I've been tagged!

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've been tagged but my good blogger friend <a href="http://calypsointhecountry.blogspot.com/2014/06/ive-been-tagged.html"><b>Shelley</b> from <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Calypso in the Country</span></b>.</a> SO here it goes...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">1.  Are you named after someone?  </b><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">I wish, I was named after a street. Actually my full name is Maria Claravel. Maria Clara is one of the most famous female literary character in a Philippine novel called "Noli Me Tangere"  and <b><i>initially I thought I was named after her</i>.</b> But when I asked my mom, she nonchalantly said <i> "No, I named you after a street I saw, just around the corner from our first apartment"!</i> Hah!</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWLLnh7KGD6pZZG8nPxBMB-yDPjEf8aFz8F4w8CD636Eku5g2XGKHELD0x7qyGbhQ31sTh_inl02EEnF37tzB9jnsvO400n5rR6T-Jcewwr4cME8OkmydHBp8DTp10F8P27TnAOLED7Zg/s1600/Maria-Clara.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWLLnh7KGD6pZZG8nPxBMB-yDPjEf8aFz8F4w8CD636Eku5g2XGKHELD0x7qyGbhQ31sTh_inl02EEnF37tzB9jnsvO400n5rR6T-Jcewwr4cME8OkmydHBp8DTp10F8P27TnAOLED7Zg/s1600/Maria-Clara.jpg" width="189" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;" /></span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">2.  When was the last time you cried?  </b><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">3 weeks or so ago, I got upset with a petty argument about the baby's name! LOL! My hubs was having 2nd thoughts about the name "Sophia" since he found out it was the most popular name in 2011 and 2013,  but I didn't care and I cried!!! Petty, petty, must be the hormones!;-)</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJXh4I1lfZ6pW6uJ2o6ZwWKPyx-V31PYsxZVl26g9gN7GOZHR0UYy8Inkzg2u326sqSo2BwKttxT8nkN62AhZEJ-cL247Jxk70Ivsi4Esxt8gfvbvLcxdh3Ys9OU0NsmzuOeA195JvKM/s1600/c3c38424817a2308e5e53eb41a1c413a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJXh4I1lfZ6pW6uJ2o6ZwWKPyx-V31PYsxZVl26g9gN7GOZHR0UYy8Inkzg2u326sqSo2BwKttxT8nkN62AhZEJ-cL247Jxk70Ivsi4Esxt8gfvbvLcxdh3Ys9OU0NsmzuOeA195JvKM/s1600/c3c38424817a2308e5e53eb41a1c413a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="pinit-wrapper" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; left: 308px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px; opacity: 0; position: absolute; top: 328px; visibility: visible; z-index: 9999;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http://dixiedelights.blogspot.com/2014/06/tagim-it.html&media=https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8TejSKsDHv02e7Cu6xjWT8JbHNZSqbQuoDpFDhbHHgNxhSWGkD_0RLadkoLWOb_7ZZ2SZoMXcT60OLCWSr1X8XNW99H-xVVzLTusAtofs4BuOyHn1jGkX6tbI5FJiWvGJ1A1QPs2ARFgj/?imgmax=800&description=Tag%E2%80%A6I%E2%80%99m%20It" style="color: #6699cc; display: block; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img class="pinimg" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGRoikbaLlFtQed-oZCpPb3uU7WEiZyIHHsuLTsDa32RabJIvNL8XQldn2_PGXhamcV4H5Q3n9yCxlr4n1GtUtLGDf_WEWfqTlC0P7m-rC0cZxAGeZzGeQ0nZ7qi41sRVTijq-ruCmQ60/s1600/pinterestx1_72.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: none; background: transparent; border: 0px; box-shadow: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;" title="Pin on Pinterest" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;"></span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">3.  Do you have kiddos?</b><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">Yup, 2 boys and a little girl on the way - the center of my universe.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZm4IyzZDKTqRZVXLDuZjGEvwo2BEaJ8HHBCXiE1Rn_arYSHN7yiAglacaPHGhePGsqjb4GztXwKN5e4l6nceoONsaZm-l-7MxKjcSD1kd9ovFD_tNH2hj73EUc6JRUCLcsG0BPc-yxzw/s1600/1.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZm4IyzZDKTqRZVXLDuZjGEvwo2BEaJ8HHBCXiE1Rn_arYSHN7yiAglacaPHGhePGsqjb4GztXwKN5e4l6nceoONsaZm-l-7MxKjcSD1kd9ovFD_tNH2hj73EUc6JRUCLcsG0BPc-yxzw/s1600/1.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: start;">4.  If you were another person, would you be a friend of yourself?</b><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; text-align: start;"><span style="line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">YES definitely! We would have so much fun shopping together!!!!</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHjZvbvDiIHorHD0vRIX-nivbqu6hdEDsXGcPEFmnN0FMf5ADvetZ1CrEoSVMbFd29rnD2m5IgbfjBoa0PgQqmU2llHEAi6vrsoDWBvNEyz0t3QNSch_6LwQpZszosF2_CxrunF_eQdk/s1600/file_101560_0_Baby_Mirror.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHjZvbvDiIHorHD0vRIX-nivbqu6hdEDsXGcPEFmnN0FMf5ADvetZ1CrEoSVMbFd29rnD2m5IgbfjBoa0PgQqmU2llHEAi6vrsoDWBvNEyz0t3QNSch_6LwQpZszosF2_CxrunF_eQdk/s1600/file_101560_0_Baby_Mirror.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=sophia&espv=2&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=9MSxU-2hDOiN8gHV-IB4&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=912#q=looking+in+the+mirror&tbm=isch&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=W9CMucitUUBPhM%253A%3B5jQ7hwBkyVQVgM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fcdn1-www.momtastic.com%252Fassets%252Fuploads%252F2013%252F05%252Ffile_101560_0_Baby_Mirror.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.momtastic.com%252Fparenting%252F101560-do-babies-recognize-themselves-in-the-mirror%252F%3B648%3B486">via</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">5.  Do you have a guilty pleasure?</b><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">Have a weakness for anything chocolate - I have them everywhere from home to work. I also collect dolls - not the collectible and expensive one, Disney dolls!</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvtbUlxRNqMp4_geKBFiXg7K6BaoIIx3U9zXGj_rf8DsWX4ivtuy2xCKR3BUoQEhVgQw9dSJUXOgWG_Is6CVm9lMLs3PBJYP5z2CF9Ro8CbEGcXR4ZfF1SxQP6WFAz4gz1U1l2_z3doM/s1600/Whole_bunch_of_disney_dolls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvtbUlxRNqMp4_geKBFiXg7K6BaoIIx3U9zXGj_rf8DsWX4ivtuy2xCKR3BUoQEhVgQw9dSJUXOgWG_Is6CVm9lMLs3PBJYP5z2CF9Ro8CbEGcXR4ZfF1SxQP6WFAz4gz1U1l2_z3doM/s1600/Whole_bunch_of_disney_dolls.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=sophia&espv=2&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=9MSxU-2hDOiN8gHV-IB4&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=912#q=disney+dolls&tbm=isch&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=QwSiXB7Uf3SB-M%253A%3BDFl9YOjjowM72M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fimg3.wikia.nocookie.net%252F__cb20140227025316%252Fdisney%252Fimages%252F9%252F98%252FWhole_bunch_of_disney_dolls.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fdisney.wikia.com%252Fwiki%252FFile%253AWhole_bunch_of_disney_dolls.jpg%3B500%3B233">I have more than these...</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">6.  Do you like handwriting?</b><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">Nope. My hand-writing is horrible!!!!!</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;"> But I still write my "thank-you notes" & Christmas cards whenever I can!</span></span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">7.  What is your favorite cereal?</b><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">Nestle's Koko Krunch - it's from the Philippines, my mom sends me a boxful from there! Super yummy, haven't found a substitute for it here yet!</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL16Gjt6l9su85pAipl4D8deZ46lM9dHqdaNeWMq4MyrmCTpWp_962k7tWCLhJe5FTwDXv_GpwEq-H-L7V-wA0VVp0VRUdNWixYUPFXuUZymZ7WKdtyQOlabYLRf7LkOexBU-A9QjV4VE/s1600/Nestle_Koko_Krunch_breakfast_cereal_chocolate_flavor.jpg_250x250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL16Gjt6l9su85pAipl4D8deZ46lM9dHqdaNeWMq4MyrmCTpWp_962k7tWCLhJe5FTwDXv_GpwEq-H-L7V-wA0VVp0VRUdNWixYUPFXuUZymZ7WKdtyQOlabYLRf7LkOexBU-A9QjV4VE/s1600/Nestle_Koko_Krunch_breakfast_cereal_chocolate_flavor.jpg_250x250.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=sophia&espv=2&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=9MSxU-2hDOiN8gHV-IB4&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=912#q=koko+krunch&tbm=isch&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=9DUo4hJWWKmXKM%253A%3B24a8eo1tpnZN5M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fi01.i.aliimg.com%252Fphoto%252Fv0%252F137065683%252FNestle_Koko_Krunch_breakfast_cereal_chocolate_flavor.jpg_250x250.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.alibaba.com%252Fproduct-detail%252FNestle-Koko-Krunch-breakfast-cereal-chocolate_137065683.html%3B185%3B250">yum</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">8.  What's the first thing you notice about people?</b><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">Their feet. Yup, I have a foot fetish sort of... weird, but true. ;-)</span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisOn7mwmIhmUCyM1U4izMh3WU2E4hBE_o1-O4C9ewuRqI1YeX-YVxIMUcbiR6nWqhElvsPRZk9r3PNjAzW29RlADpEeqFOV509SzkSMMNh4wfQV0mY2S5se1KayfaWp3jaI0z27bDX_zM/s1600/perfect-beautiful-feet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisOn7mwmIhmUCyM1U4izMh3WU2E4hBE_o1-O4C9ewuRqI1YeX-YVxIMUcbiR6nWqhElvsPRZk9r3PNjAzW29RlADpEeqFOV509SzkSMMNh4wfQV0mY2S5se1KayfaWp3jaI0z27bDX_zM/s1600/perfect-beautiful-feet.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=sophia&espv=2&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=9MSxU-2hDOiN8gHV-IB4&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=912#q=beautiful+feet&tbm=isch&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=IJvvzlJERRvZCM%253A%3BHBK-2v8gRVgZsM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.healthyhippie.net%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2009%252F08%252Fperfect-beautiful-feet.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.healthyhippie.net%252Ftips-to-having-more-beautiful-feet%252F%3B640%3B360">via</a></td></tr></tbody></table><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">9.  What's the color of your eyes?</b><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">Brown black.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">10.  Scary movie or happy endings?</b><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">Never liked watching scary movies, so definitely I'm a happy-endings-kinda-gal!</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">11.  Favorite TV shows?</b><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">I binge watch my shows - Sherlock, Downton Abbey, House of Cards.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5idhymUFWkIebwmiFixF0TEklUG1aaXnRbsM1zTxDEDfGEodgz3GWOWP1ue1aKVBDdyJEbbQNXcV0hpWzEEga4I0x-xy0LieNWNFjI5y18EQvIsd5mjkOiQ4vPa_tzVvuSlOIQPy_SaM/s1600/sherlock1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5idhymUFWkIebwmiFixF0TEklUG1aaXnRbsM1zTxDEDfGEodgz3GWOWP1ue1aKVBDdyJEbbQNXcV0hpWzEEga4I0x-xy0LieNWNFjI5y18EQvIsd5mjkOiQ4vPa_tzVvuSlOIQPy_SaM/s1600/sherlock1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kbsez.com%2F2012%2F01%2F02%2Fsherlock-returns-with-a-scandal-in-belgravia-sherlock-text-ringtone-alert-too%2F&h=0&w=0&tbnid=2HkMDKGVmCfsxM&zoom=1&tbnh=188&tbnw=268&docid=o5otBeeu7AuEOM&tbm=isch&ei=Yc-xU5q5IMSUyASBrIK4Bg&ved=0CAsQsCUoAw">via</a></td></tr></tbody></table><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">12.  Summer or Winter?</b><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">Summer baby yeah! I would live by the beach someday. :-)</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px; text-align: center;"></div><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">13.  Hugs or kisses?</b><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">Both. Love giving hugs and receiving kisses more.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">14.  Do you have a special talent? </b><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">I can sing Videoke like no one can... well sorta!</span><br /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;"><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl4hfWXUu2CTnhzKStbCHT8GPrcAZA2XyxiiXTvWSkZwdFzZx-Bc1kSpyZ7dnP108hg381CaOKMXZAsECp9abjhNGQ6uVabpTxw0h_9c3Lxieq6VAhUw62NlR4LQ0wfEs3-fR0RXcY6g8/s1600/328291_10150363286357552_943201207_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl4hfWXUu2CTnhzKStbCHT8GPrcAZA2XyxiiXTvWSkZwdFzZx-Bc1kSpyZ7dnP108hg381CaOKMXZAsECp9abjhNGQ6uVabpTxw0h_9c3Lxieq6VAhUw62NlR4LQ0wfEs3-fR0RXcY6g8/s1600/328291_10150363286357552_943201207_o.jpg" width="277" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">one of those moments</td></tr></tbody></table><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">15.  Where were you born?</b><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">Manila, Philippines</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">16.  What are your hobbies?</b><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">Collecting, decorating, shopping, reading blogs, watching movies, trying new recipes.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">  </span><br /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">17.  Do you have any pets?</b><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">Does our pet Beta count?</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;"><br /></span></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO3YuHH2PypRxYLIyHbWSoLhJIPaDvxM3yZSgSHoXDxQes0YzvAi75Sdnu3Z9n-YZbOX28aZaF-PixErTdivDrYOxGJCPO30C8vTbBzeyKi54mm0l8olsKeIURkBDlrdorp3L1JuDPCSk/s1600/betta_crown_male_red_100814a5_w0480.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO3YuHH2PypRxYLIyHbWSoLhJIPaDvxM3yZSgSHoXDxQes0YzvAi75Sdnu3Z9n-YZbOX28aZaF-PixErTdivDrYOxGJCPO30C8vTbBzeyKi54mm0l8olsKeIURkBDlrdorp3L1JuDPCSk/s1600/betta_crown_male_red_100814a5_w0480.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aquariumfish.net%2Fcatalog_pages%2Fbettas%2Fbetta_males.htm&h=0&w=0&tbnid=EaPGfpe1IeFgiM&zoom=1&tbnh=201&tbnw=251&docid=ujshx31KYh6FqM&tbm=isch&ei=NNGxU6SJK8ycyATMuoKQBQ&ved=0CAsQsCUoAw">source</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;"><br /></span></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px; text-align: center;"></div><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">18.  Favorite movie?</b><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">Sooo many - but to name a few : Sleepless in Seattle, While you were sleeping, The Devil wears Prada, Shawshank Redemption, Toy Story, LOTR series.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;"><br /></span></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_vXLZZbLdnR0lHLSekLF-4V1YahsS1d2kyWL1HKHuy6p4Ikvy525RWS3O9z5FEjDGBUHAinEtX2F_rQN_PX4xRB_v9eObBkJ9yhr9MUL864xlMMTQa3wgziQ0vwK7khzUx8Ocp_GwQg/s1600/The_Devil_Wears_Prada_main_onesheet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_vXLZZbLdnR0lHLSekLF-4V1YahsS1d2kyWL1HKHuy6p4Ikvy525RWS3O9z5FEjDGBUHAinEtX2F_rQN_PX4xRB_v9eObBkJ9yhr9MUL864xlMMTQa3wgziQ0vwK7khzUx8Ocp_GwQg/s1600/The_Devil_Wears_Prada_main_onesheet.jpg" width="219" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=beta&tbm=isch&ei=LdCxU5STG8mt8AGhroCQBQ#q=the+devil+wears+prada&tbm=isch&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=ote6QPHNQFuoAM%253A%3BxZ9uCCq3DcKN4M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fupload.wikimedia.org%252Fwikipedia%252Fen%252Fe%252Fe7%252FThe_Devil_Wears_Prada_main_onesheet.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fen.wikipedia.org%252Fwiki%252FThe_Devil_Wears_Prada_(film)%3B300%3B438">via</a></td></tr></tbody></table><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">19.  What color is your car?</b><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">Silver.  I drive a momma van a.k.a. mini van.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">20.  What do you want to be when you grow up?</b><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">I'm lucky to be doing what I love now - a kiddiedoc and would probably do it the rest of my life (yup no retiring, just slowing down). And oh yeah, Travel, travel, travel, like there's no tomorrow!</span><br /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;"><br /></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: x-large;">CHEERS!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;">Now I'm tagging these awesome bloggers next!</b><br /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Selene from <a href="http://www.restorationbeauty.com/"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Restoration Beauty</span></a></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Lisa from <a href="http://texasdecor.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Texas Decor</span></a></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Marty from <a href="http://www.astrollthrulife.net/"><span style="color: #0b5394;">A Stroll Thru Life</span></a></span></b><br /><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Brandi from <a href="http://bet1975.blogspot.com/2014/06/before-after-chair-makeover.html"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Don't Disturb this Groove</span></a></span></b><br /><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Carol from <a href="http://cas-anoasisinthedesert.blogspot.com/2014/06/summertime-vignettes-with-wave-of.html"><span style="color: #0b5394;">An Oasis in the Desert</span></a></span></b><br /><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Fabby from<a href="http://fabbysliving.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Fabby's Living</span></a></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.639999389648438px;"><br /></b></div><br />

I've been tagged!

I've been tagged but my good blogger friend  Shelley from Calypso in the Country .  SO here it goes... 1.  Are you named after someone?...

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My ORC faves

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">After <a href="http://www.callingithome.com/">last week's super successful ONE ROOM CHALLENGE,</a> a lot of bloggers have been posting about their favorites. I can't help but share some of mine as well. Yup, the ORC fever is still in my system and I just have to let it out!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Choosing though was way more difficult of course than I anticipated, everyone added their own zest and zing into their spaces but a couple of them just blew me away! I just have to share them with you and also these spaces all have inspirational aspects that you might enjoy too!</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Let's start with my favorite <b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Living Rooms</span></i></b>…</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLf6x-eKkQ2BXa1N1SGrRAuhyBivC3-advZDxpSpA6xQY5rJK2PCheDJUSk4NaA_cNMShkFPJYOqms2XQ1TfoqskT6xPU72gBBn67hG7hqZgkLdXQ8S1gYmXYt-GB4FCyE-ocGwgZ1ZI/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLf6x-eKkQ2BXa1N1SGrRAuhyBivC3-advZDxpSpA6xQY5rJK2PCheDJUSk4NaA_cNMShkFPJYOqms2XQ1TfoqskT6xPU72gBBn67hG7hqZgkLdXQ8S1gYmXYt-GB4FCyE-ocGwgZ1ZI/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://tatterandfray.blogspot.com/">Heather's Vintage-filled Living Room - Tatter & Fray</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Proof that there is beauty in the tattered and frayed items that surround us! This room was almost entirely decorated in beautiful vintage items, a joy to tour around in.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK2a7j8pvTkl9wDG8xcRNlKXs4oefN5xL21s5SQWcLJNSuI3DF2VZNb_4M_5-iRAUlFBzgZwzWYtpIDxt7gZz_dlwcRfYX5QnVW3_VbRgHCSqqpVdUil_rbc2MByxCF0OVaLrDcdpk5gw/s1600/IMG_2499.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK2a7j8pvTkl9wDG8xcRNlKXs4oefN5xL21s5SQWcLJNSuI3DF2VZNb_4M_5-iRAUlFBzgZwzWYtpIDxt7gZz_dlwcRfYX5QnVW3_VbRgHCSqqpVdUil_rbc2MByxCF0OVaLrDcdpk5gw/s640/IMG_2499.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://designindulgence.blogspot.com/2013/11/one-week-challengefinal-reveal.html">Sherry's Gorgeously rich Living room makeover - Design Indulgence</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Sherry shows her mastery of mixing a lot of neutrals with pattern and texture. This space is straight out of a magazine!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGLM0mvM1R0AKl4hip3H5Y7GvuWN4giNPigFyKmCz-AOFuu1jKyyNz2LZ-7SlWAjOX2pHYtMYnuHxHpVbja7_MgvS6icJRx4DO7LsVL9yeCtIWl7T5lepyx01TtL0d3lSIociNUPosjj0/s1600/gentlemans-bachelor-pad-by-Design-Manifest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGLM0mvM1R0AKl4hip3H5Y7GvuWN4giNPigFyKmCz-AOFuu1jKyyNz2LZ-7SlWAjOX2pHYtMYnuHxHpVbja7_MgvS6icJRx4DO7LsVL9yeCtIWl7T5lepyx01TtL0d3lSIociNUPosjj0/s640/gentlemans-bachelor-pad-by-Design-Manifest.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.designmanifest.com/inspiration/one-room-challenge-bachelor-pad-edition-week-6-finale/">Chic Bachelor Living Room from Naomi - Design Manfest</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Naomi's room totally rocked! Every little beautiful detail thought of and mixed well to give this lucky guy and his boys a cozy room to be proud of! Love this make over so much, the <b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Dining room</span></i></b> was also fave!<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8l8VTWVIFxthYDPlz6sT6eEaevmtQiCSSEDhedGxuG6jFsvM1CXtUtPYsYjzDMOLoX13_bjJ5NGAwmf0jflXreVrMe0WfmTAzaBaOlyAWsWUqrU01-NvqfBOv-QPlcDMAPIp3Gll4KX8/s1600/Boho-Modern-Dining-Room-by-Design-Manifest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8l8VTWVIFxthYDPlz6sT6eEaevmtQiCSSEDhedGxuG6jFsvM1CXtUtPYsYjzDMOLoX13_bjJ5NGAwmf0jflXreVrMe0WfmTAzaBaOlyAWsWUqrU01-NvqfBOv-QPlcDMAPIp3Gll4KX8/s640/Boho-Modern-Dining-Room-by-Design-Manifest.jpg" width="444" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.designmanifest.com/inspiration/one-room-challenge-bachelor-pad-edition-week-6-finale/">The Chic Bachelor pad Dining room by Naomi - Design Manifest</a></td></tr></tbody></table>See what I mean? Simple patterns that men won't be too overwhelmed looking at right?!<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWZX0QyrsKn0V1IMaB0-KEKfSREiZ8F3X_ALkLB3nfHhS6CtMzhmVvgAV48xrFKl0Ln3KTXiTGU95OAE8O-V_2QVuNsmDI-pd69DHHkwKFMRRA3cC_oaKeaRAEBdMRH8dYMmek5ZWr68/s1600/fullonfromkitchport.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWZX0QyrsKn0V1IMaB0-KEKfSREiZ8F3X_ALkLB3nfHhS6CtMzhmVvgAV48xrFKl0Ln3KTXiTGU95OAE8O-V_2QVuNsmDI-pd69DHHkwKFMRRA3cC_oaKeaRAEBdMRH8dYMmek5ZWr68/s640/fullonfromkitchport.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://stephaniekraussdesigns.blogspot.com/2013/11/one-room-challenge-week-6-finale.html">Staphnie's fabulous Dining Room Transformation- Stephanie Krauss Designs</a></td></tr></tbody></table>What's not to love about this space? Cozy navy, just the right dose of pattern on the wing backs and the curtains and ooh-la-la accessories! You should really see the BEFORE pics!<br /><br />Now for my favorite <b><i><span style="font-size: large;">bedrooms...</span></i></b><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUgG2DRLl6R3hxo-lnFURJXH4h7XSuwlE7tQInlFdCQElT6l4NnlTYM1WRwE8X4DCwg0zNzVk-B3Y2nXLUNKeofkHqconU7LM3FFmmheRx2OQWtNncm4ZDZOvWRxVPEXm7srfybdSiAM/s640/IMG_1452.JPG" width="480" /><a href="http://simpledetailsblog.blogspot.com/2013/11/one-room-challengebedroom-reveals.html"> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://simpledetailsblog.blogspot.com/2013/11/one-room-challengebedroom-reveals.html">Pam's Luxe-glam Bedroom - Simple Details</a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The picture says it all right? Majestic headboard, a brilliant ostritch-covered IKEA hack side dresser table,  mirror detail and all the gold on the walls!!! I'm just in love.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCpmIapWDe9WV4S_wSGEm6qZKLoIMdb-FppKogYY7Ga3uJzEhgfveUwj6wmOCEJWZdnJiXSq0nVLLWASh0pmvq5C4bRwLcTlABF-LLs7TqpFY94rNru_U_N7_R2MdujH_Vw4CWB3XKpQ/s1600/1-ORC+2013+367.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCpmIapWDe9WV4S_wSGEm6qZKLoIMdb-FppKogYY7Ga3uJzEhgfveUwj6wmOCEJWZdnJiXSq0nVLLWASh0pmvq5C4bRwLcTlABF-LLs7TqpFY94rNru_U_N7_R2MdujH_Vw4CWB3XKpQ/s640/1-ORC+2013+367.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vividhuehome.blogspot.com/2013/11/orc-week-6-final-reveal-guest-bedroom.html">Heather's colorful Guest bedroom - Vivid Hue Home</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I probably could not sleep in here since I would be ogle-ing at so many beautiful things to look at in this space! From the gorgeous lighting and styling, Heather made this room very special and her guests will surely feel the same way too!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLRifagkYvjc2oGlyGj1MpfiepWJPFaZcrwDZ8ub_49hKRZs2eb-RbrdLqoxuBhvvXxywGp2U7UE1YAO18SAuCuS__Oz8CnpqZtP9VyAdYPx-i5wYzVP5KhQ-NGwO0SWUAAArdkXTOxgI/s1600/IMG_4666.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLRifagkYvjc2oGlyGj1MpfiepWJPFaZcrwDZ8ub_49hKRZs2eb-RbrdLqoxuBhvvXxywGp2U7UE1YAO18SAuCuS__Oz8CnpqZtP9VyAdYPx-i5wYzVP5KhQ-NGwO0SWUAAArdkXTOxgI/s640/IMG_4666.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://houseofpemberley.blogspot.com/2013/11/one-room-challenge-week-six.html?m=1">Kimber's Preppy Vintage bedroom - House of Pemberly</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I love the vibe in this space. The mix of colors and placement of the wall art beside the dresser is just pretty perfect!</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUSjsjDK0sJikwK46RFl2qrXcgYhrMSi6qsalnYUAK1-oi6trUNPH3PlcQqjSY0x-W6uniPmiGmiza1JaapgRyS-CGQZXYKtpg1fZ9hFlqvGYjeLIg-HyLnXRsXkB7jCsi1niP5kACv5o/s1600/(11-04-13)+1795%5B11%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUSjsjDK0sJikwK46RFl2qrXcgYhrMSi6qsalnYUAK1-oi6trUNPH3PlcQqjSY0x-W6uniPmiGmiza1JaapgRyS-CGQZXYKtpg1fZ9hFlqvGYjeLIg-HyLnXRsXkB7jCsi1niP5kACv5o/s640/(11-04-13)+1795%5B11%5D.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://designaddictmom.blogspot.com/">Stacey's Minimalist/Feng-shui chic bedroom - Design Addict Mom</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"> Aaaaahhhh, a breath of fresh air, love the right amount of pattern on the wall and despite that it achieves calm and simple beauty all at the same time!</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Now for my fave <b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Family Rooms</span></i></b>...</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRABMhAnprMCZkNSTHHKkTdvYPgMIHavPHNu2uBc1qkhlR6pV5MlGhUD8TxRS9W1JDiYEGjV02DfQGUn3wAjpJuCcL3Sm88ZEKOmlaThGijuwcDoeWzl7Xer7VSzj0cD-5cjPs8afui4/s1600/basementfamilyroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRABMhAnprMCZkNSTHHKkTdvYPgMIHavPHNu2uBc1qkhlR6pV5MlGhUD8TxRS9W1JDiYEGjV02DfQGUn3wAjpJuCcL3Sm88ZEKOmlaThGijuwcDoeWzl7Xer7VSzj0cD-5cjPs8afui4/s640/basementfamilyroom.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2013/11/one-room-challenge-week-6-aka-reveal.html">Elizabeth's Stylish but kid-friendly Family room - The Little Black Door</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">This is the perfect example of a functional and beautiful family room if you've still got small kiddos in the house. A nook for everyone yet still embrace mommy's fabulous style! Take note of the stripes on the floor and the stairs too!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_Ct_mLRXwPr9GEF8X7qva2tW6flyKy8T6ptOqag_RF79EXtU_Y4DcEAk8vssE6kR3KQRvNqn34t7juwJFXRhxpnIiLkcJ2Chdm6878Gt4CF8A8clp3ci0u8FbGp5ATfTMVIY-walew0/s1600/family+room+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_Ct_mLRXwPr9GEF8X7qva2tW6flyKy8T6ptOqag_RF79EXtU_Y4DcEAk8vssE6kR3KQRvNqn34t7juwJFXRhxpnIiLkcJ2Chdm6878Gt4CF8A8clp3ci0u8FbGp5ATfTMVIY-walew0/s640/family+room+.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.callingithome.com/2013/11/one-room-challenge-my-family-room.html">Our host Linda's Serene blue Family room - Calling it Home</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Now this, is the perfect family room if you still have big kiddos in the house. Love that it is filled with both style and comfort and of course, I love all the blues and chinoiserie all around!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For my favorite <b><i><span style="font-size: large;">offices</span></i></b>...</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrtME1jMy6MVC6nhxjxWthIj8xC8sOhLRLnIMjqcwlF-D5R3Vwy102mpvzSiofRTuM2Whhc0CYcIqvLKHAXEpttTWeE2mhqCr8f3x64kSuY0V4aOxBXKZ8Q4Paq3dKwWyiI2FoDh8mO8/s1600/IMG_2316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrtME1jMy6MVC6nhxjxWthIj8xC8sOhLRLnIMjqcwlF-D5R3Vwy102mpvzSiofRTuM2Whhc0CYcIqvLKHAXEpttTWeE2mhqCr8f3x64kSuY0V4aOxBXKZ8Q4Paq3dKwWyiI2FoDh8mO8/s640/IMG_2316.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theshingledhouse.com/2013/11/one-room-challenge-shed-week-six.html">Caitlin's Shed to Cool Workspace - The Shingled House</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Would you believe this space used to be a SHED? I was just blown away with this one, love the contemporary and rustic vibe all together, and that fireplace, once it starts working will only make things more perfect for this space!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC94ZyhLXPEjak043PKXvy3pgKa1QZLl-zGyhHlU2TXfvN44vdvqFhhb0hnzhvXG7Wjqli2Yrm6Aqt2WFmaJCOxqj1YR9evrhP1gRriCFVWeRH_d7MERm7_moF3ieUGtAUNKcPnNXxmqQ/s1600/3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC94ZyhLXPEjak043PKXvy3pgKa1QZLl-zGyhHlU2TXfvN44vdvqFhhb0hnzhvXG7Wjqli2Yrm6Aqt2WFmaJCOxqj1YR9evrhP1gRriCFVWeRH_d7MERm7_moF3ieUGtAUNKcPnNXxmqQ/s640/3.JPG" width="593" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://mydarlinghouse.blogspot.com/2013/11/orc-reveal-pink-is-my-middle-name.html">Rebecc'as Glamorous Vintage Work space - My Darling House</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Isn't is amazing when someone designs a space with what seems to be a room filled with stuff when in actuality, it doesn't? This is what I love so much about this room, everything Rebecca put in this room is worth looking at. Love the mix of the contemporary and vintage pieces too!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The one and only <b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Kitchen</i></span></b> and why it's a fave...</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN2UsHPpIwqegUqjI6ySVYOuLNr4Rs0N0ifemcqWkhbf4iLjL5EFP1OjvJ5gcUORQPHq2gl69Xc6b2L1-GnC4I4CXChwlOIzFunFGf8h2M6pTu3rE16KTxv5Zav_L7uRqkQgMdvMKtjtE/s1600/Kim+Lemmon+Kitchen-Desktop-0005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN2UsHPpIwqegUqjI6ySVYOuLNr4Rs0N0ifemcqWkhbf4iLjL5EFP1OjvJ5gcUORQPHq2gl69Xc6b2L1-GnC4I4CXChwlOIzFunFGf8h2M6pTu3rE16KTxv5Zav_L7uRqkQgMdvMKtjtE/s640/Kim+Lemmon+Kitchen-Desktop-0005.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://chattafabulous.blogspot.com/2013/11/one-room-challenge-week-6-my-kitchen.html">Kim's Beautiful Kitchen Makeover - The Green Room Interiors</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Kim is just one of those designers who can whip up something gorgeous no matter what's given to her. I love how she was able to pull off this beautiful kitchen without changing the cabinet doors, the styling and the whimsy mixed with the chic! Just genius!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My fave <b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Powder Rooms</span></i></b>….</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdvUXBprMUN8dqXXU2Rv7yPkByPPc4x8xizIV5s0GiPtpJkzDxjvCTP_Er289cCEJmrhxkz0UO4B_ly2bJ1AarJQAdbAZoZ8Am_DWC_1ad_NNkJyRJTyGU5tVOR_w4V8gT6kQpkl5ngxQ/s1600/Pwdr9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdvUXBprMUN8dqXXU2Rv7yPkByPPc4x8xizIV5s0GiPtpJkzDxjvCTP_Er289cCEJmrhxkz0UO4B_ly2bJ1AarJQAdbAZoZ8Am_DWC_1ad_NNkJyRJTyGU5tVOR_w4V8gT6kQpkl5ngxQ/s400/Pwdr9.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.powellbrower.com/2013/11/powder-room-reveal.html">Nancy's Organic Chic Powder room - Powell Brower Interiors</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I love how Nancy achieved the organic feel in this space without making it feel sparse! The wallpaper is not overwhelming and makes for a serene respite even if your only there for a few minutes! Just so pretty!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvsPlysERVvAi1qNt7dWCrAGKx5Nz6BJcowJzheBFoClu0mxoBVbAP8Y2zDEpZ_adG-xEYzDUNKDsV7JTp5AcMXcp__nUUjmkZuC6_R6VYuTRgCYgKy1IqMONfvdmhI-g6EJMvDUau4Vs/s1600/IMG_0459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvsPlysERVvAi1qNt7dWCrAGKx5Nz6BJcowJzheBFoClu0mxoBVbAP8Y2zDEpZ_adG-xEYzDUNKDsV7JTp5AcMXcp__nUUjmkZuC6_R6VYuTRgCYgKy1IqMONfvdmhI-g6EJMvDUau4Vs/s640/IMG_0459.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kimmacumberinteriors.blogspot.com/2013/11/powder-room-reveal.html?showComment=1384142621162#c4753061434546707427">Kim's Gorgeous Powder room - Kim Macumber Interiors</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Now Kim's Powder room is probably the opposite of Nancy's. Full of pattern and deep colors, but still manages to pull of a space that's not overwhelming but just so lovely to look at! Brilliant!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now I can't do my fave's without these <b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Kid's spaces</span></i></b>...</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibHXHSoKf1ePkn7V4kjqtaYydLWmARf_JEtruKolOkA9rTH-AJimeaJ1J3PXyV10zDCwOsJiiJPP5ibr3hRM1hjeQJo5tPaShdduRSZeEbv4Y4miQm8o0OsFuuI5Ah6sxz1rj-wiNwLOo/s1600/Maddie-G-Designs-Playroom-with-Custom-Wallpaper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibHXHSoKf1ePkn7V4kjqtaYydLWmARf_JEtruKolOkA9rTH-AJimeaJ1J3PXyV10zDCwOsJiiJPP5ibr3hRM1hjeQJo5tPaShdduRSZeEbv4Y4miQm8o0OsFuuI5Ah6sxz1rj-wiNwLOo/s640/Maddie-G-Designs-Playroom-with-Custom-Wallpaper.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.maddiegdesigns.com/one-room-challenge-week-six/">Susie's Amazing Play Space - Maddies Nest</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I need to do a picture mural like this fast!Doesn't this space make you want to have kids?!! ;-) Nuf said!</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvvucza6Gt7W1lO4CBvIut9i_cTBoVtVw4sB_ygdDDsWEpZaZew6zm7WG9Xd25rJWFY00vR3HqYyruzH-ezn2sS9-pa8IyEpa1aBY209u7ubsWsNNyk1wSymbm4qzxaBCTH0FqgbX-TA/s1600/DSC_1287.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvvucza6Gt7W1lO4CBvIut9i_cTBoVtVw4sB_ygdDDsWEpZaZew6zm7WG9Xd25rJWFY00vR3HqYyruzH-ezn2sS9-pa8IyEpa1aBY209u7ubsWsNNyk1wSymbm4qzxaBCTH0FqgbX-TA/s400/DSC_1287.JPG" width="248" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lminteriorsllc.blogspot.com/2013/11/one-room-challenge-week-6-reveal.html">Lisa's Pretty girls bedroom - A Room with A View</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Love the DIY decor on the wall and the chandy is simply perfect for this little girls's room! Easy switcheroo too someday as the kiddo grows up!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0HDiGqrAhzOKmz-XTanx-7q-fjkInaHHF4aF8ZeCZpQuf618xlgfiaHWEhbxyAnwy42266JD1HMLwhmQUPUg-9YXNCJvg2PBwE38C7wUW12FIec1UHNoHQj7iq7IdOhveFjOjQE119U/s1600/red+white+and+blue+bedroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0HDiGqrAhzOKmz-XTanx-7q-fjkInaHHF4aF8ZeCZpQuf618xlgfiaHWEhbxyAnwy42266JD1HMLwhmQUPUg-9YXNCJvg2PBwE38C7wUW12FIec1UHNoHQj7iq7IdOhveFjOjQE119U/s640/red+white+and+blue+bedroom.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thekimsixfix.com/2013/11/babys-nautical-bedroom-reveal.html">Kim's wonderful Nautical Nursery - The Kim Six fix</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I love all of Kim's DIY's for her son's room, very inspirational transformation, you should visit this space wether you are or are not expecting!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFVaqU-MvVI-fbmocKFCKZ1GKpLgGDRVXQxUAW1aUMApLgijAu0-hu4D8Q6f2pQRvlgIjhWzMhNCBgUJTjajVcyxJCm3LahBTpAHByp3AvGyodSNb2SH9PziFGO5dLengcT5InYnGGD4/s1600/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFVaqU-MvVI-fbmocKFCKZ1GKpLgGDRVXQxUAW1aUMApLgijAu0-hu4D8Q6f2pQRvlgIjhWzMhNCBgUJTjajVcyxJCm3LahBTpAHByp3AvGyodSNb2SH9PziFGO5dLengcT5InYnGGD4/s400/13.jpg" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://myroseamongthorns.blogspot.com/2013/11/one-week-challenge-week-6.html">Aaryn's sweet nursery - My Rose Among Thorns</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">And of course, for anyone lucky enough to have a baby girl, this nursery is just too sweet for words!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now for my favorite <b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Gallery Walls</span></i></b>...</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijI0-2wDsSp5JTs9dkN7wR0spxdud8U-B_jb-e94d493UGfpfPCE7bWhsSo6ZDrg9A-hUYegt37P6HNjfz_gL9Bef7vA0kJGAA1wAt7JBZu_M0WjqS6rY0cYOK4neNMUWALtCNGeQnbc/s1600/bathroom-one-room-challenge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijI0-2wDsSp5JTs9dkN7wR0spxdud8U-B_jb-e94d493UGfpfPCE7bWhsSo6ZDrg9A-hUYegt37P6HNjfz_gL9Bef7vA0kJGAA1wAt7JBZu_M0WjqS6rY0cYOK4neNMUWALtCNGeQnbc/s640/bathroom-one-room-challenge.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thevaultfiles.com/2013/11/decor-interiors-one-room-challenge.html">A Pefect Gallery wall from Gaby - The Vault Files</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">What can I say, the black walls and lighting and right mix of art, make for a perfect gallery wall, bathroom or not!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17OTYXZa0b7clhHsuZNEMXQecuoEpV0fQk8XRpRe85vZrCGbsumpRF32XNRNc1RLPxKQALrSkcg9M1FMCeXG5qIiUqlJmg9ht5Uhzg3uu5MsPGRCyMhevi80gNXrZq6YHWj_SKM8kH1M/s1600/IMG_6484.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17OTYXZa0b7clhHsuZNEMXQecuoEpV0fQk8XRpRe85vZrCGbsumpRF32XNRNc1RLPxKQALrSkcg9M1FMCeXG5qIiUqlJmg9ht5Uhzg3uu5MsPGRCyMhevi80gNXrZq6YHWj_SKM8kH1M/s640/IMG_6484.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shineyourlightblog.com/2013/11/one-room-challenge-basement-reveal-part.html">Lisa's Awesome Travel Gallery wall - Shine your Light</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;">I truly love the sentimentality that went to this Gallery wall. It's like a huge wall of keepsake of memories!!!!  Perfect for any kind of family!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaVB3KDyoIBkWq6n0uvjhJ3CUdjRKaaBbh1FhhKZsjQwZtN7H-PslDEg2XHe1VdLvf0qL7MSXmRw1KER0RqfvjObCI_Bgup3aRFogVHolIo9GddKQYc64p8loIb854p-2sc90bNcPSS0Q/s1600/IMG_5405.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaVB3KDyoIBkWq6n0uvjhJ3CUdjRKaaBbh1FhhKZsjQwZtN7H-PslDEg2XHe1VdLvf0qL7MSXmRw1KER0RqfvjObCI_Bgup3aRFogVHolIo9GddKQYc64p8loIb854p-2sc90bNcPSS0Q/s640/IMG_5405.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://designdumonde.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-reveal-orc-linking-participant.html">Perfect Art Gallery Wall by Kerry - Design Du Monde</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I love how Kerry managed to fill a wall full of portraits without making it look creepy or museum-curated! It's probably the artist in her that made this gallery wall in her son's room just brilliant!</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Now my last fave is actually a <b><i><span style="font-size: large;">DIY</span></i></b>...</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4aLKPYyZQoY5wgPe8bAALByj1WFxYd7KLvLQwRRYx05aNTMAwpUQkB51ywoaiWCc3V3CoST7KIYMpRHCCuA-5by1fS3y-8zYoRKJS9fPtth_SexKO1J0HNJwsPqDPBYi03xjFKsxing/s1600/ikea+trysil+chest+fabric+covered+WM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4aLKPYyZQoY5wgPe8bAALByj1WFxYd7KLvLQwRRYx05aNTMAwpUQkB51ywoaiWCc3V3CoST7KIYMpRHCCuA-5by1fS3y-8zYoRKJS9fPtth_SexKO1J0HNJwsPqDPBYi03xjFKsxing/s640/ikea+trysil+chest+fabric+covered+WM.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.drivenbydecor.com/2013/11/guest-room-makeover-one-room-challenge.html">Kris's bedroom is gorgeous but this IKEA hack just rocks - Driven by Decor</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">You have to see the entire room to know what I mean but this linen-covered Ikea dresser is just something I'm ready to buy right of the store right?! Can't wait for the tutorial!</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Again, these are only some, believe me when I say that I would have put almost every room in this post if I could, but I'm sure you'd all be snoozing before it's over!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for checking it out and be sure to check out whichever of these spaces strikes your fancy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;">Have a Wonderful Day!</span></i></b></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">*VEL* </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Would love to hear your thoughts! Please share away…</div><br />

My ORC faves

After  last week's super successful ONE ROOM CHALLENGE,  a lot of bloggers have been posting about their favorites. I can't help but...

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Show me your favorite Art - BLOGGER SERIES

<div style="text-align: center;">I'm so excited to share with you today the second post of the <b>BLOGGER SERIES</b>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">In case you missed the first one, <a href="http://buhayatbahay.blogspot.com/2013/04/show-me-your-bedside-table-blogger.html"><span style="color: blue;">here is the LINK to some of my favorite bloggers bedside tables.</span></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I thought of doing this to get a glimpse of some of the 'personal' stuff of my favorite bloggers, and this time around, I wanted to see what their favorite ART is in their homes!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">And to be fair, I always start this series out by sharing mine.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have two favorites. For different reasons - both personal, but on different levels. <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The first one is this painting I got during my last trip to the Philippines, my home country.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmoq48H1Dw2hVNnr4WAZlqAYdsReT8y9FbEn_K5uIqyBAjuZ0EOLD_uV2ryObEZ2XdeuJr4kGrJdJxzPAlcpaHJI8jMCYdLd29GxbpswXEmo3kZhIid0jgf1TMFn9TXhJmScI9FrANLfxr/s1600/DSC_0010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmoq48H1Dw2hVNnr4WAZlqAYdsReT8y9FbEn_K5uIqyBAjuZ0EOLD_uV2ryObEZ2XdeuJr4kGrJdJxzPAlcpaHJI8jMCYdLd29GxbpswXEmo3kZhIid0jgf1TMFn9TXhJmScI9FrANLfxr/s640/DSC_0010.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sitting pretty over our mantle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghaPWx9P0om0QZHzf1jl5H5fcFwNHarDwEkFxKbEPyyku8r8aUzLYZSbBgjj4b_VRUSjpgyPdOLM088uIXgnbMqqpXFef7_WkcP4hpUhqKcawwv2oy_hvwMQOrg-G055Nc_CwTfN4VelTt/s1600/DSC_0005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghaPWx9P0om0QZHzf1jl5H5fcFwNHarDwEkFxKbEPyyku8r8aUzLYZSbBgjj4b_VRUSjpgyPdOLM088uIXgnbMqqpXFef7_WkcP4hpUhqKcawwv2oy_hvwMQOrg-G055Nc_CwTfN4VelTt/s640/DSC_0005.JPG" width="600" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I think you can guess why it's a favorite of mine. Aside from the vibrant colors and unique scene, this painting always reminds me of  HOME and not to forget where I came from. It instills in me the sense of 'belonging' still to my native country though I live thousands of miles away.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">The second one is a new favorite.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUM5NzI4L2kbtJ5ZZb0tpYHFf3T_7ceZXTxEY4mvBNTghSWEHDEKhLKkEBihrCSy0bGBfJSGJLaCk1vnSbZWZYHe0gKVgbAs8iZWcgOTXaLlsabDRaVEsaGraxWlE2UegCebun7IGq-jNK/s800/DSC_0016-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUM5NzI4L2kbtJ5ZZb0tpYHFf3T_7ceZXTxEY4mvBNTghSWEHDEKhLKkEBihrCSy0bGBfJSGJLaCk1vnSbZWZYHe0gKVgbAs8iZWcgOTXaLlsabDRaVEsaGraxWlE2UegCebun7IGq-jNK/s400/DSC_0016-001.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXoPiZHOE84WcWER_ohR1qX43Q_lfGOdoCI8Qp-82_FZJLWrwBsCsa4lomQt_-TBF1pwRvfCriMflUXOEOY8SU9ADE49vtV8mlo1NYNp3bo0_zQiKuHE288hymbY6iGcp4FdXpGTYeKKe_/s800/DSC_0017-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXoPiZHOE84WcWER_ohR1qX43Q_lfGOdoCI8Qp-82_FZJLWrwBsCsa4lomQt_-TBF1pwRvfCriMflUXOEOY8SU9ADE49vtV8mlo1NYNp3bo0_zQiKuHE288hymbY6iGcp4FdXpGTYeKKe_/s640/DSC_0017-001.jpg" width="520" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Blue Pitcher"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love this not only because my 2nd grader painted it, but I actually love the way he used and played with colors! I was just so amazed my son could paint something sooo beautiful. I will cherish this as long as I live. :-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And now, for my favorite bloggers art!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: #f1c232;">oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Let's start of with <a href="http://www.powellbrower.com/"><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Bethany from the dynamic Mother-daughter team </span></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.powellbrower.com/"><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">of POWELL BROWER AT HOME.</span></b></a><br /><br /><span style="color: #f1c232;">OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3W-jtrb31SFxhmgrZx5Dqs6zJphF-xozM625dqMlq6snNBzmlrM7oPNG96XM60oaHd2dY7dkQ1UvL2aht4pC7FYDp-sOTogYj1hfCUG8_97aPMdp6alYmhsIvXtsmAC_m36SPY-Rx2-N8/s800/drawing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3W-jtrb31SFxhmgrZx5Dqs6zJphF-xozM625dqMlq6snNBzmlrM7oPNG96XM60oaHd2dY7dkQ1UvL2aht4pC7FYDp-sOTogYj1hfCUG8_97aPMdp6alYmhsIvXtsmAC_m36SPY-Rx2-N8/s640/drawing.jpg" width="588" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Wilma"</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #134f5c;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><b>"<em>This is a simply gesture drawing done by my brother, artist Michael Powell. </em></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #741b47;"><b>He gave my husband and I this drawing last year for Christmas.  He's one of those 'starving' artists and struggled to find something to give us for Christmas, when I told him something he could make would be perfect.  Christmas morning we opened this up and almost cried. In about 5 minutes, he was able to capture Wilma, our beloved bulldog, perfectly.He even framed it with mirror and wood! This is by far my favorite, sentimental piece of art in our home." - Bethany</b></span></em><br /><em><br /></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">If my brother gave me anything like that, I would also pick it as a favorite, what a touching story, and what better way to SEE LOVE than thru his art!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">This next two bloggers also evoked the same sentiment I had with my painting - the thought of home...<br /><br /><span style="color: #f1c232;">OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This one is from the incredible DIY-er, <a href="http://www.remodelandolacasa.com/"><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Cristina of "REMODELANDO LA CASA".</span></b></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #f1c232;">OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6oH5HmnwfgMq4xr_ig7VGGzr6rBjv9TNuUXMWVfE5Gs3wLJBu23Y9Aw8XtPu_eEWu3UIK86aNl-IdV7xatxDpj42ny_5xz7l-_C00dpSPXLm4CDBnY71paUseCmVIm5ec0jnyvDf6IEUI/s800/office+art.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6oH5HmnwfgMq4xr_ig7VGGzr6rBjv9TNuUXMWVfE5Gs3wLJBu23Y9Aw8XtPu_eEWu3UIK86aNl-IdV7xatxDpj42ny_5xz7l-_C00dpSPXLm4CDBnY71paUseCmVIm5ec0jnyvDf6IEUI/s640/office+art.jpg" width="430" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Bogota"</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #741b47;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><b> <em>"Yes, it's a print, my husband got it framed, and that was long time ago even before I knew him! It is a picture of the "Bolivar Square" which is located in the heart of the historical area of Bogota-Colombia, the country we originally came from, it's special to my husband because he used to play in this place when he was a little boy. I don't have those same kind of memories but I like the print, the frame and the color, brown is one of my favorite colors."- Cristina</em></b></span><br /><em><br /></em><br /><span style="color: #f1c232;">OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">And this one is from my fellow Pinay Blogger and treasure hunter, <a href="http://mybestfriendcraig.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Charmaine from MY BESTFRIEND CRAIG</span></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJes5Wk9JykKRRL1Np47gIetOlydou39-6sML4WYAGOZxXyoDyKbwBwppi5ui0rhTAMjpOgHFftFWlW96IX3EGpI3N0DL8RFDgWKxO36-DiEF_evHqTXlMJxA7GqfOnIJky7gRREEqPw1/s290/MLB03_rect640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJes5Wk9JykKRRL1Np47gIetOlydou39-6sML4WYAGOZxXyoDyKbwBwppi5ui0rhTAMjpOgHFftFWlW96IX3EGpI3N0DL8RFDgWKxO36-DiEF_evHqTXlMJxA7GqfOnIJky7gRREEqPw1/s640/MLB03_rect640.jpg" width="593" /></a></div><br /><em><span style="color: #741b47;"><b>"It was tough choosing one because I love art but this nude painting is my priced possession. It is by a national Filipino Artist, Solomon Saprid. It used to be in my bathroom at my parents' house and when I moved here in the United States, my parents gave it to me. I love how it reminds me of home and my childhood." - Charmaine</b></span></em><br /><em></em><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The next one doesn't evoke personal sentiment but ingenuity when an old window and art is united to form one smashing display.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="color: #f1c232;">OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO</span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://kimmacumberinteriors.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Kim from KIM MACUMBER INTERIORS</b></span></a></div><em></em><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f1c232;">OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHZtc9yDVMjkm_pesvkxWRy_7D2fL0qt5Go905uRZGs0_iVjPRp9jHC9RrRFwICcJxgXnvjgBd_YkUQFVvLS9pkxAucdd_GZ5YMGcGYP53e4r9RHOEM__CfI2kfJKEQlfwxkMeTiekPVb/s1600/RusticArt4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHZtc9yDVMjkm_pesvkxWRy_7D2fL0qt5Go905uRZGs0_iVjPRp9jHC9RrRFwICcJxgXnvjgBd_YkUQFVvLS9pkxAucdd_GZ5YMGcGYP53e4r9RHOEM__CfI2kfJKEQlfwxkMeTiekPVb/s640/RusticArt4.jpg" width="520" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #741b47;"><br /></span></b></div><div align="center"><i><b><span style="color: #741b47;">"Distressed, Formal, Industrial - all working together to warm things UP!" - Kim</span></b></i><br /><br />Other people love art because of the feelings they evoke or a reminder of something important in someone's life, check out these beautiful art from these ladies...<br /><br /><span style="color: #f1c232;">OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO</span></div><div align="center">One my favorite & sweetest blogger, <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.astrollthrulife.net/"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Marty from A STROLL THRU LIFE</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size: large;"></span></b></span></div><br /><span style="color: #f1c232;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="color: #f1c232;">OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoG_e86UKaWiupyK81I6nhmoq6yc5Dqn6wlGXUIaG8EioSFRiXz4Kd24hxXDa724ff59RH3OsZ1hiEkikEcN-88sbyuCi5-FlmEM53gqKzcxsnAYsDSe18UvYKUSZDQCRqljlaCcFTCS3z/s1600/100_7160+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoG_e86UKaWiupyK81I6nhmoq6yc5Dqn6wlGXUIaG8EioSFRiXz4Kd24hxXDa724ff59RH3OsZ1hiEkikEcN-88sbyuCi5-FlmEM53gqKzcxsnAYsDSe18UvYKUSZDQCRqljlaCcFTCS3z/s640/100_7160+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Old man praying"</td></tr></tbody></table><b><span style="color: #741b47;"><br /></span><em><span style="color: #741b47;">" It is a copy of a famous painting “Old Man Praying”. I found this and the antique frame about 40 years ago and it has hung in my breakfast area ever since. It is a constant reminder to give thanks for everything. It is definitely my favorite piece of art. " - Marty</span></em></b><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f1c232;">OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="color: black;">And of course the ever-gracious blogger & weekly host of  " Make It Pretty Monday"</span>,<br /><a href="http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Kathryn from THE DEDICATED HOUSE</span></b></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f1c232;">OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO</span></div><div align="center"><b><span style="color: blue;"></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqfGQOxGJpmLmn_8ZHhyphenhyphenYciHUn_7LB_5y9cePy3zblYwzuqFUOjXgdqbrjOG278vdx-SC29SJ8Yi80DSIkvKBPpFijx7myLAI97bcSBWmtkvA9wkkpiYg28rYLATIMYXTScEg3gDGJMpf8/s1600/Painting+2.jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqfGQOxGJpmLmn_8ZHhyphenhyphenYciHUn_7LB_5y9cePy3zblYwzuqFUOjXgdqbrjOG278vdx-SC29SJ8Yi80DSIkvKBPpFijx7myLAI97bcSBWmtkvA9wkkpiYg28rYLATIMYXTScEg3gDGJMpf8/s640/Painting+2.jpg.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><span style="color: #741b47;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #741b47;"><b><br /></b></span></em><em><span style="color: #741b47;"><b>"My reason for loving this is the feeling it evokes. Time to stop and take a leisurely stroll through a garden. A slower pace of life. Utter bliss." - Kathryn</b></span></em><br /><em><span style="color: #741b47;"><br /></span></em>Some bloggers choose art they personally made! And this one from </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://fortyweeksandthensome.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: blue;">Ging from FORTY WEEKS AND THEN SOME</span></b></a> is a perfect example!<br /><span style="color: black;"><br /></span><span style="color: #f1c232;">OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCS8pZk07wW-vilU2kEzw6MCHvnm5kCfzIJfx-YBLCjcXvjvmdu_Pp9E58SCTRLS5TgBzyys3iwFXhvQbujkaj257hdI4SEC7AwsZrHs3cj3AH2CcvxgpCnXWKi6O3adRuXcAfG8Bqu_6/s669/busroll.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCS8pZk07wW-vilU2kEzw6MCHvnm5kCfzIJfx-YBLCjcXvjvmdu_Pp9E58SCTRLS5TgBzyys3iwFXhvQbujkaj257hdI4SEC7AwsZrHs3cj3AH2CcvxgpCnXWKi6O3adRuXcAfG8Bqu_6/s640/busroll.jpg" width="412" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Beaches"</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman","new york",times,serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;"><em><span style="color: #741b47;"><b>"My favorite artwork in my home is this custom bus roll that I made. It is made up of names of our (my husband's and mine) favorite beach destinations -- those that we've already gone to and some that we would love to go to in the future. We are both beach buddies by nature, and it seemed to be the perfect theme for our very own bus roll. " - Ging</b></span></em></div><div style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif;"><div style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="color: #f1c232;">OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO</span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; text-align: center;">The last blogger contributing to this post is one of my favorite artist/painter/blogger, <b><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://designdumonde.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">Kerry of <span style="color: blue;">Design Du Monde</span></span></a></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">.</span></b></div><div style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"></span><br /><span style="color: #f1c232;">OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO</span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; text-align: center;">Here are some samples of her beautiful works.</div><div style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhYpIhDi-Z7by2QrK6grdXVyoSjix4I9OE3QZMs2ZbNyI3TWahwVubZhDq5bmtmC4_O2uY8Kgt120HDI07ottp-7W5IsOU-X3rD9NnV4yt8rJdNiyzWZWkQxnbO8_OY-qcs20UTLDH9Ra/s800/bluestocking+babe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhYpIhDi-Z7by2QrK6grdXVyoSjix4I9OE3QZMs2ZbNyI3TWahwVubZhDq5bmtmC4_O2uY8Kgt120HDI07ottp-7W5IsOU-X3rD9NnV4yt8rJdNiyzWZWkQxnbO8_OY-qcs20UTLDH9Ra/s640/bluestocking+babe.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://designdumonde.blogspot.com/2013/06/new-work.html">"Bluestocking Babe"</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKB1YlseKqpf5aIGwQZeyF2OLswpuJ5FF-r4yV9dx7Yc4SevumD1daHCCzL07IT0eTyqGCNxfxA4lS0cmBsc0SiK89vx5vJ3V0fqUhYHMhQO7sF4obM2axVnWlOjNHe_oQehzzlUIa2JTi/s709/il_570xN.458368462_in68.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKB1YlseKqpf5aIGwQZeyF2OLswpuJ5FF-r4yV9dx7Yc4SevumD1daHCCzL07IT0eTyqGCNxfxA4lS0cmBsc0SiK89vx5vJ3V0fqUhYHMhQO7sF4obM2axVnWlOjNHe_oQehzzlUIa2JTi/s640/il_570xN.458368462_in68.jpg" width="514" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/150979712/original-oil-abstract-on-24x30-canvas-by?ref=shop_home_feat">"Remembered Blossoms"</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; text-align: center;">Aren't they amazing?! And she's got so much more at her <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/KerrySteelefineart?ref=em">Etsy store - Kerry Steele Fine art</a>!</div><div style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">Anyhow, I was so curious as to what would be her favorite. Because let's face it, for an amazing and talented artist like her, surrounded by all these beautiful art, choosing a favorite must be hard right? Well, she surprised me with her favorite, because <i><b>it wasn't one of her work</b></i>s...</div><div style="font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0yr4UG8xJCpgsVpeXEjDV9hC5XUn5nvWP-MHvhO0eiqtoxctvKCzNbagvxXYVWXPazkIK24HlGpx-ABqMP35kyOuvIY4SVo1ITzzabUl2-ZXxl2tl5BCuNJv_K7MD9Ks6ILV1oD7wrPK/s800/049.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0yr4UG8xJCpgsVpeXEjDV9hC5XUn5nvWP-MHvhO0eiqtoxctvKCzNbagvxXYVWXPazkIK24HlGpx-ABqMP35kyOuvIY4SVo1ITzzabUl2-ZXxl2tl5BCuNJv_K7MD9Ks6ILV1oD7wrPK/s640/049.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Fontainbleu"</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8d9QEeNnmzoCsa6x6VvCbkkbAGZ1XY4aGcSUM5BHh8pUmWLkaRFwFranpiuqAIhHzHWGkMhe0n0f9Mp5YlAUJXyYBVPDFGeANEe1IXNThAdpod_xv6d_e_ibnN7Z7_Mcr7mVVa2dsupV/s800/048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8d9QEeNnmzoCsa6x6VvCbkkbAGZ1XY4aGcSUM5BHh8pUmWLkaRFwFranpiuqAIhHzHWGkMhe0n0f9Mp5YlAUJXyYBVPDFGeANEe1IXNThAdpod_xv6d_e_ibnN7Z7_Mcr7mVVa2dsupV/s640/048.JPG" width="492" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><i><span style="color: #741b47;"><b>"I have tons of my own art and work painted by my grandmother but I always admired this landscape. The story is just the kind of romantic thing that I love. My great-grandparents lived in Paris in the 1920s and my great-grandfather knew the artist, who was a bit down on his luck. Basically, my great-grandfather won it in a poker game since the artist had nothing else to bet. The scene is the forest of Fontainbleu". - Kerry</b></span></i></span><br /><div class="yj6qo ajU" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; cursor: pointer; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; padding: 10px 0px; text-align: center; width: 22px;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Suprised?! Well I was! </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Love all the works shown here, and it goes to show that, "Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder" - and to add on to that,<i> "to the HEART of the beholder too"!</i></span></b></div><div style="font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">Thank you again ladies for sharing all these beautiful pieces to us!!! Thank you too for your amazing support !!!</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Have a Great Week!!</i></b></span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; text-align: center;">Would love to hear your thoughts! 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