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It was my sweet little niece's 2nd birthday this month and I wanted to make her something she would love. She is a girly-girl and loves to watch her mom, grandma, and auntie put on makeup. I decided she needs her own set of makeup. <br />
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<li>Empty makeup containers (you can either use old/unwanted makeup or buy some at the dollar store)</li>
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<li>Makeup brushes (I found a set at the dollar store)</li>
<li>Compact mirror (another dollar store find)</li>
<li>Small bag (you could use one of the free ones you get from the department store, one from the dollar store, or you could make one like I did)</li>
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First you need to clean out any makeup remnants from your containers. I used a butter knife to scrape out the makeup and then soaked the containers in soapy water. Gather up several colors of nail polish that would be lovely eye shadow colors in some long forgotten decade (I really do not wear any of these colors on my own face but they certainly look pretty):</div>
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You will need to pour the polish into the different sections of the eyeshadow/blush compact. Fill them all the way to the top because they will shrink down once dry. Hide the makeup somewhere cats and children can't get to it and let it sit with the lid open for a day or two until completely dry.<br />
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(See, I told you it shrinks!)</div>
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I got these really cute brushes from the dollar store and wanted to spice them up a little with some washi tape on the handles: </div>
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I had a favorite polish that got goopy and was no longer useable so I decided to donate it to the makeup set. I just poured out the rest of the yucky old polish and let it sit with the cap off for a couple of days. I cleaned the brush with nail polish remover:</div>
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I used some fabric from my scrap pile and made a darling little bag using <a href="http://www.amazon.com/STASH-DASH-MINI-PATTERN-BUTLER/dp/B002QFWWXA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1403574111&sr=8-1&keywords=amy+butler+makeup+bag+patterns" target="_blank">this pattern</a>:</div>
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This gift was a huge hit! My niece loves to look at herself in the mirror and puts "makuk" on herself and anyone nearby including daddy and the kitties!</div>
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Happy Birthday Sweet Girl!</div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> (photo collage courtesy of <a href="http://www.smartschoolhouse.com/link-party/whimsy-wednesday-may-13" target="_blank">Smart School House</a>)</span></div>
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I have seen some really adorable play kitchens online lately. Every time I see someone take an ugly, old nightstand and turn it into a sweet little stove top I get so excited! I loved the idea of making one for my nieces to play with when they come and visit but I did not want to have a great big toy in the middle of my house when they are not here. I decided to make a smaller stove top that would be easy to store in a closet or cupboard. As always, I wanted to spend as little as possible but still have a cute toy my nieces would love. I had already purchased a "Melissa & Doug" town block set for the girls to play with. The Melissa & Doug toys sometimes come packaged in a wooden tray. I realized the little wooden tray they came in would make a perfect stove top. I started out by spray painting the tray a pretty green color I had left over from another project. I found some <a href="http://www.smithwood.com/mall/wood-heavyweight-treaded-wheels.asp" target="_blank">wooden wheels and axle pegs </a>at Hobby Lobby and spray painted them silver. I drilled two holes in my tray for the axles to go through and attached my cute little knobs with some wood glue: </div>
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I then took a piece of cork board and covered it in some fabric I got
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Next I had my shop teacher friend make me a little shelf from some scrap wood he had lying around and glued that to the back of my stove. I screwed in some cup hooks for hanging kitchen utensils:</div>
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I got these sweet little buttons and small wooden barrels from Hobby Lobby and thought they would make great salt and pepper shakers:</div>
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I found the cutest set of pans and utensils from Kmart the brand name is My First Kenmore. They were the perfect size and color for my little stove top:</div>
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Now all I needed was some food. I lucked out one day at the thrift store and found a stack of felt for really cheap. I decided I needed more colors and bought a variety package of felt from Amazon. I found some great tutorials for making felt food online and had the best time making goodies to fill my kitchen. I love breakfast foods, so I started out by making a <a href="http://forwhatitsworth-ornot.blogspot.com/2011/12/felt-food-free-breakfast-pattern.html" target="_blank">fried egg, bacon, and a pancake</a>:</div>
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Now, on to lunch foods... I made a sandwich complete with <a href="http://loveoffelt.wordpress.com/tag/diy-felt-food/" target="_blank">lettuce</a>, <a href="http://www.piecesbypolly.com/2010/01/coolest-thing-since-sliced-breadfelt.html" target="_blank">bread</a>, cheese, lunch meat, and pickles. I just made up the last three items as I went along but there are tons of great tutorials if you google "felt food."<br />
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One of my favorite pieces of felt food was the <a href="http://oneinchworld.com/blog/index.php/2008/11/felt-farfalle-pasta/" target="_blank">bow tie pasta</a>:<br />
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I have no idea if my nieces will like <a href="http://emyannie.wordpress.com/2012/07/29/felt-sushi/" target="_blank">sushi</a> and <a href="http://blog.landofnod.com/honest-to-nod/2013/01/how-to-make-felt-fortune-cookies.html" target="_blank">fortune cookies</a>, but their autie and uncle do:<br />
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This little play kitchen ended up being exactly what I wanted. It is small enough I can stash it away in a cupboard when I do not have tiny visitors. It also cost very little considering I used scraps, thrifted supplies, and tid-bits that were just lying around the house. <br />
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I have two baby nephews on their way any day now. I can hardly wait to make some cute toys for my little guys!</div>
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I love making hand-made gifts for the special people in my life. This little travel jewelry case makes a wonderful Mother's Day gift. Make one for your mom, grandma, sister, or friend. Really though, who wouldn't adore getting one of these pretty cases for their birthday or for Christmas? </div>
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<li style="text-align: left;">Cotton fabric (I used three coordinating fabrics)</li>
<li>Thread </li>
<li>Quilt batting</li>
<li>Pillow batting (fiber fill)</li>
<li>Snap</li>
<li>Lace</li>
<li>Ribbon</li>
<li>Velcro</li>
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Let me tell you some of my tricks for getting craft supplies on the cheap. I go to the thrift store and buy throw pillows for between $.50 and 2.00 and use the batting for small projects like this one. I also always check out the crafting aisle at the thrift store for things like zippers, snaps, buttons, Velcro, trim, lace, and ribbons. It is so exciting to find brand new items for much cheaper than you can buy them at the fabric store. I keep all of the fabric and batting scraps from my other projects and save them for things like this. When I visit my favorite quilt shop, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/suppose" target="_blank">Suppose </a>I always like to look through their scrap pile and get gorgeous fabrics for next to nothing. </div>
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<li>Cut one piece of fabric 12x7 inches (this is my gray and white polka dot fabric)</li>
<li>Cut one piece of fabric 7x7 inches for the smaller pocket (this is my orange fabric)</li>
<li>Cut one piece of fabric 8x7 inches for the Velcro pocket (this is also my orange fabric)</li>
<li>Cut one piece of fabric 2.5x7 inches for the ring holder (again my orange fabric)</li>
<li>Cut one piece of fabric 8x7 inches for the outside of the case (this is my orange, white, and gray floral fabric)</li>
<li>Cut one piece of fabric 4.5x7 inches for the outside of the case (this is my orange, white, and gray floral fabric)</li>
<li>Cut one piece of lace 5.5 inches long </li>
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Fold in half again and press to make a crease to sew along. Lay the pocket fabric on one end of the large (12x7 inch) piece of fabric with the folded end facing the middle. Sew through all layers of the fabric, making two small pockets. I feel like this sounds confusing so please refer to the photo below: </div>
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I just love these snaps, they remind me of the cowboy shirts my grandpa used to wear. I found two packages of them at the thrift store for $.50!<br />
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Fold the 4.5x7 inch piece of fabric in half and crease or make a mark. I used a piece of double-sided tape to hold my ribbon in place. This ribbon will wrap around the button to hold your case closed. I did not include a length on this because it will depend on the size of button you choose and where you place the button: </div>
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I ended up making one of these lovely cases for several family members (and of course, one for me). They are so fun and easy to make and I love that I can use my gorgeous left-over fabric. </div>
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Who would you make one of these pretty cases for?</div>
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When we bought our home a few years ago there were so many things I fell in love with right away. My closet however, was not one of them. At some point in the history of our home the lath and plaster walls in several of the rooms were replaced with drywall. Someone had started the process of drywalling the closet but they did not quite finish. I forgot to get a good before picture, so these will have to do:</div>
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I am not a drywaller but luckily the employees at my hardware store are very helpful and directed me to all the right supplies. I used Google and YouTube to figure out how to finish the drywall. Then I had the little matter of the maroon shag carpet to deal with. I pulled up the carpet and removed all the tack strips only to find the hardwood underneath was in pretty sorry shape. I decided to <a href="http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/7140096/list/How-to-Paint-Your-Hardwood-Floors" target="_blank">paint the hardwood</a> and turned to good old Google for help. My closet was really starting to take shape now:</div>
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My closet is not large so I needed to do some things to maximize the space I have. I went through everything and made a pile of clothes and shoes that either do not fit well or I have not worn in the past year and gave those items away. I decided to <a href="http://www.bridgetteraes.com/2013/09/11/organize-the-clothing-in-your-closet/" target="_blank">organize my clothes by color</a> and it has made my life so much better! I used to have my clothes organized by type of item (sweaters, cardigans, blouses...) but when I wanted to find a particular sweater I still had to look through all my sweaters to find it. I also made sure everything was hanging in the same direction. Now when I am looking through my closet the fronts of the shirts are always facing me. I followed a great tutorial online to make my cute <a href="http://artsyarchitette.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/d-i-y-hanging-bra-organizer/" target="_blank">bra organizer</a>. </div>
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I did not like having my boots flop over and wanted a cheap solution to that problem. I saw on another blog that you could use <a href="http://leaveit2lori.com/boot-organizing-with-pool-noodles/" target="_blank">pool noodles</a> to make your boots stand up. I found these cute flowered shaped noodles at the dollar store, cut them to the right height, and put them in my boots:</div>
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My mother-in-law gave me the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Quilt-Style-Cool-Cozy-Coverlets/dp/158011332X">"Quilt Style"</a> by Tammy Tadd for Christmas a few years ago. I flipped straight to the page with the Hanky Panky pattern and knew right away that I NEEDED to make that quilt. I was a woman on a mission. Every time I visited an antique store I looked for vintage hankies. I also hit my grandma up for a bunch of pretty handkerchiefs. After months of collecting, I had a gorgeous pile of hankies but I couldn't bring myself to cut them up. I found a seller on Ebay who had a whole stack of vintage reproduction hankies for a reasonable price. If I recall correctly the auction I won was for a lot of 25 hankies and the pattern only calls for 16. I then had the difficult chore of choosing just 16 lovelies and arranging them in a way that felt good to me. I'm sure I am not the only one who does this but I had to try about 186 different hanky combinations before I finally settled on something. Also, the pattern called for white fabric to line the backs of the hankies. The pattern showed the edges of the hankies being sewn into the seam which was silly to me. If you have a beautiful scalloped edge, it would be a shame to cram that into the seam. I just cut the four quarters of the hankies a half and inch smaller than the lining. When it came time to choose a quilting design I knew I needed something that would hold the hanky down but still leave the scalloped edge free. It took me about an hour and a half to decide on a quilting design, but I think it was well worth the time - I LOVE it! After I got done binding the quilt I felt like it wasn't exactly finished. The lady who quilted it for me suggested I add a little pearl to each square. I am so glad I did, it was the perfect finishing touch!</div>
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Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09995559456690612993noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195623510895894753.post-77091605608201476582011-06-20T19:14:00.000-07:002011-06-20T21:17:51.201-07:00Old Door Turned Picnic Table<div style="text-align: center;">When we moved into our home three years ago we found some old doors in the rafters of the garage. I used two of them for <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://dirtcheapdecoratingdivas.blogspot.com/2010/08/bedroom-before-and-after.html">this project</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>last year:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0Z5vNWYK4H6g6UmO0WTvG8-VK9qaqioAoTs_CZ0xsDX7GZy8YsL2UJb4vTyLm5rG6yQDzIEr1mePsJFZCJNuCaj10_SvEpOVX6eKimw0dC-50CD27sOOe5DV-UM1NDtjjI4Aon7XAv8/s1600/bed1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0Z5vNWYK4H6g6UmO0WTvG8-VK9qaqioAoTs_CZ0xsDX7GZy8YsL2UJb4vTyLm5rG6yQDzIEr1mePsJFZCJNuCaj10_SvEpOVX6eKimw0dC-50CD27sOOe5DV-UM1NDtjjI4Aon7XAv8/s400/bed1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620501809364776290" border="0" /></a>Well, I finally got around to using another one of the old doors! I have seen old doors made into tables on various different blogs like<a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://joysofhome.blogspot.com/2008/10/ta-da-da-daaaaaa.html"> this one</a>. I also found an article about making a picnic table out of an old door and two saw horses.<br />After my wonderful husband and father-in-law pulled the door out of the rafters I gave it a good cleaning. I liked the shabby-ness of the door so I decided not to paint it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAtKe-F9mQRCUxpjDmO_djazqfKcH3JTAkEYFGhc-ZihmBGGDnqN-Vkv-OaGRuKFiqKgBRyIg7dAwUeOU4QeWljspODjGz4kcb1j4ZEWrgVJ6MHlBSFPUTlKGBzkajQ8FPE30q6UzOS38/s1600/door.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAtKe-F9mQRCUxpjDmO_djazqfKcH3JTAkEYFGhc-ZihmBGGDnqN-Vkv-OaGRuKFiqKgBRyIg7dAwUeOU4QeWljspODjGz4kcb1j4ZEWrgVJ6MHlBSFPUTlKGBzkajQ8FPE30q6UzOS38/s400/door.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620500101894485410" border="0" /></a>I swear sometimes the thrift store gods decide to smile on me and I find just the thing I'm looking for. I was at the Deseret Industries and found four brand new table legs for $8. I was giddy! Anyway, I attached the legs to the door with "L" brackets (which cost like twice as much as my thrifted table legs).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpUyeZjWnvLL7_Wl7H_j78AHGV-bOV9uQNCImZf1ZxEuxNGTt6ty1a5CSXJSiPgcJVfjmQnBVPPxZDgqLR5F9L0du_M3TQaxNXmaj7hKMfA0AR5kVwW6g_jVvsppBgLiQ0vOeMYHJQw2Q/s1600/table+leg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpUyeZjWnvLL7_Wl7H_j78AHGV-bOV9uQNCImZf1ZxEuxNGTt6ty1a5CSXJSiPgcJVfjmQnBVPPxZDgqLR5F9L0du_M3TQaxNXmaj7hKMfA0AR5kVwW6g_jVvsppBgLiQ0vOeMYHJQw2Q/s400/table+leg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620492233842896162" border="0" /></a>After flipping the table right-side-up I learned one bracket is not enough to make the table really sturdy so I'm going to have to go back to the hardware store for some additional reinforcements. I found these four lovely chairs at the Deseret Industries (over a few different shopping trips).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06ZynmUQFCZ2tW__4gMRfrGlySP2URGloyNcCC68No-dAD_i2mQQWQlzfSSKH2ZQsAI31Z3AZGovQG1fzYb3ZYMvyCie0FiqkLHNxh4BzhtOnsNnoA6NBgyrHCAZBn9Ib5iDCwTNzdKk/s1600/green+before.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06ZynmUQFCZ2tW__4gMRfrGlySP2URGloyNcCC68No-dAD_i2mQQWQlzfSSKH2ZQsAI31Z3AZGovQG1fzYb3ZYMvyCie0FiqkLHNxh4BzhtOnsNnoA6NBgyrHCAZBn9Ib5iDCwTNzdKk/s400/green+before.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620491383655641362" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWxAKd772fnwJ9p6qALfTFgqAtvOFsi0CqgjZnN0vpl06ppcg4bSDVX8rIcCM2MwFs97lee0qgjrYcO9bukIVLTEh3y8ZV7eifliPIJIo_XV_1SWive_XYygBdv0fRUvJ_YDPV8sJZ_4/s1600/pink+before.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWxAKd772fnwJ9p6qALfTFgqAtvOFsi0CqgjZnN0vpl06ppcg4bSDVX8rIcCM2MwFs97lee0qgjrYcO9bukIVLTEh3y8ZV7eifliPIJIo_XV_1SWive_XYygBdv0fRUvJ_YDPV8sJZ_4/s400/pink+before.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620491515766927474" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0G-Pfh4jIHFT-1oa3ItDKo1eVRSqOBU03JQs6QmdSXKK4KW51JLro84WrAZ-ZkU0AHbR5dEEXMCy7MfB-y7XMEooKb7N4usnD1L_FXZaACsXJZFKvU3a-KWSAg1OrGIgp3A79z3Zq0nk/s1600/blue+before.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0G-Pfh4jIHFT-1oa3ItDKo1eVRSqOBU03JQs6QmdSXKK4KW51JLro84WrAZ-ZkU0AHbR5dEEXMCy7MfB-y7XMEooKb7N4usnD1L_FXZaACsXJZFKvU3a-KWSAg1OrGIgp3A79z3Zq0nk/s400/blue+before.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620491375995441474" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpjBedUWHd7b62SS5mSvrV9ymWJirKhtwr7t_bIXpuJ55dYbiF_AUq21hYwzeYRPvH5B62TEtpVn09YqilrsP1c3z9rANFlHM3D5ZDdB_gZO9_D0BJTfiNO21r6aeAE7krWgrcDsxhyphenhyphen4/s1600/White+chair.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 373px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpjBedUWHd7b62SS5mSvrV9ymWJirKhtwr7t_bIXpuJ55dYbiF_AUq21hYwzeYRPvH5B62TEtpVn09YqilrsP1c3z9rANFlHM3D5ZDdB_gZO9_D0BJTfiNO21r6aeAE7krWgrcDsxhyphenhyphen4/s400/White+chair.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620492238887595106" border="0" /></a>They are looking wonderful after a coat of paint and some recovered cushions. The fabric is from my favorite little quilt shop, <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://supposecreatedelight.com/store/index.php?product=OCAH04Berry">Suppose</a>. I then sprayed the chairs with a protective clear coat to hopefully protect them from the elements.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid8qxU9l74_x6aM9fjSpi1nFVy8uvjYYOEyBn7pjJRuUelGpFDKFvlLk3x0vJQDnJMqB6SXu_knpnkpa0axGBl0PRBtvjvmWdTTVeo7L6DK9D32TAhGcaMsJzYZbSl_-QGhFqWXCXYbd4/s1600/green+chair.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 254px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid8qxU9l74_x6aM9fjSpi1nFVy8uvjYYOEyBn7pjJRuUelGpFDKFvlLk3x0vJQDnJMqB6SXu_knpnkpa0axGBl0PRBtvjvmWdTTVeo7L6DK9D32TAhGcaMsJzYZbSl_-QGhFqWXCXYbd4/s400/green+chair.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620491390658347154" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqU7at8dS-v40i26tM-deLNDzzobykTSvvknKbn0sJk5kg2t3BNLSFOqhKIXFet76NoTjvMmEcTvdfRLkV261q1nC2BQKqZ72SNia5mzU5C3ruKt2kByFXaTCcjgmPuKKTySLgcYhSP0/s1600/pink+chair.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqU7at8dS-v40i26tM-deLNDzzobykTSvvknKbn0sJk5kg2t3BNLSFOqhKIXFet76NoTjvMmEcTvdfRLkV261q1nC2BQKqZ72SNia5mzU5C3ruKt2kByFXaTCcjgmPuKKTySLgcYhSP0/s400/pink+chair.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620491900313938978" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcGQSKhTM4HkfWlQ8UICy_X6r-MsVrOHdRSmJntZKV84vmZsQTAKcAqpmHPYUmo8SRurc8WKWqURusC_QY7s66UiiU4Tc6m74mw6HjAxKosMi3mb3sOqE4VtBJbuIsVZ3WKH_hS1sjeBo/s1600/blue+chair.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcGQSKhTM4HkfWlQ8UICy_X6r-MsVrOHdRSmJntZKV84vmZsQTAKcAqpmHPYUmo8SRurc8WKWqURusC_QY7s66UiiU4Tc6m74mw6HjAxKosMi3mb3sOqE4VtBJbuIsVZ3WKH_hS1sjeBo/s400/blue+chair.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620491378230197026" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2pf2yVYGdbu-yyxxZiDIeMTDvYgD0uRIvt9t_PaUZg7FPLwZzg8MEmvpJ6UYql4AC_xTgXpPClzLscYgZEUZ7NOThnSJRr4qZl3f4Iar06kGkUA7-nL2820PrFcefrfgBHTzdiuAaMc/s1600/yellow+chair+sm.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 368px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2pf2yVYGdbu-yyxxZiDIeMTDvYgD0uRIvt9t_PaUZg7FPLwZzg8MEmvpJ6UYql4AC_xTgXpPClzLscYgZEUZ7NOThnSJRr4qZl3f4Iar06kGkUA7-nL2820PrFcefrfgBHTzdiuAaMc/s400/yellow+chair+sm.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620492244734579634" border="0" /></a>I am in love with my new picnic table and can hardly wait to have lunch under the trees this summer!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLtV-8goFwTilxtwLsYvAjPvEF506Dgo3polAgl69vySeJU_I64yeIwmFJJn9N6e-wHS8NNHT03O1Q18YzrDGbG-HNnPLTKowMZU2SWTAUC_6IPrIbyl_QCw-GgdcMePrFNwVfcB1GGJQ/s1600/table3+sm.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLtV-8goFwTilxtwLsYvAjPvEF506Dgo3polAgl69vySeJU_I64yeIwmFJJn9N6e-wHS8NNHT03O1Q18YzrDGbG-HNnPLTKowMZU2SWTAUC_6IPrIbyl_QCw-GgdcMePrFNwVfcB1GGJQ/s400/table3+sm.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620491925748872514" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkuoDx7eIjVu0KrLtltp82tZ6xUX8FPDqjE7cqLdv1z8ynCIk3qNUGqdJ4316dp2UYnPz_ssc6gQ8495qkLlSPI5-7w5V1h2bx4-zT99LHAp-XdFie_t7LsHn4OPJzSb8xzBtIW1HeT4/s1600/table4+sm.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkuoDx7eIjVu0KrLtltp82tZ6xUX8FPDqjE7cqLdv1z8ynCIk3qNUGqdJ4316dp2UYnPz_ssc6gQ8495qkLlSPI5-7w5V1h2bx4-zT99LHAp-XdFie_t7LsHn4OPJzSb8xzBtIW1HeT4/s400/table4+sm.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620491928132006466" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglOzMGHLqyb57XNaP1ll82YFazzgljhBPTWb0s4oHglrZUeW_K2RkbxGHYhO_s9f1kyrBisz9TLDiPmd_eYZfWfQ409IH-Wz1lBK_JiCdCVMcBvgDZKmsLzbUfeLVPXwF_cWlzNrISRK0/s1600/table2+sm.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglOzMGHLqyb57XNaP1ll82YFazzgljhBPTWb0s4oHglrZUeW_K2RkbxGHYhO_s9f1kyrBisz9TLDiPmd_eYZfWfQ409IH-Wz1lBK_JiCdCVMcBvgDZKmsLzbUfeLVPXwF_cWlzNrISRK0/s400/table2+sm.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620491917137514354" border="0" /></a>My curious little chickens wanted in on the action too.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWqwkGGBEzmjTNW8dNBlDu8pzLZgwF9A3LGPCVbnIyBJqHKvIsuUhNHaKI7rwq4Ltfep3vmmSSoxd8nNdiXNWO6CWzsm9prhgyVlqDJhAzuZuBdLdgKaZCNwBW_29ILcEuQl6iUdJUrI/s1600/chickens2+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWqwkGGBEzmjTNW8dNBlDu8pzLZgwF9A3LGPCVbnIyBJqHKvIsuUhNHaKI7rwq4Ltfep3vmmSSoxd8nNdiXNWO6CWzsm9prhgyVlqDJhAzuZuBdLdgKaZCNwBW_29ILcEuQl6iUdJUrI/s400/chickens2+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620495133513953058" border="0" /></a>So what do you all think I should do to protect the top of the table? I'm sure someone out there has a good idea...<br /><br /><a href="http://dirtcheapdecoratingdivas.blogspot.com/p/linky-parties.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 159px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2oF9Yi1y7_AamgxCi_Z8cjHCeCh0GTQw8p0nChj8wcEKjyAFmaKUFPzKJXdrtRlR1FhZKy5m0WX9UFTl4TIAPxyzSdi8RrP01vuTk8pqrrpA145krUucLym17QBO9XO9CVHPFWPWUN_8/s320/linky+parties+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594026904791731762" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09995559456690612993noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195623510895894753.post-69530850236718253252011-05-19T11:56:00.000-07:002011-05-19T12:09:20.118-07:00JELLO White Chocolate/Orange Mousse Recipe<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5_6cwPCGG_mzgrpwwm4hbCY8rW2RKS5Hd-LQnZOZoHNpqWeODC_mLljuBa6ZmtgGYE1xIwsqNlyBjAvH6KEF6JHSUj72DLg6CNpu4VW01Vb-XEpeWn5qTYfOYsHguLOKPJl0cFRuQB-N/s1600/jello_pudding_mix.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608505759021045202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 274px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5_6cwPCGG_mzgrpwwm4hbCY8rW2RKS5Hd-LQnZOZoHNpqWeODC_mLljuBa6ZmtgGYE1xIwsqNlyBjAvH6KEF6JHSUj72DLg6CNpu4VW01Vb-XEpeWn5qTYfOYsHguLOKPJl0cFRuQB-N/s320/jello_pudding_mix.jpg" border="0" /></a> Last night, I made this recipe off of the side of a Jello pudding box and I loved it!! It is so simple to make and tastes great!! So I thought you might love it too.<br /><br /><div>Here is the recipe:</div><br /><div>*1 box white chocolate instant pudding (I used sugar free but you don't have to...also could use chocolate pudding instead of white chocolate)</div><br /><div>*1 1/2 cup milk</div><br /><div>*1 1/2 cup lite cool whip</div><br /><div>*1 tsp. orange zest</div><br /><br /><div>Mix the pudding and milk together and wisk it for two minutes. Fold in the cool whip and orange zest. Refrigerate and Enjoy! <br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a id="apf3" href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.schrempp.us/ww/food/Jell-o-pudding.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.schrempp.us/ww/ww_food_ideas.htm&usg=__sWfk3MQFbdjQLfgCGAoT3jn6isA=&h=600&w=738&sz=329&hl=en&start=4&zoom=1&itbs=1&tbnid=9MY2kvIJ_r3P4M:&tbnh=115&tbnw=141&prev=/search%3Fq%3Djello%2Bpudding%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26biw%3D1003%26bih%3D592%26gbv%3D2%26tbm%3Disch&ei=xGfVTcC1JI-8sQPDy8ixBg"></a></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07396458306035482997noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195623510895894753.post-44705336766911466592011-04-10T08:13:00.000-07:002011-04-11T19:13:35.738-07:00Alarm Clock + Spray Paint<div style="text-align: center;">Well, I have certainly been neglectful with my posting lately! I have been working on projects but I haven't finished many. I will share them just as soon as I get my butt in gear.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />I have been in desperate need of a new alarm clock so I can stop using my cell phone's alarm ( I love my friends and family, but unless their car is on fire or they're having a baby or something, I don't want to hear from them after bedtime). I went out looking for the perfect alarm clock and couldn't find it. Isn't that how it always goes? I did however find this little guy:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOWG4MrpvGORBBX8KWX0OOsQ_BhkuiZzuPH_LQ0VQByashfFlfLY8zSdvwodkZhwmgOwbOWUTN4roaxbDmYLRA2oA6JZ69CmihDmoNUHQwlJuUI5BeduzQMwDH_ni8kWcM1jJ_g0b4j4/s1600/clock+before.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOWG4MrpvGORBBX8KWX0OOsQ_BhkuiZzuPH_LQ0VQByashfFlfLY8zSdvwodkZhwmgOwbOWUTN4roaxbDmYLRA2oA6JZ69CmihDmoNUHQwlJuUI5BeduzQMwDH_ni8kWcM1jJ_g0b4j4/s400/clock+before.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594002395196619810" border="0" /></a><br /></div>I liked the shape and size of it and I thought the digits were kind of cute, all made out of squares like that. I didn't particularly like the shiny chrome finish (it had finger prints galore after the first day) and I <span style="font-style: italic;">really</span> didn't like the big black snooze button that actually says SNOOZE on it. So I popped off the metal case and went through my box of spray paints and found the perfect color:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnWryntqJ5EzPxw0bgKVWJLgldI7il-pVgdSceSAZGNj7gETP3K9OXjuflt8smqETHKXI1VMj1VS53Nf8leVuUkpz8qcSk-IlMInGjus2LeIgjW-39trKX7qgg6J_x8gnQHMKbTsyi9S8/s1600/clock+case.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnWryntqJ5EzPxw0bgKVWJLgldI7il-pVgdSceSAZGNj7gETP3K9OXjuflt8smqETHKXI1VMj1VS53Nf8leVuUkpz8qcSk-IlMInGjus2LeIgjW-39trKX7qgg6J_x8gnQHMKbTsyi9S8/s400/clock+case.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594002628251815762" border="0" /></a><br />They make spray paint specifically for plastics if you want to try this on a plastic clock. Now on to the SNOOZE button issue. I just painted the button with white acrylic paint:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimD8nT2IIX95BL01TwVa8captayaAV6ZftOY03Qt1DqwZ5vC4f9Gtg9vzY1opgE87qu0GeW93759yuyuaKgxYeUrSBjKtSr_W-WDs6FhP-7W-NdzcMYRDKkQAwgVqMOt9NH6CVRkxOz0k/s1600/snooze.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimD8nT2IIX95BL01TwVa8captayaAV6ZftOY03Qt1DqwZ5vC4f9Gtg9vzY1opgE87qu0GeW93759yuyuaKgxYeUrSBjKtSr_W-WDs6FhP-7W-NdzcMYRDKkQAwgVqMOt9NH6CVRkxOz0k/s400/snooze.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593993736938068946" border="0" /></a><br />Then I went scrounging through my jar of fabric scraps and found this darling bit:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWIzR4-xG9TpRuSbWL2cge14ks2EHAe4d1YCaKxd4LjARpMsppDV6fchXhvP4pnUNreNyuuiNrb_sgZrSxtwdJNWAvldU_62GJH0rEMcbXm76boGbTbKIg9uw8B3TNj90Kf1kkM4A_nDU/s1600/fabric.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 163px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWIzR4-xG9TpRuSbWL2cge14ks2EHAe4d1YCaKxd4LjARpMsppDV6fchXhvP4pnUNreNyuuiNrb_sgZrSxtwdJNWAvldU_62GJH0rEMcbXm76boGbTbKIg9uw8B3TNj90Kf1kkM4A_nDU/s400/fabric.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594002169974220178" border="0" /></a><br />I attached the fabric to the snooze button using 3M Super 77 spray adhesive. Then I just crammed the innards back in the case (it actually took a bit of finessing to get the clock put back together). And here it is, all pink and lovely:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSzkG43I3y2bH5BftOXC4Rde1BJferMXxI9gvnaVdq7gH2CbrQKpBsPoxRPU-2YI_itwfwv_i7VQOSoxInBsojxSqt436ulKlS8wK2yvSTPNnNfbFJz6563v8YjhUUPwYmuaqLrdmGig/s1600/clock+small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSzkG43I3y2bH5BftOXC4Rde1BJferMXxI9gvnaVdq7gH2CbrQKpBsPoxRPU-2YI_itwfwv_i7VQOSoxInBsojxSqt436ulKlS8wK2yvSTPNnNfbFJz6563v8YjhUUPwYmuaqLrdmGig/s400/clock+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594001760031209714" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ltyTuHlEkxRbHyjHHBXaT8RWDJfndoBJZvJ7Twu8Tqyo0y5BSEglG3kUR4xgj27mIKZK23XzNvEBbQ27g2spk8_7MW2PpZGidCpLrY3gdbBkLYvmSYID65QkunAVBSfqiLQtisDMrnY/s1600/clock2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ltyTuHlEkxRbHyjHHBXaT8RWDJfndoBJZvJ7Twu8Tqyo0y5BSEglG3kUR4xgj27mIKZK23XzNvEBbQ27g2spk8_7MW2PpZGidCpLrY3gdbBkLYvmSYID65QkunAVBSfqiLQtisDMrnY/s400/clock2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594008340226987522" border="0" /></a><br />Where I like to link:<br /><br /><a href="http://dirtcheapdecoratingdivas.blogspot.com/p/linky-parties.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 159px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2oF9Yi1y7_AamgxCi_Z8cjHCeCh0GTQw8p0nChj8wcEKjyAFmaKUFPzKJXdrtRlR1FhZKy5m0WX9UFTl4TIAPxyzSdi8RrP01vuTk8pqrrpA145krUucLym17QBO9XO9CVHPFWPWUN_8/s320/linky+parties+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594026904791731762" border="0" /></a><a href="http://dirtcheapdecoratingdivas.blogspot.com/p/linky-parties.html"><br /></a><br /><br /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09995559456690612993noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195623510895894753.post-70223562564769205562011-03-03T15:32:00.000-08:002011-03-03T15:42:58.157-08:00We have a winner...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Thanks to everyone who entered our giveaway! We used random.org to select a winner and the lucky winner is...</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTLbo_5_yT1E9OK9Y-x0OqOUTq9XENO2n-iZXx9rmqneibYMyGh5XYRfFdhJ9coB3JKNXc1iPzN8kSLfZM07fW5C6GDfXcOg2gw14Zj0WKkCMcBNote8CCVxktWbr9PmzWyHQR5LMVTDc/s1600/random.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 215px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTLbo_5_yT1E9OK9Y-x0OqOUTq9XENO2n-iZXx9rmqneibYMyGh5XYRfFdhJ9coB3JKNXc1iPzN8kSLfZM07fW5C6GDfXcOg2gw14Zj0WKkCMcBNote8CCVxktWbr9PmzWyHQR5LMVTDc/s400/random.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580001000033800050" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Comment #35 bluvs2shop</span></span> who said : "I signed up to follow your blog! Love your ideas and I'm starting to work on the VW Bus Quilt!!" (You didn't leave an email, so please send me a message so I can get your coupon code to you. Another winner will be selected on March 7th if I haven't heard from you.)<br /><br />Also, a big thanks to CSN for the fun giveaway!<br /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09995559456690612993noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195623510895894753.post-325899071001797222011-02-23T16:04:00.000-08:002011-12-12T15:47:44.429-08:00CSN Stores Giveaway!!We are so happy to be hosting another CSN giveaway. One of our lovely readers will receive <span style="font-weight: bold;">30</span> dollars in credit to spend at one of CSN's many online stores!<br /><br />What's so great about CSN is they have some of just about everything. Are you in the market for new bedding, shoes, a car seat for your little one? They have all that. They also have beautiful furniture like computer desks for home<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "> offices, upholstered headboards, and much more. </span><div><br /><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"><u><strong>How to Enter:</strong></u></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;">1. The giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents.</div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;">2. Leave a comment telling me what you would like to spend the $30 on (you don't actually have to spend your winnings on that item).<br />3. Facebooking or blogging about this giveaway will give you an extra entry,<em></em> <strong>but</strong> you <strong>must</strong> leave an <strong>extra </strong>comment <strong>for each, </strong>telling me you've done so <strong>in order for it to count </strong>as an extra entry.<br />4<em></em><span>. It would be nice if you decided to follow us, but we won't make you...there is an extra entry in it for you though (please leave <span style="font-weight: bold;">yet another </span>comment telling us you already were a follower or that you are a new follower if that is the case).<br />5. One more chance to win, grab our button for your blog and <span style="font-weight: bold;">leave another comment </span>telling us you did so.</span><em></em></div><span>6. Leave me your e-mail address or make sure it is visible on your blog so in the event that you win this giveaway I can contact you.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"> Entries will be accepted until 11:59 pm MST on March 2, 2011. </span><span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> A winner will be chosen at random. I will notify the winner by March 3, 2011 via email (please respond within 48 hours). The winner will also be announced here on our blog. Good luck!!</span></span></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09995559456690612993noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195623510895894753.post-61538122193417795812011-02-12T16:40:00.000-08:002011-02-12T16:41:41.291-08:00Homemade Silver Polish<div style="text-align: center;">If you read my <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://dirtcheapdecoratingdivas.blogspot.com/2011/01/valentine-banner.html">Valentine banner post</a>, you know I am having some friends over for a Valentine's dinner. We have lived in our house for three years now and have only used our dinning room twice, both times were Thanksgiving dinner. So, I'm trying to say I'm pretty excited to have a little get together and use the room.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">I don't have a nice set of silverware. I have found several sets I wouldn't mind owning but I don't want to shell out the money for them. My solution was to buy silverware as I come across it at thrift and antique stores. I paid between ten cents to two dollars a piece for my silverware. The only problem now is that every piece is pretty tarnished.<br />I remember using a rag to polish my grandma's flatware and not really digging all that work. I came across this super easy and quick way to clean/polish silverware:<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: nowrap;">Homemade Silver Cleaner/Polish:</span> </div></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> 2 tablespoons baking soda</li><li> 1 tablespoon salt</li><li> aluminum foil</li><li> glass dish</li><li> hot water</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">Line a glass dish with aluminum foil and add your silverware. Be sure it touches as much of the foil as possible because the reaction to the foil is what removes the tarnish. Sprinkle the salt and baking soda over the silverware.<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72APQh67ZJ7SkUbcmd1RKu7kYh4Uav99dbjZfp2kJBlD-sAC43PCxINsUVkFPGbmMA6yqDlHX1xDj5gCEChvCis9-zV8Vi6g_bZMUCYbconAL0RpoB360_9fUpbzCEdNcfvJqbjp_-S8/s1600/silverware+small.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72APQh67ZJ7SkUbcmd1RKu7kYh4Uav99dbjZfp2kJBlD-sAC43PCxINsUVkFPGbmMA6yqDlHX1xDj5gCEChvCis9-zV8Vi6g_bZMUCYbconAL0RpoB360_9fUpbzCEdNcfvJqbjp_-S8/s400/silverware+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568179822163118066" border="0" /></a>Now, carefully pour boiling water over your silverware, being sure all items are completely submerged. This part is fun because it gets all bubbly and fizzy. Your kitchen should now smell a bit like a sulfur hot pot (my husband walked in and blamed the smell on the dog). Let your mixture sit for 30 minutes.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XfH9zRtZE_5efDNuJaBJ8ubqFqZ1qbR_jSyGAkEj2l6ya5fzCW3hCkNb1qESz3t0K8AbeAzXbrHz3n1IJRBhVpr4fTSanpWNYxxVhxOtOATCQBv9Tsy3xHpCjL8rNQ61DfJwphCdzA4/s1600/silverware1+small.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XfH9zRtZE_5efDNuJaBJ8ubqFqZ1qbR_jSyGAkEj2l6ya5fzCW3hCkNb1qESz3t0K8AbeAzXbrHz3n1IJRBhVpr4fTSanpWNYxxVhxOtOATCQBv9Tsy3xHpCjL8rNQ61DfJwphCdzA4/s400/silverware1+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568179817758448626" border="0" /></a>Then pour out the water, rinse off your flatware, rub it a little with a clean cloth and...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0EPv_rVvfHxxvC_T6sQmW6qeAYFBFmPiusxwJu8UUJjt5fEuD9ev3bqnPdgmtgP36iLPOVVPsQk8SZWF35l9awaKthymQrZZhmlNcMpLzOllW0WwsnPm-n0B8063qmAmFcDAD7gCYgY/s1600/spoonfork.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 386px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0EPv_rVvfHxxvC_T6sQmW6qeAYFBFmPiusxwJu8UUJjt5fEuD9ev3bqnPdgmtgP36iLPOVVPsQk8SZWF35l9awaKthymQrZZhmlNcMpLzOllW0WwsnPm-n0B8063qmAmFcDAD7gCYgY/s400/spoonfork.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568179832201829762" border="0" /></a>Aren't you impressed?! It looks amazing and I didn't have to rub it with a cloth all day long!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiGiuas1xQR5PknLEvVXLT7Libxn6Jd5esmiQtkj93b29yanS9ndT3g0MZcLPf2O39fYlll1MkF9uD-5D9kvNBT80vsrWmBukHuaztpS16OWLsbncGFRlCGeBT4E1seSC6RWZi-Vv1isg/s1600/spoon+handle.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiGiuas1xQR5PknLEvVXLT7Libxn6Jd5esmiQtkj93b29yanS9ndT3g0MZcLPf2O39fYlll1MkF9uD-5D9kvNBT80vsrWmBukHuaztpS16OWLsbncGFRlCGeBT4E1seSC6RWZi-Vv1isg/s400/spoon+handle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568179830430892578" border="0" /></a>I had no idea this spoon was engraved until I cleaned off all the tarnish. So cool.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigv8vye-nIBzi2GhNPrjZ8zhSRmoFg3kPK4I9IxapIF6-GVeZthEwFxEPADaRpz5h0X8dMMecB8L1VUEMRRKWEy72JmW1Cyhi2_nsJZoEKOPCCuR-4p59CMxoXLMRH_gcTQMUlTz_Lfzg/s1600/spoon1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigv8vye-nIBzi2GhNPrjZ8zhSRmoFg3kPK4I9IxapIF6-GVeZthEwFxEPADaRpz5h0X8dMMecB8L1VUEMRRKWEy72JmW1Cyhi2_nsJZoEKOPCCuR-4p59CMxoXLMRH_gcTQMUlTz_Lfzg/s400/spoon1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568179825959479586" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGuERW3aO1jTrYXMaSnhJ5tw2y_-132OdqtYEC1c1GB2g4TSlcfjvbgFI78YFNwIlMZRJHUHPkmU5nSXIc5k82RkzR8Lr7O9T0mVexBcmLmyzroZGH_g9ATs1MlDA3ksddGUZ8ht7w8B8/s1600/place+setting.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGuERW3aO1jTrYXMaSnhJ5tw2y_-132OdqtYEC1c1GB2g4TSlcfjvbgFI78YFNwIlMZRJHUHPkmU5nSXIc5k82RkzR8Lr7O9T0mVexBcmLmyzroZGH_g9ATs1MlDA3ksddGUZ8ht7w8B8/s400/place+setting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572831291717096930" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjrBTjIqsMrRww_SSGkA_o7EznnZcYbD3djiA2t-TJAzOgtIoeIJTBdryltM-A_IxlVRJhjOLAWum2HqEsoH7K9u6QhWhmDVpbtKhRPjb1cCx96-OKCsDr-NOn0GjZqYshkyXE1xVNSfU/s1600/table+small.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjrBTjIqsMrRww_SSGkA_o7EznnZcYbD3djiA2t-TJAzOgtIoeIJTBdryltM-A_IxlVRJhjOLAWum2HqEsoH7K9u6QhWhmDVpbtKhRPjb1cCx96-OKCsDr-NOn0GjZqYshkyXE1xVNSfU/s400/table+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572831296887573906" border="0" /></a>Now I'm all ready for my dinner guests!<br /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09995559456690612993noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195623510895894753.post-83483526749240026542011-02-05T10:31:00.000-08:002011-02-05T15:11:57.172-08:00Valentine Crayon HeartsMy good friend Janette and her sweet little girls made these super cute crayon hearts with me.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQnHhxYDzgeJYJ7RFXHEQ7KuTtMOXQFGPMECAVV0cmmxQMMIFhzustE7XtdPKMheu5wOqzd31GsDk-maULweE_LtwD7OH2XhBJM6fiC_EqkOmHsNOonTpJ2bCrACniv9m38ScB4FTkmI/s1600/hearts2small.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQnHhxYDzgeJYJ7RFXHEQ7KuTtMOXQFGPMECAVV0cmmxQMMIFhzustE7XtdPKMheu5wOqzd31GsDk-maULweE_LtwD7OH2XhBJM6fiC_EqkOmHsNOonTpJ2bCrACniv9m38ScB4FTkmI/s400/hearts2small.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570344397779969042" border="0" /></a><br /> We found the tutorial over at <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.marthastewart.com/good-things/crayon-hearts?backto=true&backtourl=/photogallery/valentines-day-decor#slide_4">Martha Stewart's website</a> and knew we had to make them.<br />This was a very inexpensive, yet time-consuming project. The girls seemed to love it though...they know their way around a box of crayolas! They got really creative with color combinations, adding a really pretty blue that I would have never thought to add to the mix. They also got creative with the shapes they cut out, making double and triple hearts. I played it safe and just cut out varying sizes of hearts.<br /> We basically followed <span style="">Martha's tutorial</span>, except we used paper grocery bags rather than Kraft paper around the wax paper (mainly because I don't know what "kraft" paper is). I attached my hearts to baker's twine with a dab of super glue.<br />If you are looking for a fun project to do with your kids, this is a great one.<br /></div></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09995559456690612993noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195623510895894753.post-2333111545959680652011-01-31T19:27:00.000-08:002011-01-31T19:43:06.642-08:00Button Napkin Ring<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"> This sweet little project is super cheap and easy (my favorite kind of project!) <br />All you need is:<br />12 inches of pretty ribbon<br />Button with a shank (hole on the back)<br />Lighter<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />First, thread the ribbon through the shank of the button. Next, tie the ribbon in a knot (try to pull the knot as tight as you can).<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5njNj_29g5JD3QtXzPUMohHnNAqQ7LSZWnxGHCGp-wqmglfsn1sAGk5qSCg8CbweJ22JpQ-gmvz1BgeL99oFJ6vUseI95zj1WUK-Bug9kTgFDgUt9bvJLeEdN0N6UhR3RBzj-9rfpuM/s1600/nr1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5njNj_29g5JD3QtXzPUMohHnNAqQ7LSZWnxGHCGp-wqmglfsn1sAGk5qSCg8CbweJ22JpQ-gmvz1BgeL99oFJ6vUseI95zj1WUK-Bug9kTgFDgUt9bvJLeEdN0N6UhR3RBzj-9rfpuM/s400/nr1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568558039077136386" border="0" /></a><br />Then, cut the ends of the ribbon as close to the knot as you can and burn the raw edge with your lighter. Put your napkin ring around a rolled up cloth napkin.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwADZFWVQup5-AmK6vNLFomKrOXC4ReYa8FrJkcl-OM4kDogC42ymroflcCO2CD0pedl4oe4UDHMb1KrBma2sgnnICjYWabUWh-vmTzmF0qa8VPh8UwZBmA_s1d7Im87yEbdNr2hKLEU/s1600/nr2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwADZFWVQup5-AmK6vNLFomKrOXC4ReYa8FrJkcl-OM4kDogC42ymroflcCO2CD0pedl4oe4UDHMb1KrBma2sgnnICjYWabUWh-vmTzmF0qa8VPh8UwZBmA_s1d7Im87yEbdNr2hKLEU/s400/nr2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568558041501021490" border="0" /></a><br />Hook the loop of the ribbon around the button...and TA-DA:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHYezD7QuF-DIT9RBcgbBj-SXtmqBPchYBFEv7tlGB9cqkmOKo7bqwZ3Mj6D3WBBPLiSwoTxDkrgqyRnIuiRxKcjP-gzkg0-bDllPExI3F6lUBY2lhNLUWetOXI9XtNh0MTGOa8SbjApQ/s1600/napkin+ring1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 386px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHYezD7QuF-DIT9RBcgbBj-SXtmqBPchYBFEv7tlGB9cqkmOKo7bqwZ3Mj6D3WBBPLiSwoTxDkrgqyRnIuiRxKcjP-gzkg0-bDllPExI3F6lUBY2lhNLUWetOXI9XtNh0MTGOa8SbjApQ/s400/napkin+ring1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568558034500460530" border="0" /></a>A lovely and cheap napkin ring for your romantic Valentine's day dinner.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tlhIZg3-8_vINgniYSxgYzw5MWgAqsHlf1PxtE5jXHz8PoRTJrECFBU2G69dj-BErWfSwiI9f6t1gHoTkfLPWmjQ8PICq0PEZHMLU2VrstvvNhW_2MgNAtMhvnLsZ-dVkVCIYud75Bk/s1600/napkin+ring.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 334px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tlhIZg3-8_vINgniYSxgYzw5MWgAqsHlf1PxtE5jXHz8PoRTJrECFBU2G69dj-BErWfSwiI9f6t1gHoTkfLPWmjQ8PICq0PEZHMLU2VrstvvNhW_2MgNAtMhvnLsZ-dVkVCIYud75Bk/s400/napkin+ring.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568558030823891618" border="0" /></a>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09995559456690612993noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195623510895894753.post-67443013371711196162011-01-23T17:50:00.001-08:002011-01-29T09:28:41.071-08:00Valentine Banner<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAoeeP1gEldSp1s1j5_nIIg0F9w14pZsWk9nShdX5boNOID6h2b5At_RAShcbDiPVOwna5BkXUixWZscDmOIaVf1Vs15miZ595_slZl-97MS0gOjR184KXc5ZBxRiB6Qo6lB-adKFEsXs/s1600/banner14+small.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAoeeP1gEldSp1s1j5_nIIg0F9w14pZsWk9nShdX5boNOID6h2b5At_RAShcbDiPVOwna5BkXUixWZscDmOIaVf1Vs15miZ595_slZl-97MS0gOjR184KXc5ZBxRiB6Qo6lB-adKFEsXs/s400/banner14+small.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565583715428916658" border="0" /></a><br />I will be hosting a Valentine's dinner for a couple of friends so I wanted to make our dinning room look a little more festive. I found <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.cocoadaisy.com/blog/daisy-divas/2777/valentines-day-banner/">this adorable banner</a> and decided I need one for my house. I mainly used K and Company products. Most of the papers I used were from this <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://kandcompany.eksuccessbrands.com/Product/Lifes+Journey+12x12+Paper+Pad.aspx">paper pack</a>:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC9J32VyBMnZFNTnUG9vCAuUZIbdxicYtzWMV7bR2rIoXx1KdldfOZr5xuabtSlS_RQn_xDIC63vdzZDtF7I8BJyn1qLJtBKhnPcFeKd4esD92L0o6Hc0uII-BVbTivEybF_QTHDQNh6E/s1600/kandco1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC9J32VyBMnZFNTnUG9vCAuUZIbdxicYtzWMV7bR2rIoXx1KdldfOZr5xuabtSlS_RQn_xDIC63vdzZDtF7I8BJyn1qLJtBKhnPcFeKd4esD92L0o6Hc0uII-BVbTivEybF_QTHDQNh6E/s400/kandco1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565566619952073826" border="0" /></a>Those cute little Victorian cut-outs came from <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://kandcompany.eksuccessbrands.com/Product/Kelly+Panacci+Valentine+Ephemera+Diecut+Cardstock.aspx">this</a>:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguUuQGJZGsRD_3_vhSjx5J3g01Bgd1Q7rrdOHouih_Wzm_6YeiIK3yYJbtDdV-RLhIdlNZvLtJaG1808WWgPgRitZQxatVf5N1S-FuHjBUDbzmbglvyR7k5YDiyFr4a_sGYjKxeOjq_RQ/s1600/kandco.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguUuQGJZGsRD_3_vhSjx5J3g01Bgd1Q7rrdOHouih_Wzm_6YeiIK3yYJbtDdV-RLhIdlNZvLtJaG1808WWgPgRitZQxatVf5N1S-FuHjBUDbzmbglvyR7k5YDiyFr4a_sGYjKxeOjq_RQ/s400/kandco.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565566614988781730" border="0" /></a>These pleated flowers are really easy to make if you follow the directions <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.cocoadaisy.com/blog/daisy-divas/2777/valentines-day-banner/">over here...</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC8pMpke4YU-ZjQ260E3BXOM_NNJrgWO6kxhD1-0fcBpplSwT1aLk2mKiypxH3F45L7kp4Hdee90YVBLCCdCqjEHDqumlBqceP_ohDxS_WdCwK7wWOnJkiqKFAwLQ8BREDy9ppZt8_lYM/s1600/banner9+small.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 332px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC8pMpke4YU-ZjQ260E3BXOM_NNJrgWO6kxhD1-0fcBpplSwT1aLk2mKiypxH3F45L7kp4Hdee90YVBLCCdCqjEHDqumlBqceP_ohDxS_WdCwK7wWOnJkiqKFAwLQ8BREDy9ppZt8_lYM/s400/banner9+small.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565583551363836690" border="0" /></a>I used baker's twine to string all of the elements together. I wanted them to stay put, so rather than hole-punching the items, I used a long sharp needle and just threaded them on like I was sewing.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBuDQ5XqY9IikGTEEFDte0VlxGNNqjv6LVfNJOQPtu1aTLm0MEAMKTBply_7pPpnArnxB1XB12UDlGHdPZ6Mx623bHNn2MQrUSAmKCyhcqvvLYQdWp4fvQRW1lzbp8OQzPyJM175_SD4/s1600/banner10+small.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBuDQ5XqY9IikGTEEFDte0VlxGNNqjv6LVfNJOQPtu1aTLm0MEAMKTBply_7pPpnArnxB1XB12UDlGHdPZ6Mx623bHNn2MQrUSAmKCyhcqvvLYQdWp4fvQRW1lzbp8OQzPyJM175_SD4/s400/banner10+small.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565583556973188210" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFVARCjUFGPogZxyBnAmDVNIFlHuSaL-nAs_S90EB_s4wrGvV2V_I9xwVYwzAh8wKtr_B98XLCRba4nN3z0O6Bxnx55JVjHyMCyvemv81gj_j6Qwu4RMx3MQeI9hyMwU2QGx3mF7KOp8/s1600/banner13+small.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFVARCjUFGPogZxyBnAmDVNIFlHuSaL-nAs_S90EB_s4wrGvV2V_I9xwVYwzAh8wKtr_B98XLCRba4nN3z0O6Bxnx55JVjHyMCyvemv81gj_j6Qwu4RMx3MQeI9hyMwU2QGx3mF7KOp8/s400/banner13+small.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565583711860118066" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioVaR9l_WN3Cj_WYbzTgPneOO7lA2jLP3neWVRXy7kldGfQ1SX0kuWODE0BJPS5bAFHRi0Zlv7YjghIZtMQfuTo3tlyE8__owJygthH2Wda_FPEBtJGUOwjTCZtcdV4cgzrS0X0Tp-A3A/s1600/banner11+small.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioVaR9l_WN3Cj_WYbzTgPneOO7lA2jLP3neWVRXy7kldGfQ1SX0kuWODE0BJPS5bAFHRi0Zlv7YjghIZtMQfuTo3tlyE8__owJygthH2Wda_FPEBtJGUOwjTCZtcdV4cgzrS0X0Tp-A3A/s400/banner11+small.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565583559822321842" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiiCRiUZm3ohM_5kEcNaK8128Vfl_J22B0Z0YyblBHnr2ttmisVgG-R7t24zfQCDo2VsjLx3CD0hOkM-VJUvFSnZlDDS_ijBZeGklQN3AlmoZ79RdX9bRV4kYmR2tGBnI0HO9cVm7Jioc/s1600/banner1+small.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiiCRiUZm3ohM_5kEcNaK8128Vfl_J22B0Z0YyblBHnr2ttmisVgG-R7t24zfQCDo2VsjLx3CD0hOkM-VJUvFSnZlDDS_ijBZeGklQN3AlmoZ79RdX9bRV4kYmR2tGBnI0HO9cVm7Jioc/s400/banner1+small.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565583548369313170" border="0" /></a>I love the way my banner turned out and can't wait for my friends to see it.<br /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09995559456690612993noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195623510895894753.post-48752493575966828742011-01-23T16:05:00.000-08:002011-01-23T19:19:58.231-08:00Paper Bag Photo Album<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW1Phh0MWOHKOlv1Gy54Te41Qh2aBxZcT2KT7faMv3pyWMMlifqfdkBW1K1hei5tZmSHdIBbql0gXBY-oTg4wxCZ6LQdfb62UHG8Gd8nf1EJZriiAIcAP-IKT4gQ7XoYDUKrpyl7Nm8_g/s1600/book7.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BfsPK4RccA3ITeUvQLWiu-iyRU15xoP3srfFMEM3nqTroNQG7DlJTMeFk3909C0qT3Nfc2j7f_HpZhGW3MtkBlpj1P_Nu3l504dFZgyv4f51GwVfjCpj2KC2-Y1ng4fE6KOqOBRhmaA/s1600/book+small.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BfsPK4RccA3ITeUvQLWiu-iyRU15xoP3srfFMEM3nqTroNQG7DlJTMeFk3909C0qT3Nfc2j7f_HpZhGW3MtkBlpj1P_Nu3l504dFZgyv4f51GwVfjCpj2KC2-Y1ng4fE6KOqOBRhmaA/s400/book+small.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565585075043068082" border="0" /></a>I love making paper bag photo albums, they're cheap and easy to make and I can use up left-overs from other scrap-booking projects. First, take a paper bag and fold it in half:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fdsWfY5z0_zl6W7xXVEW84_VI74lWxKM5D-JlElJqLreoaJlCISQZ7LIKRPKXfIT2qUh9qpUKl9w8kySpVuwvNGL-dPtx2VwThPxt6-Glh0g24UsDe5KSvjPIuWHloh0PLRUtEir6k4/s1600/bag1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fdsWfY5z0_zl6W7xXVEW84_VI74lWxKM5D-JlElJqLreoaJlCISQZ7LIKRPKXfIT2qUh9qpUKl9w8kySpVuwvNGL-dPtx2VwThPxt6-Glh0g24UsDe5KSvjPIuWHloh0PLRUtEir6k4/s400/bag1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565539812908055458" border="0" /></a>Then fold one-three more bags (I usually don't make make these mini albums out of more than four sacks because they become too fat once you add all of the embellishments and photos). Take the other bags and stack them alternating the ends like this:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5PUmKpFHxWkGyNkuTLXL4UKadhX5FK9qWSYC-waIipXLrNVpQxGbUjRFxDVFwylMpie29umzH8xds-5kB-LiLcsXn-czD_AkQLk4VbGzAU_-TbqmPXtOeCtbOlHpIkMQhFUV27c9_iw/s1600/bag2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5PUmKpFHxWkGyNkuTLXL4UKadhX5FK9qWSYC-waIipXLrNVpQxGbUjRFxDVFwylMpie29umzH8xds-5kB-LiLcsXn-czD_AkQLk4VbGzAU_-TbqmPXtOeCtbOlHpIkMQhFUV27c9_iw/s400/bag2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565539817206717922" border="0" /></a>At this point you can punch three holes on the spine of your book and tie them up with ribbon or you can decorate them first (that is the way I prefer to make them). Staple the opening of one of your sacks to make a sleeve for adding more photos (sorry for the crappy photo):<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDR2VljSK_FYL7L0EO_zg5wA0wkdGgUUsn4vRjNFzt4xiI3qs8LlMHJLfUUI1AzGrTAQtMajnJGEf5DgcKbqnuP_PvRMCUSX4HnNd5kMpUK0POocjM7DIDnRMvCNusDSbC4LGyx4WPQKQ/s1600/bag4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDR2VljSK_FYL7L0EO_zg5wA0wkdGgUUsn4vRjNFzt4xiI3qs8LlMHJLfUUI1AzGrTAQtMajnJGEf5DgcKbqnuP_PvRMCUSX4HnNd5kMpUK0POocjM7DIDnRMvCNusDSbC4LGyx4WPQKQ/s400/bag4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565543493397780770" border="0" /></a><br />Staple other end of the bag to add more sleeves for photos and embellishments:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWEx3HR19y29b0ARca3HzSgKAcKZrmYmm9B7SmfT9QJF-hdcghVyPua9YYPKGcUBvPXHO1nH1t1DQuwuI1CRIaKQC-m_pYiZ5eXqXb_Y8l0Ujki7qpF0mr3jEbIVbCi35rlgBtgIG-wg/s1600/bag3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWEx3HR19y29b0ARca3HzSgKAcKZrmYmm9B7SmfT9QJF-hdcghVyPua9YYPKGcUBvPXHO1nH1t1DQuwuI1CRIaKQC-m_pYiZ5eXqXb_Y8l0Ujki7qpF0mr3jEbIVbCi35rlgBtgIG-wg/s400/bag3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565543481200955106" border="0" /></a><br />Decorate your bags just like you would a regular scrap book. Here is the cover of my bag:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiigOwr3TOaFlFosef_RiJnqd9E40y0-hnnhz2X_JalIl_Bc-yQZtf8BEIfUNmrT3_3lWOWaOz5OEMkDKu07_zUaIIeh2QOqSeNHedzd5U7SFpSV2iuX_p1chc-lxAGNsps4Zz_0nBaoHU/s1600/book5+small.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiigOwr3TOaFlFosef_RiJnqd9E40y0-hnnhz2X_JalIl_Bc-yQZtf8BEIfUNmrT3_3lWOWaOz5OEMkDKu07_zUaIIeh2QOqSeNHedzd5U7SFpSV2iuX_p1chc-lxAGNsps4Zz_0nBaoHU/s400/book5+small.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565586795858336594" border="0" /></a><br />This is the inside of my cover:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUw38dLsi9vUG9exCqudzdOsjdv0oExLCArPW7yOBvXLjesX2vwFNaAbf_7AnSrvVpONhVA42a1tyj5IWngbqFYCIqNQkmeA8tp7IXHssD45cEnp-PXPKj0x38EHAsG7PT1z91RcOxb1E/s1600/book4+small.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUw38dLsi9vUG9exCqudzdOsjdv0oExLCArPW7yOBvXLjesX2vwFNaAbf_7AnSrvVpONhVA42a1tyj5IWngbqFYCIqNQkmeA8tp7IXHssD45cEnp-PXPKj0x38EHAsG7PT1z91RcOxb1E/s400/book4+small.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565586793109722754" border="0" /></a><br />Here is the outside of bag #2:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi551TCaiCoNnWlmUgbNXsRe7odzOShO88uSvGeg3NmNkIQZ-1KVAf9b0OcB9jZBr6fL-RFUZYaRyiSY2O9PL4nwVa9p9JQUZ_guWjDLg1Chwwe2PCD_IU9iQO7Yddeu4dW_PF_evW83Vo/s1600/book3+small.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi551TCaiCoNnWlmUgbNXsRe7odzOShO88uSvGeg3NmNkIQZ-1KVAf9b0OcB9jZBr6fL-RFUZYaRyiSY2O9PL4nwVa9p9JQUZ_guWjDLg1Chwwe2PCD_IU9iQO7Yddeu4dW_PF_evW83Vo/s400/book3+small.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565584744961071666" border="0" /></a><br />And the inside:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pg_lrbyLbq8I3ZqqPp8ikC2_AFsCFhDTyrryRekDO607uKRyZJmOAouXrp-ngjRhvJDwcV72EzHvUbiH2McnbaRySNy3zzk3nnYLDu0hGqCFp-_aE4NSNpFo2tphU8RZPlF492m_H8I/s1600/book1+small.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 177px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pg_lrbyLbq8I3ZqqPp8ikC2_AFsCFhDTyrryRekDO607uKRyZJmOAouXrp-ngjRhvJDwcV72EzHvUbiH2McnbaRySNy3zzk3nnYLDu0hGqCFp-_aE4NSNpFo2tphU8RZPlF492m_H8I/s400/book1+small.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565584740183427442" border="0" /></a><br />Here are my inserts for secret, hidden photos!<br /><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7eXxQg-Riztk9OM8-qRfAq082HowO4roIh5qzJQuFi9fTW99xdaqQq9W6qRvwttgixWdrb4L_K-fjYOoZM5HQ1u3-Js54dyPXZmzm3mTgR1VHYx2_xwnaOlrSMtPNhnb32Q6NG_YxhKU/s1600/book8+small.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7eXxQg-Riztk9OM8-qRfAq082HowO4roIh5qzJQuFi9fTW99xdaqQq9W6qRvwttgixWdrb4L_K-fjYOoZM5HQ1u3-Js54dyPXZmzm3mTgR1VHYx2_xwnaOlrSMtPNhnb32Q6NG_YxhKU/s400/book8+small.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565585072868847426" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioecwPdd8vZQAf-W7mJhQBWQBlcrVSf9yywmViBNojqB6WnNmw6GO7T5k6jx84NMBsmBUi-xhW_oYE5qijd-r4hyzBPmsZmNSY_BTemWhMLX3NVPLzgMfJrb895Syw81q8WqNg7N5uFfs/s1600/book5.jpg"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDUP7zlmuH2iif2T9TyAnbfUCyRX_YPvjWzjUvrNNfkLD31J546HBa5E7UNlOh8wpFj3tgmU6RSl0AwiUztZ314VopcGj6Kue5qx2BXpPtAQ8Eeuf1lG2N_SnSkuy8UNP7eMgwwVSoqU/s1600/book7+small.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qRcNOdHSEfVy79Imavsl08WQ8fW_dZDa9QAWBMiya8z9r-UJ7FPuljf7P6nI8HU9PXpakSH9DinS4NTa_23GZcC_N-97BI3YmhkvNWMYD-nHQ245DL_L2tyv-BQAYpis4Obo7TZfThs/s400/book6+small.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565584752313041458" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Now all I have to do is print my photos and add them to my cute little album!<br /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09995559456690612993noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195623510895894753.post-21062260814412886302010-12-30T07:29:00.000-08:002010-12-30T08:30:48.588-08:00And the Winner is...<div style="text-align: center;">Thanks to everyone who took the time to enter our giveaway. Random.org was used to select a winner, and the winner of our first CSN giveaway is:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWoE-VEC2g6vgRy8ZG1rEDC99XEpZiayEyyaKquG0e5S0LeS5WZ0gwsZAuFisN-GQbtazaeFex4gB0cp8_Qbt9zU2TjNmDs3vrlRzCNMgfnBpqIQv5YEhTr20rWGgj93DfwAhEWuVnp_o/s1600/winner.bmp"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWoE-VEC2g6vgRy8ZG1rEDC99XEpZiayEyyaKquG0e5S0LeS5WZ0gwsZAuFisN-GQbtazaeFex4gB0cp8_Qbt9zU2TjNmDs3vrlRzCNMgfnBpqIQv5YEhTr20rWGgj93DfwAhEWuVnp_o/s400/winner.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556513499098134546" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Comment #30 - Jo! Congratulations!! </span><br /><br />We'd also like to thank CSN for the chance to host this great giveaway!<br /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09995559456690612993noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195623510895894753.post-58828629188999805202010-12-27T09:04:00.000-08:002010-12-27T09:59:45.278-08:00VW Bus Quilt<div style="text-align: center;">I finally got around to taking pictures of my VW bus quilt. I started this quilt (and thought I would finish it) my year off between undergrad and grad school. It turns out I overestimated my ability level and underestimated the difficulty of this quilt. 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyAeg2ATv2j1L9uWCWA5CtGUy5_uEA3KLIPMcUr0kZujuYf6aQe5FMQijG9GTO366XFM3EKRUDsMhYAxf8Lgk92RC5v8Xmew1GSXGOPbZCBPfjGw2BTcJRz5Lqp1uxcc0-7_NFtyVLMk/s400/BBQ+close.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555411330493824514" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtATqIiauDGOWUjwRT52VpNj45dNkp032_-vdOFbE-N8mU_xPaBsin-Y-s1mJzGTUwWx2I2Un6j72l8NEg_ZS9Ua3Qt3oXkd8Uz52SkID0CwvTTCGD1ZqtbeyG1FM1occVvliYPQ47uxQ/s1600/BBQ.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtATqIiauDGOWUjwRT52VpNj45dNkp032_-vdOFbE-N8mU_xPaBsin-Y-s1mJzGTUwWx2I2Un6j72l8NEg_ZS9Ua3Qt3oXkd8Uz52SkID0CwvTTCGD1ZqtbeyG1FM1occVvliYPQ47uxQ/s400/BBQ.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555411326509319426" border="0" /></a>This was the view from my front yard as I was taking photos today, thought it was too pretty not to share.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZpwE3gJZyy306Ns4BH2iKTPZss4BvmOLkNhGncrvJaGmlwazGuOX3t1KNjCWvTdvjl61Q0NPFUasHlFTqpBeZEjESyBRipvptJ2yu9uF9b8rV59ffUj9BRtROvSK_TFjFzHf_Dh9HEE/s1600/view1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZpwE3gJZyy306Ns4BH2iKTPZss4BvmOLkNhGncrvJaGmlwazGuOX3t1KNjCWvTdvjl61Q0NPFUasHlFTqpBeZEjESyBRipvptJ2yu9uF9b8rV59ffUj9BRtROvSK_TFjFzHf_Dh9HEE/s400/view1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555415350899140882" border="0" /></a>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09995559456690612993noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195623510895894753.post-12664903229051311002010-12-23T09:20:00.001-08:002010-12-23T10:20:46.087-08:00It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I love decorating my house for Christmas. It makes our little old home even cozier. I'll start the tour in our living room: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiigbhePXsF0adgnjNbOupDSyBm5WmLQ7zfbMhcYxOq08XdxN7fllwMiJeF1CMGBucSjKZjniFNVmTNC7LBLszw_iuGVzx-HzeueoPNG73z9BrLdcG0-RB0tOcPPDxp1LZEKtBkv5jNBxA/s1600/tree.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj26wW505m9dixqSKEdTFnNyHIjoomWRbOCu-p7FYupTI7dOhucld2uuYW5y11_WfBiwyiZF1wdcdg6DnOI1LO2rObSdoVKbdB5bP6JHKBXxLnavkb8QgmtVlvUPyhsJY5T4BiPW4WZZ8/s1600/tree1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj26wW505m9dixqSKEdTFnNyHIjoomWRbOCu-p7FYupTI7dOhucld2uuYW5y11_WfBiwyiZF1wdcdg6DnOI1LO2rObSdoVKbdB5bP6JHKBXxLnavkb8QgmtVlvUPyhsJY5T4BiPW4WZZ8/s400/tree1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553930249098701874" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Our Tree<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigeFMRD3NUJGAVBnTvNAejBB5FpEDlnxoFA4GVkhPIC1KFehdZZCNjdywnQ8bgsCBXE4Z2OscAHKLmhPL8B60ekYKrC9aS7_X-lQAv2UdzYD5MANpb9wQvJqG8OVKaCFqsf2qQR-L5jZk/s1600/fireplace.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigeFMRD3NUJGAVBnTvNAejBB5FpEDlnxoFA4GVkhPIC1KFehdZZCNjdywnQ8bgsCBXE4Z2OscAHKLmhPL8B60ekYKrC9aS7_X-lQAv2UdzYD5MANpb9wQvJqG8OVKaCFqsf2qQR-L5jZk/s400/fireplace.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553930658276551890" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvPvrJZaN91G756Gjs3TxLuZkZ8hQkzcQyUSgdNLudRWKiEBIovmjTLJMrRIrBCZ_-alfUErF-hOtQvxHnmRZd_B4TDWWTJhyphenhyphen8FaSqG5kx8_O_tiYnH_cWJK4eClQmnmr258Rcw2p_Zw/s1600/santa.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvPvrJZaN91G756Gjs3TxLuZkZ8hQkzcQyUSgdNLudRWKiEBIovmjTLJMrRIrBCZ_-alfUErF-hOtQvxHnmRZd_B4TDWWTJhyphenhyphen8FaSqG5kx8_O_tiYnH_cWJK4eClQmnmr258Rcw2p_Zw/s400/santa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553930260677755666" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5GuoFSt6QnpvPpz0yQh1xdMqFkQl8PDCiUa_17wEoOE-k1yqEV6Zxr4rlWYSuF4maMLYYk_WbdVY1WGSmg9XLUB4bMZBB_9KiTBq8x0RYGOeA0bYsfyPPgW7H29rP2hh7Ow_2f5PZZ2s/s1600/stockings1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5GuoFSt6QnpvPpz0yQh1xdMqFkQl8PDCiUa_17wEoOE-k1yqEV6Zxr4rlWYSuF4maMLYYk_WbdVY1WGSmg9XLUB4bMZBB_9KiTBq8x0RYGOeA0bYsfyPPgW7H29rP2hh7Ow_2f5PZZ2s/s400/stockings1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553930256322308354" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">These are our childhood stockings. I love how they're a little matchy!<br /><br />Now on to our dining room:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRVvwX-u9bHzR49SflA-A9Tne1OT3WWbFWxJMOPvFYw02uC7bjKBZyD-D_Xh6wSKyWlDRUG7jp_AOp2gZrB1Vcbjy8vdigxnXwRePfK48tOoPkg4uSy3kzpu5LbMqKLf-jtPkOxyxQiA/s1600/living+room.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRVvwX-u9bHzR49SflA-A9Tne1OT3WWbFWxJMOPvFYw02uC7bjKBZyD-D_Xh6wSKyWlDRUG7jp_AOp2gZrB1Vcbjy8vdigxnXwRePfK48tOoPkg4uSy3kzpu5LbMqKLf-jtPkOxyxQiA/s400/living+room.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553929846703119298" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6f1FiH_8b8ooapcq9b_7CzfG33tQLKrr3u1g_oW0GiIzjWezNfpxPdcux7a34MTLJsaOogj3W9fzXTrZ_QnIv0zoFUDXo9PUtzdLgUSZgehtlqa-HmxN7QISp3dyVFvw9xU-paqYNoFE/s1600/ornaments.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6f1FiH_8b8ooapcq9b_7CzfG33tQLKrr3u1g_oW0GiIzjWezNfpxPdcux7a34MTLJsaOogj3W9fzXTrZ_QnIv0zoFUDXo9PUtzdLgUSZgehtlqa-HmxN7QISp3dyVFvw9xU-paqYNoFE/s400/ornaments.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553929853371325570" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8eaKAb9WV9aMGilVSwmdVpO8ItCLjNogl0tlc-NByZ0mAwBiQb2O0YWJHqiiW1A6IwPTPpO2GMVyipOyMkUjsJ2gTFSg2dL7JaDHSa6IQewAjv6SVTeUhN6EIOpp_ot8gu-zk9NuHYrY/s1600/trees.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8eaKAb9WV9aMGilVSwmdVpO8ItCLjNogl0tlc-NByZ0mAwBiQb2O0YWJHqiiW1A6IwPTPpO2GMVyipOyMkUjsJ2gTFSg2dL7JaDHSa6IQewAjv6SVTeUhN6EIOpp_ot8gu-zk9NuHYrY/s400/trees.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553929861623594770" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">I got these great trees at an antique store in Grace, Idaho. They were going out of business so I got them for $5!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJnbpREB53dVdm93V3PIBmFyUy6arD3KZKajBj3y6Xty9S6vtUdaYSNhdF9dxqRdZDriKqvK341dx1E9PINCFkJihgose_noen-KbaWgij5H2IWpCiUTzXJrzzlMsbhK0nXsUeMhv5Wo/s1600/christmas+ball.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJnbpREB53dVdm93V3PIBmFyUy6arD3KZKajBj3y6Xty9S6vtUdaYSNhdF9dxqRdZDriKqvK341dx1E9PINCFkJihgose_noen-KbaWgij5H2IWpCiUTzXJrzzlMsbhK0nXsUeMhv5Wo/s400/christmas+ball.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553929226122980274" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VTTl3xOzKJzJkeTxAo2IRjGLA1snGVvkfLC6UtGek7l-bBIfHYWxLc_BV_zrnzwWAk7OL9nf7mGBzwZUhzRchdzpaMc4yEtbTAdTL1dQjecKW38Rf7Y4Vx0r5sdvq1kgxV7ybYACpx4/s1600/advent+village.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VTTl3xOzKJzJkeTxAo2IRjGLA1snGVvkfLC6UtGek7l-bBIfHYWxLc_BV_zrnzwWAk7OL9nf7mGBzwZUhzRchdzpaMc4yEtbTAdTL1dQjecKW38Rf7Y4Vx0r5sdvq1kgxV7ybYACpx4/s400/advent+village.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553929209329269362" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Here is one of our advent calendars<br /><br />Our Christmas village:<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKKbSCIcPBEr1HGVBEOv4oX3IISazf3jg3_zs-zc1J2YMbKeq7003hVfpUQBznmVddraDwXECZgCuXlikIwYQMp4vfIuYnH8knDamh6OGwZSFjsLhyphenhyphenr9-z_GcN4_VWWB_sfXWiEp2Mc8/s1600/post+office.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKKbSCIcPBEr1HGVBEOv4oX3IISazf3jg3_zs-zc1J2YMbKeq7003hVfpUQBznmVddraDwXECZgCuXlikIwYQMp4vfIuYnH8knDamh6OGwZSFjsLhyphenhyphenr9-z_GcN4_VWWB_sfXWiEp2Mc8/s400/post+office.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553931152428898706" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">One year my family and I worked on this village together (since it was clear I was never going to get in done on my own!). We watched movies, ate snacks, and painted our fingers to the bone. I love the way it turned out though.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3wV0wnNWaL_1D0pSIT58xY_RXWVuJLiHmbmSU-K_2NshoTXX1w_lG60FtsQsfwbvDbm4BO7q1O73y_suOe7zC3x7xDWk6TQ4xDI4bzJYq56ALxLX6tfSTt1G0wWqv70lVmgG60xqQkQ/s1600/house3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3wV0wnNWaL_1D0pSIT58xY_RXWVuJLiHmbmSU-K_2NshoTXX1w_lG60FtsQsfwbvDbm4BO7q1O73y_suOe7zC3x7xDWk6TQ4xDI4bzJYq56ALxLX6tfSTt1G0wWqv70lVmgG60xqQkQ/s400/house3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553931148283970562" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">My husband painted this little cutie<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5zE84UjhGHwXdddhuDJKRuKxlaSk6-rEZiFH1N0T2RAPjIH7G7qcUt1RFVrVvnrkv4LaqU5hI0P0j9KQ24lh6YGq7SlehJjZcHMSiVPr0OS0Db4bqluiqoMGmwnySvmnCDNmZMJ0ARQ/s1600/house1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5zE84UjhGHwXdddhuDJKRuKxlaSk6-rEZiFH1N0T2RAPjIH7G7qcUt1RFVrVvnrkv4LaqU5hI0P0j9KQ24lh6YGq7SlehJjZcHMSiVPr0OS0Db4bqluiqoMGmwnySvmnCDNmZMJ0ARQ/s400/house1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553931142585067154" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">This was my mom's handiwork<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTg7Zqa3saLeCCjZ7VNvD0n4TFtCT3-TERnlPIPFMkf-fdNxX3_SRCp7v6yvKbuuFrl0UAhDPyumBnNW6m0sz2_lIOPnoQGmsQuzadIZEhw_9us0PcCdZ1BKBJFaR7yBetgLcXPfh93Cw/s1600/house.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTg7Zqa3saLeCCjZ7VNvD0n4TFtCT3-TERnlPIPFMkf-fdNxX3_SRCp7v6yvKbuuFrl0UAhDPyumBnNW6m0sz2_lIOPnoQGmsQuzadIZEhw_9us0PcCdZ1BKBJFaR7yBetgLcXPfh93Cw/s400/house.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553931135388404930" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">I painted this house, look at the car in the garage!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnS23NUnSsU-QtJ56O79x2jEJ1Zr-HvxCrRGRsahjlj4a_zc1V5HpwUbh5oKEYzqG-FhGXjNrCc99GadAVMaL9_66ZZzEFpWmysLIWi_dYZncfnWanguA5oUWqgiUADPOVIP0NVN1MzQ/s1600/diner.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnS23NUnSsU-QtJ56O79x2jEJ1Zr-HvxCrRGRsahjlj4a_zc1V5HpwUbh5oKEYzqG-FhGXjNrCc99GadAVMaL9_66ZZzEFpWmysLIWi_dYZncfnWanguA5oUWqgiUADPOVIP0NVN1MzQ/s400/diner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553930672124981762" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">The hamburger shop and post office are from the Lemax Christmas village<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxewRjDEGt3U9tU-coniruwiO-T11UZ1XkULehjTV35QXOdvOROLHOX82RzUDaxLK1FenPzyNTg2yytCZm_1cG0YvrvjUb01Nho-sazHvPHYoiRJm538gp2mOrDYJd7-isV-D9EDS2MDQ/s1600/church.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxewRjDEGt3U9tU-coniruwiO-T11UZ1XkULehjTV35QXOdvOROLHOX82RzUDaxLK1FenPzyNTg2yytCZm_1cG0YvrvjUb01Nho-sazHvPHYoiRJm538gp2mOrDYJd7-isV-D9EDS2MDQ/s400/church.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553930667304921314" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">My talented mom painted this beautiful church<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDn2EsZHCvHymWuj9gjSW8zeLpiuHOvw_CXT134x_aAmn2XUwBKH0IC7zFBjcduJFjn0GGNjpwBmaQGZ2jvxVYn4z9snrrfrd7EGNsjxFmM5oSpNGKHhjonvVGEtOk15vr57DkPC37OyQ/s1600/bike.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDn2EsZHCvHymWuj9gjSW8zeLpiuHOvw_CXT134x_aAmn2XUwBKH0IC7zFBjcduJFjn0GGNjpwBmaQGZ2jvxVYn4z9snrrfrd7EGNsjxFmM5oSpNGKHhjonvVGEtOk15vr57DkPC37OyQ/s400/bike.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553930663831728898" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG0rC_0TtP7jj8Yg54Z2w9RHzXroMc16GM6rKj1a0q4cbnPYEbsLrFONU2qYRgt30j2GMZLvOFshwf4QAWkWSegEC6p4tNqStgqUHUQrwJ11SR-uC4EnC2ZTfWsU2ovyHpPqo-GXGNqes/s1600/school.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG0rC_0TtP7jj8Yg54Z2w9RHzXroMc16GM6rKj1a0q4cbnPYEbsLrFONU2qYRgt30j2GMZLvOFshwf4QAWkWSegEC6p4tNqStgqUHUQrwJ11SR-uC4EnC2ZTfWsU2ovyHpPqo-GXGNqes/s400/school.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553931160312059458" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">I painted the little school<br /><br />Christmas crept into the kitchen as well:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQW4VW2a8QO6JQRQUhkxsQ6vKPhsppkfGWV89a0aEmT2cgeUq73Ur_PN0hUPOA2EnMO23CuEmeQlkXccO91ZW_2YBnnNz3LoShYhOsIXEvFt_dCP7BVIrA5lJO2fpwkWGy_CVIGBWaTY/s1600/kitchen.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQW4VW2a8QO6JQRQUhkxsQ6vKPhsppkfGWV89a0aEmT2cgeUq73Ur_PN0hUPOA2EnMO23CuEmeQlkXccO91ZW_2YBnnNz3LoShYhOsIXEvFt_dCP7BVIrA5lJO2fpwkWGy_CVIGBWaTY/s400/kitchen.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553929843049197906" border="0" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6Q1H3CFQViroSUeUoxwY6cD8b4U5R0ealTlTJbv7_-LN07HK1rtv4AJ5DpCdbQmN9CrmbQVPI0kpbMJhI0uROVwmjONIXSEyO7IgE5WDmi4fYcet5SBUWDjFqi26uNEo66aShFCq2n4/s1600/cardboard+houses.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6Q1H3CFQViroSUeUoxwY6cD8b4U5R0ealTlTJbv7_-LN07HK1rtv4AJ5DpCdbQmN9CrmbQVPI0kpbMJhI0uROVwmjONIXSEyO7IgE5WDmi4fYcet5SBUWDjFqi26uNEo66aShFCq2n4/s400/cardboard+houses.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553929218183489986" border="0" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiND556qX5tp0ADTLu76pIzDIgeK0dWdQZq7kLMYx89tqkdE8TK_Eou3lNKyFO5YcBJtkabXCVget-pkt2AJ9I9_pE4EXEOkV_C9jUGLcVC5vpoSGmFk13RTqZ_0cz__u0VQon04vfeN2Q/s1600/santa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiND556qX5tp0ADTLu76pIzDIgeK0dWdQZq7kLMYx89tqkdE8TK_Eou3lNKyFO5YcBJtkabXCVget-pkt2AJ9I9_pE4EXEOkV_C9jUGLcVC5vpoSGmFk13RTqZ_0cz__u0VQon04vfeN2Q/s400/santa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553929856252511970" border="0" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Hope your holidays are merry and bright!!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://thecsiproject.com/" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://thecsiproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/thecsiproject.com-logo-150.png" alt="Visit thecsiproject.com" /></a><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigeFMRD3NUJGAVBnTvNAejBB5FpEDlnxoFA4GVkhPIC1KFehdZZCNjdywnQ8bgsCBXE4Z2OscAHKLmhPL8B60ekYKrC9aS7_X-lQAv2UdzYD5MANpb9wQvJqG8OVKaCFqsf2qQR-L5jZk/s1600/fireplace.jpg"><br /></a></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrhBrOW1yn0RlfIkWA9EYD-xUtlwq6UjDweiLYlGMp6iufqVT3ggO150UZh73NsJ759uFUevJJnj9wM2wsnHP0LegKfccFJ-KpeOaSnxocNfIOfG2neRAyAGOTBEDUKYLB40ke8H-ITYo/s1600/advent1.JPG"><br /></a>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09995559456690612993noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195623510895894753.post-90953191562652527172010-12-21T20:27:00.000-08:002010-12-22T16:45:26.789-08:00Our First CSN Giveaway!!I am very excited to announce that we are hosting our first giveaway for our readers!! One lucky winner will receive a <span style="font-weight: bold;">$30</span> gift card to spend as they like at any of CSN's 200+ stores!<br /><div face="georgia" style="text-align: justify;"><span>You would not believe the merchandise that CSN S</span><span>tores carry. They carry some of everything, from <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.allmodern.com/Art-and-Decor-C32889.html">modern decor</a> </span><span>to tea pots and much more.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0h1eawY9B4YTlynCwSvGiBbjrEsITiCRqNfqHxSbJJq4cRjqVK2JeNTXVTTV3_3JU5wuYXYJZo3sSe0ENp18P7N18z4070febSIRLVRa7BIKko16hQq4lS-CelYjBHtzIgHknq-hQfJc/s1600/WallCandy-Arts-Forest-Friends.jpg"><br /></a>Now seriously, I don't have a baby but if I did...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/ADMINI%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB0RtkeLzT7D9Che3nAT8YDnpZ7fSlGZ2VZtUG5QIn_F0Xac0QvO6HFy3ZsiKYpdiiT8yCixKNw6heQW_mkkOhpz06JCiZTpkAxzRkp7tND3xzsZL_SzN_v57idIkZwcRSxf2Q1LUZewk/s1600/WallCandy-Arts-Forest-Friends.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 166px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB0RtkeLzT7D9Che3nAT8YDnpZ7fSlGZ2VZtUG5QIn_F0Xac0QvO6HFy3ZsiKYpdiiT8yCixKNw6heQW_mkkOhpz06JCiZTpkAxzRkp7tND3xzsZL_SzN_v57idIkZwcRSxf2Q1LUZewk/s400/WallCandy-Arts-Forest-Friends.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553370388889059858" border="0" /></a><br />And try to tell me this isn't the coolest toaster you've ever seen, try...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMKBhN-cTH1QueqNeUEwaaqh2tfVfUzxKTpVPoDn4syN5vjtNtiuC9VcXMmbT6gTrf_ppoDovP5ivS3SR5rRkU006TdcQS01gzROD5vLngka0pGYzOi7aZXXVeFsQjwML-gUV2b-1D_E/s1600/4%252BSlice%252BToaster%252B%2528Canary%252BYellow%2529.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 166px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMKBhN-cTH1QueqNeUEwaaqh2tfVfUzxKTpVPoDn4syN5vjtNtiuC9VcXMmbT6gTrf_ppoDovP5ivS3SR5rRkU006TdcQS01gzROD5vLngka0pGYzOi7aZXXVeFsQjwML-gUV2b-1D_E/s400/4%252BSlice%252BToaster%252B%2528Canary%252BYellow%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553368107557700146" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"><u><strong>How to Enter:</strong></u></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;">1. The giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents.</div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;">2. Leave a comment telling me what you would like to spend the $30 on (you don't actually have to spend your winnings on that item).<br />3. Facebooking or blogging about this giveaway will give you an extra entry,<em></em> <strong>but</strong> you <strong>must</strong> leave an <strong>extra </strong>comment <strong>for each, </strong>telling me you've done so <strong>in order for it to count </strong>as an extra entry.<br />4<em></em><span>. It would be nice if you decided to follow us, but we won't make you...there is an extra entry in it for you though (please leave <span style="font-weight: bold;">yet another </span>comment telling us you already were a follower or that you are a new follower if that is the case).<br />5. One more chance to win, grab our button for your blog and <span style="font-weight: bold;">leave another comment </span>telling us you did so.</span><em></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span>6. Leave me your e-mail address or make sure it is visible on your blog so in the event that you win this giveaway I can contact you.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"> Entries will be accepted until 11:59 pm MST on December 29, 2010. </span><span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> A winner will be chosen at random. I will notify the winner by December 30, 2010 via email (please respond within 48 hours). The winner will also be announced here on our blog. Good luck!!</span><br /></span></div></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09995559456690612993noreply@blogger.com50tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195623510895894753.post-45255330206821266852010-12-14T17:38:00.001-08:002010-12-14T18:00:50.733-08:00Hand-made Christmas<div style="text-align: center;">Here is my attempt at a creating a home-made Christmas. <br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmBjc_8CG3iO7lwiB6j1sjGwfiGWymBYhQPP0lOg4dyG1Ug-2XLzCgRAI-2v9-UQHxMR212yg7sgdpFzMuQoF10PHE7SZ7RtlVpp9uikpZVrVFCTgeXYPhH-kCpcsb5-DhH-r-rcdmaPI/s1600/advent.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 356px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmBjc_8CG3iO7lwiB6j1sjGwfiGWymBYhQPP0lOg4dyG1Ug-2XLzCgRAI-2v9-UQHxMR212yg7sgdpFzMuQoF10PHE7SZ7RtlVpp9uikpZVrVFCTgeXYPhH-kCpcsb5-DhH-r-rcdmaPI/s400/advent.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550719886103136146" border="0" /></a>Christmas Advent Calendar<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0-58wJAJmxPcqig26fxKx1L0wJ-Xpjs9DKNg7obCaiEL7FQoA8TNVjRgMQ9Nws_6CltXGATeDijLT7FhAtqsVUWExauVR0nSxeRPem-68vFTL41J6izU4L_kRKtqZm4bFpQZd2tsSMQ/s1600/tea+towel1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0-58wJAJmxPcqig26fxKx1L0wJ-Xpjs9DKNg7obCaiEL7FQoA8TNVjRgMQ9Nws_6CltXGATeDijLT7FhAtqsVUWExauVR0nSxeRPem-68vFTL41J6izU4L_kRKtqZm4bFpQZd2tsSMQ/s400/tea+towel1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550717661277642530" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6oeZOAlcailN0KhQ9qy2IMgNU24VuuQev_pJnlZHZVFu_Fec6H8MdmNjgW7JtmHOAMcu4x1oUYYmO2wcvhtigqUVO5JRR16QcuX_hTq1nHVP0-hQ5x3d2q7WirzTGr6h3BdFV0BYcM4/s1600/tea+towel.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6oeZOAlcailN0KhQ9qy2IMgNU24VuuQev_pJnlZHZVFu_Fec6H8MdmNjgW7JtmHOAMcu4x1oUYYmO2wcvhtigqUVO5JRR16QcuX_hTq1nHVP0-hQ5x3d2q7WirzTGr6h3BdFV0BYcM4/s400/tea+towel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550717647335021842" border="0" /></a><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.u-createcrafts.com/2010/12/gift-idea-8jen-at-tatertots-and-jello.html">Tea towels</a> made from dollar store dish towels and scraps left over from my <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9xcV_62IPBoe8xwoffelsmivMyrJs4hwIgzU1JOEjppLRY5Tb8VnvIQJnvxeZcj3n9oLGYQtB_wbzZg2YfC1c-vNXMreqBQ52qkOxBuAECxhC6983zE5tELRAwl32bkHfRdOIvIJOG-Q/s1600-h/quilt1.jpg">Christmas tree quilt.</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRUZXK51Ux1N9q0azKhrxpJkctDhABt3kGfuBwZ63nkdqkfmhyphenhyphenOwdZQZbP1HOzuw-Cwn9m9p1IP9IhJJ2aeOFipiGSUwM67UujvrSK4Qb-winNRZlS0h7glGF_TZuzssQaocWtHg_GYE/s1600/bracelet.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 346px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRUZXK51Ux1N9q0azKhrxpJkctDhABt3kGfuBwZ63nkdqkfmhyphenhyphenOwdZQZbP1HOzuw-Cwn9m9p1IP9IhJJ2aeOFipiGSUwM67UujvrSK4Qb-winNRZlS0h7glGF_TZuzssQaocWtHg_GYE/s400/bracelet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550717639239015954" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetsZGOjzHzW2zLji83Guobf7VIQfx63sFP_phN-o3Qen_b7G3_Gq44jc5rNFNTYSsvsHGzbn97ZV1VJYNUv_pXX5XdQKpyapF9l_7xB239WdZEIhC0s7liznkxCDFA_NEM6uISNE-nhc/s1600/bookmark.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetsZGOjzHzW2zLji83Guobf7VIQfx63sFP_phN-o3Qen_b7G3_Gq44jc5rNFNTYSsvsHGzbn97ZV1VJYNUv_pXX5XdQKpyapF9l_7xB239WdZEIhC0s7liznkxCDFA_NEM6uISNE-nhc/s400/bookmark.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550717626468494434" border="0" /></a>Bracelet and bookmark made from my own <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://stottish.blogspot.com/2010/03/props-girl.html">hand-made beads</a> and buttons from my glorious button box.<br /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09995559456690612993noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195623510895894753.post-60350162996117706282010-12-14T16:18:00.000-08:002010-12-14T16:59:32.689-08:00Christmas OrnamentsI've decided to try making a hand-made Christmas this year. Luckily there are some great ideas out there in blog land. I thought I'd share my hand-made Christmas ornaments (which were inspired by<a href="http://littlenannygoat.blogspot.com/2009/11/need-unique-neighbor-gift-youve-come-to.html"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">this cute project</span></a>):<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-DoNM6aNEMKUcXCB1kyWximoG9XNM2SV5h87YPJ84Gs1huOVNjr9KEAQgNwsDnVn2daMZcFTIJFQOLutRvGxPCB_AyiM_MsXQeaTYzdLwMRy4Afw3nbzUdvrpiz_ASVgp4RzCzwNAws/s1600/ornament1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-DoNM6aNEMKUcXCB1kyWximoG9XNM2SV5h87YPJ84Gs1huOVNjr9KEAQgNwsDnVn2daMZcFTIJFQOLutRvGxPCB_AyiM_MsXQeaTYzdLwMRy4Afw3nbzUdvrpiz_ASVgp4RzCzwNAws/s400/ornament1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550703010142099666" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzocw_W8JoxgHVxb__LgnMicNv5mxvzJoj_5koxsBrSu5e-epHilMV7Flk-wEGmtxV4gLBZLcrjSb01ayy5r6Ma9Hk-N5hCQr1W1_vdnSNJCUi6raxSLHBseCEnGUwOz5SoqPdoG5ytuY/s1600/ornament3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 385px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzocw_W8JoxgHVxb__LgnMicNv5mxvzJoj_5koxsBrSu5e-epHilMV7Flk-wEGmtxV4gLBZLcrjSb01ayy5r6Ma9Hk-N5hCQr1W1_vdnSNJCUi6raxSLHBseCEnGUwOz5SoqPdoG5ytuY/s400/ornament3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550703021685030146" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAkXPieJoXKU0kwrxMcSe3Xy3__-uzrql8QCCtJPplkZo7rWyeQUjb4RUZUE1riB4GTeUl1WpPVzPXEIE0_Ax4Pm_CBneOuhPdCjg8jLvLaRZDPhK6cDpPtGx4S2R-oaeejbHkCcvwVo/s1600/ornament2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 374px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAkXPieJoXKU0kwrxMcSe3Xy3__-uzrql8QCCtJPplkZo7rWyeQUjb4RUZUE1riB4GTeUl1WpPVzPXEIE0_Ax4Pm_CBneOuhPdCjg8jLvLaRZDPhK6cDpPtGx4S2R-oaeejbHkCcvwVo/s400/ornament2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550703014090200162" border="0" /></a><br />These ornaments were actually really easy to make. Check out this <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.sugardoodle.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3737%3Awasher-necklaces&catid=3490&Itemid=200001">great tutorial</a> for the details on how to stamp the lettering on the washers. After I had stamped the washers I super glued them together, then added a festive ribbon and one of <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://stottish.blogspot.com/2010/03/props-girl.html">my hand-made beads</a>. I think they turned out pretty cute and were a really fun Christmas project.Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09995559456690612993noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195623510895894753.post-21702586027458650692010-10-17T09:11:00.000-07:002010-10-17T09:35:10.031-07:00Monsters Inc.My mom made these cute wood monsters over 20 years ago and I think they are still so fun for Halloween. My mom was a master crafter! She made lots and lots of crafts and sold them to a few craft stores. She passed away this past July and so all of things she made have even greater meaning to me now.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr8H3bwwVvgr0m-DGRimbW2aIt-83UqisVLZLMwVjxs26Z-gnYPl6-3HP_7X3tB4ew0FiIQ5a_192x6NMvIy5oQOUrFhosjCAwxngR-zU3n7Fd0s-Ruget5OFjVbkIqcjhVuvMO5CwKale/s1600/October+2010+005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529052239897922498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr8H3bwwVvgr0m-DGRimbW2aIt-83UqisVLZLMwVjxs26Z-gnYPl6-3HP_7X3tB4ew0FiIQ5a_192x6NMvIy5oQOUrFhosjCAwxngR-zU3n7Fd0s-Ruget5OFjVbkIqcjhVuvMO5CwKale/s320/October+2010+005.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfBvbUtPC9bhj1k2SNkep36KfOC-wAeyHHkuX3gWhkUcqIGNIVsuh5A9YB1g4oO1kiDE86iwKaEJRUBNjoGu3S8kqQFacRD82sVDC6XP4bDVgGA9R1-icfa_9QN3P2KE_iSuoJ_z8GZEo/s1600/October+2010+007.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529052216235305890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfBvbUtPC9bhj1k2SNkep36KfOC-wAeyHHkuX3gWhkUcqIGNIVsuh5A9YB1g4oO1kiDE86iwKaEJRUBNjoGu3S8kqQFacRD82sVDC6XP4bDVgGA9R1-icfa_9QN3P2KE_iSuoJ_z8GZEo/s320/October+2010+007.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrT9sJv2AQ-_klzkmFvHspHVXdReA1-ZYuOcpA-rE_ARr5STPbyWTIODJMU7izBBmfwLobnen2EFCQOIW5uPS3YksB2p0gaaHjkKb51ykA7Z15z8CXLK8QWzp3jsRpP2_3oHC97AiFO_b2/s1600/October+2010+006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529052153851577378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrT9sJv2AQ-_klzkmFvHspHVXdReA1-ZYuOcpA-rE_ARr5STPbyWTIODJMU7izBBmfwLobnen2EFCQOIW5uPS3YksB2p0gaaHjkKb51ykA7Z15z8CXLK8QWzp3jsRpP2_3oHC97AiFO_b2/s320/October+2010+006.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6UJTlpMO7VIAx-nNQLA0WB9VVCJnmt7s0DuEvI744b3p6MxrUqCo-8hjQ4ZnxinHf6JadRMR-WMfxbZmt-sTWD7QkgNfVaxM560rkTNHr_Noraa_H5Dw6qnGeG1QmRocglwqOmk2B0zq/s1600/October+2010+004.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529052145775509458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6UJTlpMO7VIAx-nNQLA0WB9VVCJnmt7s0DuEvI744b3p6MxrUqCo-8hjQ4ZnxinHf6JadRMR-WMfxbZmt-sTWD7QkgNfVaxM560rkTNHr_Noraa_H5Dw6qnGeG1QmRocglwqOmk2B0zq/s320/October+2010+004.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07396458306035482997noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195623510895894753.post-73239048557179019952010-08-28T21:42:00.000-07:002010-08-29T20:44:50.053-07:00Halloween Village PlatformDon't you just love Halloween villages? This is my favorite time of year because Michael's craft store puts out all of their <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://lemax-spookytown.com/">Lemax</a> village pieces. I just drool over all the amazing houses with moving parts, sounds, and mini strobe lights. Well, I can't afford those houses unless I wait until after Halloween to get the discount prices (and then all the really cool houses are gone). And I can just forget about ever having a <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.department56corner.com/department56-halloween.html?gclid=CI3UpvT33aMCFQxubAodeWVQ5w">Department 56</a> village! My solution was to buy cheaper houses that don't have all the whistles and bells, but make a really cool platform to display them.<br /><br />You will need to get several long pieces of styrofoam (I found mine at Michael's), aquarium gravel, sand, some cool rocks, plastic greenery, <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog/productdetail.jsp?CATID=cat3268&PRODID=prd39852&cm_mmc=Google%20Base-_-Comparison-_-Website-_-Clear%20Styrofoam%20Glue-4%20Ounce%20Bottle&utm_source=Clear%20Styrofoam%20Glue-4%20Ounce%20Bottle&utm_medium=Comparison&utm_content=Website&utm_campaign=Google%20Base">styrofoam glue</a> (this glue is AMAZING), spray paint, <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.creative-wholesale.com/Envirotex%20Lite.htm">resin</a>, and a <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.americansale.com/Products/Lemax-Landscape-Material--Moss-Display-Mat-24801__646932.aspx">moss display mat</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiueQzogm3wQQrR_pEkcMj8FU-Q4K1OKgKi0msU0JaxYWavRJ9ufdDDxocH2X-MeEZorPAIjG9OsLKK-yPF2VDWZAGKdRysdJp-3_k5PheoVMb-KlAUio3DbQNp5I2EqGqaD-6SCt6IWpM/s1600/supplies.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiueQzogm3wQQrR_pEkcMj8FU-Q4K1OKgKi0msU0JaxYWavRJ9ufdDDxocH2X-MeEZorPAIjG9OsLKK-yPF2VDWZAGKdRysdJp-3_k5PheoVMb-KlAUio3DbQNp5I2EqGqaD-6SCt6IWpM/s400/supplies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510691507869553842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr70PbAmQcXPENJJR3Cb5zpa2KCbR7zhUVRYKfKxLb08eGdjR10ftGs6gxeIe3A5xiMd0f_Rz9KFU6JG_uNuY1rSuluuL7WlrEP9P-yutR8gCf9lYJhRqjCeL6GqSBJYQ6aij_tyXef-g/s1600/grass.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr70PbAmQcXPENJJR3Cb5zpa2KCbR7zhUVRYKfKxLb08eGdjR10ftGs6gxeIe3A5xiMd0f_Rz9KFU6JG_uNuY1rSuluuL7WlrEP9P-yutR8gCf9lYJhRqjCeL6GqSBJYQ6aij_tyXef-g/s400/grass.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510691073058638946" border="0" /></a>I wanted my platform to have multiple levels. To do this I took several long pieces of styrofoam and layered them on top of each other, gluing each level with my incredible styro-glue. I also wanted a pond so I cut an irregular oval out of one piece of styrofoam and glued it on top of a solid piece. I feel like I'm not explaining this very clearly, so check out the picture below.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcAWOjIFrnSxpcRdVj0Ga3uQJzmjlLCbtCaGiyeZX9lKVJU1TRX4u9FISFDTHpukslbIN0b5SVogSD3hWIN-AgxlO5ImIojYyEIFHFNfnReHxPuC75NfmG7dCc_u9laPyUxQaZ0aQqJc/s1600/before.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcAWOjIFrnSxpcRdVj0Ga3uQJzmjlLCbtCaGiyeZX9lKVJU1TRX4u9FISFDTHpukslbIN0b5SVogSD3hWIN-AgxlO5ImIojYyEIFHFNfnReHxPuC75NfmG7dCc_u9laPyUxQaZ0aQqJc/s400/before.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510691052324457602" border="0" /></a>Once I had the different layers all glued together, I decided exactly where I wanted my houses to sit. I took a pen and traced around the bottom of the houses.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_x_v4si0OjP6_OJQuLO1B6ArIYCK0Z0ltNYQCD1JNIIz-J00g5f43yu8I67dojaRBPd9P7Et7HikCx7U5knqk30fH43f8tcw1tRk5zurWE55dMerZcc4czY0iDHFkkZkaBwP3ilpOjc/s1600/Elm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_x_v4si0OjP6_OJQuLO1B6ArIYCK0Z0ltNYQCD1JNIIz-J00g5f43yu8I67dojaRBPd9P7Et7HikCx7U5knqk30fH43f8tcw1tRk5zurWE55dMerZcc4czY0iDHFkkZkaBwP3ilpOjc/s400/Elm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510691066411658370" border="0" /></a>Then I mashed the styrofoam down with my thumb (about quarter of an inch) so the houses would sit a little lower on the platform. I also mashed the edges of the hills so they looked like mother nature made them. Next, I spray painted the crap out of the platform. Luckily I got two cans of spray paint because the styrofoam drinks it up and I had to put on a few coats. Now comes the fun part, decorating the platform with sand, rocks, and any other natural looking junk you like.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijI0TvOv-y6y1hbRSbpzBHx3FMChRJiwy3folTTxQRmltyx5N8cdgNekb4NnhCmEGA3uv6Q9q8j-p-1TggyAWwxK4fyEI_1xQ9-Kll9uunvkzjuE1-6hwdFS4CvdEr8r7KYYcLFnXK52w/s1600/platform.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijI0TvOv-y6y1hbRSbpzBHx3FMChRJiwy3folTTxQRmltyx5N8cdgNekb4NnhCmEGA3uv6Q9q8j-p-1TggyAWwxK4fyEI_1xQ9-Kll9uunvkzjuE1-6hwdFS4CvdEr8r7KYYcLFnXK52w/s400/platform.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510998926227252898" border="0" /></a>To make the path ways, just draw out the design you want and smoosh down the styrofoam with your thumb (or the cap of a pen if your hands are getting tired by now).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuxM_P6rGKojxHgngLOa6Zt718-So9gnwZu4XUR9HXKlZE0R7_i8mZBhn-EMdLy91Wo_AsyZsgTiS4bd9FZLlzslPhEQXo0W2nx_LTkBxqU4ocnGQij5EF7a0B5JXb07U72FjVo_9oLAA/s1600/platform1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuxM_P6rGKojxHgngLOa6Zt718-So9gnwZu4XUR9HXKlZE0R7_i8mZBhn-EMdLy91Wo_AsyZsgTiS4bd9FZLlzslPhEQXo0W2nx_LTkBxqU4ocnGQij5EF7a0B5JXb07U72FjVo_9oLAA/s400/platform1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510998941024295506" border="0" /></a>For the pond I mashed the styrofoam down a little deeper in some parts and dumped sand into the depressions. Look at those little cat tails! I made them out of florist wire that I painted gold and little strips of brown felt. Once I had the pond looking the way I wanted, I poured in the resin (do this outside on a trash bag because a bit of the resin will soak through the styrofoam). To create a waterfall I wadded up some Saran wrap and glued it in place.<br /><br />Even though I can't afford Department 56 or Lemax houses full price, I can afford the accessories. Michael's puts the accessories on sale when Halloween is nearing. I also got some good deals on trees, head stones, and fences on ebay.<br /><br />Here is the finished product and I must say, I really love the way it turned out!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnPzB-smS6tRrR0GbUjEeX_qJfn5bzVv6pwmmedByCFNfVcD0Ozqgv6ZhGuUY-IXCfuVvBUK5N4eyU93jWbEBfOoV0eYnkWM_5Ok9-5Pa05sQm6kx_31zNFHNFJA0y6X7a1rdWPgqf62w/s1600/village.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnPzB-smS6tRrR0GbUjEeX_qJfn5bzVv6pwmmedByCFNfVcD0Ozqgv6ZhGuUY-IXCfuVvBUK5N4eyU93jWbEBfOoV0eYnkWM_5Ok9-5Pa05sQm6kx_31zNFHNFJA0y6X7a1rdWPgqf62w/s400/village.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510692549881672050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgelOX330egQi1-9P597csGogAFIz7qVQLB7bP_xZBfi2K09_ofoyjDFVqSkm64-4o1bL8xeOMKDXGXYOmwIFZD_QxGwUD1G7uctE_rHuLzNMMw7WuCVsdfqD51QHkCtPrPBYmNLyqek/s1600/texas.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjwYXpBTyPMJ68c0_NPAAK6N9Ea_Dti_i5GhYqw3PrEHhc9yYddLP_EdC2XWrTMFDxr26M9tz_R1II8fXymsYhaSS5wqRddSaW1zNGb3P1LNqQ3SdIZ8Ts5M2DWJ1ERwBttfCjVwaLOE/s400/blubber1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510692140590370514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQdbLW_ts1Y9WDLgG8AO6WXfVsFz4o4Amu1hufrt4RskRbW2abJ4rnmw3N5d9nIVvXVe3XIF4EB1qebuveZyFn6htxjtRU3dBkzxbMNXb_o3Alo0IqO2fYppGZb2eS2TLyjluYtgWHmAE/s1600/blubber.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQdbLW_ts1Y9WDLgG8AO6WXfVsFz4o4Amu1hufrt4RskRbW2abJ4rnmw3N5d9nIVvXVe3XIF4EB1qebuveZyFn6htxjtRU3dBkzxbMNXb_o3Alo0IqO2fYppGZb2eS2TLyjluYtgWHmAE/s400/blubber.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510692134328148002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqZgG-l3AFj4VyclQ21az0RYCtOs2FI4eJ8UETl7heObKAThZqUq2gzaRlYFqjdoZ5YkVaE-EEsE2Kt7N3t3cJ9-29oJjEKOwP0mv9H_244erWcqee6FtJG3XtoE9wBwoHGUwx4OPX4g/s1600/village4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqZgG-l3AFj4VyclQ21az0RYCtOs2FI4eJ8UETl7heObKAThZqUq2gzaRlYFqjdoZ5YkVaE-EEsE2Kt7N3t3cJ9-29oJjEKOwP0mv9H_244erWcqee6FtJG3XtoE9wBwoHGUwx4OPX4g/s400/village4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510692937500911202" border="0" /></a>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09995559456690612993noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195623510895894753.post-56149981781127667992010-08-05T12:51:00.000-07:002011-06-17T17:02:51.593-07:00Bedroom Before and AfterTwo years ago my husband and I moved into an old Victorian style house built in 1910. Many of the rooms had already been updated when we bought the house, others still needed a little work. Here are a couple of photos we took as we made our first walk-through of the home.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiprBTsxgyp6UkPvHp-9OUWctZz5vRnFIFOjR4ZnbpMA25pfo-MAjX6tsIZMw6cyACv45fD3hL_CdoRn9oi7ABVIk4FxaenN282dLWomha-hwoLbeVlbu3UWwOR8OBLyjsWXRwjSxaGG0E/s1600/old+room.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 334px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiprBTsxgyp6UkPvHp-9OUWctZz5vRnFIFOjR4ZnbpMA25pfo-MAjX6tsIZMw6cyACv45fD3hL_CdoRn9oi7ABVIk4FxaenN282dLWomha-hwoLbeVlbu3UWwOR8OBLyjsWXRwjSxaGG0E/s400/old+room.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502016659487108178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5oBCZ3Wyp4-DAbCLK3ST535Wda2xmKofmfQ61Xr6dF8mKEPUVvvqTJZ1l3fGEVUWTLG4ypMQD5_FPK5NE06C02PrR6ElSdpyhmkWWv-3ZX4RsygadOSdTSwcg8Mb21vjxIhf3y5hcC4/s1600/old+room1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5oBCZ3Wyp4-DAbCLK3ST535Wda2xmKofmfQ61Xr6dF8mKEPUVvvqTJZ1l3fGEVUWTLG4ypMQD5_FPK5NE06C02PrR6ElSdpyhmkWWv-3ZX4RsygadOSdTSwcg8Mb21vjxIhf3y5hcC4/s400/old+room1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502017369233906578" border="0" /></a><br />We fell in love with the house on our very first visit, but we have slowly been making some changes that fit our style a little more. There are still some finishing touches we need to make on the bedroom so don't look at the photos too closely!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPjXN9jc-3l1zziDi_5-KhHZSxKGH35NK8s54ibOIM2dN_FKGTynW9Thb5WSlWdQ_mGUk4a0CtmwkfGCAvrB3xzcGvyDfHok-ZVENWq3SC6BtlPT7Yq8OxrxEpJPdJNtUg6M6EIzxUqw/s1600/bed1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPjXN9jc-3l1zziDi_5-KhHZSxKGH35NK8s54ibOIM2dN_FKGTynW9Thb5WSlWdQ_mGUk4a0CtmwkfGCAvrB3xzcGvyDfHok-ZVENWq3SC6BtlPT7Yq8OxrxEpJPdJNtUg6M6EIzxUqw/s400/bed1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502016373308350018" border="0" /></a><br />We found some old doors in the rafters of the garage. All they needed was a good scrubbing, a coat of paint, and some new door knobs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhdO_vscCcJ7_tT3xStjWtTYW0lrEg6wlF-ozuiM4w0wUw8gSdS4T6do__Pgkz4lu9RvzVYygX-PMRUNtyxZrldvLWSfM-N1esRNMMyBia24xMR4I8PBqC_mHXLqn7i299QyzSQVEt5w/s1600/window.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhdO_vscCcJ7_tT3xStjWtTYW0lrEg6wlF-ozuiM4w0wUw8gSdS4T6do__Pgkz4lu9RvzVYygX-PMRUNtyxZrldvLWSfM-N1esRNMMyBia24xMR4I8PBqC_mHXLqn7i299QyzSQVEt5w/s400/window.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502016839386583218" border="0" /></a><br />I found this adorable two-tiered table at a thrift store. It had some serious water damage on the top tier, but it wasn't anything some sand paper, stain-blocking primer, and a coat of paint couldn't fix. Sorry I don't have any before pictures on that piece. The chairs were a cheap find at an antique store, visit<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"> </span><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" href="http://dirtcheapdecoratingdivas.blogspot.com/2010/08/easy-chair-re-do.html">this link</a> for details.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfRVaQBnt1iNdcRQfOXyRaTd_BzzkXztTkzUm4RIcNzkXsjwdfQQ_ZFl3RlLL-I-QvqahsLdrxbqUWzrHV1RfwZJhVMeGQmTMDbYDMoDiqqx2dwiUPs6umX96QtasBHKkumW45H5az-mw/s1600/dresser1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfRVaQBnt1iNdcRQfOXyRaTd_BzzkXztTkzUm4RIcNzkXsjwdfQQ_ZFl3RlLL-I-QvqahsLdrxbqUWzrHV1RfwZJhVMeGQmTMDbYDMoDiqqx2dwiUPs6umX96QtasBHKkumW45H5az-mw/s400/dresser1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502016392122104834" border="0" /></a><br />Check out that amazing quilt, it was made by my great-great aunt. My grandma gave it to me the day we moved into our home.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRkDiq6maPRzn9XY2y4Hk2b1FN_2l4Q_sUHJ_00vWKXRFXsxKoNe555WEz9D6Pxy7HSy21KrYRTfa8BQPdkldU-NFruYgNxHn0ubAMQYSG_DmDur4tymKe65y4k1WhA5HmvewHTKUx4w/s1600/shelf.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRkDiq6maPRzn9XY2y4Hk2b1FN_2l4Q_sUHJ_00vWKXRFXsxKoNe555WEz9D6Pxy7HSy21KrYRTfa8BQPdkldU-NFruYgNxHn0ubAMQYSG_DmDur4tymKe65y4k1WhA5HmvewHTKUx4w/s400/shelf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502016677060423250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9prN4Ox5qzcjLZDwrlJP-hj8UCI7Go01Q1ACRG3enAbs_qbRaYUXDTAaaP_lGXBfcNP5Qt2fBkrwZnqDPtz23Ty-kpnQmwR6gGYI7yp5xze3Rsmjj4Ku3JpVncZ7nEI_j8Ij0EbSohzs/s1600/perfume.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9prN4Ox5qzcjLZDwrlJP-hj8UCI7Go01Q1ACRG3enAbs_qbRaYUXDTAaaP_lGXBfcNP5Qt2fBkrwZnqDPtz23Ty-kpnQmwR6gGYI7yp5xze3Rsmjj4Ku3JpVncZ7nEI_j8Ij0EbSohzs/s400/perfume.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502016675239598770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NCOngWb_1iopIk5b3DsbZ4aDcH9OncVlI37TGb4BSXHsz-cuGw7QMBQMOrwntB3yak9uWTQQc30FiS97KOe_wTJrvSWyjeviu0Ewxy77arPlR05IqpnJgzFmRmH-CHTNGFz9KvohjeU/s1600/my+nightstand.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NCOngWb_1iopIk5b3DsbZ4aDcH9OncVlI37TGb4BSXHsz-cuGw7QMBQMOrwntB3yak9uWTQQc30FiS97KOe_wTJrvSWyjeviu0Ewxy77arPlR05IqpnJgzFmRmH-CHTNGFz9KvohjeU/s400/my+nightstand.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502016654305556242" border="0" /></a><br />This is a tea cup from my great-grandma's china and a couple of doilies given to me by my grandma.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMF9k0hRt2N-SnAahbc9Buz0OG-Out5JYY5Cn1BMWrSV3-oubIddnirfg-eezmGq13k4n86rp6dCfAcj0FQXxX-4N0HaSpJsmzRJaS1VVClLCQFgZzAtMjnibOrVhXStVvcYDXkqBHVU/s1600/jewelry+box1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMF9k0hRt2N-SnAahbc9Buz0OG-Out5JYY5Cn1BMWrSV3-oubIddnirfg-eezmGq13k4n86rp6dCfAcj0FQXxX-4N0HaSpJsmzRJaS1VVClLCQFgZzAtMjnibOrVhXStVvcYDXkqBHVU/s400/jewelry+box1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502016407726996338" border="0" /></a><br />Don't you just love this little jewelry box? I found it at an antique store for 3 dollars!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLv1f8tkdyAt6MiXCS3ieH4lBwVkgNcOijJ05ZtTcKqY3qOEcbUVx0CQKptL1Y-zPip-6LNdP_5Y_SlIPX2VDVJFZ5MEBzKUkRJZBVFph0XinkHeIp558tUi87OfOuCLwRNjzI4XrpM-o/s1600/bird+plate1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLv1f8tkdyAt6MiXCS3ieH4lBwVkgNcOijJ05ZtTcKqY3qOEcbUVx0CQKptL1Y-zPip-6LNdP_5Y_SlIPX2VDVJFZ5MEBzKUkRJZBVFph0XinkHeIp558tUi87OfOuCLwRNjzI4XrpM-o/s400/bird+plate1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502016380293911090" border="0" /></a><br />My mom painted this china for me because I fell in love with<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"> </span><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" href="http://www.lenox.com/pattern/index.cfm?fuseaction=patDetail&wid=1&patId=1804">this china</a> and couldn't afford it.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CPAyccGObQpjCqI7twgEv9gOkNNTok6IHhvqtaLExcCcc_vMFxh5iWhtL5Jji2Yh94MaA1Ut_P9qro_SxUEwevXRJFRBsXzixICAfp10JKarcxu_JqtUFsD5ldBz2bhPqIbh8suYosY/s1600/flowers1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CPAyccGObQpjCqI7twgEv9gOkNNTok6IHhvqtaLExcCcc_vMFxh5iWhtL5Jji2Yh94MaA1Ut_P9qro_SxUEwevXRJFRBsXzixICAfp10JKarcxu_JqtUFsD5ldBz2bhPqIbh8suYosY/s400/flowers1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502016398763548658" border="0" /></a><br />The new room makes me feel like a granny, and I LOVE it!Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09995559456690612993noreply@blogger.com116tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195623510895894753.post-26560975237476647062010-08-05T12:42:00.001-07:002010-08-05T14:36:37.007-07:00Easy Chair Re-DoI found these adorable little chairs at a local antique store for only 7 dollars a piece and fell in love.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrE5KX-hVHyf6vhbbST5XD2T4NTQO5cImHyTqlciCINpbclOihmk68OKCHq7xGonit5Vif__Ve9piOSVS9IN5u4w5Ov44xPvobZJaI7fVYRoF_o_kUt3IRgFwLiOmZgx5o4aNOJDHDGOU9/s1600/chair+before.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrE5KX-hVHyf6vhbbST5XD2T4NTQO5cImHyTqlciCINpbclOihmk68OKCHq7xGonit5Vif__Ve9piOSVS9IN5u4w5Ov44xPvobZJaI7fVYRoF_o_kUt3IRgFwLiOmZgx5o4aNOJDHDGOU9/s320/chair+before.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502006154766932194" border="0" /></a><br />This makeover was really simple. First I removed the seat from the chair. Then I cleaned off the chairs really well with mineral spirits and gave them a good sanding. For more on this process visit <a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_4779371_paint-over-finished-furniture.html">this link</a>. Then I painted my chairs with an ultra white semigloss interior paint. Now for the seat, I decided to remove the yucky vinyl fabric and replace it with something that would match my room better (and not gross me out). Let me just tell you, things got a little worse before they got better:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTRJizqoDV9fGKE-2KO0B-tnEqulYLEPnsV63d3xq1-TDmQ-4n9x2rXS6y9zw3trVqGTCsMQoEe2DkrAuHioomSo0QeKavwQQFWa7x6gSGwI3Fch6UhmYYWhITK6SMrOFE6FFEcEeWQKV/s1600/nasty+seat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTRJizqoDV9fGKE-2KO0B-tnEqulYLEPnsV63d3xq1-TDmQ-4n9x2rXS6y9zw3trVqGTCsMQoEe2DkrAuHioomSo0QeKavwQQFWa7x6gSGwI3Fch6UhmYYWhITK6SMrOFE6FFEcEeWQKV/s320/nasty+seat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502008670392153666" border="0" /></a>Eww<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />I took my new fabric and laid it on top of the seat so I could line up the pattern the way I wanted it. Then I turned the seat over and stapled on the new fabric. I found it works best to shoot in one staple, pull the fabric tight on the other side of the chair, and then staple that side. Not that you guys couldn't figure that out on your own...<br /><br /> Then I screwed the seat back in place and Ta-Da!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMggR33L5xfR2UT1HJEnyP4hyIcKupqoZSdo3XDzNhSBkIM2dRPkffGyaZW1eGxSDkqD2DYNA9Qq-RBWbmuC1By9XIz7JAhIO57twpevLqH6FhXJ3rcH7a489PXFcS3qQsxd9oeFOyjvJ/s1600/chair+after.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMggR33L5xfR2UT1HJEnyP4hyIcKupqoZSdo3XDzNhSBkIM2dRPkffGyaZW1eGxSDkqD2DYNA9Qq-RBWbmuC1By9XIz7JAhIO57twpevLqH6FhXJ3rcH7a489PXFcS3qQsxd9oeFOyjvJ/s320/chair+after.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502006398425043346" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div>Now my chairs look right at home in my bedroom.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTFEmQvY5p3rwkZ79liO2HevYnwAMcXwXhrb-tdJ5DJALMomioZDWhtiD2Xd9CKdQVTJTQu6We5RrDEedefSXlp6vUrMydVFQhFItgYw74pedFti1EMmSYVVF1BRmKIZKFw2_NE_7NGTLu/s1600/window2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTFEmQvY5p3rwkZ79liO2HevYnwAMcXwXhrb-tdJ5DJALMomioZDWhtiD2Xd9CKdQVTJTQu6We5RrDEedefSXlp6vUrMydVFQhFItgYw74pedFti1EMmSYVVF1BRmKIZKFw2_NE_7NGTLu/s320/window2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502012671077620690" border="0" /></a>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09995559456690612993noreply@blogger.com13