tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16398923995533734532024-03-05T08:50:31.490-05:00Swinging on a Star Creations by Shari ValicentiA creative journey of art, crafts, flea market finds, a gift, something someone says or something spiritual that lifts you to "Swing from a Star".Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639892399553373453.post-29777630668332140572013-05-23T13:37:00.001-04:002013-05-23T13:57:37.483-04:00Can you guess what I repurposed to make this pillow?? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I had this favorite cashmere sweater my dear Mother-in-Law gave to me long ago. There were some holes at the very bottom, but I just couldn't part with it.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Inspiration struck after a Nate Berkus appearance on some show giving me this idea.....make it into a pillow!!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Ok I have a sewing machine which certainly does not qualify me as a seamstress. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Let me be VERY clear.... I do NOT know how to sew!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> I long ago I read the directions to thread and do the bobbin and had experimented from time to time, done some simple stuff, that's about it.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> I want to tell you I was VERY intimidated by trying this and as a result procrastinated for several months. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Wait the supreme motivator was coming.....company!!!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">How many of you have done this?? </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We should just entertain when we have home projects to complete, right?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">By the way I posted about this chair before. A Kittlinger Chair I bought at an auction for like $25.00. I love the finish and lines. I just found this fabric and am going to have the seat covered with it. Hey, my can do attitude can only go so far, friends!!! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sometimes we must recognize our limitations and pull out the big guns....and I know this project as a limitation!!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It may be a bit wonky, but I love that I went for it. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I tucked turtle neck inside the bottom and seamed across it, then trimmed it off on inside. Those of you who are experienced at this may be shaking your head, shame on you don't laugh!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> But hey, it was my uneducated plan of attack.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Perfect that the color matches the accent colors I am using in my new digs.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I have a half a dozen of these pins I love using in different ways...wait this may just be another post!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">They are multi-media pen and ink with graphite and a touch of gold for elegance. I can't tell you how much I loved doing these and how they just poured forth. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">This is an artistic area I don't often share. My friends Jeanne and Heather have been pressing me to pursue more of this. I am excited and nervous about putting these out there, it is not easy for me. It is so personal to me. My friend Heather gave me a gift of this wonderful large chalk board in my kitchen. I often put quotes on it. Here is the current one it is pretty dead on:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Hello Dear Friends.....After months of preparing my house for sale, selling, packing, buying a new house and moving I am finally settled in my new home. Whew talk about overwhelming stress!!!! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It was also so amazing how it all so miraculously fell into place though.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> and the man at our wonderful cheese counter is always interesting to talk to. He let me taste the Manchego cheese he was cutting, some Parma Prosciutto (for my figs) and we traded appetizer recipes for the figs (he saw them in my basket) I was serving on the 4th. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">His: Cut in 1/2, drizzle with Olive Oil, serve with Parmigiano Reggiano and a drizzle of great balsamic. I'm going to try his too only with a glaze or reduction of the balsamic.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There is so much to do to get it ready I am quite overwhelmed. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.pollywantacrafter.com/">Polly Want A Crafter?</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.craft-o-maniac.com/">Craft-O-Maniac</a></div>
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<a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/">Coastal Charm</a><br />
<a href="http://www.creatingreallyawesomefreethings.com/">C.R.A.F.T.</a><br />
<a href="http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/">Sugar Bee Crafts</a><br />
<a href="http://www.notjustahousewife.net/">Not JUST a Housewife</a><br />
<a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/">Savvy Southern Style</a><br />
<a href="http://micheleravendesigns.blogspot.com/">{Primp}</a><br />
<a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/2012/06/transformation-thursday-no-155.html">The Shabby Creek Cottage</a><br />
<a href="http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/">Beyond The Picket Fence</a><br />
<a href="http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/">The Brambleberry Cottage</a><br />
<a href="http://romantichome.blogspot.com/">My Romantic Home</a><br />
<a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/">French Country Cottage</a><br />
<a href="http://simplydesigning.blogspot.com/">Simply Designing</a><br />
<a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/search/label/Inspiration%20Friday">At The Picket Fence</a><br />
<a href="http://www.iheartnaptime.net/">I Hearat Nap TIme</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flamingotoes.com/">Flamingo Toes</a><br />
<a href="http://www.commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/">Common Ground</a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I am having so much fun getting to know Marsha of</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.splenderosa.blogspot.com/2012/04/choose-dress-for-kentucky-derby.html">Splenderosa</a>.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Her recent post about Derby Day and fashion choices inspired me to do a post on hats for Derby Day. They can be so creative and beautiful.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I love hats, but have to admit I don't wear them much anymore, but when I was younger I did. My Aunt wore them beautifully and my husband loved it when I wore one, even a baseball cap!!! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Yesterday while I was antiquing in a small town outside Pittsburgh for a jewelry idea I am working on. I saw these women who were enjoying their purple hat day out together.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Rarely do I see a purple hat person who exhibits such lovely flare as one lady who had a lovely red, flowy sweater cape and a beautiful soft, sheer purple hat. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Marsha allowed us to vote for our pick for the dress she was wearing to Derby Day.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> I realize that some of us may not make to Derby Day in person we can certainly imagine ourselves there. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Wearing a lovely dress beautifully made up, lovely jewelry, beautiful shoes (hopefully somewhat comfortable) and a gorgeous hat, maybe with beautiful custom flowers of silk, organza or some elegant fabric and OF COURSE with a ice cold mint julep in hand.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It will be fun to hear about your choices and why!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I LOVE SURPRISES SO I JUST HAD TO POST that I just found a wonderful blog full of fashion, decor and so much more, even recipes. It is a beautifully and creatively presented. Marsha's writing is interesting and concise. The whole composition to speak in artist terms is quite lovely and fun! My new goal is to make more of an impact with less pictures and more concise writing...so hard for me!!! Anyway, the more I do my blogging the more I love the whole blogging community. If the world were more like our creative blog community it would be a much better place!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">AnywayI left a comment about how much I had enjoyed her blog. Actually I loved it so much I spent the better part of my Sunday afternoon going through older posts! Did I tell you I am going to sell my house and I am supposed to be painting, purging and cleaning out my flower beds....this was just so much more fun though!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So I received an email from Marsha just a while ago to find that I had been given a random gift for my post on her blog. They are these ear rings from her line of jewelry:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Spent about a half hour trying to find them!!!!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">These are Keepsake Boxes I designed from the old matchboxes my husband and I had collected from visits of Europe, New York and elsewhere....even special nights (those are still being hoarded. So I guess these are Keepsake boxes made from Keeksakes. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A keepsake place for your parents or mother's wedding bands, </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A keepsake for a lock of hair maybe from a first haircut or from someone you love (so romantic)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A keepsake for a First tooth after the "Tooth Fairy" retrieves it...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A Gift box for a gift and that becomes 2 gifts in one..</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A Favor to hold something simple and fun.</span><br />
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<span id="goog_1651910094"></span><span id="goog_1651910095"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639892399553373453.post-16549729757562215642012-04-13T00:15:00.004-04:002012-04-15T13:51:59.927-04:00Friday, April 13, 2007 - A loving tribute<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">5 Years ago today I lost the most incredible, thoughtful, fun-loving, loving man, my husband Fred. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He gave me my dreams. He was full of great fun and made me laugh and laugh. A devoted father who was always there for us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> Absolutely Loved Coaching....</div><br />
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I loved all those hats in the racetrack scene from My Fair Lady!</div>
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So very high fashion....I think they always take a little sense of adventure to wear them!</div>
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<span id="goog_1679071213"></span><span id="goog_1679071214"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639892399553373453.post-46470007042523096172012-03-31T13:32:00.020-04:002012-04-08T15:38:44.881-04:00Beloved Pets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'VE WRITTEN BEFORE about doing these Wedding or Event Bulbs. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">They are quite large and I receive requests to make them as gifts. I have shared with you in the past how I have stressed over these because the represent such a huge emotional and special event in a person's life.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">They have always been for a wedding or shower gift. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I recently received a request for one of a very different nature. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">She was a beautiful cat....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here are a couple pics of my beloved Chance I will share with you. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As you may already know (see my profile regarding the name of my blog) I lost my husband and dad several years ago and Chance had become even more devoted to me and I to him since then. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A PEEK AT CHANCE: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If I cried or was sad, he was at my feet. He never left my side.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> He waited at the top of the entry stairs like he always did for my husband the night he (my husband) passed....he seemed to know and.....he slept by me every night since. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I had to put Chance down this past November. As I was blessed to have my Fred in my life, I was again blessed to have such a precious, loving, devoted dog in my life at a time when I truly needed him.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Most importantly as I share this with you all....while we all experience these losses in our lives.....we take and are given many, many lessons and blessing through them and we should be grateful to have had these people and animals placed in our lives and for that I AM truly grateful to have been be so blessed. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Enough of that though.....Isn't he just the most handsome darn dog? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">That's my daughter Dani...she's pretty too!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He was always dressed in my favorite clothing color...black. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And put up with our silliness..the bow, what a ham!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Just after we got him at 6 months. Cocked head....could he pose or what?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Look at those big feet...he did get big too!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I think perhaps as many writers experience, this was very cathartic.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Thanks so much for listening and maybe relating as well.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">PLEASE don't hesitate to share your pet love in a comment, I'd love that so much.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639892399553373453.post-38716630970294002642012-03-25T23:39:00.016-04:002012-04-03T10:53:33.128-04:00Cloche love inside and out....more inspirations!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I have this thing about cloches....I just love finding new ways to use them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> I suppose because I am a person who loves change they are perfect for me. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">They can be used as holiday decorating, seasonal decoration, to show off a collection, a dinner table centerpiece and a great tool for table top decor or just an opportunity to show some creativity.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">They can be serious, beautiful, fun, make a statement and so much more. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">These beautiful cloches were found on Pinterest and have their own pedistol. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Another thing to consider is your own pedistol creations. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Usually you should consider your cloche display and what you place inside from a 360 degree point of view.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I love finding my own pedistals. Sometimes a lovely dish, a candle holder, a cake pedistol, or even a pile of books. Sometimes inspirations strikes and you find something really unique.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Here I used a iron birdbath for my Christmas cloche in the center of my kitchen island.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You can be so creative with them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I DON'T OFTEN SPEND a lot of money on giftwrap,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> but every so often I really love to do this!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The gift was for a wedding of a daughter of some great friends. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The gift was one of <a href="http://www.michaelaram.com/nsite/home.aspx">Michael Aram's</a> beautiful trays. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I couldn't find the tray, but this is a sample of his work.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He does such beautiful things from nature.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzycVI-Fh_scpxL8eoup9J4JA0-dpFXEQZiUVSQYkgja248m9asVyxLGZ4ri0aoIDr8Zfslg4O4Gedtw2N-YdguUGgBGsF20BPHvzYrqlQfVBaxwJ__4iZWv7Ny69ogin18jo_EU4ZflL/s1600/Michael+Aram+Bowl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzycVI-Fh_scpxL8eoup9J4JA0-dpFXEQZiUVSQYkgja248m9asVyxLGZ4ri0aoIDr8Zfslg4O4Gedtw2N-YdguUGgBGsF20BPHvzYrqlQfVBaxwJ__4iZWv7Ny69ogin18jo_EU4ZflL/s320/Michael+Aram+Bowl.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our latest was a revisit to a large thrift store in Jeannette, PA called <a href="http://thethriftking.com/">THRIFT KING</a>. Let me tell you this place is great. It has a really large furniture area and huge array of household goodies....well priced and sometimes great sales. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I found these lovely Italian metal frames and loved them immediately.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While I love repurposing, Heather is always trying to get me back to my roots....my painting, pen and ink etc. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She gave me the spark to repurpose frames with miniature artwork. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I quickly placed them in my cart!</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I added swarovsky crystals to the frame. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I decided on bunnies as they are one of my favorite subjects. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is the first... Guy in Gray, done in pen, ink and acrylic.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He has swarovsky crystals on the ears and tail. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijT_X9F_giY6co9Ey84achyphenhyphen2dvF8ymabACTyLmayDilUoNwsumBI-8uu7vg3eH7aODZvOCHYuA8IF2w8Ev7aps2mcEkJsoro5mqss84OD7AE5vS9HkVJ4YgaOl4u8nBxnGaFN08XaR_sff/s1600/IMG_1991.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijT_X9F_giY6co9Ey84achyphenhyphen2dvF8ymabACTyLmayDilUoNwsumBI-8uu7vg3eH7aODZvOCHYuA8IF2w8Ev7aps2mcEkJsoro5mqss84OD7AE5vS9HkVJ4YgaOl4u8nBxnGaFN08XaR_sff/s400/IMG_1991.jpg" width="266" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Added some green velvet ribbon for hanging.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was so pleased with them I wasn't sure I could part with them, but started their Etsy page. My Etsy site has been sadly neglected, but the good news is I keep selling the stuff before I can get it on!!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Took them into work to show my friend Kim. Her daughter is having her first grand child and she bought them on the spot...FOR THE NURSERY! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I totally missed that idea, whoa they actually would be great in a nursery and great news.... later would work in "grown up areas" like a powder room, etc. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was so excited and pleased....made my whole week. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am so grateful that these experiences keep coming into my life..so blessed.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now this has given me the vision to do more of these. My friends, who are all starting the grand child phase of their lives, have been asking me to come up with gift ideas for babies. Isn't funny how if you just listen, how "Spirit" taps you on the shoulder?</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I cut the circular insert for the top from scrapbook paper </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and inserted them in the lids.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I added a square of fabric and a little ribbon around the edge. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I was so pleased to do this for them. I had such fun doing this!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She had baby Nola just a couple of weeks ago and isn't she just adorable?!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihv75ZazTl4ggB3ZFYWfdNnnVkqHyr2Fk0hW8MA9o7gykTD8kNZV0Jlwl9ScbemtgBSRitYpu3nOqdogK6IrTwvWw7q6_dmkazcmIVOyuPlT9IGZ3md8iJ4ks14AvZNCcBgUJpTkU8i6S8/s1600/Nola+too.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihv75ZazTl4ggB3ZFYWfdNnnVkqHyr2Fk0hW8MA9o7gykTD8kNZV0Jlwl9ScbemtgBSRitYpu3nOqdogK6IrTwvWw7q6_dmkazcmIVOyuPlT9IGZ3md8iJ4ks14AvZNCcBgUJpTkU8i6S8/s400/Nola+too.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don't you just want to take her in your arms and smell her little head.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I don't think we ever get over that amazing feeling of what a wonderful miracle they are!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">"A baby is a bit of star dust fallen from the hand of God."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639892399553373453.post-39468814622614836872012-02-12T22:40:00.012-05:002012-03-04T15:27:13.094-05:00Thoughts on Doing an Art Commission<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I finished this commission not too long ago. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I don't know how you may feel about doing this type of work, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">but it intimidates the devil out of me. Wish I weren't so darn insecure, but I believe we all are always dealing with that one. I imagine that is why we enjoy our blogging as I think about it...we give each other the reassurances we sometimes need, don't we?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So back to commissions..Mind you, I had a very good mural business for 5 years, sometimes doing very large ones in very beautiful homes, but this for some reason intimidates me. I tell myself, for Pete's Sake Shari you get to sit at home in your comfy chair with music or TV on to do this. You don't have to hang of ladders/scaffolding all day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I stress about doing one of these and this was more so </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">because I was so busy at the time. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> When someone sees a piece you've done previously and comes to you with their wedding or shower gift expectations and places them in your hands....I take it <b>VERY</b> seriously. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A friend came to me with her request, a few pictures and it was up to me to bring it all together on an 18" bulb for display on one of those table hooks in some one's home. She wanted a very special, unique gift to give. It is the second one I've done for her. It's very intimidating because you just want the person to be so happy with the outcome that it sometimes inhibits my creativity at various stages. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I wonder if this happens with you and how you deal with it?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I usually won't let myself do another art piece until this one is complete.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Please enjoy these Links: </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://romantichome.blogspot.com/">My Romantic Home</a></span><br />
<a href="http://simplydesigning.blogspot.com/">Simply Designing</a><br />
<a href="http://nv-craftenvy.blogspot.com/">Craft Envy</a><br />
<a href="http://www.craftomaniac.blogspot.com/">Craft-O-Maniac</a><br />
<a href="http://www.creatingreallyawesomefreethings.com/">C.R.A.F.T.</a><br />
<a href="http://www.pollywantacrafter.com/">Polly Want a Crafter?</a><br />
<a href="http://www.craftskeepmesane.blogspot.com/">Crafts Keep Me Sane</a><br />
<a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/">Savvy Southern Style</a><br />
<a href="http://micheleravendesigns.blogspot.com/">Michele Raven Designs - {Primp}</a><br />
<a href="http://www.itsoverflowing.com/">It's Overflowing</a><br />
<a href="http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/">Beyond The Picket Fence</a><br />
<a href="http://delightfulorder.blogspot.com/">Delightful Order</a><br />
<a href="http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/">The Brambleberry Cottage</a><br />
<a href="http://frenchcupboard.blogspot.com/">The French Cupboard</a><br />
<a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/2012/02/annie-sloan-project-pretty-little.html">The Shabby Creek Cottage</a><br />
<a href="http://www.frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/">French Country Cottage</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639892399553373453.post-85881261918767979932012-01-15T12:21:00.015-05:002012-03-04T15:27:39.946-05:00A Friend's Repurposing Inspires a Little Spontaneous Creativity<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Polish The StarsSometimes creativity can be such a struggle and other times it can be so spontaneous. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I LOVE WHEN IT'S SPONTANEOUS!!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have a friend MJ who does needle work among many other creative pursuits.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I noticed she kept her needles in this repurposed vial. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was an empty shampoo container from a hotel.....she travels a lot!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> It was a very clever way to repurpose. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But this is how it looked........</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88qC5ZnHHNBhWOgeQ-toDp0MnxEBzGS3EH1_rrf37ci6BPM1VfYYSM-W951hvplFcFPvzTbqWuiSeIM7I0CYDz58r6oJeYmjaPZSWgIHpnrycO6OVRkWgaOBxFWA1CjxbC6hifxfoWfoc/s1600/IMG_1654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88qC5ZnHHNBhWOgeQ-toDp0MnxEBzGS3EH1_rrf37ci6BPM1VfYYSM-W951hvplFcFPvzTbqWuiSeIM7I0CYDz58r6oJeYmjaPZSWgIHpnrycO6OVRkWgaOBxFWA1CjxbC6hifxfoWfoc/s400/IMG_1654.jpg" width="342" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was so excited to give it to her. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She loved it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It would be fun to do more, I love when art is spontaneous....when it just flows.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I would love to make more of these and will have to find a source for more of these vials. If you know of a source please let me know.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://romantichome.blogspot.com/">My Romantic Home</a></span><br />
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</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639892399553373453.post-35944116094826352012-01-01T02:23:00.022-05:002012-03-04T15:28:28.185-05:00Inspiration Post: Art Room/Studio Storage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ok, ok, I've said it for 2 years now.....going to purge all the built up stuff that accumulates in a home you've lived in for 26 years and GET ORGANIZED! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One area that really gets out of control is my art room/studio. Between various projects I am working on and the constant additions of my flea market, antique and thrift finds it gets ridiculous. I really do like things in their place it's just that who has time to keep that up when you are working, maintaining a home (for me inside and out), family and friends, a blog and on an on! Eventually though you walk in the room and it looks like a bomb has gone off and decide it is time. OR THE ULTIMATE MOTIVATOR.....<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">COMPANY IS COMING!!!!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So off to Pinterest I went to seek inspirations. I</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> love finding clever ways to store all the things that accumulate in this area....vintage flea market finds like lace, buttons, jewelry then there's the books, art supplies, papers and on and on. Here are a few of my personal inspirations.......</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6s11AhqCGqWXz-SFHUPuahRWXkx1tcwrjbQIN459OPebJD4u3VS4bey8QpErFaJ4l54AtRAuvQYw9yTKFp76dZaXkVZzG-rhqhTNImvpn4aLufosjmf2UdoRIqRp-qOr_iKX4FdDuAfM/s1600/150941024980802162_UVnSH9QQ_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6s11AhqCGqWXz-SFHUPuahRWXkx1tcwrjbQIN459OPebJD4u3VS4bey8QpErFaJ4l54AtRAuvQYw9yTKFp76dZaXkVZzG-rhqhTNImvpn4aLufosjmf2UdoRIqRp-qOr_iKX4FdDuAfM/s400/150941024980802162_UVnSH9QQ_c.jpg" width="285" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ok, not quite sure how this is done, but I like it. What are those metal bands, where to you find them and do I have to have a PHD in Home Construction to do it!???? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDPzI_49LbmvkRlMd610a6eCEUuBDbWrBpU2Y0SXsXVtH0YHNzGCtwnfeZYjRxMWpctLiyqyPB7rJNA736MC7j-jgLxRFc5ZPpVwS4lkRz94DNrkFM9qH1h1MZkKOlbly_ec2vH4bNRs/s1600/194991858835809624_QCI7XQ5p_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDPzI_49LbmvkRlMd610a6eCEUuBDbWrBpU2Y0SXsXVtH0YHNzGCtwnfeZYjRxMWpctLiyqyPB7rJNA736MC7j-jgLxRFc5ZPpVwS4lkRz94DNrkFM9qH1h1MZkKOlbly_ec2vH4bNRs/s400/194991858835809624_QCI7XQ5p_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ok, this I can handle....hole poking....I can do that without too much self-injury! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5kcNDzhqCg7yuWqBES91uYl4m3iD3Fsx65Ad707ZpEvcVgHlWGfC7kmF9Qv6clmIhxxzGWRZcaUAM_efLdSuY5gUpuxBP7hNWVl7hJ9163gS7f4PUthlX7x2t6ETg7k6hKlfLXb6Cdg/s1600/99431104242520299_Hdrl0fbp_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GlKQ-YPlaF4/Tv6FDc0ZFgI/AAAAAAAABBo/sG_9bSd0slU/s1600/16677461089625513_d11zordX_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GlKQ-YPlaF4/Tv6FDc0ZFgI/AAAAAAAABBo/sG_9bSd0slU/s400/16677461089625513_d11zordX_b.jpg" width="303" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ok...I just had to include this..what an artistic way to organize your colored pencils...trouble is mine would be stubby to tall, slanty and one rush project would have the colors more like a Kandinsky painting....more like this.....</span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--YydRbRbwP0/TwCgRAMHbII/AAAAAAAABNE/0RFi0HcWElg/s1600/51xo4RdkaCL._SS500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--YydRbRbwP0/TwCgRAMHbII/AAAAAAAABNE/0RFi0HcWElg/s320/51xo4RdkaCL._SS500_.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitF0oYmrfWiInzSTvjrbZrJ-fpLHSLcg_YFMEpZkDZfaMcP8mcYEKE2fCPB3Bh_Rhe7IVrNpuMJWaWeKCsyqfe-1P7Wk_AoYK79-53HkQIHADY5yuEXbDvJlaD_XB7p4cNcz7vcP02Njs/s1600/88312842662461788_deDtvWbR_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitF0oYmrfWiInzSTvjrbZrJ-fpLHSLcg_YFMEpZkDZfaMcP8mcYEKE2fCPB3Bh_Rhe7IVrNpuMJWaWeKCsyqfe-1P7Wk_AoYK79-53HkQIHADY5yuEXbDvJlaD_XB7p4cNcz7vcP02Njs/s400/88312842662461788_deDtvWbR_b.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Color coding and canning jars are so inexpensive.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PGiGChc-NKA/Tv6FEvy7p7I/AAAAAAAABCY/37OcRK3GusE/s1600/99431104242520299_Hdrl0fbp_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PGiGChc-NKA/Tv6FEvy7p7I/AAAAAAAABCY/37OcRK3GusE/s400/99431104242520299_Hdrl0fbp_b.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Will show you my version of this ribbon storage.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hCbYKlQdmPc/Tv6FEzpN5VI/AAAAAAAABCg/8OhfmUJoi6A/s1600/103793966381535263_Vu6d4Pnn_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ok here is what I have done so far....believe me these photos don't show all that really needs to be done. I need to paint, but seriously don't know how I am going to be able to move some of this furniture myself. I'm showing you the good, the tolerable and the ugly because I think we all struggle with projects like this. Sometimes you just have to do it in stages.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Vwg2KxJiGBGhWLOjLaPjBRTrqOtU66z9PkYJnli_Yt9qIkzVkldDyOSF0b5hkCmyc19mKS4HGrmDW7CDTqAdpfdRVdGXhtvcR8qxrZ_QdgeYJWr5urqPyNAXrMdWhvhH9z38V0JORb4/s1600/IMG_1904.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Vwg2KxJiGBGhWLOjLaPjBRTrqOtU66z9PkYJnli_Yt9qIkzVkldDyOSF0b5hkCmyc19mKS4HGrmDW7CDTqAdpfdRVdGXhtvcR8qxrZ_QdgeYJWr5urqPyNAXrMdWhvhH9z38V0JORb4/s400/IMG_1904.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I loved finding this old drawer, it's on my drawing table for organizing pencils, markers and tools.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8MWL5AJA-uisuJ4pBHadJym1y4amd1Aiz9jwPyv8vJg_M-dGYD-xZww4Ch5FhD2nuXUnsMg_USklgMu7wdb_pz4n4dL7QKNe606LxNhFqZTmF14ZYEs4QMmc6etXk5-wNiPXhZm7len4/s1600/IMG_1913.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8MWL5AJA-uisuJ4pBHadJym1y4amd1Aiz9jwPyv8vJg_M-dGYD-xZww4Ch5FhD2nuXUnsMg_USklgMu7wdb_pz4n4dL7QKNe606LxNhFqZTmF14ZYEs4QMmc6etXk5-wNiPXhZm7len4/s400/IMG_1913.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> A peak at my old printers drawer for my vintage jewelry finds....more on that another time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkyQDp2AhyMIxIdN7lglhnQA6Dgfh8PC78Lbm6MtItZyCSl_TZVxUBBqiLnep89QiVktVpcwE9tk9lfy3KGdOJjVjBmqfzQZuewvfza6KMFNyxJIoEqnRH1ipxI1xEMCmqlKvTqes_z-4/s1600/IMG_1914.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">gotta love those coupons!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixOgUZx-QjnqN_5E0Fr7Fm9Jk30-YX3GjnP2NzdgCZWx3Vwxfay-SfQmk1xTa0nw96Zni2nbt642TQiT2HiV78hut6cIdeNmgW3z3JRUFAlXdRUrDHNqIVFc29v4NrsRizWDgB0997q_E/s1600/IMG_1930.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixOgUZx-QjnqN_5E0Fr7Fm9Jk30-YX3GjnP2NzdgCZWx3Vwxfay-SfQmk1xTa0nw96Zni2nbt642TQiT2HiV78hut6cIdeNmgW3z3JRUFAlXdRUrDHNqIVFc29v4NrsRizWDgB0997q_E/s400/IMG_1930.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> My husband used this for storing nuts and bolts.....now painted and holding all sorts of treasures like vintage chandelier crystals, buttons and skeleton keys.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEjYJxAgL4RR4SgJihXaqR5CogJqPxqGVi5kpAwfEfu_kByi23aVQyWap-1J67HjOO9JlrzE0dmYg7WChnPO3Faz3fsAHmUqR3Q-yLJbxaUXTJcSXeBAMeBnzVCCuHjGA7ODcOUxQlWoU/s1600/IMG_1934.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEjYJxAgL4RR4SgJihXaqR5CogJqPxqGVi5kpAwfEfu_kByi23aVQyWap-1J67HjOO9JlrzE0dmYg7WChnPO3Faz3fsAHmUqR3Q-yLJbxaUXTJcSXeBAMeBnzVCCuHjGA7ODcOUxQlWoU/s400/IMG_1934.jpg" width="272" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> My brain-storming board.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKstR7ajihDMlXnJz0585eJjoB8RlXs_2bxeypcjIDf7M-IsmRoeMfnn9SfwpVewWZA7ahjdh3A0VT0YOVqHEuTYEkoCsTJ9KjbTVF8Zz8vdoKh5vnm8RFaSYDCG-1_xBQa4ktzJwC0y0/s1600/IMG_1935.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKstR7ajihDMlXnJz0585eJjoB8RlXs_2bxeypcjIDf7M-IsmRoeMfnn9SfwpVewWZA7ahjdh3A0VT0YOVqHEuTYEkoCsTJ9KjbTVF8Zz8vdoKh5vnm8RFaSYDCG-1_xBQa4ktzJwC0y0/s320/IMG_1935.jpg" width="256" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U04e6TZIktA/TwAHMq6frKI/AAAAAAAABM4/xjYnu0zqAhM/s1600/IMG_1940.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="293" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U04e6TZIktA/TwAHMq6frKI/AAAAAAAABM4/xjYnu0zqAhM/s400/IMG_1940.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I save old brie holders for holding things I may use for different projects. As I go through my storage areas I grab things that might work and keep them in separate ones for each project so they are ready to go when I want to work on them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">I just had to get this post in before Christmas.... </span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">As you probably know I lost my husband several years ago.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lJOkBDFTNMM/TvVXVViy6MI/AAAAAAAABAA/zwYwwd7akvU/s1600/IMG_1820.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Celebrating Christmas is not alway easy and is sometimes a slippery slope. It goes somewhere between making new customs, adapting some of the old ones and remembering some very special memories that are sometimes sentimental but mostly fun. </span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lJOkBDFTNMM/TvVXVViy6MI/AAAAAAAABAA/zwYwwd7akvU/s1600/IMG_1820.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Bottom line I am always looking for ways to celebrate Fred's memory.</span></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have been looking at his baby dishes for quite sometime wondering what I can do with them beside keeping them packed away in a box somewhere. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lJOkBDFTNMM/TvVXVViy6MI/AAAAAAAABAA/zwYwwd7akvU/s1600/IMG_1820.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="204" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lJOkBDFTNMM/TvVXVViy6MI/AAAAAAAABAA/zwYwwd7akvU/s320/IMG_1820.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">While visiting one of the many wonderful, creative blogs out there I saw that one of them had put a collection of baby silver on a tree with ribbon. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(I am so sorry I forget which it was so if it's you please leave me a comment and I'll link to you!!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Inspiration struck! </span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I put my own creative version on my inspiration....polished it up, added some of the old vintage tinsel I found at a flea market, some vintage lace and ribbon. I put a vintage ear ring on the top of the display ribbon. </span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">To be continued....I'll show and tell next year.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am so pleased that we now have an heirloom to be handed down in the family. I am so happy that this will keep his memory for our future generations. I hope to have it engraved after the Holidays are over. If it wasn't for the sharing done by so many wonderful, creative bloggers out there I probably would not have this wonderful heirloom tribute.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Merry Christmas to you all! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Here's to celebrating so many wonderful memories.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Shari</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639892399553373453.post-92170805113571527642011-12-22T19:44:00.011-05:002012-03-04T15:29:51.598-05:00Wrapping Update<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Remember the Pinterest Post I did on brown paper gift wrap ideas (<a href="http://www.swingingonastarcreations.blogspot.com/2011/12/penny-saving-inspiration-day.html">Her</a>e) to give us some creative gift wrap inspirations which would save us a few Christmas pennies? I just love gift wrapping...it would be fun to make a business out of it. Here is how some of my gift wrap creativity turned out.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I used vintage sheet music on a tag with the cut out circles from the ribbon and a </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">vintage Ear Ring in the center.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIudh47vLEi1TMB8omA7bRJHvG9duuXo-hplTZ052gdmrcQS9S9Z43h_188hbak5o7B5TT1OpnmhZgc8ZM2-Xrp5039wPRKeKyCNRA_uG2pN3anvT8zDBJGwrlnmv3KiAqesReqk84Ts/s1600/IMG_1791.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIudh47vLEi1TMB8omA7bRJHvG9duuXo-hplTZ052gdmrcQS9S9Z43h_188hbak5o7B5TT1OpnmhZgc8ZM2-Xrp5039wPRKeKyCNRA_uG2pN3anvT8zDBJGwrlnmv3KiAqesReqk84Ts/s400/IMG_1791.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> The long thin one with the green ribbon has poinsetta's cut our from another paper. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YT_9J_MRrWM/TvPD1ASrmeI/AAAAAAAAA9Y/FatpnzcnmpI/s1600/IMG_1800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YT_9J_MRrWM/TvPD1ASrmeI/AAAAAAAAA9Y/FatpnzcnmpI/s400/IMG_1800.jpg" width="235" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> This is my friend Carolyn's gift....she loves all things vintage soooo it incorporates vintage lace, seam binding, vintage tinsel and vintage sheet music on the tag. This was so fun to do. I made the star too with lots of glitter.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGPkbgAITaME7D9xVDih9rws7A4Oiyu8bifv_55hz1aZ4IcARgeQLdVtjTywLYqUt9KBWkjNDRxjGRCNL3KlFH82wh7wryF8FymWSoJy4uvKiZGhNyOsBLqvs40vlMyeoHhcqdrsqCXC8/s1600/IMG_1801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGPkbgAITaME7D9xVDih9rws7A4Oiyu8bifv_55hz1aZ4IcARgeQLdVtjTywLYqUt9KBWkjNDRxjGRCNL3KlFH82wh7wryF8FymWSoJy4uvKiZGhNyOsBLqvs40vlMyeoHhcqdrsqCXC8/s400/IMG_1801.jpg" width="288" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0Dn0e3L7u5w7G_CGZWN7yrB1EsAYS4095kbFSImZW53dpC7-G_Navh86CAZjKIeKnU0JH4Ex2-VjSmU61jCECopZ9z76Yq7-_EDMiGbYsS33kNhca8JXlfG8kOy5ELdzuVPF2ui68wI/s1600/IMG_1803.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> I love polka dots so I had to have this ribbon. The bow has a vintage ear ring in the center! I can't wait for my son and his lovely wife to receive this gift. Do you know how excited you get when you find a gift just perfect for the person/person's?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gi2Y5ogWqS4/TvPD8TsWx-I/AAAAAAAAA94/GAdUyoKj_pE/s1600/IMG_1804.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gi2Y5ogWqS4/TvPD8TsWx-I/AAAAAAAAA94/GAdUyoKj_pE/s400/IMG_1804.jpg" width="331" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> I used the Polka Dot Ribbon again with this beautiful gold ribbon...thank-you Michaels! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4HZFN-NSV0HOiy6ZFYaetIF6wFQrrWFWCQk-6AYSp27f-RxBp-lneK4rKECAZ3iE2GI85Gn2fOCP0e27WneHsCFxjbaiwAkxndYyzoDswPXyz0pqVwjr6UMAXWrzH_jvFiivALARyEs/s1600/IMG_1863.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4HZFN-NSV0HOiy6ZFYaetIF6wFQrrWFWCQk-6AYSp27f-RxBp-lneK4rKECAZ3iE2GI85Gn2fOCP0e27WneHsCFxjbaiwAkxndYyzoDswPXyz0pqVwjr6UMAXWrzH_jvFiivALARyEs/s400/IMG_1863.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> I was pretty pleased with this...it is for my wonderful cousin who is beautiful gardener (hint). I love this ribbon combo! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkYEI6yI_6qP6VMZhE-AQnf3RrMiX7NHA_YFpwTwPkEZ5gxzJvT-gizyds78LN_YRYrA5nkKpAQ3yQ0MsNRFMo23PWwrcUJbFrpEuqafpz8N2WLGgB91zSQryOMWSw4dWfZVXlIjvZTk/s1600/IMG_1865.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkYEI6yI_6qP6VMZhE-AQnf3RrMiX7NHA_YFpwTwPkEZ5gxzJvT-gizyds78LN_YRYrA5nkKpAQ3yQ0MsNRFMo23PWwrcUJbFrpEuqafpz8N2WLGgB91zSQryOMWSw4dWfZVXlIjvZTk/s400/IMG_1865.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I glittered a clothes pin to keep the gift tag I made in place.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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