The "Elusive" Stendig Calendar

<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;"><br /><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!!</span></i></b><br /><br />Yes, I am still here, and I haven't dropped from the face of the earth yet, but like everyone, I got extra busy with all the holiday hoopla - you know, visitors galore, my baby's 1st christmas, and just cooking and planning up a storm, and oh yeah, a huge out- of town  trip too with the entire Criste clan!<br /><br />Anyway, hopefully, I can start back-reading all the good stuff from you that I missed and hopefully too, shell out some stuff for my blog!<br /><br />So let me start this New Year by sharing with you the Calendar I love at the moment...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAiYMJuvdKnIcZiq2VMU_V4poEUtrxyErDtcpuhb_Zs629eUOip3jcQ33Zgmup-V-NM_1UKySdscZKS2P_fHeKbkXZvJ7vzI_yLuAArk5xDr3_Wald9k-QrnDd2jVFLaA6G2AX2K08BSo/s1600/IMG_7960_thumb3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAiYMJuvdKnIcZiq2VMU_V4poEUtrxyErDtcpuhb_Zs629eUOip3jcQ33Zgmup-V-NM_1UKySdscZKS2P_fHeKbkXZvJ7vzI_yLuAArk5xDr3_Wald9k-QrnDd2jVFLaA6G2AX2K08BSo/s1600/IMG_7960_thumb3.jpg" width="434" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nordicleaves.com/2013/03/a-new-look.html">source</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;">If your not familiar with this calendar yet, this is the Stendig Calendar.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And I quote their <a href="http://www.stendigcalendar.com/Stendig_Calendar/Welcome.html"><b>website</b></a> in describing it as ...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">This beautiful and exquisitely produced calendar was designed in 1966 by Massimo Vignelli and taken that year into the Design collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.  After 48 years, a design from the sixties endures as an example of excellence in modern graphic design and is most appropriate for vintage or 21st Century distinguished homes and business environments.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEj2GHUqFpdE7eBo2RpJ17qfxn3lCHwCic11dno_Zy4FOVvRN9FutRdBW3X7L8kAviE-Qu7PiLzx0Xn-fbb6VjpuANw7B8DaKumpr7G9mFp86A5bqEN8lNkYAEbOeJiAI_5PX9MifiER0LA/s1600/stendig-calendar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2GHUqFpdE7eBo2RpJ17qfxn3lCHwCic11dno_Zy4FOVvRN9FutRdBW3X7L8kAviE-Qu7PiLzx0Xn-fbb6VjpuANw7B8DaKumpr7G9mFp86A5bqEN8lNkYAEbOeJiAI_5PX9MifiER0LA/s1600/stendig-calendar.jpg" width="428" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://carlaaston.com/designed/stendig-calendar">source</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And I agree when people say it's more than a calendar, its a work of art on it's own....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I think I first saw this at Crate and Barrel years ago when I was still in residency. </div><div style="text-align: center;">We didn't have the space or the money (at least for this calendar) at that time and just admired this thing from afar.</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/AVvXsEhJr8lRmgT0VjhwSkD_3NxMDUmfZNBw_oGoehyphenhyphenEapatx0M4ZxmcgUTnzQKAHbRnUtZzfFExqRFFDDv59TZ0I2fqMYw1zjXDX0Ylb0KV3ZoYpk_EbceJ6kFzIfIdNxRLJm7OGpYRncDFrqg/s1600/stendig-calendar+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJr8lRmgT0VjhwSkD_3NxMDUmfZNBw_oGoehyphenhyphenEapatx0M4ZxmcgUTnzQKAHbRnUtZzfFExqRFFDDv59TZ0I2fqMYw1zjXDX0Ylb0KV3ZoYpk_EbceJ6kFzIfIdNxRLJm7OGpYRncDFrqg/s1600/stendig-calendar+(1).jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I really love it's simplicity and finally last 2013, I was ready to get one for 2014!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But it wasn't meant to be....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I started my search in November, and by that time, it was all out of stock everywhere except on EBAY where people were selling it for $200+++ + shipping!!!! Ridiculous!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So last 2013 I emailed the <a href="http://www.stendigcalendar.com/Stendig_Calendar/Welcome.html">Stendigcalender website</a> and they politely replied they will email me as soon as the 2015 one was available. And true to their word, they did.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I ordered mine right away !!!!!!</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/AVvXsEgnGvZ1sk-YGzMSt6kCQEf9_TnrTpYawt0tm-OqPNWgk7HnekR_58mi26jnaqIzXQnjXSBTIcIDxqxbwe_kVCy1w1H4cgYK8boANHSjt2odhucQycsvbrP1z3ee_muqZXlY9X94SDaFdsc/s1600/Image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGvZ1sk-YGzMSt6kCQEf9_TnrTpYawt0tm-OqPNWgk7HnekR_58mi26jnaqIzXQnjXSBTIcIDxqxbwe_kVCy1w1H4cgYK8boANHSjt2odhucQycsvbrP1z3ee_muqZXlY9X94SDaFdsc/s1600/Image.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My beloved Stendig</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"> I tell you, it is HUGE! Of course I didn't check the size all that well, I just knew I wanted it and didn't think of where to put it! hahaha! I'm just following the age old adage - "buy what you like and you'll find a spot for it, eventually!". ;-)</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/AVvXsEgYVB7gMibJ3ZKFxd8nQ6P0mDo3lgJERB378QLvDMtnBvyeRw0808xm6K71PIg0ZyG-yVm2J-xyUyqEhQ6LyvM2vqWnjjKrHBoIQKNnTjBDKHoD-AQjgSRXmxlPoIQkgC2ZI5V8G0io1SU/s1600/Image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYVB7gMibJ3ZKFxd8nQ6P0mDo3lgJERB378QLvDMtnBvyeRw0808xm6K71PIg0ZyG-yVm2J-xyUyqEhQ6LyvM2vqWnjjKrHBoIQKNnTjBDKHoD-AQjgSRXmxlPoIQkgC2ZI5V8G0io1SU/s1600/Image.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back door hallway - Yup, our Umbrella stand has a Light saber, a foam sword and a tennis racket in it!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Of course, this was the only wall I could put it in, since I barely have any more empty walls in our kitchen and living room (I think that's a good thing right?!).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAr9FTsAbHl21IG-EUpAHRCy7Kmr0Z2gn8wMkhxc7EdbiMFuM6cnu6p3P8sCGR5KZ8spgamwXXwAgtTknKUr3AM6oX0WKpqEFeg_aH_3qGYCC3nGZI1GMkxTTBHMYgPFvyUhG4sHE4eoY/s1600/Image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAr9FTsAbHl21IG-EUpAHRCy7Kmr0Z2gn8wMkhxc7EdbiMFuM6cnu6p3P8sCGR5KZ8spgamwXXwAgtTknKUr3AM6oX0WKpqEFeg_aH_3qGYCC3nGZI1GMkxTTBHMYgPFvyUhG4sHE4eoY/s1600/Image.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I still need to figure out what to do with the bottom wall - a mail sorter? hooks? chalkboard? any suggestions? Anyhow, I am happy, plus this calendar would not go to waste for sure since I've found some interesting ways to up-cycle old pages...</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/AVvXsEgBpZqC1zBDduc1Vf88RphonW-BhnErPu9s5up9DPJ-oEImAxV-LjG9OBSsxA3DkKsT_5KOSAKvPehiuh8nqHyIjrsRj78r_gQRRBVDS_27TP-DdpaWeuunNhrqYXrP3NXuqF3z2x5rp60/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-05+at+10.05.55+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBpZqC1zBDduc1Vf88RphonW-BhnErPu9s5up9DPJ-oEImAxV-LjG9OBSsxA3DkKsT_5KOSAKvPehiuh8nqHyIjrsRj78r_gQRRBVDS_27TP-DdpaWeuunNhrqYXrP3NXuqF3z2x5rp60/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-05+at+10.05.55+PM.png" width="318" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/24629129181659638/">Backdrop for Modern Monthly photos for baby</a></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEjPhUHEEsPhCYYk9aSxGTU0sGoyftvSUlHQsox_ittOdW2bBbN5W7a_jmyJ_jUidZ9J7vM9ADqgIA7wxNlyN1vv06TOkkzzejSbA3xaR2vJVNdtJg_lmm_x59QifYDtrWp-7caE0BxYb4M/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-05+at+10.07.35+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhUHEEsPhCYYk9aSxGTU0sGoyftvSUlHQsox_ittOdW2bBbN5W7a_jmyJ_jUidZ9J7vM9ADqgIA7wxNlyN1vv06TOkkzzejSbA3xaR2vJVNdtJg_lmm_x59QifYDtrWp-7caE0BxYb4M/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-05+at+10.07.35+PM.png" width="305" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://annixen.blogspot.se/2013/01/i-stallet-for-att-shoppa.html">Wrap boxes with them</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="goog_942717078"></span><img border="0" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC7wkeBCjeHtOls5NcSViVV2yWm8t5cwO9Z-mE7CfHn86XQjiB5qJ3Uqig8IjGm4_PSsAb3XAigH3NTdT772QXmmDehYtcRr5n2LCv5y5UsbQMShqzVzGAhwuYS75kex96uOAbeJE47QU/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-05+at+10.09.15+PM.png" width="400" /><span id="goog_942717079"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.doorsixteen.com/2012/11/27/hey-its-time-to-order-your-2013-stendig-calendar/">Of course, wrap pretty presents too</a></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/AVvXsEhqQUT_QA77PHRdQ1xPxhHNrD6QPu17TfLE9SJvFzPt8YpWQMjaTH6cWthBcQrZorDaNUr_b2jihKq8QfDp7ftWn96t5XRsv6zzPF_QiuFt3AuK40tin9kfWSWy8fSLO2Qn3Zop6EnV0eA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-05+at+10.15.32+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQUT_QA77PHRdQ1xPxhHNrD6QPu17TfLE9SJvFzPt8YpWQMjaTH6cWthBcQrZorDaNUr_b2jihKq8QfDp7ftWn96t5XRsv6zzPF_QiuFt3AuK40tin9kfWSWy8fSLO2Qn3Zop6EnV0eA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-05+at+10.15.32+PM.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/225883737529999831/">Maybe I can do some origami wreath?</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/AVvXsEjlSZ4H6ZAvWQXH-9P8T8JJN7lOolKc6WIC0Q5S0mGdQgMW4PxrUSqo4SLO7hiS8VylymXhQ-iU1ysOKRQNjgwOF700OktT6tVuZ056n9T2fTt034CC23rBzzDuFhGYERzOp3BvF0tn280/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-05+at+10.17.17+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSZ4H6ZAvWQXH-9P8T8JJN7lOolKc6WIC0Q5S0mGdQgMW4PxrUSqo4SLO7hiS8VylymXhQ-iU1ysOKRQNjgwOF700OktT6tVuZ056n9T2fTt034CC23rBzzDuFhGYERzOp3BvF0tn280/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-05+at+10.17.17+PM.png" width="301" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/262827328226042932/">A window or door cover perhaps?</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkxmYg9LZIhKe_xkMWB6j3gqsRmrmxV7UOJPFsNXXVkpDxEHKd8xqYWFVP95te6fvWzygO_1ocfwkX6zT1flZVXYIfog4SJdpDRpH1PZ4nFmCJMAJ_J77mub_0ZNEZAu9kxd0F0RdW_Mg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-05+at+10.12.12+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkxmYg9LZIhKe_xkMWB6j3gqsRmrmxV7UOJPFsNXXVkpDxEHKd8xqYWFVP95te6fvWzygO_1ocfwkX6zT1flZVXYIfog4SJdpDRpH1PZ4nFmCJMAJ_J77mub_0ZNEZAu9kxd0F0RdW_Mg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-05+at+10.12.12+PM.png" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blog/post/4195095/3833394045">Even a minimal Advent calendar for this year's Christmas!</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I even saw someone who loved the Stendig Calendar so much, she actually made a quilt of it!</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/AVvXsEhEg-aAGwskUH7MQFNGXfjaFy9ZVuMx-hE8fxYZp0FCkXL6lWGAQa2_lud3PZ7uPHFIr28zUfXePFohMxGPh1CbGt9OmNZwWDYPLRYuGqXJzSgQWW26w_zu-oeX2oTp7ofFBZJwDkPt5KY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-05+at+10.19.11+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEg-aAGwskUH7MQFNGXfjaFy9ZVuMx-hE8fxYZp0FCkXL6lWGAQa2_lud3PZ7uPHFIr28zUfXePFohMxGPh1CbGt9OmNZwWDYPLRYuGqXJzSgQWW26w_zu-oeX2oTp7ofFBZJwDkPt5KY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-05+at+10.19.11+PM.png" width="620" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kcalgary/15683472918/in/photostream/">Now that's what I call "Utter Devotion" ;-)</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's still available right now, on <a href="http://www.crateandbarrel.com/search?query=stendig">clearance at <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">CRATE & BARREL</span></b></a> if your interested!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm sure we won't be mistaking our dates anytime soon!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="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! 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Christmas Mantel 2014

<div style="text-align: center;"><br />Hi Friends! I hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving with your family!<br /><br />So to start the holiday hoopla going (for me, it's more of a Christmas hoopla), let me start with our mantle!<br /><br /><br />If you've been following my blog for a while now, you know I don't like our fireplace and mantel very much.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't like the glass blocks and the brick combined, and this will definitely be changed sometime in the future once budget allows. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But this Christmas, I truly am in love with it.</div><div style="text-align: center;">'Why' you ask? Well take a look!</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/AVvXsEhpc5kHfNcFIsexzuqiFK6_T9HR9lTWaYqByImjC2ZpeJRSfKxTLQoAUYxyC08GHfgdC3D6isC7RgqM5wLBxkeL4HyF-diJHNxzE_8wnnYUVFD9FH9j3Qg4k5_x9Heg0zq0iYQfpRf_6_g/s1600/DSC_0300_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpc5kHfNcFIsexzuqiFK6_T9HR9lTWaYqByImjC2ZpeJRSfKxTLQoAUYxyC08GHfgdC3D6isC7RgqM5wLBxkeL4HyF-diJHNxzE_8wnnYUVFD9FH9j3Qg4k5_x9Heg0zq0iYQfpRf_6_g/s1600/DSC_0300_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simple Christmas Mantle</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I'm in love mostly because I see the face of my beautiful kids on the personalized stockings I made thru <a href="http://16.xg4ken.com/media/redir.php?prof=387&camp=16656&affcode=kw4941&cid=38700917863&networkType=search&kdv=c&url[]=http%3A%2F%2Faltfarm.mediaplex.com%2Fad%2Fck%2F17638-125086-2056-59%3Fkw%3Dshutterfly_exact%26mpre%3Dhttp:%2F%2Fwww.shutterfly.com%2F%253Fcid%253DSEGOO.BRAND&gclid=Cj0KEQiA7tCjBRDulMny5rfM0dkBEiQA7fcshddaiKUsRvc6U1Kkb8NnXV_P9Xv9OkGybOdcJ9wVA2gaAhAB8P8HAQ"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">SHUTTERFLY</span></b></a> !</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/AVvXsEg0VDw19stcIzrL33V8DmnL5eO-elMX32xumz7CG4K78mR8ChAFfzrP-TvR1nch6ijUbBpOy7zaazZ6xDzuemsgEYU0bfIZVm5iFO3n6ZsFh5QVrZeK4mkMGfIy8vHZVRbVWVxKLpCmYkM/s1600/DSC_0301_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VDw19stcIzrL33V8DmnL5eO-elMX32xumz7CG4K78mR8ChAFfzrP-TvR1nch6ijUbBpOy7zaazZ6xDzuemsgEYU0bfIZVm5iFO3n6ZsFh5QVrZeK4mkMGfIy8vHZVRbVWVxKLpCmYkM/s1600/DSC_0301_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://16.xg4ken.com/media/redir.php?prof=387&camp=16656&affcode=kw4941&cid=38700917863&networkType=search&kdv=c&url[]=http%3A%2F%2Faltfarm.mediaplex.com%2Fad%2Fck%2F17638-125086-2056-59%3Fkw%3Dshutterfly_exact%26mpre%3Dhttp:%2F%2Fwww.shutterfly.com%2F%253Fcid%253DSEGOO.BRAND&gclid=Cj0KEQiA7tCjBRDulMny5rfM0dkBEiQA7fcshddaiKUsRvc6U1Kkb8NnXV_P9Xv9OkGybOdcJ9wVA2gaAhAB8P8HAQ">You can make your own HERE</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I just love them!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I grabbed the opportunity with FREE SHIPPING and 30% discount and made these 3. I know it will be a Christmas keepsake for years to come!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also added my crystal mistletoe ornaments to zhush it up some more!</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/AVvXsEhPVxPwWZf0mTKpgwvS3DOg-avAb1-tsfyDr-RFim267Q12hINkSRpuQ2IleOGBLv9C1OMD3M6jWxbQVIVIqKwZqJcA1DsrY5TU4V0VCVwE71pOREgMt8VwkWX0meZiVAFqbNa-EH7A9So/s1600/DSC_0302_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVxPwWZf0mTKpgwvS3DOg-avAb1-tsfyDr-RFim267Q12hINkSRpuQ2IleOGBLv9C1OMD3M6jWxbQVIVIqKwZqJcA1DsrY5TU4V0VCVwE71pOREgMt8VwkWX0meZiVAFqbNa-EH7A9So/s1600/DSC_0302_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ready for the holidays!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I also love the Chalkboard wall art I scored from Walmart for $28!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I think it says it all for families right?</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/AVvXsEjmjEHoppqvcbBKteAPG-cFdgGxiIQsYy7izwDbjqYdR_Ov2CNOJEIvVLeOP17N7SeDJmkHSjqcvGJ2NNgb8fEYhHzClHFhMKDvcR-Nockft5r9QuGNZevMEauqIWHIWuShXSLJtY5hGmc/s1600/DSC_0253_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmjEHoppqvcbBKteAPG-cFdgGxiIQsYy7izwDbjqYdR_Ov2CNOJEIvVLeOP17N7SeDJmkHSjqcvGJ2NNgb8fEYhHzClHFhMKDvcR-Nockft5r9QuGNZevMEauqIWHIWuShXSLJtY5hGmc/s1600/DSC_0253_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I flanked my stockings with 2 felt trees from the Dollar Store I bought years ago and my 2 boxwood topiaries decorated with LED string light I got from Restoration Hardware!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How about you, do you have a 'Love-Hate' relationship with your own mantel like I do?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #38761d; 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! 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Christmas Mantel 2014

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Simple Bathroom Art

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did a simple quick bathroom update in our basement bathroom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It went from 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/AVvXsEgwyPqxuJsDy4rmlOtWLmsZiP5CaMo-EsTSkGjWAs3QUmxgmJIXqeNuLLPwt6QBmwS0obKWnK7olKfR-2A-MiHUdRxb6bi-3ZP9fNFVIhyphenhyphenuWAfkZsEhKmn5HSwX7t6L4JYkSZ_IUrSJy5k/s1600/DSC_0038_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyPqxuJsDy4rmlOtWLmsZiP5CaMo-EsTSkGjWAs3QUmxgmJIXqeNuLLPwt6QBmwS0obKWnK7olKfR-2A-MiHUdRxb6bi-3ZP9fNFVIhyphenhyphenuWAfkZsEhKmn5HSwX7t6L4JYkSZ_IUrSJy5k/s1600/DSC_0038_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Used left-over wallpaper from our Upstairs Powder Room</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to this...</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQdxu3ZmhSNQ6c3qhbJJl9AZ_mXO4_FhnxFbRYgCq5cvW-gI_h2XUDoopjhbEK_ZTgsYFrSosv2xdbmj-0lRqPemByuooreFPfgkuWQR0k7_OpUpMXffhzMMbFna_vZ5Wd_Xo9TcCo6cU/s1600/DSC_0265_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQdxu3ZmhSNQ6c3qhbJJl9AZ_mXO4_FhnxFbRYgCq5cvW-gI_h2XUDoopjhbEK_ZTgsYFrSosv2xdbmj-0lRqPemByuooreFPfgkuWQR0k7_OpUpMXffhzMMbFna_vZ5Wd_Xo9TcCo6cU/s1600/DSC_0265_Fotor.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I really thought the wall needed something more. And since I'm a huge fan of Chanel, what better way to beautify this room than with some beautiful Chanel Prints!</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/AVvXsEgqKvW27nbXnCW7HGZhODb6mUbkvp9MPcpma1G8s9oBMOM4CIwxdtUqlVm_UqSYsdgXEww6kExmU8sYaF6gxpi-bo7wFbos1z1EGgFQetiy0X-mQ7QGH7NlG11XMSu4j23ie_2_wP3jpbk/s1600/DSC_0266_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqKvW27nbXnCW7HGZhODb6mUbkvp9MPcpma1G8s9oBMOM4CIwxdtUqlVm_UqSYsdgXEww6kExmU8sYaF6gxpi-bo7wFbos1z1EGgFQetiy0X-mQ7QGH7NlG11XMSu4j23ie_2_wP3jpbk/s1600/DSC_0266_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-itgHU5GADG08ewIrcLjSjsbXwzSe6JOfBGyCrtrO6F0uQmC4DJxJXGF1I9FrwVEWu97E43lHsPhcBFw9DliwQaO0As1NRfgqAp3vmDUEQGZGcc5z6wWXRFKyadEoBBXbiGW2LgPGBU/s1600/DSC_0267_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-itgHU5GADG08ewIrcLjSjsbXwzSe6JOfBGyCrtrO6F0uQmC4DJxJXGF1I9FrwVEWu97E43lHsPhcBFw9DliwQaO0As1NRfgqAp3vmDUEQGZGcc5z6wWXRFKyadEoBBXbiGW2LgPGBU/s1600/DSC_0267_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I only used old document frames that my husband got rid of from his office and ordered the prints from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/">ETSY</a> from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/oneBLURpictures?ref=l2-shopheader-name">oneBLURpictures</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/AVvXsEhvFyv1iifc33aECwiU0yfPSkywdlnIc39MJx3n5t8IZf1g7cGAzeOuy_zMwDH-AfPctYzVIQD0lfziuc6OLL1NVcYvLjnON0SObTzmh_7FatRowmByN6SuIK3P4ed05ISttyGA3gLtkfQ/s1600/DSC_0268_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFyv1iifc33aECwiU0yfPSkywdlnIc39MJx3n5t8IZf1g7cGAzeOuy_zMwDH-AfPctYzVIQD0lfziuc6OLL1NVcYvLjnON0SObTzmh_7FatRowmByN6SuIK3P4ed05ISttyGA3gLtkfQ/s1600/DSC_0268_Fotor.jpg" width="245" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKJ1quHOKawWBITyDzckIeWYyYqusAFubfGPfSTC2ncfFHqtu2mKMvgaPvvokemmKDwHBfozXnpnnRPAdxya-3asKPhvnfDsc-pXccH45vfcwh_geEvnC-2a2l-dYDtqulbyrhAjhGJZ0/s1600/DSC_0269_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKJ1quHOKawWBITyDzckIeWYyYqusAFubfGPfSTC2ncfFHqtu2mKMvgaPvvokemmKDwHBfozXnpnnRPAdxya-3asKPhvnfDsc-pXccH45vfcwh_geEvnC-2a2l-dYDtqulbyrhAjhGJZ0/s1600/DSC_0269_Fotor.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5nlEnFPI0BHeSfO8lcpXqKnXZK_l8_1XcuCgk8FzRqJ0rHnnepPHZjZe27HVHa0F0icXo61F0wlz0PiDTc4OY8jwEKDfhlz2kX2805Ry6PF3a45xpwYE_liPe_mE9OZWcOsQmex7DJ4/s1600/DSC_0270_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5nlEnFPI0BHeSfO8lcpXqKnXZK_l8_1XcuCgk8FzRqJ0rHnnepPHZjZe27HVHa0F0icXo61F0wlz0PiDTc4OY8jwEKDfhlz2kX2805Ry6PF3a45xpwYE_liPe_mE9OZWcOsQmex7DJ4/s1600/DSC_0270_Fotor.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicOm8v_SBlgxHH8mzwJ7gk7LTdISFnF9iHT6v7fHHQuQNK2Lx6u5Z5kLtEYAsia-qjgEC9dRMHO3_iLpLmHOHS_xuoFUhKo-bbefRCgUd7o2glWtDMFSJ8yRFu-TKK4FglKQkp_bGhJTY/s1600/DSC_0271_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicOm8v_SBlgxHH8mzwJ7gk7LTdISFnF9iHT6v7fHHQuQNK2Lx6u5Z5kLtEYAsia-qjgEC9dRMHO3_iLpLmHOHS_xuoFUhKo-bbefRCgUd7o2glWtDMFSJ8yRFu-TKK4FglKQkp_bGhJTY/s1600/DSC_0271_Fotor.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The seller has a wide selection of branded art prints</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/AVvXsEj37I6wgde0nPMgFfMc8esL0kbmII7i54u_GLFGXIygEI-ex0QXJf_cUnd2FkOPHwpdZlXvYtGqbculGgiThkfBf0LNLnAMAQ3bByD6uvFC8omrTPJ13rbB3HsO93Fhn8ywrtjHC6uGFds/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-11-24+at+12.35.26+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj37I6wgde0nPMgFfMc8esL0kbmII7i54u_GLFGXIygEI-ex0QXJf_cUnd2FkOPHwpdZlXvYtGqbculGgiThkfBf0LNLnAMAQ3bByD6uvFC8omrTPJ13rbB3HsO93Fhn8ywrtjHC6uGFds/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-11-24+at+12.35.26+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm busy now with preparing for Thanksgiving. We're hosting again with some of our friends and their families in our home. :-) Hopefully I can start sharing some of my Christmas decorations next week!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: x-large;">Happy Thanksgiving!</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b></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>

Simple Bathroom Art

I did a simple quick bathroom update in our basement bathroom. It went from this... Used left-over wallpaper from our Upstairs Powder Room t...

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Martha Stewart's Wall Decals

<div style="text-align: center;">You know I have a 'love affair' with wall decals in my home right? From my kitchen...</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/AVvXsEjjM_4eE0E4AAO5gCpp5gH22j8Sbft3P92qqfnNEd2ZatsDBxnnIq6ouLYYL1a153uav6St0NXCaam7nw_r0hL-1jPDEBMGwMOYh39k8Tv2iINFCMPnZUJxM9jLfuTP_RQtQdGge-TYwhk/s1600/DSC_0021_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjM_4eE0E4AAO5gCpp5gH22j8Sbft3P92qqfnNEd2ZatsDBxnnIq6ouLYYL1a153uav6St0NXCaam7nw_r0hL-1jPDEBMGwMOYh39k8Tv2iINFCMPnZUJxM9jLfuTP_RQtQdGge-TYwhk/s1600/DSC_0021_Fotor.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://buhayatbahay.blogspot.com/2014/03/so-i-have-this-other-wall.html">My Dry Erase Wall decal which I wrote about HERE</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">to my Powder room...</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/AVvXsEjE4nce_joLPUHcq98BphXlri9CQzTjVMUMmiS0d1LQbC44jjkIg32prAAU9g3J_8XIu97wTaJNeRi3xTH4giW9bJUi1Xk-Jr2h8r8HO2mFVbPaHFK_luS0Qr5DA8-VwNnEbUlHlNOV3fI/s1600/DSC_0505_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE4nce_joLPUHcq98BphXlri9CQzTjVMUMmiS0d1LQbC44jjkIg32prAAU9g3J_8XIu97wTaJNeRi3xTH4giW9bJUi1Xk-Jr2h8r8HO2mFVbPaHFK_luS0Qr5DA8-VwNnEbUlHlNOV3fI/s1600/DSC_0505_Fotor.jpg" width="292" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://buhayatbahay.blogspot.com/2014/07/simple-door-update.html">Wrote about this Door Decal HERE</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Laundry room...</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/AVvXsEj3a33TntlNO8Osds1FPV7dyFP6l5CpgobYOM9jidvNeObSvobMRbr6H8ZN8wgeQcxbJryq__onci96Rve2490AROELaQBObVu6xtMFh2VIQ2L0pQy4Y6RXgqIXj2syt8dPPbJt4l60gu0/s1600/DSC_0504_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3a33TntlNO8Osds1FPV7dyFP6l5CpgobYOM9jidvNeObSvobMRbr6H8ZN8wgeQcxbJryq__onci96Rve2490AROELaQBObVu6xtMFh2VIQ2L0pQy4Y6RXgqIXj2syt8dPPbJt4l60gu0/s1600/DSC_0504_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://buhayatbahay.blogspot.com/2014/07/simple-door-update.html">Wrote about it HERE</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> son's room...</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/AVvXsEgAxIEyK4IPjt3mYL0g_VKnAfdqkT1VMeQFB9S_x9Ip15SH63IF8aFtnf9HdVLZ0BwgLCKra4CAA9nhUcKWquyfOp8GFg8CoaXjefF3beZfDMQe23Cs-aaJJIFC0scbaUNU1CrweEa41ho/s1600/DSC_0013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxIEyK4IPjt3mYL0g_VKnAfdqkT1VMeQFB9S_x9Ip15SH63IF8aFtnf9HdVLZ0BwgLCKra4CAA9nhUcKWquyfOp8GFg8CoaXjefF3beZfDMQe23Cs-aaJJIFC0scbaUNU1CrweEa41ho/s1600/DSC_0013.jpg" width="425" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://buhayatbahay.blogspot.com/2012/10/aidans-room-update.html">My Son's room re-do HERE</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and even Sophia's Crib....</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/AVvXsEgQuWKrQYqhDoskYlN7iAFO6LZ9i5lIVZCc7KxG8ZXnMEORHt5F1VNx0GabQj9TgZwAcRPxSwTtyGPabqKT0RYtPJ_Y3U-yoUgNJ1S-f_gVKyrireIW8cBxIGPibSS_G_lqKZUUan8yhTA/s1600/DSC_0022_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQuWKrQYqhDoskYlN7iAFO6LZ9i5lIVZCc7KxG8ZXnMEORHt5F1VNx0GabQj9TgZwAcRPxSwTtyGPabqKT0RYtPJ_Y3U-yoUgNJ1S-f_gVKyrireIW8cBxIGPibSS_G_lqKZUUan8yhTA/s1600/DSC_0022_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://buhayatbahay.blogspot.com/2014/09/final-touches-in-master-bedroom-nursery.html">Wrote about this beautiful decal HERE</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have used decals to enhance aspects in our home. I love that their easy to install and totally keeps my walls or things, scratch free. Plus, I can change it up on a whim!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When I heard Martha Stewart launched her own line of wall decals on <a href="http://www.fathead.com/search-results/?term=martha+stewart"><b><span style="color: #073763;">FATHEAD</span></b></a>, I just had to check it out. And of course, I wasn't disappointed. Here are a few of my faves...</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/AVvXsEhDjgN_FjoylAz7DwNOeWor5rYUXBe-pePE7ZIN0Kfta7wPC_69FfvKfg7iEaZGCDmR37McrdXXs2p_u6XhBtTd1UDsabhGfm_H26DA4ClDrPPyASlTk2J4MUPYF-rgQKreKohmqEY0LGo/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-11-21+at+6.12.37+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjgN_FjoylAz7DwNOeWor5rYUXBe-pePE7ZIN0Kfta7wPC_69FfvKfg7iEaZGCDmR37McrdXXs2p_u6XhBtTd1UDsabhGfm_H26DA4ClDrPPyASlTk2J4MUPYF-rgQKreKohmqEY0LGo/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-11-21+at+6.12.37+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fathead.com/martha-stewart/oversized-nature/watercolor-chrysanthemum-wall-decal/?src=search">Water color Chrysanthemum</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/AVvXsEhdG7d_olJXrLDg7oNGaqkNUgCt5YHjKxmu4xhUMlhNo1OnO13QZAQnYAupsm5Gfe0fD_IYbQS1EvU3W39tGi7eyN__PLojADFHDU7LdAGgJzw97Sh2L_twXoTo0stWeolek9OQyBEz3as/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-11-21+at+6.14.04+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdG7d_olJXrLDg7oNGaqkNUgCt5YHjKxmu4xhUMlhNo1OnO13QZAQnYAupsm5Gfe0fD_IYbQS1EvU3W39tGi7eyN__PLojADFHDU7LdAGgJzw97Sh2L_twXoTo0stWeolek9OQyBEz3as/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-11-21+at+6.14.04+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fathead.com/martha-stewart/decorative-accents/chinese-ceramics-wall-decal/?src=search">Chinese Ceramics</a></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEhkfUgsC5BCWJyl7Ox-yzdeOKpAeXPTcvoE84gYVCv4V3T2kX-JMv2yOMizb6YD6QKFFIBXzjAGkQHYX0W3yuUaxIhERlTvbTaxsGl6Hyb4TDQxSysuoGGwDDGaMsNnUfVnzZFYSxRXknE/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-11-21+at+6.15.21+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfUgsC5BCWJyl7Ox-yzdeOKpAeXPTcvoE84gYVCv4V3T2kX-JMv2yOMizb6YD6QKFFIBXzjAGkQHYX0W3yuUaxIhERlTvbTaxsGl6Hyb4TDQxSysuoGGwDDGaMsNnUfVnzZFYSxRXknE/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-11-21+at+6.15.21+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fathead.com/martha-stewart/headboards/classic-bamboo-headboard-wall-decal/?src=search">Classic Bamboo Headboard</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/AVvXsEjt4PlwrjTjJR4eFsSAfvdcLhQUpLgvIXtSxKyrnrxytQOK_CgKQvviXWL-VmNxyzC2vel-j8DXYUVAe_EotS7oZoqvvR5UG4oL_R2knGfZbjtAPnBmm5DeeHsIcQyFBQ6zOijgsgFOeXY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-11-21+at+7.36.16+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt4PlwrjTjJR4eFsSAfvdcLhQUpLgvIXtSxKyrnrxytQOK_CgKQvviXWL-VmNxyzC2vel-j8DXYUVAe_EotS7oZoqvvR5UG4oL_R2knGfZbjtAPnBmm5DeeHsIcQyFBQ6zOijgsgFOeXY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-11-21+at+7.36.16+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fathead.com/martha-stewart/door-panels-windows/geometric-triple-panel-door-set-wall-decal/?src=search">Geometric door panel</a></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/AVvXsEhMmEiSQ-Qx2SWypBU6Hgx1ycMaMuTxelWpAXX2LJuyxSP5Db18yW5nx7OhQ2RZ-myCn97oJd_i8NQKiiaeguc7LC08bVzktnN9VoPtPed9H8HYppU7PtVl98yefKpdvIrJHThFUkdHuAc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-11-21+at+7.38.20+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmEiSQ-Qx2SWypBU6Hgx1ycMaMuTxelWpAXX2LJuyxSP5Db18yW5nx7OhQ2RZ-myCn97oJd_i8NQKiiaeguc7LC08bVzktnN9VoPtPed9H8HYppU7PtVl98yefKpdvIrJHThFUkdHuAc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-11-21+at+7.38.20+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fathead.com/martha-stewart/headboards/shaped-headboard-with-flowers-wall-decal/?src=search">Shaped Headboard with Flowers</a></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/AVvXsEgO7SMYRSYi_kKtvk0H7GleFnuOm34myjKEpeRmhY5-krA_p7triEgLKAytE0LehvaURKtw5gz6cfY0F862ybMUbsuiIpiYNdy16f1d9VUS4cE0_X-rsCxgrwteeo52q-r21quodZbkeVo/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-11-21+at+7.40.30+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO7SMYRSYi_kKtvk0H7GleFnuOm34myjKEpeRmhY5-krA_p7triEgLKAytE0LehvaURKtw5gz6cfY0F862ybMUbsuiIpiYNdy16f1d9VUS4cE0_X-rsCxgrwteeo52q-r21quodZbkeVo/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-11-21+at+7.40.30+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fathead.com/martha-stewart/monograms/athens-monogram-traditional-wall-decal/?src=search">Athens Monogram</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Is your head going around in circles thinking of all the wonderful possibilities?!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">Hope you all Have a Wonderful Weekend!</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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! 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Martha Stewart's Wall Decals

You know I have a 'love affair' with wall decals in my home right? From my kitchen... My Dry Erase Wall decal which I wrote about HE...

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Photobook Reviews

<br /><div style="text-align: center;">There's been a ton of new ways of doing photo books lately.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If your a fan of this way of displaying photos sans photo albums, you know what I'm talking about.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From almost all the stores and the apps around, there are so many types and price range of photo books out there, that It's really tempting to try some,  and I have been a huge fan of this way of showing my photos ever since Shutterfly started.  I have a lot of photo books from this store....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9Ey0271E43Ni4QTXNfYFEsNSVgTBqOhGUYkBXi-y62hKXxXyr9Ws7Y9itUn22eQ_pCywyDk6lEa3zJmwHQnUTcZKR3DL5x7RpJsUrnk4eCb7Rv_4VLqWAaBY3zLqECqVcD9zu2dOz7Q/s1600/DSC_0013_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9Ey0271E43Ni4QTXNfYFEsNSVgTBqOhGUYkBXi-y62hKXxXyr9Ws7Y9itUn22eQ_pCywyDk6lEa3zJmwHQnUTcZKR3DL5x7RpJsUrnk4eCb7Rv_4VLqWAaBY3zLqECqVcD9zu2dOz7Q/s1600/DSC_0013_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1Qj8elLKcmD_6eaDm07xtIdvWfUoyfg69oqCBcZb4ddExzeiJLOQlENYswIIxhVQhk6BzyBfFw310bKi7_NKozINsrY3NfQOAd-DTaWlSpmPzsXvA2rbuSXOdSqdhpK4nCiL6NI6wHc/s1600/DSC_0014_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1Qj8elLKcmD_6eaDm07xtIdvWfUoyfg69oqCBcZb4ddExzeiJLOQlENYswIIxhVQhk6BzyBfFw310bKi7_NKozINsrY3NfQOAd-DTaWlSpmPzsXvA2rbuSXOdSqdhpK4nCiL6NI6wHc/s1600/DSC_0014_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have recently tried a few of the new ones that are available and I would like to share my 2-cents worth of opinion on each one and let you decide which ones you'd like to try.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">1) <a href="http://photo.samsclub.com/album/photobook_selection_1.aspx">Sam's Club Premium Photobook</a></span></i></b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-13cqXyGKNYKm5MqsTIabXwfr7ok7fsKxStm2YH0nRCzA1M2TRHtf3RhUpmUG6Q9rGmZf7Xn8IFXIsPDaPef4LF_YZ9lcvKGN-AJRpbVQoNzgqna_WwruvB5ckmyUzZGqR9HXzwvV88/s1600/01.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-13cqXyGKNYKm5MqsTIabXwfr7ok7fsKxStm2YH0nRCzA1M2TRHtf3RhUpmUG6Q9rGmZf7Xn8IFXIsPDaPef4LF_YZ9lcvKGN-AJRpbVQoNzgqna_WwruvB5ckmyUzZGqR9HXzwvV88/s1600/01.PNG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIUPC4_JEvKGqrGjJfBfHmUaIvoy0DDNb73N0nCVMCXk22Ll1djYkUK3btrHixse_6k-0A1ttvRNn3n5qHRhHbzBdPLnFOddlSl-4eHH3ymbtqIEMgXxqDjoH9ivqa9tKNeneWOb_IVc/s1600/DSC_0015_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIUPC4_JEvKGqrGjJfBfHmUaIvoy0DDNb73N0nCVMCXk22Ll1djYkUK3btrHixse_6k-0A1ttvRNn3n5qHRhHbzBdPLnFOddlSl-4eHH3ymbtqIEMgXxqDjoH9ivqa9tKNeneWOb_IVc/s1600/DSC_0015_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><u><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><br /></span></u></b><b><u><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><br /></span></u></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ku41yjF2egBhRhyphenhyphengGFd32Q1IewtEklMVExxhh8ZyULswkJeZqLQKpH2wtSkLZZv4P1JMZSQx72b3_uCgKYK7YOIdQUQpXX6aKcMO2Q2UKY0SOClwX-5SvoRsLQJEgdwOvMxy6mVu21E/s1600/DSC_0015_Fotor_Collage_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ku41yjF2egBhRhyphenhyphengGFd32Q1IewtEklMVExxhh8ZyULswkJeZqLQKpH2wtSkLZZv4P1JMZSQx72b3_uCgKYK7YOIdQUQpXX6aKcMO2Q2UKY0SOClwX-5SvoRsLQJEgdwOvMxy6mVu21E/s1600/DSC_0015_Fotor_Collage_Fotor.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><b><u><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><br /></span></u></b><b><u><span style="color: #6aa84f;">PROS: </span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">1) Very affordable ($24 for this one, normally $29) but they usually do promos and sales, so getting discount is easy.</div><div style="text-align: left;">2) Great picture quality and love the glossy and thick paper/cardboard, definitely water and smudge proof.</div><div style="text-align: left;">3) You can pick it up from the store! Save you on shipping.</div><div style="text-align: left;">4) You can lay it flat without worrying if the pages will come off.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: red;">CONS:</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">1) The program it uses to arrange the pictures and book takes some time to getting used to. Not difficult, but just different from what I would consider easy.</div><div style="text-align: left;">2) Not a lot of options on the backgrounds and themes (no Halloween for example)</div><div style="text-align: left;">3) Shipping to store takes a while. More than a week. There is no RUSH order, so if your in a hurry to get it and give it away, I would not recommend this.</div><div style="text-align: left;">4) You can't make copies of the book and do different size on it. What size you start with, that's it. </div><div style="text-align: left;">5) Laying flat will show the prominent crease in the middle though.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">2) <a href="http://www.artisanstate.com/">Artisan State Flushmount Book</a></span></i></b></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/AVvXsEheBIt8QIf6nuI8Napq23gvqyt9phH0LGKInYucSePZEjkEsWQqElyuiGuQNwbfZLgGzVhfStjn4luJrNr7iuSgW_NKOCPmdzzpWbZEmkopEYu6CGaUfEhrbZOPEBf3AfwGKgMmrrHBdkk/s1600/002.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheBIt8QIf6nuI8Napq23gvqyt9phH0LGKInYucSePZEjkEsWQqElyuiGuQNwbfZLgGzVhfStjn4luJrNr7iuSgW_NKOCPmdzzpWbZEmkopEYu6CGaUfEhrbZOPEBf3AfwGKgMmrrHBdkk/s1600/002.PNG" width="302" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsEIQ3S9siUQn2BWRjJ6R0qttRs7CYoWwcnWtzbwt3wXSgylgkZvYdv63PZGoCXoN7B5a1TgIEOoP5r_umikkhqgde4YU7AJ3ydvwJYD2Jota5NQQyweC6jYFlWi3sqwwcEFECQ9U_kc/s1600/DSC_0019_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsEIQ3S9siUQn2BWRjJ6R0qttRs7CYoWwcnWtzbwt3wXSgylgkZvYdv63PZGoCXoN7B5a1TgIEOoP5r_umikkhqgde4YU7AJ3ydvwJYD2Jota5NQQyweC6jYFlWi3sqwwcEFECQ9U_kc/s1600/DSC_0019_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7To5wF1rd4-qgEgHeBFxjmgM6Qa9ZFrGdeT8bm472-6EhO5ER2S8cIh8in71lYkukeJ3dvYrpLFfmmhyphenhyphenA7K5zBVjrqs3E_uIeQw-LYEUdzUNd6Qh8se7iewiaWgWx_b78xJMdysNQgUQ/s1600/DSC_0020_Fotor_Collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7To5wF1rd4-qgEgHeBFxjmgM6Qa9ZFrGdeT8bm472-6EhO5ER2S8cIh8in71lYkukeJ3dvYrpLFfmmhyphenhyphenA7K5zBVjrqs3E_uIeQw-LYEUdzUNd6Qh8se7iewiaWgWx_b78xJMdysNQgUQ/s1600/DSC_0020_Fotor_Collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #6aa84f;">PROS:</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">1) Definitely a photobook worth showing! It's beautiful, sturdy and elegant.</div><div style="text-align: left;">2) Picture quality is superb.</div><div style="text-align: left;">3) Love that you can lay it flat without distorting image quality</div><div style="text-align: left;">4) All the pages are strong, sturdy and also smudge-free and water-proof.<br />5) Library-bound book.</div><div style="text-align: left;">6) Easy to use editing software.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: red;">CONS:</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">1) A bit expensive, I ordered the 12 X 12 leather one and got a coupon for a sample copy, and still paid $80 for it. It would have been $190 if I didn't. Shipping is free. I think  it depends on the number of pages and size of course, have not tried their $20 black book version yet.</div><div style="text-align: left;">2) Takes a while to get your order, mine took also almost 2 weeks to be delivered.</div><div style="text-align: left;">3) Heavy. Not something you'd lug around to show off, it best sits on your coffee table.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">3) <a href="http://groovebook.com/">Groove Book</a></span></i></b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjayuP_4BdDAUHq75ekoWCqMtdpckFnIjYvPJpIlre_u4RxwiizxjJ2RboihtMtIJrn8Wl1-anZ5kmf7Wx9IKKOpowCnlUGhD2B5BDp4LDjrUbciyAw-ZzHOHTOWQzSHZ86Wl2QP6Ubffs/s1600/0002.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjayuP_4BdDAUHq75ekoWCqMtdpckFnIjYvPJpIlre_u4RxwiizxjJ2RboihtMtIJrn8Wl1-anZ5kmf7Wx9IKKOpowCnlUGhD2B5BDp4LDjrUbciyAw-ZzHOHTOWQzSHZ86Wl2QP6Ubffs/s1600/0002.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6f1O8HGJr8YDBR84myuAVcIwCNsJsge4s3cknd9XlzpKf1lySkjzNG55QGP5BArdhKmg1F7lQBCnr-mdKW0CPJUPN9Ch4g0mIbreyGdToGbcc983uxSgHKsJIQImGnu4EvDrlqXgMSko/s1600/DSC_0010_Fotor_Collage_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6f1O8HGJr8YDBR84myuAVcIwCNsJsge4s3cknd9XlzpKf1lySkjzNG55QGP5BArdhKmg1F7lQBCnr-mdKW0CPJUPN9Ch4g0mIbreyGdToGbcc983uxSgHKsJIQImGnu4EvDrlqXgMSko/s1600/DSC_0010_Fotor_Collage_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #6aa84f;">PROS:</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">1) Cheapest one out there with 100 photos/book at $2.99 with FREE SHIPPING, you can order and give away as many as you want. Plus there's always a coupon code for a FREE BOOK for a friend always. <b>You can use this code CRISTE9 and get 1 for free if you'd like to try it out</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">2) App is FREE.</div><div style="text-align: left;">3) Easy to use app.</div><div style="text-align: left;">4) Good for both iphones and Android.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: red;">CONS:</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">1) Flimsiest paper among all the books I think, very thin and picture quality is not great.</div><div style="text-align: left;">2) Easily pulls apart (which is partly the point since the idea is you might want to just tear a picture up and give it away instantly).</div><div style="text-align: left;">3) It only shows the date & time of the photos from your phone, you cannot add any additional texts.</div><div style="text-align: left;">4) You cannot change the sequence of photos you have. You can choose what to put on the book, but not change the sequence of it.</div><div style="text-align: left;">5) You can't customize covers, they choose it for you.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">4) <a href="http://www.chatbooks.com/">Chat Books</a></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY2ksfvzEZe8uOOBOi4DAk2Z1PakzRHXHAfcwugwF53CICQLZVKFsXG4YaprImF7dPR7AXn2mr6J_Diq4bKVqb2wiDlo9gDCc4QQSe4vsWaOLI2dGAEsOaN0rz_EU1_rJbTChml4-Bi_Y/s1600/003.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY2ksfvzEZe8uOOBOi4DAk2Z1PakzRHXHAfcwugwF53CICQLZVKFsXG4YaprImF7dPR7AXn2mr6J_Diq4bKVqb2wiDlo9gDCc4QQSe4vsWaOLI2dGAEsOaN0rz_EU1_rJbTChml4-Bi_Y/s1600/003.PNG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd6irgwW6HovPbCZ8FVXCDvYs4KeXlbugae5EU_JQWHetujW9VL39SxvAr06wJNT_oQ2X88hKCcNJSibOCe03UDeeqpe9gy2Q2tRP4L3HMA6uiPzbTLis_OlmuC5yltYKr0QHshLf9Ei0/s1600/DSC_0012_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd6irgwW6HovPbCZ8FVXCDvYs4KeXlbugae5EU_JQWHetujW9VL39SxvAr06wJNT_oQ2X88hKCcNJSibOCe03UDeeqpe9gy2Q2tRP4L3HMA6uiPzbTLis_OlmuC5yltYKr0QHshLf9Ei0/s1600/DSC_0012_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></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/AVvXsEiUvbuNRW5irIWhBpzv73BM9MXZhPmRBfJetCe8KtfUH3flqzctx6mEP_u_T8kOlwANrpUBnGuxBY_5I7ViEJKEhJTv_nanuxXxFf89ayeYpSkHXBKfzwcvtDSY5G7waSC2dSqSZePUIBM/s1600/DSC_0013_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUvbuNRW5irIWhBpzv73BM9MXZhPmRBfJetCe8KtfUH3flqzctx6mEP_u_T8kOlwANrpUBnGuxBY_5I7ViEJKEhJTv_nanuxXxFf89ayeYpSkHXBKfzwcvtDSY5G7waSC2dSqSZePUIBM/s1600/DSC_0013_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Like the labels on the side</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/AVvXsEjv62Nv1K7d4snYXPyGinbNnHGY6KMBfu03faxid7g6K60jbAE7R3DooQxDKMvxfCKPxsejLJBIqVhn6Sl41dEkkezpqeSiQ8ofVtgC_cEJKNxdQupK47gm2AwVJ0FOmEGmYlUWVzmV9iQ/s1600/DSC_0014_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv62Nv1K7d4snYXPyGinbNnHGY6KMBfu03faxid7g6K60jbAE7R3DooQxDKMvxfCKPxsejLJBIqVhn6Sl41dEkkezpqeSiQ8ofVtgC_cEJKNxdQupK47gm2AwVJ0FOmEGmYlUWVzmV9iQ/s1600/DSC_0014_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What's inside</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><u><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">PROS:</span></b></u><br />1) Affordable at $6 for the Instagram and Chatbook series (60 photos each book).  Shipping is FREE.<br />2) Very easy to use app<br />3) You can add additional texts to your photos and easily change the sequence of photos around.<br />4) App is also free<br />5) You can add tittles to your book<br />6) Lightweight, pictures are crisp and clear<br /><br /><b><u><span style="color: red;">CONS:</span></u></b><br />1) Only for iphone users as of now.<br />2) Custom books are priced higher and but can go up to 300 pages, you pay shipping at $2.95<br />3) Shipping took longer than I expected, no rush orders too<br />4) Paper is a bit thin<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">There are other apps out there that does photo books, I still have to try them. But so far, I enjoyed making these particularly the chapbooks which I can do anytime on my phone.  I would recommend trying any of these since it would make awesome gifts for yourself or others!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: x-large;">Have a Great Week friends!</span></i></b></div><br /><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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

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