~~~FLOWERS for the coffee table!!!~~~

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPPi88kE16uQxVKK26-zdmRk5pbKfKzZp_9vLYOe9V_7OoLGEnEMGVXeZkxyXaooobRPkR2ILOySJrBSRJGzTcLfk2MTFOMCtF2XO-1G1XHO33zI-aXcy9bbV9OCOFHxaIKMYM5MGh8fAM/s1600/IMG_1733.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div> Happy Sunday everyone! I hope you are all having a good weekend. It is hot and HUMID here in Pa. It feels HEAVY when you step outside. But, just for YOU, I went out and cut some flowers for my coffee table.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzErAu7MN7zwEMEup_0XCYE1bLAG1fxNQNn5oDhN2c0ecEe_buVZYoDnfrp-MENwqbexP-M29lolGag0p3zrwjbdlKZA2O6bNxgQjJTMqVnh8j7BslewDWnIO8DjTJkUpj4YlIOQ9fxNe/s1600/IMG_1734.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div> The hydrangeas are blooming profusely and they are all in different stages and colors but I just cut some blue ones for now. I have one bush that is already green! Way too early, so I guess I will start drying some now. I never do that til August or Sept. My lillies are still looking and SMELLING good so I also snipped some Rose of Sharon blooms.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCyhb_zHzPeQ9zXktPK-an925iKjIBo_OHdJ58Wfr_uF9Pxud5f_85Y16TulJdiv8yI_yurqhFTYgzs7sGTyW8pB1rWKbDm1zoiwn9TR9rLg5I4TKv6ciLmwohM9vKTXxzCr-yFnXotiw/s1600/IMG_1735.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQf3oIY4gDFzrxtfU7mhQHi5PzHdLLtlm4BlZOs8nbo8Up98a6gT_hzfSYSkEBzZ2GvGn8QPrd8cANYVB0jSClg1AfYYHu5ss6sC0f-bTaDghbypk0kPt1EcOlvf75SjMImPH904y3bUY/s1600/IMG_1736.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div> This is my faux hydrangea arrangement that I made several years ago, in a TINY urn. It is done on a styroroam ball and the pieces of hydrangea are cut apart. I then also added some creamy berries, that were on a garland and just cut that into pieces too. It adds just the right finishing touch, don't you think?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzXK21A9qB-yC86hd2VJ5A3LycThGpguThNlrQhnA64u5TJcncHm-NYUdQjNOAISvQfF5wC6mSnqCEd6N6_65X126wD2Wjc1PSHQ49aoMdWlMKx6xDMS8fr0e8raYqZewcXTCYzL9zImA/s1600/IMG_1737.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div> If I ever find another tiny urn, I will do a tutorial for you!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8FAW4Ie_KCseYB7N_S1Zjv-3w-t3KZib0V24XrpclspP1n3HLAEEAI5rIuQbTDthHcTb5DK_Bo75x_bf0qics1GGmkk7QemXrprBG5ILLW0vOJ7WSw41G0MHn8PwuG7pLwuSL1j7VgW1/s1600/IMG_1738.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyO15p7Cuf0E2m6XZiJCq0hjgS4A22skVLRBM4usAE5bi6B7I62yvYp_6YbHvkDg1zDqQAc75D06gkHd28hQsQ-ivUBCl8H_ZkSSVHrpXFGEU0xXPwFazBoq4oMzSX5w5SIjNildU_ap9/s1600/IMG_1739.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div> See how tiny it is.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoOwR6KmpXw9UJvtSoC8tg6NuJYgNTZWmTTYjUPb-WFnLnm-ipNag9VX37ySHsf8LuXm5Abdp7Zcv-LsmH3BZJdIxONwEga2GWpsdPkWEGJVsfOt3U1BWyyI7JVnaZvWFIxkW8sC21Ak4c/s1600/IMG_1740.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div> I added a glass full of Rose of Sharon too. for the vignette.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViBhiqLEwnT2iDp_IkAq3_Lr7tMraf5iWDZ6JizotcFixn16M3UbvlwiO9WYJkjTM3hUv1hnfSRBqncsBBoK2RvvGBCgukqQoKCSbqCundvr-HnKX0AhD7tuBY6QjXBLq5nRC6PL2xiKl/s1600/IMG_1741.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2QDRz4jT5SyeuiObo-iXl_3VAzv0wWhlhunihdCDcujkhtDTGqC1nAtm1RWIlAas7i1SRrAoyyVNPLUHo0yAwStAavKxJ-tvIVhlMWVU_3fud8dXtqQDlXa-PeVojKFg6DfTlF6bZ9wBC/s1600/IMG_1742.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div>Thanks for stopping by. I will join these parties next week:<br /><a href="http://www.astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="http://www.astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #003319; font-size: small;">Table Top Tuesday</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> @ A Stroll Thur Life </span><a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #003319; font-size: small;">Wow Us Wednesdays</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> @ Savvy Southern Style </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Open House Thursday</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: lime;" target="_blank" title="http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/">No Minimalist Here</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Feathered Nest Friday</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: red;" target="_blank" title="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/">French Country Cottage</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Seasonal Sundays</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: red;" target="_blank" title="http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/">The Tablescaper</a></div>

~~~FLOWERS for the coffee table!!!~~~

 Happy Sunday everyone! I hope you are all having a good weekend. It is hot and HUMID here in Pa. It feels HEAVY when you step outside. But,...

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~~~Yesterday, I went "Yachting"!!!~~~

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7J2o7j7NHguGo0p74SzWtqsDs_T9zGjHBmOEeH4dpmny4HIyVmfhMyCkuePz9-T9WVrzNx-Aaai4CzdFY8n7ueiNTdnXUpgz8jLEDiIVsBBKHmI2PK_WWP-eWZOm4wqhFybuVabj8uhPD/s1600/IMG_1701.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div> HA!!! Gotcha with that one:):) Actually I went to my friends house and she has a pool. A beautiful pool and she invited a group of us for a little "wine and whine pool party"!! Only myself and my friend Wenda could make it but we had a great time! Janet has these blow up boats that we decided were our YACHTS:):) We floated around in the pool and talked the afternoon away. Isn't her pool pretyy! 2 years ago she had the bottom done black. It sure warms up the water. It was 86 degrees and just perfect.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNkXexYBWWgTufgkWWbuvjkV78ry69F0sddDlsrE7IoU5rfcq7Tz4ycQaQK7Sna59Tav5c5BvHMqX0ocYa4ZcxcYfrI2C-hzDCmDytds13FUuNM8qNjCMtIBs1LIudUP_VNBffZxmjnBs/s1600/IMG_1700.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div> We first had a little lunch! I brought the shrimp and made Jacqueline's cocktail sauce from Purple Chocolate Home. It was YUMMY! I also sprinkle lemon juice over the shrimp and serve them with extra lemon wedges.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mGa6soBVKDAqJNrJLj1of-tEDvoQPI4fJzYx9x9arzHsmuyrv4UXDTAyBZs3bVYsvP7rry4K8g9Ohbk8URwHOmOxrYm2YagUbLx7PgbsmnRSQWSo1QihTHXHDSw1eD3JmcSq0IzGhZrB/s1600/IMG_1698.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div> Wenda brought a big turkey hoagie that we sliced into 4 servings since another girl was coming later.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgI73a6MiNUPOenXdZzzAqvnNOnDB7gaks2LvfFUNimxh0hzOCGyOPPnMxZKMzvT_8HHirp-ZBlsu4IRgND5ZOOPrMYYPZYu59ryUWoMRyz4SV7zfqJ79zBrjMj5Rg1nHPHbWyb722ySSh/s1600/IMG_1699.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div>It was a beautiful, relaxing afternoon with friends. Thanks, Janet!!!! XO, Pinky

~~~Yesterday, I went "Yachting"!!!~~~

 HA!!! Gotcha with that one:):) Actually I went to my friends house and she has a pool. A beautiful pool and she invited a group of us for a...

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keep your feet on the ground, and keep reachin' for the stars

<span style="background-color: white;">Oh Casey Kasem. You were the Confucius of our time. Now we are stuck with Ryan Seacrest. But this is a (worthy) discussion for another time.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">Today I'm talking gold. I'm loving it. I need it. Since finishing my <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2012/07/pinterest-challenge-dipped-in-gold.html" target="_blank">glitter vase</a> for the Pinterest Challenge, I've been looking for something else to dip in gold and it didn't take me long to find my next <strike>victim</strike> subject. </span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">You all might remember </span><a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2012/03/estate-sale-strikes-again.html" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank">these little honeys</a><span style="background-color: white;"> I picked up at an estate sale several months back.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwMPDQDPJdjb1CAuR8Fh5EgBEu9gJ8M2dut6Gws-GAQTiArMj-f4F1SBPzznk7lSH-lQXWE7VTGvIzyGpFBzuOf4waqIkQPb0Ns019Qk_iYAlbM9-NGKWIOd4FINfPqZNYMwkjSLNp_3W6/s1600/P3064968.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwMPDQDPJdjb1CAuR8Fh5EgBEu9gJ8M2dut6Gws-GAQTiArMj-f4F1SBPzznk7lSH-lQXWE7VTGvIzyGpFBzuOf4waqIkQPb0Ns019Qk_iYAlbM9-NGKWIOd4FINfPqZNYMwkjSLNp_3W6/s640/P3064968.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>The stars, my favorite detail of the tables, were just screaming for some gold.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGgWru7E4Wg7qwbsGNGcr-05l9vf5kEr-yDtpobbuNlZdZ8xl_xudJZxnc8c9mm3HH7WQXSplP9Muh6O-lpEeLVn7PmTl-8-l7yfNAE8AD1VwdbOQEH2Nq1fAsByEFGzIEZ1Ghgsvtmb7/s1600/P3064972.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGgWru7E4Wg7qwbsGNGcr-05l9vf5kEr-yDtpobbuNlZdZ8xl_xudJZxnc8c9mm3HH7WQXSplP9Muh6O-lpEeLVn7PmTl-8-l7yfNAE8AD1VwdbOQEH2Nq1fAsByEFGzIEZ1Ghgsvtmb7/s640/P3064972.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white;">I've had the tables in my living room for several weeks now, on approval from the basement, trying out the current finish. And although it wasn't bad, it wasn't working for me.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">So the first step was to take the table out and gave it several light and even coats of my trusty black </span><a href="http://www.rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=400" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank">Rust-oleum Painter's Touch Ultra Cover</a> spray paint.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><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/AVvXsEgB2iK_LQp8Dc2OlTr9uI1PdOQ5-gJV4uijZmr7-PV7JH7uVjwZSAohDpOVpz0Hit6KrzOTztdI0sJlqU2K58d9R_ZQMnTbhirV5vHkTiBbzhFkF9PswdC6_c7BxQS5MCpAESwnHFkEgFMj/s1600/midspray.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2iK_LQp8Dc2OlTr9uI1PdOQ5-gJV4uijZmr7-PV7JH7uVjwZSAohDpOVpz0Hit6KrzOTztdI0sJlqU2K58d9R_ZQMnTbhirV5vHkTiBbzhFkF9PswdC6_c7BxQS5MCpAESwnHFkEgFMj/s640/midspray.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The table after her first coat of black</td></tr></tbody></table><br />After 4 coats of black and a day of sunbathing to dry, my stars were ready for their closeup.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgME39JKcueqSjQYcf0N0J4c3ZYpPxeCiyUrpfcZStuBS2-5P4fNI9o_Xe-G6wjjMVnnGZLA0zyt5Rf5B6VZaV0EziRf_T1y4M-9AwKteMyXPcpHEPyssQlVhX5SfNatjxpotnODhS9fhRI/s1600/KrylonGoldPen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgME39JKcueqSjQYcf0N0J4c3ZYpPxeCiyUrpfcZStuBS2-5P4fNI9o_Xe-G6wjjMVnnGZLA0zyt5Rf5B6VZaV0EziRf_T1y4M-9AwKteMyXPcpHEPyssQlVhX5SfNatjxpotnODhS9fhRI/s640/KrylonGoldPen.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white;">I got a </span><a href="http://www.krylon.com/products/leafing_pens/" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank">Krylon Gold Leaf Pen</a><span style="background-color: white;"> at Michael's and went to town. I love this pen. It is like a marker for grown ups. I put a napkin under the star to protect the rest of the table and then just sat down and colored. (That star spins, I know pretty cool, so I would just paint the part of the star that was on the napkin, spin and repeat.) </span><span style="background-color: white;">And it dries super fast so I was able to do several coats rather quickly.</span><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7oKAu_9-LFEQcj3iSzNvWJs8OTZCmCXSKkS8jNNZbINwub_YWoKGeWrv4ba70GkrCki-GmPULSaNqyNvFxZubdjHhzebWsejNOuLDxISiid4jEGgzyPJkw-o9bPCunoUv8ADLHYmGOyi/s1600/GoldStar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7oKAu_9-LFEQcj3iSzNvWJs8OTZCmCXSKkS8jNNZbINwub_YWoKGeWrv4ba70GkrCki-GmPULSaNqyNvFxZubdjHhzebWsejNOuLDxISiid4jEGgzyPJkw-o9bPCunoUv8ADLHYmGOyi/s640/GoldStar.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Just the pop I was looking for. You can see these suckers from across the room. Not in a bad 'what the hell are those' way though, more in a 'who is that hot man across the room' way. The gold would have never stood out as well on the mahogany-ish finish.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxa5TJyR8aLyNcPhDyvkJUlckxi7xuuetf4MS7-MNlShwRIDpv01z2kzoYGmqaH-Jl8irTozWRFGyhTM3l5z1hdrXAdGkVB7m3I_V4Wi9QH5g3vP2If-GbvYJ2d9LSePabDN_lyl1eVuY/s1600/starclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxa5TJyR8aLyNcPhDyvkJUlckxi7xuuetf4MS7-MNlShwRIDpv01z2kzoYGmqaH-Jl8irTozWRFGyhTM3l5z1hdrXAdGkVB7m3I_V4Wi9QH5g3vP2If-GbvYJ2d9LSePabDN_lyl1eVuY/s640/starclose.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white;">Looking good Mr. Carter. But it wasn't enough to give me my fix, I needed more than just the four stars. Speaking of, have you ever tried to take a picture that shows all four ends of a rectangle? Don't bother, it can't be done.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXoPOmM_YPu6_dC_79uI9DV8wPOlrEtZhI46qtYlOIdOQ4r2aJqxAfHjK9jTkG76Z6LdNEzGu6jXK9XwA_LmxzYGepSqiUwNcx_FRFSCCQ_70TPpIsuua7vN802FvMk71fOWea8zTuC5mu/s1600/GoldStarAfter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXoPOmM_YPu6_dC_79uI9DV8wPOlrEtZhI46qtYlOIdOQ4r2aJqxAfHjK9jTkG76Z6LdNEzGu6jXK9XwA_LmxzYGepSqiUwNcx_FRFSCCQ_70TPpIsuua7vN802FvMk71fOWea8zTuC5mu/s640/GoldStarAfter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">So to up the gold factor, I 'dipped' the legs. Obviously they aren't technically dipped as I can't fit those thick legs into a tiny little pen, but you get the idea.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlDL0NWDfMCET87BWJCe3xwu26bfk2YsxMV_yYI2cYgEAAz6meL4T57Qyn0fDhFDO6_r3ZbVbZDykoLxykNn5N0ue74gu9YdI6c6vErsKKQVdYPhLmOWplmvi3F2EqLaGmtVqm7wdyrAro/s1600/legcloseup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlDL0NWDfMCET87BWJCe3xwu26bfk2YsxMV_yYI2cYgEAAz6meL4T57Qyn0fDhFDO6_r3ZbVbZDykoLxykNn5N0ue74gu9YdI6c6vErsKKQVdYPhLmOWplmvi3F2EqLaGmtVqm7wdyrAro/s640/legcloseup.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Yes, my floors need to be refinished but that will have to happen another year. Look at the legs instead. They are pretty. They are gold. Oohhh. Ahhhh.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClb9jADGjLcC51TsQ6rQi0WsZTZCcZKwvJlmIyocfNz_MO_MCDnfcvOc98oJaZ-BP_vdVx5l4UKeTlU0FKTeVEwQAcqg27ESSmyUE5oBkdU75-7ljZ2iXHpiluLKGt36CasgXWzd0tlpH/s1600/BlueTable2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClb9jADGjLcC51TsQ6rQi0WsZTZCcZKwvJlmIyocfNz_MO_MCDnfcvOc98oJaZ-BP_vdVx5l4UKeTlU0FKTeVEwQAcqg27ESSmyUE5oBkdU75-7ljZ2iXHpiluLKGt36CasgXWzd0tlpH/s640/BlueTable2.jpg" width="416" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white;">I love it. So much so that I know move the table all ove the house, changing it up each time. Good thing I have another one in the basement.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuaMA3b3jkhS6s3Q6zsOcjj3fooMQfj1JWoAKPpkFjEKFaWpWfA4ZA7crBEi1lRSr2oyiow7HN2AxieGg9Mo2-2fPubfURm3hiAe9bFsf0TSEj159hQV-qGaYKTVcVQGxeyLzFrqMrfTW/s1600/tableafteryes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuaMA3b3jkhS6s3Q6zsOcjj3fooMQfj1JWoAKPpkFjEKFaWpWfA4ZA7crBEi1lRSr2oyiow7HN2AxieGg9Mo2-2fPubfURm3hiAe9bFsf0TSEj159hQV-qGaYKTVcVQGxeyLzFrqMrfTW/s640/tableafteryes.jpg" width="442" /></a></div>And a quick public service announcement about the glitter used earlier in the week - make sure you store all glitter in a locked cabinet, just like your liquor, or your children will get a hold of it and 'dust' the table with it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7GUU8XOQgz_CanahyphenhyphenNqM3bcxfX7SIXIsScy6TH96DADJ4bMiqWKLo5tGn1H7qm0IKS2mZIb6S2DTakxeB_iCr9L9O4Pm3EYE4T9BHY4jhq67PQFOMLzWdm8r2pHjuBGMutajoHjID9O_V/s1600/topshot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7GUU8XOQgz_CanahyphenhyphenNqM3bcxfX7SIXIsScy6TH96DADJ4bMiqWKLo5tGn1H7qm0IKS2mZIb6S2DTakxeB_iCr9L9O4Pm3EYE4T9BHY4jhq67PQFOMLzWdm8r2pHjuBGMutajoHjID9O_V/s640/topshot.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_H4qF0kn6gJlAPk5ycR1OTzW7OHgknTK1Rqzf2UuqjammaPqYa-PDe6P6xZeBm2dOHdlZq97d5lkcqtDBrsn6NdBgtaK-9pfwH2fMJhQJpgs9d1lB2qzEA1ym4-PTl6AAJzIzpv98rFS/s1600/tablestraight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_H4qF0kn6gJlAPk5ycR1OTzW7OHgknTK1Rqzf2UuqjammaPqYa-PDe6P6xZeBm2dOHdlZq97d5lkcqtDBrsn6NdBgtaK-9pfwH2fMJhQJpgs9d1lB2qzEA1ym4-PTl6AAJzIzpv98rFS/s640/tablestraight.jpg" width="520" /></a></div>One dipped table completed, one more to go.<br /><br />Have you tried the Gold Leaf pen? Found yourself slapping a new to you color on anything that will stand still? Don't be surprised if my girls have been painted gold by the end of the summer.<br /><br />Linking to <a href="http://www.serenitynowblog.com/2012/07/weekend-bloggy-reading-link-up_13.html" target="_blank">Serenity Now Weekend Bloggy Link Party</a> , <a href="http://chiconashoestringdecorating.blogspot.com/2012/07/flaunt-it-friday-110.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20blogspot/SRimK%20(Chic%20on%20a%20Shoestring%20Decorating)" target="_blank">Flaunt It Friday</a> and <a href="http://primitiveandproper.blogspot.com/2012/07/poww-97-furniture-link-party.html" target="_blank">Primitive & Proper Furniture Link Party</a>.</div>

keep your feet on the ground, and keep reachin' for the stars

Oh Casey Kasem. You were the Confucius of our time. Now we are stuck with Ryan Seacrest. But this is a (worthy) discussion for another time....

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~~~My New Find!!!~~~

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4lku1fw0BSVlGPRkHIxRxSv35i6uZgF6T_cCGAF13ek10sKG2XKB6DbncFB1YOA4Iw4Hncg3mMdvOb3o7bOTvhXsgGLxnfq5hetVlbtA_mjETAwPnv2qO7yO7VjEGv5bIIC3OASbce7GA/s1600/IMG_1637.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div> Hi everyone! I was out the other day, just browsing....HA!.. and found this wonderful bottle/vase! It came from TJMaxx. I just loved it and since all my bud vases are packed I HAD to buy it, right??? I mean I had this lily in a kitchen glass for heaven sake!!!  I love the rattan wrapping on it.  I think it could be used in so many ways. I put it on the coffee table in the living room so the HEAVENLY scent would be in there.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBIPmK6-JlFbf5qjk3HCorkaZqDGvyDM9sS_tIaWYiuYletlw4BW5WkdhjxOCV5Ljv9GFfvmsx5Dp643IqSet9f97xF1c6h6tbnTXG4ezw1BW9jEi0Dm6_klfx8-rhW1QIClXvNmLPYOe/s1600/IMG_1638_1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div> It sits next to my faux hydrangea arrangement that I made severeal years ago. I wish I could find a SMALL urn like the one I did it in to do a tutorial for you!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTu8mo1zE_oEZlmPvhI3010ynkgSbA9WuUYkM9evpuOTLQvgDVBKZb3N4JEXMsRdVsL3jz-2yrOtFBLjSkihhhbwsM6mr413J11o9MEMHn6eDkR11cwImi27wH2pFDi5qIflvvhtWLL5Ff/s1600/IMG_1639_1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div> When I cut this lily some of the buds were JUST starting to open. In my haste I forgot to take the tag off the bottle:)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img />      Isn't God's artwork just amazing????</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXKSkHBiruHzX39IMUJJNgC_HVKUCWUCftlW6URq2pkwA5-H2dQOFlSumEqHXQzTUKdRv_PzoIiH4DFb8FxoecVikeAdj5IGAKOQkK-Qvnh0RZBCE1mcPH32D8HavvgWoQ7gmt2Umut4s/s1600/IMG_1641_1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div> Today all 5 flowers are open and the scent it just amazing. I sit on the sofa to read and am surrounded by the perfume of the lillies.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69_cGVPOX7mlalw86HkcljOI4Fc16HviO_XN8pcyPA8wbBXjhPjehF7AEansQ_2vKcRSAOiML5VxDh8MkdoauoAI9p4qXli0w1I7vk7ZPRd21oOaKYLs6_zcAYcxwXYAGEIcd_qgPt6pI/s1600/IMG_1667.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobrfue8i5FiPi-93fslVATPd3gecrY3fCIuoFQb9T1GC5YGCvP691XxIIUNZQ1JarU8andfTPDJeFw4gqVkh6IVGv5LIOtcW2cf7HgGCu8PCrLeHolk8LrWD7-Pkmq9iSg0mMBIENJa_p/s1600/IMG_1668.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVJmwig5WSJunzK_i8UyuMWNAqDmI1N-IBRd9yTW1CaFXohPCv5XlMJgZls2qfqw_0mhqgmPD3nYwuLzHqX1Vdt8_xL9fY0AkBtDBFd_ZvdW4NtU7wlaQ8Inuy8iO_xvF1nDbr8p2GXwo/s1600/IMG_1668.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5UUzugotQD14ZcrN3017FnCintrCDqYYuFfQIIe59l6RIjmXyqznluZUosz-hh9ZnZI5xRSAxbkRcdy60xn2ee1-XWSPYq6PaJeBQvesPtGNbArWJROksk0e8qOLE64sUYeHYJOQ_ZP2J/s1600/IMG_1669.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div>I will join Marty for <a href="http://www.astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="http://www.astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #003319; font-size: small;">Table Top Tuesday</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> @ A Stroll Thur Life </span> Thanks for stopping by!!! Have a great weekend everyone. On another note they are still working on the new septic system but think they will be done by the end of today.......................I doubt it:):) XO, Pinky

~~~My New Find!!!~~~

 Hi everyone! I was out the other day, just browsing....HA!.. and found this wonderful bottle/vase! It came from TJMaxx. I just loved it and...

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~~~We Have FOOTINGS!!!~~~

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-0ju_CW3LUk0KX0tAwGZ0cctAxLRhs0knmiyFiA8A9evKR0CACzepZdffPUd4S6kzEsHz7f55KImpo6vnNaD7xU8zGtzkUDzd7nZUa4etfzb7DMWr1k3D5rLLgjkkPmbp8XkgH4O4Idd/s1600/IMG_1660.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div> Some good news!! On Sat. when we went to the lots at the new house we saw that they had dug the hole. Tonight we went out and they have poured the footings!!! We are on our way! It was nice to see something good as there is MORE mess in our backyard today:( Our new next door neighbors came out and offered to take a picture of Joe and I. The next picture is from where the driveway will be.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPRBC8L_yccZ1-WHFqgQZnmw0INXHQP4rnaz0Oe6qALm2fOyNHRjTiO94MAamr8iDBCD76KB9yQGwplZcolvQqtFzQRjfe2k8yPeJauoCOQUxCWWI5r401Gt1UzWUNUQz4yKsibY7SvulF/s1600/IMG_1651.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6RBRDsp-QxT9vUEsARaHkLP4fs_rteCrDpt_xNI8tuT5qVOYnSU_qb2ZaIfvynQ8wvZNqnaYNtom_afeNwutytAluo4sgmYyDTTWtdsUcSsqGAQftq2-DrW_VNsiUn9nMpgknJKoq5_4/s1600/IMG_1652.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div> This is from the west side of the house. So Joe is at the back of the house.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQzy1KABNFiL35s1pToSdNuxgiaC58CwawyMD7cwrbWJMK3JN5SqQ_cWLcKFx-e6q1FEApqz_LZFdrJhaqtt_G7r2mGVX6uN9lh31oXfw6DvYB_3upee6sIi2mLSzC3HIjeMkCiBqieMo/s1600/IMG_1653.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div> Here he is stabding where the sitting room off our master bedroom will be.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7CqtIEiXuHhsET1qt142OvkfJlJgO36zW0pUyJmLTUxnmInbFPzxJ-DW2WmR97tSDoaYLtVsfISRrz7Y-QJV84W90Fg2ojWZMTa5i_cOHUCzYMrQhhDX8VbfGlG_cMWh-WntD9LUuziH/s1600/IMG_1654.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div> This space will be the bar area in the basement and above that the morning room off the kitchen.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0T_H_l4fo_YIIeeRiOApL9gGDrEdKL5ZtlKVcl9LNLZL0LfP7e2uFRmzZpxVf3KdTBk6dXoqj-ZB7U3ZbvwJ8IqKe2o2cS_ugl7aMAaGw43RQPFdoYCgXnB_bXT1AUM78LZ-YHML1qvb/s1600/IMG_1655.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div> I think he is at where the front door will be.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_TYKYOeUyXH8sumZxeBYGdrGmlZdmmnmgMhupUvI_l_CVTJU-7PWdHGzO3I0qSuvOs_emaJN43V0Di5-mybXc810MvcmTEUBnqFC1Zm8tcwQ9vmauUtg7d3oIsp03KTpx3eA9n9pXkqH/s1600/IMG_1656.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVtJipq335ad3UTqB3AHtGBdV0gyIFDCCEfW2BmvwEa3b2VJGpaSHyW15DYGFSvPGdk6T4f-gaEmKeQh24DW7_lCU2TyAkF7grONReI7Au0uu5t9sDpTg2-pRiMEoMHl5cdRsgQHM74KF/s1600/IMG_1657.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div> That is the clubhouse that you can see between the 2 houses behind us. I love that it is close but not so close that any noise would disturb us.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4CUYrSs1DQ9sSCGgPlgFVdbE8Kv1AmezOvElsppJztdeTYTFPQg0cG4V2KFcJyOHjmjX9OROThdZwhWE_HVc3xO8eeHYUNwxu5mg3YA_3TN-tXYaL-kkBBiwEMLEPCJ5pAYcuHQPJ990/s1600/IMG_1658.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div> I zoomed in on this one.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8X-WvAZhXw4tqDp5ioqQbMTLY_BukEn8XjBZon-mbt1D8q70U5NH077dQAAukzfOTXjpP7dRgAZ-WaXMXj3Dey1t7Abs-tGUDIaBGQMJArQIKjxzcjjtwP5K9yoTJCpp2Rvg5HoHmSsEJ/s1600/IMG_1659.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmf5fsfBVrX3ZGEBaAACpu8vFXDkn7E9wo5ymGKOQCQU71qHL1EozZ3FlPl6lD9xS5L1zWSFTIhkuh9CQKgZ-fzCTqtOCzv4RLmFXraOaMv9OieBN_RJ2wT84sur7v588pB3nFNoN0qxgQ/s1600/IMG_1660.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div> It is very exciting to start this new chapetr in our lives. Thanks for coming along on this journey with us.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUZ9qLh_ON26986UJfj1Y9hjkpahXGGCmTkbMwdkqolWfBSEGN458PDFcNCKlUI9upl12DQBkyO49NHFAJ0WnZbhyphenhyphendejPpgTdMgU-daG_P7SsCidv7D7JXnNnCULqLRdLPl3IV63kUa2M/s1600/IMG_1661.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div>XO, Pinky

~~~We Have FOOTINGS!!!~~~

 Some good news!! On Sat. when we went to the lots at the new house we saw that they had dug the hole. Tonight we went out and they have pou...

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pinterest challenge - dipped in gold

<span style="background-color: white;">I made a promise to myself the last time I saw the <a href="http://www.bowerpowerblog.com/2012/03/pinterest-challenge-watercoloring/" target="_blank">Pinterest Challenge</a>, that the next time it came around I would join in the fun.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">So when <a href="http://www.bowerpowerblog.com/" target="_blank">Katie</a>, <a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/" target="_blank">Sherry</a>, <a href="http://www.centsationalgirl.com/" target="_blank">Kate</a> and <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/" target="_blank">Michelle</a> told me it was that time of year I did a little happy jig. But my dancing stopped when the hubs pointed out that I was "already in the middle of 4 other big projects. Do you really want to add another one?" </span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">Must he always be so practical? </span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">I did see his point though. But hey, not everything on <a href="http://pinterest.com/ladybaum/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> needs to be big. So I decided I'd do something that I could tackle during craft time with my daughter. </span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">Resume happy jig.</span><br /><br />The goal, for me, was to pick something very different. Something that made me say 'I love it' and 'that is nothing like anything I have in my house'.<br /><br />So when I saw this fab mason jar turned disco vase by <a href="http://theknottybride.com/32012" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank">The Knotty Bride</a><span style="background-color: white;"> I knew I'd found my project. </span><span style="background-color: white;"> And how thrilled would my 4-year-old, Amelia, be to help me with glue and glitter?! Mom of the Month club, are you reading this?</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjT92CGMBmgFqlZ3mfbf4EgQW2_cO8gdSEpFvqbUV2W5Ywkj1bfWcSETcLG9dzr_MUJHd66GpS9zVMurpALpuR5jdFoZibqejlOKUKD3X3NVZwb_vezS_d2jA6-jBnLbTK7ZjFXuBi5ePF/s1600/5-Glitter-Vase-DIY.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjT92CGMBmgFqlZ3mfbf4EgQW2_cO8gdSEpFvqbUV2W5Ywkj1bfWcSETcLG9dzr_MUJHd66GpS9zVMurpALpuR5jdFoZibqejlOKUKD3X3NVZwb_vezS_d2jA6-jBnLbTK7ZjFXuBi5ePF/s400/5-Glitter-Vase-DIY.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">The </span><span style="background-color: white;">tutorial</span><span style="background-color: white;"> is simple and straightforward, perfect for the likes of me. </span><br /><br />I got my supplies and used a leftover glass vase from <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2012/02/very-first-birthday.html" target="_blank">Eve's birthday party</a> as my test subject.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8N_O1QyEaYEOS7FYKNWKRy35nvr9Bd6NvttRLS9dHPFD9I8ykWTvk9onMRisPcRrFvGYUspDG6RLofeu5XEH6Wn9mOJ_iSghjBxQsGXRhXyi3X6EypMV1fNMoapmSegXuXCFEzQhBPnE4/s1600/Glitterbefore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8N_O1QyEaYEOS7FYKNWKRy35nvr9Bd6NvttRLS9dHPFD9I8ykWTvk9onMRisPcRrFvGYUspDG6RLofeu5XEH6Wn9mOJ_iSghjBxQsGXRhXyi3X6EypMV1fNMoapmSegXuXCFEzQhBPnE4/s640/Glitterbefore.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">Everything went swimmingly until the glue brush broke and fell onto the table and then into my lap, slopping glue all over everything. This would never happen to a serial craft person I'm sure. </span><span style="background-color: white;">You are lucky I love you Martha, otherwise I would have thrown some of my cussing in your direction.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodvsc6bbDN9WJPv_o0leDX2R6-zkWqqyJep4uuAc80g8Vhr-BjA4sGVq_ZdzloXCAhdkBZCtRA9NjCH7F_nA67_0BqzgTQkd0JJTZ8mwDNEi1AirGTzLQaVEPznPCujebPhEe_oROc9Ex/s1600/Glue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodvsc6bbDN9WJPv_o0leDX2R6-zkWqqyJep4uuAc80g8Vhr-BjA4sGVq_ZdzloXCAhdkBZCtRA9NjCH7F_nA67_0BqzgTQkd0JJTZ8mwDNEi1AirGTzLQaVEPznPCujebPhEe_oROc9Ex/s640/Glue.jpg" width="612" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">With glue all over the jar, the table and myself, we got to the fun part, the glitter. I used the left over cake box from my birthday to contain the glitterness. </span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzk19RWFLPUcRphY1VVSLDAIZrxMXAfSiHWiE_kI4OsEom2-XiJXdhh-xaLqIBx3h4EWRa9mKyTdSaEE7HaC1-z0qhK3amuHjkfpnJ65tjHrlaBYzKvHYxveOkHn2i7knr2Q8418BaQSBn/s1600/GlueDip.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzk19RWFLPUcRphY1VVSLDAIZrxMXAfSiHWiE_kI4OsEom2-XiJXdhh-xaLqIBx3h4EWRa9mKyTdSaEE7HaC1-z0qhK3amuHjkfpnJ65tjHrlaBYzKvHYxveOkHn2i7knr2Q8418BaQSBn/s640/GlueDip.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">We rolled and rolled until we got this.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRGDcKav3mawRpvi62l0okXBNhg6c5Do567PaHiBXW9N0DScK_nv3gaT_IxlfGnnj7gI2ismnFBd09sB7JY-72YloYGNUNGrTHkhGuRlZk13unKmi_nTxLhGTV-QiI0IuU7c-nnMeFoZW-/s1600/GlitterTest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRGDcKav3mawRpvi62l0okXBNhg6c5Do567PaHiBXW9N0DScK_nv3gaT_IxlfGnnj7gI2ismnFBd09sB7JY-72YloYGNUNGrTHkhGuRlZk13unKmi_nTxLhGTV-QiI0IuU7c-nnMeFoZW-/s640/GlitterTest.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">It worked! And it was fun and messy and quick. Amelia quickly claimed it as 'hers' so I decided to do another using my very favorite bottle. </span><br /><br />I save these bottles from a bar that the hubs and I always visit on date night. They make a blissful G&T. And the bottles are a perfect shape for a single flower. Win win.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqYIp3v4szDhXp7MWg5_rdLkI2cHaQxGNOW8UgyAwC4zODx17WzmG2Ucq4h5mzFWBrHPcmrruaVugdeJl2UPhoUo9OTNRj15SNgYqWZTdbkhX2kkgFcrl_Kwse61M9Gn68yrb9H5Mj-1K-/s1600/glitterbottlebefore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqYIp3v4szDhXp7MWg5_rdLkI2cHaQxGNOW8UgyAwC4zODx17WzmG2Ucq4h5mzFWBrHPcmrruaVugdeJl2UPhoUo9OTNRj15SNgYqWZTdbkhX2kkgFcrl_Kwse61M9Gn68yrb9H5Mj-1K-/s640/glitterbottlebefore.jpg" width="404" /></a></div><br />Lather. Rinse. Repeat. And I have a lovely glitter tonic bottle.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KRh6YnHcrIOFBAumaQ4v_38XvD_ckVi-XR3UmYwO9fKVuak5uL_UOW-e8DVNkLe-gwKKp7uWM-JAn1Aa-Cn5zHeUNvQYxoZ5419yZX4MgROApwntLQHn5e45YNwki0zdkE6_96Feu8pb/s1600/GlitterAfter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KRh6YnHcrIOFBAumaQ4v_38XvD_ckVi-XR3UmYwO9fKVuak5uL_UOW-e8DVNkLe-gwKKp7uWM-JAn1Aa-Cn5zHeUNvQYxoZ5419yZX4MgROApwntLQHn5e45YNwki0zdkE6_96Feu8pb/s640/GlitterAfter.jpg" width="540" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white;">A perfect way to honor my favorite drink and event - date night. </span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">When we finished Amelia said "oh mommy - they are the most pretty gold dancing balls!". (I think she means disco ball. Don't even get me started on how proud I am that she knows what a disco ball is.)</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">It was a fun afternoon. And I now have something funky and different from anything else in my house. It also brings out the gold in <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2012/06/need-vs-want-summer-edition.html" target="_blank">Mary Katherine Gallagher the Owl </a>. I love it.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">And how can you argue with the sparkle it gives when the sun catches it.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8Iylh4sE7N4tV5Ja7ud1O-_zT6Ign2lDiaX6wKFaWomJa5nDhZLKaS9UsiWBF1T9pgH8pqUZf1RJSjEfWWSXDZZLFLq3E_Xi8-n-4DNMTlRe9L8ueWcZQlfT8Ja31AYwKwBStph8rtKG/s1600/GlitterGlow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8Iylh4sE7N4tV5Ja7ud1O-_zT6Ign2lDiaX6wKFaWomJa5nDhZLKaS9UsiWBF1T9pgH8pqUZf1RJSjEfWWSXDZZLFLq3E_Xi8-n-4DNMTlRe9L8ueWcZQlfT8Ja31AYwKwBStph8rtKG/s640/GlitterGlow.jpg" width="372" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white;">Disco.</span><br /><br />Thanks ladies, for encouraging me to get my craft on!<br /><br />Be sure to visit all of the Pinterest Challenge hosts today and see all of the great projects inspired by the <strike>time sucker</strike> good friend we call <a href="http://pinterest.com/ladybaum/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/" target="_blank">Ten June</a><br /><a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/" target="_blank">Young House Love</a><br /><a href="http://www.bowerpowerblog.com/" target="_blank">Bower Power</a><br /><a href="http://www.centsationalgirl.com/" target="_blank">Centsational Girl</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgow1VTs_TsOELWSDSV0RjoGWRVvGgd8ASdUrLfaN4UjX6Yv7OsZjp7DhSh6obGK4_IXlCYhgORQ74SRd5yEcSRPKO7hFq_9Dc-xRTLZJO1MNry4mDuwCU3foyVZE7SG7bOSPq6Et2z_bil/s1600/Pinterest+Challenge+banner+1+summer.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgow1VTs_TsOELWSDSV0RjoGWRVvGgd8ASdUrLfaN4UjX6Yv7OsZjp7DhSh6obGK4_IXlCYhgORQ74SRd5yEcSRPKO7hFq_9Dc-xRTLZJO1MNry4mDuwCU3foyVZE7SG7bOSPq6Et2z_bil/s640/Pinterest+Challenge+banner+1+summer.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>

pinterest challenge - dipped in gold

I made a promise to myself the last time I saw the Pinterest Challenge , that the next time it came around I would join in the fun. So when ...

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