Displaying my Penny Souvenirs

<div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Do you collect these?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></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/AVvXsEg7SY7KjAxtxWSVbdJSwS5YwzcIrgXBekqiBjdMnP39MTlt9sA1TsSFzRhNMYComsWyg4lb3cDTDKQ-krwmig8qEk4SItRwqVNu62iDzn0XAiDmucjnwuv6URwxT7HEk6_iBeJEXNTyPnz6/s1600/c398.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SY7KjAxtxWSVbdJSwS5YwzcIrgXBekqiBjdMnP39MTlt9sA1TsSFzRhNMYComsWyg4lb3cDTDKQ-krwmig8qEk4SItRwqVNu62iDzn0XAiDmucjnwuv6URwxT7HEk6_iBeJEXNTyPnz6/s400/c398.jpg" width="317" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://yourdisneyfriend.blogspot.com/2012/02/lesson-of-penny.html">source</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Obviously I do...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3LSkqYuK-He4zK_CgWV1gUYMLXb_jc3I6nB3k-SVg6F7Zp5Bv5y_DFVdP0SfTiqcinsU-pY40F6tYTrurxitjiKHz9-4TwhXzl2PuMjDhLBg7xWbyp3W3CVH3yteQ5u5-P7Sm7QfH4oq/s1600/DSC_0232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3LSkqYuK-He4zK_CgWV1gUYMLXb_jc3I6nB3k-SVg6F7Zp5Bv5y_DFVdP0SfTiqcinsU-pY40F6tYTrurxitjiKHz9-4TwhXzl2PuMjDhLBg7xWbyp3W3CVH3yteQ5u5-P7Sm7QfH4oq/s400/DSC_0232.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ever since we came to the U.S. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">whenever we go somewhere that has the machine that makes these, I'm there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aside from the sentimentality, I love that these souvenirs are relatively inexpensive,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">easy to lug around and my kids just love turning the wheel and seeing their prize!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I didn't want to keep them in a bottle forever since what is the point of a souvenir if you can't appreciate (or see ) them right?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought it best to display them like this...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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/AVvXsEhgJoPu1L3nXqRbjDVi63TfN4DcqxzNCjo3dfUJvxbbFxO66FxVxL0AW1lQjs6CMXcnm1Y7psdix_W_f4YbxTmBtch0PyLxiNsI0yqDsJzRqtrF4F3fqkU01sJZ9AWor9eACqD69KayV2SW/s1600/DSC_0020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJoPu1L3nXqRbjDVi63TfN4DcqxzNCjo3dfUJvxbbFxO66FxVxL0AW1lQjs6CMXcnm1Y7psdix_W_f4YbxTmBtch0PyLxiNsI0yqDsJzRqtrF4F3fqkU01sJZ9AWor9eACqD69KayV2SW/s640/DSC_0020.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Penny Wall art</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEgo239dF0G1QCrD8B5rdIe9UUAs2xtdMWlIe9BB_xqyxSM6IT8j87aQ9LCBdtPB3_i90n5cWwCdgZo9rLs9wfqzEnwPqiZLGb_uFSt38c2GZ-VLQNu1d2Kd06YzSrZXGu9pwMfYlFjmoMC-/s1600/DSC_0021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo239dF0G1QCrD8B5rdIe9UUAs2xtdMWlIe9BB_xqyxSM6IT8j87aQ9LCBdtPB3_i90n5cWwCdgZo9rLs9wfqzEnwPqiZLGb_uFSt38c2GZ-VLQNu1d2Kd06YzSrZXGu9pwMfYlFjmoMC-/s640/DSC_0021.jpg" width="552" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closer look...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMpqWRfOp7w8NEGwg1G2qhcXs_a-yVdPHnL_7t_45os64lcCbEvrWkS0f2wWS_ZS0Md6WplTH02YV7g7VPTtGuHrrChY6mMIR30GW_jtcZRDjoVA_bOesoUiJTWvufXX9gvmis0fTzJ3op/s1600/DSC_0022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMpqWRfOp7w8NEGwg1G2qhcXs_a-yVdPHnL_7t_45os64lcCbEvrWkS0f2wWS_ZS0Md6WplTH02YV7g7VPTtGuHrrChY6mMIR30GW_jtcZRDjoVA_bOesoUiJTWvufXX9gvmis0fTzJ3op/s640/DSC_0022.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got the frame on clearance from TARGET. This is what is originally looked like...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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/AVvXsEggarODwI5qZ5AblvQcDhvaJQ8lh2Fpq48V7PCVEwW22Nnni4TmMta4ZlVXpmZr9gMvUckjHypVgHSfLA-IY5giSSrTWwXmC64niEpBgz09IWYecUI4Ts80JP3nw7B2fVVKJAolk6eSE70J/s1600/DSC_0227.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggarODwI5qZ5AblvQcDhvaJQ8lh2Fpq48V7PCVEwW22Nnni4TmMta4ZlVXpmZr9gMvUckjHypVgHSfLA-IY5giSSrTWwXmC64niEpBgz09IWYecUI4Ts80JP3nw7B2fVVKJAolk6eSE70J/s400/DSC_0227.jpg" width="237" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">$7.73</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I was gonna get a Shadow box, but for the size and price, this wall art was way better. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I removed the backing and added contact paper.</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/AVvXsEhRO4nryx08jPAKZjXU61grtlaHbhZrK98C-S-2KB7i5oEskptfhdLAJmTTCWaeqWAt4ZK9IjF25SRQEs3Y6odadPHbXxTzHtVrkzVY9L1Ue1fHzoJRKRpaCQgY9jQJEQaAVn1JObjkP_Tc/s1600/DSC_0231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRO4nryx08jPAKZjXU61grtlaHbhZrK98C-S-2KB7i5oEskptfhdLAJmTTCWaeqWAt4ZK9IjF25SRQEs3Y6odadPHbXxTzHtVrkzVY9L1Ue1fHzoJRKRpaCQgY9jQJEQaAVn1JObjkP_Tc/s400/DSC_0231.jpg" width="252" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Added my TJ Maxx Laura Ashley Contact paper</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I chose contact paper because it's easy to cut (lines on the back) and the pattern in front made </div><div style="text-align: center;">it easy for me to align my pennies! Win-win!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Of course you can use fabric or gift wrap for this too.</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/AVvXsEi6yomiHHU0Om0TPkqEOfSaQhWqxis8xStzadocNv7Z5MlwV8arCzRizDU5HrOvO3xaj3kYDQTQ9QRxZA0crL_-3JR6rCDjMkBditJe6OLvEedpFyBqVEKhhx-C-89OQyYxo4LsaVgcjDnB/s1600/DSC_0233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yomiHHU0Om0TPkqEOfSaQhWqxis8xStzadocNv7Z5MlwV8arCzRizDU5HrOvO3xaj3kYDQTQ9QRxZA0crL_-3JR6rCDjMkBditJe6OLvEedpFyBqVEKhhx-C-89OQyYxo4LsaVgcjDnB/s400/DSC_0233.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laid them out...</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I initially hot-glued some, but I clumsily burned myself, and so I decided to just use</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">double-sided foam tape to attach them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm happy with the result but my little one is much happier I think - he loves looking at them all the time now and tries to recall the places and what we did there! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I still have one more penny to add and hopefully, after our upcoming trip, this set is complete... until the next set that is!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">How about you, what do you collect when you travel?</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Would love to hear your thoughts! Please share away...</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">Hope you have a Lovely day!</span></em></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></em></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: #741b47;">Linking back to...</span></em></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: #741b47;"><a href="http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/2013/05/fabulously-creative-friday.html">Fabulously Creative Friday - Jennifer Rizzo</a></span></em></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2013/05/fnfparty-time.html">FNF Party time - French Country Cottage</a></em></strong></div>

Displaying my Penny Souvenirs

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Lazy Cabinet Painting

<div style="text-align: left;"><strong><em><span style="color: #b45f06;"></span></em></strong><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="goog_1195623359"></span><span id="goog_1195623360"><b><span style="color: red;">CONFESSION: </span></b>I am a lazy painter.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I will only paint something if it entails maximum of 3 steps.<br />Yes, you read it right, 3.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aside from spraying something, the thought of sanding, de-glossing or whatever other step that I need to do before I can splash on the actual color boggles me and makes the task more daunting.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And so, when I did my craft room, I knew this was the perfect opportunity to try on my "Lazy Painting" technique without causing much damage. After all, I am PLANNING to re-paint our laundry cabinets and the entire basement kitchen cabinets. So what better way than to start out small and inconsipicuously with my craft room cabinets!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e;"></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The materials I used are these...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEj4xY0hKIPWhySDrTCThEDppeqAndZ_U2EAtxvPgEsjQcXSYERm4nLC1AWE4T_5-vkHXCewt-uLf3rWSTpgw5CeJeM4FGLkD1RdaoqJ7eycRecFRXYN_azD-3tL0woNXw3xi8mhv5SJLPzW/s1600/DSC_0230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xY0hKIPWhySDrTCThEDppeqAndZ_U2EAtxvPgEsjQcXSYERm4nLC1AWE4T_5-vkHXCewt-uLf3rWSTpgw5CeJeM4FGLkD1RdaoqJ7eycRecFRXYN_azD-3tL0woNXw3xi8mhv5SJLPzW/s400/DSC_0230.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Along with brushes of course ;-)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">1) PRIME, PRIME, PRIME</span></b> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I love this product! Covered all the holes and small scratches easily. And the best part about it, I DID NOT NEED TO DE-GLOSS! I actually bought a deglosser for back-up just in case the primer didn't cut it, but IT DID! The de-glosser went back to Lowe's the next day. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZwHA2W6lRlqXjsYaXxWzgBzpBTGSKzj2cQSAQroSKG4qVyjq1gWnieOIJuyEAr0UTp5TnUhlBbDX4eR6zTq5bR4XPEH6FlWTKnuno-jA3s-j_mLZMOFlCZDcTaAEu45Ay5DPLfHMvYcI/s1600/DSC_0086-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZwHA2W6lRlqXjsYaXxWzgBzpBTGSKzj2cQSAQroSKG4qVyjq1gWnieOIJuyEAr0UTp5TnUhlBbDX4eR6zTq5bR4XPEH6FlWTKnuno-jA3s-j_mLZMOFlCZDcTaAEu45Ay5DPLfHMvYcI/s640/DSC_0086-001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I waited about half a day before I applied my actual paint, but really, this primer dried up in an hour!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">2) PAINT AWAY</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb7rW9EyajzkG0TMZHvHFPULAJYYzBpsO0Ig3Xkx5fonL-aP94GzY4CAfyyFO4-Bi22RgmTmtoa2Ib6tU4J4EGXcjDOy2e2-DbL9CEtsBaH4zxKChXRxuMrsC4WHlxMzeesvLaSqOfbFe9/s1600/DSC_0087-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb7rW9EyajzkG0TMZHvHFPULAJYYzBpsO0Ig3Xkx5fonL-aP94GzY4CAfyyFO4-Bi22RgmTmtoa2Ib6tU4J4EGXcjDOy2e2-DbL9CEtsBaH4zxKChXRxuMrsC4WHlxMzeesvLaSqOfbFe9/s640/DSC_0087-001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">LESSON LEARNED: </span>If your going to paint this 'LAZY way', I should have bought a better brush.<br />I can see the lines from my Dollar store brush. :-(</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">3) TAPE </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">I did not remove my cabinets from their spot, so I had to tape around the walls and edges in order for me to prime and paint properly.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaa23rbMBFIm2D92rRaJRS-JLKIpKD7x1ngwz4pGxDLzJiiku93gUGRItRDc8KfCy63Hz0hcPYxoig2_W2GNQinRQkvl6hxZNtteLh3aHz_nsSFOx1l1P5iEyyvsko86vpGUZkyaSoe-8V/s1600/DSC_0101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaa23rbMBFIm2D92rRaJRS-JLKIpKD7x1ngwz4pGxDLzJiiku93gUGRItRDc8KfCy63Hz0hcPYxoig2_W2GNQinRQkvl6hxZNtteLh3aHz_nsSFOx1l1P5iEyyvsko86vpGUZkyaSoe-8V/s640/DSC_0101.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEgyK98dBUxp6W_E4MVSOl-pQX6asP9Ot3RBzpj-Fs878pZKk5Ls8xE6X12ELsTaceMFoBN64Qw5cVW9cZ0D38Wk_ElwVtobQjoqqb7QHBCIf0ql9eFpj_NoJsKlP7DpOe5q7nEIxEihwqD-/s1600/DSC_0106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyK98dBUxp6W_E4MVSOl-pQX6asP9Ot3RBzpj-Fs878pZKk5Ls8xE6X12ELsTaceMFoBN64Qw5cVW9cZ0D38Wk_ElwVtobQjoqqb7QHBCIf0ql9eFpj_NoJsKlP7DpOe5q7nEIxEihwqD-/s640/DSC_0106.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">you can see the streaks from my cheap brush here</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGB8WXvCK32lGs3sbNKSBHorICT98eTFseIQmuuA7ATVykA2TJBa78mbNBOBlHMmoV4lCwMz5k2SZuD89lkbwseiZNGQNpAmYF76MLhRLeJYmsvnd_IljHqWRi7qjRE0KO8rw-RqfXbH0r/s1600/DSC_0088.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGB8WXvCK32lGs3sbNKSBHorICT98eTFseIQmuuA7ATVykA2TJBa78mbNBOBlHMmoV4lCwMz5k2SZuD89lkbwseiZNGQNpAmYF76MLhRLeJYmsvnd_IljHqWRi7qjRE0KO8rw-RqfXbH0r/s640/DSC_0088.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We are pleased with the results ( my husband actually wanted to start painting our basement cabinets  right away!)  But I am not sure if the results would be as good if we used a glossier paint finish.<br />The next cabinet I'm painting is this one...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEjL5vSCTbc_z2TxgVYEoUmnqUm7JIPiiDRs11-DAOWTpAWSci0LJUpUQ2UA2MSffihAZodmwmZ0Y6qHIURjo38_9z0ILUaZoOK80hS93qswMPWTp9z4EYS2nVn3Y-vLpCJHQ2JXYCW16J_r/s1600/DSC_0009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5vSCTbc_z2TxgVYEoUmnqUm7JIPiiDRs11-DAOWTpAWSci0LJUpUQ2UA2MSffihAZodmwmZ0Y6qHIURjo38_9z0ILUaZoOK80hS93qswMPWTp9z4EYS2nVn3Y-vLpCJHQ2JXYCW16J_r/s640/DSC_0009.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow maple has got to go</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">... before we paint MORE cabinets.<br /><br />I'm painting it black, so I may have to get my primer tinted grey and see.<br />Anyway, I'll let you know how I do, once I get to it. :-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>Have a Great Weekend & Happy Painting!!!!</em></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"> Linking back to these fabulous parties...</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><a href="http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/2013/05/fabulously-creative-friday-linky-party_16.html">Fabulously Creative Friday - Jennifer Rizzo</a></span></i></b><br /><b><i><a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2013/05/feathered-nest-friday_16.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20blogspot/QoLtm%20(FRENCH%20COUNTRY%20COTTAGE)">Feathered Nest Friday - French Country Cottage</a></i></b><br /><b><a href="http://rootedinthyme.blogspot.com/2013/05/garden-party-cheesecake-and-simple.html?showComment=1368883105257#c8611071333838119731">Simple & Sweet Friday 63 - Rooted in Thyme</a></b><br /><a href="http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/2013/05/show-tell-saturday-051813.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20BeDifferentactNormal%20(Be%20Different...Act%20Normal)">Show & Tell Saturday - Be different act normal</a><br /><a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/2013/05/nifty-thrifty-tuesday-no164.html">Nifty Thrify Tuesday 164- Coastal Charm</a><br /><a href="http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/2013/05/make-it-pretty-monday-week-50.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:">Make It Pretty monday 50 - The Dedicated house</a></div></div>

Lazy Cabinet Painting

CONFESSION: I am a lazy painter. I will only paint something if it entails maximum of 3 steps. Yes, you read it right, 3. Aside from sprayin...

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Christmas Decor Organizing

Like I mentioned to <a href="http://mycraftyhomelife.blogspot.com/2013/01/lets-do-it.html">Linda over at My Crafty Home Life</a>, I wanted to start the year off better organized and avoid procrastinating over some of the things that needed to be done in our home.<br /><br />Take our Christmas decor for example. All of us dread the day after New year when we have to drag ourselves to store all the decors we've set up meticulously over the holidays.<i> </i><b><i>I am no exception</i>.</b><br /><br />As much as I love decorating for Xmas (You've seen how <a href="http://buhayatbahay.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-little-christmas-details-make-home.html">clearly over-the-top I could get..</a>), putting them all back into proper storage is one helluva task! Plus, <i><b>I have a tendency to just dump everything in bins and just "dive in" the next year looking for stuff!</b></i><br /><br />It's not just the manual labor itself, it's also the thought of the holidays being over so far! Uuggggh! I know you understand what I'm talkin' about. <br /><br />So, to make it easier for me next year, I started putting away my decors January 4th and organized everything more to make my next year decorating adventure MUCH EASIER....<br /><br />Let's start off with the ornaments...<br /><br />I used 2 plastic drawer bins from Sterilite from TARGET ($10.99-17.99) & ziplock bags to organize and categorize <strong><em>some</em></strong> of my ornaments.<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/AVvXsEjnXX1XJMcPoYJpR2Os8kIa86r5UkuvYBuS6zDGsd57Vn8gpj2v3ROLhfpjGCs7-VRJxKDUj8Eb77RPTxPhvWo0-DWG6MiAinT42cNrzrVDARMLd_tMNMm53NuDrn85wyg4FlkTcZSlFbEq/s1600/DSC_0024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnXX1XJMcPoYJpR2Os8kIa86r5UkuvYBuS6zDGsd57Vn8gpj2v3ROLhfpjGCs7-VRJxKDUj8Eb77RPTxPhvWo0-DWG6MiAinT42cNrzrVDARMLd_tMNMm53NuDrn85wyg4FlkTcZSlFbEq/s400/DSC_0024.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dyCE-EPSapeCXXeMjGBsyml45Ez8VUjzDiMPxUmc3hlOH8xtAaqbd31ZDqn-aKtRFZr0dxUugLXd42cJttW2dRjyo6t7lnhP4FPZseNypc0y5uYZzhc6RYVu2BSfbQyq1N0r4zXgmA6R/s1600/DSC_0025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dyCE-EPSapeCXXeMjGBsyml45Ez8VUjzDiMPxUmc3hlOH8xtAaqbd31ZDqn-aKtRFZr0dxUugLXd42cJttW2dRjyo6t7lnhP4FPZseNypc0y5uYZzhc6RYVu2BSfbQyq1N0r4zXgmA6R/s400/DSC_0025.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Different Snowflakes</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEg4ljAsiA_7LD-e8D7j8uRR9MsV3YjHjPu7-Zq-9VpVpVBIY09uVJdnR5spLOZBQOsgu4WF5eXn2GcVwV-TqHuVLe7t-rTLWcHDwE0oU_TL_KsVQm5ahkEy2q1twsUDTkIK3S3qINYcTgBS/s1600/DSC_0026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ljAsiA_7LD-e8D7j8uRR9MsV3YjHjPu7-Zq-9VpVpVBIY09uVJdnR5spLOZBQOsgu4WF5eXn2GcVwV-TqHuVLe7t-rTLWcHDwE0oU_TL_KsVQm5ahkEy2q1twsUDTkIK3S3qINYcTgBS/s400/DSC_0026.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Felt trees, Crystal Angels and Glittered greens</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEgDVJSCSRVNs4FPIQ-y9XkubNVP8rP75Ue3_C2g0_xAqLhzzLPpX30qqfxdeNEhDW1PRTFWb7w9ADxFkTafEM8uZ2Scl_OJ8pfLmKa2dEEQOoTFBGBH-FjD6TVQqezI_EH8nzeCvMoYOxxP/s1600/DSC_0027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDVJSCSRVNs4FPIQ-y9XkubNVP8rP75Ue3_C2g0_xAqLhzzLPpX30qqfxdeNEhDW1PRTFWb7w9ADxFkTafEM8uZ2Scl_OJ8pfLmKa2dEEQOoTFBGBH-FjD6TVQqezI_EH8nzeCvMoYOxxP/s400/DSC_0027.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Icecles galore</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEgsq81ZfT1Q6Nk4SaXE8gn3qBI7MUwoAElGipOgKVmDfxanmzFCqIJaroKjWwwOM4fNDb7MmwtE6WPryXsI3chtPqYWUIXMsTztAowoDN3FJkOBpU8gaBEuUNMtk11Fkynv_0DUe_scgGES/s1600/DSC_0028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsq81ZfT1Q6Nk4SaXE8gn3qBI7MUwoAElGipOgKVmDfxanmzFCqIJaroKjWwwOM4fNDb7MmwtE6WPryXsI3chtPqYWUIXMsTztAowoDN3FJkOBpU8gaBEuUNMtk11Fkynv_0DUe_scgGES/s400/DSC_0028.jpg" width="350" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glittered Reindeers</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEj6ZPjTeqUKw7Wy9ACL61CozkGGsS87V1D6MGUNXtsQyP37tk_2N755fkD8AO56k04W5wo4P_DIJLuxsIJKCRU9VEFnDv33hXCLojykvdAJ-lMKXXHvqA-0LwsE_qDXROMQO15Z1_-ba_ex/s1600/DSC_0029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZPjTeqUKw7Wy9ACL61CozkGGsS87V1D6MGUNXtsQyP37tk_2N755fkD8AO56k04W5wo4P_DIJLuxsIJKCRU9VEFnDv33hXCLojykvdAJ-lMKXXHvqA-0LwsE_qDXROMQO15Z1_-ba_ex/s400/DSC_0029.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sentimental ornaments</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEipw1U4fViDNPes_IbdK8vylUwyRuSww70zHTNHxGXbrfXLA2VDfVr7QJF8bXPnaiM2szYYPrsbQp3N8DzNhtlLk9oEKc1Ja25_C6mw_JJ7BDK2_oUZa0XpxcHYMA_WsncHKBV5s_NrpV_n/s1600/DSC_0032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipw1U4fViDNPes_IbdK8vylUwyRuSww70zHTNHxGXbrfXLA2VDfVr7QJF8bXPnaiM2szYYPrsbQp3N8DzNhtlLk9oEKc1Ja25_C6mw_JJ7BDK2_oUZa0XpxcHYMA_WsncHKBV5s_NrpV_n/s320/DSC_0032.jpg" width="287" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red ornaments</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPiHx_4LfD39F0PBJaNZdHObUOFH7iJyerMwVkXv_oWzBTARcerkl-XbcomTQHJa8REwlurrKDmf5iJy5RteR-Ga_-EGRbP5WVAHXxQaaAuaCYEil9DqutkiCZ0F8n0jch3KZ9p-C5way/s1600/DSC_0033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPiHx_4LfD39F0PBJaNZdHObUOFH7iJyerMwVkXv_oWzBTARcerkl-XbcomTQHJa8REwlurrKDmf5iJy5RteR-Ga_-EGRbP5WVAHXxQaaAuaCYEil9DqutkiCZ0F8n0jch3KZ9p-C5way/s320/DSC_0033.jpg" width="278" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Felt Snowflakes</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEgDFjB-ClwFk_T25ZPdUir1DxpX_LMrJVQ9vPUwBLNPjp8HxMh5G8AogVjNCLsnJNXfwFc5TSL-7Kh1kYEMkZjzVidoknNxQwbrrN9W1_vnHJrCol0VPW5golXbf5BPSXJpc-ZiatSToqZH/s1600/DSC_0034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFjB-ClwFk_T25ZPdUir1DxpX_LMrJVQ9vPUwBLNPjp8HxMh5G8AogVjNCLsnJNXfwFc5TSL-7Kh1kYEMkZjzVidoknNxQwbrrN9W1_vnHJrCol0VPW5golXbf5BPSXJpc-ZiatSToqZH/s400/DSC_0034.jpg" width="352" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Ornaments</td></tr></tbody></table>I also used these red Sterilite Ornament bins from WALMART ($4.95 each)<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/AVvXsEhjA7_eKYFC5zcQG60DC9stJSdMmGXWeLt4nAkbmOdl7NmBZSaC5fS-Y545sOu6E8Q34Phfo8RKlpo-BYDE7e-1LJtXfxeI7_fMZH6A_OH7vMEWTTKJL73NYSNJjiAfSgGtffWw741jVyv3/s1600/DSC_0030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjA7_eKYFC5zcQG60DC9stJSdMmGXWeLt4nAkbmOdl7NmBZSaC5fS-Y545sOu6E8Q34Phfo8RKlpo-BYDE7e-1LJtXfxeI7_fMZH6A_OH7vMEWTTKJL73NYSNJjiAfSgGtffWw741jVyv3/s400/DSC_0030.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Capiz stars</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEg2Dr6pQ5WrnWv6VSA692IYkVVGU139pIqPE63qajuJILR2yAqHRxVr7x3INPLwQ0V2beEpihSwWX2ceIIj54fTGYhTbprJr968lQ986r-XTaeTnyxsas9YI_wS7-eFgJ-zWTN4C8tWRei1/s1600/DSC_0031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Dr6pQ5WrnWv6VSA692IYkVVGU139pIqPE63qajuJILR2yAqHRxVr7x3INPLwQ0V2beEpihSwWX2ceIIj54fTGYhTbprJr968lQ986r-XTaeTnyxsas9YI_wS7-eFgJ-zWTN4C8tWRei1/s400/DSC_0031.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glass Balls and leaves</td></tr></tbody></table>I mentioned<strong><em> some</em></strong>, since the bigger ornaments went into much larger plastic bins.<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/AVvXsEigVBeRdRnA5zgYyNdvsi9vUhNOH-LJYB8Naxl2M8PYr1CrwDviq3a7FbM9Qmx34DUWPBttqDHs-HjliZAfypFc4fiz8dCO19E8NC0m0UdYqSbcQazi_yhMWfmZj_F-lpGNXlE_rnbdUmnC/s1600/DSC_0007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigVBeRdRnA5zgYyNdvsi9vUhNOH-LJYB8Naxl2M8PYr1CrwDviq3a7FbM9Qmx34DUWPBttqDHs-HjliZAfypFc4fiz8dCO19E8NC0m0UdYqSbcQazi_yhMWfmZj_F-lpGNXlE_rnbdUmnC/s320/DSC_0007.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Like these</td></tr></tbody></table>I have 2 major storage rooms for these. One is in the basement utility room...<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/AVvXsEifpKRJyN9xUUsX0BiBIDq4wC7FtdNt4HvbzDcvjX0KAUAgGjGAmUwA2tywmTKvA2LTUVpTNepGfZ8_NhpeujnQHEj7qQRDMZJkYDHHUC0aYnQL9GM9i8QDNR-EtmFpfxHSI7sEL82ROJye/s1600/DSC_0010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpKRJyN9xUUsX0BiBIDq4wC7FtdNt4HvbzDcvjX0KAUAgGjGAmUwA2tywmTKvA2LTUVpTNepGfZ8_NhpeujnQHEj7qQRDMZJkYDHHUC0aYnQL9GM9i8QDNR-EtmFpfxHSI7sEL82ROJye/s400/DSC_0010.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lanterns hang atop<br />Shelving for some decors</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEgyfduqNlDZF26lAJ9YQPaghOZ7_3-JAL0SuPhm0iR55Hs-tr2BYuvh_CU78YuV9viGj07h92C5IMmBp-3IyjCedi6G2633vKjEJnlz_ELpTEHzV6iJs0v2MAarnVQW3Cw6tgJLTHNeLACs/s1600/DSC_0012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyfduqNlDZF26lAJ9YQPaghOZ7_3-JAL0SuPhm0iR55Hs-tr2BYuvh_CU78YuV9viGj07h92C5IMmBp-3IyjCedi6G2633vKjEJnlz_ELpTEHzV6iJs0v2MAarnVQW3Cw6tgJLTHNeLACs/s400/DSC_0012.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Xmas boxes filled with more decors</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEgUVykNpk1hBuF6Qtfly7qxGfz0OFasPlF79DjYTE0jXH-p35JfGlMY59yd9Bz8VEn2ttmOXP6vR6sy_vhdDaGATd7yL9d-XPoN4sqnUd24bRGEFHQpTjN-6pn93t7D3jdE5gYIFIRazJ4_/s1600/DSC_0011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUVykNpk1hBuF6Qtfly7qxGfz0OFasPlF79DjYTE0jXH-p35JfGlMY59yd9Bz8VEn2ttmOXP6vR6sy_vhdDaGATd7yL9d-XPoN4sqnUd24bRGEFHQpTjN-6pn93t7D3jdE5gYIFIRazJ4_/s400/DSC_0011.jpg" width="247" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glittered tree one inside another</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEjWdTnmoiA8FQpUEz4hcD63KY2iX05W-b2AacKO5dObZMed6wmL1H-sZ9FLt1LxfGp9ActB2GXD_OhLekq9MOa0poOeY9UEpQqovPaSJpGaLf_sjx9hT1Ai3vCH8kdET1Ab0c1ae3sCgPNg/s1600/DSC_0014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdTnmoiA8FQpUEz4hcD63KY2iX05W-b2AacKO5dObZMed6wmL1H-sZ9FLt1LxfGp9ActB2GXD_OhLekq9MOa0poOeY9UEpQqovPaSJpGaLf_sjx9hT1Ai3vCH8kdET1Ab0c1ae3sCgPNg/s400/DSC_0014.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Xmas Table linens and party stuff</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEhkm07_AgIY5cOZ4z9aQPJV9Z__VlkmkfQsNBvnwQAGAdVJ6WBqTCSAIOA4gFOfwNDgUBGJ8RUAedyl9fkCL6kb0oCCmvgaiuIMC_-bdiqUd3XILHs4J00fTdarsSSoDMcJco2Gd5Ew7ioJ/s1600/DSC_0015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkm07_AgIY5cOZ4z9aQPJV9Z__VlkmkfQsNBvnwQAGAdVJ6WBqTCSAIOA4gFOfwNDgUBGJ8RUAedyl9fkCL6kb0oCCmvgaiuIMC_-bdiqUd3XILHs4J00fTdarsSSoDMcJco2Gd5Ew7ioJ/s400/DSC_0015.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Xmas pillows and more ornaments</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEifyeMoRsm_qn9OQ7A-2JZkQJA8mkyBUw1lnPmrgC6KoNMcLNNrLjgaGEdhsC7FIqNTKaHXeEwAINjJ7Mb07trYqk3XQEmhf5aVwNtstBwOKnCH_ysuL7f-ZhWBS0QbOGminZY5WHcvvNJf/s1600/DSC_0016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyeMoRsm_qn9OQ7A-2JZkQJA8mkyBUw1lnPmrgC6KoNMcLNNrLjgaGEdhsC7FIqNTKaHXeEwAINjJ7Mb07trYqk3XQEmhf5aVwNtstBwOKnCH_ysuL7f-ZhWBS0QbOGminZY5WHcvvNJf/s400/DSC_0016.jpg" width="222" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nutcracker and more ornaments</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The other storage I have is in the outside garage. My hubby and Dad built it for all my bins two summers ago.<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/AVvXsEgg1Km7EsP11N1spyMjXfH-w9UXCnRVZCvV6TBb_kXZGTX44qRbKtqb6S1DkviCFQDuW8n5MtnBBL9M-wtpNdp7hVn429PdhLPQoYBhNs6j1vnNr5pujZ4XmPDCCxnKBf1rd1siOoz0RRmX/s1600/DSC_0006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1Km7EsP11N1spyMjXfH-w9UXCnRVZCvV6TBb_kXZGTX44qRbKtqb6S1DkviCFQDuW8n5MtnBBL9M-wtpNdp7hVn429PdhLPQoYBhNs6j1vnNr5pujZ4XmPDCCxnKBf1rd1siOoz0RRmX/s400/DSC_0006.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">13 total</td></tr></tbody></table> I got the bins from TARGET too and I have all my Xmas stuff in almost all of them. I wanted one color only so I know immediately know what's inside. For Halloween I have orange bins.<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/AVvXsEjrk8iUyxPM9ji52wXSEdo22qmQgjJDe7Ti8-IY9G7JF1rDbxZcQJ5q3Ns0J3kl01CK0zLtv6clyd3p9B9qo1QZeaEOcAArsVKbWRvHzUDe8WAthl-s1sSB3iN0tYTYZAQdWIJDaeZ9x97v/s1600/DSC_0005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrk8iUyxPM9ji52wXSEdo22qmQgjJDe7Ti8-IY9G7JF1rDbxZcQJ5q3Ns0J3kl01CK0zLtv6clyd3p9B9qo1QZeaEOcAArsVKbWRvHzUDe8WAthl-s1sSB3iN0tYTYZAQdWIJDaeZ9x97v/s400/DSC_0005.jpg" width="351" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Xmas tress atop</td></tr></tbody></table>For my wreaths, I have these Sterilite boxes..<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/AVvXsEh-f9GWZ0ecUPM1KDWewVLKNEACp5EIInZMI2UnPXh-CDrkQiEWOBfPyGOFV4sTYY6AvQz5n24o2YfRbEfliDUDYHiEoLGwlB13e9HesI2YmomJO_VeZubXz8o3mDl_YsQbL0Ex3exEqy2Q/s1600/DSC_0004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-f9GWZ0ecUPM1KDWewVLKNEACp5EIInZMI2UnPXh-CDrkQiEWOBfPyGOFV4sTYY6AvQz5n24o2YfRbEfliDUDYHiEoLGwlB13e9HesI2YmomJO_VeZubXz8o3mDl_YsQbL0Ex3exEqy2Q/s400/DSC_0004.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All bought on clearance of course</td></tr></tbody></table>For the lights, I recently got these see-thru bins from Home Depot...<br /><div><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/AVvXsEi3fhwocDnpzSU9IdomHxbsKNjRTTklZJYp0OJ4zXnrL5zvlyFNL25Cj3AR5d4p0TmL0japUIYEg63Ice228MPQhyHxP_V4ebVkLuKuxf-nyw06SiFOLj0XIMZo8QZflJOC-FXXCArWBqFG/s1600/DSC_0009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fhwocDnpzSU9IdomHxbsKNjRTTklZJYp0OJ4zXnrL5zvlyFNL25Cj3AR5d4p0TmL0japUIYEg63Ice228MPQhyHxP_V4ebVkLuKuxf-nyw06SiFOLj0XIMZo8QZflJOC-FXXCArWBqFG/s400/DSC_0009.jpg" width="243" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4 total so far</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I know what you must be thinking - that's A LOT OF XMAS DECORATION! And yes, you are right, but I don't use them all at the same time. Since I am gaga over this holiday, I just could not resist beautiful xmas stuff whenever I see them (I know, I NEED HELP!!! :-))!  But now you know how I change my Xmas decor every year, choosing from any of the stuff that I already have and mixing them up differently. And like most of you, I shop AFTER THE HOLIDAYS, to get the big discounts.</div><div><br /></div><div>I hope you have some idea how to store yours too! Good luck if you haven't yet!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: xx-large;"><i><span style="color: #134f5c;">Have a great week!!!</span></i></b></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Linking back to <a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/tuesdays-treasures-119/">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</a></span></i></b></div><br /></div>

Christmas Decor Organizing

Like I mentioned to Linda over at My Crafty Home Life , I wanted to start the year off better organized and avoid procrastinating over some ...

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How to make a Mesh Ribbon

 You've seen most of my home this year and I would just like to share with you how I made the mesh ribbons/bows around my house.<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/AVvXsEiE1v8Q1ClIPBxk-mKuV8zHwPhwv_eXFzujG9WTugoS5XM4KXVffZO2MQx-GFQD2n4EpHdZ0w-sA7mALeLmSJNO9VRXVZ7wkhmzAyPSekQybv97PhLK0D-oX4vChjzhXVsZa5JGUDZi7_cJ/s1600/DSC_0123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE1v8Q1ClIPBxk-mKuV8zHwPhwv_eXFzujG9WTugoS5XM4KXVffZO2MQx-GFQD2n4EpHdZ0w-sA7mALeLmSJNO9VRXVZ7wkhmzAyPSekQybv97PhLK0D-oX4vChjzhXVsZa5JGUDZi7_cJ/s640/DSC_0123.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This ribbon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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How to make a Mesh Ribbon

 You've seen most of my home this year and I would just like to share with you how I made the mesh ribbons/bows around my house. This ri...

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