My Mom's A DIYer TOO!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHtnjgCFY8VaIV7zoUFHvxhQ7A9bqYC1xhXPfhle1VUOfEL9c4q0XhHgBmYdW_3Q_O3l_VFFxcMUNTlYRiigQBuhbtn7DFsEZCXFeQLSmb9ZiXn5uiKCIebH2cHCLvnq5D00IScXzH9g/s1600/Patio+Furniture+004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHtnjgCFY8VaIV7zoUFHvxhQ7A9bqYC1xhXPfhle1VUOfEL9c4q0XhHgBmYdW_3Q_O3l_VFFxcMUNTlYRiigQBuhbtn7DFsEZCXFeQLSmb9ZiXn5uiKCIebH2cHCLvnq5D00IScXzH9g/s640/Patio+Furniture+004.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">This is my mom's patio out in La Quinta California that she just freshened up. Funny thing was that we were both doing our patios at the same time and we didn't even know it.  Does that happen with you and your mom?  It happens to us all the time! </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Meet my mom!  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOKuNPOAb9WOiuY5EXDx_DUIEzPYvqLxLBNkA2wmdS7A3JcW_c1uS0vXtGSgRfRCiWF0Y-zq-AIJRbHBFW_bbEh4PITZRqf1gK2umGg8lYhBa5RUmf09kXnNLr4LqqSndKPg2SfzwewaA/s1600/mom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOKuNPOAb9WOiuY5EXDx_DUIEzPYvqLxLBNkA2wmdS7A3JcW_c1uS0vXtGSgRfRCiWF0Y-zq-AIJRbHBFW_bbEh4PITZRqf1gK2umGg8lYhBa5RUmf09kXnNLr4LqqSndKPg2SfzwewaA/s640/mom.jpg" width="628" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Here we are waiting to get into the Ellen Show last year.  Isn't she a doll?  I could go on and on about how wonderful my mom is but today I wanted to show you what a great <b>Do It Yourselfer</b> she is.  Growing up there were always projects going on around the house.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Sewing, crafting, remodeling, you name it! </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> That's where I get my fearless DIY spirit! </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Thanks MOM!!! </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Let's take a look at the before and after and</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">see what she's been up to.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqww08yARXWeI5uAQg-91QqtW9UmQ8B3-uihEmoCo3qPeQCyLXfbxKPLJ23FwMN-dGk7rPxXnN9gdO50-5f98bwpY7IYr2XLBSBMTX80rNOfyQYZ84VaJytGOvxdEaA7quz1megcuf3HI/s1600/Patio+Furniture+040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqww08yARXWeI5uAQg-91QqtW9UmQ8B3-uihEmoCo3qPeQCyLXfbxKPLJ23FwMN-dGk7rPxXnN9gdO50-5f98bwpY7IYr2XLBSBMTX80rNOfyQYZ84VaJytGOvxdEaA7quz1megcuf3HI/s640/Patio+Furniture+040.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> She practically LIVES outside on her patio.  Out in the desert the furniture takes a beating and so do the cushions.  Dust, Dirt and sun have dulled the look of these.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Besides, Mom just decided it was time for a change.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1si6jndI1E1BoO5TzZFbtZuEb8kW1DRc1_etVRAYxoL1W8qc-IWNvl0PuJ1jE7R-lXeo82Qh3tomO3EBPLmRm45IO1YIRoi1HKCqn5Y4oyM_KJKLjyBHZ8ZVww_hnXZh7-k6Q2gVA6aU/s1600/Patio+Furniture+041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1si6jndI1E1BoO5TzZFbtZuEb8kW1DRc1_etVRAYxoL1W8qc-IWNvl0PuJ1jE7R-lXeo82Qh3tomO3EBPLmRm45IO1YIRoi1HKCqn5Y4oyM_KJKLjyBHZ8ZVww_hnXZh7-k6Q2gVA6aU/s640/Patio+Furniture+041.jpg" width="560" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">So, after watching me recover a chair in dropcloth fabric, she decided to use it as her base fabric and then she can add different pillows as her moods and the seasons change.  She made cushions for this chair and the setee above,</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjphbkQCuLgJLZL2QxkfGtPx4ibSF1X2oh_dw-r0uv_N0xS8JFW3yD6f8-pMGd6VHyPuWrWb1J6OS7DAdSgGVRd-d2Bz7PXQZ54uip_-qZJ6S_P0zuQo4dCd01kQCYFlARcl9OBIjysJyY/s1600/Patio+Furniture+039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjphbkQCuLgJLZL2QxkfGtPx4ibSF1X2oh_dw-r0uv_N0xS8JFW3yD6f8-pMGd6VHyPuWrWb1J6OS7DAdSgGVRd-d2Bz7PXQZ54uip_-qZJ6S_P0zuQo4dCd01kQCYFlARcl9OBIjysJyY/s640/Patio+Furniture+039.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">A bench cushion under the window seat ,</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXOH_rewB4I8DZ6eYXqm7lhIA0TDUT_EcWSjXLzLdztLJRjSUF6RQib_O5r5t8znjftdBytBsQFjt9k8UgtDEcmgOflWzGoH0RwR7xBpngpCpugD91Yx5YOHeUXnD9xPP43KhIRDeOFhM/s1600/Patio+Furniture+044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXOH_rewB4I8DZ6eYXqm7lhIA0TDUT_EcWSjXLzLdztLJRjSUF6RQib_O5r5t8znjftdBytBsQFjt9k8UgtDEcmgOflWzGoH0RwR7xBpngpCpugD91Yx5YOHeUXnD9xPP43KhIRDeOFhM/s640/Patio+Furniture+044.jpg" width="432" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">The patio chairs (that she painted last year)</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFY6_0W2csn01h2aA6Xn-j2I-JfW0-6G_8qxQRJwgIOUcZEWm1au5IEqhzM8YLLllAR3PdBKl0OAvKWtLLqpC7zSMuqn6zYySFN48LMkQrJegnW7453nU_9B-KcmN71UPC7FmaA0sL3es/s1600/Patio+Furniture+046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFY6_0W2csn01h2aA6Xn-j2I-JfW0-6G_8qxQRJwgIOUcZEWm1au5IEqhzM8YLLllAR3PdBKl0OAvKWtLLqpC7zSMuqn6zYySFN48LMkQrJegnW7453nU_9B-KcmN71UPC7FmaA0sL3es/s400/Patio+Furniture+046.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">and even a lamp that she had made a custom cover for last year.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5PKRUXCxv9raYyHFfJ9eBSaXgu_nstFU7VaQNYtpFzAtCs932zVGRW0dWQS56TvbOaXh4waon4-PzWN-efZ9VsSNhA9D808ENCpIHnmfg5GMcXtzlR81e0dMVzr6I5eczMWOM351CMz4/s1600/Patio+Furniture+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5PKRUXCxv9raYyHFfJ9eBSaXgu_nstFU7VaQNYtpFzAtCs932zVGRW0dWQS56TvbOaXh4waon4-PzWN-efZ9VsSNhA9D808ENCpIHnmfg5GMcXtzlR81e0dMVzr6I5eczMWOM351CMz4/s640/Patio+Furniture+001.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Here's how it looks now.  Don't you love the fresh and summery look now? </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Love the colors! </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> The white cushions really make a difference.  </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWR9N9jkVCCOyZPFtFuxQxj0eFjnzyLr_Q5sctCzHyPofo611Eh-vF8JZRicHPNu8QFlz7iU6TKRqPsznRs9JPRhqbfX2Qh8IfRhb9aMBNeqJRDngxBbjMqFVDwA3FTJ1fZp26OlU8u8/s1600/Patio+Furniture+047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWR9N9jkVCCOyZPFtFuxQxj0eFjnzyLr_Q5sctCzHyPofo611Eh-vF8JZRicHPNu8QFlz7iU6TKRqPsznRs9JPRhqbfX2Qh8IfRhb9aMBNeqJRDngxBbjMqFVDwA3FTJ1fZp26OlU8u8/s640/Patio+Furniture+047.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">The lamp turned out so cute!</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDErQmABKAR9CvWLZ0tR-qIzXU3TcY83njkByWqksV8paeMpU3O8W3sgz8yg8ok04ZXh1T7J1ucvCJROJ-JgiLg-BPYUwLgOQ0PmLK7w5oliJPKoPAwB30S-nXFbrqc3tQvbPh2wgzwS4/s1600/Patio+Furniture+048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDErQmABKAR9CvWLZ0tR-qIzXU3TcY83njkByWqksV8paeMpU3O8W3sgz8yg8ok04ZXh1T7J1ucvCJROJ-JgiLg-BPYUwLgOQ0PmLK7w5oliJPKoPAwB30S-nXFbrqc3tQvbPh2wgzwS4/s640/Patio+Furniture+048.jpg" width="582" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuo0lhYZHC3gRIUh4y28wpeR17TAqg_NjVuv8rpImc-9lqjM9ynmAJsiQjjh9HooNMrIIh7Mak8Fy99CZTUcVlQNNRJPK1BGJMgZLN166hmEajUGJWiOLOViI2HujGicbSx-XWJaVe8Co/s1600/Patio+Furniture+050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuo0lhYZHC3gRIUh4y28wpeR17TAqg_NjVuv8rpImc-9lqjM9ynmAJsiQjjh9HooNMrIIh7Mak8Fy99CZTUcVlQNNRJPK1BGJMgZLN166hmEajUGJWiOLOViI2HujGicbSx-XWJaVe8Co/s640/Patio+Furniture+050.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Polka Dots!  </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCA3XHd7a7eIBD0-O4R_Woyja8uiCa4i1fi9FaZp1rZvsP_ircTgjc9lQgwRJQVmimE-iy0KETXaXh7iPfq2zdoWeuUY4SbOX2EuRdG4-M0_zSXsPmC1eAxZyu9UVTMjbbX5IssQ8AEQ/s1600/Patio+Furniture+052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCA3XHd7a7eIBD0-O4R_Woyja8uiCa4i1fi9FaZp1rZvsP_ircTgjc9lQgwRJQVmimE-iy0KETXaXh7iPfq2zdoWeuUY4SbOX2EuRdG4-M0_zSXsPmC1eAxZyu9UVTMjbbX5IssQ8AEQ/s640/Patio+Furniture+052.jpg" width="580" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">What a cute pattern on the chair.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTccGu8c6AzOhmf30_MKDv73-zPQYCKGucG_hVtjtB6-lyexG_faQ3ABPXYmH3LCtRTJAoFB7EtxUe_Quz7WRW0rWCBNJC4c2Z7PGAB4eekCGN8vyFqkD1huPN5WlN42OjdhHTxsz0PM/s1600/Patio+Furniture+003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTccGu8c6AzOhmf30_MKDv73-zPQYCKGucG_hVtjtB6-lyexG_faQ3ABPXYmH3LCtRTJAoFB7EtxUe_Quz7WRW0rWCBNJC4c2Z7PGAB4eekCGN8vyFqkD1huPN5WlN42OjdhHTxsz0PM/s640/Patio+Furniture+003.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5E5NSqFbamsffFBS329QQGilEk9r_vDaLOMeZGwvSUSLeUYcN-uKeN1K4E0Rw3-Ofc7cizLcSpjfOgUKv5y4yHwHrb0PuUw29qwMUg_b2Lgosx1mQ1eB_ZTYZfxLHI9Eq9E1gaeAUDhA/s1600/Patio+Furniture+054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5E5NSqFbamsffFBS329QQGilEk9r_vDaLOMeZGwvSUSLeUYcN-uKeN1K4E0Rw3-Ofc7cizLcSpjfOgUKv5y4yHwHrb0PuUw29qwMUg_b2Lgosx1mQ1eB_ZTYZfxLHI9Eq9E1gaeAUDhA/s640/Patio+Furniture+054.jpg" width="520" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">She even painted her "Terracotta pots-turned upside down for tables" and placed the fabric underneath the glass.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHtnjgCFY8VaIV7zoUFHvxhQ7A9bqYC1xhXPfhle1VUOfEL9c4q0XhHgBmYdW_3Q_O3l_VFFxcMUNTlYRiigQBuhbtn7DFsEZCXFeQLSmb9ZiXn5uiKCIebH2cHCLvnq5D00IScXzH9g/s1600/Patio+Furniture+004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHtnjgCFY8VaIV7zoUFHvxhQ7A9bqYC1xhXPfhle1VUOfEL9c4q0XhHgBmYdW_3Q_O3l_VFFxcMUNTlYRiigQBuhbtn7DFsEZCXFeQLSmb9ZiXn5uiKCIebH2cHCLvnq5D00IScXzH9g/s640/Patio+Furniture+004.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks Mom for sharing your patio with us and also for always encouraging me to DIY!</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Love you!</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Until Next Time,</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Beaux R'eves,</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">XO Cindy</span></span></i><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">I'm linking to <i>Kim at <a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/">Savvy Southern Style</a> for Wow Us Wednesdays </i></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i> </i></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Judy at <a href="http://diybydesign.blogspot.com/">DIY by Design</a></i></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i> </i></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Sherry at <a href="http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/">No Minimalist Here</a> for the Open House Party on Thursdays</i></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i></i></span><i style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div>

My Mom's A DIYer TOO!

This is my mom's patio out in La Quinta California that she just freshened up. Funny thing was that we were both doing our patios at the...

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