tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34139885924909529422024-02-06T20:26:02.286-08:00Fancy Schmancy Designs....because every home needs a few more polka dots......Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561027571056025343noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413988592490952942.post-77373644248575467552010-12-12T12:48:00.000-08:002010-12-12T13:39:00.350-08:00It has been a whileActually, it has been over a year since I have posted. I have truly missed blogging. I started my own business last year and God truly blessed it. I have been so busy that I have basically been locked in my basement working and painting for over a year. Recently, I turned my business over to another company. That means that I will keep creating cute stuff for them, but... (and this is really good news) they will be mass producing it, and my products will be sold all over the country. I am so excited about this, and I will write more about this soon. More good news... I am going to start blogging again. I can't think of a better time to start blogging (and following other blogs) than at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Christmas</span> time. I thought I would share some of my favorite homemade (by me) Christmas decorations.<br /><br /><br />This one is my absolute favorite one. I painted this old window about 5 years ago. It is a snowman family portrait. Someone gave me the window and of course I already had the paint, so this project was free!!! I love free!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglykkEpkeDe24to22xM0LR6MQayBfcI3wN0vojf3EMe5NkE__P5RvAu_LhavYjSqCiJL0QnzMqxeoxacCkTs2LEpqRMBYrLwgEr8uf-QgRssn2KEhQ5Zs792iCU1tJalG18RFztRMQz_c/s1600/snowman+window"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549902586825816882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglykkEpkeDe24to22xM0LR6MQayBfcI3wN0vojf3EMe5NkE__P5RvAu_LhavYjSqCiJL0QnzMqxeoxacCkTs2LEpqRMBYrLwgEr8uf-QgRssn2KEhQ5Zs792iCU1tJalG18RFztRMQz_c/s400/snowman+window" /></a> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> I like this idea because it was cheap and easy!! I got these stockings from Target a few years ago. I have wanted to have them monogrammed for a while, but because of the fabric they cannot be. so last year i bought these snowflake frame ornaments and just put photos of each one of my kids on their stocking. Now there is no confusion on Christmas morning.<br /><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 222px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 166px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549902314308650930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZbU7S-k81iwT4L7RBnZCwLY8dZD5M9O1PzP8NOTsommungVzADXymuGGpiMKXRt6stdLo7HTB997dS7vrysxuViTI-0THx7e2lnQBY0QA7l5oOZ1Y9X-vCs_R5abvHScglVHQBPTMaA/s400/frames+for+stockings.jpg" /> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> I just used some lime green paint that is made for glass on this cake plate. Just add some cute little polka dots, some festive ribbon, and of course your initial, and you have the perfect place to put your <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Christmas</span> sweets.<br /><br /></div><div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildqu_FahqMK4SKO3iV3f0Wo6ZhVFe3U4Q7G2aAsCpgmMMhhPTiNnGErgyAy8q_DU6lbK0ZVv6oTRL6cfLW_vKGoArUPD8W9hGUD1L1YsjkzZWnHAfTvgdIgWcBwcoQ4gKax2GyOjSyEw/s1600/cakelate"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549902315345381858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildqu_FahqMK4SKO3iV3f0Wo6ZhVFe3U4Q7G2aAsCpgmMMhhPTiNnGErgyAy8q_DU6lbK0ZVv6oTRL6cfLW_vKGoArUPD8W9hGUD1L1YsjkzZWnHAfTvgdIgWcBwcoQ4gKax2GyOjSyEw/s400/cakelate" /></a> <div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>This was just a dollar store plate and mug. I made this for the kids to put <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Santa's</span> cookies and milk. I used the same paint that that I used on the cake plate . </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXIfxNW5wGo4Kyxb2SInFgzn1Ou6boidksXY8948nPNuvfSh713Eg50ObJiD4iVyf9pEgslEdlpC2W9FNMOcYx_V4-NHHonfYr7my2B9rcMOY3W53R33BKxl8_ayP65N-LoimnBCSZmQ/s1600/santas+cookies.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 124px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 166px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549902306250877138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXIfxNW5wGo4Kyxb2SInFgzn1Ou6boidksXY8948nPNuvfSh713Eg50ObJiD4iVyf9pEgslEdlpC2W9FNMOcYx_V4-NHHonfYr7my2B9rcMOY3W53R33BKxl8_ayP65N-LoimnBCSZmQ/s400/santas+cookies.jpg" /></a> </div><div> </div><div><br />This is one of my kids favorite decorations. Especially when they were younger and shorter. This is just a really cheap full length door mirror (usually around 5 dollars). Again I just used the glass paint and painted a snowman. I left the top of the snow man empty so that when my kids look into the mirror it is their face that you they on top of the snowman. I did paint a carrot nose on the face.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGuDCir0Ev7F2iLRjfPniXep-jU257ltOTzEMhJ15GbQLMayI4xJe-xC3vMu_3DyX7fOYc0ngoF42hX56aXN8r0lDjUcqdEeUgJNpFVEFOPQ-zonaWzfBmKE5Fj8HX5YmHWDPvWuWQ-q4/s1600/snowman+mirror.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 124px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 166px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549902307123850050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGuDCir0Ev7F2iLRjfPniXep-jU257ltOTzEMhJ15GbQLMayI4xJe-xC3vMu_3DyX7fOYc0ngoF42hX56aXN8r0lDjUcqdEeUgJNpFVEFOPQ-zonaWzfBmKE5Fj8HX5YmHWDPvWuWQ-q4/s400/snowman+mirror.jpg" /></a><br />Another favorite of mine. This is an old cabinet door from a friend who was replacing all of her old cabinetry.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkuiH4QlNdhnT3D1pfx3hzvwSyUxK_MViurUd-tzGOjGZSZKUeSXEgFnwQ-9lmd_FKuKHZbmDXI_IkbjVtp2ydq8uuB-L_E85C7S9fDs15s7a3kpnpHhuRGJD3XIo-c0txMLiV4VtVBOE/s1600/wooden+sign"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549902303450741074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkuiH4QlNdhnT3D1pfx3hzvwSyUxK_MViurUd-tzGOjGZSZKUeSXEgFnwQ-9lmd_FKuKHZbmDXI_IkbjVtp2ydq8uuB-L_E85C7S9fDs15s7a3kpnpHhuRGJD3XIo-c0txMLiV4VtVBOE/s400/wooden+sign" /></a><br /><br /><br />Last but not least...I had to add these. These are what I have been locked in my basement making for the past year. These are my creations called <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">burlees</span>, and they have been a huge hit around here.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9rSUzm_qPLf1IlV3T3g7iuwXCzBimauaqLkRH2v4cfaV5P0l-d4QZUujPqsdPOFCKLrWWsLn8jDhXMKo7DZj97AFYIphk1sLa7XDN1XhWqUAGMaIfPhzR0rhvt_twGxhRC2jP_iPAgk/s1600/ornament+burlee.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 124px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 166px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549901852854653666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9rSUzm_qPLf1IlV3T3g7iuwXCzBimauaqLkRH2v4cfaV5P0l-d4QZUujPqsdPOFCKLrWWsLn8jDhXMKo7DZj97AFYIphk1sLa7XDN1XhWqUAGMaIfPhzR0rhvt_twGxhRC2jP_iPAgk/s400/ornament+burlee.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAWDoECG-w8Mp7rlmo_4i89ZjtRk1m9kbGrxmOfeoftg7VuggYQBKAJ0qw-_OxheQybmsJueml7AfK0gdgYDxt1Ba4LMJvRNQOIX7FfomkiOpweqviDOv7seBFymN4rWMEq93I-4M4qfs/s1600/reindeer+burlee.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 124px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 166px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549901844083307090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAWDoECG-w8Mp7rlmo_4i89ZjtRk1m9kbGrxmOfeoftg7VuggYQBKAJ0qw-_OxheQybmsJueml7AfK0gdgYDxt1Ba4LMJvRNQOIX7FfomkiOpweqviDOv7seBFymN4rWMEq93I-4M4qfs/s400/reindeer+burlee.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOO5ZkXDM_IzZ-Agba7SdjyaTn0w2iv7clf-ZdT8DpLEPV9K1SKN0MuvG3ihtSKJZ9iO3P-Bw-PQkuxmTt2V8pP2qoNfamttgIFfUXKnoNEhVJ4p0huytjuNbj3SHUGhJp98PIvBrRT2E/s1600/front+door+snowmen"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549901843871597906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOO5ZkXDM_IzZ-Agba7SdjyaTn0w2iv7clf-ZdT8DpLEPV9K1SKN0MuvG3ihtSKJZ9iO3P-Bw-PQkuxmTt2V8pP2qoNfamttgIFfUXKnoNEhVJ4p0huytjuNbj3SHUGhJp98PIvBrRT2E/s400/front+door+snowmen" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmz8KW7m_lZTFlAuNeAm6wAsfzcMmE8383MfeTW59VffJeQO1oXpyDsJfMsyGYnRxspA9bOvFnm9QUeVzcHM0NodziszdQNZigRg0gVrV0Ajt6pUh0l2YWlZok58cWXh75tHMKsVj698/s1600/stairs+and+stockings"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549901838418169954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmz8KW7m_lZTFlAuNeAm6wAsfzcMmE8383MfeTW59VffJeQO1oXpyDsJfMsyGYnRxspA9bOvFnm9QUeVzcHM0NodziszdQNZigRg0gVrV0Ajt6pUh0l2YWlZok58cWXh75tHMKsVj698/s400/stairs+and+stockings" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Sooooo</span> glad to be blogging again.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561027571056025343noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413988592490952942.post-20818747371798640232009-11-09T10:53:00.000-08:002009-11-09T11:02:28.158-08:00Fancy Farm Christmas CollectionI am posting new photos of my Fancy Farm Christmas Collection. Go to <a href="http://www.fancyfarmdesigns.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#990000;">www.fancyfarmdesigns.blogspot.com</span></a> to check out more pics!!! I am running a special right now! 2 Burleys for $40. Comment or email me if you want to purchase one.....or two!!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFxU2u_C2RGhoBJdk5NXztU-Uuf_gegxwTWCttrJDSHhxQWi6r_zrUxkWA1RmqaYSVyHESbgW6c95TcT_N73TF2VKH2PjHIEBrhwoCjCsKX1XfUUodGo4lSdcf1ksqwrqXVkRlTefVxc/s1600-h/fancyfarm+007.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402180127327885186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFxU2u_C2RGhoBJdk5NXztU-Uuf_gegxwTWCttrJDSHhxQWi6r_zrUxkWA1RmqaYSVyHESbgW6c95TcT_N73TF2VKH2PjHIEBrhwoCjCsKX1XfUUodGo4lSdcf1ksqwrqXVkRlTefVxc/s400/fancyfarm+007.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTGmn91cUlB9KRUZnT39pEKE_2ZMMViMtM8kz4FxFYzQd2WM3NSNnwarzNv7fxNcbR2VOAAiokH9HXgEbqeac6cLZTcP9BZZrgPh1KqO7TjkwIpXUa29_Wz5Cr0c-5RNRSUz4DC2hw_I/s1600-h/standing+snowman.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 111px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 166px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402179791133833762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTGmn91cUlB9KRUZnT39pEKE_2ZMMViMtM8kz4FxFYzQd2WM3NSNnwarzNv7fxNcbR2VOAAiokH9HXgEbqeac6cLZTcP9BZZrgPh1KqO7TjkwIpXUa29_Wz5Cr0c-5RNRSUz4DC2hw_I/s400/standing+snowman.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb7EBuJSFPLzz9AlD9q-C10SEm-SKbEHxE-iykpjfzuJfPL7g8VZil1dCO1PcfgY87xBKbbpVDVmPG4tCUsvu-Mbn1e_VtQuYqd_wYtMb_TuG6mzAWNfkmpHZ6om5dVrJSo9UMTi2rlrU/s1600-h/snowman+hanger.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402179783632535122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb7EBuJSFPLzz9AlD9q-C10SEm-SKbEHxE-iykpjfzuJfPL7g8VZil1dCO1PcfgY87xBKbbpVDVmPG4tCUsvu-Mbn1e_VtQuYqd_wYtMb_TuG6mzAWNfkmpHZ6om5dVrJSo9UMTi2rlrU/s400/snowman+hanger.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAapZMoxvs6ZdfSrie7wyqfWTtIZSxJau3O7X5UVYBsBmsoNYdifo9_rdK9IVs-Ni4yWu6PJUytq-yhQsMxkt0M48zCeTyJzqdmKikF02NmOPlA78CtMrWr_REZwAlYx122u5ATNWvW4o/s1600-h/rd.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402179781023959538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAapZMoxvs6ZdfSrie7wyqfWTtIZSxJau3O7X5UVYBsBmsoNYdifo9_rdK9IVs-Ni4yWu6PJUytq-yhQsMxkt0M48zCeTyJzqdmKikF02NmOPlA78CtMrWr_REZwAlYx122u5ATNWvW4o/s400/rd.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikteo7F6SCkECAtZ_Z40bKmrCUZcx8XVpq1LownxLOZTpQac5uwtlISae9fOTXJn09N2pNIy9JIOvRAwZOoyAMH0JhYudUpIPoOMOsLErnEs9oJcjGMJ9maqU4sqbvsl81wC5BOcpiQk4/s1600-h/rd.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402179781057329058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikteo7F6SCkECAtZ_Z40bKmrCUZcx8XVpq1LownxLOZTpQac5uwtlISae9fOTXJn09N2pNIy9JIOvRAwZOoyAMH0JhYudUpIPoOMOsLErnEs9oJcjGMJ9maqU4sqbvsl81wC5BOcpiQk4/s400/rd.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrV11Ae5RTecKolgSCDvTy-eh_xr-oBhMOPMyXL6y-4hXQLXKsVEbwnPOGtp6V7d6De1o7uZzQCR0RlnS9NvlQ7HrBToUFxeTbajkgSC3wfGU4ArKziw2bqB2QjDaF8gWzA8MuX5LxPW4/s1600-h/ornament.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 111px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 166px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402179774662117218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrV11Ae5RTecKolgSCDvTy-eh_xr-oBhMOPMyXL6y-4hXQLXKsVEbwnPOGtp6V7d6De1o7uZzQCR0RlnS9NvlQ7HrBToUFxeTbajkgSC3wfGU4ArKziw2bqB2QjDaF8gWzA8MuX5LxPW4/s400/ornament.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561027571056025343noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413988592490952942.post-7032526241681108452009-10-26T11:53:00.000-07:002009-10-26T12:17:05.169-07:00Ohhh Happy Day!!!So what is the occasion that I am so happy about? .....did we win the lottery.....did all my kids get straight A's...... did Auburn win Saturday???? NO, No, and I think Auburn is done for the year and we are looking to next year...anyway.... The good news Is GOODWILL!!!!! We just got a goodwill less than 5 miles from my house, and it is really nice!!! I went last week with 10 dollars in hand and 3 things in mind that I wanted to come home with<br /><ol><li>a fall centerpiece for me entry table</li><li>something to put my hairdryer and straightner in</li><li style="text-align: left;">something to put our many loaves of bread in (5 kids+ brown bag lunch everyday= a lot of bread)<br /></li></ol><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtT-FLP4lGmv7JJUh_xaBsrmVVF1zKs4p6jeeLvCm4YfL01Xo8P9ha54hKR0RNedJY0sf67hGSDgR-u4i46_7jEDKAREKia_ofxXbWLGuU0mwuE3R_vLGsTBMKJbzNGd6FsrDw-OpSeg/s1600-h/blog3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtT-FLP4lGmv7JJUh_xaBsrmVVF1zKs4p6jeeLvCm4YfL01Xo8P9ha54hKR0RNedJY0sf67hGSDgR-u4i46_7jEDKAREKia_ofxXbWLGuU0mwuE3R_vLGsTBMKJbzNGd6FsrDw-OpSeg/s400/blog3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396984041172611666" border="0" /></a>This is what I got. Some really tacky brass candlesticks, a fall wreath that that was missing some of the leaves, a brassy gold planter, and a really large metal box of somekind.........possibly even an old breadbox.......hmmm<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxzHN80RutOs365YSv4ZM8DudbMmdUY8g5Vn5FgzfMl9LZhOkKU0WBXjPsbuwfUD6XzO6X_4RCCugW5Iq8PixcRBIrJn1eP32MhSqf3jbgIEpYHeAIeLj9cTqDnO9stNzbBfhgbkJnqY/s1600-h/blog4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxzHN80RutOs365YSv4ZM8DudbMmdUY8g5Vn5FgzfMl9LZhOkKU0WBXjPsbuwfUD6XzO6X_4RCCugW5Iq8PixcRBIrJn1eP32MhSqf3jbgIEpYHeAIeLj9cTqDnO9stNzbBfhgbkJnqY/s400/blog4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396984045893998290" border="0" /></a>Ohh how I love spraypaint!! One quick coat and you can't even tell that these were brass!! I just took the wreath and put the sparse section to the back so you can't even tell!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2sidhs5fUphIlY_01K_aggDut3UUW_quAndAJnzlzx-71M16ZtWygMvm8G_dCYUJWOxiVacdNlWppLuqimtq146r_xb1F-PVRbnTQlCbGn0CD_GKvcj8BUQfVPRil2gBqyBEevoOTDc/s1600-h/blog2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2sidhs5fUphIlY_01K_aggDut3UUW_quAndAJnzlzx-71M16ZtWygMvm8G_dCYUJWOxiVacdNlWppLuqimtq146r_xb1F-PVRbnTQlCbGn0CD_GKvcj8BUQfVPRil2gBqyBEevoOTDc/s400/blog2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396984038660165890" border="0" /></a>Yet another "G" emblem....I just can't help myself, and this thing holds like 5 loaves of bread!! All I did on this was add the g with the paintpen. I actually liked the rustic top...for now. I will probably do something else to it before too long.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhg_QhGwvGW9nkdbOWKb_eqGpPSQ7FbA9Q1M5Y-bCeyQdlcVftXDVb6oxBnFmi_XOxewZAc7DJuCHW03A75uOvqGB_xFaHGVeIembdtupGkz8Thz_zWJhqNB1uEEodvmGbKsyygn8p0Nc/s1600-h/blog1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhg_QhGwvGW9nkdbOWKb_eqGpPSQ7FbA9Q1M5Y-bCeyQdlcVftXDVb6oxBnFmi_XOxewZAc7DJuCHW03A75uOvqGB_xFaHGVeIembdtupGkz8Thz_zWJhqNB1uEEodvmGbKsyygn8p0Nc/s400/blog1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396984034696390082" border="0" /></a>Spraypaint again. I used some silver spraypaint to this planter, and BAM!!! I am so excited about my new Goodwill!!! I will be making weekly trips.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561027571056025343noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413988592490952942.post-56104316242973504012009-10-15T06:27:00.000-07:002009-10-16T04:40:16.153-07:00Happy Fall Y'all<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOc3FeHTjanROR3gEr-zi-GaDUgJ_C2drr7ZkZZrk_WSjfHaC3vR1vvg1GD9xuXJcBRA0u6hT4ygLWAsTVbYCF1R69ZrkYc2euy4D_7czIJwtiRRhqApM0m2hLExwHVGjmlP5omVrJ53U/s1600-h/pporch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOc3FeHTjanROR3gEr-zi-GaDUgJ_C2drr7ZkZZrk_WSjfHaC3vR1vvg1GD9xuXJcBRA0u6hT4ygLWAsTVbYCF1R69ZrkYc2euy4D_7czIJwtiRRhqApM0m2hLExwHVGjmlP5omVrJ53U/s400/pporch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392818585651329602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcMg1BF4LI6X_r45n8ejltSeUAgaP0DVoZvm7ia7YpVDbIs10AJ5T3i_XHtdQXOaz-j7-u8pBohrx7gdrYCk6p6yQuOsgKLbgZdxTm9dsQqztxuQ0UQmVavKIcTw5tMLuMi_ZxYwMss0/s1600-h/pdoor.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcMg1BF4LI6X_r45n8ejltSeUAgaP0DVoZvm7ia7YpVDbIs10AJ5T3i_XHtdQXOaz-j7-u8pBohrx7gdrYCk6p6yQuOsgKLbgZdxTm9dsQqztxuQ0UQmVavKIcTw5tMLuMi_ZxYwMss0/s400/pdoor.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392818579100819554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwThP-lSeoVaBrf_aG3bHapQCiMTx-AJWz8HvhuWlw47LYTnS1ehAP5inld4ehx3SlLvu8xqSrckK8L9Dzzyy2YFWm2pHTMJS-p8OOYBD6Og2iQJdD46ApnCq4Ye_n_WJHuaXkuMHqMAM/s1600-h/pstack.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwThP-lSeoVaBrf_aG3bHapQCiMTx-AJWz8HvhuWlw47LYTnS1ehAP5inld4ehx3SlLvu8xqSrckK8L9Dzzyy2YFWm2pHTMJS-p8OOYBD6Og2iQJdD46ApnCq4Ye_n_WJHuaXkuMHqMAM/s400/pstack.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392818566861212466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhEKJxzmVxk8McnbEm9zB3UqvAVpKjEFpxjFaE2IKAhqUXw7oVcXuno68rN3kllKnWI8WNCe7MygnwD_9ZMESbk1y_f1r5VGFjyyuVxvOgyUoj9uztWhzl8eYI7_1cWhKcCoZn4u0r8rg/s1600-h/pg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhEKJxzmVxk8McnbEm9zB3UqvAVpKjEFpxjFaE2IKAhqUXw7oVcXuno68rN3kllKnWI8WNCe7MygnwD_9ZMESbk1y_f1r5VGFjyyuVxvOgyUoj9uztWhzl8eYI7_1cWhKcCoZn4u0r8rg/s400/pg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392818562804002370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7TnVgjsCNaV6Yxd3n6JBXhD16mp2nj2_jINEgMWOnEpGZVq4Bh7MVgFliNqiCJIItMESaAjCfsQNiOhVquANsV7GwB9jMonKaTmgLPEjzpDulBF36fg7NSjARuf6Z1iMQyoa6FHiIeXQ/s1600-h/pgriffith.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7TnVgjsCNaV6Yxd3n6JBXhD16mp2nj2_jINEgMWOnEpGZVq4Bh7MVgFliNqiCJIItMESaAjCfsQNiOhVquANsV7GwB9jMonKaTmgLPEjzpDulBF36fg7NSjARuf6Z1iMQyoa6FHiIeXQ/s400/pgriffith.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392818561811498546" border="0" /></a><br />I thought I would share my front porch with y'all. It was very easy and CHEAP!!! I used some of my Fancy Farm stuff, and then some other fall decorations. The garland over the door is just a grapevine wreath that I cut in half and unwound...unwinded...uh straightened out!!?;P Then I just added a 3 dollar leaf garland from Wal-Mart. The pumpkins are fake from Michael's and I just used a paint pen to monogram them. Have a great Day!! I must get back to the basement and fill orders Don't forgrt to go check out<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.fancyfarmdesigns.blogspot.com/">www.fancyfarmdesigns.blogspotcom</a></span><a href="http://www.fancyfarmdesigns.blogspot.com/"> </a>and enter my giveaway!!!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561027571056025343noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413988592490952942.post-13160648140429610082009-10-02T13:55:00.000-07:002009-10-02T18:26:17.195-07:00My Big Announcement!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3aNUPjGYDgnbZnMmwVmwlPLDMv_UqZsJ6N6K5Iz2cEDxY7CLhHrXJVydjmNH0maot6rssJ7oZZr62gTaCBxvuNU_iexhkpn0Y0rAp5rBSM_z-llEWFla9HGk7riMvneF3GSqCyfqh7II/s1600-h/fancyfarmartist.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3aNUPjGYDgnbZnMmwVmwlPLDMv_UqZsJ6N6K5Iz2cEDxY7CLhHrXJVydjmNH0maot6rssJ7oZZr62gTaCBxvuNU_iexhkpn0Y0rAp5rBSM_z-llEWFla9HGk7riMvneF3GSqCyfqh7II/s400/fancyfarmartist.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388114499039299650" border="0" /></a><br />I am very excited to announce my new business Fancy Farm!!!! my new products are called "burleys" and they are adorable!!! They are fabulous burlap wall hangings perfect for door decorations, yard art....and great for any season. And I have even bigger news!!! Yesterday I signed with a showroom at The Atlanta Mart so they will be massed produced all over the country!!! I am soooooo excited!!! so you know what this means for you.....GIVEAWAY!!!! I am going to giveaway this snowman on Nov.1st. All you have to do is go over to my new blog at <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.fancyfarmdesigns.blogspot.com/">www.fancyfarmdesigns.blogspot.com </a>become a follower and leave a comment and tell me what you think!!! I will randomly pick a winner. Right now all I have is my Fall collection, but I will be adding my Christmas collection this week!!! Good Luck!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmAxCJyKV5rdBHVFJWZUE5nyvazLAldcGoO6YTtIMLAiWWDQuAFhDuHQI5IweNb8HVkymLEMXotZ5gsCS8Cx0_F-ijwLnbBLUSb5HhVB6dgffrdqRIvu4zoG9HLTZHQb-YWDfOi-GuMs/s1600-h/fancyfarm+030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmAxCJyKV5rdBHVFJWZUE5nyvazLAldcGoO6YTtIMLAiWWDQuAFhDuHQI5IweNb8HVkymLEMXotZ5gsCS8Cx0_F-ijwLnbBLUSb5HhVB6dgffrdqRIvu4zoG9HLTZHQb-YWDfOi-GuMs/s400/fancyfarm+030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388114514015200290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxU9EmQ1cHLBMetpdv3Aqeim7pktji032NBgA5ttLjNZ-loft12_kSGYnuErrNabOHjq1iG7DJ6z0LpXh6W_uCXTzusUGGKF5pGADdf2ZGnYeHPIuO2gQtVHXyP297OQQCWhBYJ_9O5qQ/s1600-h/fancyfarm+033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxU9EmQ1cHLBMetpdv3Aqeim7pktji032NBgA5ttLjNZ-loft12_kSGYnuErrNabOHjq1iG7DJ6z0LpXh6W_uCXTzusUGGKF5pGADdf2ZGnYeHPIuO2gQtVHXyP297OQQCWhBYJ_9O5qQ/s400/fancyfarm+033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388114504029815634" border="0" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561027571056025343noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413988592490952942.post-26519207020627083572009-10-02T11:25:00.000-07:002009-10-02T11:26:47.567-07:00Big AnnouncementDon't forget about my BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!! I am going to make it today at 5 oclock....ohhh I am so excited!!!!!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561027571056025343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413988592490952942.post-14941738275200999132009-09-25T18:25:00.000-07:002009-09-25T18:58:20.024-07:00I am Alive<span style="font-weight: bold;">Hello my name is Amy and I have a blog. You probably don't remember me. I have had had the craziest month EVER!!!!! It first started when my camera broke......so no photos to post, then computer problems....you guys know how that will almost shut an entire household down. Then the swine flu hit our house OH MY GOSH!!!! that almost did me in!!!!!! 4 out of my 5 kids were sick. Then this:</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEr5MV4jvEzik0GCpsPPQ-qtzNXIZxh92MVuLwkHNcoAWc0OO0kgmurTrTgbSrK7obUW-7fRPgO7b4b4E9Q1Jt6M0ewTEr_sHenL4OhUZqT9JWIfPoVysGuoXrQ9HVELScM4V6T4xEqYs/s1600-h/flood.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEr5MV4jvEzik0GCpsPPQ-qtzNXIZxh92MVuLwkHNcoAWc0OO0kgmurTrTgbSrK7obUW-7fRPgO7b4b4E9Q1Jt6M0ewTEr_sHenL4OhUZqT9JWIfPoVysGuoXrQ9HVELScM4V6T4xEqYs/s400/flood.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385583091331055650" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">This is a subdivision about 5 miles from my house. Thankfully our home survived. We had some flooding and did have to remove the carpet in our basement, but we were very fortunate...VERY FORTUNATE!!!!!! I have friends who have lost everything!!!This is the road I drive on everyday to get my kids to school:</span><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTBaLc6yAJ5m8yLsVui_x0FRACKLR86UXH4sN5DKmsjbXceIc4Asz9hTNr4Qd7zbKb6S4RyEWkkRyD5MHmTN_uCCGwiFhsQmyeELd9qJRx5t_A8g0TU7vLaQcxE4zDoKpVGJqFg5vkDs/s1600-h/macland+rd.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 352px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTBaLc6yAJ5m8yLsVui_x0FRACKLR86UXH4sN5DKmsjbXceIc4Asz9hTNr4Qd7zbKb6S4RyEWkkRyD5MHmTN_uCCGwiFhsQmyeELd9qJRx5t_A8g0TU7vLaQcxE4zDoKpVGJqFg5vkDs/s400/macland+rd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385582122443148546" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Baseball field:...yeah there is a baseball field under there....</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdeZzGucJqpckQ-1XLGq1UxX1mq66OxI8UVwYZNp-j31oA13a8hBgyfhUawfFPAn5jKeeTdinZexKDg9wAC-34RKga9XQCwG7HW_ogozTkev4nZxHNpcDrE14yQg96MZSkyYLzGYl7_cw/s1600-h/ps+park.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 352px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdeZzGucJqpckQ-1XLGq1UxX1mq66OxI8UVwYZNp-j31oA13a8hBgyfhUawfFPAn5jKeeTdinZexKDg9wAC-34RKga9XQCwG7HW_ogozTkev4nZxHNpcDrE14yQg96MZSkyYLzGYl7_cw/s400/ps+park.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385582129806168370" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">this is a school in our county....A total loss!!:(</span><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfqqY0e37vv_LnaInU5oJzxqmMRjjvBGCqHTgpjBGUT8OpyNnstf70VLVdTKvOL9ETO8tNt4Ygo-QYzt-AQIgmveVflm7uQN7il_gwWl8Td2aY2QM3vNZp9nKP-xjnUQlnOBmz0xqVCM/s1600-h/clarkdale.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfqqY0e37vv_LnaInU5oJzxqmMRjjvBGCqHTgpjBGUT8OpyNnstf70VLVdTKvOL9ETO8tNt4Ygo-QYzt-AQIgmveVflm7uQN7il_gwWl8Td2aY2QM3vNZp9nKP-xjnUQlnOBmz0xqVCM/s400/clarkdale.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385582131582919938" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Please pray for our state. There is a lot of destruction, but I am always amazed everytime something like this happens how a community comes together as a family. Sometimes you need the power to go out to realize how funny your kids are, how much fun it is to all sit around playing board games by candle lite, to really know how blessed you are!!! I could however live without boiling my water....that is getting old!!!!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The upside to this whole thing is, that I have a new studio. I have been painting at my kitchen table for years. It is a huge burden...but there is nowhere else for me to go.....sooooo, the room that we have ripped all the carpet out of will now be Fancy Schmancy Studios....sounds purfeshinul...dudn't it!!!!:)</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">MY DELIVERIES<br />here are some things that I have done recently.... i wanted to post something cute!!!</span><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_mefrGAv6tkE72oto2DsFXq4pJAR_RrlnLXgv9t8YBHo7i_oCv6bm5JTsSyhz6jlrD4JVQ2GB7qf7cqVDVj6H4soa3o_6lZFEOnJXlLRiDr1PFuqcepHlG9CYacFWJm_CNR0aarx5Kg/s1600-h/cake+plate+multi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_mefrGAv6tkE72oto2DsFXq4pJAR_RrlnLXgv9t8YBHo7i_oCv6bm5JTsSyhz6jlrD4JVQ2GB7qf7cqVDVj6H4soa3o_6lZFEOnJXlLRiDr1PFuqcepHlG9CYacFWJm_CNR0aarx5Kg/s400/cake+plate+multi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385582113324715506" border="0" /></a><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxUm2FhbVpZLIGwDMucGy9QvZ5rZZpQZU4Q0gO3XJ8tbdH-SYJbe8sP9t9W5-jpgljROFFVe33S5ox4o0cDs1fiaGX2Hb-uIQMcOyoZT-B6ZB3ajNmqz5ZVehzmGSAXk1Sxy4YrNeg5I/s1600-h/frog+windo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxUm2FhbVpZLIGwDMucGy9QvZ5rZZpQZU4Q0gO3XJ8tbdH-SYJbe8sP9t9W5-jpgljROFFVe33S5ox4o0cDs1fiaGX2Hb-uIQMcOyoZT-B6ZB3ajNmqz5ZVehzmGSAXk1Sxy4YrNeg5I/s400/frog+windo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385582115369723858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">1 more thing!!! I have a reaaly big announcement!!! I cannot tell you yet> I have some details to work out, but I will be making it next Friday so stay tuned. I promise I am back on tract!!! I will be posting often again!!!!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span><span></span></span><br /></span>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561027571056025343noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413988592490952942.post-78584146912936386472009-08-22T04:47:00.000-07:002009-08-22T04:58:03.934-07:00My DeliveriesI thought I would start a new reoccurring post called "my deliveries" and show you things that people order...and that I deliver or ship out. I delivered these yesterday. I hope you enjoy!!!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdoEpu44vCe6tTBd4fOe7bfxztSwO8Ae5jJS2CWe6nvK6PslP0stLT3Lh4GiI_D344UOLeTVBmxmYoKP2UoFR-3Qy5TqA-YcdEi5VzXvPbBuj4e-XEAd4YkGhnlL17h29cWjTDHHYVPls/s1600-h/canvas+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdoEpu44vCe6tTBd4fOe7bfxztSwO8Ae5jJS2CWe6nvK6PslP0stLT3Lh4GiI_D344UOLeTVBmxmYoKP2UoFR-3Qy5TqA-YcdEi5VzXvPbBuj4e-XEAd4YkGhnlL17h29cWjTDHHYVPls/s400/canvas+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372755359624359586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKt1kJOzhHDg6gmelnz_jAlaHZX_RdOOOvtWViVz-xSUDo24_M-V1o3-oajyGQhjekwBUja2nP4Ubxb3SEvu0kZf7l6WEwcRrDLCUjF1DXcIMcPa2Gw1ZlUEhvwbysd4u3mJSRc8XR9jk/s1600-h/canvas+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKt1kJOzhHDg6gmelnz_jAlaHZX_RdOOOvtWViVz-xSUDo24_M-V1o3-oajyGQhjekwBUja2nP4Ubxb3SEvu0kZf7l6WEwcRrDLCUjF1DXcIMcPa2Gw1ZlUEhvwbysd4u3mJSRc8XR9jk/s400/canvas+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372755351182301554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4KlMnxA4xar68bRhz5Px9uPytwaoQA8FMdVyZdXGtZi2egWlZU_J2B2DU9mct55y_Lq_UhOLKVUNBV1utjpTyiX9d6j9OeivwdSz3MbXmVu497kbbyCIMnfUoA2pRuHzicLZThaex7E/s1600-h/pair+of+canvas.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4KlMnxA4xar68bRhz5Px9uPytwaoQA8FMdVyZdXGtZi2egWlZU_J2B2DU9mct55y_Lq_UhOLKVUNBV1utjpTyiX9d6j9OeivwdSz3MbXmVu497kbbyCIMnfUoA2pRuHzicLZThaex7E/s400/pair+of+canvas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372754341694008690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1QULdbLBKBYJ4d4Kbgut-mJgwEqRCgiIRtHeF555vPHXrcJl-rF2E2oPwWc7CODb6OhjV_j62OYXNfzagG2iymg2o5zZjQKsRMYI6bsa1OLQ1wXxgdfvPw7IZFpgfdjt-8J4NOZ4-ls/s1600-h/loria+platter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1QULdbLBKBYJ4d4Kbgut-mJgwEqRCgiIRtHeF555vPHXrcJl-rF2E2oPwWc7CODb6OhjV_j62OYXNfzagG2iymg2o5zZjQKsRMYI6bsa1OLQ1wXxgdfvPw7IZFpgfdjt-8J4NOZ4-ls/s400/loria+platter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372754331830825362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_rctG5h7n6y9i6KwRvwzpMLqski5mlFJAkFI-8roD71IY4-ZRI084aMwNGhKY9SDE0X1fmTJftPAyJ3ep-T3KtzTYmI0kHbE1o5PFqEce_LBuawYRcP3pdv_Rga4qKFCOqPKASpUAk1I/s1600-h/amy's+brochure+016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_rctG5h7n6y9i6KwRvwzpMLqski5mlFJAkFI-8roD71IY4-ZRI084aMwNGhKY9SDE0X1fmTJftPAyJ3ep-T3KtzTYmI0kHbE1o5PFqEce_LBuawYRcP3pdv_Rga4qKFCOqPKASpUAk1I/s400/amy's+brochure+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372754329828664850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CPJ8HpPx5PBiQuxoeIDRbHI15GPFMtaNRK2bt-SSFyCgaGf_Ah0zRYPqwbbsgL45JbTQy5xB6fXmhEv4FKnyf8Uiq8CbmM931B-zpMqnFL1M_0cU6Vs8q6fkSgitA1PREKug_DKB1Bg/s1600-h/amy's+brochure+015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CPJ8HpPx5PBiQuxoeIDRbHI15GPFMtaNRK2bt-SSFyCgaGf_Ah0zRYPqwbbsgL45JbTQy5xB6fXmhEv4FKnyf8Uiq8CbmM931B-zpMqnFL1M_0cU6Vs8q6fkSgitA1PREKug_DKB1Bg/s400/amy's+brochure+015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372754318764335074" border="0" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561027571056025343noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413988592490952942.post-51266855699312253432009-08-20T15:00:00.000-07:002009-08-20T15:19:34.399-07:00Cra-zaa!!!!If you read my blog often...then you haven't been reading much latley!!!My life has been CRA-ZAAAA!!! Here is what I have been up to:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfrCtLOnU56Dri5hHnVRbxXNDHGspVZW5bWgG2CIL8kMzXggdiPWRqV6P4W2GroH2rubs9j6HodZQedtA6qrOXx20QejnzZNaq5Z0TYFKftoAyPmj5XCLpDzVuoewmcoY2wS7PcZsbp3g/s1600-h/1st+day+of+school.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfrCtLOnU56Dri5hHnVRbxXNDHGspVZW5bWgG2CIL8kMzXggdiPWRqV6P4W2GroH2rubs9j6HodZQedtA6qrOXx20QejnzZNaq5Z0TYFKftoAyPmj5XCLpDzVuoewmcoY2wS7PcZsbp3g/s400/1st+day+of+school.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372171017391757218" border="0" /></a><br /><br />School started....and<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0ZxWbknT5w_Ec2GehyQfKh9CQICA-B-6dY7AobGQdpUKR_5bch1gNdpRspZWTjqKNyqqFUzYtjYrsBqiVTd9oTmeMhMGeqUkeyD5lIP-L_HB5OSLLFQaONdy8US4TWFZ1UMDToBys74/s1600-h/griffith+19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0ZxWbknT5w_Ec2GehyQfKh9CQICA-B-6dY7AobGQdpUKR_5bch1gNdpRspZWTjqKNyqqFUzYtjYrsBqiVTd9oTmeMhMGeqUkeyD5lIP-L_HB5OSLLFQaONdy8US4TWFZ1UMDToBys74/s400/griffith+19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372171009473243922" border="0" /></a><br /><br />football started...and that is every night till 9:00....so there has been no time to read, eat, sleep, go to the bathroom...much less blog!!! I have been decorating though!!! I had to get my art room ready for school. This is the 1st year I have had a room. I have always been "art on a cart" so I was very excited to get my room. Since I haven't had time to do much at my house... I thought I would share what I have been decorating!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzzO6qkSZenkeeKKhLvtZvAjGOlMfE8fWsBdLjgiNi_8fFw17TL0Up23uj94EkffRsTR1iwOILOCMsFnZPQRaUZ5JIMMH3vmo8nUawcaUQx7xZMjbL4wONSOdcOv-cHuHAbVNLYHtaCk/s1600-h/art+room+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzzO6qkSZenkeeKKhLvtZvAjGOlMfE8fWsBdLjgiNi_8fFw17TL0Up23uj94EkffRsTR1iwOILOCMsFnZPQRaUZ5JIMMH3vmo8nUawcaUQx7xZMjbL4wONSOdcOv-cHuHAbVNLYHtaCk/s400/art+room+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372170127493332770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3Zl84MpZUSRxFXxszBLKCCKnHE8LezS76eGhQ4x9uTmiYsuwEPuoV9WqB4rHrrg4nmOj7e4BrA31-NVl9d3hq6zAPQqd4zcxZMF1pesyKQVAZSD4jDZLf00vWrfM-3bxRXIiAhIP9NE/s1600-h/art+room+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3Zl84MpZUSRxFXxszBLKCCKnHE8LezS76eGhQ4x9uTmiYsuwEPuoV9WqB4rHrrg4nmOj7e4BrA31-NVl9d3hq6zAPQqd4zcxZMF1pesyKQVAZSD4jDZLf00vWrfM-3bxRXIiAhIP9NE/s400/art+room+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372170133743419970" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6kQd3G8G6bA9R4U6kIRqjcZDcCDYb6X7WiE9K6bwvtMV4ZougL1DxdZs51ylS_IGynO5ejlsrq-EFyGcuLBZ4-3mvWdTB33RoUHAwLNpCoboIwglBcB10xT7tLWwLSWmA3f_EjZ-h60/s1600-h/art+room+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6kQd3G8G6bA9R4U6kIRqjcZDcCDYb6X7WiE9K6bwvtMV4ZougL1DxdZs51ylS_IGynO5ejlsrq-EFyGcuLBZ4-3mvWdTB33RoUHAwLNpCoboIwglBcB10xT7tLWwLSWmA3f_EjZ-h60/s400/art+room+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372170139072947314" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZioepTEjhyphenhyphen3W-0S8mMoiuppX1wv3R_1FSTrST02gF6xkNo2sIH-wYnBTZIuUdnNP1xQPxY6D-QVSnOGG8W0A01Bbaa5tFAxbfrtxfEsCF183yxuiS9ou2XSoV1ATDj3EOXA7FNct5w5I/s1600-h/art+room+4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZioepTEjhyphenhyphen3W-0S8mMoiuppX1wv3R_1FSTrST02gF6xkNo2sIH-wYnBTZIuUdnNP1xQPxY6D-QVSnOGG8W0A01Bbaa5tFAxbfrtxfEsCF183yxuiS9ou2XSoV1ATDj3EOXA7FNct5w5I/s400/art+room+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372170153536234690" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMWxnjBPkCZjqn6HnaSb5rW-WkzLfw8RR7GNcmWieXLRvVh8fFm2PZDn-YyXHoI8GoohjLF6ox9wSGmuDmJhaFqQh_HQGJVGKFsIfdDNmAWG8YzubtMANDMZobd-wjL06yMuvp_KkgWs/s1600-h/art+room+5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMWxnjBPkCZjqn6HnaSb5rW-WkzLfw8RR7GNcmWieXLRvVh8fFm2PZDn-YyXHoI8GoohjLF6ox9wSGmuDmJhaFqQh_HQGJVGKFsIfdDNmAWG8YzubtMANDMZobd-wjL06yMuvp_KkgWs/s400/art+room+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372170146679275730" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Things will actually slow down soon so I will have time to blog on my off days!!! I still have a big announcement... I'm just not quite ready yet.....so stay tuned!!!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561027571056025343noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413988592490952942.post-25516887421004358382009-08-06T19:10:00.001-07:002009-08-06T19:29:42.026-07:00At some point.............<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOcKfTqCzUIHgojF0WkguZaQdmHaJNgGjowLuuvW1HrsRnIsOlJ_cPAOhaWnd2j2Pe4n61qv5IOWrkcs8dMkuTCgxb6z7usNugv3zCb1rfiWFdppRAxpCep8MlrJWZf2kLrjll-CP3_f4/s1600-h/Mattie's+2008+743.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOcKfTqCzUIHgojF0WkguZaQdmHaJNgGjowLuuvW1HrsRnIsOlJ_cPAOhaWnd2j2Pe4n61qv5IOWrkcs8dMkuTCgxb6z7usNugv3zCb1rfiWFdppRAxpCep8MlrJWZf2kLrjll-CP3_f4/s400/Mattie's+2008+743.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367043137967323154" border="0" /></a><br />Sooooooooooo, I haven't blogged in a while. Well, that is because I haven't sat down in a while. Last week was Vacation Bible School, which I was in charge of decorations for, and football started for my boys. Those of you who have boys that play football will for sure understand where I have been. I start back to school on Monday ( I teach art at my kid's school...I don't know if I have told you that). I have tried to clean my house this week, because at some point you have to say to yourself "ok... everything is decorated cute.....but it is nasty!!!!! At some point you have to say..."If a government official saw my house.....they would probably take my children away." At some point you have to say..."I haven't seen my 5th child lately....could she be under that pile of laundry"<br />At some point.... you have to clean and organize things. "AT SOME POINT" was this week. My children and I have cleaned every room in my house this week from top to bottom, and it feels good. While, there is no before and after photos of some really great project or craft that I have finished..... My home feels like home....which, sometimes is better than any new paint job, a madeover goodwill project or new beadspread, can ever make me feel!!!!<br /><br />Stay tuned.... I have a big announcement to make soon!!!!! Happy back to school!!!!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561027571056025343noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413988592490952942.post-75908340710171468922009-07-24T05:35:00.001-07:002009-07-24T06:19:35.703-07:00A little bedroom redo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhplilZWWBRL4IYhG9TVPY5Epil-4Ol1HiGNLCKd5BdWBgeJ_CwjZISBV-Dbvq8o9X_zWWxMDq063XF7I8wn5SVYA6KrvMvK66BxmIS4GvpH0-RhTmHsGIp4ZHHQ_6BBlwtTrCoS4uyzc/s1600-h/bp001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhplilZWWBRL4IYhG9TVPY5Epil-4Ol1HiGNLCKd5BdWBgeJ_CwjZISBV-Dbvq8o9X_zWWxMDq063XF7I8wn5SVYA6KrvMvK66BxmIS4GvpH0-RhTmHsGIp4ZHHQ_6BBlwtTrCoS4uyzc/s400/bp001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362005766804357746" border="0" /></a><br />It all started with this post at <a style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);" href="http://http//buzzingsofaqueenbee.blogspot.com/2009/07/toile-la-la-la.html"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Buzzings</span> of a Queen <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Bee</span></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">. </span>I LOVE this bedroom!!!! It is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">soooo</span> me!! All I did from the time she posted this photo was think about that round mirror, and how bad I wanted one....oh and also I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">wanted this</span> mirror for free...since I am BROKE!!!!! Well once I get something like that on my mind I can't shake it until I do something about it. I also need new curtains in my bedroom because these white chenille ones ,while I love them, are not doing their job of blocking out the light that shines directly into my room by the street lamp.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLywwEUk1uStUU9r_0Z5g2TVei_BwrNEySSWYAoz0WyRqsw2HiBhTSJJKNZ14uZzG8EBnSDKxfto0h0PfKDtgMCo6cgKzk-4HDVp8J1CKoprk67o4PIKxh1Xz3zjdiqk6O-Hl1kzVnTg/s1600-h/Mattie's+2008+583.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLywwEUk1uStUU9r_0Z5g2TVei_BwrNEySSWYAoz0WyRqsw2HiBhTSJJKNZ14uZzG8EBnSDKxfto0h0PfKDtgMCo6cgKzk-4HDVp8J1CKoprk67o4PIKxh1Xz3zjdiqk6O-Hl1kzVnTg/s400/Mattie's+2008+583.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362009100740082386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I went to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Wal</span> Mart for groceries, and like every time I go to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Wal</span> Mart.... I came home with Curtains...., but not just any <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">curtains</span>, these curtains block out all light. They are also energy saving, and will save us money on our power bill (that is the part I told my husband!!!!)They are also a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">fabulous</span> chocolate brown color!!! And they were only 12.88 a panel!!!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3kN7uCTol_A5vtPkbJEwdfasanpqpECHT2P_zXUwWm7lVoBJTG8SGBMrBSByzYMLzz-vDJW4DfC-U8fdKg5hFlYZmW914IqYMKG3XBfdGrjYW-23ou2qKx6Itu_KauiRT3uXqevboYw/s1600-h/bp4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3kN7uCTol_A5vtPkbJEwdfasanpqpECHT2P_zXUwWm7lVoBJTG8SGBMrBSByzYMLzz-vDJW4DfC-U8fdKg5hFlYZmW914IqYMKG3XBfdGrjYW-23ou2qKx6Itu_KauiRT3uXqevboYw/s400/bp4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362010441914452386" border="0" /></a>Now.....about that round mirror. I really didn't have the 12.88 a panel to spend on curtains....but since they were such a good deal, and they are going to save us money in the long run..(HA HA)...I could justify it...but I did not have the money for a round mirror. So I went shopping in the basement. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">BAM</span>... I found this mirror!!! I know it is not round...but oval will work when it is free. This was in in our half bath when we bought this house. It was a cheap gold color, so I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">spray painted</span> it brown. The 2 sconces were a find a couple of years ago. I love them on either side of the mirror.<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt7PJM6F5Negi0yxQs4EuGUr4g1-yMFX8C-AYRxG8aMQu5fkKamSDGhtR61yfHE4ZvSwU-EPQhTKdBG9OPZhpYFfLRbt1K3_gs4Tm4z1FGzMPYpwTuRPiuZ5D9ha3_loLbX-Zo9qkTb8o/s1600-h/bp5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt7PJM6F5Negi0yxQs4EuGUr4g1-yMFX8C-AYRxG8aMQu5fkKamSDGhtR61yfHE4ZvSwU-EPQhTKdBG9OPZhpYFfLRbt1K3_gs4Tm4z1FGzMPYpwTuRPiuZ5D9ha3_loLbX-Zo9qkTb8o/s400/bp5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362004874923290722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">SOOOOO</span>... here is before........<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF56YrXxzRyesexGqLp5XHUrg0qJkvPORhjv65sJaGe29S4wfAjp2Hpx1Dr6QL674aMwSDqnFFxBsI_0IDSYsBQZ4atwk4mKn4uA30V4LQ89QgR8ptQmHTfFjRBVzYe85cltAaxH84CGE/s1600-h/Mattie's+2008+582.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF56YrXxzRyesexGqLp5XHUrg0qJkvPORhjv65sJaGe29S4wfAjp2Hpx1Dr6QL674aMwSDqnFFxBsI_0IDSYsBQZ4atwk4mKn4uA30V4LQ89QgR8ptQmHTfFjRBVzYe85cltAaxH84CGE/s400/Mattie's+2008+582.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362009108594045090" border="0" /></a>And here is is after......<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2X2JiP-1KqbKA9T5IjCZxzSa95Z2RSyeZxDOpCJ2SKZPFoCMTqAPWHc-Tey-ds7F65u-7HMDoeNovQvgDSH5AEVt4L7KHsaG_T6BE9580htbuyo52g82XHuvnknk-0la5Kp-kJEkrhKQ/s1600-h/blogpost4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2X2JiP-1KqbKA9T5IjCZxzSa95Z2RSyeZxDOpCJ2SKZPFoCMTqAPWHc-Tey-ds7F65u-7HMDoeNovQvgDSH5AEVt4L7KHsaG_T6BE9580htbuyo52g82XHuvnknk-0la5Kp-kJEkrhKQ/s400/blogpost4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362004872637599618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Now for my beloved chenille curtains. I love them and did not want to get rid of them. So I did this with them!!!! I made a beautiful, relaxing place for me to escape!!!! I have been needing one of those!!! I love it when things just come together like that!!!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTTNNHa2QkJsR5MFCg8U3oLCUVf42i93FQlN9s9k4E_mHfIz7RP8Nb-d0fQS91JF9lbRhstidMvFxPHwZyMKnCe_lL0AyExUicauaPYTqZHRoZCLneypiO-y85i1gN5TSFW6D9NCAiwA4/s1600-h/bp3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTTNNHa2QkJsR5MFCg8U3oLCUVf42i93FQlN9s9k4E_mHfIz7RP8Nb-d0fQS91JF9lbRhstidMvFxPHwZyMKnCe_lL0AyExUicauaPYTqZHRoZCLneypiO-y85i1gN5TSFW6D9NCAiwA4/s400/bp3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362004870903079778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjbMN0lKTo3QGqw1XyNts6IzvL4U9H5Z1wEiqiu60DIxNIJ_AYldiUxA1UE1Nupys0e0pNk5P2dtNNOMMrTMXagvYi2-px62CSv2W1RvMN3Zp3yoaG-Sh117LwzJVdcUOC5HvuYPa3Ac/s1600-h/blogpost+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjbMN0lKTo3QGqw1XyNts6IzvL4U9H5Z1wEiqiu60DIxNIJ_AYldiUxA1UE1Nupys0e0pNk5P2dtNNOMMrTMXagvYi2-px62CSv2W1RvMN3Zp3yoaG-Sh117LwzJVdcUOC5HvuYPa3Ac/s400/blogpost+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362004868108722978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjheaKo9OBdXpP9n98tHuJRrqQ84xXTshHDFHuYm9lR7qROsVsgrDIj5W9VDbpm-vr-zu96YVj6VQxnpco8ppI6c5AHwM9u5XOjW2OObaqeI-_ueHp_AfaqR924WX3eZcbatox1AoTlmeY/s1600-h/blog+post+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjheaKo9OBdXpP9n98tHuJRrqQ84xXTshHDFHuYm9lR7qROsVsgrDIj5W9VDbpm-vr-zu96YVj6VQxnpco8ppI6c5AHwM9u5XOjW2OObaqeI-_ueHp_AfaqR924WX3eZcbatox1AoTlmeY/s400/blog+post+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362004865422238610" border="0" /></a><br />Sorry my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">photos</span> are not very good. My camera is broken, and I took these with my phone.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561027571056025343noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413988592490952942.post-32622950403577053062009-07-18T12:36:00.000-07:002009-07-18T12:51:10.016-07:00Beach Fever<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCKDfyZZmBUV0_1VAy64HCqlrapqKKiAuCfuwNV5n6Vzn65KFseAxE5L_ln5vckbBE2PoQbCUN4n9ibmiMnHDGhK4tt8px3mHSjmxhln6gBspkkCgKw1kYZtEl7Bwg8fl1PyGZpcticM/s1600-h/beach+table3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCKDfyZZmBUV0_1VAy64HCqlrapqKKiAuCfuwNV5n6Vzn65KFseAxE5L_ln5vckbBE2PoQbCUN4n9ibmiMnHDGhK4tt8px3mHSjmxhln6gBspkkCgKw1kYZtEl7Bwg8fl1PyGZpcticM/s400/beach+table3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359888143099669154" border="0" /></a><br />I still have beach fever from my recent trip.....I just love the beach!!!! I am already counting down the days till my next trip......next year. I would move there tomorrow if I could. Until then, I have decided to bring the beach to me by adding little beachy touches around my home. I started today at my kitchen table. My mom and I went to a very cute boutique while we were there and I saw his beautiful table. It was quite expensive...and a little elaborate for everyday and 5 kids. I put my own spin on this table scape. It is just enough of the beach with out going overboard. I love it. I just hotglued my little starfish (from my favorite beach dollar store) to my napkin rings that I already had. The centerpiece was already there, I just added some sand in the glass containers. I can just hear the waves and the seagulls. Maybe this will get me through till next year......... I gotta go I have a sudden urge for a Margurita. I 'll post my kid's beachy bathroom pics soon!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_zrdmAVbcfKyK-Y27-kh7b3wegBumrthqSwb7vHXlyWoG-7PCHBpEDM1bMX5odbSfKg5IYNrn_DR5P7tXukJ0xnFkFTizokfNdYuZPLTgK1spBL8vEbq9u508IqD-XmhTQZYhlhbhmM/s1600-h/beach+table+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_zrdmAVbcfKyK-Y27-kh7b3wegBumrthqSwb7vHXlyWoG-7PCHBpEDM1bMX5odbSfKg5IYNrn_DR5P7tXukJ0xnFkFTizokfNdYuZPLTgK1spBL8vEbq9u508IqD-XmhTQZYhlhbhmM/s400/beach+table+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359886661721072194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggsBr0bciWqAvBNodka7BqTRqkWj7bSCijlgvhyrWDSuu1_VT1JZyFgv5Bh_rbV1-TVDHHiHOms3FY63VQIh_RV6qp7KBxtSAvKITAhy2dSebO4lrFcnvDfZGMTcmMc9b4xK45vHRSvVQ/s1600-h/beach+table+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggsBr0bciWqAvBNodka7BqTRqkWj7bSCijlgvhyrWDSuu1_VT1JZyFgv5Bh_rbV1-TVDHHiHOms3FY63VQIh_RV6qp7KBxtSAvKITAhy2dSebO4lrFcnvDfZGMTcmMc9b4xK45vHRSvVQ/s400/beach+table+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359886662974630498" border="0" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561027571056025343noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413988592490952942.post-32522549463561169772009-07-17T07:51:00.000-07:002009-07-18T12:51:40.122-07:00Cheap and easy picture frames<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8s1winyF894uQRQ7eFefnnwTcQjVWVN4uTPem7W_AlgW8Vloz86hI4S9Men8pHhjXhOSmzClrok2cOH313OHEr5SHsyweBITegpAI-891ab3wjKQ9UiM-6PuNuhXFH9XBSRvx4OSdsl0/s1600-h/ml+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8s1winyF894uQRQ7eFefnnwTcQjVWVN4uTPem7W_AlgW8Vloz86hI4S9Men8pHhjXhOSmzClrok2cOH313OHEr5SHsyweBITegpAI-891ab3wjKQ9UiM-6PuNuhXFH9XBSRvx4OSdsl0/s400/ml+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359444375227349842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrCPaPiKIsVhv3y1p8GRMYDGV1tyiEP4UBeGuuEPdaSI3dM9WMPZpwOAQIaBONhM-XW6v0fhVyAxnIlfATcYmbH5-T98-4TetzL-a2ocv4ki7XUr2BD8EnTJjCtjw0uHsptykOpnhWkI/s1600-h/ml+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrCPaPiKIsVhv3y1p8GRMYDGV1tyiEP4UBeGuuEPdaSI3dM9WMPZpwOAQIaBONhM-XW6v0fhVyAxnIlfATcYmbH5-T98-4TetzL-a2ocv4ki7XUr2BD8EnTJjCtjw0uHsptykOpnhWkI/s400/ml+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359444375352015698" border="0" /></a><br />Have you seen these??? I love them, but they are EXPENSIVE!!!! The small red one is 50 dollars at my favorite little shop here in Ga. I knew if I thought hard enough I could come up with a much cheaper version. Here is what I came up with......<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0x8soIyGufFB4en0kD-YUckQYJGkZ8u1yUovXa7AL8yvI2OUClto8t01mtocBLdBkaCHadOtKribedpoYg59tym2eqjmP6stKONnVKZjiREGDnYQk1kbrM91jMPVZDXO9ckI5fF7l2MY/s1600-h/Kitchen+Photos+074.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0x8soIyGufFB4en0kD-YUckQYJGkZ8u1yUovXa7AL8yvI2OUClto8t01mtocBLdBkaCHadOtKribedpoYg59tym2eqjmP6stKONnVKZjiREGDnYQk1kbrM91jMPVZDXO9ckI5fF7l2MY/s400/Kitchen+Photos+074.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359443392711722146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFyLkznlzJ_G9o8I78q27itudsiaL6JU-tII03_uyLGryXtYq86hlr79qoJWBKxBfVrkj8bCwN4kK0mm5SCq_EH32aBDZvuwStsj4J2sYjLzQ_2BsptmmvlBH4r_ljfXDY1XA8oEkJVM/s1600-h/Kitchen+Photos+071.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFyLkznlzJ_G9o8I78q27itudsiaL6JU-tII03_uyLGryXtYq86hlr79qoJWBKxBfVrkj8bCwN4kK0mm5SCq_EH32aBDZvuwStsj4J2sYjLzQ_2BsptmmvlBH4r_ljfXDY1XA8oEkJVM/s400/Kitchen+Photos+071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359443383968585298" border="0" /></a><br />Super Cute don't ya think.... you know what is even cuter.... the combined total of both frames is 8 dollars..uh huh...yeah I said 8 dollars. All I used for this project is a canvas from Michaels, I painted a cute design on it, then I hot glued a 99 cent plastic picture frame, attached a ribbon to the back, and that is it. There are sooooooooo many things you coud do with this project. If you have a hard time drawing you could stencil, or stamp. You scrapbookers could add some of you fancy paper or die cuts and stickers. The possibilities are endless. Have fun creating one of your own and share your pictures with me!!!!!!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561027571056025343noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413988592490952942.post-13111282767146425222009-07-13T09:01:00.000-07:002009-07-13T09:26:37.830-07:00My Favorite Beach Cottages from My Trip<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hF9dwwhg-DmheToOMLpXQt18jOBw8fkPqx5gi_iMJEY0rPCs1Qqqnx_qkb0iOsqVjB3P6_nfA0ZZNsdAcLhwkUiVE_jClmbNB7G1TawJJfAjvkvISNVXPtpVViFO3bfSjIlQASw6iqw/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hF9dwwhg-DmheToOMLpXQt18jOBw8fkPqx5gi_iMJEY0rPCs1Qqqnx_qkb0iOsqVjB3P6_nfA0ZZNsdAcLhwkUiVE_jClmbNB7G1TawJJfAjvkvISNVXPtpVViFO3bfSjIlQASw6iqw/s400/10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357976085246023634" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Can You believe this is a trailer????!!!! While at the beach we stay at the cutest resort called Venture Out. It is a complex in Panama City Beach, Florida that is truly adorable. It is filled with adorable little homes and trailers that are decorated in the cutest beachy decor you will ever see..........We prefer to call it a" modular resort", rather than a trailer park at the beach. This one was my favorite one. The craziest thing happened... I had driven by this one about a million times and told my parents that I would do anything to see inside it...........then we ran into some friends of ours that were also staying in the same complex.........THEY WERE STAYING IN THE ONE I LOVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I got to go in and take photos. All I had was my Iphone to take photos with, so they are not great, but you have got to see this!!!!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hF9dwwhg-DmheToOMLpXQt18jOBw8fkPqx5gi_iMJEY0rPCs1Qqqnx_qkb0iOsqVjB3P6_nfA0ZZNsdAcLhwkUiVE_jClmbNB7G1TawJJfAjvkvISNVXPtpVViFO3bfSjIlQASw6iqw/s1600-h/10.jpg"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLppuTBkNtSwOgpZ8WLOTxbWBvn7rxCHeNtRadhbuWChvtNamaDndeQxLjl3TaF8nmetw2zUDO7wu11cdVV8uzaBe6ghcZQYCbdDkORd0x_lx-jJvmwn_DJkWcOEBta-a0BC49TDp3-Z0/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLppuTBkNtSwOgpZ8WLOTxbWBvn7rxCHeNtRadhbuWChvtNamaDndeQxLjl3TaF8nmetw2zUDO7wu11cdVV8uzaBe6ghcZQYCbdDkORd0x_lx-jJvmwn_DJkWcOEBta-a0BC49TDp3-Z0/s400/9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357976081039338722" border="0" /></a>I loved how the owner of this one painted the hot pink border around the sidewalk.... and I LOVE this flamingo that she painted in the center!!!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCT4mpKglkjPv7QQdS7m43KwGy6Tno-26CMoIFTnF8_72YM6PydQFdEUzl2wN4vdfCDQVCzb5174fsD_gd5jPAEcV4UeAt7JN82pwDUkuzCEZRU3iUfv72lHPDT9cmvdpPzK9S_cfG-ec/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCT4mpKglkjPv7QQdS7m43KwGy6Tno-26CMoIFTnF8_72YM6PydQFdEUzl2wN4vdfCDQVCzb5174fsD_gd5jPAEcV4UeAt7JN82pwDUkuzCEZRU3iUfv72lHPDT9cmvdpPzK9S_cfG-ec/s400/8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357976074532305378" border="0" /></a>The inside was just as cute as the outside!!!! They left the floor concrete, and just stained and sealed it. Look at the ceiling it is corrugated tin!!!!!!!!!!!! HOW FLIPPIN CUTE IS THAT!!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7l__RkRROZVWnvxFghu55ijAQ2abP_VzWK6aN3wde6mzZs-MmXuEBHGHYNgvC_tDDDpsLsH4npzLQItcLI7qZukwbYsA2ERb8cWEGmh3nnfnTyCFR1b2_JzmEOF2uVTz7f0SavJYkrk0/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7l__RkRROZVWnvxFghu55ijAQ2abP_VzWK6aN3wde6mzZs-MmXuEBHGHYNgvC_tDDDpsLsH4npzLQItcLI7qZukwbYsA2ERb8cWEGmh3nnfnTyCFR1b2_JzmEOF2uVTz7f0SavJYkrk0/s400/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357976069879542226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgU7EeDdygYqbAtlD8Qq8CCo9tDlX9-YdiV_fETRkt6vOxbJ0NZvTfKllBqABQ7sO-Rgv50BdfvOJKemtpzqtDfYuIQsSdE_MN1WVWQGx9ZZEvwwDQrQyMwuC7oYyuLyioyBj-ubtQNE/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgU7EeDdygYqbAtlD8Qq8CCo9tDlX9-YdiV_fETRkt6vOxbJ0NZvTfKllBqABQ7sO-Rgv50BdfvOJKemtpzqtDfYuIQsSdE_MN1WVWQGx9ZZEvwwDQrQyMwuC7oYyuLyioyBj-ubtQNE/s400/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357976060366570578" border="0" /></a>I love the framed t-shirts!!!!!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoOBMFoKzdhjjNspJ_E5fqO8cuqtqYEpqdjVi-A8aosV5xNTzHmvRN4xLAHfo7LMEkBdwotNwIQVBkLRJVh8IXU3NRO0_GIaAuVKZ1804vRdo_aZUhxCEeaBswXlLiD9fZC0ITBX4X9qo/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoOBMFoKzdhjjNspJ_E5fqO8cuqtqYEpqdjVi-A8aosV5xNTzHmvRN4xLAHfo7LMEkBdwotNwIQVBkLRJVh8IXU3NRO0_GIaAuVKZ1804vRdo_aZUhxCEeaBswXlLiD9fZC0ITBX4X9qo/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357975748566295010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo65Cb2LaALrnTmOz_wtlK6p1hNojVlAXZWHOMY6miLFEjNuP5GCfnqjbNgdwvpp-wSqT5bnY3noUcv9ydRjeWOyRs270HBnsfX0WX792SQRVWu-pT-mVZ2qXRs1Ks-21BJBbZj3xi96w/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo65Cb2LaALrnTmOz_wtlK6p1hNojVlAXZWHOMY6miLFEjNuP5GCfnqjbNgdwvpp-wSqT5bnY3noUcv9ydRjeWOyRs270HBnsfX0WX792SQRVWu-pT-mVZ2qXRs1Ks-21BJBbZj3xi96w/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357975746087695474" border="0" /></a>These "modular beach homes" are pretty small so you have maximize every square inch of space. This was a small hallway that the owners built in bunk beds. Don't you love the chennile bedspreads.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3o-vctLofiGQNiixu8o8Lcty0gZ2LBx8ERTZ-jV6fEvnb30rOlmEW0EMB1hp9hl7yZWlBvUnODAUwKM33S9tTEE2mXRCY19XyDEHTE1YKZaxIq8n9KC-wajzfjfmhMhscRx2F5nzZek/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3o-vctLofiGQNiixu8o8Lcty0gZ2LBx8ERTZ-jV6fEvnb30rOlmEW0EMB1hp9hl7yZWlBvUnODAUwKM33S9tTEE2mXRCY19XyDEHTE1YKZaxIq8n9KC-wajzfjfmhMhscRx2F5nzZek/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357975740229359490" border="0" /></a>Look at the oar hanging at the top of the cabinets....the end is painted in chalkboard paint.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeR_SdiO2ecA-R6QHlgPNrE6nP36BJ5-Rr86b149atKh0bkFgDs3x__2b0iwN4y0SXwdVE3HtBQWscTRbIhejeezi5Ot2cMCod7O4R0tc_zIs9tOXO5zjPn1eNYibE4BPAxV7WU8fY5tg/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeR_SdiO2ecA-R6QHlgPNrE6nP36BJ5-Rr86b149atKh0bkFgDs3x__2b0iwN4y0SXwdVE3HtBQWscTRbIhejeezi5Ot2cMCod7O4R0tc_zIs9tOXO5zjPn1eNYibE4BPAxV7WU8fY5tg/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357975737075247938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNSvd_S5SgF3SLpY0kUDft4zDOL_cUNFLbRiuii6cI4UvU_dDRWlb9enkImGpgnUiqhicgswZktg_q8AsWsm4q0dQEV5yu8PJWsvb3x0cI1rLXs99k5AvDXqBT9RX_84Twsl5hzwSkNw/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNSvd_S5SgF3SLpY0kUDft4zDOL_cUNFLbRiuii6cI4UvU_dDRWlb9enkImGpgnUiqhicgswZktg_q8AsWsm4q0dQEV5yu8PJWsvb3x0cI1rLXs99k5AvDXqBT9RX_84Twsl5hzwSkNw/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357975731678380690" border="0" /></a>I love the color of this bathroom............and I really love the sand dollars glued on to the edges of the mirror..........I saw those a the Pink beach dollar store that I love sooo much, and I am so stealing that idea for my kidss bathroom!!!!!<br /><br />I am going to add more of my favorites later!!!!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561027571056025343noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413988592490952942.post-634918534135337752009-07-11T19:13:00.000-07:002009-07-11T20:08:10.421-07:00Beachy post #1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtRLtPzvOg1d8xYjwYFQqL4a_xA72Lik-5FxP9VDAkkjXmXzwa6wpyw8iwcLpiqI9qWAG90I-zoLWncZ7cjyhzxySL0Swu91QYcYPJMpCqB9Qr8V5hZAI6pl9SkUY3anjSTHxmWGMwkDo/s1600-h/beach+macy+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB8uCkRk-nRfGOklnd9sgoBIyDlDR3Yjoi9C8NAGTARXfOEPoTJsJshe5_3RvmrlYC22-P0w8x4_x9-dtm5pEofD6PcDV3oXcaYivGh090RqqZ9tQxRv6CHQjL_XkzSVNJHn52bqZhMyo/s400/family+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357404873200590978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcUt5xudTmc47Br06M3QMMK7H5BUdmhZzMD4zK3EIzAP-aIOPTmCWbeIpwcBit6HmGtrVnZGdnL5PzBzoIsuZdbuq_TqwpwHaYQ_L_OtwRMKpFjYULIyw7-c1WIJfqj-CwZmb4A7yR_I/s1600-h/family+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcUt5xudTmc47Br06M3QMMK7H5BUdmhZzMD4zK3EIzAP-aIOPTmCWbeIpwcBit6HmGtrVnZGdnL5PzBzoIsuZdbuq_TqwpwHaYQ_L_OtwRMKpFjYULIyw7-c1WIJfqj-CwZmb4A7yR_I/s400/family+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357404866850783330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHB08oRf4VxXAMOu4_VzGGtVJxpToa5MFI5FqyeeJYmPldoOp8woYFIkehxjenA4_E7EmA_pCMGf7YrdXNQIbg4gjfX4Lpro5VGyQfESCErKJh2yBWN8Pl5wFdBGJWbuVQ2ZfM3x8PIb4/s1600-h/family+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHB08oRf4VxXAMOu4_VzGGtVJxpToa5MFI5FqyeeJYmPldoOp8woYFIkehxjenA4_E7EmA_pCMGf7YrdXNQIbg4gjfX4Lpro5VGyQfESCErKJh2yBWN8Pl5wFdBGJWbuVQ2ZfM3x8PIb4/s400/family+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357404861706960962" border="0" /></a><br />I am back from the beach and I would be lying if I said I was happy about it. I had full intentions of blogging while I was there................BUT, you know how that goes. We just got home a couple of hours ago, so I am exhausted but I couldn't wait to share these photos with you. As I have told you guys before, my dad has just gotten into photography. He wanted to do some family photos while we were all at the beach. He is VERY new to this, but you can't tell it from these photos. I am so proud of him, and I absolutely love every picture he took!!!! I am going to have the one of my entire family holding hands blown up very large to hang over my fireplace. If you live close to me...Georgia, or him, Alabama, he would be very intrested in working with you while he is trying to build up a portfolio, and get more practice. Stay posted I have some way cool stuff to post from my week.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0fq2eOWOmmn4VRCG0nNzAVbTb3UnSBMmMeljxa-HRYbWjsdxP8vZFAfIe50sUHyFRB_9MybK3BQaywa6aFDFm_Dys-_Eiut-nP6uORy0lwOckSX0zL523ayrVTVJjX_5fE_KyE259q0/s1600-h/back+of+kids.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0fq2eOWOmmn4VRCG0nNzAVbTb3UnSBMmMeljxa-HRYbWjsdxP8vZFAfIe50sUHyFRB_9MybK3BQaywa6aFDFm_Dys-_Eiut-nP6uORy0lwOckSX0zL523ayrVTVJjX_5fE_KyE259q0/s400/back+of+kids.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357391873719842162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJ6OaFdJPVYew7iSZ0czzzCGJItqNkJcTdrudJxYa4KO9ro6d5x7VCzjh1ZHwn0rfF6FbygvVWMHIDZ58fL_RfBYN-v2X9KNwvigGiT03YJbBrYhcmzjJPaK7JgMaHvc26plOSZzAIU4/s1600-h/s+and+a+holding+hands.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJ6OaFdJPVYew7iSZ0czzzCGJItqNkJcTdrudJxYa4KO9ro6d5x7VCzjh1ZHwn0rfF6FbygvVWMHIDZ58fL_RfBYN-v2X9KNwvigGiT03YJbBrYhcmzjJPaK7JgMaHvc26plOSZzAIU4/s400/s+and+a+holding+hands.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357391872408530178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYzhE4109rPFp0OyUf12YWP1sLfzqudj1e7h4j_blBoTfNwYpchFx9lOQNXmDYc3fC0yTSRViTxru-yDz2_RDh1h8N-w1UqW0udZ4bm4iZcSmPCEkLwlzVYjo1aPn6gCTzGlDzKK8s_0/s1600-h/sam+and+amy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 391px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYzhE4109rPFp0OyUf12YWP1sLfzqudj1e7h4j_blBoTfNwYpchFx9lOQNXmDYc3fC0yTSRViTxru-yDz2_RDh1h8N-w1UqW0udZ4bm4iZcSmPCEkLwlzVYjo1aPn6gCTzGlDzKK8s_0/s400/sam+and+amy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357391864219621154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZuqBWoajwzPX4Kw1Ww3mnK-Yd5ZybRB_SujFhcLvmULbLlphq0bOtrblhr_yaUzLsBSpvn5U6mbDS_ewanpyXMjqm_wVOKSgiUEqfEPbUJG0-tBvucB4KXZemdacADGCJmHAQ4cCjk3o/s1600-h/crazy+kids.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZuqBWoajwzPX4Kw1Ww3mnK-Yd5ZybRB_SujFhcLvmULbLlphq0bOtrblhr_yaUzLsBSpvn5U6mbDS_ewanpyXMjqm_wVOKSgiUEqfEPbUJG0-tBvucB4KXZemdacADGCJmHAQ4cCjk3o/s400/crazy+kids.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357393472047245362" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_rzau2sTtyqDLCyuEW4EB80hz0XhJDGtY6Uuhr9KlRzeP4zHVonGxsKxhHm0-TBAY5TWvqRkI_c3Y7KLd-MT2gy6pS_4Kf7t-zQtV9t7RpanW5dZUwmKeJggQIh8EDYfg6FOR_XeGCI/s1600-h/family+holding+hands.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_rzau2sTtyqDLCyuEW4EB80hz0XhJDGtY6Uuhr9KlRzeP4zHVonGxsKxhHm0-TBAY5TWvqRkI_c3Y7KLd-MT2gy6pS_4Kf7t-zQtV9t7RpanW5dZUwmKeJggQIh8EDYfg6FOR_XeGCI/s400/family+holding+hands.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357391856149518114" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiscBzAaBPpAthA352LuMvaUmpxBseubLBvHAymxkrpvQqbkF187eoO5kDTkUQBVGzhHa5OeVHGL5dW-gZI24VHzGtFSvpXNmZj5sjH892RVDP9xoqM6S8ZFVOP9ZpZ9m2VBv-GFH1oV3k/s1600-h/collage.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiscBzAaBPpAthA352LuMvaUmpxBseubLBvHAymxkrpvQqbkF187eoO5kDTkUQBVGzhHa5OeVHGL5dW-gZI24VHzGtFSvpXNmZj5sjH892RVDP9xoqM6S8ZFVOP9ZpZ9m2VBv-GFH1oV3k/s400/collage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357391861479674242" border="0" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561027571056025343noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413988592490952942.post-27840636590173982232009-07-08T06:32:00.001-07:002009-07-08T06:32:21.752-07:00Don't forget about me!!! I have not fallen off the face of the earth !!!! I am at the beach!!! We are having so much fun!!!!!! I have been riding around taking pictures of all my favorite beach cottages so that I can show them to you. I can't wait for all my new beachy posts when I get home! I wanted to post here, but there is NO Internet service! See you soon!!!0Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561027571056025343noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413988592490952942.post-52321872819745350972009-06-29T07:31:00.000-07:002009-06-29T07:53:36.840-07:00Project #1 down......999 more to go<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5T9xa3dUrHxqlmyXuDEI7QNyeKc3bRbDEFoHcXw2WaFaDR_axwn5LD3905oGXQdLKd0G5_n0wWPbamwyoAds_dDjCnOw5VYZXJ2roiuJkUZfAsdK8lXQDUhXHyF1wKdGT3TY4HDJ-xs/s1600-h/mattie's+new+pics+172.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5T9xa3dUrHxqlmyXuDEI7QNyeKc3bRbDEFoHcXw2WaFaDR_axwn5LD3905oGXQdLKd0G5_n0wWPbamwyoAds_dDjCnOw5VYZXJ2roiuJkUZfAsdK8lXQDUhXHyF1wKdGT3TY4HDJ-xs/s400/mattie's+new+pics+172.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352761927723098466" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWWmg4bhZkKxhDN0DqWd7WGRpOFyJ_AGzGt3zq1LZzd7R7is3qEG3UEdUbuWRgvK844lAedR2HTFQaUoIqri8x_fbm8HJ1KK0HS_qS2pLFKQrDkUbXeQ3JTnWlZz0BwbMiU4ZxaeGdSgk/s1600-h/mattie's+new+pics+185.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWWmg4bhZkKxhDN0DqWd7WGRpOFyJ_AGzGt3zq1LZzd7R7is3qEG3UEdUbuWRgvK844lAedR2HTFQaUoIqri8x_fbm8HJ1KK0HS_qS2pLFKQrDkUbXeQ3JTnWlZz0BwbMiU4ZxaeGdSgk/s400/mattie's+new+pics+185.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352761930767827874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Remember those picture frames that I spray painted and added those cute ribbons to..... well I had a hard time finding somewhere for them to go. I finally decided to hang them in the halllway going up my stairs(what is that called.... a stairway????). I love how they look. It needed something else so I added the board above it. My dad went on a mission trip to New Orleans. While they were there they did some renovations and construction work. He brought me back a stack of old boards that came from a bakery shop's flooring. Isn't that cool. They were a sage green color and the paint was all crackeled...PERFECT!!!!! I painted "All because 2 people fell in love" on the board with a black paint pen....I love that saying....and hung it above the frames. I love it!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlyKjMG_9rThdLfICRk_5S0ViJj30Sc7SRAPhuVhTpVRdgCYGhc14xvQfiV-g3OX05ki-WN1ZZoO347SJWd6YGSoDPqANdjbvGXcCkHROi2CuyWVQnk9iUCSQFdPHNXI1PqNkqRi7cJtE/s1600-h/Kitchen+Photos+032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlyKjMG_9rThdLfICRk_5S0ViJj30Sc7SRAPhuVhTpVRdgCYGhc14xvQfiV-g3OX05ki-WN1ZZoO347SJWd6YGSoDPqANdjbvGXcCkHROi2CuyWVQnk9iUCSQFdPHNXI1PqNkqRi7cJtE/s400/Kitchen+Photos+032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352758238846867586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJubOF3_CgETZplpPlQkK3-TY2OvAARsrWW6WtseHIh9XP8JuOo9YqKbMFAiN0o26ISR28nTtlALq0Eti77epuZo00h2BJhU0epRKX1KnXf9Wg_7rmO8rMUHzqCK2_ek-4DQxEhUgmA8/s1600-h/Kitchen+Photos+030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJubOF3_CgETZplpPlQkK3-TY2OvAARsrWW6WtseHIh9XP8JuOo9YqKbMFAiN0o26ISR28nTtlALq0Eti77epuZo00h2BJhU0epRKX1KnXf9Wg_7rmO8rMUHzqCK2_ek-4DQxEhUgmA8/s400/Kitchen+Photos+030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352758237396932818" border="0" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561027571056025343noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413988592490952942.post-80182107028844006692009-06-28T14:04:00.000-07:002009-06-28T14:14:47.617-07:00To do listHere is my to do list for this week<br />1. make a blog post since it has been forever since I posted anything.<br />2.clean my house....it is bad<br />3. bible study... I guess i should move that to #1<br />4. finish up "unfinished" projects...there are a lot.<br />5. take photos of "finished" projects<br />6. post about "finished" projects<br />7. pack for the beach...yes I already went, but that was with my mom and my kids, this is the real family vaca<br />8. work on custom orders and ship them out before I leave<br /> 9. lose about 15 pounds in 3 days since I will be in a bathing suit most of next week... or just buy a really cute cover up<br />and finally.....<br />10. FINISH MY FAMILY ROOM!!!!! still waiting on a few things to come back from the embroidery shop.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561027571056025343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413988592490952942.post-53679008645749259862009-06-23T16:21:00.000-07:002009-06-23T16:27:23.631-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZTawm3AgtB2M31CJlklCBpR_De-RuMTHaFtayGM1qq93mjm-iEAVlGMihXwNpxdddkjycO7PYu04JwOSPU5edCf_d6ahtDuYPJx9BwhtObjL008QLABYjGB1kwcKsXEW3jLcgNAbiAw/s1600-h/pink_floral_tote_giveaway.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZTawm3AgtB2M31CJlklCBpR_De-RuMTHaFtayGM1qq93mjm-iEAVlGMihXwNpxdddkjycO7PYu04JwOSPU5edCf_d6ahtDuYPJx9BwhtObjL008QLABYjGB1kwcKsXEW3jLcgNAbiAw/s400/pink_floral_tote_giveaway.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350667530194706962" border="0" /></a>Here is a giveaway that I had to enter at <a href="http://www.monogramchick.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">monogram chick</span>.</a> Here is the best part if you win and tell her that you heard it here... then I win...it's a win/win, so let's win.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561027571056025343noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413988592490952942.post-82965316097126194592009-06-23T05:54:00.001-07:002009-06-23T06:17:32.203-07:00Everything is better at the beach....even the Dollar Store<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlLLevgSQ0-WkLJiVX8Tug4ao2t2AD3S_-35S7HOtym3QuUyoqEpJ487ZM5ob5WT4KlWWpuoGrmn3Nx4GL243HENyVgvHfVDmzn2xlmjsNJNYRtE_a3IXtg7HKcgCgQ6i0qKwzU6jK9Sk/s1600-h/dollar+store+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlLLevgSQ0-WkLJiVX8Tug4ao2t2AD3S_-35S7HOtym3QuUyoqEpJ487ZM5ob5WT4KlWWpuoGrmn3Nx4GL243HENyVgvHfVDmzn2xlmjsNJNYRtE_a3IXtg7HKcgCgQ6i0qKwzU6jK9Sk/s400/dollar+store+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350506026111805138" border="0" /></a>I went to the beach last week with my kids and my mom. We had had so much fun. We always have to make our yearly trip to the " pink beach dollar store". OK, OK, I'll admit it the "pink beach dollar store" is pretty nasty, but if you can look over the sea of earrings that have the word "infection" written all over them, and the fairy/mermaid/shoe figurines, and if you can even look over the caps and t-shirts that say "Spring Break '84....party naked" then you can find some pretty good treasures. OK, and the smell, you have to look over the smell, then you can find some very good stuff!!!! I have priced all these items below at decorating, and specialty boutiques, and they can be very expensive!!! I have seen starfifsh like these priced at 10 dollars a piece. I bought a few starfish and a bunch of cool shells. When I get my living room finished I will post pics and you will see what I did with all of my new dollar stuff!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRUgakwFmSm0WSPUHwuw62PyoYk1YalrIpKcne9WekUiYpr0scQP-19uMwzYWPR3B59tjQjzySovG8SPAhLw-XSa9w-uQjnZrajpD6lnB9sOWvi8J1dDBcoZysqOOuQmLLjgsKEsAmUz4/s1600-h/dollar+store.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRUgakwFmSm0WSPUHwuw62PyoYk1YalrIpKcne9WekUiYpr0scQP-19uMwzYWPR3B59tjQjzySovG8SPAhLw-XSa9w-uQjnZrajpD6lnB9sOWvi8J1dDBcoZysqOOuQmLLjgsKEsAmUz4/s400/dollar+store.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350506024400291170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylCipEEhXhYRpxYuyVpg_KrqIHAypT23lFX-POFi34jYAsKC_EOISFx72rtHs9dVriMJUxGZ-9stlcbD9pU33UTl1ZEmCXEm6zdlm8-Ju4nNIIeUmb4_CjuA7TC9Gzn2l-WuIUv3SDBQ/s1600-h/dollar+store+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 97px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylCipEEhXhYRpxYuyVpg_KrqIHAypT23lFX-POFi34jYAsKC_EOISFx72rtHs9dVriMJUxGZ-9stlcbD9pU33UTl1ZEmCXEm6zdlm8-Ju4nNIIeUmb4_CjuA7TC9Gzn2l-WuIUv3SDBQ/s400/dollar+store+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350506018713216850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXCgG5kBhwJKrKi9uOhySNcGsY8EJk5xYPvCYNvTvcZkXiZtvnQIOErbN5bdnBGF3el15HEwBTovTmDNTEtqKeDR4T4m-GBwwPUfhnAPwPOU45BQUW_7Y5wBX3_rkC7OpiuR0dMjGQO4/s1600-h/dollar+store+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 97px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXCgG5kBhwJKrKi9uOhySNcGsY8EJk5xYPvCYNvTvcZkXiZtvnQIOErbN5bdnBGF3el15HEwBTovTmDNTEtqKeDR4T4m-GBwwPUfhnAPwPOU45BQUW_7Y5wBX3_rkC7OpiuR0dMjGQO4/s400/dollar+store+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350506015402642930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEzNjIqYUaxSzv81OOeuzKmLB0U519cG6LKnxRM102yVMWBDyjSFbHktIpFdqg8f_PidBN0VPud8SwAaQmHjVEFmoBiQjrAB8SlGoOrJN9cIHVJQdsW516601mC6rYksNZ3h3qL4BK5A/s1600-h/dollar+store+4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 97px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEzNjIqYUaxSzv81OOeuzKmLB0U519cG6LKnxRM102yVMWBDyjSFbHktIpFdqg8f_PidBN0VPud8SwAaQmHjVEFmoBiQjrAB8SlGoOrJN9cIHVJQdsW516601mC6rYksNZ3h3qL4BK5A/s400/dollar+store+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350506013350013314" border="0" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561027571056025343noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413988592490952942.post-43236566601893348632009-06-20T12:56:00.000-07:002009-06-20T13:03:51.147-07:00We have a winner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1The winner of the cake plate is Michelle, from Virginia Beach!!! I think she should let me bring it to her in person, since she is at the beach!!!!! Congrats Michelle, email me your info asap!!! I used random.org both times to pick my winners and both times it picked girls named Michelle....so my advice to you for the next giveaway.....call yourself Michelle. Thank you all for being patient!!!!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561027571056025343noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413988592490952942.post-87958061620794507752009-06-19T06:00:00.001-07:002009-06-19T06:00:04.794-07:00I am sorry that I haven't blogged in a while!!! I have been suffering at the beach! I really planned on posting some while I was here, but I have had NO Internet service at all! I am texting this entry, and I will shocked if this goes through. I promised to announce the winner from my give away today, and I will try, but it will probably be tomorrow morning! Thanks for being patient!!!!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561027571056025343noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413988592490952942.post-64845214733766607132009-06-13T19:37:00.000-07:002009-06-13T20:06:58.945-07:00Ballard Designs Knock-offSo, I think it is safe to say that we all LOVE, LOVE LOVE, Ballard Designs. However, I can't always, and by always I mean never, afford Ballard, so I have been inspired by Thrift Chick to start trying to make my own. So, I got out the catalog and searched for just the right project. I tried to find a product that I could make without leaving my house or spending any money for supplies. Then, BINGO, I found this little beauty....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwEWH3vhVz7DSdnoAAmfQ91KbDEgjZA2Ggtx0q3okJOJ_lAH224MMhVMSnFHPvS3BWzqid-aiX5KLiJSZ0KIGRiaTVOjg0cZN7uii1CR4rxF2T7H7bKcRsXz84ycCrSDdsAc8Rpf2v7KM/s1600-h/dog+food+ballard.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwEWH3vhVz7DSdnoAAmfQ91KbDEgjZA2Ggtx0q3okJOJ_lAH224MMhVMSnFHPvS3BWzqid-aiX5KLiJSZ0KIGRiaTVOjg0cZN7uii1CR4rxF2T7H7bKcRsXz84ycCrSDdsAc8Rpf2v7KM/s400/dog+food+ballard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347007306799119282" border="0" /></a>Since my husband and I are both teachers, we always receive 1 or 2 or 77 of those popcorn tins filled with different flavored popcorn. I was already using one of those tins to hold our dog food.The tin was already beautiful, with a wintry scene, of some children from the 1920's ice skating on a frozen pond, not really, it was pretty ugly. As you can see....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2Cat2HnekK_gwcjAIsn2_3dSglvJGapdMvTrWaVZ91YsGOe4L8eJHGZ8L0QMAVJBphvPmgnon77m1QkcYt2cv_Vt-ApQd8hexGEkAVA40RtgoAb9-dt2IYq5AzbXUim2OVodegMEh20/s1600-h/dog+food+before.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2Cat2HnekK_gwcjAIsn2_3dSglvJGapdMvTrWaVZ91YsGOe4L8eJHGZ8L0QMAVJBphvPmgnon77m1QkcYt2cv_Vt-ApQd8hexGEkAVA40RtgoAb9-dt2IYq5AzbXUim2OVodegMEh20/s400/dog+food+before.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347008210418510418" border="0" /></a>The good news is , that I already had the tin, the spray paint, and the paint marker. I gave it a quick coat of spray paint, let that dry, and then free handed the writing. I always kept the dog food tin in a bottom cabinet, but now that it is cute, I can keep it out and free up some much needed cabinet space. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoNIKm1pX6pxD-4blLBo_z7dA96_LRvb1Py4laFZv5jET6PmgMB4vbtRrfKhPSPT11OBv_khLSc-MLr5vpzvgQVIrBrY3vK4-qLdi7G83o1miSC-eBnCWDUNOUnepPfAWFd_2KWiWBKQ/s1600-h/dog+food+after.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoNIKm1pX6pxD-4blLBo_z7dA96_LRvb1Py4laFZv5jET6PmgMB4vbtRrfKhPSPT11OBv_khLSc-MLr5vpzvgQVIrBrY3vK4-qLdi7G83o1miSC-eBnCWDUNOUnepPfAWFd_2KWiWBKQ/s400/dog+food+after.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347007301765591346" border="0" /></a>Ballard Designs Dog Food Tin....$50.00<br />Fancy Schmancy Designs Dog Food Tin.... FREE<br />You can't beat that!!!!<br />BTW.... The deadline for the giveaway is June 18th at midnight!!!!... so if you want to enter you are not too late.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561027571056025343noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413988592490952942.post-78565685476694710842009-06-09T07:02:00.001-07:002009-06-09T07:31:16.528-07:00New Etsy Shop and Give awayI am very excited to introduce my new Etsy Shop. I have had A lot of requests for my "stuff", so I decided to open an Etsy account. I will be adding new stuff daily, so check back often. I think the best way to kick off my new shop is by having a GIVE AWAY!!!!! I love a give away!!!! So here it is... I had a lot of people ask about the cake plate in my new kitchen post, so I made it my next give away item!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MLQim7v1U_kuy3AHevqtYvNynzwA7-0ugjBK5srv_X4GibhSPDlIxbEinxS38cM6x3DPG3EMW2Sg0UABC9fXNV2Bhyphenhyphen5QKLQjb6bk8BfqItp2WWAarL2-yX_qiMZM2QyTcGlSCqrxzkw/s1600-h/Kitchen+Photos+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MLQim7v1U_kuy3AHevqtYvNynzwA7-0ugjBK5srv_X4GibhSPDlIxbEinxS38cM6x3DPG3EMW2Sg0UABC9fXNV2Bhyphenhyphen5QKLQjb6bk8BfqItp2WWAarL2-yX_qiMZM2QyTcGlSCqrxzkw/s400/Kitchen+Photos+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345332245497445650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />If you would like to be the proud new owner of this glass monogrammed cake plate, all you have to do is leave a comment and tell me the letter and color that you want, then post about it on your blog!!! Isn't that simple!!! If you don't have a blog leave a comment, and you will still be entered. GOOD LUCK!!!! Here are some more of my Fancy Schmancy Designs.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF9p08DlT7MwCluSNrt7nkOtPPNi_d4fVTjMQobVuuBbvNwHKLJKTKD-FO2RSKaKpnh-oFPq_Kjf95a50d3BWClIrPkizCjJkcL_hTvKpGnoOlMzCzb4JHXm-vUaeDHScSoiwNCzD3l9k/s1600-h/IMG_1983.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF9p08DlT7MwCluSNrt7nkOtPPNi_d4fVTjMQobVuuBbvNwHKLJKTKD-FO2RSKaKpnh-oFPq_Kjf95a50d3BWClIrPkizCjJkcL_hTvKpGnoOlMzCzb4JHXm-vUaeDHScSoiwNCzD3l9k/s400/IMG_1983.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345332249964282610" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX-qeQukVHexqgHXa8O_A1CyElLy4mz9y4sHMiYiY5uQvFc50s_2HUiAAeS6EaaTMztvCfQoykK-qEWqvkYMZdZjrtDU8FR_K1TZVVMzcHILeB80lCyWmHB2ON8x-_w6X2MfezC-_EAAI/s1600-h/IMG_1401.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqkS7NUU7ctiuBGM6SQ-zbFPen-WZaOP6whjbZoBvKgzB2tV5CxVkYvebmG6-4_h0xcninoGtVoCC6rfjaNOqSh9oUqQfhgZt9D0yMlaENKK_kMnESY1ab5-8Wi-AFRE8NhqmdkA50o8/s400/IMG_2035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345334397271440130" border="0" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561027571056025343noreply@blogger.com186tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413988592490952942.post-13293679743444013492009-06-09T06:00:00.000-07:002009-06-09T06:40:46.889-07:00Window treatments, Paint colors , and other burning questions<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAfEPsUz22N0cjcG3ALijcb73P8EquI6AfkIPDaAEOUfL41Ceb72Mi5p-vnGTNB-ciCBSLZhMGwGE_cBJpnnCgjNNQVXfQk2B5mdvpdNBNPrwE1-bG-k6pcXTMySg9NFuXp4V0qDj3AXM/s1600-h/Kitchen+Photos+065.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAfEPsUz22N0cjcG3ALijcb73P8EquI6AfkIPDaAEOUfL41Ceb72Mi5p-vnGTNB-ciCBSLZhMGwGE_cBJpnnCgjNNQVXfQk2B5mdvpdNBNPrwE1-bG-k6pcXTMySg9NFuXp4V0qDj3AXM/s400/Kitchen+Photos+065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345313456739744338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqu4DbEPMe42Bb9Hr1Q7ttp3NiCW1-8uSNk2_SIOfyHE07rbsbM6OYotRMdnTpOmCDArTcZFTYMnCfm2MLWW-7LPNlXviKa7vjQs61dZpOS0sUnPV_Kp3YOMbSM5jERx7FmajE3xsqofQ/s1600-h/Kitchen+Photos+064.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqu4DbEPMe42Bb9Hr1Q7ttp3NiCW1-8uSNk2_SIOfyHE07rbsbM6OYotRMdnTpOmCDArTcZFTYMnCfm2MLWW-7LPNlXviKa7vjQs61dZpOS0sUnPV_Kp3YOMbSM5jERx7FmajE3xsqofQ/s400/Kitchen+Photos+064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345313453227067954" border="0" /></a><br />I had a lot of people ask about my window treatments....this was a question that I was hoping would not be asked. I am a little embarrassed about these treatments.... I mean some of you perfectionists,and professional seamstresses are going to be horrified. I got the fabric at a local fabric store. It took exactly 3 yards to make all the curtains. The black ties are black grosgrain ribbon. The fabric was 7.99 a yard, the ribbon was 2.00 a roll, I used 3 rolls. That is a grand total of about 30.00 for all of the window treatments in this room...oh I almost forgot that is also including the stool that I upholstered. I measured the window width, then cut the fabric the exact size of the window. I then used hem tape to make a pocket at the top for the tension rod to slide through. I didn't even hem the edges, I just used fraycheck around the sides so that it would not ravel. (see I told you, you would cringe) I then took the ribbon and slid it over the top of the tension rod, let it fall to the length that I wanted the shade to be, and tied it into a knot. Then all I did was roll the fabric up and place it into the ribbon. And that is IT.... They look really good. You can't tell that they are not hemmed....I promise.<br />I was also asked about the paint color. I used Ralph Lauren paint... I am going to have to get back to you on the exact color... I can't find my paint card, and it is not on the bucket, but I am going to Home Depot today, so I will get the color name while I am there.<br />The other question I got was about the backsplash behind the stove. That is just a faux tile that I painted a loooong time ago. To do this all you have to do is draw youself a square grid then paint in the checkerboard pattern. Then with a gray color, paint a grout line where there would naturally be grout. Last, when everything was dry, I used a dry brush technique and highlighted each tile.<br />Now you guys know how cheap and unprofessional I really am.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561027571056025343noreply@blogger.com6