My New Use for Chalk Paint!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've always loved white pumpkins and enjoyed using them in my Fall decor last year.  I want to add more in this year; however, I can't seem to find little ones ANYwhere.  Soooo, I bought a box of these little cuties at Wal-Mart and introduced them to my AS Old White chalk paint!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Before:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdY9QP8-P_6SIWDPOb2mme57hHz2w8FYkQa0RO_GPpAAvlxzN1uTVI4LZ03BLVGQo9U814TPHC0mK74RMUU9NwoYVCqFy03nN1e8xjrvgmxxsVifP3u2lXsSq13Fdbi5wLRw0f0XbrKp4/s1600/pumpkinb4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdY9QP8-P_6SIWDPOb2mme57hHz2w8FYkQa0RO_GPpAAvlxzN1uTVI4LZ03BLVGQo9U814TPHC0mK74RMUU9NwoYVCqFy03nN1e8xjrvgmxxsVifP3u2lXsSq13Fdbi5wLRw0f0XbrKp4/s400/pumpkinb4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">VOILA!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qwViJK6Ap_LMWRSwgSnUr9ScKa0rXNWPUG9Vx7h0WewiuHqkcNtrDr2IqYzz6QjPz_7jgYyG7r66ezLNhuZiYVuPACcQW1yCItdkvhYxwEGcmZ_U1E6kOnjv9ss5XuAsIrAVTp4qdbY/s1600/whitepumpkinafter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qwViJK6Ap_LMWRSwgSnUr9ScKa0rXNWPUG9Vx7h0WewiuHqkcNtrDr2IqYzz6QjPz_7jgYyG7r66ezLNhuZiYVuPACcQW1yCItdkvhYxwEGcmZ_U1E6kOnjv9ss5XuAsIrAVTp4qdbY/s400/whitepumpkinafter.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now to finish the rest of them!  I look forward to showing you soon where I used these little cuties.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Thank you, Annie!  And, just think, everyone, you could paint pumpkins any of the chalk paint colors you have to tie in with your color palettes!  I bet a few Duck Egg Blues, with a hint of dark wax would be fabulous!  Hmmmm ... might have to try that myself.  LOL</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkInwZD3cWng2E0rYcSTOT0H7fKv203wDxQulrwIbaiDjTozlQGsgu_2YasRwG2UF8ou3EGjZVMVjuFUftY1Tlezoe3zAV1tJq04V4FP3lXRbO5zae00zYt2fAedCL8qac0kldwDGxeHQ/s1600/whitepumpkin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkInwZD3cWng2E0rYcSTOT0H7fKv203wDxQulrwIbaiDjTozlQGsgu_2YasRwG2UF8ou3EGjZVMVjuFUftY1Tlezoe3zAV1tJq04V4FP3lXRbO5zae00zYt2fAedCL8qac0kldwDGxeHQ/s640/whitepumpkin.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hope everyone has fun plans for the weekend.  We're hitting the beach with friends and watching college football tomorrow.  Speaking of football, I had fun making this USC Gamecock wreath for a friend of mine ... I have a few more orders to fill.  Don't you just love Fall ?!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidRpruyBmyBonfHexdX8czef9CwWiMitMF5Su88pK9VQTB031IuK95Y_Cdv_9vQUu8ATrLThtQQQjlNfyXah3XPy8eHR_juRg1zPnzXB98WfRh131BBHGJFlLQ-rn0VIPQ1V6gjgBDgig/s1600/gcwreath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidRpruyBmyBonfHexdX8czef9CwWiMitMF5Su88pK9VQTB031IuK95Y_Cdv_9vQUu8ATrLThtQQQjlNfyXah3XPy8eHR_juRg1zPnzXB98WfRh131BBHGJFlLQ-rn0VIPQ1V6gjgBDgig/s640/gcwreath.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/248/3B01215062574D4D6FFA221C1E7FF50B.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div><br /><br /></div>

My New Use for Chalk Paint!

I've always loved white pumpkins and enjoyed using them in my Fall decor last year.  I want to add more in this year; however, I can...

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And, so it begins ...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, have you started ?!  Has Fall begun to appear in your beautiful homes ?!  It's being splashed around our house as we speak, so I thought I'd share a few pictures ...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmt04rgOhm64KHaDz3S2_qGwYbJ1Vkj-x_e_3bzien4Xlp-53tffe60xfjZrjNj3o2rWNhfZieocqfYKRrTnzpty1NbRk2DPdsOnXLBbp2RPMk1tKGgmEokhjk8q02X0bj8v28WBqM05U/s1600/fallorange.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmt04rgOhm64KHaDz3S2_qGwYbJ1Vkj-x_e_3bzien4Xlp-53tffe60xfjZrjNj3o2rWNhfZieocqfYKRrTnzpty1NbRk2DPdsOnXLBbp2RPMk1tKGgmEokhjk8q02X0bj8v28WBqM05U/s640/fallorange.jpg" width="360" xaa="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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And, so it begins ...

Well, have you started ?!  Has Fall begun to appear in your beautiful homes ?!  It's being splashed around our house as we speak, so I t...

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Here a Tweak, There a Tweak ...

<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Many of you are familiar with the transformation of our fireplace/surround that took place a couple of years ago.  It went from this:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyuq0E3nvEANtE11aUL1_pRFZrV4so6otORswWRzZ7Af0v3Bm8BDnq6Q5sk5lIKg52RdfJYxa4oNO9ept1cFwoeLx6xBWTrcgdnOWXnPhZIVBNAH12uyl1yMGCq_J2i67RjNAIHu8H5w/s1600/fireplaceb4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyuq0E3nvEANtE11aUL1_pRFZrV4so6otORswWRzZ7Af0v3Bm8BDnq6Q5sk5lIKg52RdfJYxa4oNO9ept1cFwoeLx6xBWTrcgdnOWXnPhZIVBNAH12uyl1yMGCq_J2i67RjNAIHu8H5w/s400/fireplaceb4.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to THIS:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0O2uHITH8J_EFp2zkzZmF1t5wxV8FAENh-vnn1b4DuQBuiW8yx8nEnFdhHX3kRX6pKfLV-WcwbATBpJtxE37Kh06Zepwb_SPs9_7KgCwoNn9aGUW9i3ofzu6JXU-hNec7qDX1yqEfFE/s1600/silvermantel1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0O2uHITH8J_EFp2zkzZmF1t5wxV8FAENh-vnn1b4DuQBuiW8yx8nEnFdhHX3kRX6pKfLV-WcwbATBpJtxE37Kh06Zepwb_SPs9_7KgCwoNn9aGUW9i3ofzu6JXU-hNec7qDX1yqEfFE/s400/silvermantel1.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, a few days ago, I decided to add a couple of coats of Old White chalk paint to it for a subtle change:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGBBvVvainKPI0T5Vp0H2RaKVwNDf7SDah1F1P74loa4VlK-pO1_hXR6Z67n5Gl_mysEplSBmI4S6NxLkR6sVqlhSTWAlXvqBGWULfbuZn_ZvpI6YF1ZGkYDSdjfSYYqnO4LHVjs_Cjw/s1600/surroundafter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGBBvVvainKPI0T5Vp0H2RaKVwNDf7SDah1F1P74loa4VlK-pO1_hXR6Z67n5Gl_mysEplSBmI4S6NxLkR6sVqlhSTWAlXvqBGWULfbuZn_ZvpI6YF1ZGkYDSdjfSYYqnO4LHVjs_Cjw/s640/surroundafter.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also lightly distressed it:</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/AVvXsEiquhFCU5wQyyA94mCQyY_nwr8_gLb-jdMXXqD1YdhUZxOs2QQOozaO5gS6FyYDJKh33kCNburNGklzIWejuTEG4IJ5XpwZK1tBnXWvwUAy_XaDEccw2NKqF9o049KtrPsGWgtWSfitVvY/s1600/surroundclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquhFCU5wQyyA94mCQyY_nwr8_gLb-jdMXXqD1YdhUZxOs2QQOozaO5gS6FyYDJKh33kCNburNGklzIWejuTEG4IJ5XpwZK1tBnXWvwUAy_XaDEccw2NKqF9o049KtrPsGWgtWSfitVvY/s400/surroundclose.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And then added a few swipes of Gold Leaf Rub 'n Buff to the center scrollie:</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/AVvXsEhxelrU0liBAHMB6rVDz0qI6JMgEqp_3WhtxwJ59_qHPhwtIqR-t10QU9j7XvQ9Jsrk1Y5ICO5tjFd5XOI_JNS419KM8H7Dn0oE_aj7IKOvUX_x-JPJhbL43nQ02298Zw9adWu81LzHyoA/s1600/surroundscrollie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxelrU0liBAHMB6rVDz0qI6JMgEqp_3WhtxwJ59_qHPhwtIqR-t10QU9j7XvQ9Jsrk1Y5ICO5tjFd5XOI_JNS419KM8H7Dn0oE_aj7IKOvUX_x-JPJhbL43nQ02298Zw9adWu81LzHyoA/s400/surroundscrollie.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Annnnnnd, I decided to paint the slate surround a soft caramel:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbsiBYy04BiNncHx_sl0rEUbN6os80rEO1fHLffVeB5aPqVPmcrd2MCQrhIwTv3zuhVVP3cm9x5AzYl9Y2ORUpLizer4r8DZltt7Iehx6nZMbTC121owUu6-6kazktXaGr6I5xsImSPJY/s1600/surroundbrown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbsiBYy04BiNncHx_sl0rEUbN6os80rEO1fHLffVeB5aPqVPmcrd2MCQrhIwTv3zuhVVP3cm9x5AzYl9Y2ORUpLizer4r8DZltt7Iehx6nZMbTC121owUu6-6kazktXaGr6I5xsImSPJY/s400/surroundbrown.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just a little fun tweaking!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC1rhP9DN3FS-aE42l-eZZ6pmrACGneC2Dw_rZ5uGrurHZk9qHrgpHlbpmTM7q68ivYLr8I7D4ubGvWC9qQdcnFov4uq4cTSi7WjFKsS7KZ0-7IP7zEsV40gRyZGUjbU4axW1VqtU3joQ/s1600/surroundside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC1rhP9DN3FS-aE42l-eZZ6pmrACGneC2Dw_rZ5uGrurHZk9qHrgpHlbpmTM7q68ivYLr8I7D4ubGvWC9qQdcnFov4uq4cTSi7WjFKsS7KZ0-7IP7zEsV40gRyZGUjbU4axW1VqtU3joQ/s400/surroundside.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">While we're here, I have to give a little shout out to the cute PB pillow I added to the parsons chair:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3l7wiSSA4PZwU1ysbqMmK7CV_gCcRxWgdW9V9vaL6WN3ydNCUllZLwQDBH-yKpccztA6oh0YJsJyoKITKygnHVi3Zg9hg8YatBGVMWr0_S6B8Ag-HmT141PxFLa44wLspXS_VVCbneb4/s1600/surroundpillow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3l7wiSSA4PZwU1ysbqMmK7CV_gCcRxWgdW9V9vaL6WN3ydNCUllZLwQDBH-yKpccztA6oh0YJsJyoKITKygnHVi3Zg9hg8YatBGVMWr0_S6B8Ag-HmT141PxFLa44wLspXS_VVCbneb4/s400/surroundpillow.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Off in the background, you might notice that I tweaked another piece, as well:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2CPVkDhin9_xfzvUFdIgGgGKDK8UBbhxfWsOhuqtVXW3wn43CP6UjFjJ2sZbM5uDuEa5u3Q2V5SbU3oBPzSDch8lz2q9gQWIknnqlgr2sEhBjN7bu_HGRotNj_5_28liqyPozh_EU4k/s1600/scrolliechest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2CPVkDhin9_xfzvUFdIgGgGKDK8UBbhxfWsOhuqtVXW3wn43CP6UjFjJ2sZbM5uDuEa5u3Q2V5SbU3oBPzSDch8lz2q9gQWIknnqlgr2sEhBjN7bu_HGRotNj_5_28liqyPozh_EU4k/s400/scrolliechest.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This was once the bird piece that I painted AS Chateaux Grey:</span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXm5WsNJ6uXp-F84mQlEPDpiele0x5FHysremodXdcWRsKTnWpkJAlLMID8w-UZWCKVCqCi4Z3UL7EHxhYqCJ6DHw2N7X7m9AkIdBH0HOx6pU__9c7rWEmwgMZ9zZ9RQC713ebTRg2-o/s1600/chestb4after.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXm5WsNJ6uXp-F84mQlEPDpiele0x5FHysremodXdcWRsKTnWpkJAlLMID8w-UZWCKVCqCi4Z3UL7EHxhYqCJ6DHw2N7X7m9AkIdBH0HOx6pU__9c7rWEmwgMZ9zZ9RQC713ebTRg2-o/s400/chestb4after.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I thought it was missing "something," so I taped a stencil I had to the center, painted it Old White and then added Gold Leaf Rub 'n Buff:</span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdc7OjQR9a_LVFG5Nh2XbqioqXarKCu3MumBUZMqN1czxaycQUZxg2REGiJ6yBz1LGVz8GR4Ix1ZDHbiCYuOnERxnd1eMASiY4E9WPdk7D9GDchPIcXdk0B4kq3x1bKwNsEJLDWmyBaYY/s1600/scrollie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdc7OjQR9a_LVFG5Nh2XbqioqXarKCu3MumBUZMqN1czxaycQUZxg2REGiJ6yBz1LGVz8GR4Ix1ZDHbiCYuOnERxnd1eMASiY4E9WPdk7D9GDchPIcXdk0B4kq3x1bKwNsEJLDWmyBaYY/s400/scrollie.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There, that's better:</span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Here a Tweak, There a Tweak ...

Many of you are familiar with the transformation of our fireplace/surround that took place a couple of years ago.  It went from this: to THI...

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Repurposing My Wine Labels ...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just a little non-descript project I thought I'd share.  When I opened our wine cooler the other day, I found that two identical wine labels had fallen off of their bottles due to being in there for so long (admittedly, we're not *big* wine drinkers).  As I was about to throw them away, I glanced over at a plain glass hurricane that I have on the kitchen island ... that's when the lightbulb went off ....</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I grabbed my glue stick and applied the matching wine labels to the front and back of the hurricane.  </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmmv4uIu3T3RQzud5AZgMw5mH5dKoXKhAVm37Px_xlPmJ1-mu17grvQ0TV2fs2qtrmkhhOENjLxeiyadYKsbNqF-UTP7aRfG7ckmgoHk4b1wiWB9VUKn2H3moa9S31y-_BTFnRvQK6AXo/s1600/islandwine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmmv4uIu3T3RQzud5AZgMw5mH5dKoXKhAVm37Px_xlPmJ1-mu17grvQ0TV2fs2qtrmkhhOENjLxeiyadYKsbNqF-UTP7aRfG7ckmgoHk4b1wiWB9VUKn2H3moa9S31y-_BTFnRvQK6AXo/s640/islandwine.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Realizing I needed a couple more labels, I pulled out two more matching bottles of wine that still had their labels attached.  I soaked the bottles in hot water and the labels floated right off!  I then applied them to the hurricane while they were still wet ... they stuck right to the glass, without the need for the glue stick.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOZhmaT9mu2KA_MValfvUKvLdkWlnMoN-189uyuioHTnctay-g_ViIy7zspekgcrVL-S5Hn-VQC0-pVacx_k3gAERFfdsoAO0u2xQ_GkkTTtgGwv79l7gepkMoDFVDBubnCGGNtNQGaY/s1600/islandwine2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOZhmaT9mu2KA_MValfvUKvLdkWlnMoN-189uyuioHTnctay-g_ViIy7zspekgcrVL-S5Hn-VQC0-pVacx_k3gAERFfdsoAO0u2xQ_GkkTTtgGwv79l7gepkMoDFVDBubnCGGNtNQGaY/s400/islandwine2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I also tucked mini bunches of colored faux grapes around the base of my battery operated candle.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9C4lP8x-KYZQs16JZHa9hEaSmUg-PbBKCsgowSF_GKFZHZq_F7EPS6PqInsZOuOYDhLitOyzJg11jUouWVjYpUhtfLDJhEBoPLLt2QaNL416HTpbH8WcgG7DqGwOor4IoERp_Z0jh0rU/s1600/islandlittlegrapes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9C4lP8x-KYZQs16JZHa9hEaSmUg-PbBKCsgowSF_GKFZHZq_F7EPS6PqInsZOuOYDhLitOyzJg11jUouWVjYpUhtfLDJhEBoPLLt2QaNL416HTpbH8WcgG7DqGwOor4IoERp_Z0jh0rU/s640/islandlittlegrapes.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Now, it helps to complete the wine theme vignette I created (which sits on top of an oversized placemat from Pottery Barn), consisting of a glass apothecary jar filled with wine corks (with faux grapes nestled beside it), along with the </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">scattered wine corks on the other side.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijrVJSDZGE1aTLsfgDSJZbmjW2SARnldGVgddlMh1lkpCAyxvJYSOZvNOGyigUM9RU_r0OpdyoVKt4D3BB7nTKAZa1BHf33KWiMiPecgwHAiCQQmaE3XNg6yIkAXb5Cc3OUbKHHpcO7_0/s1600/islandapothecary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijrVJSDZGE1aTLsfgDSJZbmjW2SARnldGVgddlMh1lkpCAyxvJYSOZvNOGyigUM9RU_r0OpdyoVKt4D3BB7nTKAZa1BHf33KWiMiPecgwHAiCQQmaE3XNg6yIkAXb5Cc3OUbKHHpcO7_0/s640/islandapothecary.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP57z6bdFRr4iCW7zupyNV2tFAA_K63f-yEHOGE1HitQvRg1WBYYE3ht434PDczN-scLaxYeb7nEz37UECMENSCYBmAQrQ6DkrIzjGSG8WOwMbgi27gxEm6MZbnnmXoOYXNZvF8C_F5G8/s1600/islandcorks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP57z6bdFRr4iCW7zupyNV2tFAA_K63f-yEHOGE1HitQvRg1WBYYE3ht434PDczN-scLaxYeb7nEz37UECMENSCYBmAQrQ6DkrIzjGSG8WOwMbgi27gxEm6MZbnnmXoOYXNZvF8C_F5G8/s640/islandcorks.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">This will probably be my last *summer-y* vignette, as it's time to start thinking about Fall decor!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bI-D6t225Qx5grCi3vQ0vQgP5F71yooJjs6BjvzvYnKF1pQ83HVe9BvwW-AOCZsIozEnwhuJ5IoFTN17mwiNuBf-1VwD7Uzrj5o7hIElEVY31FVvpEebqThV9ATDhfcbfdMvZRT_Lqc/s1600/islandoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bI-D6t225Qx5grCi3vQ0vQgP5F71yooJjs6BjvzvYnKF1pQ83HVe9BvwW-AOCZsIozEnwhuJ5IoFTN17mwiNuBf-1VwD7Uzrj5o7hIElEVY31FVvpEebqThV9ATDhfcbfdMvZRT_Lqc/s640/islandoverall.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">*   *   *</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Moral of the story ... if you have a wine theme anywhere in your home, why not save your wine labels and add a little pizazz to your plain glass hurricanes!  I'm going to try this on a lamp shade, too!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have a great day.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Come join the fun:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />Chic on a Shoestring Budget/<a href="http://chiconashoestringdecorating.blogspot.com/2011/08/flaunt-it-friday-66.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:%20blogspot/SRimK%20%28Chic%20on%20a%20Shoestring%20Decorating%29">Flaunt it Friday</a><br />At the Picket Fence/<a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/2011/08/welcome-to-inspiration-friday-no-27.html">Inspiration Friday</a><br />French Country Cottage/<a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2011/08/feathered-nest-friday_11.html">Feathered Nest Friday</a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/248/3B01215062574D4D6FFA221C1E7FF50B.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>

Repurposing My Wine Labels ...

Just a little non-descript project I thought I'd share.  When I opened our wine cooler the other day, I found that two identical wine la...

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More Splashes of IKEA ...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just thought I'd share another one of my IKEA finds!  As I've mentioned before, they have such great textiles at incredibly reasonable prices.  When I spied these stainless plant pots, I knew I had to have one ... okay, maybe three(!):</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUAsPov_24PdgX3MuQIeX4u-_T-xaaicVkfAtN8ov-1mOxoTxXoAeVNIxNNLnWQdC7Pju0CJJegAJAPJGP2qmh4pXKi84_fYQQGexh8ONg0O_7lxiW47XMfnW9NJa1Z7qFPt2PEUs27I/s1600/ikeapot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUAsPov_24PdgX3MuQIeX4u-_T-xaaicVkfAtN8ov-1mOxoTxXoAeVNIxNNLnWQdC7Pju0CJJegAJAPJGP2qmh4pXKi84_fYQQGexh8ONg0O_7lxiW47XMfnW9NJa1Z7qFPt2PEUs27I/s400/ikeapot.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, of course, I had to have something to put in them ... that's when three of these little cuties jumped on in my cart, too:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPzERxr0Pyk46qq56WZSQ75OwKWaPA6Tcyl7jY4pAe65KkRzjg13IEM8hocjNFchKAXxBcr-R8_rVh4IUBwpaJFm6oE-fx2nLmLDt0DqPcOXb5mtShWVXU8B__g6OEF1SSw2kxo8RLhxA/s1600/ikeaplant.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPzERxr0Pyk46qq56WZSQ75OwKWaPA6Tcyl7jY4pAe65KkRzjg13IEM8hocjNFchKAXxBcr-R8_rVh4IUBwpaJFm6oE-fx2nLmLDt0DqPcOXb5mtShWVXU8B__g6OEF1SSw2kxo8RLhxA/s400/ikeaplant.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I added them to the bookcase in our sitting room. Here they are ... all lined up like little soldiers:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSISaIhvtbGgg2hPUrx0mwWHv5sQdtZ13CCM3TaWS-XMGvNMeWo2yhM063C3qN8STNJfn2jDEOHdKm3bCjBYbYsWyuLGQIOCxK8cwRB1mN9AybnQsflSdk0FFjiejUcISc5ZCpHndFBAg/s1600/ikeaplants.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSISaIhvtbGgg2hPUrx0mwWHv5sQdtZ13CCM3TaWS-XMGvNMeWo2yhM063C3qN8STNJfn2jDEOHdKm3bCjBYbYsWyuLGQIOCxK8cwRB1mN9AybnQsflSdk0FFjiejUcISc5ZCpHndFBAg/s400/ikeaplants.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Enjoying the element it adds:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdIRY5puqlQTN4qjoC7ipkRMXwHJ0yxThn-xg-n5-SKgYsaRWiXR4eFHbnzxYEigb6lSnVkvzsgDtI7ei6jGTAKxyoNc0n-D4G2CIMZolOmRaRTheCNG76-bahQcp-zXjn_l6st2yy2s/s1600/ikeabookcase.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdIRY5puqlQTN4qjoC7ipkRMXwHJ0yxThn-xg-n5-SKgYsaRWiXR4eFHbnzxYEigb6lSnVkvzsgDtI7ei6jGTAKxyoNc0n-D4G2CIMZolOmRaRTheCNG76-bahQcp-zXjn_l6st2yy2s/s640/ikeabookcase.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Annnnd, in other news, a large box finally arrived today ... let me just say that my jaw started hurting the minute I opened it, as I've clearly bitten off more than I can chew !!  I hope I get to show it to you within the next YEAR  ... O.M.G. !!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREkT5mUiougrFVTAtDdiGPzEcbozLAqFoFrNJXgX85n8dA7dAt0urEqxUuibmrqCR_b_Ieb8-qqTS4TdvNTmd3w6u29aW7OR12qIm8zq5FqtfdN-E8M9OwIxCNziSAE7ngkrHhzO2HG0/s1600/chandiebox.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREkT5mUiougrFVTAtDdiGPzEcbozLAqFoFrNJXgX85n8dA7dAt0urEqxUuibmrqCR_b_Ieb8-qqTS4TdvNTmd3w6u29aW7OR12qIm8zq5FqtfdN-E8M9OwIxCNziSAE7ngkrHhzO2HG0/s400/chandiebox.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have a great day,</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/248/3B01215062574D4D6FFA221C1E7FF50B.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div><br /><br />

More Splashes of IKEA ...

Just thought I'd share another one of my IKEA finds!  As I've mentioned before, they have such great textiles at incredibly reasonab...

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I've Been Bit by the Graphics Fairy ...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and now I'm hooked !!  I know many of you are familiar with the <a href="http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/">Graphics Fairy blog</a>, but I just recently started following along.  I couldn't resist the temptation after seeing so many amazing projects that have resulted from such cool images !!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I spotted this graphic and knew it was the one:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7-Eeu157V1a59JmYeVpl1qw6Q3Ms-aZHvBnnqmtDXhvZOwASgujRvOTb7sSMFAjLavZHagEXAM-cRFk2RCaV4eTVpm4BidHdt4nUfD5sMmcSY1CB4i9J9zRLqwvHqUXovMV7AxZXLb8/s1600/graphic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7-Eeu157V1a59JmYeVpl1qw6Q3Ms-aZHvBnnqmtDXhvZOwASgujRvOTb7sSMFAjLavZHagEXAM-cRFk2RCaV4eTVpm4BidHdt4nUfD5sMmcSY1CB4i9J9zRLqwvHqUXovMV7AxZXLb8/s400/graphic.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">My stools have gone from this:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4IwLAU92sLwQRTiVhs2Po331-VUKwpI5TwwZeEA7Exx6YfYewqPLU3Jxd597uI7tAfyoeS4Q-pM4J_QwUmP-1ZIPdT1BI3ce3FQgGhnfGAnrkKKIk_jQhcPHYeeJOORkS-bR32nNbyaU/s1600/stoolsb4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4IwLAU92sLwQRTiVhs2Po331-VUKwpI5TwwZeEA7Exx6YfYewqPLU3Jxd597uI7tAfyoeS4Q-pM4J_QwUmP-1ZIPdT1BI3ce3FQgGhnfGAnrkKKIk_jQhcPHYeeJOORkS-bR32nNbyaU/s400/stoolsb4.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">to THIS!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD8lv1tTFfcHYZPxlXsX6fjRGKn-9LxaIqC2deIA9CxdeaaOeL8LANO6Q46CmIiYiPsJYcUzFbx_6R12XnvEvf-hyWqjciGHOSDol6EbUGiIOJRJLU5UZu-zOI-NjlI2Dq-Qe2NJc8QDA/s1600/stoolsoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD8lv1tTFfcHYZPxlXsX6fjRGKn-9LxaIqC2deIA9CxdeaaOeL8LANO6Q46CmIiYiPsJYcUzFbx_6R12XnvEvf-hyWqjciGHOSDol6EbUGiIOJRJLU5UZu-zOI-NjlI2Dq-Qe2NJc8QDA/s640/stoolsoverall.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Whaddaya think?</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEids3RRDHOqfHS5EsLio0OpA3QdKTTk_n0WLNV9e2kZhN-KhcYUfdkR2eET0hH2YfQ7DVRd0VtThRIYUx5n2YX2hujgKPPNquY8nlgtUmD3mDsvM-f0XK3yUBZq9ZXa2MaJxCFZcCtSmQM/s1600/stooltop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEids3RRDHOqfHS5EsLio0OpA3QdKTTk_n0WLNV9e2kZhN-KhcYUfdkR2eET0hH2YfQ7DVRd0VtThRIYUx5n2YX2hujgKPPNquY8nlgtUmD3mDsvM-f0XK3yUBZq9ZXa2MaJxCFZcCtSmQM/s400/stooltop.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Here's how I did it ... First, I painted my stools Old White (chalk paint).  I then lightly distressed them and added wax to both (except for the tops).</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I then printed my selected image, got my pencil out and performed the ever-so-technical pencil transfer (turn the paper over, go over the back of the paper with pencil, turn the paper back over and tape to surface where you want to transfer ... then, with a pencil, trace over the letters/image carefully.  When you're done, lift the paper and you will see a penciled image for you to then trace/color over with your paint pen or brush).  Then, I used one of my paint markers to fill them in.  After the paint was dry, I lightly sanded over the tops to "age" the images just a tad.  I finished up by adding a coat of wax to the tops.  Easy peasy!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeF6ekrRfbG3VXmcN8a1Rzjvs6n3MEawetMCyQ90pYUucSoqOkDwt1C9bYe49BaD4wtFGYOSENbnTpo7GvG4dfS5jhLvj7QwQOmzPXwtaRFJgIRuvGbk-3J6h6rx7HJP0YiFbjjEpEEns/s1600/stoolclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeF6ekrRfbG3VXmcN8a1Rzjvs6n3MEawetMCyQ90pYUucSoqOkDwt1C9bYe49BaD4wtFGYOSENbnTpo7GvG4dfS5jhLvj7QwQOmzPXwtaRFJgIRuvGbk-3J6h6rx7HJP0YiFbjjEpEEns/s400/stoolclose.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Love them popping against the chateaux grey island.</span></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevQ52waN-joRUYWwfVVZL6Qr0AOKFXEcmtqbdi1snX_OFki47bvySGHr4haVmPIzQ5Vuaap4XYe1dR-rG4cMmpz0jUVV-rNje6ZUj86dGQ6BEWUAelkCMkuUU3txN6RCjnqh2c-Os5bg/s640/stoolsbar.jpg" /></a></div><div align="left"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Thank you, Graphics Fairy ... you rock!  A</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">nd, I'm afraid that my love affair has just begun!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">And, as an aside, thank you all so very much for your endearing and comforting comments about Mrs. Farleigh.  She truly was an amazing woman, and I know her family appreciates having read your thoughtful notes, as well ... thank you so, so much.</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Be sure and visit these fun parties:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dittle Dattle/<a href="http://dittledattle.blogspot.com/2011/08/amaze-me-monday-36.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DittleDattle+%28Dittle+Dattle%29">Amaze Me Monday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Graphics Fairy/<a href="http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/2011/08/brag-monday-hydrangea-tins-paper-dress.html">Brag Monday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia/<a href="http://www.myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/2011/08/tuesdays-treasures_08.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MyUncommonSliceOfSuburbia+%28My+Uncommon+Slice+of+Suburbia%29">Tuesday's Treasures</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Southern Savvy Style/<a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/2011/08/wow-us-wednesdays-26.html">WUW</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Delightful Order/<a href="http://delightfulorder.blogspot.com/2011/08/delightfully-inspiring-thursday-party_10.html">Delightfully Inspiring</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Miss Mustard Seed/<a href="http://missmustardseed.blogspot.com/2011/08/furniture-feature-friday-favorites-link_11.html">Furniture Feature Friday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">French Country Cottage/<a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2011/08/feathered-nest-friday_11.html">Feathered Nest Friday</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">As always, thanks for stopping by,</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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