Fiddle Leaf Update & tips

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Do you remember my <a href="http://buhayatbahay.blogspot.com/2013/09/fiddle-leaf-fig-bargain-breakfast-area.html"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Fiddle Leaf Find</span></i></b> from Walmart 2 years ago?</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/AVvXsEgvcTDXubS16_MP4mXWk-5wj8pBE-PXtvr7DiTBgDusajTS8FPfX3Z95DDFFO3O3oWuLE7TiLJ93qlSUF91WEHV00DbJuKapBl8E2EFzF71TiIWVHQAvrfLL0Qn7LjR-WfVQUpmuakVMks/s1600/DSC_0151.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcTDXubS16_MP4mXWk-5wj8pBE-PXtvr7DiTBgDusajTS8FPfX3Z95DDFFO3O3oWuLE7TiLJ93qlSUF91WEHV00DbJuKapBl8E2EFzF71TiIWVHQAvrfLL0Qn7LjR-WfVQUpmuakVMks/s1600/DSC_0151.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Got them for $4 each</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Well, surprisingly enough, despite my "black thumb" (which I wrote about <a href="http://buhayatbahay.blogspot.com/2014/06/garden-days-summer-camps.html">HERE</a>),</div><div style="text-align: center;">they have surprisingly held up well and thrived!</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/AVvXsEhsoYztZYRxfZHjYfRZEnPlriHpBfJWa9p71-kJnU1qG_5Ydo4mXUpvkQE3nxFjj7CAMmHH38kWo7aDXO74Z-5lqYaskQ8SxLbu3jzegxIkUUSDPb2f6loOpLbJNKrmuxizPkOSuozkEms/s1600/DSC_0082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsoYztZYRxfZHjYfRZEnPlriHpBfJWa9p71-kJnU1qG_5Ydo4mXUpvkQE3nxFjj7CAMmHH38kWo7aDXO74Z-5lqYaskQ8SxLbu3jzegxIkUUSDPb2f6loOpLbJNKrmuxizPkOSuozkEms/s1600/DSC_0082.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BEFORE</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEi5ZMUyBWYcBt7JisO7JHjCfJ9g_wBb0K8LEikLkouqRMDx2D0Ug4JrMMoEXe1CA4eFWBDRhpYHUgmGvVFTDKuCNBVPHfiQ1lKYlKHVk5luu5pH6lpVIfJ1ok-hK7Fcc0PzkpA9RRVawF8/s1600/DSC_0551_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ZMUyBWYcBt7JisO7JHjCfJ9g_wBb0K8LEikLkouqRMDx2D0Ug4JrMMoEXe1CA4eFWBDRhpYHUgmGvVFTDKuCNBVPHfiQ1lKYlKHVk5luu5pH6lpVIfJ1ok-hK7Fcc0PzkpA9RRVawF8/s1600/DSC_0551_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AFTER</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When I first got them, I was expecting the worse, they weren't exactly in great shape at the start (hence, the clearance bin). But I believe that with our TLC (and bigger pot) they truly are quite remarkable now!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzSQm7nIHx-hG483meol5lajXHk7VXT8rEAu5jdRa1Q4naulWfyzOIpRloCg0o9OSLm1b1UMuD2cm6wMvetfQovptVbcLcamt2zbXXSnH4u979XxPeFuRChOCVy_rWHhUmnjRq-F0zsA/s1600/DSC_0553_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzSQm7nIHx-hG483meol5lajXHk7VXT8rEAu5jdRa1Q4naulWfyzOIpRloCg0o9OSLm1b1UMuD2cm6wMvetfQovptVbcLcamt2zbXXSnH4u979XxPeFuRChOCVy_rWHhUmnjRq-F0zsA/s1600/DSC_0553_Fotor.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They grew so well that I was able to give 3 of my girlfriends this plant!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I didn't prune them, It turned, out there were 2 in each pot. So I actually ended up paying just $2 per plant?!!! My friends were so happy to get their own fiddle leaf fig too since ours have become so beautiful!</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/AVvXsEihhkKszqZqhySKM52C2FGT_3arbcez3n5RkB28-PrsSUEJsymmRCopnY37TZLdK3NnvZsLWnUq8XgHD8zJ24-vfFpPw5Mgu9-_HqeN7ORkA5rbozBwWHpO6LRzwyJZCyRlAtxJpqf5dOs/s1600/DSC_0552_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhkKszqZqhySKM52C2FGT_3arbcez3n5RkB28-PrsSUEJsymmRCopnY37TZLdK3NnvZsLWnUq8XgHD8zJ24-vfFpPw5Mgu9-_HqeN7ORkA5rbozBwWHpO6LRzwyJZCyRlAtxJpqf5dOs/s1600/DSC_0552_Fotor.jpg" width="425" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tallest one so far</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My mother-in-law who's an avid gardener in the Philippines, even thought my the Fiddle leaf figs were artificial since they looked so perfect!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxxc_M8jXqeoCA-3R87d3cUYWab2ai2BUS4TVVYftQSG8-8GL_wnWhNngZXq3h0HcpC2uFaK1-oFpINf2kVsV-S3I9uPcvYOkNkAMf3KOENE7TK3umu6_yp-O8cAEdt_E2E-PHSPqvco/s1600/DSC_0554_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxxc_M8jXqeoCA-3R87d3cUYWab2ai2BUS4TVVYftQSG8-8GL_wnWhNngZXq3h0HcpC2uFaK1-oFpINf2kVsV-S3I9uPcvYOkNkAMf3KOENE7TK3umu6_yp-O8cAEdt_E2E-PHSPqvco/s1600/DSC_0554_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>What's our secret?</i></b><br />Not much really, but here is what we've been doing and so far, has worked well for these plants:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">1) We water these babies generously once  a week in the summer and every 2 weeks in the winter. </span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>2) I do put some indoor plant fertilizer every 3 months or so (whenever I remember sometimes, so I didn't do this consistently)</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>3) Aphids can become a problem and nuisance. I just used water with some drops of dish washing soap in them, spray and wipe away. I don't put any oil in the leaves, their just shiny and perfect the way they are.</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">4) I do trim the bottom (not the top like most experts say) occassionally (like 3x  only since we got them)</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">5) We did transfer them right away to Bigger Pots for them to grow better! Actually we need to transfer one to a bigger pot soon...</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/AVvXsEhrStVEXfKOtmMHTe0r-I5zEPmfsb3EoqWsme5kCZ8Yi6RrhVdAm9mPA_2swU5JH7-hpHEnSALgYMImlZR-U0Zt8GHDDPmeEpsj6LMV5BjX0f9ulbaEi4kKrU9bQziipuofWV1HaOW8FnI/s1600/DSC_0556_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrStVEXfKOtmMHTe0r-I5zEPmfsb3EoqWsme5kCZ8Yi6RrhVdAm9mPA_2swU5JH7-hpHEnSALgYMImlZR-U0Zt8GHDDPmeEpsj6LMV5BjX0f9ulbaEi4kKrU9bQziipuofWV1HaOW8FnI/s1600/DSC_0556_Fotor.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See?</td></tr></tbody></table>I truly love these plants, and they are perfect touches of green year-round inside our home!<br /><br />I still want them to look like this though...<br /><br /><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/AVvXsEgVd3q8mD8NB_67G4vlH22X0OaFhBeVmEDnf0ZE6uDVRmk4eEGaQKcAYgdYbC1i4Z0-lLNaXLXokpzOetMoshnjaLf6X3Ae1QapThXjz3SIIAqPSNaGGQUL7a9OwFcez7wBLn14PIADelQ/s1600/fiddle+leaf+fig+indoor+plant+dining+room+art+greek+key+rug.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVd3q8mD8NB_67G4vlH22X0OaFhBeVmEDnf0ZE6uDVRmk4eEGaQKcAYgdYbC1i4Z0-lLNaXLXokpzOetMoshnjaLf6X3Ae1QapThXjz3SIIAqPSNaGGQUL7a9OwFcez7wBLn14PIADelQ/s1600/fiddle+leaf+fig+indoor+plant+dining+room+art+greek+key+rug.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Source</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So I better get my pruning skills honed right?!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How about you, do you have any indoor plants that makes you happy?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;">                          Have a Nice Day!</span></i></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">VEL </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Would love to hear your thoughts! 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Fiddle Leaf Update & tips

 Do you remember my Fiddle Leaf Find from Walmart 2 years ago?Got them for $4 eachWell, surprisingly enough, despite my "black thumb" (which I wrote about HERE),they have surprisingly held up well and thrived!BEFOREAFTERWhen I first got them, I was expecting the worse, they weren't exactly in great …

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Furniture that can grow up with your kid - part 1

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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRf54bnPfep3qdbdsdv1s1Yt2jQXW46qubUs__q7rpvult5cRL7sTF65uIKKZ18PneEgWYhxuq8t0XLbTfftwXaEVv2BMkxDWg1C07ecKbY-oUTA3_Ui8JJy6vuRgayDf-fZP1CxQsIdU/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-13+at+7.46.08+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRf54bnPfep3qdbdsdv1s1Yt2jQXW46qubUs__q7rpvult5cRL7sTF65uIKKZ18PneEgWYhxuq8t0XLbTfftwXaEVv2BMkxDWg1C07ecKbY-oUTA3_Ui8JJy6vuRgayDf-fZP1CxQsIdU/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-13+at+7.46.08+PM.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.landofnod.com/all-new/new/campaign-nightstand-kelly-green/f14514">Campaign Nightstand</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0U75_UInpAiGrtBKf3g1XcIYFw2pHfD2AGj6C6atsfdy4iLBgYaUui5M0fwQnKaG_JHIH8t0lzYSvwoZfUPGnO_A31TXl-Q_oGFZKxhHHpv0I7RnAmULCNoO2YTwS8CTKOihV8MaigY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-13+at+7.49.51+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0U75_UInpAiGrtBKf3g1XcIYFw2pHfD2AGj6C6atsfdy4iLBgYaUui5M0fwQnKaG_JHIH8t0lzYSvwoZfUPGnO_A31TXl-Q_oGFZKxhHHpv0I7RnAmULCNoO2YTwS8CTKOihV8MaigY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-13+at+7.49.51+PM.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.landofnod.com/as-you-wish-upholstered-settee/f14971">As You Wish Settee</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwsp7IOO6MlG6CIee19NHOzwuH-ccnx-minvdX5lGptkrJzgfE-KRN2kKt60i8WqJDbeRFMrHyG-zDhgyAqOWpouTl-TnRcyK4oEpfTF20RMjtNiJcmkoONhN2QiA0o-ALOY4HaD_GAc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-13+at+7.54.22+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwsp7IOO6MlG6CIee19NHOzwuH-ccnx-minvdX5lGptkrJzgfE-KRN2kKt60i8WqJDbeRFMrHyG-zDhgyAqOWpouTl-TnRcyK4oEpfTF20RMjtNiJcmkoONhN2QiA0o-ALOY4HaD_GAc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-13+at+7.54.22+PM.png" width="315" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.landofnod.com/circulation-chest/s611220">Circulation Chest</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5nCOUdF3t0w9VmvhFLY0jBs5nJacfpDrWvdhHEQlFfd2xm6RLBP_p4WW3PRvAFnYz30Jgct9HVge8tyYIYdtchWNugVgIwxhyphenhyphennaqQkprvOJgO71MwKo826w2Rt7wDV1QBOB4xHfxhPe4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-13+at+7.56.15+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5nCOUdF3t0w9VmvhFLY0jBs5nJacfpDrWvdhHEQlFfd2xm6RLBP_p4WW3PRvAFnYz30Jgct9HVge8tyYIYdtchWNugVgIwxhyphenhyphennaqQkprvOJgO71MwKo826w2Rt7wDV1QBOB4xHfxhPe4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-13+at+7.56.15+PM.png" width="317" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.landofnod.com/color-weave-toy-box-blue/f14169">Color Weave Toy Box</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Do you see the versatility of these pieces? Gone are the days of  Car beds and Castle cabinets </div><div style="text-align: center;">(well,  maybe not yet),  and kid furniture are now more practical and definitely more beautiful!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What do you think? Which one is your favorite and where will you put it or how will you use it?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">Have A Great Weekend!</span></i></b></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">VEL </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Would love to hear your thoughts! Please share away...</div>

Furniture that can grow up with your kid - part 1

Ok, now that the 'tour' of my Winter Blues home is done. I've got Nursery in my mind lately.And with that,  I've been "Screen Shopping" for furniture and decorative items that can go in that special room.For one thing, there's a lot of great pieces out there now, definitely pieces that can easily gr…

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Winter Blues in the Living Room

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you all had  a wonderful weekend everyone!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today is the last day of this "Winter Blues Series", I hope you enjoyed the last two since this one is the 'less blue' of all. Actually, I have more jewel tones in this room than in any other.</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/AVvXsEiCKJyWo4L6wJ6c_oLwqaKAStiVnMFVpBbbcNN-vCIAN1mvuV6d0NEp3s3cRfVizKrLb4zuOzvHwuQx2vTp1levryIeVraCq3Y9spmfvBkPY-NBMODQenVzS_hFcZbwiJ0nwmDWS0tx7zk/s1600/DSC_0575_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCKJyWo4L6wJ6c_oLwqaKAStiVnMFVpBbbcNN-vCIAN1mvuV6d0NEp3s3cRfVizKrLb4zuOzvHwuQx2vTp1levryIeVraCq3Y9spmfvBkPY-NBMODQenVzS_hFcZbwiJ0nwmDWS0tx7zk/s1600/DSC_0575_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The house looks almost empty post-holiday doesn't it? But also feels more relaxing.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">As always, it starts with the pillow change. These 2 - the denim and the country toile are both from IKEA I bought about a year ago but only got to use only now. I also switched back the lamps.</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/AVvXsEii36cshNMwKsf4wc9rsfB9sUTHAg7bBrIhLKlMAi4tYlPZ5x9_APBFt0iQfypjr1uUzbKVZv3dqADPBbKpSQHqCRnH2pt9qYeldVuC-yzfagSAAAZ01iMwF_odNvtS-xQR08dx8DsHQjE/s1600/DSC_0576_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii36cshNMwKsf4wc9rsfB9sUTHAg7bBrIhLKlMAi4tYlPZ5x9_APBFt0iQfypjr1uUzbKVZv3dqADPBbKpSQHqCRnH2pt9qYeldVuC-yzfagSAAAZ01iMwF_odNvtS-xQR08dx8DsHQjE/s1600/DSC_0576_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coffee table didn't change much. Just added my amber grapes for the Christmas beads and added all the brass.</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/AVvXsEhC06PiabAUsLkvQEpKznKMzkZ91jfK45d7uqyNE8MMvOyQE9tf9B-Gh_iBuuMuU7wb3Refu9ljPYZ4tNw0jzyqwQ9MAyWMXOOblNfGvPS8ECtYZ8V5m4LxIiEyGFXvf-7k7a1M9M0iFdw/s1600/DSC_0577_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC06PiabAUsLkvQEpKznKMzkZ91jfK45d7uqyNE8MMvOyQE9tf9B-Gh_iBuuMuU7wb3Refu9ljPYZ4tNw0jzyqwQ9MAyWMXOOblNfGvPS8ECtYZ8V5m4LxIiEyGFXvf-7k7a1M9M0iFdw/s1600/DSC_0577_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brass galore on the piano</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I think my pair of <a href="http://shop.kerrysteele.com/">KERRY STEELE</a> watercolors look perfect with all the brass along with the greens in my orchids.</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/AVvXsEjiKtYPTsTnmmtEry834AuI36tMLoIAkOyeKPmuo6cmi_qTa8qLk6_KMaBx8eR6udzAzqZxYDZI3_2Jhctez7nqlzIrW1iXDSaeI9d_N7iixwL3RbilkyUEzQOgfGhSG1L1ep6WW8VxnqY/s1600/DSC_0578_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKtYPTsTnmmtEry834AuI36tMLoIAkOyeKPmuo6cmi_qTa8qLk6_KMaBx8eR6udzAzqZxYDZI3_2Jhctez7nqlzIrW1iXDSaeI9d_N7iixwL3RbilkyUEzQOgfGhSG1L1ep6WW8VxnqY/s1600/DSC_0578_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aisian-inspired console</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I planted some Amaryllis which hasn't bloomed yet, so I placed my faux ones here first.</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/AVvXsEj4JD4SD-DDcMI3LD_EuY8wRPH1nUeGsDjFNnEZm64WtnP0EvRJKX2CGYskDjQ8E7TVRWndEQnL4bWZHViT_QOTaG4BnlcZ3TZHoMvKatGBIoxctAP908U_Ube_vn148XWMK8WFJZkmsrE/s1600/DSC_0579_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JD4SD-DDcMI3LD_EuY8wRPH1nUeGsDjFNnEZm64WtnP0EvRJKX2CGYskDjQ8E7TVRWndEQnL4bWZHViT_QOTaG4BnlcZ3TZHoMvKatGBIoxctAP908U_Ube_vn148XWMK8WFJZkmsrE/s1600/DSC_0579_Fotor.jpg" width="428" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Mantel is simple but I love how the painting captures all the colors in our living room</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/AVvXsEiTPR1BdDKfkENapasJnycJAbvVpNu6o_J5OPtYiOD4rQVh1JxSX0WQosqtIfyWnSKYDMZZBzqVXhANlWkMD4cjxPLHvblw3M_XCiolJq-qYqUT7yxahI8DGnpLXO0Go3PRXctxArrIXXo/s1600/DSC_0580_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPR1BdDKfkENapasJnycJAbvVpNu6o_J5OPtYiOD4rQVh1JxSX0WQosqtIfyWnSKYDMZZBzqVXhANlWkMD4cjxPLHvblw3M_XCiolJq-qYqUT7yxahI8DGnpLXO0Go3PRXctxArrIXXo/s1600/DSC_0580_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More Jewel tones here</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/AVvXsEh1jt4dLXjckXPzz-bQhJJYYz5HWx0zX7fY2UAlZ5he2yBl1AIfyoOveXYl5aap5v2YEpi_zdkAriWDClxe8Vik1dMnt_ptOkqAoBFbIDQl-nypvHEj2yrniER0RX02PStI0YdI3Eh4NYk/s1600/DSC_0581_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jt4dLXjckXPzz-bQhJJYYz5HWx0zX7fY2UAlZ5he2yBl1AIfyoOveXYl5aap5v2YEpi_zdkAriWDClxe8Vik1dMnt_ptOkqAoBFbIDQl-nypvHEj2yrniER0RX02PStI0YdI3Eh4NYk/s1600/DSC_0581_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The throw is a gift from my friend Grace.</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/AVvXsEinkpDAnXHuRlVf3ncrOsYL5o8SAVd953qlR6UUqJChhluMlC5Z7nwndcNZ9zxg9PBBRArDt-fgL_fujdAC9ptKbuqAyR23bUmu9WxgH-tGlKruYgeA_pz7GsqIwYxdkwbsCGHtyhw-OrI/s1600/DSC_0582_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinkpDAnXHuRlVf3ncrOsYL5o8SAVd953qlR6UUqJChhluMlC5Z7nwndcNZ9zxg9PBBRArDt-fgL_fujdAC9ptKbuqAyR23bUmu9WxgH-tGlKruYgeA_pz7GsqIwYxdkwbsCGHtyhw-OrI/s1600/DSC_0582_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Do you see Sophia's Playpen peaking behind? I need fix that area fast before she starts crawling around.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">That's all folks! Thank you so much for following along!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">Have a Great Week!</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">VEL </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Would love to hear your thoughts! Please share away...<br /><br /><br />Linking back to...<br /><br /><a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/2015/01/show-and-share-no245.html">Linda's Coastal Charm</a>, <a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/inspire-me-monday-43/">Inspire me Monday</a>, <a href="http://mariaelenasdecor.blogspot.com/2015/01/tuesdays-at-our-home-96-features.html">Our Home away from Home</a>, <a href="http://colorpaintcreate.blogspot.com/2015/01/project-life-monday-10.html">Color Paint Create</a>,<br /><a href="http://www.thededicatedhouse.com/2015/01/make-it-pretty-monday-week-125.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheDedicatedHouse+%28The+Dedicated+House%29">The Dedicated House</a>, <a href="http://www.astrollthrulife.net/2015/01/252nd-inspire-me-tuesday.html#more">A Stroll thru Life</a>, <a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/2015/01/wow-us-wednesdays-205.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SavvySouthernStyle+%28Savvy+Southern+Style%29">Savvy Southern Style</a>, <a href="http://www.gingersnapcrafts.com/">Gingersnap Crafts</a>, <a href="http://www.flusterbuster.com/2015/01/flusters-creative-muster-party-107.html">Fluster Buster</a>, <a href="http://www.thelifeofjenniferdawn.com/2015/01/a-little-bird-told-me-weekly-link-party_21.html">The life of Jennifer Dawn</a>, <a href="http://thestylesisters.blogspot.com/2015/01/centerpiece-wednesday_81.html">The Style Sisters</a>, <a href="http://www.frommyfrontporchtoyours.com/2015/01/treasure-hunt-thursday-189-highlights.html?showComment=1421900507262#c5020017335881678533">From my front porch to yours</a>, <a href="http://www.serenitynowblog.com/2015/01/weekend-bloggy-reading-link-up_23.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SerenityNow-aMommysSolutionToStayingSane+%28Serenity+Now-A+Mommy%27s+Solution+to+Staying+Sane%29">Serenity Now</a>, <a href="http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/2015/01/frugal-friday_22.html">The Shabby Nest</a>, <a href="http://www.thediaryofarealhousewife.com/2015/01/friday-favorites_22.html">Diary of a Real housewife</a></div>

Winter Blues in the Living Room

I hope you all had  a wonderful weekend everyone!Today is the last day of this "Winter Blues Series", I hope you enjoyed the last two since this one is the 'less blue' of all. Actually, I have more jewel tones in this room than in any other.The house looks almost empty post-holiday doesn't it? But a…

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More Stuff for Kris!!!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I KNOW, I KNOW.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's been a couple of weeks since I posted, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">leaving you guys with a cliff hanger.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I am back to remedy that situation!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When last we met.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was telling you about framing some artwork for Kris's guest room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was talking about reframing this pair of needlepoint pictures.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsnjpsm-_3TEatFDbVA21dtQxPTo4Y46Q_eI0cUKSxt9cvm3cntuMMyLckPu9bFzdU7A9NdZFd_gkEy9cADBolsbQ1GzjV0VNR0chIa9dgcRffGZ6YdBlK1Qts9QbXRJQoBzWk7JIS/s1600/16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsnjpsm-_3TEatFDbVA21dtQxPTo4Y46Q_eI0cUKSxt9cvm3cntuMMyLckPu9bFzdU7A9NdZFd_gkEy9cADBolsbQ1GzjV0VNR0chIa9dgcRffGZ6YdBlK1Qts9QbXRJQoBzWk7JIS/s1600/16.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHnX1Q8JpTbPBksyJ5O29NvY4051bZ9gmRhSx78TgrLNjBITNKHynt9jjoqWJCpNjeMKQnL1AivHy3UnYy5Nf_oR6l_HLc5pRDWj0xw4EAX7twrViKeqOzTlbBnoZSgodk-MnRq_Z/s1600/17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHnX1Q8JpTbPBksyJ5O29NvY4051bZ9gmRhSx78TgrLNjBITNKHynt9jjoqWJCpNjeMKQnL1AivHy3UnYy5Nf_oR6l_HLc5pRDWj0xw4EAX7twrViKeqOzTlbBnoZSgodk-MnRq_Z/s1600/17.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you can see, the frames were pretty beat up.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The black didn't work in the grouping we were creating.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They needed to be reinvented.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I liked the old gold liner behind the black, so we decided to keep that.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYdEWVy1GTHyBf2MmLJ8JhQoa2pYEW0Y_ck0F3hoJj7rr-Qvly3Mi1qGzcAfyMlTDoM4qU1nbmhd9NXPgTKgunDdKy9IHC8o2kVFbOB2jkyRE-vAs7tHolf00oWIqh24WhlzegGrM/s1600/a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYdEWVy1GTHyBf2MmLJ8JhQoa2pYEW0Y_ck0F3hoJj7rr-Qvly3Mi1qGzcAfyMlTDoM4qU1nbmhd9NXPgTKgunDdKy9IHC8o2kVFbOB2jkyRE-vAs7tHolf00oWIqh24WhlzegGrM/s1600/a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sooooooo.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kris and I took a trip to our local high falutin' custom framing shop in Cambridge Massachusetts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7rOw9RZWd_eHCCNZOSV29ANYzGSD-mvjwTOzNXyfReEhgPqbqkYBC9Sr7KwEB0yoguHjpPT-H7s5KBICU9EdGedtRJ-9s1Vb4-fFTsvjc7djlJsHZOCHiW9PHOnnbvzXPdqSmuVXF/s1600/1aa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7rOw9RZWd_eHCCNZOSV29ANYzGSD-mvjwTOzNXyfReEhgPqbqkYBC9Sr7KwEB0yoguHjpPT-H7s5KBICU9EdGedtRJ-9s1Vb4-fFTsvjc7djlJsHZOCHiW9PHOnnbvzXPdqSmuVXF/s1600/1aa.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When you step through the doors, you're inundated with a cornucopia of fabuloso frames.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD92AKFYsWWGDVmbNjijIpRaxJ72TfzgZ_u6XrH05cpKokg7nnDXYfjz9En3uTHE2pYAepnzHV1u9eeKGL8hmCxPF2YxnEuLD0ju01l5KFkwpERzomDWwMGXU0wTrx_hiRw1lL45Sn/s1600/37.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD92AKFYsWWGDVmbNjijIpRaxJ72TfzgZ_u6XrH05cpKokg7nnDXYfjz9En3uTHE2pYAepnzHV1u9eeKGL8hmCxPF2YxnEuLD0ju01l5KFkwpERzomDWwMGXU0wTrx_hiRw1lL45Sn/s1600/37.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Walls and walls of the things.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_QDDdmF7HfwJ4KwW5W3BTnG_jbqXb_gNOxmLzgxomzw5TPuHGxQrZlTrYbfJxR1tezDgrRVjAYM-iydT6Am5amhqY1CJRJ_takR278ebInnsqOQl93vhIOQFHpjrpGYrhS9CgW_g/s1600/30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_QDDdmF7HfwJ4KwW5W3BTnG_jbqXb_gNOxmLzgxomzw5TPuHGxQrZlTrYbfJxR1tezDgrRVjAYM-iydT6Am5amhqY1CJRJ_takR278ebInnsqOQl93vhIOQFHpjrpGYrhS9CgW_g/s1600/30.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> We had a really wonderful woman help us choose frames and mats.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We spread everything out on the table and went to work.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I concentrate.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I tend to get tunnel vision...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I don't watch where I'm going.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yh7l6kE-k6KvqzoIu6gGtgYMdmO0tYoRvSFDlaWnn2Xn0DsfuC7HD7MFdRpWxFGXbsQ5FvqBS55KuvKa3Ze4C-eBueKOqK-kvaa0dDoL2G1p1jrcCrIZHHDRHdOVBzFCiCp1JpqX/s1600/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yh7l6kE-k6KvqzoIu6gGtgYMdmO0tYoRvSFDlaWnn2Xn0DsfuC7HD7MFdRpWxFGXbsQ5FvqBS55KuvKa3Ze4C-eBueKOqK-kvaa0dDoL2G1p1jrcCrIZHHDRHdOVBzFCiCp1JpqX/s1600/7.jpg" width="548" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Notice this stack of pictures leaning against the desk???????</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYA-n3FnG2MMtKOBJ8cwfYE2BABvCT7_JfApifCTw-8zdzDj8FlERBj2cCsMCvo5GvMDGUp0Tzk0qc764iHbKmc4_ETVX76MDx-soLMceVkUE3G2RqWQUBxwpXFlcT_Fm1Qp5lFC4/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYA-n3FnG2MMtKOBJ8cwfYE2BABvCT7_JfApifCTw-8zdzDj8FlERBj2cCsMCvo5GvMDGUp0Tzk0qc764iHbKmc4_ETVX76MDx-soLMceVkUE3G2RqWQUBxwpXFlcT_Fm1Qp5lFC4/s1600/6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">WELL, I DIDN'T!!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had a framing accident.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>on my leg!!!!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSsXI3TNgNlRgEZDk0KRxBzNrs0ZkGF-i4AViAN1sFJRAJzrqt2cApDnjsp7vJDQ210oJ3ggjiBj-e4nXO1a8sq6dvtBHPQAyJ4jvw9R8kEypX_1RZNOAv_iIiHKVsC-Aw-v6ffYjj/s1600/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSsXI3TNgNlRgEZDk0KRxBzNrs0ZkGF-i4AViAN1sFJRAJzrqt2cApDnjsp7vJDQ210oJ3ggjiBj-e4nXO1a8sq6dvtBHPQAyJ4jvw9R8kEypX_1RZNOAv_iIiHKVsC-Aw-v6ffYjj/s1600/8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i><b>the above picture was taken, after all the blood was cleaned up.</b></i></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The medic was called in,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">this place was fully stocked for idiots JUST LIKE ME!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4uOwumeFC6br1lbx3SY2FU4cg0cCVQK6tQdcy-bqfAU9Na5yvp6Zg_bWXAVXHzhUkdnvtgRP7zshTh9KC1pudlKVdeqSfXg3X9c9kCFc9a1xOG_VUbf5ySDtzu-hKw88XEoAQfDV/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4uOwumeFC6br1lbx3SY2FU4cg0cCVQK6tQdcy-bqfAU9Na5yvp6Zg_bWXAVXHzhUkdnvtgRP7zshTh9KC1pudlKVdeqSfXg3X9c9kCFc9a1xOG_VUbf5ySDtzu-hKw88XEoAQfDV/s1600/4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>after</b></span> the blood was cleaned up and the lawsuit was filed.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kris and I got back to the serious act of choosing frames.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We started with the little oils she found on eBay.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vw3QcUTYWediSidsD3a2eTpB7KTGkyM88qDpIkH6Bg_OhMuZ5LCbHLCIAUyGBORheGdBsDqv7nb2ns6hSNgGwL_i-y2LpVIy-20dXZ7p46T3hyNDf05Z8zhMcqeCllwkcztrvQN3/s1600/33.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vw3QcUTYWediSidsD3a2eTpB7KTGkyM88qDpIkH6Bg_OhMuZ5LCbHLCIAUyGBORheGdBsDqv7nb2ns6hSNgGwL_i-y2LpVIy-20dXZ7p46T3hyNDf05Z8zhMcqeCllwkcztrvQN3/s1600/33.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCDs4nkWX4tLCVyEsddF2CYiAi4fi1xVqWeczJ6cDP8dV8ZlRcrgPk_roXMY6h4XG48_bhccTAqyPVNCQrWp04IzaVQbusPif33jQjflNLBD8ZPGGwfsHyyiFFhozoIpteOWoOf6l/s1600/34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCDs4nkWX4tLCVyEsddF2CYiAi4fi1xVqWeczJ6cDP8dV8ZlRcrgPk_roXMY6h4XG48_bhccTAqyPVNCQrWp04IzaVQbusPif33jQjflNLBD8ZPGGwfsHyyiFFhozoIpteOWoOf6l/s1600/34.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The difference between custom and stock frames, is the corners are made to order.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWr_TPXwCCd-KDr0rSgeDJ0uHw0Jnpz5yhvkg2aXCuUUwPuBh0OyMG2Xg7nZ8H9AkxyWYdAHDCLYGVulOX5ciodlOywy1ixCopIDVd8gnNQ01AESxDLMIE5apb3ao9ohiIFY7ZmT5b/s1600/31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWr_TPXwCCd-KDr0rSgeDJ0uHw0Jnpz5yhvkg2aXCuUUwPuBh0OyMG2Xg7nZ8H9AkxyWYdAHDCLYGVulOX5ciodlOywy1ixCopIDVd8gnNQ01AESxDLMIE5apb3ao9ohiIFY7ZmT5b/s1600/31.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The stock isn't just cut as needed and mitered.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aren't they pretty?????</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiblE5XXtEvOAd_I9Fp3PvCXH80D6AL_viAcSRlCX3tnLauKaNTCZz1LpcVJc5gi2dh1GdrPmfk56g62bjhDsT9D1tt3XkoOT2ABs9VdMvoxdjbc9DQa-boT9C44-PxF-ngfjaOFgZQ/s1600/32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiblE5XXtEvOAd_I9Fp3PvCXH80D6AL_viAcSRlCX3tnLauKaNTCZz1LpcVJc5gi2dh1GdrPmfk56g62bjhDsT9D1tt3XkoOT2ABs9VdMvoxdjbc9DQa-boT9C44-PxF-ngfjaOFgZQ/s1600/32.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Soooooo.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that's what we were looking for, for Kris.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabWr83g2sGPMbY1HSE60g9XccKuqf-TBaB6JurryiVvZUdOM7iMuAccjS66uaSWYOit54MGncYbs5s-2zcSRwi_MQiLbbhIZy0hI3X1T0bCV61CmY-NzMNDfue4vSCZDqtWH7pc59/s1600/35.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabWr83g2sGPMbY1HSE60g9XccKuqf-TBaB6JurryiVvZUdOM7iMuAccjS66uaSWYOit54MGncYbs5s-2zcSRwi_MQiLbbhIZy0hI3X1T0bCV61CmY-NzMNDfue4vSCZDqtWH7pc59/s1600/35.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wanted the look of an old 1930's style frame.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVNy0KS-9n2ohiFHF0S_Vpd66BsAgkG6Zr1iilCGT9QMdKbNqHCpdoJ1B8sI5xzzBI5esO_s6DLcQUqcmPUkoWcKa9Dd5U3njyHDrDMV7GRPTedSXgSBIrPvCCqZwFukzuCXPdu7U/s1600/36.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVNy0KS-9n2ohiFHF0S_Vpd66BsAgkG6Zr1iilCGT9QMdKbNqHCpdoJ1B8sI5xzzBI5esO_s6DLcQUqcmPUkoWcKa9Dd5U3njyHDrDMV7GRPTedSXgSBIrPvCCqZwFukzuCXPdu7U/s1600/36.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">See the way the old frame from the 20's she already had looked?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It had a beautiful custom corner.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxxOyJzalG15ByLnYlRCOJMbFo31HUphepEdL5uck67VqSg9qBLQ5EfLNUBkFp3SP_GVQFcNtlFP53XEGi469-OudOg7vAq9DzKVrd7Q3p3esfdJ76M7EC-uGOit6FVO2wR5RYjRA/s1600/29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxxOyJzalG15ByLnYlRCOJMbFo31HUphepEdL5uck67VqSg9qBLQ5EfLNUBkFp3SP_GVQFcNtlFP53XEGi469-OudOg7vAq9DzKVrd7Q3p3esfdJ76M7EC-uGOit6FVO2wR5RYjRA/s1600/29.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, that was our goal.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The scariest part of the experience wasn't all the blood that was shed by yours truly.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it was when Kris had to bring out her check book.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqpXgAwJLqr3pf63WdDl1f3bZubxFmCRgvL7WWxbYxLSEmw_pkeCb_HiP4TTvnQor6E1D9pKr-puidM-keZC6K7wKUACY1gOy7Fxh2AryojTXg3pHGTo1WDxfpn54uMw9zLHyR1GD/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqpXgAwJLqr3pf63WdDl1f3bZubxFmCRgvL7WWxbYxLSEmw_pkeCb_HiP4TTvnQor6E1D9pKr-puidM-keZC6K7wKUACY1gOy7Fxh2AryojTXg3pHGTo1WDxfpn54uMw9zLHyR1GD/s1600/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not to be forgotten....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but any good frame shop has a dog that comes to work with the owner.....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as you can see, he's an important part of the design process,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxfErQPqc-OutgC0B4x8LkhnGtiWngOE1b-7K6_G6Bxv1gRwZDhodQf1UgioiYXYyDYFLqClBdbfYAFyuFopMcdZ8oo3rSIMjxXMiVcozgvG-jYn1itEUW8SQFBIwRmOSFLWdOYJR/s1600/38.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxfErQPqc-OutgC0B4x8LkhnGtiWngOE1b-7K6_G6Bxv1gRwZDhodQf1UgioiYXYyDYFLqClBdbfYAFyuFopMcdZ8oo3rSIMjxXMiVcozgvG-jYn1itEUW8SQFBIwRmOSFLWdOYJR/s1600/38.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are the pictures after their redo.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEwuAu8umRbqHMppA3UJ2e-13t4z1_JnYvVlKDTZUSFcIMT_p-B2MpAm0bdr-9Cz-Ojj2fTNpQwEco7o8_cKQVZWVxb0HxD3ublFRt9uL-r_u9yYkt5ofLiDFY9kcsY4yUe343trZ/s1600/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEwuAu8umRbqHMppA3UJ2e-13t4z1_JnYvVlKDTZUSFcIMT_p-B2MpAm0bdr-9Cz-Ojj2fTNpQwEco7o8_cKQVZWVxb0HxD3ublFRt9uL-r_u9yYkt5ofLiDFY9kcsY4yUe343trZ/s1600/10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don't they look like old frames?????</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hfr1obomcp-eoUmrNkTGViHin-qm9QtuDCKi6iXBLp0_5PHyi5UhQRidzOj2Cm4NfOFKhTOySM93DananKVzgxrNMptO54AsIihquU53S7sPWbdBFfoyZtmyLwyF_n2HvF-e4m8-/s1600/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hfr1obomcp-eoUmrNkTGViHin-qm9QtuDCKi6iXBLp0_5PHyi5UhQRidzOj2Cm4NfOFKhTOySM93DananKVzgxrNMptO54AsIihquU53S7sPWbdBFfoyZtmyLwyF_n2HvF-e4m8-/s1600/11.jpg" width="640" /></a></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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We laid them out on the bed, to see how we wanted to hang them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfMPqJthg2tI23lrcuyFBQOgYRPa7vKXRmYlmcSHdpRHrUZcZWh37BzDq5_KHR3DM0WmXE34tw-dHvVcqsREpV4XPCCAnJsQ4270SU4g6xEqicQiY7gTEcRBT7r8u-40K_3zxwLe4q/s1600/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfMPqJthg2tI23lrcuyFBQOgYRPa7vKXRmYlmcSHdpRHrUZcZWh37BzDq5_KHR3DM0WmXE34tw-dHvVcqsREpV4XPCCAnJsQ4270SU4g6xEqicQiY7gTEcRBT7r8u-40K_3zxwLe4q/s1600/9.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">NOW IT WAS TIME TO ATTACK THE WALL!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One down....(or should I say up????)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBBFDUBXhKaffhR5akcVQ-JqPvWiV4qNmRShYAcL9lAj6H65cSUkHkbPUGS1gEchXNCQbECJmS25G68HFUKUCxrJtfkIS-4hZOn43D-O3HwV0D1TjHyEGVbmDK7RQVUA8u821YCB5/s1600/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBBFDUBXhKaffhR5akcVQ-JqPvWiV4qNmRShYAcL9lAj6H65cSUkHkbPUGS1gEchXNCQbECJmS25G68HFUKUCxrJtfkIS-4hZOn43D-O3HwV0D1TjHyEGVbmDK7RQVUA8u821YCB5/s1600/12.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Two....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOT9YngB_30JjaiqW94ZAJ4xlrZmNUm2KOMs9FG_hGnyYP6m9lBQi1ooSgB1W5cehzDyIUjEceJmCzQeojyTdP7APJ1u5qTqnPmhN4Fv1invh_gUDl0RhTtdCblMdNohxGlIC9-Cdn/s1600/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOT9YngB_30JjaiqW94ZAJ4xlrZmNUm2KOMs9FG_hGnyYP6m9lBQi1ooSgB1W5cehzDyIUjEceJmCzQeojyTdP7APJ1u5qTqnPmhN4Fv1invh_gUDl0RhTtdCblMdNohxGlIC9-Cdn/s1600/13.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since this was where the door swung open, we had to make sure it looked OK when the door was open!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7iGxvO46DMV-BB_LE8tA5Y6jpsuniSXahp7mucJrFvqgn-6w192bNvYzDA0Y_qn_Ok9-EF_dWHfX4zG0Qbdu9UH9bTU_ShaUBVE9QGUCdzjOIoISV0oej3k0rB5bSlDiR3ziDkpWj/s1600/14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7iGxvO46DMV-BB_LE8tA5Y6jpsuniSXahp7mucJrFvqgn-6w192bNvYzDA0Y_qn_Ok9-EF_dWHfX4zG0Qbdu9UH9bTU_ShaUBVE9QGUCdzjOIoISV0oej3k0rB5bSlDiR3ziDkpWj/s1600/14.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I liked the way the new frames worked together.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4WvpS9SIQn3-nA5ofz6HxO_eHUVvt9VezYzQTIAYcsWjvLCwoCLdUEUZZR4Eb9rrLw1PyM-MlrocHXG4NMvvmikWnOUlB5g53OHX4wR1njdEij33mXFdTpYdk0W-PnaYEQkorGME/s1600/21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4WvpS9SIQn3-nA5ofz6HxO_eHUVvt9VezYzQTIAYcsWjvLCwoCLdUEUZZR4Eb9rrLw1PyM-MlrocHXG4NMvvmikWnOUlB5g53OHX4wR1njdEij33mXFdTpYdk0W-PnaYEQkorGME/s1600/21.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On to the next side.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNP5ODNNqMqJthB7xBQau8pjTnmX4KyO8WGTcrIIV1u87BriTzwlhukjVVeWSOePN_6bICNuYAHtXDLerPwiGoQ7ridMHFFJ-SIDlLJJtWwnXTf5rWecQcDIv-MfsnhmF_1gJC9bm1/s1600/15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNP5ODNNqMqJthB7xBQau8pjTnmX4KyO8WGTcrIIV1u87BriTzwlhukjVVeWSOePN_6bICNuYAHtXDLerPwiGoQ7ridMHFFJ-SIDlLJJtWwnXTf5rWecQcDIv-MfsnhmF_1gJC9bm1/s1600/15.jpg" width="640" /></a></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/AVvXsEh9BIL4qvCOL0aoa9XhuxvMg8d38uIbAxcTotqHAddb_FxK5M5dl7esi-8appsHrGhdhn5z6L6oAN_cWM-pxeyI7HSbWCjXpx-GMc2a575CT3KviJrxWkcnzHEpUzdR-fIY3nSdc6SV/s1600/17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9BIL4qvCOL0aoa9XhuxvMg8d38uIbAxcTotqHAddb_FxK5M5dl7esi-8appsHrGhdhn5z6L6oAN_cWM-pxeyI7HSbWCjXpx-GMc2a575CT3KviJrxWkcnzHEpUzdR-fIY3nSdc6SV/s1600/17.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All up!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strike>What a #$% pain in the @$$</strike></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is so much fun to hang a bunch of stuff on the wall!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTFblun6Bf6Hg0nCxjOLs8S-QKHfyf0J6cTLvs2wHAOmD6Nk9GYfvF2mcz-MgDWGPsSl_u6w_mr0WO-E_Gii36FqU5-vASQjhw8H0qpxjiWxDQviT7TPvoB7CkOta_lRl-sP6tOy5/s1600/18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTFblun6Bf6Hg0nCxjOLs8S-QKHfyf0J6cTLvs2wHAOmD6Nk9GYfvF2mcz-MgDWGPsSl_u6w_mr0WO-E_Gii36FqU5-vASQjhw8H0qpxjiWxDQviT7TPvoB7CkOta_lRl-sP6tOy5/s1600/18.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"> Now my clutter loving heart is sooooo happy!!!!!</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2v63hJLN5fPHyvpzo-RWgMW9jwL1go0E1Em6IcdWNCwagaiVr3tXd8aDNlho4HLLMxSjlnPnwWiSPNpDNBlYimxd7L39exuMdSZ31tMLOmUOQ1FxMHO6HDfOh_BMJiPPQmGhqtQv-/s1600/20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2v63hJLN5fPHyvpzo-RWgMW9jwL1go0E1Em6IcdWNCwagaiVr3tXd8aDNlho4HLLMxSjlnPnwWiSPNpDNBlYimxd7L39exuMdSZ31tMLOmUOQ1FxMHO6HDfOh_BMJiPPQmGhqtQv-/s1600/20.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's a side by side for comparison.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9BxIH8JHVH6CSfFXSUA4Z4txi4H0W0VMyV9FqZ0YF0V7jq-SoJ66ll3EQM4pVHM_0lBdQm1FNehWVxDQ3cpAx2yi-aCtsuMEXtDHozb2lBVIWVmuavUiLpxHfa34zQXRwzThNfdLf/s1600/PicMonkey+Collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9BxIH8JHVH6CSfFXSUA4Z4txi4H0W0VMyV9FqZ0YF0V7jq-SoJ66ll3EQM4pVHM_0lBdQm1FNehWVxDQ3cpAx2yi-aCtsuMEXtDHozb2lBVIWVmuavUiLpxHfa34zQXRwzThNfdLf/s1600/PicMonkey+Collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know some haters out there are going to prefer it with just the one picture.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">BUT</i>.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that's the beauty of each of us having our own houses.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We can do whatever the #$% we want.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(if our hubby's don't complain too loudly.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On that note,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(I'm in Flerida....so let me just say....)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Later, Gator!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s166.photobucket.com/albums/u87/auntdoi/?action=view&current=Betsysignature.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u87/auntdoi/Betsysignature.png" /></a></div>

More Stuff for Kris!!!

I KNOW, I KNOW.....It's been a couple of weeks since I posted, leaving you guys with a cliff hanger.....But I am back to remedy that situation!!!!!When last we met.....I was telling you about framing some artwork for Kris's guest room.I was talking about reframing this pair of needlepoint pictures. …

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