New Kitchen Decorating 2015

Beachy Summer Mantel

<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/AVvXsEh35UKLfdujJWJnk1gpaoc3eqkXCKqlDREXr6Bw6Q2ohGLbBL50zX2o-ufVF-s_Y3yiwBAPBIWvEQAWXFW82Yj_PUcJiAozs_Q0HNAVAr4XU_SQOE7rITrj0NUc16nUL3psiAEC_xvZbfs1/s1600/IMG_1960.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35UKLfdujJWJnk1gpaoc3eqkXCKqlDREXr6Bw6Q2ohGLbBL50zX2o-ufVF-s_Y3yiwBAPBIWvEQAWXFW82Yj_PUcJiAozs_Q0HNAVAr4XU_SQOE7rITrj0NUc16nUL3psiAEC_xvZbfs1/s1600/IMG_1960.jpg" width="580" /> </a></span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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;">Good Monday Morning!  </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;">This post couldn't be more timely!  </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;">As I am writing this </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;">I am staring out my hotel window </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;">at the beautiful Gulf Coast.  </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;">I am tagging along with Mr. Beaux </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;">as he attends a conference in Naples, FL </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;">at the spectacular Ritz Carlton.  </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;">Hey, sometimes you have to </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;">take advantage of the perks!  </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;">There were many many (too many to count) </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;">times when I <strike>was stuck </strike>remained at home </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;">to take care of the little kiddos.  </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;">It's nice to finally be able to take off on a whim and </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;">accompany him on his journeys.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"></span></i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img alt="The Resort is situated on three miles of pristine beaches." height="360" src="http://www.ritzcarlton.com/NR/rdonlyres/ADAE3EDB-2B49-4543-85DE-5063B3E5C5E6/0/Ritz_Naples_00169_920x518.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Ritz Carlton, Naples FL</span></i></span></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;"><br /></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;">On Saturday before we took off for Florida, </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;">I spent the day helping my BFF </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;">with her kitchen/hearth room mantel.  </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;">She is having company this week </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;">and was sprucing up a bit.  </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;">Of course we had to hit some </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;">Estate Sales first but that's another post...</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;"><br /></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/AVvXsEgTAQ8MKxpguUP_PcaIQnhiMPx8lnRXnTfV2eP6_e8CxgtEfsqyZzrDjai9h6e1k7gTdjUgAxlObtCPCIrO-ilIXtK5n1Q_6dj8sl3whWnDoeZCh9GlICXC9i7EqD3yQl5y2HQlJsF-fc3t/s1600/IS-1rht4nw9av5ul.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTAQ8MKxpguUP_PcaIQnhiMPx8lnRXnTfV2eP6_e8CxgtEfsqyZzrDjai9h6e1k7gTdjUgAxlObtCPCIrO-ilIXtK5n1Q_6dj8sl3whWnDoeZCh9GlICXC9i7EqD3yQl5y2HQlJsF-fc3t/s1600/IS-1rht4nw9av5ul.jpg" width="640" /></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;"> Here is the Hearth Room eating area </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;">as it looked when she bought the home </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 few years ago.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">She is waiting to paint </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;">and do some remodeling </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;">in this room later this year.  </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/AVvXsEj_LUDRjU6DCV0ZINYiqZENcHJ5_SGEFPll3FS_HjsLAUde_9l79B0S4uvg4P5-LFrzHALz7KsEoo0riP1hFVoO6hU9D2oT2LBghCNGt_ja8KMJKBI8QEouphw4Is2mngnVc9cCPmYeSX6v/s1600/IMG_1952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_LUDRjU6DCV0ZINYiqZENcHJ5_SGEFPll3FS_HjsLAUde_9l79B0S4uvg4P5-LFrzHALz7KsEoo0riP1hFVoO6hU9D2oT2LBghCNGt_ja8KMJKBI8QEouphw4Is2mngnVc9cCPmYeSX6v/s1600/IMG_1952.jpg" width="640" /></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;"> And here is a photo (not a very good one) </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;">of how the room looked when we started.  </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;">We had stripped the mantel </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;">of everything except the vintage window pane.  </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;">We wanted a summery look in neutral tones.  </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;">So, I set about shopping the house.  </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;">It's my BFF, so nothing is off limits!  </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;">I scoured the basement storage area, </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;">the extra bedrooms, </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;">searched in drawers and cupboards...</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/AVvXsEg9d9Vy0O3OIJygrCLYHsCrugHA08PmTV5eCpy8UjQpOTyiQJ8Ezrqm6L7hPsyPiURp4qCSm-a1cofHBMV2Tuwn58bPMX2WpXEbMSTqglGSsPn8MOvNQ3nN7PG-oCCJM1PEM4x-I9jQBUSQ/s1600/IMG_1980.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9d9Vy0O3OIJygrCLYHsCrugHA08PmTV5eCpy8UjQpOTyiQJ8Ezrqm6L7hPsyPiURp4qCSm-a1cofHBMV2Tuwn58bPMX2WpXEbMSTqglGSsPn8MOvNQ3nN7PG-oCCJM1PEM4x-I9jQBUSQ/s1600/IMG_1980.jpg" width="640" /></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;"> As soon as I found this "Fresh Salmon" </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;">sign I knew that we were headed </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;">for a Beachy Destination for the Mantel.  </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/AVvXsEjMHVlQaiLBxeQmIiHvcHD3PTfS5fRM0GJM5NJB4Ym3_ZdHMrl349ivXWQAgiIexplnY90vc-6xCrrXLCxk4WldHpcuvIJsIgZb3lEN4tH-RiKCXQUfUtKPVK4Xi2kikwGHbE6wvWN5H5cO/s1600/IMG_1957.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHVlQaiLBxeQmIiHvcHD3PTfS5fRM0GJM5NJB4Ym3_ZdHMrl349ivXWQAgiIexplnY90vc-6xCrrXLCxk4WldHpcuvIJsIgZb3lEN4tH-RiKCXQUfUtKPVK4Xi2kikwGHbE6wvWN5H5cO/s1600/IMG_1957.jpg" width="640" /></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;"> My BFF is my hero </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;">when it comes to scoring </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;">great finds at Estate Sales!  </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;">She has some of the most interesting things </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;">that you would NEVER see in any store.  </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;">I always love helping her accessorize.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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;">We gathered all things ocean, </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;">beach, and sailing and began decorating.  </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;">She has these great rope balls </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;">that are actually called Monkey Fists.  </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;">Don't ask me why or what they are for, </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;">I just think they are neat.  </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;">We set it next to an apothecary jar </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;">of shells on top of some books.</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/AVvXsEgrbPabi2-pw6A7qa9j277T62ojdzUvllR_R2yFhYoRiLqAHf7oeU3PyRwoW8jCQPLyDhIviDfZH0W0seQpu0-s6GLpt5JhN8-cX3_-3OIlCAxURV26kXY4VVbHA5A7842PwKguFBzz_3_O/s1600/IMG_1960.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbPabi2-pw6A7qa9j277T62ojdzUvllR_R2yFhYoRiLqAHf7oeU3PyRwoW8jCQPLyDhIviDfZH0W0seQpu0-s6GLpt5JhN8-cX3_-3OIlCAxURV26kXY4VVbHA5A7842PwKguFBzz_3_O/s1600/IMG_1960.jpg" width="580" /></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;"> We placed some ferns and daisies </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;">in her Creel basket </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;">and hung it on the vintage window pane.  </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;">This is about the point </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;">when I want to tuck some of her things </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;">in my car when she is not looking!  </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/AVvXsEjKZF2CZWTZhUq76iq4bmTrr9ELEcqIFucKxnfzDGQH3wm-3LlDLe8K0Nu2uDSClmWoG-l35BrVw4ceA-8yolUaeqbtuXn9iVG1c2WwUXpK4A_q7rF38Xc3iHMZAvuqfs-f5oLBxzGD44jH/s1600/IMG_1964.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZF2CZWTZhUq76iq4bmTrr9ELEcqIFucKxnfzDGQH3wm-3LlDLe8K0Nu2uDSClmWoG-l35BrVw4ceA-8yolUaeqbtuXn9iVG1c2WwUXpK4A_q7rF38Xc3iHMZAvuqfs-f5oLBxzGD44jH/s1600/IMG_1964.jpg" width="640" /></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;">We found this apothecary jar </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;">one Saturday in a house </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;">packed with treasures. </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;">Tucked behind the window </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;">is a piece of worn driftwood </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;">that you will love when you see the whole thing!  </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;">And, I have to tell you that I had TWO starfish </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;">when I started this project.  </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;">My clear bin that I brought from home </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;">had a bunch of shells </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;">and other nautical things in 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;">Her little Westie kept peeking in </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;">when we weren't looking.  </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;">He finally found the starfish </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;">and made a little snack out of 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;">Sigh, I couldn't be upset </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;">because my two dogs </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;">had already had a go at it too!  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAetbcQupdfbfG7he1Mer4SZG_eoZVu4-793UlWwd0n_VsiNq800d7LYwxWXi986xm6iOes8YDZjFYG7-uQol6_PscSKbDfXJ8GIddUdhbLnwxFTrYHMQmsfv9vJZvqKZvwALCuIF4qro/s1600/IMG_1962.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAetbcQupdfbfG7he1Mer4SZG_eoZVu4-793UlWwd0n_VsiNq800d7LYwxWXi986xm6iOes8YDZjFYG7-uQol6_PscSKbDfXJ8GIddUdhbLnwxFTrYHMQmsfv9vJZvqKZvwALCuIF4qro/s1600/IMG_1962.jpg" width="640" /></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;">OK, is that not the cutest whale you have ever seen?  </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;">I brought the sailboat from home </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;">once we had decided on our theme.  </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/AVvXsEj2Sja3irRrnmnSQ1V5E59DjN5x1kOfWKkiW0KUqiteuQ2mck7ltexNcGZjuD_7igaE-68D-sY8Y-53RhLC-goicknwyJyt8aNeFLJ0A26KG9HPDCx3n1xmNrDtf9kPq7m1J8F6YidkwoQl/s1600/IMG_1956.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Sja3irRrnmnSQ1V5E59DjN5x1kOfWKkiW0KUqiteuQ2mck7ltexNcGZjuD_7igaE-68D-sY8Y-53RhLC-goicknwyJyt8aNeFLJ0A26KG9HPDCx3n1xmNrDtf9kPq7m1J8F6YidkwoQl/s1600/IMG_1956.jpg" width="640" /></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;">LOVE the way it turned out!  </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/AVvXsEjr3D42Q24uyvT92mL1QyqvCmtOlGTYa-K_d5McfGbBNmPR6QW3IFUTRdyu3BhNEt3KQeKLOK5IfgXAQ3BMooedmkLpvfwwRqiZA5nVGwcZKSyM6fXZf94HmpmVM2kMxYvCRIXvVTkRVPmH/s1600/IMG_1971.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3D42Q24uyvT92mL1QyqvCmtOlGTYa-K_d5McfGbBNmPR6QW3IFUTRdyu3BhNEt3KQeKLOK5IfgXAQ3BMooedmkLpvfwwRqiZA5nVGwcZKSyM6fXZf94HmpmVM2kMxYvCRIXvVTkRVPmH/s1600/IMG_1971.jpg" width="640" /></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;">We made a few changes </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;">to the Welsh cupboard as well.  </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;">I wanted to keep it simple and uncluttered. </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/AVvXsEh9vsLz4xRxELSm2K8yF_v_NrBxfBX4UjSX5CWrbJehkh9h3FsxsOby8mq1-nR5QWCXre1Lfi1uo_yAZjssKfDPVyah9b1-5v7XxkZ_CAQmDfTSB-Et0CAdOGVF0qNKOwOw-dlkdSFamk3b/s1600/IMG_1977.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vsLz4xRxELSm2K8yF_v_NrBxfBX4UjSX5CWrbJehkh9h3FsxsOby8mq1-nR5QWCXre1Lfi1uo_yAZjssKfDPVyah9b1-5v7XxkZ_CAQmDfTSB-Et0CAdOGVF0qNKOwOw-dlkdSFamk3b/s1600/IMG_1977.jpg" width="582" /></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;">I love this piece of furniture!  </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;">Another Estate Sale find...  </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;">We kept her ironstone dishes on display </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;">and added the sign and another Monkey Fist.  </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/AVvXsEgWfSU7HIt4z_DqoYVBhC7C8SN0X0_ZhzvkUEifEil25Pafir26hNMC0onoEyT2zhugjrnn_a9QjtE7dwDbCHTq0cZcUxL-LeOf7bKkiDe2u51Xap14GjLQdQYUyTjmrKaIxfEyeMrE7x0_/s1600/IMG_1981.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfSU7HIt4z_DqoYVBhC7C8SN0X0_ZhzvkUEifEil25Pafir26hNMC0onoEyT2zhugjrnn_a9QjtE7dwDbCHTq0cZcUxL-LeOf7bKkiDe2u51Xap14GjLQdQYUyTjmrKaIxfEyeMrE7x0_/s1600/IMG_1981.jpg" width="640" /></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;"><br /></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/AVvXsEgsud68qyrmxyt_H8V_KjLy70vihKhb9RsJiIetQHxbea8d0FVSSwXQGdeuxSUZ1r5wjEZ4fp9-GRXOnFoNKmQezsDI5ft2Mr1L2fIFVYA67Nk61R5NR1qx9yLdTrHnx_tFKRfNQ-ohe3ay/s1600/IMG_1983.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsud68qyrmxyt_H8V_KjLy70vihKhb9RsJiIetQHxbea8d0FVSSwXQGdeuxSUZ1r5wjEZ4fp9-GRXOnFoNKmQezsDI5ft2Mr1L2fIFVYA67Nk61R5NR1qx9yLdTrHnx_tFKRfNQ-ohe3ay/s1600/IMG_1983.jpg" width="640" /></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;">I set some linens, </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;">along with some pewter plates, </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;">and these adorable chicken napkin rings </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;">on the bottom shelf of the cupboard.</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;"><br /></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/AVvXsEhSZriSkkq0XDmgxvA27CfyoFocDSaaF1efMQf1sBtTGlD5cHLschoT98pcQyvmSYoVsAYmi8ZIc-0WL5g_S6UhgtG27OQpqteYUpVH5rXZUdl5z8gbLV1zbfYn_ZfuA63TNHvxVYxSM2V6/s1600/IMG_1972.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZriSkkq0XDmgxvA27CfyoFocDSaaF1efMQf1sBtTGlD5cHLschoT98pcQyvmSYoVsAYmi8ZIc-0WL5g_S6UhgtG27OQpqteYUpVH5rXZUdl5z8gbLV1zbfYn_ZfuA63TNHvxVYxSM2V6/s1600/IMG_1972.jpg" width="640" /></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;">I know these napkins look familiar.  </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;">Hey, good friends share!  </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;">I placed them in a basket </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;">with her fun silver starfish on top.  </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;">Mr. Westie had better not </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;">try to take a bite out of this one!  </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;"><br /></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/AVvXsEhZv822o1LYzMQDePxMx4rYRahYUcA3TIRiwg92ssFHVWVdNCJ6BzDpMz5NmPS8j1hml8LTvp8LS27qTLUCkmQsuZIH4PQYIDvJ8E2ksML7yqz4E7Bh9IhdNdo9hXiDlRE3nNEL9fsxoKMs/s1600/IMG_1967.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZv822o1LYzMQDePxMx4rYRahYUcA3TIRiwg92ssFHVWVdNCJ6BzDpMz5NmPS8j1hml8LTvp8LS27qTLUCkmQsuZIH4PQYIDvJ8E2ksML7yqz4E7Bh9IhdNdo9hXiDlRE3nNEL9fsxoKMs/s1600/IMG_1967.jpg" width="640" /></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;">We finished up, </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;">sent the boys out </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;">to our favorite Greek restaurant for food, </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;">set the table, </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;">and enjoyed an impromptu dinner party </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;">with a little white wine and good friends!    </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;"><br /></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;">Until Next Time,</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Beachy Summer Mantel

Good Monday Morning! This post couldn't be more timely! As I am writing this I am staring out my hotel window at the beautiful G...

7:42 AM

I'm NOT MIA!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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;">I promise that I am NOT MIA!</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;">We have been on a little vacation</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;">to California to see</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;">the family and get </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 little R&R...</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEjWr87UP-aMMq72iVkPyolqpXzP9_AD599aJ_7WAky1uFVuTzQxpaUlwoYVrLygL7G8hhhkOhUbAyxkWIMHSE1ccMgO-JCHdtct3tlaVAOfedP6w7ugD0V8XtYDSwu2VTagbNJ17zSXLbe5/s1600/IMG_1944.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWr87UP-aMMq72iVkPyolqpXzP9_AD599aJ_7WAky1uFVuTzQxpaUlwoYVrLygL7G8hhhkOhUbAyxkWIMHSE1ccMgO-JCHdtct3tlaVAOfedP6w7ugD0V8XtYDSwu2VTagbNJ17zSXLbe5/s1600/IMG_1944.jpg" width="524" /></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 just picked up some prints </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">that I had famed today.</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 get them all hung 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;">and tell you about my new </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;">design projects that I have planned </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">for my Kitchen and Hearth Room.  </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;">Because I am doing a bunch </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 Laundry and cleaning 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;">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;"><br /></span></span></i></span><br /><br /></div><form action="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify" method="post" onsubmit="window.open('http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=BeauxReves', 'popupwindow', 'scrollbars=yes,width=550,height=520');return true" style="border: 1px solid #ccc; 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I'm NOT MIA!

I promise that I am NOT MIA! We have been on a little vacation to California to see the family and get a little R&R... I just picked u...

5:20 PM

Copycat Flowers

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rain, Rain, Rain for us this week!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hard to believe it is almost </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;">officially Summertime!  </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 a great time though, </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 curl up with a good book.  </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/AVvXsEhuhOsb-cFAZ-fyPOnXE9Acyug4sHVXzsS_JxxkUMEPgFs7ZG4YHSSLeZ5zqJTG08UScXCV4GyC0ILxUzOfv1gGofW0qCHB8V92WPn0MAkT3f3YYsz1QJzI4svJ0k5RsXEsDuW3WtLx15i1/s1600/IMG_1941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhOsb-cFAZ-fyPOnXE9Acyug4sHVXzsS_JxxkUMEPgFs7ZG4YHSSLeZ5zqJTG08UScXCV4GyC0ILxUzOfv1gGofW0qCHB8V92WPn0MAkT3f3YYsz1QJzI4svJ0k5RsXEsDuW3WtLx15i1/s1600/IMG_1941.jpg" width="616" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I found this book at </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">an Estate Sale on Saturday.  </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;">Yes, the same sale </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;">where I found my Silver Tea Set </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 see<a href="http://beauxrevesamore.blogspot.com/2014/06/estate-sale-silver.html" target="_blank"> HERE.</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/AVvXsEij_hgcCO-ClWrP7Q9TcJNwDFHpP8W6LjUvFI-BvuNlWt3RSkGhyBwifAr-Ivwxc8YWnBzWcynND6MFlv5nhmk38Gc_nmEdiAzjaOtt_FywqqP7XDvrGrMIKhsA8M0XYbNix2iE-rrVlIq-/s1600/IMG_1942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_hgcCO-ClWrP7Q9TcJNwDFHpP8W6LjUvFI-BvuNlWt3RSkGhyBwifAr-Ivwxc8YWnBzWcynND6MFlv5nhmk38Gc_nmEdiAzjaOtt_FywqqP7XDvrGrMIKhsA8M0XYbNix2iE-rrVlIq-/s1600/IMG_1942.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;">It had some really fun arrangements </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 were different from your </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;">typical flower arrangements.  </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/AVvXsEjNaiTRTfO7SKQt0T3LzpjAsmPOjmgochK2vU_0GtPlFxl5SbVBPB6Y64H3gZx9wdrfHv8o8Rd-p80z9q3Rhbuz7lI-RkFdZ6a5K0vD4n6_aOBMmfeTeoilJZ3BYTZisnYWKxaIEFjZcD7m/s1600/IMG_1943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNaiTRTfO7SKQt0T3LzpjAsmPOjmgochK2vU_0GtPlFxl5SbVBPB6Y64H3gZx9wdrfHv8o8Rd-p80z9q3Rhbuz7lI-RkFdZ6a5K0vD4n6_aOBMmfeTeoilJZ3BYTZisnYWKxaIEFjZcD7m/s1600/IMG_1943.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;">They looked relatively easy </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 make and they also showed </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">you how to make each one.</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/AVvXsEhOAkl5Q7DtCDV206THqS27cUHM4mthFO7ArFjqJadF6wAobZtu_TeD6toGleMFfieuRUDh92J_jiHwLglwjPlLm3iv1t0NoPS1HvHnkHb_NeYAOEqGhoHv4pCbbD_UFBWTI8eVTze6Mhgd/s1600/IMG_1936.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAkl5Q7DtCDV206THqS27cUHM4mthFO7ArFjqJadF6wAobZtu_TeD6toGleMFfieuRUDh92J_jiHwLglwjPlLm3iv1t0NoPS1HvHnkHb_NeYAOEqGhoHv4pCbbD_UFBWTI8eVTze6Mhgd/s1600/IMG_1936.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;">This strawberry arrangement </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;">looked nice and summery </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 had everything I needed on hand.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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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/AVvXsEg4klME-_Jdb5BWrS762UZSnoHIsmB6WgyVu3xjLx2Ek70aVoVRugITbQWS88qf77ZSK8kt7lBporAg22TF1MQ4wZ6ZW0uGwIEjhMtlrkqEYi6o1dweY3Si5g6v9SAGkWAlr35Gh7k26AZZ/s1600/IMG_1939.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4klME-_Jdb5BWrS762UZSnoHIsmB6WgyVu3xjLx2Ek70aVoVRugITbQWS88qf77ZSK8kt7lBporAg22TF1MQ4wZ6ZW0uGwIEjhMtlrkqEYi6o1dweY3Si5g6v9SAGkWAlr35Gh7k26AZZ/s1600/IMG_1939.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 directions said 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;">arrange them by color </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 grouped the whites first, </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;">added the dark pinks, </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 yellow daylilies </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and then the purple flowers.  </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/AVvXsEiCZCG0rHiodhS_gShjn6PgcKN3PPE9FLUZ1eX1cbxGXPPmcz9dspUEMD7zXNCv58kv4wIn6m_xrlpfoEx13XwcSAcWeYMxfgH3curvHf9SBZwzAq_z3kAkdMlakkseveKKU30agq6DzULQ/s1600/IMG_1930.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZCG0rHiodhS_gShjn6PgcKN3PPE9FLUZ1eX1cbxGXPPmcz9dspUEMD7zXNCv58kv4wIn6m_xrlpfoEx13XwcSAcWeYMxfgH3curvHf9SBZwzAq_z3kAkdMlakkseveKKU30agq6DzULQ/s1600/IMG_1930.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 grasses were added last.  </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 get them to curl a little </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;">just wrap them around your hand </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">for a minute or two.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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