Christmas Curb Appeal

<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Well it has hardly seemed like winter here </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">according to weather </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">but this week the temps got a little cooler.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I guess I just wasn't in the mood to decorate outside </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">when it was in the 60's.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">But once the clouds came in this week </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and we got a little chill in the air </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">it was time to get out there </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">an<span style="font-size: large;">d </span>create some </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Christmas Curb Appeal!</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw1PqVS8C6BISZ4KrtS9mRRYzUv3oiI9Zbgf6dwYKmpYh5C60ue_aBRUNQ8sfYvkgZ2FUWxIpGk0o4Mgk4BZMlAh9SJL_1qaLk7mZXS4sGjK16pP6YWLihVk-eWDJFC9jOo_NGASbZkA0/s1600/IMG_6613.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw1PqVS8C6BISZ4KrtS9mRRYzUv3oiI9Zbgf6dwYKmpYh5C60ue_aBRUNQ8sfYvkgZ2FUWxIpGk0o4Mgk4BZMlAh9SJL_1qaLk7mZXS4sGjK16pP6YWLihVk-eWDJFC9jOo_NGASbZkA0/s640/IMG_6613.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Remember my new bench from this past spring?  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Well, it got all dressed up for Christmas </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">with plaid, and green and red.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I used items that I had around the house, </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">mostly from Estate Sales </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and <span style="font-size: large;">my </span>sled from the Goodwill.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnm5HzuZG_XsKXvN31MSUMAv8LwMAIT22kdqL26R5tX2ujVzcfvS1RkXRjMC0bB3MRDdY8xtqkBZ0KT5PRE35d36-woCAvlT7EK-9CWPRp7CqUmqgtcGuPktJ7XtC78-XbyAdTnau5-sQ/s1600/IMG_6614.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnm5HzuZG_XsKXvN31MSUMAv8LwMAIT22kdqL26R5tX2ujVzcfvS1RkXRjMC0bB3MRDdY8xtqkBZ0KT5PRE35d36-woCAvlT7EK-9CWPRp7CqUmqgtcGuPktJ7XtC78-XbyAdTnau5-sQ/s640/IMG_6614.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I found these ice skates for $2.00 </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">at an Estate Sale and snatched them up.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I had fun putting some of my Martha Stewart Glitter on them. </span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Don't they look all snowy and shiny?  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">They really sparkle in the sun!</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0CeQXB7aiBDqXWbBH83mi10sJqWQdt38PEMkpsCyDyHR9JR_ymhtkzYlmqcdHIfB8rdtaoyUlja3XUG_ZBlAz0e67caSUvtuo7MIdLjXj5lqzPqVpafvBwrtecOvXm9OGOW5jMDQZD4/s1600/IMG_6609.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0CeQXB7aiBDqXWbBH83mi10sJqWQdt38PEMkpsCyDyHR9JR_ymhtkzYlmqcdHIfB8rdtaoyUlja3XUG_ZBlAz0e67caSUvtuo7MIdLjXj5lqzPqVpafvBwrtecOvXm9OGOW5jMDQZD4/s640/IMG_6609.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Here is a better picture of how pretty they really look.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I warned the family that they had better not sit still too long </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">or I would glitter them up too!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have been glaming up all kinds of things around the house.  </span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">What doesn't look better with a little glitter?</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8dPhFvqdo1elVEnTetbfBxvomD-2d2bVxbmMuTh016d1n45ZA4ZHN4eFcIhtTeLiJFiVmmDavoihMrergBr38uYA1h0xGMwqNfAnHW9ngJEWEtJbGObsNaMa79nPwxmhfxJ6fALWcYs/s1600/IMG_6625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8dPhFvqdo1elVEnTetbfBxvomD-2d2bVxbmMuTh016d1n45ZA4ZHN4eFcIhtTeLiJFiVmmDavoihMrergBr38uYA1h0xGMwqNfAnHW9ngJEWEtJbGObsNaMa79nPwxmhfxJ6fALWcYs/s640/IMG_6625.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Along with the ice skates, I added some fresh greenery </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and a red pretty bow with some jingle bells to the sled.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I wrapped my outdoor pillow with some festive ribbon </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and placed it on the plaid Pendelton blanket.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The urn was dressed up with a wreath </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and some fresh greens too.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6RLI-AR0hiUWbUUCKS7q1I9UB_6la8p5Mbk_UbnxPIc03YZMmBmsUZ0i-4VT__9ZSJpn5IoTuO6zuNdKW3PMs4WWucWZoSxNnFVIgyslUnfk5g7LGJ39rby4YxyuG-pvumD3UXEs3bU/s1600/IMG_6618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6RLI-AR0hiUWbUUCKS7q1I9UB_6la8p5Mbk_UbnxPIc03YZMmBmsUZ0i-4VT__9ZSJpn5IoTuO6zuNdKW3PMs4WWucWZoSxNnFVIgyslUnfk5g7LGJ39rby4YxyuG-pvumD3UXEs3bU/s640/IMG_6618.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I created a welcoming front door entrance </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">by filling my urns with loads of<span style="font-size: large;"> </span> </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">greenery and lights<span style="font-size: large;">.</span> </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I added real wreaths to the front doors<span style="font-size: large;"> and </span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">tied a red bow to the bottom. </span>  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzF4JqNY0ooRojZN-EqTAeQs0H_2hRGKPGUx3FtDZ3JV0nieCKzyyYBfb_B_FeyoYb1O3WjNyooWxeJiuwPiPq-7rnYB7-LBRKT3d5i0jfTBY4uER3bNEzIMDv3ScLtnxCurMvJxjmg2k/s1600/IMG_6611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzF4JqNY0ooRojZN-EqTAeQs0H_2hRGKPGUx3FtDZ3JV0nieCKzyyYBfb_B_FeyoYb1O3WjNyooWxeJiuwPiPq-7rnYB7-LBRKT3d5i0jfTBY4uER3bNEzIMDv3ScLtnxCurMvJxjmg2k/s640/IMG_6611.jpg" width="572" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I started with the center stakes </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">that I bought this summer at Nell Hill's </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and then added light branches from Target.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I am embarrassed to say that my pots stayed naked </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">for a week with only the stakes and the light sticks in them.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I was just not motivated to finish!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You can see that I wrapped some greenery roping </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">around the edge of the pot.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZkF7kuMva0AG9tqDpJ86xHJ87qjIiXaP_3BB7egqMyJmrE3GB8AcpXA9vie69HLYotkv4lt4WuF0gfng3enoCK2n6zZpyh3sLXOEsnkvElyo9miQ-dM0yO_ZQ-j8nqmZQ7Plwicu-B4/s1600/IMG_6631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZkF7kuMva0AG9tqDpJ86xHJ87qjIiXaP_3BB7egqMyJmrE3GB8AcpXA9vie69HLYotkv4lt4WuF0gfng3enoCK2n6zZpyh3sLXOEsnkvElyo9miQ-dM0yO_ZQ-j8nqmZQ7Plwicu-B4/s640/IMG_6631.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Then I stuck the greens inside of the stake.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I used greenery from my local nursery </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">that they sell by the pound.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I finished it with red berries and pine cones.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Side Note~ My dog loves these berries and if she finds them on the floor she eats them!   </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> I have to be careful to clean up my mess  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> when I am decorating so they don't get on the floor.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOYOuBF_fVFzntVUbeo8_QhvK5aA2Iui7TkqS8aXStaQ3tqnHO1LTc04BlksDJ3YXP0k191UR1kaNHA4uRsuYTD-4iBvw9e6VVXmXK1ZcecNjCt_QOd84x-qdlhn4QbeLzqAX0WqyYfM/s1600/IMG_6629.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOYOuBF_fVFzntVUbeo8_QhvK5aA2Iui7TkqS8aXStaQ3tqnHO1LTc04BlksDJ3YXP0k191UR1kaNHA4uRsuYTD-4iBvw9e6VVXmXK1ZcecNjCt_QOd84x-qdlhn4QbeLzqAX0WqyYfM/s640/IMG_6629.jpg" width="422" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Last year in one of my very first posts </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I showed you my Lanterns in these urns.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It was one of my most Pinned projects!</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWAlLKPK5dpqh1DYKTJktTBl-rsx8wgtG81iX2kqQIXZrWFNyViIkunrB1NYk9t1UJMe7cbqSjuC5JPt9h1Bhw7CUg7BYdn1QIp1NnM0BbMLOhH4dlublr_EVoSjuj_K8NRbJnJj3hSA/s1600/IMG_2023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWAlLKPK5dpqh1DYKTJktTBl-rsx8wgtG81iX2kqQIXZrWFNyViIkunrB1NYk9t1UJMe7cbqSjuC5JPt9h1Bhw7CUg7BYdn1QIp1NnM0BbMLOhH4dlublr_EVoSjuj_K8NRbJnJj3hSA/s640/IMG_2023.JPG" width="426" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> You can see my post<a href="http://beauxrevesamore.blogspot.com/2011/12/lanterns-on-porch.html" target="_blank"> here.</a>  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I love to look back and see what I was up to a full year ago.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYwthY4_W0YI8kGp8XlH8z217CHZboKdVYSb7cgu2clP1MUwbyPij-2HCc1cX5aOqmHYQX5AZCahn9YfdzpIMS0MpcmnOFiFY1fAIED-ewWi-3dNsXXMhCn3PeXVYvsEzhUemLAKUZ4Y/s1600/IMG_6621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYwthY4_W0YI8kGp8XlH8z217CHZboKdVYSb7cgu2clP1MUwbyPij-2HCc1cX5aOqmHYQX5AZCahn9YfdzpIMS0MpcmnOFiFY1fAIED-ewWi-3dNsXXMhCn3PeXVYvsEzhUemLAKUZ4Y/s640/IMG_6621.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My window boxes got all gussied up too </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">with fresh greens and some large ornaments.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'm sure I copied this from Pinterest.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4tGolMTCrFpXV1oNwzOGtppVH-MY-Llhnz5SHRc1fYI4eCI_w2WO2UeH3uOsvCB5wKNMHpl7sgRJPX_cWxqP7A79szf64-oalcJ4gaIzMnVwyA97ZE8F5Ps3QOKtBI8LtGc6cebXgZM0/s1600/IMG_6626.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4tGolMTCrFpXV1oNwzOGtppVH-MY-Llhnz5SHRc1fYI4eCI_w2WO2UeH3uOsvCB5wKNMHpl7sgRJPX_cWxqP7A79szf64-oalcJ4gaIzMnVwyA97ZE8F5Ps3QOKtBI8LtGc6cebXgZM0/s640/IMG_6626.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">All I need now is some SNOW!!!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Until Next Time,</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Beaux R'eves,</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">XO Cindy</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Sharing at:</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://www.onsuttonplace.com/" target="_blank">On Sutton Place</a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><img class="CSS_LIGHTBOX_SCALED_IMAGE_IMG" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMMxpHJxx-Vbk0NIid3Agq9q-weExvWYJI0Nn63wXPPJf_OYlfmgh8o9_GkEqZe0tYfvUVlmC2flBp-NOWDtM4af5VvBCL8za-tQjVNAEs3eQ0WBuOulEotJ57NlGhHIIvfcJkIky-Ms/s400/Homespun+Christmas1+%281%29.png" style="height: 302px; width: 300px;" width="397" /> </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Susan at<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1057618964"> </a><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/">Between Naps on the Porch</a></span></i></span></i></span></i></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></span></i></span></i></span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: xx-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Marty at <a href="http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/">A Stroll Thru Life</a> for Tabletop Tuesday</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;">  Kim at <a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/" target="_blank">SavvySouthern Style</a> for Wow Us Wednesdays   </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"> Judy at <a href="http://diybydesign.blogspot.com/">DIY by Design</a></span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; 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Well it has hardly seemed like winter here  according to weather  but this week the temps got a little cooler.   I guess I just wasn't i...

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