calgon, take me away

Have you ever had one of those weeks? Those weeks where you feel like you are behind on everything and no matter what you try to get done, more things just pile on top? What do they say in Alice in Wonderland?<br /><br />"The hurrier I go the behinder I get."<br /><br />Yep, that's me this week sister. No worries though. I'll have met the bulk of my deadlines by the time Monday roles around and then I'll start myself fresh. I've never been so excited for a Monday.<br /><br />So I'll stop by bellyaching and leave you with this beauty.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8n_4KKXFaibWDN9Ms-obuwjHn-UG-XYAYhm4acowT6HRNJ2OIXSvq25UM68xTUUvppGq6hhshTK9egrDsWu9YEil1EOqyNpTKrz6zCl-2cQIWieExZseTrXnS2evrBthfgvE5_CjEOiAc/s1600/531316ff35064acb4d33a496ba9c5933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8n_4KKXFaibWDN9Ms-obuwjHn-UG-XYAYhm4acowT6HRNJ2OIXSvq25UM68xTUUvppGq6hhshTK9egrDsWu9YEil1EOqyNpTKrz6zCl-2cQIWieExZseTrXnS2evrBthfgvE5_CjEOiAc/s400/531316ff35064acb4d33a496ba9c5933.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br />A bouquet for you.<br /><br />Because flowers always make me happy, even the virtual ones!<br /><br />But on the bright side, make sure to <a href="http://babycafe.com/2013/05/30/blogparty7/" target="_blank">stop by Simply Baby this week, I'm talking nurseries</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXcH8zvZz0QUx3RK8UDnCt6-Tf2KztLAgYG3sTogAJK0tyrUB-jueh5Ha_hyphenhyphenKW5Qtl4kf_QvXCDaJKFkrR-Is7f_YokARUZ4uaVfMH6f2-fq6ggWyzt6vctlOVk6otp2N35hAYMLWnx1a/s1600/Mom-Blog-Party-Badge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><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 />

calgon, take me away

Have you ever had one of those weeks? Those weeks where you feel like you are behind on everything and no matter what you try to get done, more things just pile on top? What do they say in Alice in Wonderland?"The hurrier I go the behinder I get."Yep, that's me this week sister. No worries though. I…

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the fourteen bears in summer and winter

Happy Wednesday all! How is your week moving along? We are on day three of summer vacation and I'm already worn out. We've been spending a lot of time outside and playing many many games of 'library'. Basically I sit on the floor in their room and pick out books and the girls check them out. It is one of those great games that requires minimal brain power from me and keeps the girls occupied for hours. I am a game creating genius.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclXoc5_lTfGZ0b4342K_Jz9WMh99l-zwdPcHnIHK40emm8XvD-ULR3uPq042vSFkGtDn61c1i4WbbDWQQ1nLikLglGDrfdwC2Ppmjbvlr-TUaLSOTqX28YmAsUWVLjSc8xu3MOySDYn9X/s1600/61047G33CBL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclXoc5_lTfGZ0b4342K_Jz9WMh99l-zwdPcHnIHK40emm8XvD-ULR3uPq042vSFkGtDn61c1i4WbbDWQQ1nLikLglGDrfdwC2Ppmjbvlr-TUaLSOTqX28YmAsUWVLjSc8xu3MOySDYn9X/s400/61047G33CBL.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><br />The hot item at 'the library' these days is my absolute favorite childhood book. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fourteen-Summer-Winter-Deluxe-Golden/dp/0375832793/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369800464&sr=8-1&keywords=fourteen+bears" target="_blank">The Fourteen Bears in Summer and Winter</a>. The fourteen bears are kind of like the Duggars of the literary world - 12 sisters and one brother who live with their mom and dad in the forrest. They have great adventures in the summer and winter (duh, as the title implies) but what I would pour over for hours were the pictures.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxruh8FFuS-VrKdznCKYey_yN8x6aelKqRzAEA76j0b1v7IQbdje8UtRfmLfAoOt5fQ7WT8WqLDU46Zf6JGXR3A0fn42JPW79yI21MJ2I6d0P1TWFqdn0prIx145TdSqLQYtStF6BkEJIP/s1600/14bears.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxruh8FFuS-VrKdznCKYey_yN8x6aelKqRzAEA76j0b1v7IQbdje8UtRfmLfAoOt5fQ7WT8WqLDU46Zf6JGXR3A0fn42JPW79yI21MJ2I6d0P1TWFqdn0prIx145TdSqLQYtStF6BkEJIP/s400/14bears.jpg" width="391" /></a></div><br />Each sister had her own tree and each tree was decorated differently. It was like House Beautiful for those under 10. You had traditional, mid century, chippendale, country; you name it they covered it. There is even a feature on how they decorated their front doors. Pure heaven.<br /><br />My copy is well loved, shall we say, and over 35 years old. So just for fun I did some digging to see if I could get a new copy. And I can, for $641.70.<br /><br />Excuse me?!<br /><br />Apparently this book went out of print not long after my sisters and I got it for Christmas and it became quite the collectors item. They started a reprint in 2005 but it went back out of print in 2008 and has been 'a get' ever since. Who knew?<br /><br />Makes me think twice about playing library with it. But part of what I love about the book is how used it is. One page even has a rug that has been colored in by...someone. I vividly remember doing it oddly enough. I was watching Punky Brewster at the time. Ah, like it was yesterday.<br /><br />Do you have any items from childhood that were a glimpse into what you wanted to do when you grew up? Any happy memories about an old book? Ever color in a book? Yeah, me neither.<br /><br />

the fourteen bears in summer and winter

Happy Wednesday all! How is your week moving along? We are on day three of summer vacation and I'm already worn out. We've been spending a lot of time outside and playing many many games of 'library'. Basically I sit on the floor in their room and pick out books and the girls check them out. It is o…

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~~~Mama, and Papa and BABY Bluebirds!!!~~~

Hi everyone, just a short post to share with you the new additions to our home:):) Joe built a bluebird box and within ONE HOUR we had bluebirds building a nest!!!! Then we saw (Joe opened the box) that there were 4 eggs in there!!!! We were so excited to have BABIES!!!! Today Mama and Papa were feeding the babies!!!. We have a bluebird feeder right outside of the dining room window so we can watch them feed. Today we got a BONUS and saw then feeding the babies. here you go:This first picture is one of the babies looking on the ground for some food.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJU9M12Od98TxQRHW_IokF6vIcrEkv_iCyJU6fSKBiSCnNu8KtWfq8flGjfNfCxDlF2gJ0XpM_qeun4Dmnrq0bgwrt6lUaYxZFZWLYzAzwX-d4j0hiXWfJ72h-2tex1fMaF2DZA_Cyswz/s1600/IMG_0203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJU9M12Od98TxQRHW_IokF6vIcrEkv_iCyJU6fSKBiSCnNu8KtWfq8flGjfNfCxDlF2gJ0XpM_qeun4Dmnrq0bgwrt6lUaYxZFZWLYzAzwX-d4j0hiXWfJ72h-2tex1fMaF2DZA_Cyswz/s640/IMG_0203.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Checking under a bush...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBS9ho8-yL0YQa6ksfdGTe7lIGwWwpys2Xlfb2ZkXYyq2QntNd-XjedvVYkETYPBXlFMTZq2t-76BWwSxhBuMZtzIzddrzIFoCLxbRiUqWQhZPAtENGkPUj6xnpDik2IpAqgZKbNIiROy/s1600/IMG_0204.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBS9ho8-yL0YQa6ksfdGTe7lIGwWwpys2Xlfb2ZkXYyq2QntNd-XjedvVYkETYPBXlFMTZq2t-76BWwSxhBuMZtzIzddrzIFoCLxbRiUqWQhZPAtENGkPUj6xnpDik2IpAqgZKbNIiROy/s640/IMG_0204.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Mama and one of the babies. The babies still have some dots on them:) See th food in her mouth? We have mealworms in the feeder.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxmTnB92rBgiK-C_PzCicFp06TzxRftzaX6ExIqZ4sPXHolofbdeoAddQ5rR_u0suKGclvT_knbksTpot7_tuKXqsySRSix3mF-NECasPF0vpbu4nJUe4HPD7XTZ9t_a06RttqIv8P8Hj7/s1600/IMG_0205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxmTnB92rBgiK-C_PzCicFp06TzxRftzaX6ExIqZ4sPXHolofbdeoAddQ5rR_u0suKGclvT_knbksTpot7_tuKXqsySRSix3mF-NECasPF0vpbu4nJUe4HPD7XTZ9t_a06RttqIv8P8Hj7/s640/IMG_0205.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Feeding her little one!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMRunXEZhgXfmkXhQPXvtr74kvFBbMay1NsXUYHdULrjzj_QKHSSSTDq7euuAIvGc5acn7yGTYK8tM9-G15C6dPFVMn3gA2UIsHcdbXkrya32uphT_UHAT4q5wQtGIFlnPNzxyp3swTmk/s1600/IMG_0206.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMRunXEZhgXfmkXhQPXvtr74kvFBbMay1NsXUYHdULrjzj_QKHSSSTDq7euuAIvGc5acn7yGTYK8tM9-G15C6dPFVMn3gA2UIsHcdbXkrya32uphT_UHAT4q5wQtGIFlnPNzxyp3swTmk/s640/IMG_0206.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtXxVhp1FdtCZJbiUGbqq7JSslJgSIsLHsnzaxfnX5fiu_rveHs1KbvBIdLYV-gIbEMI2F9H2Jpdi9u3UhMn9wenjdJiPdqzCDs507CDbJavPTy6gaHJo6AIn536dcat4dW54-SVXMNBSI/s1600/IMG_0207.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtXxVhp1FdtCZJbiUGbqq7JSslJgSIsLHsnzaxfnX5fiu_rveHs1KbvBIdLYV-gIbEMI2F9H2Jpdi9u3UhMn9wenjdJiPdqzCDs507CDbJavPTy6gaHJo6AIn536dcat4dW54-SVXMNBSI/s640/IMG_0207.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> I am betting this is a male baby, because of the brighter coloring.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81E6GNBFTexoPc4ph7aC2p77-magA2G8lb0oiNAWzbKKgFhP7BAdS4ll-cDTYFmK8q6Kzna7KLg72ZFjxVQ3zg9rT7yDxtmTnRX72s0mZH1cUE5l8p4scmvDEbI9BCQKC1yptGcXjjnWy/s1600/IMG_0208.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81E6GNBFTexoPc4ph7aC2p77-magA2G8lb0oiNAWzbKKgFhP7BAdS4ll-cDTYFmK8q6Kzna7KLg72ZFjxVQ3zg9rT7yDxtmTnRX72s0mZH1cUE5l8p4scmvDEbI9BCQKC1yptGcXjjnWy/s640/IMG_0208.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> SO cute!!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgV1jWcpeunkzGwQNgThb9LByDIFluU9pn9lmv22_HqP3FYfwFpFk1jplxOUZzWvMLTQvWijplZrc8PMsw3kiOgRqqLsXfqR8fi02cpx54L713Y0qWi8oStvr59BMKK9eY92hq26NRwKcA/s1600/IMG_0209.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgV1jWcpeunkzGwQNgThb9LByDIFluU9pn9lmv22_HqP3FYfwFpFk1jplxOUZzWvMLTQvWijplZrc8PMsw3kiOgRqqLsXfqR8fi02cpx54L713Y0qWi8oStvr59BMKK9eY92hq26NRwKcA/s640/IMG_0209.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Here is Papa feeding one of them. Now they need to learn to get in the feeder themselves:)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZFVWrrx-vTMV-tvX96fT2ihcKddCwt_sK9a7ppVFzmKvKgWGrU_uZKRoL4WkDE91a4ZNyFhQ481AIS3-jjzoD9ZPOEi8OIXlvEN2fvCITftXUn-u1df4jgIUQJNFTtpdsXv3XIIHf5H2/s1600/IMG_0210.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZFVWrrx-vTMV-tvX96fT2ihcKddCwt_sK9a7ppVFzmKvKgWGrU_uZKRoL4WkDE91a4ZNyFhQ481AIS3-jjzoD9ZPOEi8OIXlvEN2fvCITftXUn-u1df4jgIUQJNFTtpdsXv3XIIHf5H2/s640/IMG_0210.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> 3 of the babies, along with Papa, waiting on the porch roof for some goodies:)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdtHSavzyX9YnahyphenhyphencY-Oh45TqVLHqXkWZeg4pu71Bbk8Sdyw9xNeOGGFKXuLdgqOfMo_nxwVwwfOgc1qPN193fNP4_4d5WluFyNuyEN-AXbfhzCbFImV-HittuLI0jksqncpIvixfKNR4/s1600/IMG_0211.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I know this is where we are supposed to be. This is a fun place to live:):)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqLP1Qf9ufos9E3M7EmyeiUbb6JmJoko1rq0_rEjm_uPa1cGyMebRMdZ4Jcst41aa8QgE1erge-q5dr_sP_fliI_2eEFeoU12282t2vG7VC7HIzzwoDRfsMKo3XXCy9-KENg6KAEBHQGw/s640/IMG_0220.JPG" width="640" />Thanks so much for stopping by. If you missed my last post , "Lightening Up The Mantle" I hope you will go back and see it!!!! XO, Pinky</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Linking to:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/" target="_blank" title="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/">Metamorphosis Monday</a>, <a href="http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/">Inspire Me Tuesday</a>, <a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/" title="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/">Wow Us Wednesdays</a>, <a href="http://stonegable.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="http://stonegable.blogspot.com/">Tutorials Tips and Tidbits</a>, <a href="http://www.adelightsomelife.com/" title="http://www.adelightsomelife.com/">Home and Garden Thursday</a>, <a href="http://www.commonground-do.com/" title="http://www.commonground-do.com/">Be Inspired Friday</a>, <a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/">Feathered Nest Friday</a>, <a href="http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/">Seasonal Sundays</a>,<a href="http://ricki-treleaven.blogspot.com/" title="http://ricki-treleaven.blogspot.com/"> Happy List Tuesdays</a>~</div><div><a href="http://www.attagirlsays.com/2013/05/21/homework-wednesday-favorites-linky-party-2/" target="_blank" title="http://www.attagirlsays.com/2013/05/21/homework-wednesday-favorites-linky-party-2/"><span style="color: #909674;">HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY</span></a></div><div><a href="http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/2013/04/open-house-party_10.html" target="_blank" title="http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/2013/04/open-house-party_10.html">No Minimalist Here</a></div><div><div><a href="http://www.flusterbuster.com/search/label/Fluster%20Muster%20Party" rel="nofollow" title="http://www.flusterbuster.com/search/label/Fluster Muster Party"><span style="color: #5c4e49;">Fluster Creative Muster Party</span></a></div></div>

~~~Mama, and Papa and BABY Bluebirds!!!~~~

Hi everyone, just a short post to share with you the new additions to our home:):) Joe built a bluebird box and within ONE HOUR we had bluebirds building a nest!!!! Then we saw (Joe opened the box) that there were 4 eggs in there!!!! We were so excited to have BABIES!!!! Today Mama and Papa were fee…

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~~~Lightening Up The Mantle!!!~~~

Happy Memorial day everyone and a HUGE thank you to all the veterans who have served and do serve to protect us all. Since we are officially now ushering in Summer (but I think Mother Nature didn't get the memo:):), I have been wanting to change up and lighten up the mantle. I used my new bottles with the white flowers for height. I love the 10 foot ceilings we have here! I may just be on the lookout for a new picture for here too, but for now this one blends in fine.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1SlEJbFCB4bv4Yz7ol4IQDM9s0S_YvkbvnIvuyMc6zlsVYe9m60odjPmzecgRJ6GkfGvoWer2_-_xlNA4U2DJ-_Ob19BJ7B4DxCm6cpLaADe1yUEY3wL1oaIvs880GM7hFeVXBtKmrd4V/s1600/IMG_0193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1SlEJbFCB4bv4Yz7ol4IQDM9s0S_YvkbvnIvuyMc6zlsVYe9m60odjPmzecgRJ6GkfGvoWer2_-_xlNA4U2DJ-_Ob19BJ7B4DxCm6cpLaADe1yUEY3wL1oaIvs880GM7hFeVXBtKmrd4V/s640/IMG_0193.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> The whte flowers really pop against the stone.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdtDpYGcNszX47yi5d1LyDZu9-jQd0AgappafNlb7y2XHBQ_ZKf7V4M2SZ0ATKZg_C7u4vsH8UqgFYh2VP22z82zp5qbISKMrErAEIhYJrBG27O1LKyLNiqqVKbsKfPutNpvz1Y71_eGy/s1600/IMG_0194.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdtDpYGcNszX47yi5d1LyDZu9-jQd0AgappafNlb7y2XHBQ_ZKf7V4M2SZ0ATKZg_C7u4vsH8UqgFYh2VP22z82zp5qbISKMrErAEIhYJrBG27O1LKyLNiqqVKbsKfPutNpvz1Y71_eGy/s640/IMG_0194.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> I wanted to accent with some blue and white pieces from my collection. The 2 jars are favorite pieces and the center piece is a smaller planter filled with ivy.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmmu2jZ1Miup-Act6AXIW6Idt5lFjLENqrrMCJVRPcYCq96qqFoh4jFr2OQIGC0_uXpzpMYkXyc0QGt4dpt7-INMfCKt3ZqXn9jn1CFSbMsk0Ck4F4qzhix_ygB6IVv5LK5kBS_zczPmi/s1600/IMG_0195.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmmu2jZ1Miup-Act6AXIW6Idt5lFjLENqrrMCJVRPcYCq96qqFoh4jFr2OQIGC0_uXpzpMYkXyc0QGt4dpt7-INMfCKt3ZqXn9jn1CFSbMsk0Ck4F4qzhix_ygB6IVv5LK5kBS_zczPmi/s640/IMG_0195.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> On each end I have a faux hydrangea. The pots are wrapped with leaves and tied with raffia.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKQr3VPYur_rSWNBiKZinxtr-FU11Q7tCHWPhiNv4EvsGRKkD7SKFOrxRcPErUQlmLyb7K7yghGfpKByZ2p44SkXIkTQpZH4KJisD27wGDEfy11JHkecIDO2Mr3YMkirFRu9GkCRdohO1/s1600/IMG_0196.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKQr3VPYur_rSWNBiKZinxtr-FU11Q7tCHWPhiNv4EvsGRKkD7SKFOrxRcPErUQlmLyb7K7yghGfpKByZ2p44SkXIkTQpZH4KJisD27wGDEfy11JHkecIDO2Mr3YMkirFRu9GkCRdohO1/s640/IMG_0196.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUir8fCUgQ9NJKnBwZAdqEnUQo4M410au_8zaDd-feudKqADpU3y4du5heVwBlBSnbsdrxeG51rzcaMTxkHc_8w7Hh5TdKlaPRgjhIQjQXb_ScUQ_vZeqGBHr4nVQhPmEfRNHfL8wU5JRu/s1600/IMG_0197.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUir8fCUgQ9NJKnBwZAdqEnUQo4M410au_8zaDd-feudKqADpU3y4du5heVwBlBSnbsdrxeG51rzcaMTxkHc_8w7Hh5TdKlaPRgjhIQjQXb_ScUQ_vZeqGBHr4nVQhPmEfRNHfL8wU5JRu/s640/IMG_0197.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Here is the view as you walk into the great room.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBAvKz086kDXFOOpqL-UkLI-kpuf2icn8w2kl_r6uEio9pyfK8bCpnBRIds3b9GrEg5lfjlkue5a9KFUO7zSNlGc1CQntPhSPSRjqJo3Y9OLyQR_FfUqwVIrhdumpY3uVl1NkcyHhmBHiP/s1600/IMG_0198.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBAvKz086kDXFOOpqL-UkLI-kpuf2icn8w2kl_r6uEio9pyfK8bCpnBRIds3b9GrEg5lfjlkue5a9KFUO7zSNlGc1CQntPhSPSRjqJo3Y9OLyQR_FfUqwVIrhdumpY3uVl1NkcyHhmBHiP/s640/IMG_0198.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzC23QguWft9qMpNfk2JoRWt4J8Hb78he-rmjmlg_bIZQ-SSCnMesmZSBmlKhjklQ9_KJWoCgg-7dsIeOQNOBRO6yWfrq2RsittNyMD92xlQx-lwXQHcGhV24HiKnppvxe1hsgQMuHkTc/s1600/IMG_0199.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzC23QguWft9qMpNfk2JoRWt4J8Hb78he-rmjmlg_bIZQ-SSCnMesmZSBmlKhjklQ9_KJWoCgg-7dsIeOQNOBRO6yWfrq2RsittNyMD92xlQx-lwXQHcGhV24HiKnppvxe1hsgQMuHkTc/s640/IMG_0199.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> I haven't changed the hearth yet but plan to maybe do that too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqkRwoXcdFeE3zAmKQiv4mDOsUkQ1wYZUqIEUKuyeQqglivuoZOEPTCh-vj5o9Omi242dqI8DxbtRikNxhmuaaPcJ7G9ctW_OcqP52PZy2Taz-Ge4VrxgraPZ6KRv1wbw6PeXpCngB7y8/s1600/IMG_0200.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqkRwoXcdFeE3zAmKQiv4mDOsUkQ1wYZUqIEUKuyeQqglivuoZOEPTCh-vj5o9Omi242dqI8DxbtRikNxhmuaaPcJ7G9ctW_OcqP52PZy2Taz-Ge4VrxgraPZ6KRv1wbw6PeXpCngB7y8/s640/IMG_0200.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> We are going to a picnic this afternoon at our clubhouse and they will also be opening the pool. THIS GIRL will NOT be getting in, still WAY too cold for that:) But I hope to enjoy many days there this summer.  Thanks so much for stopping by. Hope you are enjoying this holiday weekend and remembering the real reason for the holiday.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhox1ovUOorme5oh7VZVsFLbBcDlRYfyaJJ7hau100DM6ywo_s-2-iVIt7Ih5ZRKJBN3QPHYZREG4eUJ0Q8-81lwDgtfgdzYMwvP7W9dSKTxKd8cKxjjYpkxKa3wXEa86xGuv7nR_7vH8_7/s1600/IMG_0201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhox1ovUOorme5oh7VZVsFLbBcDlRYfyaJJ7hau100DM6ywo_s-2-iVIt7Ih5ZRKJBN3QPHYZREG4eUJ0Q8-81lwDgtfgdzYMwvP7W9dSKTxKd8cKxjjYpkxKa3wXEa86xGuv7nR_7vH8_7/s640/IMG_0201.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will be linking this to:</div><div><span style="font-family: Times;">  </span><a href="http://www.nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/" title="http://www.nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #7d786e; font-family: Times;">No Minimalist Here</span></a></div><div> <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/" target="_blank" title="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/">Metamorphosis Monday</a>, <a href="http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/">Inspire Me Tuesday</a>, <a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/" title="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/">Wow Us Wednesdays</a>, <a href="http://stonegable.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="http://stonegable.blogspot.com/">Tutorials Tips and Tidbits</a>, <a href="http://www.adelightsomelife.com/" title="http://www.adelightsomelife.com/">Home and Garden Thursday</a>, <a href="http://www.commonground-do.com/" title="http://www.commonground-do.com/">Be Inspired Friday</a>, <a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/">Feathered Nest Friday</a>, <a href="http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/">Seasonal Sundays</a>,<div><a href="http://www.attagirlsays.com/2013/05/21/homework-wednesday-favorites-linky-party-2/" target="_blank" title="http://www.attagirlsays.com/2013/05/21/homework-wednesday-favorites-linky-party-2/"><span style="color: #909674;">HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY</span></a></div><div><a href="http://www.cedarhill-ranch.com/2013/03/the-scoop-57-with-creative-juice.html#more" title="http://www.cedarhill-ranch.com/2013/03/the-scoop-57-with-creative-juice.html#more"><span style="color: #12004d;">Cedar Hill Ranch for The Scoop Tuesday</span></a></div><div><div><a href="http://www.flusterbuster.com/search/label/Fluster%20Muster%20Party" rel="nofollow" title="http://www.flusterbuster.com/search/label/Fluster Muster Party"><span style="color: #5c4e49;">Fluster Creative Muster Party</span></a></div></div></div>

~~~Lightening Up The Mantle!!!~~~

Happy Memorial day everyone and a HUGE thank you to all the veterans who have served and do serve to protect us all. Since we are officially now ushering in Summer (but I think Mother Nature didn't get the memo:):), I have been wanting to change up and lighten up the mantle. I used my new bottles wi…

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weekend plans

Who's ready for a nice long weekend?. School is officially out (cue Alice Cooper) so we are going to do some of this<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_gWee1dTjZfx5zgwoakDX9pxItvdoHAe6rxstK9Zu-nT-2T9Cww0zI0zKhHwczcQVCOkwkJ2VD5F4Zp_tdOJTix2MIJc1_g0_GQPhPyI8BpPVkwAzfdyUIa_tnQ0xuiMWukS-MtwDwcVZ/s1600/bbb3e09423018521f2baf94ee7936522.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_gWee1dTjZfx5zgwoakDX9pxItvdoHAe6rxstK9Zu-nT-2T9Cww0zI0zKhHwczcQVCOkwkJ2VD5F4Zp_tdOJTix2MIJc1_g0_GQPhPyI8BpPVkwAzfdyUIa_tnQ0xuiMWukS-MtwDwcVZ/s320/bbb3e09423018521f2baf94ee7936522.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><br />a little of this<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuAKdn6WOTSD0rSlEf1rXJWhJdwg711GBlMDC6Rapqc5Nsz9bc13416MvIZAs1TzsnV05mNCIeDSy4ghGMxPvJ8d4CKeHcX2NVMJl4CZY0R3QRSydt2xHAq6EUQzj_bHfi6dWFvdSrOsEP/s1600/7630db116e6ef9e07dfb79d8bf8411fa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuAKdn6WOTSD0rSlEf1rXJWhJdwg711GBlMDC6Rapqc5Nsz9bc13416MvIZAs1TzsnV05mNCIeDSy4ghGMxPvJ8d4CKeHcX2NVMJl4CZY0R3QRSydt2xHAq6EUQzj_bHfi6dWFvdSrOsEP/s320/7630db116e6ef9e07dfb79d8bf8411fa.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><br />lots of this<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0lH5XfVRXErQ86FVOYOPnPpCARjcw8-dOlAQQX7tz5i89Ktx-faT1as7Rtk6IYpor_4octCLVQkapGuADaJAPDl9TZY2lES9Uixqno__UyfhTH1wa0Mt3UkL24Qxy3CQI14_MnsGJaRm/s1600/9bf1781b88395f068fb419a82c1da752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0lH5XfVRXErQ86FVOYOPnPpCARjcw8-dOlAQQX7tz5i89Ktx-faT1as7Rtk6IYpor_4octCLVQkapGuADaJAPDl9TZY2lES9Uixqno__UyfhTH1wa0Mt3UkL24Qxy3CQI14_MnsGJaRm/s320/9bf1781b88395f068fb419a82c1da752.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />and hopefully this<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHGicI_0bCSoMsot9FOvjQa7LgE3SsKQlxx4WDButRV7mko9OzS3Dy0dh1h-7jESoh0C7BuTZVRfxf6ylLpI_30hBu4FlB_t54IR22C1pbxJSYPn8sFbjWHlvzp1_lH8EZHLOy8bkkuU5/s1600/584cd153f58216a181f6966cb597a185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHGicI_0bCSoMsot9FOvjQa7LgE3SsKQlxx4WDButRV7mko9OzS3Dy0dh1h-7jESoh0C7BuTZVRfxf6ylLpI_30hBu4FlB_t54IR22C1pbxJSYPn8sFbjWHlvzp1_lH8EZHLOy8bkkuU5/s320/584cd153f58216a181f6966cb597a185.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><br />Ahh summer. I'm ready for you baby! What are your plans this weekend?<br /><br />And don't forget to check out <a href="http://blog.simplybabyfurniture.com/2013/05/23/2987/" target="_blank">Kelly's feature</a> over at the Simply Baby blog party!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXcH8zvZz0QUx3RK8UDnCt6-Tf2KztLAgYG3sTogAJK0tyrUB-jueh5Ha_hyphenhyphenKW5Qtl4kf_QvXCDaJKFkrR-Is7f_YokARUZ4uaVfMH6f2-fq6ggWyzt6vctlOVk6otp2N35hAYMLWnx1a/s1600/Mom-Blog-Party-Badge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><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 />

weekend plans

Who's ready for a nice long weekend?. School is officially out (cue Alice Cooper) so we are going to do some of thisa little of thislots of thisand hopefully thisAhh summer. I'm ready for you baby! What are your plans this weekend?And don't forget to check out Kelly's feature over at the Simply Baby…

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DIY ribbon trim curtain panels

So since my <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2013/05/healing-and-blog-party.html" target="_blank">wrist has been giving me troubles</a>, I've had a chance to catch up on other things; like gardening, reading, butter churning. You know, vintage pre-computer things. I even got out my old design binders. Those glorious files of tear sheet after tear sheet stuffed into six (yes six) binders. Basically the paper version of <a href="http://pinterest.com/ladybaum/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfKPevs7-JUPe4iHHJM9aXchZVqNFtJR3LDLejdpvSlP5NRdtNkbBLpLJBvI0KFlcOwiEBMZIzpRiqSHYWiW0iNKgyRxfdBhJnzpZJB_oUrqKOdgR79O7GalWEd0jdYBmFsBMaZgE2J3Iw/s1600/pinterestinspiration.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfKPevs7-JUPe4iHHJM9aXchZVqNFtJR3LDLejdpvSlP5NRdtNkbBLpLJBvI0KFlcOwiEBMZIzpRiqSHYWiW0iNKgyRxfdBhJnzpZJB_oUrqKOdgR79O7GalWEd0jdYBmFsBMaZgE2J3Iw/s320/pinterestinspiration.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />And while searching thru my old piles of inspiration I found this.<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/AVvXsEjkKZtfQLsk4bWLiyt6NDRCohdu99w9OetUaQ_L5M570-lx6CMrYLl7OhQGKmFtgu5Yyfbox_LdP2eZRdjEads-JPYJjuJKdkCP66qp8uMgwvIad3HXEskdUM0oBcUgN_Vd82-L6eb1-hkj/s1600/ec34f54811a64c0bfb6022bb843ece57.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKZtfQLsk4bWLiyt6NDRCohdu99w9OetUaQ_L5M570-lx6CMrYLl7OhQGKmFtgu5Yyfbox_LdP2eZRdjEads-JPYJjuJKdkCP66qp8uMgwvIad3HXEskdUM0oBcUgN_Vd82-L6eb1-hkj/s320/ec34f54811a64c0bfb6022bb843ece57.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/6896205652027787/" target="_blank">source</a></td></tr></tbody></table>An image from one of my all time favorite articles on Fran Keenan in <i>Cottage Living</i> (hand over your heart. How I miss that magazine). I have been looking for a way to spruce up my plain white curtains in the dining room since, oh the day I got them. I'd even toyed with adding ribbon along the leading edge of the curtains, but it just looked dinky so I never went thru with it.<br /><br />But this looked more... substantial. And big key, simple(ish) enough to attempt. I tried several different sizes of ribbon from my stash (c'mon, like you don't have a ribbon stash?!) to figure out how big the ribbon needed to be. 1" was too thick and 5/8" was too small, leaving lucky 7/8". Before I knew it I was putting the girls in the car and we were off to Michael's to buy a 20 yard roll of 7/8" navy grosgrain.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNx3ekmajIUDwQwh2miva61bj7EXHI1VeSkJQ8cJkXOEjvQySw_KQkzLYnusjO7LtftnF-hcnPqbdy2bsmKx-E4TPu2htlftOlckLWRHOQx2uMNbY5l72f1byWETG6S1ht2ZdY1w5Kya1W/s1600/ribbontrimprogress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNx3ekmajIUDwQwh2miva61bj7EXHI1VeSkJQ8cJkXOEjvQySw_KQkzLYnusjO7LtftnF-hcnPqbdy2bsmKx-E4TPu2htlftOlckLWRHOQx2uMNbY5l72f1byWETG6S1ht2ZdY1w5Kya1W/s320/ribbontrimprogress.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><br />This project went down so quick I didn't take many pictures of the process but I will tell you it is as simple as making an X with two ribbons, repeating it about 50 times and then trimming the whole thing with more ribbon. I just tried out a few different size Xs to see what I would like best and then once I found the right length, I cut 24 strips in that length to make the Xs. I glued down each one and then finished them off with trim at the top and bottom of the X and along each side of the drape. One thing to note, this takes A LOT of ribbon. My 20 yards wasn't enough and I had to go back and buy another 13. Crazy, I know.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVJcsepC_-txusBJHJMiMIqHFQulKWLcuj6ZEfmh5uA2zyTQEtw7QF7RPJxRcu7HFRxs1iV0sdJF3jq06I2Bu4osBXg-_C8d9GB86z4TSZN0919Zgbi32TiW5Hfi4f7L46Es3x8a6seUP/s1600/ribbontrimcloseup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="523" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVJcsepC_-txusBJHJMiMIqHFQulKWLcuj6ZEfmh5uA2zyTQEtw7QF7RPJxRcu7HFRxs1iV0sdJF3jq06I2Bu4osBXg-_C8d9GB86z4TSZN0919Zgbi32TiW5Hfi4f7L46Es3x8a6seUP/s640/ribbontrimcloseup.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span id="goog_779550328"></span><span id="goog_779550329"></span><br />Very simple and a great detail against the white curtains. I knew I kept all of those old magazines for a reason!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9syLyzt5JD1yuFnDce1_dN18DRnrXDXL9owuJirVgEwpmCMjgGWIOIepgLWt5SifknosK7CXRIMoI_rm7nN3_fJahRYTJUuJrz7ds1LdVAdpPSaxPMAQg_51UJlFxmQKghZo0ZDSilkh/s1600/ribbontrimcurtains.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9syLyzt5JD1yuFnDce1_dN18DRnrXDXL9owuJirVgEwpmCMjgGWIOIepgLWt5SifknosK7CXRIMoI_rm7nN3_fJahRYTJUuJrz7ds1LdVAdpPSaxPMAQg_51UJlFxmQKghZo0ZDSilkh/s640/ribbontrimcurtains.jpg" width="579" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAQZ4jUZoBb3NvhJfECtiniIFTRl2V65PvOJLRyC7KqKYUf6GoA2OK7MuY-lMdA8NEc7zfSIuZ8XQmAQWz4Anr8ueujnfYbYaJhrWgf8MBO9H7IE6yEEZadYHLmLB97Md2fJ6hJnqv8QC/s1600/ribbontrimcurtain3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAQZ4jUZoBb3NvhJfECtiniIFTRl2V65PvOJLRyC7KqKYUf6GoA2OK7MuY-lMdA8NEc7zfSIuZ8XQmAQWz4Anr8ueujnfYbYaJhrWgf8MBO9H7IE6yEEZadYHLmLB97Md2fJ6hJnqv8QC/s640/ribbontrimcurtain3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nS_hA3LlR-TnVWQ4cBcPqrZEWWs-4WIvrn5UuBHdEgv5WoMLmin5_TsWJAZQzTx28mvvI0QsFL6ad1rWm_HQ2rp7xMvysAwA83jivnt4oNg5dyg4aGZDiB69EgabfGTuXxHc9CYnPm2q/s1600/bluediningroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nS_hA3LlR-TnVWQ4cBcPqrZEWWs-4WIvrn5UuBHdEgv5WoMLmin5_TsWJAZQzTx28mvvI0QsFL6ad1rWm_HQ2rp7xMvysAwA83jivnt4oNg5dyg4aGZDiB69EgabfGTuXxHc9CYnPm2q/s640/bluediningroom.jpg" width="628" /></a></div><br />Can't show you the right side of the dining room as there are some other projects over that'a way that I'm finishing up. Soon enough my friends.<br /><br />So spill it. Have you been so inspired by an image that you needed to create something right away? Is there an old magazine article that is burned into your brain? Have you ever used 33 yards of ribbon?

DIY ribbon trim curtain panels

So since my wrist has been giving me troubles, I've had a chance to catch up on other things; like gardening, reading, butter churning. You know, vintage pre-computer things. I even got out my old design binders. Those glorious files of tear sheet after tear sheet stuffed into six (yes six) binders.…

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~~~DIY Summer Wreath....FREE!!!!~~~~

Good morning! LOTS of fluffing going on around here! Joe had been, LITERALLY, working his butt off doing our new landscaping. And I mean literally, his pants are about falling off. I guess I should be digging put there too!!!!!!!!!!! However, I have been busy doing other things and one of them was fixing and adding to my summer wreath. In the move it got kinda messed up so I pulled alot off it and then kinda redid it all.I only used what I had on hand so this was a FREE project!!!! Love that! I had some extra flowers in my stash so decided to make it LUSH and FULL!!!!!!!!!!! Full of color and life! As you may remember from last year, I wired 3 wreaths together for the base. Then startd adding some flowers and fun gardening items. This is how it looks as you come up the walk.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikA6oHsTkMLYeWHGxBAqnrfHhrgmGWSMfAgg5mkCjy6u3m-DUUzzpjcE14Vp-cCJGAeSCFfs2mnfoH-MXHdarGxD0aH4A0HGa_hwQPU6_PW0wHQ-pIOmXAfn6VZMCz8Q2N4weIvB53Rxv/s1600/IMG_0086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikA6oHsTkMLYeWHGxBAqnrfHhrgmGWSMfAgg5mkCjy6u3m-DUUzzpjcE14Vp-cCJGAeSCFfs2mnfoH-MXHdarGxD0aH4A0HGa_hwQPU6_PW0wHQ-pIOmXAfn6VZMCz8Q2N4weIvB53Rxv/s640/IMG_0086.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnnUonFbDCdr8Rhs67f6clK4GH0vYILnAWuhcxd4DW77DVO1aFsS7ZK7LfV1Ud78orIrzT1dawt5ProXOuh-Zdm7Yk5v8ugYzPkoDoaqVOpnahXCFy2nYCsW4fBJwywXbAR9L6xEcJcLS/s1600/IMG_0087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnnUonFbDCdr8Rhs67f6clK4GH0vYILnAWuhcxd4DW77DVO1aFsS7ZK7LfV1Ud78orIrzT1dawt5ProXOuh-Zdm7Yk5v8ugYzPkoDoaqVOpnahXCFy2nYCsW4fBJwywXbAR9L6xEcJcLS/s640/IMG_0087.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Here you can see the 3 wreaths and that a nest pick was added to the center.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDiolRuVkzTfROQ2NqmdGooZ-SVEr5GyovOjE71U2paTl6S3Q_8fbtRqw976sngBMZUFGTz3exEvuOcOWGuFxxbp-0lI0YqY3qTBlRpVAuFKXxEjJcUonJrMptVLNz4XtWDX1lkbhBsPd/s1600/IMG_0088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDiolRuVkzTfROQ2NqmdGooZ-SVEr5GyovOjE71U2paTl6S3Q_8fbtRqw976sngBMZUFGTz3exEvuOcOWGuFxxbp-0lI0YqY3qTBlRpVAuFKXxEjJcUonJrMptVLNz4XtWDX1lkbhBsPd/s640/IMG_0088.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuKsaWuF8TiC2-FJfj-_B6q__99VA75q5CQGH4LSTOpPqJj8fmAbm9cVTNhNJvwDtxyF5B43Wk8VP5xbeErCZ11u3IKxlRlhV-CwBcpKUdOsOZ3ymFb0RZMR-j6_Z8mVCADBpvZIT5ol_/s1600/IMG_0089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuKsaWuF8TiC2-FJfj-_B6q__99VA75q5CQGH4LSTOpPqJj8fmAbm9cVTNhNJvwDtxyF5B43Wk8VP5xbeErCZ11u3IKxlRlhV-CwBcpKUdOsOZ3ymFb0RZMR-j6_Z8mVCADBpvZIT5ol_/s640/IMG_0089.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> This cute little mossy birdhouse was in the stash so on it went!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZHvpZiGJBPX6GlZeTNeYo_mBQ02Jyb_T1hqfd7s44lKEtfgwUDJB92TrKLmVv-W7J67o1L7dDFc0_4KTjEmLkhrshzDKvfndrKqqX2Tyu5kE3MAQVKd4MUk9dgEOoMrcDk6Ex3aw8Obn/s1600/IMG_0090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZHvpZiGJBPX6GlZeTNeYo_mBQ02Jyb_T1hqfd7s44lKEtfgwUDJB92TrKLmVv-W7J67o1L7dDFc0_4KTjEmLkhrshzDKvfndrKqqX2Tyu5kE3MAQVKd4MUk9dgEOoMrcDk6Ex3aw8Obn/s640/IMG_0090.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> Small clay pots were also added. I just pulled wire through the hole in the bottom and wired them to the grapevine. I tip I should pass on to you is buy BUSHES of flowers when you can and cut them apart. You get SO much more "bang for your buck" than single stems and they are usually perfect for wreaths. The impatiens were a bush as well as the geraniums and other flowers too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZFz0mgsbenklQ0LL0onaR0Z5j_bjzxMwM7paPKbfHIbGahFN9AsyQ9xM7g3ewssrXPQADecFFRogAJczz2_MD-E2h-dZbqdPFlezadXxFbRL4k9eTX0dicxQw7oUF2MTeGIZF8hftO_FW/s1600/IMG_0091.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZFz0mgsbenklQ0LL0onaR0Z5j_bjzxMwM7paPKbfHIbGahFN9AsyQ9xM7g3ewssrXPQADecFFRogAJczz2_MD-E2h-dZbqdPFlezadXxFbRL4k9eTX0dicxQw7oUF2MTeGIZF8hftO_FW/s640/IMG_0091.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> I wanted a real mix of colors so it would be vibrant enough to see easily from the street. Plus all the colors in the annuals and bushes out front are repeated here. I love this pink edged hydrangea, the salmon colored impatiens, creamy hydrangea and touches of PALE blues.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LbTJt-q-s7wpNUsRnQZHucFHpN1EjVNVmM_XJ_IDpxNBON-Tg_KLUTSV5CgxYW6W1uR2pFErT_t27MHFGKbAjETXB_aG9ghEv_6LJbZy9GlFvDcjQUASj8va7LD0-3Zd64AH3xwUnoEg/s1600/IMG_0092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LbTJt-q-s7wpNUsRnQZHucFHpN1EjVNVmM_XJ_IDpxNBON-Tg_KLUTSV5CgxYW6W1uR2pFErT_t27MHFGKbAjETXB_aG9ghEv_6LJbZy9GlFvDcjQUASj8va7LD0-3Zd64AH3xwUnoEg/s640/IMG_0092.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6MqzORRWaJTMPMlDxGZ5DOCb8mKlxPv2JGcV5Yb8nocbQ5wE-lk7Q9HgAByBpVqxWG8lsNULH12oCWWeZiNr48zhbge7WGtZbqSdcTQCPpUNV6ZX9Nk_N2NMmZ6yoEg-6rP7duUCxUDZ5/s1600/IMG_0093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6MqzORRWaJTMPMlDxGZ5DOCb8mKlxPv2JGcV5Yb8nocbQ5wE-lk7Q9HgAByBpVqxWG8lsNULH12oCWWeZiNr48zhbge7WGtZbqSdcTQCPpUNV6ZX9Nk_N2NMmZ6yoEg-6rP7duUCxUDZ5/s640/IMG_0093.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> I even added some bright reds since I have red begonias planted out front too. Long sprigs of flowering stems are added to the outside to make it larger too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_4AWmOuQFl6b-SY2BdErld1AzzuCO-y7BD4DbB1w6l2fS0O0yodvRB6boQXeczDE6viQW35cmHWfphhyeQeg-36fjkeMCMXu5QfBGtHBK2M8S5zeUKoC-t4x6viBVSX7IH-bz9soUqC3/s1600/IMG_0094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_4AWmOuQFl6b-SY2BdErld1AzzuCO-y7BD4DbB1w6l2fS0O0yodvRB6boQXeczDE6viQW35cmHWfphhyeQeg-36fjkeMCMXu5QfBGtHBK2M8S5zeUKoC-t4x6viBVSX7IH-bz9soUqC3/s640/IMG_0094.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8TVG9MXCASmweNIWGAmB_OJFRzufuqOG5w2k5P-v-P3A5Mg6FXASamz3br20wwBqUAj4hyn3l4wtgixkmh_MuXNmxmPMa7gd-tpGrjWvPkbV25kfOjQG3Py6nkroUu88NybZmy5niiV5/s1600/IMG_0095.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8TVG9MXCASmweNIWGAmB_OJFRzufuqOG5w2k5P-v-P3A5Mg6FXASamz3br20wwBqUAj4hyn3l4wtgixkmh_MuXNmxmPMa7gd-tpGrjWvPkbV25kfOjQG3Py6nkroUu88NybZmy5niiV5/s640/IMG_0095.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> I love the way it turned out. I always have a wreath on the door to say "WELCOME" to any guests who come. I think it is a friendly way to welcome friends and family. Joe's sister and her hubby are coming up from Fl. in 3 weeks to visit us and I am so anxious to see them and have them here!!!. Thanks for YOUR visit. XO, Pinky<br />Linking to these great parties:<br /> <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/" target="_blank" title="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/">Metamorphosis Monday</a>, <a href="http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/">Inspire Me Tuesday</a>, <a href="http://stonegable.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="http://stonegable.blogspot.com/">Tutorials Tips and Tidbits</a>, <a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/" title="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/">Wow Us Wednesdays</a>, <a href="http://www.commonground-do.com/" title="http://www.commonground-do.com/">Be Inspired Friday</a>,<a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/">Feathered Nest Friday</a>, <a href="http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/">Seasonal Sundays</a>,<br /><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.commonground-do.com/2013/03/be-inspired-132-simple-joys-of-spring.html" title="http://www.commonground-do.com/2013/03/be-inspired-132-simple-joys-of-spring.html"><span style="color: black;">Common Ground</span></a></span></div><a href="http://www.cedarhill-ranch.com/2013/03/the-scoop-57-with-creative-juice.html#more" title="http://www.cedarhill-ranch.com/2013/03/the-scoop-57-with-creative-juice.html#more"><span style="color: #12004d;">Cedar Hill Ranch for The Scoop Tuesday</span></a><br /><div><a href="http://www.flusterbuster.com/search/label/Fluster%20Muster%20Party" rel="nofollow" title="http://www.flusterbuster.com/search/label/Fluster Muster Party"><span style="color: #5c4e49;">Fluster Creative Muster Party</span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: andalus; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.com/2013/02/thursdays-inspiration-white.html" title="http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.com/2013/02/thursdays-inspiration-white.html"><strong>THURSDAY’S INSPIRATION</strong></a></span></span></div>Ivy @<a href="http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/" title="http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #5d2910;"> Ivy and Elephants</span></a> for What's It Wednesday<br /><br />

~~~DIY Summer Wreath....FREE!!!!~~~~

Good morning! LOTS of fluffing going on around here! Joe had been, LITERALLY, working his butt off doing our new landscaping. And I mean literally, his pants are about falling off. I guess I should be digging put there too!!!!!!!!!!! However, I have been busy doing other things and one of them was f…

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