tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89785119133281640532024-03-13T10:47:45.712-04:00Vintage Cottagecountrycottagegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00975038439525002168noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978511913328164053.post-73066162289512554562011-02-14T01:46:00.010-05:002011-02-17T22:52:10.088-05:00Winter Wonderland<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Welcome to my home! I hope you enjoy a tour of some of my Wintery Wonderland vignettes!</span></strong></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">There is something magical about glistening snow and icicles! God gives us awesome and glorious splendor to behold!</span></em></strong></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-looDTzdyS1k/TVYcBXhrvJI/AAAAAAAAAUA/1kWiOghp4mo/s1600/Recently%2BUpdated4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="233" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-looDTzdyS1k/TVYcBXhrvJI/AAAAAAAAAUA/1kWiOghp4mo/s400/Recently%2BUpdated4.jpg" width="400" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My favorite piece of all my trinkets is my <strong><em>gorgeous</em></strong> cake pedestal given to me on my last birthday! I found it on a shopping trip at Home Goods with my daughter. She knew I was in love with it and snatched it up for my birthday. It rarely moves from the center of my dining table. Here I have it displayed with a glittered snow house and ice garland with snowflakes. I found this garden cloche that fits on my pedestal perfectly!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HzPRxNJ7WvU/TVi4ALeiF2I/AAAAAAAAAXk/EeBZKkx5UD0/s1600/House+pics+121.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HzPRxNJ7WvU/TVi4ALeiF2I/AAAAAAAAAXk/EeBZKkx5UD0/s400/House+pics+121.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RzjuhKMDnu0/TVi4EZk_d4I/AAAAAAAAAXw/GLKln5bOIAU/s1600/House+pics+073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RzjuhKMDnu0/TVi4EZk_d4I/AAAAAAAAAXw/GLKln5bOIAU/s400/House+pics+073.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong><em>Love, Love, Love</em></strong> this pedestal and <u>all</u> the details!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WAIQANGUe3A/TVi4Bl9z4wI/AAAAAAAAAXs/Nq6WUwY-6es/s1600/House+pics+114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WAIQANGUe3A/TVi4Bl9z4wI/AAAAAAAAAXs/Nq6WUwY-6es/s400/House+pics+114.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is my dining room chandy. It was an <em>ugly</em> builder brass chandelier, so of course I took it down, sprayed it white, and gave it prisms and crystal bead garland! <em>Such</em> <em>an improvement!</em> For my winter theme, I added these beautiful glass ornaments that remind me of icicles and some of my snowflakes.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nClYbO0cHFA/TVi5X-BxFfI/AAAAAAAAAYY/AD42jpbjd1o/s1600/House+pics+118.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nClYbO0cHFA/TVi5X-BxFfI/AAAAAAAAAYY/AD42jpbjd1o/s400/House+pics+118.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I <strong><em>love</em></strong> how the chandy arrangement hangs down to the cloche! I will be sad to take it</span> <span style="font-size: large;">all down in a few weeks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5T6PNlPMMpo/TVi4A69QI0I/AAAAAAAAAXo/qfzay25z16E/s1600/House+pics+131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5T6PNlPMMpo/TVi4A69QI0I/AAAAAAAAAXo/qfzay25z16E/s400/House+pics+131.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">These yarn "<em>snowballs</em>" are something I just recently made. I used styrofoam ball ornaments from the Dollar Tree and wrapped them up with soft, fuzzy baby blanket yarn to create these fun snowballs! I placed them in this pedestal bowl and tucked in a few snowflakes. These were so easy, quick, and fun to make!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3l7Zv5lBAns/TVi5I5ewUXI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/gS-LbtJT2L8/s1600/House+pics+043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3l7Zv5lBAns/TVi5I5ewUXI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/gS-LbtJT2L8/s400/House+pics+043.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is my mantel decorated for winter. I just <strong><em>love</em></strong> this burlap banner that I made. When the candles are lit the glitter <em>glistens</em> and <em>sparkles</em>! </span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QB6t8wVm45Y/TVi4_8rKjpI/AAAAAAAAAYM/7h-RTLWwpMg/s1600/House+pics+040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QB6t8wVm45Y/TVi4_8rKjpI/AAAAAAAAAYM/7h-RTLWwpMg/s400/House+pics+040.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The burlap is an off-white. I prefer the lighter shade of burlap to the tan. My winter</span> <span style="font-size: large;">garland hangs above the banner and of course I tucked in a few snowflakes!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RVeCZAJiDCs/TVi4Tms-0HI/AAAAAAAAAX0/XYz10fyDO_E/s1600/House+pics+098.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RVeCZAJiDCs/TVi4Tms-0HI/AAAAAAAAAX0/XYz10fyDO_E/s400/House+pics+098.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My sofa table with my Hobby Lobby candleholders and a couple of my little birdies!</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jfWqtQ3XXWs/TVi4g6sFZbI/AAAAAAAAAX4/EJ0AB_C8P4o/s1600/House+pics+099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jfWqtQ3XXWs/TVi4g6sFZbI/AAAAAAAAAX4/EJ0AB_C8P4o/s400/House+pics+099.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Also on the sofa table sits my favorite iron rooster decked in a winter garland and my yard sale find terrarium with a few snowy winter trees tucked inside.</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QlyRx4S50mU/TVi4-qzSMII/AAAAAAAAAYI/nJHW1_4czww/s1600/House+pics+095.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QlyRx4S50mU/TVi4-qzSMII/AAAAAAAAAYI/nJHW1_4czww/s400/House+pics+095.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This iron pedestal is one of my favorite pieces. Sitting on top is a candle holder from Party Lite decked out with a winter garland. I just realized that the little fuzzy looking ball in the bottom left of the picture is our Maltese, <em>Summer</em>! Funny how she sneaks into the pictures sometimes!</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5k_LrfluJk8/TVi5KAReU0I/AAAAAAAAAYU/V59VUfm8Kts/s1600/House+pics+046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5k_LrfluJk8/TVi5KAReU0I/AAAAAAAAAYU/V59VUfm8Kts/s400/House+pics+046.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">On my fireplace sits another iron pedestal with some winter trees under a cloche and wreathed with an ice garland and some snowflakes.</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yeu_d0ZZYdA/TVi4wLd5uII/AAAAAAAAAYE/WuaU5wFfOho/s1600/House+pics+091.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yeu_d0ZZYdA/TVi4wLd5uII/AAAAAAAAAYE/WuaU5wFfOho/s400/House+pics+091.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">On my front door I hung a winter swag with snowflakes and my Snow sign. We don't get much snow here in Georgia so I love to surround myself with a wintery wonderland!</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k6DI2nnZ8r4/TVi4vQd_SbI/AAAAAAAAAYA/K6J44Sk4M68/s1600/House+pics+083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k6DI2nnZ8r4/TVi4vQd_SbI/AAAAAAAAAYA/K6J44Sk4M68/s400/House+pics+083.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hope you enjoyed a tour of my Winter Wonderland decor. Please come again and visit soon!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Blessings to you all!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: large;">Country Cottage Girl</span></em></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TB5cruPSJFk/TVi274LUNDI/AAAAAAAAAXM/zAqi6s8Jwsc/s1600/House+pics+062.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TB5cruPSJFk/TVi274LUNDI/AAAAAAAAAXM/zAqi6s8Jwsc/s320/House+pics+062.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: large;">Also, linking up with Susan for Metamorphisis Monday!</span></em></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="Between Naps On The Porch"><img alt="Between Naps On The Porch" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x908CSKJhI4/TPp5U0929OI/AAAAAAAAU9w/dCqnDBWHD8U/s400/Chair%2Bon%2Bright%2Blike%2Bheader.jpg" /></a></span></em></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>countrycottagegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00975038439525002168noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978511913328164053.post-36271224130817447712011-02-12T22:28:00.001-05:002011-02-12T22:41:24.408-05:00Welcome to the Funny Farm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h5IrLPW-3bg/TSvMZGNZxgI/AAAAAAAAAME/EfVnaTcBLF8/s1600/winter+2011+138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h5IrLPW-3bg/TSvMZGNZxgI/AAAAAAAAAME/EfVnaTcBLF8/s320/winter+2011+138.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Welcome to The Funny Farm! We are just getting started on our little menagerie of sweet babies! My darling husband made this beautiful coop for me! We still have to build a run onto the coop so when we are not going to be home at night we don't have to worry about shutting the coop. For now, our gals just roam the yard and sometimes the neighborhood! We have cars stop in the middle of the road to laugh at our silly girls! Glad we live on a quiet dead end road! When I saw this sign at the <em>Country Living Fair</em> in Stone Mountain, GA this fall, I knew right where it would go, hence <em>The Funny Farm</em> was born.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-teAg5NHqlrA/TSvMVRbswXI/AAAAAAAAAL8/C7eIfEyzmQ0/s1600/winter+2011+126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-teAg5NHqlrA/TSvMVRbswXI/AAAAAAAAAL8/C7eIfEyzmQ0/s320/winter+2011+126.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a very cold day when I snapped these pictures! Our Silver Lace Wyandottes, Black Australorp, and our sweet Pekin ducks were cozy under the heat lamp!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YD0ilJWW3JA/TSvMT2waAfI/AAAAAAAAAL0/EdX5UO8KI9E/s1600/winter+2011+118.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--y0bAWuPKCQ/TSvMQdw173I/AAAAAAAAALo/LTM8lsLLFqQ/s1600/winter+2011+108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--y0bAWuPKCQ/TSvMQdw173I/AAAAAAAAALo/LTM8lsLLFqQ/s320/winter+2011+108.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is actually one of our neighbors roosters exploring the snow. Isn't he handsome!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SmrYkz-OlQI/TSvMP6tSQPI/AAAAAAAAALk/hBhB51iAGzI/s1600/winter+2011+105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SmrYkz-OlQI/TSvMP6tSQPI/AAAAAAAAALk/hBhB51iAGzI/s320/winter+2011+105.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Isn't she just the cutest! This White Rock lays really large eggs!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FvPhNwr9YeE/TSvMPi4xhOI/AAAAAAAAALg/u3eMpzQpBEg/s1600/winter+2011+100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FvPhNwr9YeE/TSvMPi4xhOI/AAAAAAAAALg/u3eMpzQpBEg/s320/winter+2011+100.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is Chicken Joe as the kids call him. He is our neighbors rooster too!<em> (they have a</em> <em>lot of roosters)!</em> Dear hubby says we are going to be eating rooster for dinner soon! Some days it can get pretty crazy with all those roosters crowing!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3NQg2i9ZIqE/TSvUpsgLPHI/AAAAAAAAAN4/P-r-llJjkFk/s1600/winter+2011+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3NQg2i9ZIqE/TSvUpsgLPHI/AAAAAAAAAN4/P-r-llJjkFk/s320/winter+2011+001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The brown egg belongs to our Silver Lace and the white egg on the right belongs to the big White Rock. The egg in the middle is the biggest egg we have ever had from one of our sweet Pekins! That egg made a whole omelette!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Thanks for stopping by <em>The Funny Farm</em>! Hope that you enjoyed my awesome coop and sweet chicks!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HX_Yr5kntBY/TVc5_vPKA6I/AAAAAAAAAVs/aJAOVnBm5-o/s1600/winter+2011+205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HX_Yr5kntBY/TVc5_vPKA6I/AAAAAAAAAVs/aJAOVnBm5-o/s320/winter+2011+205.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Please come visit again soon as I post more on our menagerie! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thank you to<strong><u> </u><em>Amy and Richie</em></strong> over at <strong><em>Verde Farm</em></strong> <a href="http://www.verdefarm.com/">http://www.verdefarm.com/</a> for hosting <strong><em>Farm Friend Friday</em></strong></span><br />
</div>countrycottagegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00975038439525002168noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978511913328164053.post-66609948179834042252011-02-06T02:09:00.000-05:002011-02-06T02:09:31.459-05:00My Fabulous Find<strong>Some days I can walk into a thrift store and find absolutely nothing. But.....a few weeks ago I stopped into the Habitat and saw several large light fixtures laying around and tucked into the corner was a gorgeous antique chandelier! It had tarnished gold metal and beautiful original glass prisms, all 60 were there intact!!!</strong> <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>I was hesitant to ask the price since it was not marked. When the clerk told me it was $15 I quelled my excitement and rushed back to the chandy and scooped it up. I knew I had something special! </strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TTEaZUr9XPI/AAAAAAAAATQ/c0tv5XBRqgA/s1600/House+pics+023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TTEaZUr9XPI/AAAAAAAAATQ/c0tv5XBRqgA/s320/House+pics+023.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Once I got it home I decided I needed to spraypaint it white, so after cleaning it and taking all the prisms off I hung it outside and sprayed it. I was so excited to spray it that I forgot to take a before picture! So sorry! After placing all the prisms back on the chandy it looks so amazing! What do you think! I begged my dear hubby to hang it in the livingroom for me. I just love it and can't believe how much I paid for it! I was in a local antique store the other day and saw a similiar chandy without the two upper tiers that I have on mine and it was almost $200!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TTCgBih-Z1I/AAAAAAAAASU/QpCJuuXrrQU/s1600/More+house+pics+109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TTCgBih-Z1I/AAAAAAAAASU/QpCJuuXrrQU/s200/More+house+pics+109.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TTEYu4XK5QI/AAAAAAAAATA/_sNttyBDqAQ/s1600/House+pics+013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TTEYu4XK5QI/AAAAAAAAATA/_sNttyBDqAQ/s200/House+pics+013.JPG" width="200" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>I love having something old in my home and wondering about the stories it could tell of its previous owners.... How many dinners were eaten under its illumination, what kind of family chats took place under these gorgeous prisms, and did the owner enjoy its beauty as much as I do....</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TTCgmq3dWJI/AAAAAAAAASk/TKXXfVJje94/s1600/More+house+pics+292.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TTCgT61TLGI/AAAAAAAAASc/qYMAXWdlQ6s/s1600/More+house+pics+273.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TTCgT61TLGI/AAAAAAAAASc/qYMAXWdlQ6s/s320/More+house+pics+273.JPG" width="320" /></div><div align="center"><strong>I absolutely love my new/old Chandelier and so happy that I waited patiently for years for the right chandy at the right price! Take heart all of my fellow bargain hunters and thrift store junkies, you just never know what treasure awaits you on your next search! That is definitely the thrill of the hunt!</strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TTCgT61TLGI/AAAAAAAAASc/qYMAXWdlQ6s/s1600/More+house+pics+273.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TTEYbaD8RtI/AAAAAAAAAS4/OdYZ5SJeFW0/s1600/House+pics+102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TTEYbaD8RtI/AAAAAAAAAS4/OdYZ5SJeFW0/s320/House+pics+102.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>countrycottagegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00975038439525002168noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978511913328164053.post-45207817852359406342011-01-07T21:56:00.000-05:002011-01-07T21:56:24.916-05:00Our April Wedding...........New Beginnings <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Here is our whole blended family. The four red-heads are my daughters Jessica, Katharine, LeslieAnn, and Madelaine. Bo's two children are Courtney and AJ.</div><br />
I wanted a very colorful wedding as you can tell with the lime green, orange, coral, and pinks. I just loved my two youngest daughters flower girl dresses. I can't bear to part with either of them.<br />
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My bouquet turned out so pretty! I purchased all the flowers and made the arrangements with my daughters the night before. We wrapped them in wide white silk ribbon and added bling monograms on each bouquet. Do you think they turned out pretty?<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> I love this shot of this bouquet in front of the falls. I had two friends kind enough to do the photography for me. They did a lovely job! We had many friends help out to make our wedding special. We are so very blessed to belong to a wonderful church family!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSevJWZtWgI/AAAAAAAAAHg/H25_BP-RID8/s1600/wedding+photos+willis+018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSevJWZtWgI/AAAAAAAAAHg/H25_BP-RID8/s320/wedding+photos+willis+018.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> Here are LeslieAnn and Madelaine waiting to start the wedding. They are such angels!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I love this sweet shot of Madelaine and the flower petals scattered on the ground. I later found out that she was her usual flamboyant self and kept everyone amused during the ceremony making mischief as she tends to do.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSev6dqiFaI/AAAAAAAAAHo/hbQktE3TzvU/s1600/wedding+photos+willis+036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSev6dqiFaI/AAAAAAAAAHo/hbQktE3TzvU/s320/wedding+photos+willis+036.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> You would never know to look at this precious picture that she was a little stinker during the ceremony! Look at that lovely bow again!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSeujoiJSUI/AAAAAAAAAHY/3XqvRsNCPAs/s1600/Wedding+photos+191.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSeujoiJSUI/AAAAAAAAAHY/3XqvRsNCPAs/s320/Wedding+photos+191.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We had a sand ceremony to symbolize the blending and uniting of our families. We had 9 different colors, our pastor used white to represent Christ as the unifying presence in our home and our family.</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSetApk3isI/AAAAAAAAAGc/a76THgEgYtQ/s1600/Wedding+photos+268.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSetApk3isI/AAAAAAAAAGc/a76THgEgYtQ/s320/Wedding+photos+268.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I just love all the colors of the fruit!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSetD3Tjw_I/AAAAAAAAAGg/mF1alWdWPKg/s1600/Wedding+photos+271.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSetD3Tjw_I/AAAAAAAAAGg/mF1alWdWPKg/s320/Wedding+photos+271.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">These are the best patries you could ever eat! My sweet friend Michelle is a pastry chef and makes scrumptious Lady Locks, Eclairs, and Cream Puffs! I like having her as a friend! Yum Yum!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSetISXcpkI/AAAAAAAAAGk/CK-XsQKkeF4/s1600/Wedding+photos+276.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSetISXcpkI/AAAAAAAAAGk/CK-XsQKkeF4/s320/Wedding+photos+276.JPG" width="217" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The cake was so pretty with all the colorful roses! Michelle made a simple tiered cake and she decorated it with ribbons and roses!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSetRCLeBYI/AAAAAAAAAGs/PVcoxmxaL00/s1600/Wedding+photos+289.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSetRCLeBYI/AAAAAAAAAGs/PVcoxmxaL00/s320/Wedding+photos+289.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSetaeC4QxI/AAAAAAAAAG0/SXBKKik7ydE/s1600/Wedding+photos+298.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSetaeC4QxI/AAAAAAAAAG0/SXBKKik7ydE/s320/Wedding+photos+298.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The cake stand was a gift from my daughter Jessica. It is one of my favorite things and I always keep a cloche on it with something for the season. I call it my table chandy! HomeGoods of course! Wish I had bought every one they had!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSetttuqi_I/AAAAAAAAAG8/OL_ARSRGsH8/s1600/Wedding+photos+091.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSetttuqi_I/AAAAAAAAAG8/OL_ARSRGsH8/s320/Wedding+photos+091.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> These gerber daisies were our favors. I added magnets to the backs and placed a little thank you note asking our guests to please pray for our marriage to honor and glorify the Lord. Most people took one of each color and I love to go to some of my friends houses and see them still hanging on their fridge! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSet1vSBUEI/AAAAAAAAAHE/Fi7GjtgnTMI/s1600/Wedding+photos+093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSet1vSBUEI/AAAAAAAAAHE/Fi7GjtgnTMI/s320/Wedding+photos+093.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I made these streamer wands to wave us off on our honeymoon. Yes, we did manage a honeymoon with 6 kids. Hope we can squeeze in a special 1 year anniversary trip without the kids too! I think hubby has something special in the works!</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSew2HGJw1I/AAAAAAAAAH8/2tepBJSKc-4/s1600/Wedding+photos+219.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSew2HGJw1I/AAAAAAAAAH8/2tepBJSKc-4/s320/Wedding+photos+219.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you for taking a little journey with me on a very special day in my life! It has been a very momentous past year with our marriage, Jessica graduating college, Katharine graduating highschool, and Jessica getting married in August!!! I hope this year will be a little less busy but just as full of love and blessings as the past year has been. May you have a very blessed New Year and find pleasure in the wonder of our Lord Jesus Christ.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>countrycottagegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00975038439525002168noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978511913328164053.post-23037479755000315702011-01-03T03:24:00.000-05:002011-01-03T03:24:35.895-05:00Hutch Before and After<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Here is the hutch my husband was given by his grandmother. She passed away 36 years ago and it has been sitting in his other grandmothers house (Nanny) until she recently went on to be with the Lord this past December. My husband, Bo, brought the hutch home a few weeks ago and I have been itching to paint it white and put it in my step-daughters bedroom that is currently under renovation. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It is made by Bassett in the 70's. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Those window panels are going to be so pretty painted white! I love the cottage look and this definitely will give the room the shabby cottage feel I am hoping to achieve.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSF5oZdk2uI/AAAAAAAAAEU/zkto8DpC80w/s1600/House+pics+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSF5oZdk2uI/AAAAAAAAAEU/zkto8DpC80w/s320/House+pics+004.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My husbands Nanny had requested that her favorite hymn, "Amazing Grace", be sung at her funeral. He had to deliver the eulogy at the graveside and led everyone to sing "Amazing Grace" in her honor. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">When he took the hutch home I immediately started opening the cabinets and looking inside to see if there were any old "treasures or trinkets" long forgotten in the drawers or cabinets. To my surprise there was a little wooden church and when I picked it up I noticed that it was actually a music box. I wound it up and could not believe what I heard. I hurriedly called my husband over to hear as the tune of "Amazing Grace" was coming from the little church. With tears in his eyes he simply said that is Nanny's way of saying from heaven, "Thank you Bo."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSF6Cg-rWxI/AAAAAAAAAEg/xwRmh3AYWPM/s1600/House+pics+008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSF6Cg-rWxI/AAAAAAAAAEg/xwRmh3AYWPM/s320/House+pics+008.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Isn't it wonderful how the Lord brings simple things into our lives like this little church to give us visual reminders of His love for us.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Well here is the hutch in its updated transformation from the 70's!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSF6XJetA-I/AAAAAAAAAEo/N7OMohdHg6M/s1600/House+pics+017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSF6XJetA-I/AAAAAAAAAEo/N7OMohdHg6M/s320/House+pics+017.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I changed out the drawer and cabinet hardware for glass knobs. All the hinges were in good shape so I just sprayed them with chrome spray paint.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSF6Nxcv29I/AAAAAAAAAEk/RBzFgt4GWpI/s1600/House+pics+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSF6Nxcv29I/AAAAAAAAAEk/RBzFgt4GWpI/s320/House+pics+015.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Don't you love how the window panels turned out! Very cottagey!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSF611YiyQI/AAAAAAAAAEw/zt0JsB0GRTQ/s1600/House+pics+050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSF611YiyQI/AAAAAAAAAEw/zt0JsB0GRTQ/s320/House+pics+050.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSF7KmwWtSI/AAAAAAAAAE4/HSksznVheG4/s1600/House+pics+059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSF7KmwWtSI/AAAAAAAAAE4/HSksznVheG4/s320/House+pics+059.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSF7Rqn_ukI/AAAAAAAAAE8/xTPzpo3Z5_g/s1600/House+pics+102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSF7Rqn_ukI/AAAAAAAAAE8/xTPzpo3Z5_g/s320/House+pics+102.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSF6hSpyX2I/AAAAAAAAAEs/xyALZuX6K8o/s1600/House+pics+036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSF6hSpyX2I/AAAAAAAAAEs/xyALZuX6K8o/s320/House+pics+036.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I am in the process of finishing the bedroom. I hung the chandelier, which was hanging in my garden shed, until I relenquished it to my husband who needed a place for all his tools. Another story on another day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSF7gH-1CTI/AAAAAAAAAFE/wty40YMix6w/s1600/House+pics+020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSF7gH-1CTI/AAAAAAAAAFE/wty40YMix6w/s320/House+pics+020.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I am in search of a headboard. So far I have not found the perfect one. I really would like a pencil post or an iron bed. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">My husband is bringing home a vanity, that was also his grandmothers, tomorrow! I am so excited! I have never seen it, but hope it will be pretty painted WHITE! It will go beside the bed on the right. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSF7nWEUaRI/AAAAAAAAAFI/7euK22tqIEU/s1600/House+pics+027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSF7nWEUaRI/AAAAAAAAAFI/7euK22tqIEU/s320/House+pics+027.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Everything in the picture came out of my garden shed. I sprayed the metal bedside table white, it was green. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I need something to go on the walls too. When I have all the furniture in place hopefully I will get more of a feel for what the walls will need. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSF7upjAoGI/AAAAAAAAAFM/oDlz_ekd-h4/s1600/House+pics+124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSF7upjAoGI/AAAAAAAAAFM/oDlz_ekd-h4/s320/House+pics+124.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Hopefully I will be showing the room finished in a few days! Thanks for visiting my page and please feel free to leave your comments! I would love to hear from you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSF7ZKKZUVI/AAAAAAAAAFA/LOno-TRyP5E/s1600/House+pics+120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TSF7ZKKZUVI/AAAAAAAAAFA/LOno-TRyP5E/s320/House+pics+120.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Blessings to you all! </div>countrycottagegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00975038439525002168noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978511913328164053.post-58734989028589391532010-11-19T22:58:00.000-05:002010-12-27T02:12:30.981-05:00Finally took the plunge....<div align="center"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>I am amazed at the creativity and beauty that flows so freely in the blogging world. I feel a kindredness (is that a word?) with some of your blogs and I am so excited to be able to connect with others who share the same love and joy in keeping their homes beautiful and tranquil for their family to feel nurtured, loved, and pampered. Hopefully I will be able to share more about my world and passions soon....</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TRg5a_qNvcI/AAAAAAAAADo/dNaKLrHmgmg/s1600/Photo_Video_66be203a-b4e3-4536-a3bb-c6fc478e08d6_medium23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TRg5a_qNvcI/AAAAAAAAADo/dNaKLrHmgmg/s200/Photo_Video_66be203a-b4e3-4536-a3bb-c6fc478e08d6_medium23.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TRg5H-4SrCI/AAAAAAAAADg/V2M61G6Db1A/s1600/Photo_Video_d535a72e-4bc0-46ee-b991-de60bebcf5d7_medium19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; height: 242px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; width: 172px;"><img border="0" height="200" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TRg5H-4SrCI/AAAAAAAAADg/V2M61G6Db1A/s200/Photo_Video_d535a72e-4bc0-46ee-b991-de60bebcf5d7_medium19.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TRg5k-nPe3I/AAAAAAAAADs/EgkPDZrOXs8/s1600/Photo_Video_442aaf41-a256-400c-812f-d84725109c81_medium17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H-UEEk0m9BE/TRg5k-nPe3I/AAAAAAAAADs/EgkPDZrOXs8/s200/Photo_Video_442aaf41-a256-400c-812f-d84725109c81_medium17.jpg" width="132" /></a></div>countrycottagegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00975038439525002168noreply@blogger.com2