New Kitchen Decorating 2015: Chinese New Year

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_U0ZDKB19BzS_SEc15cLtKTkRTJfo9-RqDmHrF0ugB0ESZXpvwES9syY7ImwA0X3mZOYIqBTQkUzJmB_88NJXDTCuKDO5vx6zN7eA2Bmdt7MZBkLpPHs_VIKYeF4L-bLGOqeWksbUeT_f/s1600/cny1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_U0ZDKB19BzS_SEc15cLtKTkRTJfo9-RqDmHrF0ugB0ESZXpvwES9syY7ImwA0X3mZOYIqBTQkUzJmB_88NJXDTCuKDO5vx6zN7eA2Bmdt7MZBkLpPHs_VIKYeF4L-bLGOqeWksbUeT_f/s640/cny1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Chinese New Year!</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This year is the year of the Dragon!  </span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Monday January 23, 2012 </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSnpA3CXeKBBl5LZ0kSazTM_rp_-LpjXzIFEkDlWGpb9SOnwtz1XHZzOVb5GCrQRlZj9CwV5lZ0zTV7CEMltt2KFXlB6WjvWpeX2kMzT4bI7qFF8VQEUUQm3QCdsrIeuVI-k50kGbx7dt/s1600/cny13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSnpA3CXeKBBl5LZ0kSazTM_rp_-LpjXzIFEkDlWGpb9SOnwtz1XHZzOVb5GCrQRlZj9CwV5lZ0zTV7CEMltt2KFXlB6WjvWpeX2kMzT4bI7qFF8VQEUUQm3QCdsrIeuVI-k50kGbx7dt/s640/cny13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I love to create a table with all of my beautiful things from my travels to China. (This Dragon excluded, he was a Target purchase).  Mr. Beaux spent over three years working in Shanghai and Hong Kong (he would stay for six weeks at a time) and my family had the pleasure of accompanying him on more than one occasion.  The people are so friendly and they loved my son's Blonde hair!    </span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieNILLtRHBgxpKnlGxmrmKnwAIiCbM6tp370-CMjfBTpLR9TM6zSaMnMrG38G8jbj0NmdxcRSNyck3EXWvhwGbaHnW97x7AGhKFb8zftqhkRGhqWnelYsmW1eFIp7WC7TLi-SF87Xx8nI0/s1600/cny6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieNILLtRHBgxpKnlGxmrmKnwAIiCbM6tp370-CMjfBTpLR9TM6zSaMnMrG38G8jbj0NmdxcRSNyck3EXWvhwGbaHnW97x7AGhKFb8zftqhkRGhqWnelYsmW1eFIp7WC7TLi-SF87Xx8nI0/s320/cny6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aren't these Dragons so whimsical and playful?</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9L3YL-Sj-IzwhBDSYpRVxl-ufNFV4pn49b33GohVs_-suijlGLprmFcUqGiSOEoRr9-8n-H0Q19WaYOatGYfkZ5C6hDvXLpZMSph8cI7qwPALLQmiC15vmeEpjq2FJEseIfdTvZsAjDI/s1600/cny5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9L3YL-Sj-IzwhBDSYpRVxl-ufNFV4pn49b33GohVs_-suijlGLprmFcUqGiSOEoRr9-8n-H0Q19WaYOatGYfkZ5C6hDvXLpZMSph8cI7qwPALLQmiC15vmeEpjq2FJEseIfdTvZsAjDI/s320/cny5.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxOT32Xr9VfhxjQUN9Ute4n7mMBa89Z-nCCUsmyCyFc6ac_eG3MOCp77KSUohUT56HKqOGCNc9TO4ORCA3Wu78ZIgzYRJFU_0DBcEwb4VKEGv9ZCg6B4Gcx0VbvcB0aC_-LLbvZuUW3Ckl/s1600/cny2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxOT32Xr9VfhxjQUN9Ute4n7mMBa89Z-nCCUsmyCyFc6ac_eG3MOCp77KSUohUT56HKqOGCNc9TO4ORCA3Wu78ZIgzYRJFU_0DBcEwb4VKEGv9ZCg6B4Gcx0VbvcB0aC_-LLbvZuUW3Ckl/s640/cny2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I purchased these beautiful placemats at a Bazaar in Shanghai along with the table runner.  We had an interpreter help us to "Bargain" with the shop owners.  I couldn't understand what they were saying but I love a good Bargain!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAb4wU4hOG9RB7fzNodhUnPhS__GYDiXuSZPekZIl5axsfzRlYM1nVKSxmS8WGE-y11bAvzC_zp3VfrZN-y0wotjvCuWaqeH46jf1-b0l_TXNA3fpRlmYaaPBpvIT-Yp8g5M6L_z-nR8Yt/s1600/cny12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAb4wU4hOG9RB7fzNodhUnPhS__GYDiXuSZPekZIl5axsfzRlYM1nVKSxmS8WGE-y11bAvzC_zp3VfrZN-y0wotjvCuWaqeH46jf1-b0l_TXNA3fpRlmYaaPBpvIT-Yp8g5M6L_z-nR8Yt/s640/cny12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444;"> These gorgeous teacups belonged to a set that was a gift to us.  I almost died when I was cleaning one day and I broke the Teapot into a million tiny little pieces!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The plates are from Target ($3.99 for a set of four) and the red bowls are from Crate and Barrel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwKZnHluRYxGNGqpKb2G_Zc9LT2UcgV81m9BdFhlZS4SzpeJwhIo7zHTfFb-jZ4qXrOc6s5kW44mfp-s9by81OQhjKLjQsSf01tNG4D12C2k0asD2ekpaEY-n_u2nLUW1XpUZ0q524ceO2/s1600/cny14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwKZnHluRYxGNGqpKb2G_Zc9LT2UcgV81m9BdFhlZS4SzpeJwhIo7zHTfFb-jZ4qXrOc6s5kW44mfp-s9by81OQhjKLjQsSf01tNG4D12C2k0asD2ekpaEY-n_u2nLUW1XpUZ0q524ceO2/s640/cny14.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I picked up these Money envelopes from World Market.  Love the Red and Gold Designs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtii3_R2jScJWHp1Kbp-RVfgCSU58DhRsaf21HjLPEm3ObXs4TZnsWYd585CuRrqOtpreysWdWzsknNS9IrcRNuXyc8ViV46xVhBza_6EMignJv_pD5PyxTX8xA4DCFU8dN25ptEm3-AeO/s1600/cny16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtii3_R2jScJWHp1Kbp-RVfgCSU58DhRsaf21HjLPEm3ObXs4TZnsWYd585CuRrqOtpreysWdWzsknNS9IrcRNuXyc8ViV46xVhBza_6EMignJv_pD5PyxTX8xA4DCFU8dN25ptEm3-AeO/s640/cny16.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The cutest old man on You Tube showed me how to fold these Bird of Paradise Napkins!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTIcEnvpui6WiWupLGWH3r42adzxuzY8U9dHpQ9Dn0JYw7SO1VbO3swQuiQM5l0Yqp2r4-jwiDq7ZLHeSYvdO-sZlTA10a7dZlqaFyESljuNlpW_uSXXJXwhKO6kQgAEbY_fX6M3cEvVn/s1600/cny3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTIcEnvpui6WiWupLGWH3r42adzxuzY8U9dHpQ9Dn0JYw7SO1VbO3swQuiQM5l0Yqp2r4-jwiDq7ZLHeSYvdO-sZlTA10a7dZlqaFyESljuNlpW_uSXXJXwhKO6kQgAEbY_fX6M3cEvVn/s640/cny3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Daises and White pom pom flowers fill the Red "take out" boxes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQkAEZ5SgAGKtWqNOPNI7eQXlTooW-OD_BN86KPaH6Jkknf8aenBCreZLbzpF_br0lwKCUhyQnXcR7A-46SRbuPwMvhh0deyCrNpQ9v0GBYasskpWtSYQKrR47jvr8qyNmeRA6hO4z_LY/s1600/cny4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQkAEZ5SgAGKtWqNOPNI7eQXlTooW-OD_BN86KPaH6Jkknf8aenBCreZLbzpF_br0lwKCUhyQnXcR7A-46SRbuPwMvhh0deyCrNpQ9v0GBYasskpWtSYQKrR47jvr8qyNmeRA6hO4z_LY/s640/cny4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Can't you imagine the Dragons parading down the street!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIkRvUhtQ7lZ-b04c4247iOwjYsfq9_VsLim1QH0hzUDe51ghpwygFXwyVh_5CiuKGoNeOg8A4v9-UxQqrcsPYuazHoNIalcfPWYCSHkkbS8MmL9aLMdUQwJuspvO2sgcAdWNpY2nOIUFp/s1600/cny9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIkRvUhtQ7lZ-b04c4247iOwjYsfq9_VsLim1QH0hzUDe51ghpwygFXwyVh_5CiuKGoNeOg8A4v9-UxQqrcsPYuazHoNIalcfPWYCSHkkbS8MmL9aLMdUQwJuspvO2sgcAdWNpY2nOIUFp/s640/cny9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> The Three Chinese Wise Men are on alert to provide us Wealth, Prosperity, and Longevity!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">These were a gift from a very dear friend of ours.  The wise men should be placed somewhere in your living or Dining Room in a row, not too low and not directly facing the Front Door or the Outside. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikBKXeaj4B3BsWRJW_nNN8i5RkWTU34xkwgBNM8ZTnY7TLf-PFP8YSHJtsSQ2QEgFwIjgApz-99P_nDHhl7Pm0981pLTiI3KPuvKlmynHh8ebfv8h0LqtTx9d38Uc2bxGmEzwAyuBuz2Ue/s1600/cny18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikBKXeaj4B3BsWRJW_nNN8i5RkWTU34xkwgBNM8ZTnY7TLf-PFP8YSHJtsSQ2QEgFwIjgApz-99P_nDHhl7Pm0981pLTiI3KPuvKlmynHh8ebfv8h0LqtTx9d38Uc2bxGmEzwAyuBuz2Ue/s640/cny18.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"> I've left an offering of Oranges for good luck!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOI2auyodciYAbgmm1mbQlZDEHDV1yw1GPsOibY7NRi0QXQMxHV-4dXHiJAesmc75Wbk3wPWg8QU04nGWYprMtQcWps2WqmrJaHOHxwIOO4lj1CCU97S0cw3bOdRAJxc-YseZDXrChfPj-/s1600/cny7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOI2auyodciYAbgmm1mbQlZDEHDV1yw1GPsOibY7NRi0QXQMxHV-4dXHiJAesmc75Wbk3wPWg8QU04nGWYprMtQcWps2WqmrJaHOHxwIOO4lj1CCU97S0cw3bOdRAJxc-YseZDXrChfPj-/s640/cny7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Time for Tea!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfOTg14qOI6xuTRLUHtQ3VPHhwgG4R36jwzZ9cmqW3wcxhx-Zq_E10hxB8lFF3LASHhHLsJaINHnQNWWqn2uoJQ5RYVmqQNmUqpkQHDj4NzYFSTlmOr_CtbMA1SYlIJUrKoUJ4mhhwvDz/s1600/cny17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfOTg14qOI6xuTRLUHtQ3VPHhwgG4R36jwzZ9cmqW3wcxhx-Zq_E10hxB8lFF3LASHhHLsJaINHnQNWWqn2uoJQ5RYVmqQNmUqpkQHDj4NzYFSTlmOr_CtbMA1SYlIJUrKoUJ4mhhwvDz/s640/cny17.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> It's going to be a FUN celebration!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46oiF2I8vcfS9SUerTOOUzUOCPLOIlcoYSHx3I0kb99BfHtdlnhmIZLpDOCaJhgaVqgYB72sH-oRQu8_d7sGLS3mOWfaIplRBQxNy56Lly3M6PvPwUumIUX291iACZnxfbUbhgZcHRSuz/s1600/cny21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46oiF2I8vcfS9SUerTOOUzUOCPLOIlcoYSHx3I0kb99BfHtdlnhmIZLpDOCaJhgaVqgYB72sH-oRQu8_d7sGLS3mOWfaIplRBQxNy56Lly3M6PvPwUumIUX291iACZnxfbUbhgZcHRSuz/s640/cny21.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444;">Happy Chinese New Year!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We will be celebrating with my Mom as she is coming into town to visit this Friday.  I have a million things to do between now and then!  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Beaux R'eves!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">XO Cindy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sharing at:</span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">Marty at </span></i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/"><i>A Stroll Thru Life</i></a><i> for Tabletop Tuesday</i></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><i></i></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">Susan at</span></i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1057618964"><i></i></a><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/"><i>Between Naps on the Porch</i></a> <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2011/12/beautiful-kitchen-renovation-welcome-to.html"><i></i></a></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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