Refreshing the Guest Room Bath

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMZRrpTvNBBcFdy84sTTGJkNf99zauPwbHvmmMSpigpdxxHw9wyUyBGWO33kmqrLNWrBMGcNq9UDi8sCHyi-tLmlTPggEO2kS1_xaULEdQVm8ak664x3exIB6v7cLISYmUWa2CYz2UgHY/s1600/IMG_7267.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMZRrpTvNBBcFdy84sTTGJkNf99zauPwbHvmmMSpigpdxxHw9wyUyBGWO33kmqrLNWrBMGcNq9UDi8sCHyi-tLmlTPggEO2kS1_xaULEdQVm8ak664x3exIB6v7cLISYmUWa2CYz2UgHY/s640/IMG_7267.jpg" width="348" /></a></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I'm still really excited about my new blog design!  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I feel so Fancy!  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Besides my new blog look and my organizing </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">(yes, I have more of that to tell you about), </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I have been busy, busy, busy getting ready for company.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">My mom is coming to visit this weekend and she will be staying </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">for a few weeks.  I can't wait!  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I love spending time with her and look forward </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">to lots of lunches and shopping and some sewing </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">that I might be able to talk her into. Wink, Wink!  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">If you remember last year I redid my guest room in the basement.  There is an adjoining bathroom that never got painted or re-done.  It's not that there was anything major to be done </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">but it did need a fresh coat of paint.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">So, while my boys were having a "guys" day at the movies, </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I got to painting! </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I LOVE painting!  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Call me crazy but I would rather paint than do just about anything!  I put my headphones on and start taping and spackling </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">and get excited when I open that can of paint.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELnn7lddLNU3q27YW6hyphenhyphen0e_-lt8bjXFrS5mH7Jx6xeSLNfkFpw-FeBZG3k4uPJ3VWjjddcj-aDAOwN9L-gKgug8F7f0npB0qdb-rTkeGUqdnqNLFLTbA18GeU-sAQMfbfvdkzTxpk52ap/s1600/IMG_7234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELnn7lddLNU3q27YW6hyphenhyphen0e_-lt8bjXFrS5mH7Jx6xeSLNfkFpw-FeBZG3k4uPJ3VWjjddcj-aDAOwN9L-gKgug8F7f0npB0qdb-rTkeGUqdnqNLFLTbA18GeU-sAQMfbfvdkzTxpk52ap/s640/IMG_7234.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">OK, here is what the bathroom looked like before.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">It is your basic builder grade bathroom with a small vanity, </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">bisque cultured marble countertop and the walls </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">were painted a Khaki color.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">It didn't relate to the guest room at ALL.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">But, because it is downstairs it was easy to ignore.  </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBsjisIE3IQU_KVOaNi6hsBWrORBCyRjyve0u8ge_bOTYYOVF4zVamBK_s9sFx_d8Jm7xkox269deBvhVrQ6jKO521KmaaewNyK6gq_SXcuKUFVY3-4acF2INTIYPt10WIOqCnf484sHgW/s1600/IMG_7232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBsjisIE3IQU_KVOaNi6hsBWrORBCyRjyve0u8ge_bOTYYOVF4zVamBK_s9sFx_d8Jm7xkox269deBvhVrQ6jKO521KmaaewNyK6gq_SXcuKUFVY3-4acF2INTIYPt10WIOqCnf484sHgW/s640/IMG_7232.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">It is a nice size with a shower/tub combo and has </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">slate looking tiled floors.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">OK, here is a funny thing.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I had edited out the switch in the other pictures.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">It always makes me laugh when I see this switch on the wall </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">above the paper holder.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">My builder, bless his heart, thought this was the most convenient place to put the fan switch.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">It was too late to change it and now it just makes me giggle.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">That is the difference between men and women I guess.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXuAYUeomyIcY-WslsqCWB90fGFLrw_3Lmzc7ZEfv9Bl08vwFNqQg6BdkM1PcCTn9jOxhIoTzjO19MOWCCuBziHtLXaIkSJnQuPNpsXzYED6XZmuIjVqY8hfA-cG_IRcqdz14mm2j2w1O/s1600/IMG_7236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXuAYUeomyIcY-WslsqCWB90fGFLrw_3Lmzc7ZEfv9Bl08vwFNqQg6BdkM1PcCTn9jOxhIoTzjO19MOWCCuBziHtLXaIkSJnQuPNpsXzYED6XZmuIjVqY8hfA-cG_IRcqdz14mm2j2w1O/s640/IMG_7236.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> This is the view into the common area.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">There is a door into the bath and a door into the guest room.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">We actually have another powder room in the basement </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">so this bathroom barely gets used.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">On to the painting!</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltiQSHm3x65dDPSFMnA4i3idaOcxOC00PtHyiwoWCT0G5U7HhyphenhyphenvgHhF9yTJE8OFMAEjkyEI4w4sFUog83EjxVASHHGhOgN9MEIrV-Rj3_Dnokkq7A_l3nsD_2S_EddRiOdrudHqH9Hkjk/s1600/IMG_7264.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltiQSHm3x65dDPSFMnA4i3idaOcxOC00PtHyiwoWCT0G5U7HhyphenhyphenvgHhF9yTJE8OFMAEjkyEI4w4sFUog83EjxVASHHGhOgN9MEIrV-Rj3_Dnokkq7A_l3nsD_2S_EddRiOdrudHqH9Hkjk/s640/IMG_7264.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Ahhhhhhhh!!!!! I barely spent ANY money on Refreshing this bath. The color is the same as the guest room </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Steamed Milk Sherwin Williams 7554.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">It really lightens up this room and makes it feel very spa-like.  </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPEDkZVxNLKDIL0jPrash8Zp2CEhHp4StMK_39b1OIncT0AujBVM1hf0A9tGFYKVT2vTHUYr5Eugd1zq4zz4dnrMik0g5vg_QUPxowODrYYOnJHNnA-WC12kzLZrfDGxeMnBLBx9_MMvTd/s1600/IMG_7270.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPEDkZVxNLKDIL0jPrash8Zp2CEhHp4StMK_39b1OIncT0AujBVM1hf0A9tGFYKVT2vTHUYr5Eugd1zq4zz4dnrMik0g5vg_QUPxowODrYYOnJHNnA-WC12kzLZrfDGxeMnBLBx9_MMvTd/s640/IMG_7270.jpg" width="586" /></a></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">You have seen these vintage painted frames before.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I used them in my Fall post in my dining room.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I love using white towels in all of my bathrooms.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Whites are easy to take care of and when they get too ratty </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">they go to the rag pile for cleaning.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I did buy these pretty new hand towels </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">to add a bit more of the aqua color.  </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4AuT8r_IASBoTS9rp32AChmWKG4NDtlueu6wdm9JPv4IYdyha7XIYpOIU0suG7JjG7OqLjYPqtqElAiwq0qP9Tdp3stkJqj40t67JEjFHENCOdHOykep59nEBSVRVcAQoBpb7qby-t6I/s1600/IMG_7265.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4AuT8r_IASBoTS9rp32AChmWKG4NDtlueu6wdm9JPv4IYdyha7XIYpOIU0suG7JjG7OqLjYPqtqElAiwq0qP9Tdp3stkJqj40t67JEjFHENCOdHOykep59nEBSVRVcAQoBpb7qby-t6I/s640/IMG_7265.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I purchased the basket at Tuesday Morning </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">and put together the silver tray~towel holder </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">with my Estate Sale finds.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I had intentions of buying a NEW mirror for the vanity.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I went to a few places to scout out mirrors but I was unwilling </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">to pay $80.00 for something </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">that I really didn't like that much.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">So, out came the spray paint!  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I think it's perfect and for $5.00 it's really PERFECT!!!  </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmyIXD03msCrzJep2RtkoA7FUfdeqi5oGSjGB7J71otnu7Zpxo5rjy30oe72tbdUhyphenhyphenSr0eSWZUnN-Ea_7vkTU2XEo6y_ysTQ7vYBS5JbJ15YLCAx7HqiEiB1MEWHW1ARW6Du0pjYsLI17/s1600/IMG_7269.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmyIXD03msCrzJep2RtkoA7FUfdeqi5oGSjGB7J71otnu7Zpxo5rjy30oe72tbdUhyphenhyphenSr0eSWZUnN-Ea_7vkTU2XEo6y_ysTQ7vYBS5JbJ15YLCAx7HqiEiB1MEWHW1ARW6Du0pjYsLI17/s640/IMG_7269.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">The accessories and the shower curtain remained for now.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">But they look like they belong now in this spa-like bath.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSChoNTiQL-USkdW9fP4sQExEgs8ri4ug-UKHwy9HRUyJpzqRsM6ZW2hh9ToEzAJI4-b5YfcSosmW4Hh4YmKcsSk9Cfc5CMo8gnhkhlQOgyyfmimaegmOTgu0p3amzedwkwlRRyGtE3sGj/s1600/IMG_7267.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSChoNTiQL-USkdW9fP4sQExEgs8ri4ug-UKHwy9HRUyJpzqRsM6ZW2hh9ToEzAJI4-b5YfcSosmW4Hh4YmKcsSk9Cfc5CMo8gnhkhlQOgyyfmimaegmOTgu0p3amzedwkwlRRyGtE3sGj/s640/IMG_7267.jpg" width="348" /></a></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I saw the cutest idea on Pinterest a while back...  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Someone in blogland had made a towel holder with the silver trays and a bottle holder.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I always find little silver trays at Estate Sales for 4 or 5 dollars (or less on half price day).  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">So, when I saw this simple bottle holder at an Estate Sale for $1.00 </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I figured I would get that idea up on the wall.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I hope Mom like her new digs!  </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;">More to come on the guest room refreshing!  </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;">Until Next Time,</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Beaux R'eves</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">XO</span></i></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">sharing at:</span></i></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: small;"><i><span><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><br /></i></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: 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An Unexpected Valentine Mantel

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Greetings, friends!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gone is the glitter, faux snow and reindeer; however, one thing that didn't have to leave after Christmas were splashes of red ... thanks to Valentine's Day! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After running into World Market a couple of weeks ago to grab one "little" thing, I found myself unexpectedly loading a NOT-so-little thing into my car.  That purchase then became the surprise focal point for our Valentine's Day mantel:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKUd3WB9bLF6p1EMYzmiwxX30TmUuG6FxeF2BKy9p4si4Tp4qDMUQLZZsLX6KIpbxmuVsy4nq1t1I2r6fNpa8H2FBSKMM9_aQg9PXHknKt7f8N5Nui01bKnaOE_yc09dKQz58PPdPxw/s1600/vdaymanteloverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKUd3WB9bLF6p1EMYzmiwxX30TmUuG6FxeF2BKy9p4si4Tp4qDMUQLZZsLX6KIpbxmuVsy4nq1t1I2r6fNpa8H2FBSKMM9_aQg9PXHknKt7f8N5Nui01bKnaOE_yc09dKQz58PPdPxw/s640/vdaymanteloverall.jpg" width="358" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course, I *then* found my car driving on auto pilot to Michael's to find a few goodies to complement such unexpected purchase! First, I spotted simple, inexpensive red vases to add faux florals (already had on hand): </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_aa_HpntvYaZeFjTbPqkbgWU_usxGJ90lXYok88zftQrnEZEsAqyntzqOMZ8F_HC6KwzKPH_TIKjEWuze3AWHS2lpt2R8FHxID5LlLOOFKArMwIEicPXZR1ouw6FyMy5prfVrscRbQg/s1600/vdaymantelflowers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_aa_HpntvYaZeFjTbPqkbgWU_usxGJ90lXYok88zftQrnEZEsAqyntzqOMZ8F_HC6KwzKPH_TIKjEWuze3AWHS2lpt2R8FHxID5LlLOOFKArMwIEicPXZR1ouw6FyMy5prfVrscRbQg/s640/vdaymantelflowers.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next, while there, I found a pack of red and pink hearts, which I would later embellish with smaller Martha Stewart adhesive hearts and hang at varying heights across the mantel:</span></div><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/AVvXsEic6ginfmASFMlnIrfd6dtZT_KmnpVn2L987-y9ihVC4W-oR_ZYyhgBQN0Kr9QPCvUdqfN6rwppAAxfkwFtx0Fm5x8xh6B5PTSOIV-PsYsFqcqCv__2_N9uSS6BPaJ0oLk3e9u68FuAEg/s1600/vdaymantelclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6ginfmASFMlnIrfd6dtZT_KmnpVn2L987-y9ihVC4W-oR_ZYyhgBQN0Kr9QPCvUdqfN6rwppAAxfkwFtx0Fm5x8xh6B5PTSOIV-PsYsFqcqCv__2_N9uSS6BPaJ0oLk3e9u68FuAEg/s640/vdaymantelclose.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, what's Valentine's Day without Cupid?  These cuties were actually part of a gift bag ... I simply detached them from the bag and gave them a spot on the mantel, as well, along with a few, scattered rose petals:  </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Kef907dq52cOfoY94RdlSm-L6OufljbEf9j77fQPqII9rQhT40J5CNhvvW-9Svvmmok5SJEzMrpFE0qsw-wbT78THD-oPhdM0V69oKbjdtDqYpeGyBmjNVxtaV56u-o_HredFCoHqw/s1600/vdaymantelleft.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Kef907dq52cOfoY94RdlSm-L6OufljbEf9j77fQPqII9rQhT40J5CNhvvW-9Svvmmok5SJEzMrpFE0qsw-wbT78THD-oPhdM0V69oKbjdtDqYpeGyBmjNVxtaV56u-o_HredFCoHqw/s640/vdaymantelleft.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIHOT9x-7CjFsR2ks8RlFC0PWlla2Et1TKsqnywLihpVYjtq9G6B7y6MrxTmWEK5OR3kI9TlntG0I_d4wf-60JYn1nd_LuPUb3sx_nCKTs4V6oupbK_EoHTY5nmMJmtEbbcQSG2yM0g/s1600/vdaymantelright.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIHOT9x-7CjFsR2ks8RlFC0PWlla2Et1TKsqnywLihpVYjtq9G6B7y6MrxTmWEK5OR3kI9TlntG0I_d4wf-60JYn1nd_LuPUb3sx_nCKTs4V6oupbK_EoHTY5nmMJmtEbbcQSG2yM0g/s640/vdaymantelright.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Plain, white candles were given a bit of Valentine whimsy by adding layers of decorative ribbon:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNzkD9w34xSAlxkULaED36H-D9spTX0SFv0GTDDb4q0qBgIxshT1zgFnzI-WEuK1DlW7znqJY8oJox0rTi6R-itnZmdM9zqDZ3Vsm5kG8sNj-P373Ohstwrxb8mA7GOC5BOSgheY10g/s1600/vdaymantelside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNzkD9w34xSAlxkULaED36H-D9spTX0SFv0GTDDb4q0qBgIxshT1zgFnzI-WEuK1DlW7znqJY8oJox0rTi6R-itnZmdM9zqDZ3Vsm5kG8sNj-P373Ohstwrxb8mA7GOC5BOSgheY10g/s640/vdaymantelside.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Lastly, after finding these cute, adhesive tiles, I thought it'd be fun to frame them:  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEBH9_k9RrZ0SxT5jcwSh2nNgndlnoWxgxML0akg1o2yqI4hPZokuXhI2BQ0ELftgfio_9u5GrmqVRvQ1VK34SHHZnaSVTpfnXnML6Yw3iIe_zYQPt8QyjTSMrKv4abeuTD3-0fWl6A/s1600/vdaymantelbemine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEBH9_k9RrZ0SxT5jcwSh2nNgndlnoWxgxML0akg1o2yqI4hPZokuXhI2BQ0ELftgfio_9u5GrmqVRvQ1VK34SHHZnaSVTpfnXnML6Yw3iIe_zYQPt8QyjTSMrKv4abeuTD3-0fWl6A/s640/vdaymantelbemine.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One last peek at our unexpected Valentine mantel:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgECTUvD11zb-Y8NzX2UO2QT0pL9dP88teKBpcGz41e1G6C4aJmUj-cAPlHJKzeY3OL2_VYkTiM2kajrLdyYQwwvA2r1P4dJYPlKRVc7ROUKb73yMNvC54bB4gueoLHtCTpdClYFJyw/s1600/vdaymantellast.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgECTUvD11zb-Y8NzX2UO2QT0pL9dP88teKBpcGz41e1G6C4aJmUj-cAPlHJKzeY3OL2_VYkTiM2kajrLdyYQwwvA2r1P4dJYPlKRVc7ROUKb73yMNvC54bB4gueoLHtCTpdClYFJyw/s640/vdaymantellast.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by ... hope to see your unexpected additions, too!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Come play:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Savvy Southern Style/<a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/2013/01/wow-us-wednesdays-101.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SavvySouthernStyle+%28Savvy+Southern+Style%29">WUW</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">French Country Cottage/<a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2013/01/feathered-nest-friday_17.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FQoLtm+%28FRENCH+COUNTRY+COTTAGE%29">Feathered Nest Friday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jennifer Rizzo/<a href="http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/2013/01/fabulously-creative-friday-linky-party_17.html">Fabulously Creative Friday Linky Party</a></span></div><br /><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54490/324/23F7A341254AC000A256EF1E6BE921AB.png" />

An Unexpected Valentine Mantel

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Blog Redesign

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="rg_hi uh_hi" data-height="225" data-width="225" height="225" id="rg_hi" src="https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQIwG2hwsCWDrDQ-BCClAk5UZ484SQ-Hie4I0F9dOKA64tcHpfa" style="height: 225px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 225px;" width="225" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.google.com/" target="_blank">source </a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm Sooooooo Excited about 2013!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">So many great things happening!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">And one of those things just happened TODAY!!!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Re-Design of my blog.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was about time for me to revamp </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">and rethink my blog design, </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">so I started looking at other blogs </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">and who was doing the "behind the scenes" work.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was especially impressed with Barb's new look over at  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;"><a href="http://www.everydayhomeblog.com/" target="_blank">The Everyday Home </a></span> </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">so I contacted the Blog designers over at </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><a href="http://www.littlebluedeerdesign.com/" target="_blank">The Little Blue Deer Designs</a></span>. </span> </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Oh My Gosh!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was just toooooooo Easy!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Shari was so great to work with and so much fun!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I couldn't be happier.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, I hope you enjoy my new "Look".  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's a work in progress, so be patient while we fine tune it </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">and look forward to more fun and excitement in 2013!</span></span></i></span></div>

Blog Redesign

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Virgo Perfectionism and Silly Things that Clog my Chi

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I am a Virgo and therefore a Perfectionist.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Does that mean that I am perfect?  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Far from it!  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">It means that I set excessively high performance standards for myself and sometimes it can really hinder my creativity, productivity and clog my chi...  </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLeDsK5YQ0J-CTpT1jINdp1GjzJ3X_3pwaMuLZcGgEesj8yc5cZn7Oo2x4yTzZm4BO2g9rMFOy1CnTionX7mm9I9_8guq9U2VkWhogTp4fOD0xNOA8QUTEC7dmqVrQDyvdogFa-Uzjonn8/s1600/IMG_7249.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLeDsK5YQ0J-CTpT1jINdp1GjzJ3X_3pwaMuLZcGgEesj8yc5cZn7Oo2x4yTzZm4BO2g9rMFOy1CnTionX7mm9I9_8guq9U2VkWhogTp4fOD0xNOA8QUTEC7dmqVrQDyvdogFa-Uzjonn8/s640/IMG_7249.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Here is an example of how my "perfect" tendencies </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">held me back last week.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">While I was busy "glittering" everything during the holidays </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I threw some glitter on these cute little houses from the dollar store.  I would like to give credit to the blog </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">that I saw it on but it's a blur now.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">If you remember can you give them a </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">shout out in the comments please!  </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGExC-6n6t-RZZjsMnYboaoDnVMlP3C51uhpFtPd-obZM4dRFStn4gbTRkxKaGJ0t8XjrN50r5e_Qt0uEKxjqvhQWKAWn-IgCg4qiQA6i7r_wpIv4kER9DCEjMVcoflqpVbFsX8p_s-7mD/s1600/IMG_7253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGExC-6n6t-RZZjsMnYboaoDnVMlP3C51uhpFtPd-obZM4dRFStn4gbTRkxKaGJ0t8XjrN50r5e_Qt0uEKxjqvhQWKAWn-IgCg4qiQA6i7r_wpIv4kER9DCEjMVcoflqpVbFsX8p_s-7mD/s640/IMG_7253.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Here is how they looked before.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I bought about five and still have a few that I can glam up.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4YWbwm2orY22x6PsMKLj-Wd7O2dWWr7-AS1329tiGKpw9t4rxRT55-wPeEsRZBEoRG-TsiI6NH5nUAjpm3dsOJumfjCoorYJ6_a0KxRHT_RCirPf_iIogPGZmunROCfgD4VlLT58jfOpk/s1600/IMG_7131.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4YWbwm2orY22x6PsMKLj-Wd7O2dWWr7-AS1329tiGKpw9t4rxRT55-wPeEsRZBEoRG-TsiI6NH5nUAjpm3dsOJumfjCoorYJ6_a0KxRHT_RCirPf_iIogPGZmunROCfgD4VlLT58jfOpk/s640/IMG_7131.jpg" width="438" /></a></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, my idea was to include them </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">in my Kitchen Hearth <span style="font-size: large;">R</span>oom winter decor.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I thought that they would look great in these </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">silver lanterns<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>that I have.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Something about it wasn't quite right.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I think they were too small for the lanterns </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">so I propped them on top of an overturned glass.  </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrD5UjLqzoyQTAVHQ_HeJrMMNL31Bi4keQVueySlmDXk1wyDGKjH4IdlELWYkiraA2QZamkgcP0m0yiKo2JvNUD8OMt287frF-FvHsR9Gcmyb9aOAk6IM6t0pweBHNsc3On06dIn6mTJ5e/s1600/IMG_7132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrD5UjLqzoyQTAVHQ_HeJrMMNL31Bi4keQVueySlmDXk1wyDGKjH4IdlELWYkiraA2QZamkgcP0m0yiKo2JvNUD8OMt287frF-FvHsR9Gcmyb9aOAk6IM6t0pweBHNsc3On06dIn6mTJ5e/s640/IMG_7132.jpg" width="414" /></a></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I really liked the "Idea" of it </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">but I wasn't thrilled with the overall result.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">But I put them on the table anyway.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ILS4MDJwr0qLnYn8VyvWlkOqLxKdV0aNQaSJMmgweR26urPlLJiX1KbCQknvzlpeR6h3DhWpUzLif8xgNLA0k7r-YXpdcvcklGXsgslbdF9ewD5DDht8ftNdJjpTiK5EfaSAvn0nO9JV/s1600/IMG_7134.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ILS4MDJwr0qLnYn8VyvWlkOqLxKdV0aNQaSJMmgweR26urPlLJiX1KbCQknvzlpeR6h3DhWpUzLif8xgNLA0k7r-YXpdcvcklGXsgslbdF9ewD5DDht8ftNdJjpTiK5EfaSAvn0nO9JV/s640/IMG_7134.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">They didn't stay there long.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Miss Beaux came home from school and commented on them.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">She liked them.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">They were already off of the table by then and onto the built ins on either side of the fireplace.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I told her the story of how they weren't right for the table </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">and I put them there to prove my point.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">She liked them on the table she said.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I put them in the living room </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">just so I didn't have to look at them anymore.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">And there they sat until today.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">But seriously, they have been clogging my chi for a week now!  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I keep walking by thinking "I have to fix those silly things!"  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I haven't been as creative or productive </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">as I should have been all because of those little houses!  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">(I did paint the guest bathroom this weekend though)</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQsMk0qUzQ0A7VQ_vCeH0sYVb3Be0H85Bm4lplJPkSbXHL0wxSMF6vWWbe7mhKRh4M_xqNLXj1IGNKg9NKCGYikiEK_mJe_JLzXwRnrIrvf1AYcGnKacGOpaY5bCqOO_cz68TM1uFY_xZb/s1600/IMG_7242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQsMk0qUzQ0A7VQ_vCeH0sYVb3Be0H85Bm4lplJPkSbXHL0wxSMF6vWWbe7mhKRh4M_xqNLXj1IGNKg9NKCGYikiEK_mJe_JLzXwRnrIrvf1AYcGnKacGOpaY5bCqOO_cz68TM1uFY_xZb/s640/IMG_7242.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">But today I fixed them.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I put them in my Pottery Barn Cloches.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">And they look like they belonged there all along. </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7mq3DEvdrO8-rQubtOHSMsjVz_FRV2corSVN8zIknsxMSu62mtyLXZxkSObCzLV7-95rGCZ98wuWTFCW7uoeU90tjXOxs9NnyW3jQbI3qryntIAoXfYQrOaQp4vlT8MpF7_DHyKk-6h9l/s1600/IMG_7244.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7mq3DEvdrO8-rQubtOHSMsjVz_FRV2corSVN8zIknsxMSu62mtyLXZxkSObCzLV7-95rGCZ98wuWTFCW7uoeU90tjXOxs9NnyW3jQbI3qryntIAoXfYQrOaQp4vlT8MpF7_DHyKk-6h9l/s640/IMG_7244.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">And I put one in the Living Room.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2n6G4hPOIYt6QHj3bTLiSW8O6dZ9P9i5vvOPKjsiLwQMPTuGllBqtjPw98Sft9RGfJ5OcSIQZVs6lfSRkAJiYYfc9aKc_IuyzD995GNvxG64l6st25eBV-PjM5g9FervhwjA3PQ7GbQbL/s1600/IMG_7256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2n6G4hPOIYt6QHj3bTLiSW8O6dZ9P9i5vvOPKjsiLwQMPTuGllBqtjPw98Sft9RGfJ5OcSIQZVs6lfSRkAJiYYfc9aKc_IuyzD995GNvxG64l6st25eBV-PjM5g9FervhwjA3PQ7GbQbL/s640/IMG_7256.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">And one on the Dining Room Buffet.  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">And now to get to the million other things that are clogging my chi! </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> How about you?  </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">What clogs your chi?</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Until Next Time,</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Beaux R'eves,</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">XO Cindy</span></i></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #666666; 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It Feels Like Winter~Decorating After the Holidays

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">After taking down all of the Christmas decor </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 always feel a little lost and lonely.  </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 of those warm and wonderful colors of the season </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;">are packed away and I am left with lots of blank spaces.  </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 don't quite feel like pops of bright colors yet.  </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 want to ease into Spring and enjoy this Winter 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;">and the simplicity of my decluttered spaces.  </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 gives my mind something to look forward to </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 gives me time to plan and dream of the warmer 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;">  Especially when it looks like this outside.</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/AVvXsEhuipDTFoB4XIbO9XQmEaDhDnPbL9UYO5c7SJFBeuT96wxLc8sKitzA0mCFMHWnSidefxpBg8_f8FPj1wowUQ0uHWxB-DPct-46jR0KN-Nz5r4NOWZTphLMeCgSuqTz6ARmK1QOYuJK2Ao/s1600/IMG_7110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuipDTFoB4XIbO9XQmEaDhDnPbL9UYO5c7SJFBeuT96wxLc8sKitzA0mCFMHWnSidefxpBg8_f8FPj1wowUQ0uHWxB-DPct-46jR0KN-Nz5r4NOWZTphLMeCgSuqTz6ARmK1QOYuJK2Ao/s640/IMG_7110.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;">No Pic Monkey here, that is real fluffy white 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;">I started with the space we spend the most time in: </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 Kitchen Hearth Room.</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhy4qetq9aG-jvFby0eP0Lr_E-4C2olKDkc-j5g5hjuQPVTcAmeN7_atueA_fqk7LdWujx3oyqIekq7YsQ6i42T7MLqX_XdXrfPrbt_XxZhticNMKPs0tElrAimRsV7kjPaIE7NL___w/s1600/IMG_7162.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhy4qetq9aG-jvFby0eP0Lr_E-4C2olKDkc-j5g5hjuQPVTcAmeN7_atueA_fqk7LdWujx3oyqIekq7YsQ6i42T7MLqX_XdXrfPrbt_XxZhticNMKPs0tElrAimRsV7kjPaIE7NL___w/s640/IMG_7162.jpg" width="640" /></a></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;"></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 left all of the white dishes above the Kitchen Cabinets </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 lights and greenery.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUsLe9Fj1Wv0yMl_xFwKEB0rgOLpwBwJDXc1wPDtg3U1S5DWrz-aBvYy8RotS7THD1z9_PL1x91vt4r5KcwOp2yStMTlF4cEhwv_Q41sO5CGTJV__1LExmlW4L_7bWwGSdXHUOsnkjNHk/s1600/IMG_7163.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUsLe9Fj1Wv0yMl_xFwKEB0rgOLpwBwJDXc1wPDtg3U1S5DWrz-aBvYy8RotS7THD1z9_PL1x91vt4r5KcwOp2yStMTlF4cEhwv_Q41sO5CGTJV__1LExmlW4L_7bWwGSdXHUOsnkjNHk/s640/IMG_7163.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </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 looked wintery to me </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 I liked the glow the little lights give off at night.</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizOS868_m9olqww8gLXf4PxAIaJPjSyXx6O-i8-7336wxOAskVTnno06toReJa_PKIIWaaymFEoKsziA0h7ahjtuzcDjAHQPSrEnUXH5t1E5tDVAeVQh-dNg57JrHYdYq22bR_wrckyG0/s1600/IMG_7150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizOS868_m9olqww8gLXf4PxAIaJPjSyXx6O-i8-7336wxOAskVTnno06toReJa_PKIIWaaymFEoKsziA0h7ahjtuzcDjAHQPSrEnUXH5t1E5tDVAeVQh-dNg57JrHYdYq22bR_wrckyG0/s640/IMG_7150.jpg" width="356" /></a><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">  </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 also left this lantern up above the Dish Cupboard.  </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 filled it with some snowy greens and white candles.  </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/AVvXsEj0jBG0fl6SeHoghPGVLp0_Xdh7HmSEFjVBLjyUmcrcUqSFT_Mb1MFdv2HnPqU7x6UckvjR8eCjyGEzVqn-gzW1-zq0Q6g89mTKJgI6-HJvkx3XoTZMvHoCYE9zWH4qC601DYa2gfjxySs/s1600/IMG_7149.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="403" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jBG0fl6SeHoghPGVLp0_Xdh7HmSEFjVBLjyUmcrcUqSFT_Mb1MFdv2HnPqU7x6UckvjR8eCjyGEzVqn-gzW1-zq0Q6g89mTKJgI6-HJvkx3XoTZMvHoCYE9zWH4qC601DYa2gfjxySs/s640/IMG_7149.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;">The white bowl that I grew my paperwhites </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;">in is now filled with pinecones.  </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 can't believe how tall my paperwhites were!  </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;">Miss Beaux didn't like the way they smelled </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;">so she was happy to see them go.</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="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy54_Ff1YSXTFF5B_4fyTZCRDLhur1-4iqzEMspN8mZ2cTFUZM54HjT0JwDNCYtnleE5EvBzKsmUyLBl2NtEvENIjkw1gHx2DWOcq9sQnepXsqdBG7SU-qjmwvLODMkrhPUMnealwu3Zs/s1600/IMG_7140.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy54_Ff1YSXTFF5B_4fyTZCRDLhur1-4iqzEMspN8mZ2cTFUZM54HjT0JwDNCYtnleE5EvBzKsmUyLBl2NtEvENIjkw1gHx2DWOcq9sQnepXsqdBG7SU-qjmwvLODMkrhPUMnealwu3Zs/s640/IMG_7140.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 filled the inside of the Dish Cupboard </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 silver and white dishes.  </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 really loving the way the silver shines </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 the lights inside of the cupboard.  </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 set my little bottle brush trees from the Dollar Store </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;">on the vintage ironstone.</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/AVvXsEhD2xV5uU-U6yweRVsbzTZDvUhly2xWjxIrfXC0hfGPTBRun-W9jcf_Jv2pKEXW85EKTnKe8MAo3cyRFoI-hgbo6D0ypI4RxsCTWjRY9emx5nuFotoR4pYv8usrV_-N9fl5j5gd-5vQjpQ/s1600/IMG_7142.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2xV5uU-U6yweRVsbzTZDvUhly2xWjxIrfXC0hfGPTBRun-W9jcf_Jv2pKEXW85EKTnKe8MAo3cyRFoI-hgbo6D0ypI4RxsCTWjRY9emx5nuFotoR4pYv8usrV_-N9fl5j5gd-5vQjpQ/s640/IMG_7142.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 love using what I have 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;">to change things 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;">It is always more challenging and more cost effective </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;">to scour the house and find "like" items.  </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's like a <span style="font-size: large;">scavenger</span> hunt!</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/AVvXsEj7czFW8ufs5tsQ2SLqXFQ8cMKlRTabnuYlfB-YF4OUQW-DAzhNL7wv9wopV3o_WzbRTuJaBcxMkhX68NstiyMoLU3E0g1FheDTWzx4hyct0A-bpV83YlBP1PX4eF0Ms0xgujvrCRBSEhE/s1600/IMG_7141.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7czFW8ufs5tsQ2SLqXFQ8cMKlRTabnuYlfB-YF4OUQW-DAzhNL7wv9wopV3o_WzbRTuJaBcxMkhX68NstiyMoLU3E0g1FheDTWzx4hyct0A-bpV83YlBP1PX4eF0Ms0xgujvrCRBSEhE/s640/IMG_7141.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 are some "new to me" pewter napkin rings.  </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 are the cutest little animal shapes!  </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 can't wait to use them in a tablescape.</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/AVvXsEje_xL0BRkRRObvyFJUNpZ-ialTodnTAo49ilnmXNL3W4E5kRVQCHKsPLOF1XIA2Yw43y4ZVokOvkcLhsZzBvuvcWUWw4IuTijVxFZqWIn7kWbm8ZfJoWtEBi1lGX8KMQChjbhtgdzd9Ow/s1600/IMG_7143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_xL0BRkRRObvyFJUNpZ-ialTodnTAo49ilnmXNL3W4E5kRVQCHKsPLOF1XIA2Yw43y4ZVokOvkcLhsZzBvuvcWUWw4IuTijVxFZqWIn7kWbm8ZfJoWtEBi1lGX8KMQChjbhtgdzd9Ow/s640/IMG_7143.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 mixed the metals by using this Copper footed piece.  </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 crossing my fingers that Copper </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;">comes back into fashion.  </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 really love the warmth and the patina that it takes on.  </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 filled it with small silver trays.  </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="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1r6UEWhxk6Ksn0TBxftLgr18_4a36BPVi8RubauMefIGTmdcU2Uc-kSfliItZG0la7wHn5rWxjKfehA18qUR4iQLK3uDEdE3Avc36V3uv3QNXSSeBS2oprRH3gGGIxr2TsdYGXscvuJc/s1600/IMG_7144.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1r6UEWhxk6Ksn0TBxftLgr18_4a36BPVi8RubauMefIGTmdcU2Uc-kSfliItZG0la7wHn5rWxjKfehA18qUR4iQLK3uDEdE3Avc36V3uv3QNXSSeBS2oprRH3gGGIxr2TsdYGXscvuJc/s640/IMG_7144.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />My favorite pewter pitcher with a sprig of greenery.</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/AVvXsEgaiL0BJ9-24TzUcn2Kl1NHsrv4bFYn4ejoqLMSivr8uF5LRLbnsc-TLAgMpYVtXhzpjkjU027ylZDn3gCB6Dxt7gW_AjwF8s25PWqWsqLdalRf1ln5lTtPQTua6DZOFheAGxhNvAwTQdg/s1600/IMG_7145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiL0BJ9-24TzUcn2Kl1NHsrv4bFYn4ejoqLMSivr8uF5LRLbnsc-TLAgMpYVtXhzpjkjU027ylZDn3gCB6Dxt7gW_AjwF8s25PWqWsqLdalRf1ln5lTtPQTua6DZOFheAGxhNvAwTQdg/s640/IMG_7145.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;">White plates stacked up like pancakes (January dieting stinks!) with a few pinecones.</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/AVvXsEjOQbMGeS0vNBiOn8bq2sImFmCcAiD-pvJH5k6Hp4Rgz8cjOuhlAOEtTuBzJnByxRGTwJRWtQBnk7KFjR22Z5fH24kqZxYRGKtMVSULlw_owPBOkXODNFgvQWGi3kWx_CkRcjmCxKdxJeg/s1600/IMG_7146.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQbMGeS0vNBiOn8bq2sImFmCcAiD-pvJH5k6Hp4Rgz8cjOuhlAOEtTuBzJnByxRGTwJRWtQBnk7KFjR22Z5fH24kqZxYRGKtMVSULlw_owPBOkXODNFgvQWGi3kWx_CkRcjmCxKdxJeg/s640/IMG_7146.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;">And a large silver bowl with neutral linens </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 found at 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;">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;">they always taper off during the winter months!  </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;">Oh well, I will have to haunt the Antique Malls instead </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 keep cleaning out my storage area </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 see what I uncover).</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/AVvXsEihYBmcOkMxJEKjoxCPdIXm83vx3SnD5k9rncK4uYvOBBZ6w_nKeVbfHgLVWw1qtRBvIUwFN3E5zPc38vkDA4yHv0N5qoXOcYMLtU8fMXuSob-D0JF5Q_Kj4NEYHt-zBtY-s49qxDSJh5I/s1600/IMG_7137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihYBmcOkMxJEKjoxCPdIXm83vx3SnD5k9rncK4uYvOBBZ6w_nKeVbfHgLVWw1qtRBvIUwFN3E5zPc38vkDA4yHv0N5qoXOcYMLtU8fMXuSob-D0JF5Q_Kj4NEYHt-zBtY-s49qxDSJh5I/s640/IMG_7137.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;">Doesn't this look simple but elegant?  </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's quite a change from<a href="http://beauxrevesamore.blogspot.com/2012/11/cardinals-and-christmas-in-my-kitchen.html" target="_blank"> Christmas</a>! </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/AVvXsEihxq0W97QchKfuO0nnICE8lEji2mijBszsIoPYR85PtX8IKCZq9CU2nzoZxlP1VccIrIhSej3w5PIOf5cugsaoV6Zz_rjy-9NWQ-_iA4mTrWqMypCoTFrlzMoyofg6M6k5sjmISP8ix-k/s1600/IMG_7135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxq0W97QchKfuO0nnICE8lEji2mijBszsIoPYR85PtX8IKCZq9CU2nzoZxlP1VccIrIhSej3w5PIOf5cugsaoV6Zz_rjy-9NWQ-_iA4mTrWqMypCoTFrlzMoyofg6M6k5sjmISP8ix-k/s640/IMG_7135.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;">And here it is all in one shot.  </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;">I have more to show you so make sure you check in on me!</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><br /><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></span><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">linking up to these great parties: </span></i></span><br /><br /><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><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 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><span style="font-size: small;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"> </span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"> </span></i></span><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></span>Roeshel  at <a href="http://diyshowoff.com/" target="_blank">DIY Showoff</a></i></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Stone Gable  <i><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/" target="_blank">Tutorials, Tips, and Tidbits </a></i></span></i></span></span></i></span></span><br /><i><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Gina at <a href="http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net/">The Shabby Creek Cottage</a> for Transformation Thursdays<br />  <a href="http://frommyfrontporchtoyours.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">From My Front Porch To Yours</a> for Treasure Hunt Thursday</span></span></span></span></b></i><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b> <a href="http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/">No Minimalist Here Open House Party</a>  </b></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Courtney at <a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/">French Country Cottage</a> for Feathered Nest Friday<br />Heather and Vanessa at <a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/">At the Picket Fence</a> for Inspiration Friday <br />Debra at <a href="http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/">Common Ground</a> for Vintage Inspiration Friday</span><br />Sherry at<a href="http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/"> The Charm of Home</a> for Home Sweet Home Friday </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span><i><b><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></span>Jen at <a href="http://tatertotsandjello.com/">Tatertots and Jello</a> for the Weekend Wrap-up Party </b></i> </div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <span style="color: #666666;"><i>                                     <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Donna at <a href="http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/">Funky Junk Interiors</a> for Saturday Nite Special</span></span></span></i><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div></div></div>

It Feels Like Winter~Decorating After the Holidays

After taking down all of the Christmas decor  I always feel a little lost and lonely.   All of those warm and wonderful colors of the season...

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Project Organization 2013

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Welcome to my Nightmare!</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/AVvXsEiRCvLVIBdP7jEkOR308Uw1Xb68DqfGqdBgcY8algetJnc94CwVCYzsy6PReOIMx-zmajv6a7b5sq4D0FSwRiClLrrvLxAvCLvUvy7XK4jmxmJJTMfcr5DkPaLvYv-_T3Q0RteMCnZ0Eoo/s1600/IMG_7105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRCvLVIBdP7jEkOR308Uw1Xb68DqfGqdBgcY8algetJnc94CwVCYzsy6PReOIMx-zmajv6a7b5sq4D0FSwRiClLrrvLxAvCLvUvy7XK4jmxmJJTMfcr5DkPaLvYv-_T3Q0RteMCnZ0Eoo/s640/IMG_7105.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;">We took all of the Christmas things down </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;">right before New Year'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;">I had two options, </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;">stuff everything back into the storage area </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 really take the time to get organized </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 sort through it all once and for all!</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;">Of course, I never take the easy way out!  </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;">So, it has been Project Organization over here ever since!  </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 won't bore you with all of the nasty details </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, just a few of 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;">but I do want to show you some of the things </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 working hard to organize.  </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;">So, over the next few weeks I plan to stick a few organizing posts in here and 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;">After all, if I have to work <b>THIS </b>hard </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 someone ought to see it!!!</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/AVvXsEgQrA-_bFxaTX5PYlo6XyJYFlhAE9tPT1BkyLbmYwOaYwFqGwzVvAn8o5qxtcarVWs5bIJGfIrTJPRzwrObjXez8_irFD51vMUy5JMu9HssFwi4pOmWtK7JUroWpvWbOVUV8IcKIeG95HE/s1600/IMG_6357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQrA-_bFxaTX5PYlo6XyJYFlhAE9tPT1BkyLbmYwOaYwFqGwzVvAn8o5qxtcarVWs5bIJGfIrTJPRzwrObjXez8_irFD51vMUy5JMu9HssFwi4pOmWtK7JUroWpvWbOVUV8IcKIeG95HE/s640/IMG_6357.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;">Sigh, all of these pretty tablescapes!  </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;">These dishes have to be stored somewhere right? </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/AVvXsEgsEgxHtCJfswjbTIyyXjme2v6YWzHsUNZ5RRZiPN0MNlV5LF9-TbwVEnYR62uFLNyItBZWJ30Sy5RkACTXvNrRhp3sDc0tVcjbBbVsnwx8bKQFsagsYQlf6CR508meMhhhsaqxtNHmgBs/s1600/IMG_7122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEgxHtCJfswjbTIyyXjme2v6YWzHsUNZ5RRZiPN0MNlV5LF9-TbwVEnYR62uFLNyItBZWJ30Sy5RkACTXvNrRhp3sDc0tVcjbBbVsnwx8bKQFsagsYQlf6CR508meMhhhsaqxtNHmgBs/s640/IMG_7122.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;">A lot of my dishes are stored 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;">(see the overflow, oops and the dust?).</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="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqvet9rjlDpecd4uq6FvJQGjp9L5NJZZCnjsPVFbFCoW8BaaPXKyKP1vOjPYR3t8KHeVhr5gywuBIDh44EcN9HMW7GzFInxXxi1UvWYDrnDmod1lJghdFpcf73vjtUigtVS_45lXk2vA/s1600/IMG_7119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqvet9rjlDpecd4uq6FvJQGjp9L5NJZZCnjsPVFbFCoW8BaaPXKyKP1vOjPYR3t8KHeVhr5gywuBIDh44EcN9HMW7GzFInxXxi1UvWYDrnDmod1lJghdFpcf73vjtUigtVS_45lXk2vA/s640/IMG_7119.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;">Some are stored 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;">I can't believe I am showing you this!  </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 can't find ANYTHING in here!</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/AVvXsEiw5nDyhplEBBwhVvMD3uIOXeK7znvUhE9kbD7CzTKmWp3IsrinsFds-pmxjzswEt4zmJtK5DHdzZVYlGqKdTgcbIp-x6VjV5CeWJEXNQeZ5Sl-9UTFfdf3GBtcQiU6MFg2Dl4Jq5Lgwkk/s1600/IMG_7121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw5nDyhplEBBwhVvMD3uIOXeK7znvUhE9kbD7CzTKmWp3IsrinsFds-pmxjzswEt4zmJtK5DHdzZVYlGqKdTgcbIp-x6VjV5CeWJEXNQeZ5Sl-9UTFfdf3GBtcQiU6MFg2Dl4Jq5Lgwkk/s640/IMG_7121.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;">More goodies in 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;">The problem was that every time that I set the table </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 running upstairs, downstairs, </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;">to this cupboard and that one to find what I needed.  </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 exhausting!  </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/AVvXsEgzN2zwgvTWJpAXWSv25wfxamVvGeAoFo0lDbGXTQoyiCjunhMASMCPtspalVvFEXzRHNcQc5st12uo1NblXWFhMSH5B8DW6u_P6529C8BgKuZWn3sxpwII-B5Qk1K-4mCFgJJ0CrSNQzw/s1600/IMG_7116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzN2zwgvTWJpAXWSv25wfxamVvGeAoFo0lDbGXTQoyiCjunhMASMCPtspalVvFEXzRHNcQc5st12uo1NblXWFhMSH5B8DW6u_P6529C8BgKuZWn3sxpwII-B5Qk1K-4mCFgJJ0CrSNQzw/s640/IMG_7116.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;">I cleaned out one of my storage areas in the basement </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 decided to use one of our wire racks to store all of my dishes in one place.  </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 really like to see all of my stuff.  </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 makes my life so much easier.  </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/AVvXsEgysjNks3b5IxOrHqpNQHYSdU17cxjNXi1a6qFWz-2DVDUqrxLNYiJHN6NNOL075cgDg887rKbruQZgwkkPYwngmoahqLP6rTvHGIRWAoH2YrDAZ5IHdudBjNJsHRRfvHNx93axLgvqfp0/s1600/IMG_7117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgysjNks3b5IxOrHqpNQHYSdU17cxjNXi1a6qFWz-2DVDUqrxLNYiJHN6NNOL075cgDg887rKbruQZgwkkPYwngmoahqLP6rTvHGIRWAoH2YrDAZ5IHdudBjNJsHRRfvHNx93axLgvqfp0/s640/IMG_7117.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;">We have about 6 or seven of these wire rack systems </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 you can buy at Costco.  </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 are the best ever!  </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 the wheels because you can move them around easily.  Mr. Beaux and I cut these pressboard sheets to fit on top.  </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 makes it easier to place the dishes on 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;">They were easy to cut but boy that </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;">Table Saw scares me a little!  </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/AVvXsEiKAqMBksDX99N_VQTW5ds_CyUVYUWtInhNFaGpxt_o-xBX85Kjtms9ms1SZd2JCPOs4TMR9YlWAFTPtUPNSmrjDexT1MjCqt5QockVdJXP3So1GReqAOnWS2ZZ4iMbDF-KdA7NGz315ns/s1600/IMG_7124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKAqMBksDX99N_VQTW5ds_CyUVYUWtInhNFaGpxt_o-xBX85Kjtms9ms1SZd2JCPOs4TMR9YlWAFTPtUPNSmrjDexT1MjCqt5QockVdJXP3So1GReqAOnWS2ZZ4iMbDF-KdA7NGz315ns/s640/IMG_7124.jpg" width="412" /></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;">So, I started lugging all of my dishes downstairs.  </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 was quite an endeavor.  </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;">One day I logged at least 60 times up and down the stairs.  </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;">This is only some of the dishes...</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 am still working on it but it will </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 be worth it in the end.  </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 doubt that I will EVER be as organized </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;">as Miss Alycia over at <a href="http://tabletwentyone.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Table Twenty-One</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;">But it is progress!</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;"><br /></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;">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 C<span style="font-size: large;">indy</span></span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></i></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>I am sharing at :</i></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span><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><br /><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 style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"> <a href="http://www.cuisinekathleen.com/">Cuisine Kathleen's-Let's Dish</a></span></i></span> </span></span></span></i></span> </i></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span> </span></i></span></span><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;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div>

Project Organization 2013

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