I had a face lift... Well sorta of

<div class="" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was looking in the mirror the other day and thought, I  need a little work, maybe a lift</span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="goog_1003893952"></span><span id="goog_1003893953"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQmwVm3h6eGUsBkYt6GVivsOJA5Q6g5AifNux1HAVvpxA8WIA4TH7DaP3vBxF-iBYJYj5ul-YQ7-HSed2f-82k7YjnctkY4be019hooSWbTMJXcXlbsak6mAV2FcYmB2My920G68PLpDt/s1600/IMG_3802.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQmwVm3h6eGUsBkYt6GVivsOJA5Q6g5AifNux1HAVvpxA8WIA4TH7DaP3vBxF-iBYJYj5ul-YQ7-HSed2f-82k7YjnctkY4be019hooSWbTMJXcXlbsak6mAV2FcYmB2My920G68PLpDt/s640/IMG_3802.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">no, not that kind of lift .... </span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">One where I could get .50 cc's of social media icons for my side bar, so you can follow me better</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLSd8PcJ-zT2UNzuY1EO-Q_6647M3BC3SLwyPQGsUAfhzKw2L3bfigUpvQrpLSInEwjOCnbzWK_K7lDPkqCIrs10fw30vR4kgj6ctOwS0RubsihoJxhbZFuoIFMxGiBwc5AaxIRqjXgfG/s640/IMG_3788.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">One where I could have a color consultation and highlight some new brighter colors on my background</span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Add a little something to enhance my <strike>bum</strike> button</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2AWbhOb156xpLVYwxQ_zDofzEmJQxOkHIyI5ag-eEfLQoBZb6FT3KfGx4CDFU3sGy9UC-QV8ffHo0qcmEp_55h1vL-cbwcFiBbhYOTavFFjx5CMGE88eYmP7EtS18iIKiSexPw7elEwRO/s1600/IMG_3793.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2AWbhOb156xpLVYwxQ_zDofzEmJQxOkHIyI5ag-eEfLQoBZb6FT3KfGx4CDFU3sGy9UC-QV8ffHo0qcmEp_55h1vL-cbwcFiBbhYOTavFFjx5CMGE88eYmP7EtS18iIKiSexPw7elEwRO/s640/IMG_3793.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and I have just the <strike>doctor</strike> person to do the work- Kristin over at Simply Klassic Design. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a border="0" href="http://www.simplyklassicdesign.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img height="250" src="http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u87/auntdoi/SKD2012Button2.png" /></a></div><div class="" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Kristin is totally awesome and exceeded all of my expectations. So, if you like my "lift", go visit Kristin and see how she can help some of your problem areas. You won't be disappointed with your results!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqsIYnbhcj7GH0E0J7K5f58-tpn93E7SpwicBUjAj4Qng1ycyFCK8YWuCrQM7Y4AUq2C579YL9hqcsC6xZ_O_8tTPNFaSkB1pm98SHEsZurHJPYE0-oO4ZTjVPDlvRjk3nS6wSWlwKSs-/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqsIYnbhcj7GH0E0J7K5f58-tpn93E7SpwicBUjAj4Qng1ycyFCK8YWuCrQM7Y4AUq2C579YL9hqcsC6xZ_O_8tTPNFaSkB1pm98SHEsZurHJPYE0-oO4ZTjVPDlvRjk3nS6wSWlwKSs-/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><div class="" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><br /><br /><br /><center><cen><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span id="goog_1752943753"></span><span id="goog_1752943754"></span></cen></center>

I had a face lift... Well sorta of

I was looking in the mirror the other day and thought, I  need a little work, maybe a lift no, not that kind of lift .... One where I could ...

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My "Something" has arrived!

<div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I</span><span style="font-size: large;"> can't lie, I have anxiously been waiting for "something" to arrive and today it did!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6CAdPXK4NDKJQ1vKMhsJ_9YYTIIT6cb6HFHe2_KgSitnGead3jNPnWb3jRp8m_eosE2aM9VQbl4K2nFpn9TPWZUoglPqZ7cZHChU19cMOsV1tPd2DB-QrVAC6K1wxsL3woxhaEOM9KJrf/s1600/IMG_3373.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6CAdPXK4NDKJQ1vKMhsJ_9YYTIIT6cb6HFHe2_KgSitnGead3jNPnWb3jRp8m_eosE2aM9VQbl4K2nFpn9TPWZUoglPqZ7cZHChU19cMOsV1tPd2DB-QrVAC6K1wxsL3woxhaEOM9KJrf/s640/IMG_3373.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">You see, a few weeks back my buddy Linda over at <b><a href="http://www.itallstartedwithpaint.com/2012/04/signed-sealed-and-soon-to-be-delivered.html">It All Started With Paint</a></b> asked if I would like to participate in an event called Pass It On. The idea being that I would receive "something" wonderfully handmade for me, and I in turn would reciprocate and make something handmade for someone too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihY2v-TWY2h2GoUT5xP6kr5o2mMpeCOppj-salX0yCoSJETYsuwKh1LNH16RNeQ0v1MxOOuwYhAknw_3LDybZL2CI6LynmmjYjUFDnwIlAlknBapag8AZ4d6baW57J1BYR9_TOtj4Jw4IG/s1600/IMG_3378.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihY2v-TWY2h2GoUT5xP6kr5o2mMpeCOppj-salX0yCoSJETYsuwKh1LNH16RNeQ0v1MxOOuwYhAknw_3LDybZL2CI6LynmmjYjUFDnwIlAlknBapag8AZ4d6baW57J1BYR9_TOtj4Jw4IG/s640/IMG_3378.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> What a wonderful idea and what wonderful pillows I received</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlnR_tBfDLDX25XGxWP_EluMgmjWmcdwo7ZhQJZtUMFcoPGLO2WqYhBlKAz33o_Z5ksFeW5S1jdfbl82CadLdHBA_0vE-37S8fOVkdDROuEwB-ou6n__XzDOgFH9BqFINWZ_Q0OUnUmjXO/s1600/IMG_3385.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlnR_tBfDLDX25XGxWP_EluMgmjWmcdwo7ZhQJZtUMFcoPGLO2WqYhBlKAz33o_Z5ksFeW5S1jdfbl82CadLdHBA_0vE-37S8fOVkdDROuEwB-ou6n__XzDOgFH9BqFINWZ_Q0OUnUmjXO/s640/IMG_3385.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">They are looking awesome in my family room as I sit back and wonder what I will be making to pass it on to someone else</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmx9ffSXuKzuoh9EnbBgzZJNN2WCPiJ2mQCWDHADZzLKk1npSGr60APBVwHzJ5nx9c97hkdUI3yvOAnIZEZMU_dGlDwNxmE74cHlxF6nayw-0rPFgvaAUn7VCyc-NonWp0dbsZmTMasAPs/s1600/IMG_3384.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmx9ffSXuKzuoh9EnbBgzZJNN2WCPiJ2mQCWDHADZzLKk1npSGr60APBVwHzJ5nx9c97hkdUI3yvOAnIZEZMU_dGlDwNxmE74cHlxF6nayw-0rPFgvaAUn7VCyc-NonWp0dbsZmTMasAPs/s640/IMG_3384.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Who knows, maybe you will be my lucky recipient.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqsIYnbhcj7GH0E0J7K5f58-tpn93E7SpwicBUjAj4Qng1ycyFCK8YWuCrQM7Y4AUq2C579YL9hqcsC6xZ_O_8tTPNFaSkB1pm98SHEsZurHJPYE0-oO4ZTjVPDlvRjk3nS6wSWlwKSs-/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqsIYnbhcj7GH0E0J7K5f58-tpn93E7SpwicBUjAj4Qng1ycyFCK8YWuCrQM7Y4AUq2C579YL9hqcsC6xZ_O_8tTPNFaSkB1pm98SHEsZurHJPYE0-oO4ZTjVPDlvRjk3nS6wSWlwKSs-/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

My "Something" has arrived!

I can't lie, I have anxiously been waiting for "something" to arrive and today it did! You see, a few weeks back my buddy Lin...

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Time and Patience

<div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> If you came to my house early in the morning this is what you would see as you drove down my driveway</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCo3OVMNdQ3mk1vRmcuAbg1Ok50Ue_6AIDkbZHsYh-wTjNY6GoPLKak_qf5doqQ72AKeClKCuBp2KrtggbcFb0DMKcFrottJy8C0NR3Je5biDXrbsA_KQCrT_AX-yzvn58Wx6INayUq2g/s1600/IMG_1164.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCo3OVMNdQ3mk1vRmcuAbg1Ok50Ue_6AIDkbZHsYh-wTjNY6GoPLKak_qf5doqQ72AKeClKCuBp2KrtggbcFb0DMKcFrottJy8C0NR3Je5biDXrbsA_KQCrT_AX-yzvn58Wx6INayUq2g/s640/IMG_1164.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> It didn't always look like this. During construction it looked like this</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLs9tBiDqCNMcab6FViTRqJZu2PlGYZZV5BrbOmQbZl-nqrqHGcm1FICzdbEpCmDE4euh9TEuGG-xuESVtUwLgg_0WYrFWC9txo4KPY57vJ1HpONHmducbQX1hCZW_LWyNmKDkjb8QMsZR/s1600/HPIM0397.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLs9tBiDqCNMcab6FViTRqJZu2PlGYZZV5BrbOmQbZl-nqrqHGcm1FICzdbEpCmDE4euh9TEuGG-xuESVtUwLgg_0WYrFWC9txo4KPY57vJ1HpONHmducbQX1hCZW_LWyNmKDkjb8QMsZR/s640/HPIM0397.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Or  my future garden was a canvas of Red Georgia Clay</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Ii-kAPXN4p4xnUW054fuF5E1bH9Z96eG41QC9AbYrdTQtdC169_w4lrjKF6kLl7btVKq2M3RiHtDBq_4T7QzJ4h__vU1Do2xC_UK52ysllMzg3Pd9HJcqOfj2lh1Li5Ver8dNA1O38A6/s1600/spring+grass+and+new+garden+in+progress+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Ii-kAPXN4p4xnUW054fuF5E1bH9Z96eG41QC9AbYrdTQtdC169_w4lrjKF6kLl7btVKq2M3RiHtDBq_4T7QzJ4h__vU1Do2xC_UK52ysllMzg3Pd9HJcqOfj2lh1Li5Ver8dNA1O38A6/s640/spring+grass+and+new+garden+in+progress+006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and now has turned into such a magical, beautiful spot</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8AxUXYpkpH3vFDrAglCxdR9uIkuiUU_gA7bOzH97Exwc8yOpDgV-WYTOD1OcqwbI8foATc4sDP-xTJ8oVt93HAOszyAwwQgKqxsXa1H5T6hjdS-67-SyMSgE54ksIpyLnBCA88brN-Qic/s1600/IMG_3685.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8AxUXYpkpH3vFDrAglCxdR9uIkuiUU_gA7bOzH97Exwc8yOpDgV-WYTOD1OcqwbI8foATc4sDP-xTJ8oVt93HAOszyAwwQgKqxsXa1H5T6hjdS-67-SyMSgE54ksIpyLnBCA88brN-Qic/s640/IMG_3685.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">When I planted my garden, my trees, my grass, I thought everything would take so long to grow.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"> I was impatient and wanted color and beauty the minute I put it into the ground. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">One thing that gardening has taught me is, beauty comes with time and patience. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7UoyTxBtPZAT6Q6T4-56CwUFHnVl87q0RxlUQDjPmWgSAnO5eCa9mguuEJZItu1NUu1Z19SCaNjZX9nWC_GolhkcPYhy_CdgQZGrPe1i31ded2tZWyt22NAOOZWsC3pGO_pU8oWYPQGt/s1600/IMG_3723.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7UoyTxBtPZAT6Q6T4-56CwUFHnVl87q0RxlUQDjPmWgSAnO5eCa9mguuEJZItu1NUu1Z19SCaNjZX9nWC_GolhkcPYhy_CdgQZGrPe1i31ded2tZWyt22NAOOZWsC3pGO_pU8oWYPQGt/s640/IMG_3723.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="" 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;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">  </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">I have decided to start a new series called <b>"The Flip Flop Gardner" </b>( cause that 's what I have on when I am in the dirt), where I will share some random but useful gardening tips and techniques that I have learned through the years as well as my own garden transformation. Hopefully it will help you, whether you have a green thumb or not, transform a part of your yard into something really beautiful to look at.</span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, get your gardening gloves on cause the Flip Flop Gardner starts next week. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqsIYnbhcj7GH0E0J7K5f58-tpn93E7SpwicBUjAj4Qng1ycyFCK8YWuCrQM7Y4AUq2C579YL9hqcsC6xZ_O_8tTPNFaSkB1pm98SHEsZurHJPYE0-oO4ZTjVPDlvRjk3nS6wSWlwKSs-/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqsIYnbhcj7GH0E0J7K5f58-tpn93E7SpwicBUjAj4Qng1ycyFCK8YWuCrQM7Y4AUq2C579YL9hqcsC6xZ_O_8tTPNFaSkB1pm98SHEsZurHJPYE0-oO4ZTjVPDlvRjk3nS6wSWlwKSs-/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Sharing here:</i></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2012/04/beautiful-front-porch-renovation.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BetweenNapsOnThePorch+%28BETWEEN+NAPS+ON+THE+PORCH%29"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Between Naps on the Porch</i></span></a></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://www.thenester.com/2012/04/planty-party.html">The Nester </a></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Time and Patience

 If you came to my house early in the morning this is what you would see as you drove down my driveway  It didn't always look like this....

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Weekly Wow's

<div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hope everyone is having a great spring. Here's a few wow's to get your DIY mojo on, now that Easter projects are behind us.</span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wow DIY project. Check out this awesome way to transform your trays from <b><a href="http://lessthanperfectlifeofbliss.blogspot.com/2012/04/diy-galvanized-serving-tray.html">Less than perfect life of Bliss</a>.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6vl104tXZpRVXU-zTEKn6Bx1Ml8kuR06hvkC07yuNiD4as_rebrOqB_I4Ko58vFHbuBDpnMtPNRaiW7nmPPB2hVr1AG80952CjUnjHW3GhgCrPluSG2-eOS0gbxaFVzfrTNDq4L2agZZ/s1600/P4012010sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6vl104tXZpRVXU-zTEKn6Bx1Ml8kuR06hvkC07yuNiD4as_rebrOqB_I4Ko58vFHbuBDpnMtPNRaiW7nmPPB2hVr1AG80952CjUnjHW3GhgCrPluSG2-eOS0gbxaFVzfrTNDq4L2agZZ/s400/P4012010sm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wow furniture transformation from <b><a href="http://livingbeautifullydiy.blogspot.ca/2012/01/vanity-reveal.html">Living Beautifully</a></b>. Her choice of colors and fabric for the chair are so lovely in this space.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihD883gGZVNSglaBANxquN5oeOkmmZ_vUd-2DIM75rvZpoIKgiqNZSzvj6bWXG8jAiXkOOZ7ZuS98GCYv-GqjylRShlXV_Izb304qhF9NiAY0ZpaSJQVdUkCZdxhmiVYF_CrMX9pZ1pFf4/s1600/223-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihD883gGZVNSglaBANxquN5oeOkmmZ_vUd-2DIM75rvZpoIKgiqNZSzvj6bWXG8jAiXkOOZ7ZuS98GCYv-GqjylRShlXV_Izb304qhF9NiAY0ZpaSJQVdUkCZdxhmiVYF_CrMX9pZ1pFf4/s640/223-2.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wow think outside of the box idea. Okay, I had to study this for a few minutes and then thought "how brilliant is that"!  Check out this idea from <b><a href="http://diyshowoff.com/2012/04/14/diy-painted-chandelier/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=diy-painted-chandelier">DIY Showoff</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZIxJT05PTZ0Mbi4qwI6KREqEqArDd1j0yDF7Iew9TVJHBEcFfp1qmmEACwqsE-BHF6nisj17avyDrQqY5_AghPSDatXvEjVTOLm_IPm8YnD511RLB_c6GCtY9WDIrebLLBgu-hUWkNjUm/s1600/light05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZIxJT05PTZ0Mbi4qwI6KREqEqArDd1j0yDF7Iew9TVJHBEcFfp1qmmEACwqsE-BHF6nisj17avyDrQqY5_AghPSDatXvEjVTOLm_IPm8YnD511RLB_c6GCtY9WDIrebLLBgu-hUWkNjUm/s640/light05.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wow House Tour. My friend Tricia over at <a href="http://morningt.blogspot.com/2012/04/jaw-dropping-house-fix.html"><b>Morning T</b> </a>posted pictures of this absolutely gorgeous home. This is something that you will want so see!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBR9sGi8g9BnIaTj-tnsIvW00VSal6FqdtaZezyp3GrLGIOHphUvy5Nl36j8WN-Ik_eT-GUDi1uTcKDIWsTKvylXTnJGxmDgD7eJ1Rxdsf31b_1RWaFRAR9SQUe_tzbQHPOsatGRCl3CdL/s1600/bel+entry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBR9sGi8g9BnIaTj-tnsIvW00VSal6FqdtaZezyp3GrLGIOHphUvy5Nl36j8WN-Ik_eT-GUDi1uTcKDIWsTKvylXTnJGxmDgD7eJ1Rxdsf31b_1RWaFRAR9SQUe_tzbQHPOsatGRCl3CdL/s400/bel+entry.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Make it a great week!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqsIYnbhcj7GH0E0J7K5f58-tpn93E7SpwicBUjAj4Qng1ycyFCK8YWuCrQM7Y4AUq2C579YL9hqcsC6xZ_O_8tTPNFaSkB1pm98SHEsZurHJPYE0-oO4ZTjVPDlvRjk3nS6wSWlwKSs-/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqsIYnbhcj7GH0E0J7K5f58-tpn93E7SpwicBUjAj4Qng1ycyFCK8YWuCrQM7Y4AUq2C579YL9hqcsC6xZ_O_8tTPNFaSkB1pm98SHEsZurHJPYE0-oO4ZTjVPDlvRjk3nS6wSWlwKSs-/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span id="goog_523988968"></span><span id="goog_523988969"></span></div>

Weekly Wow's

Hope everyone is having a great spring. Here's a few wow's to get your DIY mojo on, now that Easter projects are behind us. Wow DIY ...

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A "Corky" Tutorial

<div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, exactly how many bottles of my favorite wine does it take</span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAPul1XZ9tU9w4kTV8p_B8FW_yhOjqbuVjdO4EcOnW739GN7ka5kQgOvqpDY2SUp1-hmz9hXqLeh9d7W12uHNtap0zdH_RCboB0eLszOpGd8N6zRT8mNsy5OAIptDdMWoG7DnAPYfXarC/s1600/IMG_3634.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAPul1XZ9tU9w4kTV8p_B8FW_yhOjqbuVjdO4EcOnW739GN7ka5kQgOvqpDY2SUp1-hmz9hXqLeh9d7W12uHNtap0zdH_RCboB0eLszOpGd8N6zRT8mNsy5OAIptDdMWoG7DnAPYfXarC/s640/IMG_3634.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> to make this combination cork/chalk board that I showed you <b><a href="http://keswickcountry.blogspot.com/2012/04/ill-drink-to-that_11.html">here</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSPF8WRnRSRY28aI5NsNAxIfC2ShNPqjcccXRtNppyF7xQBLAh3QfEklLnMvZobmtSbHMt_Wg94pZ6CyPYbM4xgmnAs63AY6SzAIhKrrdq7E3EIoYFXGrKnRmqEGe-Clt34fTK0ajo5XM/s1600/IMG_2976.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSPF8WRnRSRY28aI5NsNAxIfC2ShNPqjcccXRtNppyF7xQBLAh3QfEklLnMvZobmtSbHMt_Wg94pZ6CyPYbM4xgmnAs63AY6SzAIhKrrdq7E3EIoYFXGrKnRmqEGe-Clt34fTK0ajo5XM/s640/IMG_2976.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The answer- about 350 bottles.<br /><b><a href="http://www.topthistopthat.blogspot.com/2012/04/ill-drink-to-that_11.html"></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3zdF1MuZDnqGE-00RtTg5sstMLz-l_QBj8n8X8esjOjj13pQGyiVwOpQpJ2vcJtdZkhxzNodZ2GZ_4JEVQZ7XIVEJfDBvepPdLo6XkJHlsUjnfJfa42uTvTR02v1AH6ihR_-4KcOsprN/s1600/IMG_2868.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3zdF1MuZDnqGE-00RtTg5sstMLz-l_QBj8n8X8esjOjj13pQGyiVwOpQpJ2vcJtdZkhxzNodZ2GZ_4JEVQZ7XIVEJfDBvepPdLo6XkJHlsUjnfJfa42uTvTR02v1AH6ihR_-4KcOsprN/s640/IMG_2868.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEtQJG4Bzo_cFirC5zeeOP8IjOCuxAqp6NpdmWfWjbJeTp1auDroldYHW9J2099o5PUXq76ApAHNRRQu1Oi0wCgYbFCaXwJyg_5lK_jfNaAQPa1-mf0qCDjmAsMOlJ0hHYz5A5z0YbQkg/s1600/IMG_2999.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today I wanted to show you how to put this combination chalk and cork board together .</span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Supplies needed</span></div><ul><li><span style="font-size: large;">Wine corks- lots of them</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Piece of MDF- my piece was pre-cut to 36inch x24inch </span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">trim for the outside frame</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">picture frame for the chalkboard</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">chalk paint</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">paint for the outer frame- I used White Wheat</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">liquid nails- to secure your frames</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">hot glue gun- to secure your wine corks</span></li></ul><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Step 1)</span> <span style="font-size: large;">Cut  your trim pieces for the frame. Assemble your  boards on your piece of MDF. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAbHicD0hBVZcSdKdbBhw-Fv_myhciSTVWjssD9lgaOhi5ClaD4TytUVJEzLZhRFLOMuX2DLifzy-DawBgDHRWCdLRRfFgCKypOafEru3GSiHxoUvfG2BoCI6IN-AsSIDVAGWTkJmMDpz/s1600/IMG_2790.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAbHicD0hBVZcSdKdbBhw-Fv_myhciSTVWjssD9lgaOhi5ClaD4TytUVJEzLZhRFLOMuX2DLifzy-DawBgDHRWCdLRRfFgCKypOafEru3GSiHxoUvfG2BoCI6IN-AsSIDVAGWTkJmMDpz/s640/IMG_2790.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Step 2) Secure your trim with liquid nails and clamp down to dry. You can also use finishing nails to secure.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-spizpWnbaJ_af7eOZFs9B2EJpFMoMfhhiauBv0QpZauZ0czhNRPvqnEZeOVWo86AHacVnSVZefa7cZSoFGiTe9B94zga5OGbBlG_VLZM7yD-8K-fSoMKuhb0dWY7OJuodn5PJRKLsFhu/s1600/IMG_2829.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-spizpWnbaJ_af7eOZFs9B2EJpFMoMfhhiauBv0QpZauZ0czhNRPvqnEZeOVWo86AHacVnSVZefa7cZSoFGiTe9B94zga5OGbBlG_VLZM7yD-8K-fSoMKuhb0dWY7OJuodn5PJRKLsFhu/s640/IMG_2829.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Step 3) Paint the outside frame and your piece of MDF. I painted the inside as well in case any of it was showing through the corks</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJQEA-0YcXV3iJxcK6AFtNx8zDxZXHqLDmKoIb0gf-DFkMdlT7M8VB69IhSOKIlqiNxghlZGd414_gBKzdcBgiSqAAGuXLK4yrHOo6TVdCK-LuydlGjehafHS6FXkijOsvyYrJ-jLU1Bc/s1600/IMG_2831.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJQEA-0YcXV3iJxcK6AFtNx8zDxZXHqLDmKoIb0gf-DFkMdlT7M8VB69IhSOKIlqiNxghlZGd414_gBKzdcBgiSqAAGuXLK4yrHOo6TVdCK-LuydlGjehafHS6FXkijOsvyYrJ-jLU1Bc/s640/IMG_2831.JPG" width="434" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Step 4)  Secure your inner frame for the chalk board with wood glue. This frame should also be painted BEFORE you apply your corks. Now is a good time to paint the inside of the chalk board  with chalkboard paint.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXVbVnPGGohwBmGEdFIYujdWT_3SrSHC9K20ml3SyFG9Pn-qz99RjTMt8SmNkbRtUSbONMLlSQymjvttvwkidH8vvafNaDawWAu1RoktwxqjcaiTv4zhU3R3RFhLn1N6sOZiPeCE8xFff2/s1600/IMG_2963.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXVbVnPGGohwBmGEdFIYujdWT_3SrSHC9K20ml3SyFG9Pn-qz99RjTMt8SmNkbRtUSbONMLlSQymjvttvwkidH8vvafNaDawWAu1RoktwxqjcaiTv4zhU3R3RFhLn1N6sOZiPeCE8xFff2/s640/IMG_2963.JPG" width="432" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Step 5) Assembly time! I spent a fair amount of time placing the corks down on my board BEFORE I applied any glue. Once I determined the placement of the corks I started to glue them down with my hot glue gun. I started one on side and worked my way over</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh_hjUNf0fBVgC828-FeSsB1afGg8EhYTkpR6UaBFYfzL9WKbA8jHZa95Mm6qlBXWuC9tSFDRADZVuGf3oXBsCvvPx6u5J9pq1d2xUJgpCr4QRr73ADMKA3kJFnDx7Ey1WGH4Ob05VRgcc/s1600/IMG_2966.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh_hjUNf0fBVgC828-FeSsB1afGg8EhYTkpR6UaBFYfzL9WKbA8jHZa95Mm6qlBXWuC9tSFDRADZVuGf3oXBsCvvPx6u5J9pq1d2xUJgpCr4QRr73ADMKA3kJFnDx7Ey1WGH4Ob05VRgcc/s640/IMG_2966.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoe_GmOnxRtZAks5vUy7ZZ3NfNSf_76gL7cDkDv5uV13qZW543TEH-iWiMiy7pTjfyQ_aKYaOg01tTCPZcYYEPegQdZ5Iw9LrWEJLcIm_6fEXbD0__Zb4vt6dcVKwkX6R3SrGCRqIwOQ8R/s1600/IMG_2971.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoe_GmOnxRtZAks5vUy7ZZ3NfNSf_76gL7cDkDv5uV13qZW543TEH-iWiMiy7pTjfyQ_aKYaOg01tTCPZcYYEPegQdZ5Iw9LrWEJLcIm_6fEXbD0__Zb4vt6dcVKwkX6R3SrGCRqIwOQ8R/s640/IMG_2971.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLoYJie48C_YB8DI4puBBnA6KXC-EOIlQ1TlYjil2WP4HG4fg7GmMWTw7sHQVGL5HJz531WkJatORXGqKJ0YI7wWHEvtQ5YtKKtPKTIdISMWERFsWP91zxt1GU6oyectEc0_LWL25SnI9k/s1600/IMG_2970.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLoYJie48C_YB8DI4puBBnA6KXC-EOIlQ1TlYjil2WP4HG4fg7GmMWTw7sHQVGL5HJz531WkJatORXGqKJ0YI7wWHEvtQ5YtKKtPKTIdISMWERFsWP91zxt1GU6oyectEc0_LWL25SnI9k/s640/IMG_2970.JPG" width="432" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Step 6) The board is ready to hang once you secure picture hanging wire and screws to the back.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJgonIEpgi-uSjPTli8sU8nnyKbejuMX3x2usUTUlFVadvFvlbzfcJ0yXqSfdMPP4c3RqY8_LZRgy6H18LlJMo57ylWcWga6zr7Rw65VViHSY_1wiuypv6PdC62wmxKSrbLdqdvNoDitAs/s1600/IMG_2995.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJgonIEpgi-uSjPTli8sU8nnyKbejuMX3x2usUTUlFVadvFvlbzfcJ0yXqSfdMPP4c3RqY8_LZRgy6H18LlJMo57ylWcWga6zr7Rw65VViHSY_1wiuypv6PdC62wmxKSrbLdqdvNoDitAs/s640/IMG_2995.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cheers!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqsIYnbhcj7GH0E0J7K5f58-tpn93E7SpwicBUjAj4Qng1ycyFCK8YWuCrQM7Y4AUq2C579YL9hqcsC6xZ_O_8tTPNFaSkB1pm98SHEsZurHJPYE0-oO4ZTjVPDlvRjk3nS6wSWlwKSs-/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqsIYnbhcj7GH0E0J7K5f58-tpn93E7SpwicBUjAj4Qng1ycyFCK8YWuCrQM7Y4AUq2C579YL9hqcsC6xZ_O_8tTPNFaSkB1pm98SHEsZurHJPYE0-oO4ZTjVPDlvRjk3nS6wSWlwKSs-/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">       Want Top This Top That delivered directly to your inbox?</span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #6a6969; line-height: 20px; padding: 13px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It’s easy! 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A "Corky" Tutorial

So, exactly how many bottles of my favorite wine does it take    to make this combination cork/chalk board that I showed you here The answer...

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I'll Drink to That !

<div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Full Disclosure- I did not drink all the wine bottles  from the corks that you are about to see in this post!  Well, maybe just a few.</i></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I  wanted to make something out of my wine corks for some time now</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqO19Sqo62xXV-mdmYbJxbElbE8wBXAXu_1HRbyN9T8XnMeFBUZk1K8t77ikqw8E8hIVPqioQt5XujkmpNqBQmO2wOpc4Bzv47ngtXy_GW0OYWMrpp8XuP0MWtLBfUm6kfumRCzmaLK5Z/s1600/IMG_2869.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqO19Sqo62xXV-mdmYbJxbElbE8wBXAXu_1HRbyN9T8XnMeFBUZk1K8t77ikqw8E8hIVPqioQt5XujkmpNqBQmO2wOpc4Bzv47ngtXy_GW0OYWMrpp8XuP0MWtLBfUm6kfumRCzmaLK5Z/s640/IMG_2869.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: large;">I mean, I have a lot of corks ( remember- I didn't drink all that wine!)</span><i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></i><span style="font-size: large;">and was looking for a way to creatively use them</span><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3zdF1MuZDnqGE-00RtTg5sstMLz-l_QBj8n8X8esjOjj13pQGyiVwOpQpJ2vcJtdZkhxzNodZ2GZ_4JEVQZ7XIVEJfDBvepPdLo6XkJHlsUjnfJfa42uTvTR02v1AH6ihR_-4KcOsprN/s1600/IMG_2868.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3zdF1MuZDnqGE-00RtTg5sstMLz-l_QBj8n8X8esjOjj13pQGyiVwOpQpJ2vcJtdZkhxzNodZ2GZ_4JEVQZ7XIVEJfDBvepPdLo6XkJHlsUjnfJfa42uTvTR02v1AH6ihR_-4KcOsprN/s640/IMG_2868.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had not just one bucket, but two just sitting around waiting for a project</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sL18oFmVp44/T3qyz8b02JI/AAAAAAAAT4Q/DeRX4m4wwig/s1600/IMG_2877.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sL18oFmVp44/T3qyz8b02JI/AAAAAAAAT4Q/DeRX4m4wwig/s640/IMG_2877.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had seen some great looking cork boards and chalk boards and thought perhaps I could do a combination of both on the same board</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSPF8WRnRSRY28aI5NsNAxIfC2ShNPqjcccXRtNppyF7xQBLAh3QfEklLnMvZobmtSbHMt_Wg94pZ6CyPYbM4xgmnAs63AY6SzAIhKrrdq7E3EIoYFXGrKnRmqEGe-Clt34fTK0ajo5XM/s1600/IMG_2976.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSPF8WRnRSRY28aI5NsNAxIfC2ShNPqjcccXRtNppyF7xQBLAh3QfEklLnMvZobmtSbHMt_Wg94pZ6CyPYbM4xgmnAs63AY6SzAIhKrrdq7E3EIoYFXGrKnRmqEGe-Clt34fTK0ajo5XM/s640/IMG_2976.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> It wasn't easy though, because I had lots of cork that I needed to use</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJgonIEpgi-uSjPTli8sU8nnyKbejuMX3x2usUTUlFVadvFvlbzfcJ0yXqSfdMPP4c3RqY8_LZRgy6H18LlJMo57ylWcWga6zr7Rw65VViHSY_1wiuypv6PdC62wmxKSrbLdqdvNoDitAs/s1600/IMG_2995.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJgonIEpgi-uSjPTli8sU8nnyKbejuMX3x2usUTUlFVadvFvlbzfcJ0yXqSfdMPP4c3RqY8_LZRgy6H18LlJMo57ylWcWga6zr7Rw65VViHSY_1wiuypv6PdC62wmxKSrbLdqdvNoDitAs/s640/IMG_2995.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;">Looking at my new board makes me think of all the wine that I <strike>did </strike>didn't drink. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3Osv4G8ZXvz5_hBCc-_9YL3QNyBwPpycOgddCpRzlsxzvtHlmnMpRXi-EIMAlSkIFsOhZ6rU22uY8yJACk0OTGrXsTptu_Tk4te_9K2XuBRoqpxDz2QMs0dTjiBua9BtATZE_NtNtnu4/s1600/IMG_3015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3Osv4G8ZXvz5_hBCc-_9YL3QNyBwPpycOgddCpRzlsxzvtHlmnMpRXi-EIMAlSkIFsOhZ6rU22uY8yJACk0OTGrXsTptu_Tk4te_9K2XuBRoqpxDz2QMs0dTjiBua9BtATZE_NtNtnu4/s640/IMG_3015.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><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;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Click <a href="http://keswickcountry.blogspot.com/2012/04/ill-drink-to-that.html"><b>here</b></a> for a tutorial on how to <strike>drink</strike> make this combination chalk/bulletin board. Cheers!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqsIYnbhcj7GH0E0J7K5f58-tpn93E7SpwicBUjAj4Qng1ycyFCK8YWuCrQM7Y4AUq2C579YL9hqcsC6xZ_O_8tTPNFaSkB1pm98SHEsZurHJPYE0-oO4ZTjVPDlvRjk3nS6wSWlwKSs-/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqsIYnbhcj7GH0E0J7K5f58-tpn93E7SpwicBUjAj4Qng1ycyFCK8YWuCrQM7Y4AUq2C579YL9hqcsC6xZ_O_8tTPNFaSkB1pm98SHEsZurHJPYE0-oO4ZTjVPDlvRjk3nS6wSWlwKSs-/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Sharing over at:</span></i></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.uncommondesignsonline.com/2012/04/uncommonly-yours-link-party-23.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+uncommondesignsonline%2FAxLR+%28Uncommon%29">Uncommon</a></span></i></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.finecraftguild.com/party/"></a></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://thriftydecorating-nikkiw.blogspot.com/2012/04/thrifty-thursday-55.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ThriftyDecorating+%28Thrifty+Decorating%29">Thrifty Decorating </a></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.52mantels.com/2012/04/thursdays-are-your-days-vol-14.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%2052Mantels%20%2852%20Mantels%29"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">52 Mantels</span></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://livelaughrowe.blogspot.com/2012/04/live-laugh-linky-5.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+livelaughrowe+%28live.laugh.rowe%29"><span style="font-size: small;">Live Laugh Rowe </span></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/2012/04/transformation-thursday-no-147.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20theshabbychiccottage/QsxK%20%28The%20Shabby%20Creek%20Cottage%29"><span style="font-size: small;">The Shabby Creek Cottage </span></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://www.houseofhepworths.com/2012/04/11/hookin-up-with-hoh-95/"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2012/04/feathered-nest-friday_12.html"><span style="font-size: small;">French Country Cottage </span></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://tatertotsandjello.com/2012/04/weekend-wrap-up-party-and-thistles-home-and-gift-giveaway.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20blogspot/OivM%20%28Tatertots%20and%20Jello%29"><span style="font-size: small;">Tatertots and Jello </span></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/2012/04/16/tuesdays-treasures-51/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tuesdays-treasures-51">my uncommon slice of suburbia</a></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/2012/04/wow-us-wednesdays-62.html">Savvy Southern Style </a> </span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

I'll Drink to That !

Full Disclosure- I did not drink all the wine bottles  from the corks that you are about to see in this post!  Well, maybe just a few. I  wa...

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How I used a sheet to set the Easter Table!

<div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Really I did, in fact I re purposed just about everything when I created my family's Easter table this year</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5sfSOhPTrSTfbZLMAPjQtWZfLVctTf6hVN-BMI-yKzOqZ2tQ43inXiarzCxFkchWCoc7_01tGHKwFI7kjMcferwu3jGeysZIkXNNbj2bZXcVkmXnWjRkoJSCLpJlZQe2TRnT2KDtkSo9K/s1600/IMG_3303.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5sfSOhPTrSTfbZLMAPjQtWZfLVctTf6hVN-BMI-yKzOqZ2tQ43inXiarzCxFkchWCoc7_01tGHKwFI7kjMcferwu3jGeysZIkXNNbj2bZXcVkmXnWjRkoJSCLpJlZQe2TRnT2KDtkSo9K/s640/IMG_3303.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I</span><span style="font-size: large;">t started a few days before our Easter Brunch when I found out that my sister did not have a cake plate (what!), so I went thrifting with my mom and picked up some supplies, including an anthropology Noble Sneed candle holder and plate to make my sister this cake plate</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSvehwyyEnE3VEl225J3MMUJ52vsjIkYhvlyEvLv-PsWOqTsPSCUO2bwaCknASBu1y-f9mJSPbYFt9v9n-gtgUP6Bf2RsOeOpOQasdHRRf4TiWBH_ndQ6MGwgp6MakfRFBfqXIQVCgLW54/s1600/IMG_3293.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSvehwyyEnE3VEl225J3MMUJ52vsjIkYhvlyEvLv-PsWOqTsPSCUO2bwaCknASBu1y-f9mJSPbYFt9v9n-gtgUP6Bf2RsOeOpOQasdHRRf4TiWBH_ndQ6MGwgp6MakfRFBfqXIQVCgLW54/s640/IMG_3293.JPG" width="432" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then it turned to vases to put the flowers in. In my quest for the cake plate supplies at the Salvation Army in Lake Worth, I also picked up a few milk bottle jars and used some old reed diffusers that my sister had</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5MYtlR-Wu-MXwOKQeltqk-QmD3qZD268My13WmibB5eEHI35Wstfzq4bHaQeRM9C7rhAMIusDhC8Jwfd8IoWb8_zIXzwAdn8_3ZTO4flrzqX48a56bIkUIMRjGD8skvpdq4zC5fS6219/s1600/IMG_3292.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5MYtlR-Wu-MXwOKQeltqk-QmD3qZD268My13WmibB5eEHI35Wstfzq4bHaQeRM9C7rhAMIusDhC8Jwfd8IoWb8_zIXzwAdn8_3ZTO4flrzqX48a56bIkUIMRjGD8skvpdq4zC5fS6219/s640/IMG_3292.JPG" width="432" /></a></div><div class="" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If my sister didn't have a cake plate, then I knew she wasn't going to have a table cloth. So I went to the linen closest and pulled a white king size sheet to cover the table with</span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHC__dOr3tJQzWXPIGQmxF67GcK_CFgUrYfDu7cqmdyl87j0JQk585BVadBeWJdt96NF56Tq7tinUUdKLnZ5NfXEedKXdoBjglOQV6DjhiuM10CQEX8dy1xX7OxMxII4w_IoS63HmFf_3/s1600/IMG_3300.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHC__dOr3tJQzWXPIGQmxF67GcK_CFgUrYfDu7cqmdyl87j0JQk585BVadBeWJdt96NF56Tq7tinUUdKLnZ5NfXEedKXdoBjglOQV6DjhiuM10CQEX8dy1xX7OxMxII4w_IoS63HmFf_3/s400/IMG_3300.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">What my sister did have was a variety of beautiful white flowers in her yard to put in the vases</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHygqte7Yn3xVJsTRnnOjUnJC-r3LuVvnpyJ5Ar9BIpDTXz-zntSkf9i5ffa1pd1_fpxarchk1uwNNyfdxPKK0nqxVByUM1P6pA3-zXzgIRfXF8iichP5qFnQbUZ6mdzeBKPWXuxPSV155/s1600/IMG_3296.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHygqte7Yn3xVJsTRnnOjUnJC-r3LuVvnpyJ5Ar9BIpDTXz-zntSkf9i5ffa1pd1_fpxarchk1uwNNyfdxPKK0nqxVByUM1P6pA3-zXzgIRfXF8iichP5qFnQbUZ6mdzeBKPWXuxPSV155/s640/IMG_3296.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_KN1gcnvw0AZW6CepqYCdolxqi_m-iOe5-1j3tZap22ld3C9p8mqV7ZQ8t57lHA1zE3RSB-XIdSTCrD45-xJ2bqLY2tMQ9fF_uuhtdxnZAs1K4qPbubPqy8ss1ru0vW32eL7XWD7VLrOs/s1600/IMG_3294.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_KN1gcnvw0AZW6CepqYCdolxqi_m-iOe5-1j3tZap22ld3C9p8mqV7ZQ8t57lHA1zE3RSB-XIdSTCrD45-xJ2bqLY2tMQ9fF_uuhtdxnZAs1K4qPbubPqy8ss1ru0vW32eL7XWD7VLrOs/s640/IMG_3294.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I took the birdcage from her den and put it on top of a piece of burlap garland. I tied some jute around the vases and we were good to go</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqG6G7ESlj7DzBmh3G5pjTYy_Xv0_cCingSkdDEetlsRCU4dqrtGkl0nU3GjJEKRbyE_OVV2SU7PBGieQ3uo3Yf3UbgP7fY_YtFyv8eMU0dE2Y-IY3xxDYDhd7WsIXfH0b4-M948zONZ6/s1600/IMG_3295.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqG6G7ESlj7DzBmh3G5pjTYy_Xv0_cCingSkdDEetlsRCU4dqrtGkl0nU3GjJEKRbyE_OVV2SU7PBGieQ3uo3Yf3UbgP7fY_YtFyv8eMU0dE2Y-IY3xxDYDhd7WsIXfH0b4-M948zONZ6/s640/IMG_3295.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnM4Y_Mzlt4f7K3qvmuhgUpfUgRiRLNTWP_3_e4rdLp_G41epzM3Zaz7ITaIxNvkWJcYOVUOUTYkTbCCxwmZvmI9Vm_6FQK9GvUsUtqbjjz4B1GrhyA_V9AbB_78V8krJnIlpFLXQnLG0/s1600/IMG_3291.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnM4Y_Mzlt4f7K3qvmuhgUpfUgRiRLNTWP_3_e4rdLp_G41epzM3Zaz7ITaIxNvkWJcYOVUOUTYkTbCCxwmZvmI9Vm_6FQK9GvUsUtqbjjz4B1GrhyA_V9AbB_78V8krJnIlpFLXQnLG0/s640/IMG_3291.JPG" width="442" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">  Brunch is served!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqsIYnbhcj7GH0E0J7K5f58-tpn93E7SpwicBUjAj4Qng1ycyFCK8YWuCrQM7Y4AUq2C579YL9hqcsC6xZ_O_8tTPNFaSkB1pm98SHEsZurHJPYE0-oO4ZTjVPDlvRjk3nS6wSWlwKSs-/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqsIYnbhcj7GH0E0J7K5f58-tpn93E7SpwicBUjAj4Qng1ycyFCK8YWuCrQM7Y4AUq2C579YL9hqcsC6xZ_O_8tTPNFaSkB1pm98SHEsZurHJPYE0-oO4ZTjVPDlvRjk3nS6wSWlwKSs-/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Sharing the bed sheet tip with:</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://delectablehome.blogspot.com/2012/04/show-tell-linkup-11.html"><i><span style="font-size: small;">The Delectable Home</span></i></a><br /><i><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2012/04/waking-up-porch-and-decks-for-spring.html#more">Between Naps on the Porch </a></span></i><br /><i><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/2012/04/111th-table-top-tuesday-spring-living.html">A Stroll Thru Life </a></span></i><br /><i><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2012/04/feathered-nest-friday_12.html">French Country Cottage </a></span></i></div>

How I used a sheet to set the Easter Table!

Really I did, in fact I re purposed just about everything when I created my family's Easter table this year I t started a few days befor...

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