Dream</a>- Kelley</span></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://fancyfreeme.com/" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank">Fancy Free Me</a><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- Elisa</span></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://designpostdaily.com/" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank">Design Post Daily</a><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- Beth</span></li></div></ul></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.simplybabyfurniture.com/2013/04/26/blog-partyweek2/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXcH8zvZz0QUx3RK8UDnCt6-Tf2KztLAgYG3sTogAJK0tyrUB-jueh5Ha_hyphenhyphenKW5Qtl4kf_QvXCDaJKFkrR-Is7f_YokARUZ4uaVfMH6f2-fq6ggWyzt6vctlOVk6otp2N35hAYMLWnx1a/s320/Mom-Blog-Party-Badge.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />Any good plans this weekend? 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if it's pretty it's on instagram

As we prep for another weekend (thank the heavens) I wanted to make sure you are all aware of some series eye candy going down on Instagram. I know you are told this all the time but if you are not on Instagram yet, you need to be.And when you get on there and set up your account start the party wit…

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setting the table

Last week <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2013/04/party-at-my-table.html" target="_blank">I mentioned</a> that I was lucky enough to help a great local shop, <a href="http://stlservicebureau.com/index.html" target="_blank">The Service Bureau</a>, with their table at the annual Table Tops Spring Fundraiser for <a href="https://www.stlouischildrens.org/classes-events/table-tops-annual-spring-event" target="_blank">St. Louis Children's Hospital</a>. It is a great event for an even better cause and I was thrilled to participate.<br /><br />The Service Bureau wanted to go with a 'Nantucket on the Fourth of July' theme and I was totally on board. You say Nantucket and I say oh yeah baby. (read that in your best deep voice). Prep for the event was such a chore - I <i>had</i> to shop the store for items to include on the table that would best showcase what their store has to offer. Good times people. Good times. It was so much fun to say, 'I'll take two of those, and can we have four of these'? It was all very Pretty Woman, but without the snotty sales girls.<br /><br />One disclaimer before we get to the pictures - in all the chaos I neglected to bring my 'real' camera, so these are iPhone pictures in a room that isn't well lit to begin with. So when you look at these pictures imagine them looking better in real life. And if you follow me on Instagram (<a href="http://instagram.com/littleblackdoor/" target="_blank">@littleblackdoor</a>) you've already seen some of these. (I guess that's two disclaimers)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74XTwqgUB8Wwhr3E-6lW-Uv2c7pPE7cO2fyI3g0_4P2FHjIqHPEvYd3fU5iqs5IvdXD1NjJGNQD2faXxVSCDISKZZmGgrGCpK4PVE9PRlDdrhL1QOXMQxBSpIZWh_gldDFcnuq6RUh3NN/s1600/WideInstagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74XTwqgUB8Wwhr3E-6lW-Uv2c7pPE7cO2fyI3g0_4P2FHjIqHPEvYd3fU5iqs5IvdXD1NjJGNQD2faXxVSCDISKZZmGgrGCpK4PVE9PRlDdrhL1QOXMQxBSpIZWh_gldDFcnuq6RUh3NN/s400/WideInstagram.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Although we certainly used red, white and blue through out, we made a point not to make it too 'themey'. Themey, it could be a word.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUt5tIdzYSqsAKV_vSoKeWjN-7woTMfAl5OyGnUwRg8aucwMRzvcP3oqy02raM4tYfYJF-4k5MYCXfGAyqdJzKmf7ov6AKa9NSzH8d4GJ1b1X4cBvCA7F1iOhcVO2QJiAGYIpskb2WUrz2/s1600/PartyTableMaybe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUt5tIdzYSqsAKV_vSoKeWjN-7woTMfAl5OyGnUwRg8aucwMRzvcP3oqy02raM4tYfYJF-4k5MYCXfGAyqdJzKmf7ov6AKa9NSzH8d4GJ1b1X4cBvCA7F1iOhcVO2QJiAGYIpskb2WUrz2/s400/PartyTableMaybe.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><br />We used picture frames from the store to display the menu and put a personalized invitation at each plate. A great way to show off all the wonderful stationary they sell.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm8lwQGlc97vNBHVlEkmJNeLUBbuuEd9TyYtmclHyqlmEagqRgodEH_L-nxnWxmZw6p4syvWu76bPv7g7I5YYVnjF6imuoMnArmaZNTYXxsvhzv8uGB13D6GvkOYYuufYSCLh7fnT1g7jI/s1600/TableTopsParty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm8lwQGlc97vNBHVlEkmJNeLUBbuuEd9TyYtmclHyqlmEagqRgodEH_L-nxnWxmZw6p4syvWu76bPv7g7I5YYVnjF6imuoMnArmaZNTYXxsvhzv8uGB13D6GvkOYYuufYSCLh7fnT1g7jI/s400/TableTopsParty.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><br />I loved the lanterns they had in the store, but since it was a daytime event I thought candles would be a bit boring. So instead I decided to use the lanterns as vases and put a beautiful nosegay of flowers in each one. The striped ribbon coordinates with the stripes on the seats.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMYJzrpB4pGIn3EgVsa7sgIqYLVPt3uCkktHVTCkLbn1yCcY9Ty1l0TFlBuzhTr6jIMmutu7c5RyfqxxXttraeMBujDUq93yITeBCKCp7r0wuucoF71YNOfF-dsksRJ_0jHEq3HTLA1lWF/s1600/TableTop3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMYJzrpB4pGIn3EgVsa7sgIqYLVPt3uCkktHVTCkLbn1yCcY9Ty1l0TFlBuzhTr6jIMmutu7c5RyfqxxXttraeMBujDUq93yITeBCKCp7r0wuucoF71YNOfF-dsksRJ_0jHEq3HTLA1lWF/s400/TableTop3.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><br />The craft paper placemats are so fun and I love that the little crab legs stick out behind the chargers.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAZMu4GTkglLxSYlUSbdvVGxTTheV6YzoSdD3Rpquf4xaF6HnXOqdkDI7zP0gH6CgjPf7RrgdKJmbeENrfX3R7AJljnsPDktic8pXN5kSL7u-kW2nLF4kZ9e61-cjf0qGUgKYUqWKcqQw/s1600/TableTopChair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAZMu4GTkglLxSYlUSbdvVGxTTheV6YzoSdD3Rpquf4xaF6HnXOqdkDI7zP0gH6CgjPf7RrgdKJmbeENrfX3R7AJljnsPDktic8pXN5kSL7u-kW2nLF4kZ9e61-cjf0qGUgKYUqWKcqQw/s400/TableTopChair.jpg" width="457" /></a></div><br />The chairs were finished off with alternating red and blue scarves from the store along with sea grass ribbon.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHAQT_YPU1w4vqxhjY3ptVhbIdhQ3E6B5c5YkWJ8hjuSfHz0jPkkpzRZ_wC61D6o-S04Fw4J2K2e7y9P4LlVCkDYc09Fb2sMzNHYFkrUfIRnPI7_mEFn9lEno2juPoADoTjBM55_gpDkc/s1600/WideShotPossible.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHAQT_YPU1w4vqxhjY3ptVhbIdhQ3E6B5c5YkWJ8hjuSfHz0jPkkpzRZ_wC61D6o-S04Fw4J2K2e7y9P4LlVCkDYc09Fb2sMzNHYFkrUfIRnPI7_mEFn9lEno2juPoADoTjBM55_gpDkc/s400/WideShotPossible.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><br />After we finished our table, we walked around to see what everyone else had up their sleeve.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVUQAEiZE81BuiVpzLZhC91_uC0-DGG8TPC1b7hGr4Lqb36fWdzffhxLvNjOwKIeVc2ZtOY2uPCe2h-_fUAAgRIlXga1eEo4-Z9U_cSNN9y_aO7K1Rxd4vbIXukhcTbCpJZo5COexWhSGC/s1600/IMG_1340.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVUQAEiZE81BuiVpzLZhC91_uC0-DGG8TPC1b7hGr4Lqb36fWdzffhxLvNjOwKIeVc2ZtOY2uPCe2h-_fUAAgRIlXga1eEo4-Z9U_cSNN9y_aO7K1Rxd4vbIXukhcTbCpJZo5COexWhSGC/s400/IMG_1340.JPG" width="296" /></a></div>My friends at <a href="http://indiemats.squarespace.com/" target="_blank">Indie Mats</a> did a great job on their table.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mcPdFKFir_sNbTb4uCKui3kChI-s4GempA0GlxIyE_6XmchYWTFonhTpZRIqdZ6Pu0hS39YqpkLpzF6V9khNAokgoHV-kS8dWuVmzsPOBqe0DLxEnbxaETWYbj3Thr3vbjE_1kmclCo5/s1600/IMG_1344.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mcPdFKFir_sNbTb4uCKui3kChI-s4GempA0GlxIyE_6XmchYWTFonhTpZRIqdZ6Pu0hS39YqpkLpzF6V9khNAokgoHV-kS8dWuVmzsPOBqe0DLxEnbxaETWYbj3Thr3vbjE_1kmclCo5/s400/IMG_1344.JPG" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAroUhelVY31DYKLewHsi56kLG7EgLt4RZwsyIqYCk6Drf1B6tzKFZclkTib9C9rhABH0bnA8-xV-dNruCF43dZOxUwpS1nrPqIMpo_aYPnX1HJgHb3BE7EHiHG_taHtFkyCiFhM89Z9FY/s1600/IMG_1345.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAroUhelVY31DYKLewHsi56kLG7EgLt4RZwsyIqYCk6Drf1B6tzKFZclkTib9C9rhABH0bnA8-xV-dNruCF43dZOxUwpS1nrPqIMpo_aYPnX1HJgHb3BE7EHiHG_taHtFkyCiFhM89Z9FY/s400/IMG_1345.JPG" width="296" /></a></div><br />This was a bakery that made their entire tablecloth out of paper cupcake holder things. Crazy time commitment.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9D3pnA6_20R_L4VD9zwPpoyoOA4lRBmqP9GXZfjW6hZL7NKEf6FU2jJPIzCwdnT6ZL1viuKuzdCGFg33aVOkKaxhdPTvRO377UOj15Qi0GeAhEYVfdcj5HedWLfmv0JCxt1cEBjJN8gR/s1600/IMG_1346.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9D3pnA6_20R_L4VD9zwPpoyoOA4lRBmqP9GXZfjW6hZL7NKEf6FU2jJPIzCwdnT6ZL1viuKuzdCGFg33aVOkKaxhdPTvRO377UOj15Qi0GeAhEYVfdcj5HedWLfmv0JCxt1cEBjJN8gR/s400/IMG_1346.JPG" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig4ftCxFxggwmQ06k-bzpPD3X8Q6IhtEea906E5C3ep_T-t2sfGTRSCYPTiors0rZkzosC1Zn18VnKCxlYp7QizmwvgBMZ-tCVzZu30aBKhcsoaXdsxbdzhuGf1eV9LhVe8d-tp5chTUGs/s1600/IMG_1347.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig4ftCxFxggwmQ06k-bzpPD3X8Q6IhtEea906E5C3ep_T-t2sfGTRSCYPTiors0rZkzosC1Zn18VnKCxlYp7QizmwvgBMZ-tCVzZu30aBKhcsoaXdsxbdzhuGf1eV9LhVe8d-tp5chTUGs/s400/IMG_1347.JPG" width="296" /></a></div><br />Very similar to one of the inspiration pics I had in my<a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2013/04/party-at-my-table.html" target="_blank"> post last week</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwr_Z8RcJETNU8goK_ix38HSA5d3VXt0GnMQEjYMAcqaTYB6f96zOHi1UVIchM_z3YzqBw0HUVhv7wzA5tERK6RIAXJu9hFD3zerAXkrhMUPcbJuaYkY9kdg2e4cPRuhCIlmDcU2hanJ6P/s1600/IMG_1350.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwr_Z8RcJETNU8goK_ix38HSA5d3VXt0GnMQEjYMAcqaTYB6f96zOHi1UVIchM_z3YzqBw0HUVhv7wzA5tERK6RIAXJu9hFD3zerAXkrhMUPcbJuaYkY9kdg2e4cPRuhCIlmDcU2hanJ6P/s400/IMG_1350.JPG" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC3Ggq0Y-u8iurWyJb4HnhuqGItQFpDmVbTNsU7MNkYu5FnTMJ4WSBBDkXdtO_cColMW9uh7ZCicns53W_-VAOehTw740bErCFjs0AFvn7DtSYK6vUdV6YvEE5eJEpwQycGqrowLkNhhkr/s1600/IMG_1351.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC3Ggq0Y-u8iurWyJb4HnhuqGItQFpDmVbTNsU7MNkYu5FnTMJ4WSBBDkXdtO_cColMW9uh7ZCicns53W_-VAOehTw740bErCFjs0AFvn7DtSYK6vUdV6YvEE5eJEpwQycGqrowLkNhhkr/s400/IMG_1351.JPG" width="296" /></a></div><br />It was a very lovely event and a great time for me. A big thank you to Becca for including me, <a href="http://stlservicebureau.com/index.html" target="_blank">The Service Bureau</a> and <a href="http://www.bloominbuckets.com/" target="_blank">Bloomin' Buckets</a>.<br /><br />Been to any great parties lately? Need help planning for one? <a href="mailto:thelittleblackdoor@gmail.com" target="_blank">Let me know</a>, I can help you out!

setting the table

Last week I mentioned that I was lucky enough to help a great local shop, The Service Bureau, with their table at the annual Table Tops Spring Fundraiser for St. Louis Children's Hospital. It is a great event for an even better cause and I was thrilled to participate.The Service Bureau wanted to go …

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