tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54601036312968986582024-03-06T15:00:42.822-05:00RoseChicFriendsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13266383410969740448noreply@blogger.comBlogger517125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460103631296898658.post-49282176633047075462015-10-31T10:46:00.001-04:002015-10-31T10:46:51.965-04:00Update on what I am doing!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hello sweet friends!</div>
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Many of you may have figured by now</div>
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I'm not doing much blogging anymore.</div>
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I'm still creating and sharing my life</div>
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Shabby chic and traditional Christmas decor</div>
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My shop is</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13266383410969740448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460103631296898658.post-15817770322496268992015-09-06T14:35:00.004-04:002015-09-06T14:38:32.641-04:00I'm Published!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hello bloggy friends!!!<br />
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I sure have been away for a long time!<br />
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But...I am soooo excited I had to share with you<br />
Here an amazing new magazine<br />
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that I have been featured in.<br />
My beautiful vintage legal sized clipboard<br />
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I am now concentrating my time over on my</div>
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page on Facebook called...of course</div>
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Blessings to all!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13266383410969740448noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460103631296898658.post-36451477336984953492013-11-24T11:14:00.001-05:002013-11-24T11:14:34.020-05:00Thankful<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have so much to be thankful for.</div>
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After the past 3 days I realize just how much</div>
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GOD has been by my side.</div>
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Let me share a little of what has been going on...</div>
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my hubs had been dealing with what we thought</div>
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were sinus infection issues. On Wednesday evening</div>
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he lost sight, temporarily, in his right.</div>
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No, we did not go right away to emergency.</div>
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The next day though, our Doctor said</div>
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After a long day in the ER, my hubby was finally</div>
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Long story short...</div>
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he has a rare condition in which the</div>
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scan. In this condition surgery is NOT an option</div>
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but blood thinning thereputicly is.</div>
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He was/and is dealing with head/neck pain that was</div>
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This has NOTHING to do with his heart, he</div>
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I know it could have been so much worse.</div>
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WE are so thankful for GOD's peace, </div>
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his being present throughout this whole ordeal, </div>
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and family/friends who have held us up prayer.</div>
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I am so thankful to have my hubby with me</div>
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Yes, I am thankful!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13266383410969740448noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460103631296898658.post-49719286353953742442013-10-27T11:48:00.001-04:002013-10-30T09:10:51.915-04:00Tweaking Cabinets, Hutches and Shelves ~ Part 2 Dining Room Hutch/Side Table, TV Cabinet<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In my last post, I shared how I gathered all my </div>
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Rose Chintz by Johnson Brothers China and</div>
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placed it all together so I could gaze upon it daily.</div>
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That of course, lead me to redo my Hutch in the</div>
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Dining Room, Side Table and Cabinet Shelves </div>
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that surround our BIG Ugly TV. </div>
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Would you like to see the results?</div>
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Now here is Part 2...</div>
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My Hutch resides in my very Royal Blue</div>
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due to my chandy that I have added single cups, pearls</div>
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One of the first collections I started during the</div>
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first years of my marriage over 27 years ago was</div>
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tea cups and plates that were mainly English Bone China.</div>
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Of course, the main themed patterns are of Roses!</div>
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Over the years I have gathered and been gifted with </div>
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For my 5th Anniversary my sweetie got me the</div>
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A number of the silver pieces were either my grandma's</div>
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I debated doing this before I put everything</div>
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Above is the side sofa table that I brought into this</div>
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display of my tea cup and milk glass collections</div>
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I LOVE eye candy and seeing my beloved collections</div>
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Onto the gorgeous cabinet that houses our ugly beast! lol</div>
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I know we do not usually show the ugly TV's we must</div>
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live with. Yet, in order for you to appreciate my efforts</div>
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I decided to share this. Now, this TV is on its</div>
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our fireplace. Then I may repurpose this cabinet and</div>
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use it in our office...that needs a makeover!</div>
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I had used the shelving in these space before to house</div>
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some of the overflowing collections I have. </div>
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As I sat looking at the TV for the past few weeks</div>
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I knew it wasn't doing it for me...</div>
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While PINTEREST~ING, I came across some</div>
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beautiful vignettes and displays and knew I needed</div>
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decor I am trying to achieve.</div>
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Most all of these items are things I have picked</div>
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up when I was thrifting or treasuring hunting</div>
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I hardly ever pay full price for anything if I can</div>
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find it for cheap!</div>
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I soooo Love the thrill of the hunt and using those</div>
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beloved things that speak to me. I honestly believe</div>
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that if you buy what speaks to your heart, and</div>
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use it in your home...it becomes the truest</div>
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form of who you are </div>
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Now, when I see these displays...</div>
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they make me smile :~)!</div>
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Now my tweaking is done for a while...</div>
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I hope I have inspired you to tweak your</div>
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shelving to reflect who you are!</div>
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Be Blessed!</div>
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I have a confession to make...</div>
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I LOVE dishes!</div>
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Yep, it is very evident when you walk into</div>
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any room in my home that I like dishes.</div>
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I also LOVE to use these dishes on my walls, </div>
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in displays and vignettes and of course</div>
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filling up the cabinets, shelves and hutches</div>
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all around my home.</div>
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A few years ago I took a blah so called</div>
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Bulters Pantry area our builder just added lower base </div>
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cabinets too with a mirror behind (really?)</div>
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but no upper cabinets or shelves.</div>
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Well I got creative and I share with you</div>
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<a href="http://rosechicfriends.blogspot.com/2010/09/butlers-pass-through-redo-before-and.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></div>
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how I created what you now see.</div>
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As I was doing my fall decor and cleaning,</div>
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as I go (do any of you do this?) that got my</div>
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I decided to bring ALL my gorgeous</div>
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collection of Rose Chintz by Johnson Brothers</div>
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into this area where I could see it on a daily</div>
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basis now. I had some of it in my dining room hutch</div>
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but I really wanted to *SEE* these</div>
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dishes, so I began the process of</div>
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Many years ago, my mom was handed this box of</div>
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an almost complete set of these dishes! for free!</div>
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About 5 or 6 years ago, she decided she wanted</div>
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Being a LOVER of all things roses and having red</div>
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as one of my favorite POP colors this has fast become</div>
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my most favorite set of dishes that I own.</div>
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family to fill in. And now am so happy with</div>
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my stylish display.</div>
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The cups inside pretties has to be one of my favorite</div>
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things about this set. Next to that are the square</div>
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luncheon plates.</div>
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But then again, I do love this entire set, shape</div>
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and everything about it!</div>
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I hope this has inspired to you get those beloved</div>
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collections of dishes and family heirlooms</div>
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out for you to see and display!</div>
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Be Blessed,</div>
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Welcome everyone!</div>
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I am later than I usually am this year in</div>
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decorating my home for Fall.</div>
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A huge reason I am so far behind is...</div>
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once we got my daughter settled in her sorority</div>
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new home for her Senior year,</div>
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for some reason I decided I needed to </div>
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purge and organize!</div>
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Can anyone relate?</div>
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I have also made huge strides, even in the midst</div>
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of a horrid tooth issue, antibiotics and finally</div>
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a tooth extraction. Gladly, I am on the mend.</div>
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So lets get those pictures rolling...</div>
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Fall in my home comes to mainly our main</div>
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living areas, kitchen, entry and family.</div>
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These rooms blend well with the colors of</div>
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fall that I have chosen in reds, golds, caramels</div>
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and some yellows.<br />
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Our entry Hall tree is so much fun for</div>
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me to deck out in any season!</div>
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Then you will head straight through to our bright and</div>
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I really think my camera is acting up...ugh!</div>
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My Favorite area of all to decorate is our fireplace.</div>
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When I decorate for the different seasons I have</div>
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I never seem to do the same thing twice...</div>
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Now in my Kitchen area I mainly prettied up our</div>
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eating area table, that we hardly ever eat at!</div>
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Again, using what I have and my Mikasa Stoneware</div>
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that I got 27 years ago as a wedding gift I crafted what</div>
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I think is a fun table scape!</div>
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The chairs have a pretty fallish</div>
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fabric cover that blends so well with everything. </div>
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My pretty fall center piece uses more</div>
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loose smaller pumkins/fruit</div>
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around plates of candles and then my</div>
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sweet painted Pumpkin.</div>
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More simple displays that are around my kitchen area.</div>
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Now my home has that cozy warm</div>
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Happy Fall Y'all!</div>
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A few weeks ago I shared how I updated the</div>
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Remember?</div>
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BEFORE</div>
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See the beautiful gilded frame?</div>
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Okay, so during this time of updating I knew I wanted</div>
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With my measurements in hand I began the process of</div>
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I snagged that</div>
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Mounting to me was going to be the challenge.</div>
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that can hold up varying weights.</div>
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I think these made need to be done a bit differently.</div>
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Now, do ya see that ugly </div>
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1 Cup Flour</div>
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1 Cup Sugar</div>
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1 Cup Milk</div>
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1 1/4 tsp Yeast</div>
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Disolve yeast in 1/4 C warm water</div>
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Combine all ingredients with a wooden spoon. </div>
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Cover with Paper Towel</div>
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Set aside on counter for it to</div>
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This is a 10 day process.<br />
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Be sure to stir it every day at least once.</div>
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Day 1-5: Stir your starter mixture </div>
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Day 5: Add this to starter mixture: 1 Cup each, Milk, Sugar, Flour</div>
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Stir till well mixed</div>
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Day 6-9: Stir your starter mixture each day</div>
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Day 10: Add to this starter mixture 1 Cup each, Milk Sugar, Flour</div>
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Keep 1 Cup Mixture for your next weeks brewing (optional) <br />
This is day One and you will follow the instructions all over again for 10 days.</div>
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Keep 1 Cup for bread you will be making from this. </div>
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Divide remaining mixture into 2-4 equal parts. Depending on how many friends wish to do this. This starter mixture can now be put into plastic bags or plastic containers for giving to friends. I usually give a copy of this recipe to them with the starter as well.</div>
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AMISH Bread Recipe</div>
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to the 1 Cup mixture you have kept aside add:</div>
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2/3 Cup Oil</div>
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3 eggs</div>
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1/2 tsp salt</div>
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1 tsp vanilla</div>
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1 cup sugar</div>
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2 cups flour</div>
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1-2 Tbls cinnamon/or pumpkin spices (I add more cause we like it strong)</div>
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1 1/4 tsp Baking Powder</div>
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1/2 tsp Baking Soda</div>
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1 4-6 oz Package of Vanilla Pudding </div>
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Sugar/Cinnamon mix: 1 cup sugar with 1 Tbls cinnamon for adding to pan and top of bread</div>
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Mix all ingredients well. Then add mixture to 2-3 loaf baking dishes that</div>
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sugar/cinnamon mixture over the top.</div>
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Bake at 325 for 45-1 hour or until toothpick comes out clean.</div>
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These loaves freeze well, if you don't eat them within in the first few days. Trust me</div>
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they go fast.</div>
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I actually keep most of my starter and double and triple the recipe so that I have</div>
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these batches of bread frozen to last through the winter months. I have added pumpkin to this as well but you must adjust your wet/dry to make sure these cook consistently.</div>
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You can keep the starter going many months following this method or use it all up</div>
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when you do not want to make it any more. You will LOVE how your home smells</div>
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when this is baking.</div>
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I hope you will give this a try...any questions, please feel free to ask!</div>
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Be Blessed</div>
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Last week I gave ya'll a teaser with this picture!</div>
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I am here to share with you how it looks today!<br />
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I did some deep cleaning in here yesterday and</div>
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changed up some of my decor!</div>
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I am pretty happy with it now.</div>
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Below is how it looks today, yay!</div>
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We have lived in our home for 20 years.</div>
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Everything is pretty much builder grade in</div>
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this Tiny Powder Room. From the darker</div>
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stained heirloom oak cabinets to the</div>
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almond sink and laminent counters.</div>
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Pretty basic and blah.</div>
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It needed brought into the new century!</div>
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Hubs and I love the wall color, which is Cranberry.</div>
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This was a $5 oops paint!!!</div>
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I must admit</div>
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even though it is not the trend</div>
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But I felt this room needed a facelift and knew the</div>
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cabinet were a simple paint job that would help</div>
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to lighten this space.</div>
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My hardest part of the whole redo was</div>
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convincing hubbs to paint over oak.</div>
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What is it with Guys and Oak wood?</div>
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I cleaned and scoured all the surfaces.</div>
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Then I painted the cabinet, using a </div>
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RUSTOLEUM Ultra Cover Gloss in Almond.</div>
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After two coats and a few days to cure</div>
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it was done!</div>
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I am not going to seal because the semi gloss</div>
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leaves a great hard finish and this is a low</div>
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usage area. If I were to do my kitchen or other</div>
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high used areas, I would seal.</div>
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Just to give you a better perspective,</div>
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just outside the Powder Room is a main</div>
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pass through area which houses our</div>
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small Bulter's Pantry. </div>
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I am working in my mind on what I will</div>
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do with this area...stay tuned!</div>
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Then last Thursday I got my supplies together to</div>
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I used Acrylic Paints in:</div>
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Black, Bronze Metallic, Brown</div>
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and Gold Gleams (light Gold)</div>
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I have seen granite with these deep tones and that was</div>
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The overall feel I was going for had deeper</div>
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I did go back to areas where I needed to touch</div>
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up the colors. I did this until I was happy.</div>
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It has a high gloss finish and makes it</div>
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shine like granite!</div>
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Now it has the look and bling that makes me happy!</div>
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I did bring in more mirrors to help reflect and give</div>
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Above, if you look closely, you can seen</div>
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that I VELCROED a smaller mirror frame to</div>
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my window. Did this a looooong time ago</div>
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before Pinterest and Blogs show how these</div>
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ugly big mirrors can be framed.</div>
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out the UGLY Hollywood Lights that</div>
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I'll up date ya when that happens.</div>
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Just a few pictures of how my walls look now.</div>
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Now I am really happy with how well it all pulled</div>
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together!</div>
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I so hope I have inspired you to give painting your</div>
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cabinets and counters a try.</div>
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I am always happy to help and answer any questions</div>
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you may have, so feel free to ask!</div>
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It certainly is feeling like fall here in Michigan.</div>
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With that in mind, I wanted to share this</div>
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simple and easy way to make those darling </div>
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Pumpkins you see all over blogland, Pinterest and</div>
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Here you see a few I have already made, a few years ago.</div>
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Lets Get Started with your Supplies:</div>
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Fabric/Sweaters </div>
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Batting</div>
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Sticks (you can get from nature)</div>
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Needle/Thread ( I use a thicker crochet thread)</div>
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Raffia, leaves, ribbons</div>
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Plates </div>
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(Varying sizes to use for pattern)</div>
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Glue Gun</div>
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Gather your fabrics and sweaters and supplies all</div>
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For my pattern,</div>
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I already had some circles cut up, I used these fabric</div>
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For your circles use the different sizes of plates</div>
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I used a saucer, salad plate,</div>
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and large plate for mine to have a more</div>
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Begin cutting your circles.</div>
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Hubs and I did a MAJOR closet clean out and when I</div>
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I grab these two sweaters due to their colors.</div>
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Such a great way to recycle or upcycle</div>
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old clothing. </div>
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I also cut off the arms for a</div>
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later project idea I have.</div>
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See my stack? </div>
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I am planning on making quite a few as I</div>
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You will baste stitch all around the circle.</div>
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You can now embellish like I did with raffia, leaves</div>
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or even make varying sizes of pumpkins to stack </div>
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Some people even fill these really tight and then</div>
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wrap with jute/rope to mimic real pumpkins.</div>
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I have placed a few by the sweet lil Clay Scarecrows</div>
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Mr. Tiger has been having a blast with these!</div>
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I think there is something about the raffia that</div>
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toss them all over, it is soooo funny to watch!</div>
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Sweet Friends!</div>
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How are you? </div>
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SO,</div>
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hubs has been doing a LOT of traveling</div>
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for business this past summer </div>
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that has left me with a LOT of time on my hands.</div>
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I have been scouring the web, blogs and Pinterest for ways to</div>
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spruce up my kitchen. There is so much info out there</div>
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and being a artist/painter</div>
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I have been inspired to do what I can in an effort</div>
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to bring my kitchen into the new century.</div>
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We have talked about installing</div>
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granite and updating our cabinets for a while now. </div>
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Finances and a daughter in college seem to be</div>
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getting in the way. And with hubsters gone</div>
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and exhausted when he's home,</div>
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well,</div>
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this type of a project</div>
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I am now <strike>resigned</strike> inspired to do what</div>
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<em><strong>I</strong></em></div>
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can to spruce up and update our 20 year old kitchen.</div>
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What does this girl do?</div>
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She pulls out her paints and sponge goes</div>
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to town!!!</div>
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I decided to just do the island for now. </div>
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We did decide a huge MUST right now will be</div>
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to replace our sink and faucet. When that is done then</div>
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colors; Black, Metallic Bronz, Vintage Gold and Ivory.</div>
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Then 2 coats of Polycrylic Gloss by Minwax was applied.</div>
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I first cleaned the counters then scoured with scrub free. </div>
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Making sure any left over residue was off. </div>
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Since my base is already ivory I did</div>
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not prime or base coat the counter.</div>
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(If you are going to do this as a permanent fix for your</div>
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counters I would strongly do a primer base.)</div>
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Since I am only doing this, in hopes that it will</div>
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suffice for a couple of years I skipped priming.</div>
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The KEY to any paint project is a good sealant.</div>
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NOTE:</div>
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You do not need to be a painter to do this. </div>
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If you have an idea of the type</div>
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of granite you want along with your color palet...</div>
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there really is no right or wrong way.</div>
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Work with the colors until you are happy!</div>
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Starting with black I sponged this color randomly all over.</div>
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up with ivory until the entire island was just how you see it.</div>
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I did go back and forth with some of the colors until it </div>
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The colors are have a more muted gold than my picture is showing,</div>
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The pictures are actually picking up more gray than it really is.</div>
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I then waited to 2 days so that hubby could see it. </div>
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I decided if he hadn't liked it, </div>
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But he was happy!</div>
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I applied the 2 coats of polycrlic letting 24 hours</div>
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go by before I added each coat.</div>
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I do have some brush strokes showing and</div>
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so that my critical eye wont be bothered by the strokes.</div>
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There are sprays cans of this sealer</div>
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I am currently working in my small</div>
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Hey sweet friends how are you?</div>
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A while back I did some tweaking in my Master Bedroom.</div>
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About a month ago I painted the large Window you see</div>
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above the bed and that's was one of the many things I did.</div>
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much lighter and brighter this room feels now.</div>
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...WARNING PICTURE BELOW IS REAL...</div>
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This picture below, shows you how we live</div>
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far away this space is from our bed. I love my soft bed</div>
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The tread...well it needs to be moved to the basement,</div>
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vignettes that are full of sweet pinks and blues.</div>
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Do you see the shutters on my dresser?</div>
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I used them to hide those ugly cords hanging</div>
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Wow, it has been a long time since I have</div>
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been by to join our special host</div>
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I am so happy to be joining her this week!</div>
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To those of you new to my blog, well...</div>
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I create in a pink and sweet world, most of the time.</div>
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I have been busy in my Studio getting ready for</div>
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So I am sharing a few of the goodies</div>
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I have created, now for Fall that are now available</div>
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in my Rosechicfriends etsy shoppe.</div>
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This darling sweet pink Pumpkin was a special order</div>
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that I did for a special etsy gal. Lotsa pink, roses, lace</div>
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I have also painted some smaller pumkins pink and</div>
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decorated them sweetly. Along with my boy and</div>
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girl scarecrow, made of clay pots.</div>
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Can't wait to get out there and enjoy</div>
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Pink Saturday!</div>
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Like many of you, Fall is fast approaching and I</div>
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about how I create these darling Clay Pot Scarecrows.</div>
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Come Join Me in the FUN!</div>
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5 Clay Pots (for boy)</div>
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4-5 Clay Pots (for girl)</div>
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Acrylic Paints/Sealer</div>
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E600 or Household Glue</div>
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I decided since I create in a world of shabby chic</div>
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Also, I came up with a *Girl* scarecrow this time...</div>
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Select the size of Clay Pots you want to use. I am Using</div>
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in this tutorial 3 inch pots. I got these at Hobby Lobby, stacking</div>
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These were priced at $2.99, used their 40% coupon</div>
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2. Determine the colors you will be using, then paint</div>
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a. bottom 2 pots Pant color</div>
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b. 3rd Pot color Shirt </div>
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c. 4th Pot is face</div>
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a. 2-3 Pots Painted for Skirt.</div>
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(These 2 pots need to be slightly different in</div>
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b. 3rd Pot Shirt color</div>
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I glue all around each</div>
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Continue to stack until you have them stacked</div>
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as you see in the bottom two</div>
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pictures of the 4 pix below.</div>
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NOW the Fun begins!</div>
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I always do a few faces up before I decide how I want </div>
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it too look. Then using a fine tip Sharpie I added the</div>
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For the arms, I did up a template. Using Felt I had</div>
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in a fleshy tone I made 2 sets for hands, and in the</div>
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pink I did 2 up for the arms.</div>
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Once the faces are on, I seal the entire piece.</div>
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I then gather my embellishments...</div>
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For my girl, I painted my roses all around</div>
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her skirt. On the boy, you can see faint detailing that I did</div>
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to mimic a shirt. I uses some light fringe trim I had to mimic</div>
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hair...but you could use fringes, straw etc. as well.</div>
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There is NO right or wrong way to do these.</div>
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Below I am showing you some done up in more traditional</div>
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Fall Colors. Each one is so different and I had fun with</div>
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the trims as well.</div>
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These pots can also be painted to look like toy</div>
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soldiers, as I have done below. I pull these sweeties</div>
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I hope you will consider doing</div>
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these, they are so cute, easy and fun to do.</div>
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A great, inexpensive craft to do with children as well.</div>
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Thanks so much for stopping by,</div>
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Hi Everyone!</div>
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My name is Tiger. </div>
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My mom asked me to share with you about</div>
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how I take good care of her and my beloved family!</div>
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I was adopted over 12 years ago along with my families</div>
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other cat Chloe. Sadly, we said goodbyeto her last June.</div>
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My mommy still misses her very much, they had a bond</div>
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and loved each other dearly.</div>
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I stepped into her shoes and now keep my mom very busy</div>
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loving on me, so she won't be too sad anymore.</div>
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My doctor tells me I may be a Norwegian Forrest Cat</div>
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because I am so big and fluffy.</div>
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I think I weigh over 12lbs.</div>
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Here is a picture of Chloe for you to see who I am talking about.</div>
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I love my family and now RELISH </div>
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in the fact that I am theirONLY kitty now. </div>
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I love ALL the attention I get! </div>
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If you pet me behind my ears and jaw, I will PURR for you!</div>
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I like to talk with my family and let them know where I am</div>
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going or want to go, like in the garage or outside to eat some grass.</div>
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I will even will follow the *girl* upstairs to her room so I can</div>
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snuggle with her. I think she's my favorite!</div>
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Shhh...don't tell the others though, cause I love them</div>
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so much too!</div>
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I am mommies lil helper when she is trying to work on</div>
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a project. If she puts one of those yard sticks under the</div>
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material, I just might have to play with it.</div>
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If they put out some of those warm</div>
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her when she goes off this year to live in her</div>
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sorority Delta Zeta house. I hope she comes and</div>
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I thought I would share with you a project that I have been trying to work on for months. I FINALLY finished it up today. </div>
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Let me set the stage...so to speak, for you as to why it has taken so long.</div>
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Last December, hubs and I made a major decision ($$$) and replaced all the windows in our home. Most of the windows were a easy install...until it came to my kitchen window. UGH. Anyway, in the process, we changed the configuration of how this window looked. Originally I could crank open the side windows but it had a screen inside, and quite large framing obstructions. They were not easy to open and I had a hard time reaching them. We went with a similar size window but it had a better viewing area. But in the process they had to tear out all the trims and cut out more than they originally thought they would to install it.</div>
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So...my trims were new and needed painted...I did that a couple of weeks ago, wow did that</div>
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end up being a bigger project than I had anticpated...lets just say I didn't stop at the kitchen trims.</div>
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Then a few weeks back I ran into Home Goods with a friend and found a table cloth by Ralph Lauren that had ALL of my colors that I use in my kitchen/family room area, it was purchased it for $20. And being that I LOVE roses...with this table cloth it was a no brainer for me. I also had purchased 4 yards of a home decor fabric with small gold/red check from Hob/Lob last year for about $10. I decided that I would do a 4" trim on the bottom with this fabric...and LOVE how it looks with the Ralph Lauren fabric!</div>
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(just ignore the rooster fabric, I'll explain later)</div>
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This was a 60x106, my window measured 48x68,</div>
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I basically trimed about 12 inches off and used the rest.</div>
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I measured my window, remeasured my fabrics and was going to cut everything out</div>
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last Wednesday, when I awoke to a horrid Migraine that lasted for 3 days! Being somewhat smart, I decided it would put this off for a few days, because I KNEW I needed a clear head. </div>
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BOY am I glad I did!</div>
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sure the pattern and size were both on the same page.</div>
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Dodged a ripping out session for sure.</div>
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Below the panels were all pinned now and ready to sew.</div>
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Here is what my window looked like before...</div>
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This was a simple straight line sewing project...just make sure to do your measuring twice so you only have to cut once!</div>
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I AM so loving the fresh new look!</div>
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Okay...now back to that rooster fabric...remember?</div>
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It was a cheap find at WalMart and needed to be replaced so I knew</div>
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my new curtains that I have up. I still need to trim up the ends...and am planning on going back and getting another table cloth so I can make covers for the back of the chairs around the table.</div>
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Not a bad spruce up for under $50, huh?</div>
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It is that time again already!</div>
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I am so happy to be participating again</div>
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this year, I believe this is my 3rd year!</div>
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This table has worked Amazingly well for me now!</div>
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Am Loving how I created more surface space for me to</div>
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work on when I am in the midst of a million projects!</div>
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Hey Everyone!</div>
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Just popping in on a stormy early evening</div>
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here in Michigan</div>
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to share a simple tutorial that I put together.</div>
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I know there are soooo many roses tutorials</div>
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So, as I was making these today </div>
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for my crafting use,</div>
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it dawned on me to share this</div>
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simple way to make these</div>
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sweet roses with my friends. </div>
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SUPPLIES:</div>
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bag of rose petals</div>
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(I purchased mine a few years ago at</div>
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Dollar Tree)</div>
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Low Temp Glue Gun</div>
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Small piece of felt</div>
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In the bag are white and pink petals that I stained </div>
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using coffee. They give a vintage look.</div>
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First, cut a square or circle about 1.5 inches of felt.</div>
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Add a dab a glue around the center as shown.</div>
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5 petals to start with on the bottom/base.</div>
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going around about 2 to 3 more times</div>
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the last layer should have 3 petals</div>
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I then glued 3 gauzy petals on top of the other layers</div>
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how it looks)</div>
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Cut 3 petals at the point like below</div>
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glue the left side</div>
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this then creates a place for your center piece.</div>
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you can use buttons, pearls, earrings...</div>
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See? Simple and Pretty!</div>
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There you have it!</div>
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Let me know if you give this a try!</div>
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Hi Friends,</div>
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I am at a Crossroads right now with Blogging.</div>
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I do not know if there are others out there like me</div>
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or not. I am NOT a techy person but can keep up</div>
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a little and that can be very dangerous! lol</div>
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With all the changes Blogger/Google is doing</div>
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So...as the past few months have shown,</div>
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Blogging, for a time was a way to connect</div>
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never use or keep up.</div>
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I guess what I am saying...</div>
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Oh, I may do an occasional blog,</div>
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Hey there Friends!</div>
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Do you have childhood memories of food?</div>
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These Peanut Butter Bars are one of those</div>
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for me. As a kid, if I got *hot* lunch at school</div>
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it usually was because Peanut Butter Bars</div>
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My mom, gave me this recipe many years ago when</div>
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It was given to her by a friend. </div>
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When I read it, I remembered</div>
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those bars we used to get...and well as they say,</div>
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The Rest is History.</div>
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I have adapted this recipe to what I remember as a child</div>
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and got in the school lunch. Now</div>
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when I take these to parties and potlucks they always</div>
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receive rave reviews and a copy of the recipe.</div>
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It is easy and I hope you will LOVE them too!</div>
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(Here is the well used original recipe, it is quite Yukky!)</div>
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PEANUTE BUTTER BARS</div>
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1 Yellow Cake Mix</div>
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1 Cup Peanut Butter (I use Creamy)</div>
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1/2 Cup Brown Sugar</div>
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2 Eggs</div>
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Options: Choc Chips/Nuts</div>
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Mix all of these ingredient together. </div>
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Your mix will be quite thick as you see below.</div>
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Spread evenly in pan.</div>
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BAKE: 350 for 25 Minutes</div>
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Once the bars get out of the oven, I pour my glaze over</div>
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1 Cup Powdered Sugar</div>
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2 Tbls Peanut Butter</div>
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These bars are VERY moist and gooey and</div>
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you will not be able to eat just one!</div>
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Here above is a picture as it just comes out of the oven.</div>
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And below you see the glaze that has been poured</div>
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over the *hot* bars. As it cools it will set up</div>
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So I am sharing this with all of you!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13266383410969740448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460103631296898658.post-58056799639645005332013-06-03T10:18:00.001-04:002013-08-23T22:45:53.919-04:00Monday Morning Musing ~ A few of my favorite things!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Good Monday Morning Friends!</div>
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Okay...please do not think I have flipped...lol</div>
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Yes, those are my hands and feet you see in the</div>
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I am always a bit late to get on board with what is new,</div>
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Mind you, this girly girl was sad...;-(!</div>
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Until a few months ago, I had never hear of Gel Shellac</div>
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talked me into trying Shellac. OH MY GOSH!!!!</div>
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I am in LOVE!</div>
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My first manicure lasted me 3 weeks with</div>
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no problems at all!</div>
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To say I am SOLD OUT on this method</div>
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of painting my sweet lil fingers, is an understatement!</div>
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So...on Friday I went to have them repainted!</div>
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This will be a purely wonderful splurge that</div>
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I will be doing regularly from now on!</div>
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If you haven't heard of...or was wondering what the</div>
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pretty for an extended period of time, without</div>
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damaging your nail...this is the way to go!</div>
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Okay....can I just say BLING!!!</div>
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While shopping a few weeks back with my</div>
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Gellie Jems in the clearance aisle!</div>
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They were a tad more than I'd usually pay</div>
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but the Bling had me at *hello*!</div>
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Loving how darling this turned out with all its</div>
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vintage laces, ribbons and roses!</div>
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Well, I certainly have been MIA</div>
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the humdrums of my life!</div>
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Visiting my sis in Jacksonville as I left.</div>
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Michigan for 7 days before their return</div>
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I am back in saddle and actually spent some time</div>
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today in my lil studio!</div>
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Yay me!</div>
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It is truly good to be home and back</div>
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