New vintage bedroom and the photo shoot...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally we finished the renovations in the bedroom just in time for Anne Gridley and Gary Graves to photograph it and the rest of the house last Thursday and Friday. If you have followed our journey, you already know about the delays and setbacks. Despite all that, it turned out exactly as we had hoped and we just love it.</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/AVvXsEgr3KJ1OhPP_N1ps385XXxf3tfN2B7s2Is5IboCtnMlr8YApC7J5EpLDZBP0IGhlmHUcd8BMYDAkPPwg_DPTvxZ_aQ8DCAKWQX2U5CNkiQ5F0aTE14UeJlV6uNwBnaBRpEWpW0KYdp8Jw/s1600/2014-mbed3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr3KJ1OhPP_N1ps385XXxf3tfN2B7s2Is5IboCtnMlr8YApC7J5EpLDZBP0IGhlmHUcd8BMYDAkPPwg_DPTvxZ_aQ8DCAKWQX2U5CNkiQ5F0aTE14UeJlV6uNwBnaBRpEWpW0KYdp8Jw/s1600/2014-mbed3.jpg" width="480"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2014/05/new-vintage-bedroom-and-photo-shoot.html#more">Read more...</a>

New vintage bedroom and the photo shoot...

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Progress and old hinges

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Things are finally progressing around here...from this six years ago:</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/AVvXsEgvOvpyk4Z0QIax8gf656iDsA0yPZFIp2rDS8PN6HK7fGeRCcyTNB3sotiXKJzbugdfAS74cd907UWzGLgCE4PfU2qDkw54vCt3s_G_yvYRchWn8e-NvyuBr3LhzYM4L9JpW6MbR7iQrA/s1600/bedall1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOvpyk4Z0QIax8gf656iDsA0yPZFIp2rDS8PN6HK7fGeRCcyTNB3sotiXKJzbugdfAS74cd907UWzGLgCE4PfU2qDkw54vCt3s_G_yvYRchWn8e-NvyuBr3LhzYM4L9JpW6MbR7iQrA/s1600/bedall1.jpg" width="640"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2014/05/progress-and-old-hinges.html#more">Read more...</a>

Progress and old hinges

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It's the little things...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have always thought the little details are what make things special. When trying to achieve true vintage style, the details are really important.</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/AVvXsEj3prmOq-0iG2aeaOIpZb7UPif5ctR9D4mNE4X2lEjzls_ZZiCJVY2cXdgbWoQhHjRPvibfpAJYvXpfHrJJ5zc509yRLwXE6gc7eEGBmWwT46MTiZuklWrLe9kxDIGCg8x_9CBzbROM3A/s1600/2014doors13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3prmOq-0iG2aeaOIpZb7UPif5ctR9D4mNE4X2lEjzls_ZZiCJVY2cXdgbWoQhHjRPvibfpAJYvXpfHrJJ5zc509yRLwXE6gc7eEGBmWwT46MTiZuklWrLe9kxDIGCg8x_9CBzbROM3A/s1600/2014doors13.jpg" width="306"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br></a></div><a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2014/04/its-little-things.html#more">Read more...</a>

It's the little things...

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Mason jar jewelry

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The calendar says "spring" even if it was 20 degrees last night here in the North Carolina mountains. </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/AVvXsEhrlhGvzg1rLMrJ313bGGpb2HMqWRZ4Nche0Kp2k7kAxc57fGa27ofrVsntTne-xnkU_3sObZh9MBhRDTUFhYFEJzvSzqS26o-i78td5aodZtU48PHrE2VgXs83Z8ScXxDhUVUGoNJycQ/s1600/2014springflowers4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlhGvzg1rLMrJ313bGGpb2HMqWRZ4Nche0Kp2k7kAxc57fGa27ofrVsntTne-xnkU_3sObZh9MBhRDTUFhYFEJzvSzqS26o-i78td5aodZtU48PHrE2VgXs83Z8ScXxDhUVUGoNJycQ/s1600/2014springflowers4.jpg" width="375"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2014/04/mason-jar-jewelry.html#more">Read more...</a>

Mason jar jewelry

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Major setback and trying to move forward

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I keep saying the smallest projects always turn out to have the biggest issues. Let me just repeat that.</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/AVvXsEipuP-Buqt19DAd0L1sF8PlTsGaIU5_vt_3Eh5tj_90AAQBberMzdvisNgZXYZJEsQyvcUYWMlxjmekCRIltUOwZM6dBDSa5Q2U5YLCgDcEcsuqNMLW11jAxxrYo0sjrjPDEwwI3kIQoQ/s1600/doorknobsoldhouse1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipuP-Buqt19DAd0L1sF8PlTsGaIU5_vt_3Eh5tj_90AAQBberMzdvisNgZXYZJEsQyvcUYWMlxjmekCRIltUOwZM6dBDSa5Q2U5YLCgDcEcsuqNMLW11jAxxrYo0sjrjPDEwwI3kIQoQ/s1600/doorknobsoldhouse1.jpg" width="632"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2014/04/major-setback-and-trying-to-move-forward.html#more">Read more...</a>

Major setback and trying to move forward

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Progress on the bathroom...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Like I said last week, the smallest projects always turn into something bigger and this has been no exception. It all started with taking out the corner bathtub in the master bath and replacing it with a closet. I was determined to build it around these antique doors from my grandparent's house. </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/AVvXsEjPm4blPzgv_4uMILuPcxW9MIIKJ0xxYjwAF0YWj9OoBuXLPWwERXkVU1EABixy6avKQx5VKq4-L18LdnPEawkXw0v4mEsT65Ija-KSM4V0iIcO6Zb0b_7wCebayLlgjzL6uB1o8vvWyw/s1600/2014Mbathdoors1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPm4blPzgv_4uMILuPcxW9MIIKJ0xxYjwAF0YWj9OoBuXLPWwERXkVU1EABixy6avKQx5VKq4-L18LdnPEawkXw0v4mEsT65Ija-KSM4V0iIcO6Zb0b_7wCebayLlgjzL6uB1o8vvWyw/s1600/2014Mbathdoors1.jpg" width="412"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2014/04/progress-on-bathroom.html#more">Read more...</a>

Progress on the bathroom...

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The smallest projects always have the biggest issues...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When we made our wormy chestnut countertops last summer, I fell in love with the perfect mixed mosaic glass and stone tiles for the backsplash at Lowes.</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/AVvXsEix7q3NDzua8F7KR8ECiBDJWuRE2tFxjE7KEXhGcUY6HMilF_U7vs8-P8kTuuLwoM7F9KD2i4Uv2dukh1n2ax5Bi2_7wXPn30_THHgI-xePOpnuK8wVAOIf-YKhX2Sxqg_corA5tiJG-Q/s1600/2014springkitchen6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7q3NDzua8F7KR8ECiBDJWuRE2tFxjE7KEXhGcUY6HMilF_U7vs8-P8kTuuLwoM7F9KD2i4Uv2dukh1n2ax5Bi2_7wXPn30_THHgI-xePOpnuK8wVAOIf-YKhX2Sxqg_corA5tiJG-Q/s1600/2014springkitchen6.jpg" width="388"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-smallest-projects-always-have.html#more">Read more...</a>

The smallest projects always have the biggest issues...

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The antique organ and the flea market brass lamp

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While I realize most people are not decorating around an 1886 organ, it does provide a sort of "sideboard" space when closed, and most all of us can relate to that.  </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/AVvXsEimKXQxWq6jxqjtV9KYyjYGUD4mgQSbQw8_1_-uHSnDNxUjQmdEQL8atRD7Hi4bJlWE1YsDf88UPoafS6RNp7bJxDEaIWqfSdqVMzWUkJ8ssF-DUFKt4FcTim6RWC6W3VoA4xdfRDdxEg/s1600/2014brasslamp5organ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKXQxWq6jxqjtV9KYyjYGUD4mgQSbQw8_1_-uHSnDNxUjQmdEQL8atRD7Hi4bJlWE1YsDf88UPoafS6RNp7bJxDEaIWqfSdqVMzWUkJ8ssF-DUFKt4FcTim6RWC6W3VoA4xdfRDdxEg/s1600/2014brasslamp5organ.jpg" width="640"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-antique-organ-and-flea-market-brass.html#more">Read more...</a>

The antique organ and the flea market brass lamp

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Aging gold frames...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been using gold and brass accents for a while but hated the color some of my picture frames  had.</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/AVvXsEiRtaiLcra3nMqi68dWC-7COsnGJoFaNJjIKktYAQtL8hJCxxuSkGai_v4kk_w9Zmr4gxQPIjQ98mhfuq9fKgS7FgG2hOt8loNKIcawhswafTsXv1L7KOdq7NIseLCPzlxppAgFJ-ThRw/s1600/camera3door5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRtaiLcra3nMqi68dWC-7COsnGJoFaNJjIKktYAQtL8hJCxxuSkGai_v4kk_w9Zmr4gxQPIjQ98mhfuq9fKgS7FgG2hOt8loNKIcawhswafTsXv1L7KOdq7NIseLCPzlxppAgFJ-ThRw/s1600/camera3door5D.jpg" width="400"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2014/03/aging-gold-frames.html#more">Read more...</a>

Aging gold frames...

I have been using gold and brass accents for a while but hated the color some of my picture frames  had. Read more...

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Making pillows and feathers everywhere...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I dove right into pillow making last week. Literally. I'm still cleaning up feathers. </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/AVvXsEgAqBAjQSeRvFzjFZ28PNMx-ut-tIezJY37mwDRpUJ2DYQO6edGeQevUc-B_SpP-KsqtnNw82pfR-elCaxfpBMRJIAMsi5itIxNFqcgdvdQCUxu4fJd4FICuza6FyTBVCaBMrU5CvaCKg/s1600/2014LRpillows1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAqBAjQSeRvFzjFZ28PNMx-ut-tIezJY37mwDRpUJ2DYQO6edGeQevUc-B_SpP-KsqtnNw82pfR-elCaxfpBMRJIAMsi5itIxNFqcgdvdQCUxu4fJd4FICuza6FyTBVCaBMrU5CvaCKg/s1600/2014LRpillows1.jpg" width="420"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg"></a></span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span><br><a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2014/01/making-pillows-and-feathers-everywhere.html#more">Read more...</a>

Making pillows and feathers everywhere...

I dove right into pillow making last week. Literally. I'm still cleaning up feathers.  Read more...

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~~~DIY Summer Wreath....FREE!!!!~~~~

Good morning! LOTS of fluffing going on around here! Joe had been, LITERALLY, working his butt off doing our new landscaping. And I mean literally, his pants are about falling off. I guess I should be digging put there too!!!!!!!!!!! However, I have been busy doing other things and one of them was fixing and adding to my summer wreath. In the move it got kinda messed up so I pulled alot off it and then kinda redid it all.I only used what I had on hand so this was a FREE project!!!! Love that! I had some extra flowers in my stash so decided to make it LUSH and FULL!!!!!!!!!!! Full of color and life! As you may remember from last year, I wired 3 wreaths together for the base. Then startd adding some flowers and fun gardening items. This is how it looks as you come up the walk.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rQ4rvJfF2dlrVe31CsuIikivm4v1330W79FY2O_58GUbr5KnlS__0W9k6ugCMc9-QRPNes0VGnmNWpNRJpybN9pcH1QUwtnN3QIVnjBsPI8Ca-_VSqA7qxT6nyDeB6PVKgFbq7D_Tibs/s1600/IMG_0086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rQ4rvJfF2dlrVe31CsuIikivm4v1330W79FY2O_58GUbr5KnlS__0W9k6ugCMc9-QRPNes0VGnmNWpNRJpybN9pcH1QUwtnN3QIVnjBsPI8Ca-_VSqA7qxT6nyDeB6PVKgFbq7D_Tibs/s640/IMG_0086.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9nDF8wrYZR1GWzfvqPWaL7Vjsur07e9tRsXUKkfsp-TkDWATEZ62X-ekYseCXKH2KDL5jUv-GfqsnVrPd4OymGM78Zn9Vo9T7V8pPegrIoCtyRORZyCPhR4Q7MenAawyzWwIR8TH6AAM/s1600/IMG_0087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9nDF8wrYZR1GWzfvqPWaL7Vjsur07e9tRsXUKkfsp-TkDWATEZ62X-ekYseCXKH2KDL5jUv-GfqsnVrPd4OymGM78Zn9Vo9T7V8pPegrIoCtyRORZyCPhR4Q7MenAawyzWwIR8TH6AAM/s640/IMG_0087.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Here you can see the 3 wreaths and that a nest pick was added to the center.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4AsZMEYcAulf18tihvFDTTLHs0IB9SGRVm5fZ16RlbyLuA0HYeY-ETJvmo-yykVSKKkffVDtPvBAq1wBDz2GVIkhGYdmaefPO_OsX7oBzNKwTa4P6fANncn7pH8NdsbUdxf0qKQYRlbB/s1600/IMG_0088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4AsZMEYcAulf18tihvFDTTLHs0IB9SGRVm5fZ16RlbyLuA0HYeY-ETJvmo-yykVSKKkffVDtPvBAq1wBDz2GVIkhGYdmaefPO_OsX7oBzNKwTa4P6fANncn7pH8NdsbUdxf0qKQYRlbB/s640/IMG_0088.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWHOnwC1EJlUMBeSVZV0vXRrS340KPJ4t0hmhgYzy8KqO5dFgzJYrn7sFnHh0Q9cLjSevO7EtILZEqAUQeySCZAjUfsA8GFdqspGDvyp91sbND2YDtkPxfa5LDtb9Om_PIqm8VQO7CZvf/s1600/IMG_0089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWHOnwC1EJlUMBeSVZV0vXRrS340KPJ4t0hmhgYzy8KqO5dFgzJYrn7sFnHh0Q9cLjSevO7EtILZEqAUQeySCZAjUfsA8GFdqspGDvyp91sbND2YDtkPxfa5LDtb9Om_PIqm8VQO7CZvf/s640/IMG_0089.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> This cute little mossy birdhouse was in the stash so on it went!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPi7QqHvpjaaaX4pazhGsZGFyJ4CF1GAH17Taeb9yq3I8rVLpI6K1XkRjydEG6jHRYTNwRNI-kdCJVgxStote7ycJVuVXlPLy7oAoFQSniPYHhcHfYi3zy3MxkQg4WU9lc2yZnlvf6Ozn/s1600/IMG_0090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPi7QqHvpjaaaX4pazhGsZGFyJ4CF1GAH17Taeb9yq3I8rVLpI6K1XkRjydEG6jHRYTNwRNI-kdCJVgxStote7ycJVuVXlPLy7oAoFQSniPYHhcHfYi3zy3MxkQg4WU9lc2yZnlvf6Ozn/s640/IMG_0090.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> Small clay pots were also added. I just pulled wire through the hole in the bottom and wired them to the grapevine. I tip I should pass on to you is buy BUSHES of flowers when you can and cut them apart. You get SO much more "bang for your buck" than single stems and they are usually perfect for wreaths. The impatiens were a bush as well as the geraniums and other flowers too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_kvlYr_GicqX9d2PC_QWhkKPw3lrvYSUIJcdzAk7kQ6_vJ9g9NKMQCOvDUuOg84GnY-GR9Ac4qvot7T-Uzsj1P_RX3hJnSqOcBW5GnkDOd2TCZ-Spd7hP3pNdJ0wHO9_lfr92riVcIIK/s1600/IMG_0091.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_kvlYr_GicqX9d2PC_QWhkKPw3lrvYSUIJcdzAk7kQ6_vJ9g9NKMQCOvDUuOg84GnY-GR9Ac4qvot7T-Uzsj1P_RX3hJnSqOcBW5GnkDOd2TCZ-Spd7hP3pNdJ0wHO9_lfr92riVcIIK/s640/IMG_0091.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> I wanted a real mix of colors so it would be vibrant enough to see easily from the street. Plus all the colors in the annuals and bushes out front are repeated here. I love this pink edged hydrangea, the salmon colored impatiens, creamy hydrangea and touches of PALE blues.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXGRiyMegLN1jQ08dDb4T53SFSlGoSQ_2mHm5JohHHc4o4Sh2dDPkS2NyioeGfeFFF7GfYRxjwX48_uRVfKeEPRHiDT_UTR0nUhcvIKIgXPlv1eNDtUmKRM9jnUZBm32jVV7O6olZiDO2/s1600/IMG_0092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXGRiyMegLN1jQ08dDb4T53SFSlGoSQ_2mHm5JohHHc4o4Sh2dDPkS2NyioeGfeFFF7GfYRxjwX48_uRVfKeEPRHiDT_UTR0nUhcvIKIgXPlv1eNDtUmKRM9jnUZBm32jVV7O6olZiDO2/s640/IMG_0092.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vXxEeAUfj4_Mx4JxQvn0OrPx-M6hEyAGWypbTDRRew3rg6-rmJw_11YB2pfLuqqq_EFln-Jq-E0P7Eqqulrs9Z5YJfDa2S7Rqqw8IYuIcyHtR5EjC4CBxc2xQ0sO84FLFbuB5Jt3RUmC/s1600/IMG_0093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vXxEeAUfj4_Mx4JxQvn0OrPx-M6hEyAGWypbTDRRew3rg6-rmJw_11YB2pfLuqqq_EFln-Jq-E0P7Eqqulrs9Z5YJfDa2S7Rqqw8IYuIcyHtR5EjC4CBxc2xQ0sO84FLFbuB5Jt3RUmC/s640/IMG_0093.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> I even added some bright reds since I have red begonias planted out front too. Long sprigs of flowering stems are added to the outside to make it larger too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwd9uE7ujAytBEWiZdAuRjf8LhYQMzyXYwvq8EhyphenhyphenFCpKc5DBgcCttL3ut3AHoUTGsSvHJbmOJ3zUhxCX5c3fRFOPwF1vz-DfECXTJ0Hy-EWE4MTQy2k7NoGARvQ9-_hI2VzmjB2l_8h-fg/s1600/IMG_0094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwd9uE7ujAytBEWiZdAuRjf8LhYQMzyXYwvq8EhyphenhyphenFCpKc5DBgcCttL3ut3AHoUTGsSvHJbmOJ3zUhxCX5c3fRFOPwF1vz-DfECXTJ0Hy-EWE4MTQy2k7NoGARvQ9-_hI2VzmjB2l_8h-fg/s640/IMG_0094.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUr4-_w54USc11jrvprPn9FQed7J3aLKyuNC3cBLfWNP9FByyw5u9plwn-wL1LuHjOul7SfNcik-ohwq-1eOj5uAa2hlWfUrow6Hu3_8zrCyh8-YvMnxkAW3umQA-S7uhs2jmTnBb01f5/s1600/IMG_0095.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUr4-_w54USc11jrvprPn9FQed7J3aLKyuNC3cBLfWNP9FByyw5u9plwn-wL1LuHjOul7SfNcik-ohwq-1eOj5uAa2hlWfUrow6Hu3_8zrCyh8-YvMnxkAW3umQA-S7uhs2jmTnBb01f5/s640/IMG_0095.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> I love the way it turned out. I always have a wreath on the door to say "WELCOME" to any guests who come. I think it is a friendly way to welcome friends and family. Joe's sister and her hubby are coming up from Fl. in 3 weeks to visit us and I am so anxious to see them and have them here!!!. Thanks for YOUR visit. 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~~~DIY Summer Wreath....FREE!!!!~~~~

Good morning! LOTS of fluffing going on around here! Joe had been, LITERALLY, working his butt off doing our new landscaping. And I mean lit...

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<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi everyone! I wanted to share some pillows I have been making over the past few months. I honestly love to put different fabrics together, and this winter I made these to replace the tartan ones I had for Christmas.  The little ruffle is a flour sack stripe my mom gave me. </div><div class="" 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/AVvXsEhK263Qo___7or8Kn1fICqbONrAQt1XYpgcUUUGsw9m2QwiTid03HYLhdw3GAdpQoEYuIclh3F0oNMwjNZ7osdS5A8BsOtewIMJzbHzQKw1OdXkrATOpguKmqVBpMJEu6aNmdPnP_EuxB8/s1600/pillows1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK263Qo___7or8Kn1fICqbONrAQt1XYpgcUUUGsw9m2QwiTid03HYLhdw3GAdpQoEYuIclh3F0oNMwjNZ7osdS5A8BsOtewIMJzbHzQKw1OdXkrATOpguKmqVBpMJEu6aNmdPnP_EuxB8/s640/pillows1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCO6RDYMPMv4z59iZ_8YjCsJkLl7ebc-j6WVg4xqXPLIDjws8JF5t2mkyWUsFvggEQVU4BzpKHyXqL_26lLPtRDlw8E6CB4a3BHZMGdvbwsgcFqS00GcLvJqcwbR1COzXF0gHSvt7nPY/s1600/pillows4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCO6RDYMPMv4z59iZ_8YjCsJkLl7ebc-j6WVg4xqXPLIDjws8JF5t2mkyWUsFvggEQVU4BzpKHyXqL_26lLPtRDlw8E6CB4a3BHZMGdvbwsgcFqS00GcLvJqcwbR1COzXF0gHSvt7nPY/s640/pillows4.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;">I had added the light aqua color because of this inspiration photo from Charles Edwards in the UK. </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/AVvXsEjv_ZAUGxxJXZtciXmv7G1tgqSgS2xkC1wIGZxMeiMpB1vsN3srPFQuvii7UF2iaPxY9V2bozaVnpUC_PtZMHPKYulKpAP7v82Wv3wdd_3FZi1zOOsaoA9tl_ZhzCZSVoJVPVmacEwSzn8/s1600/1charlesedwards.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_ZAUGxxJXZtciXmv7G1tgqSgS2xkC1wIGZxMeiMpB1vsN3srPFQuvii7UF2iaPxY9V2bozaVnpUC_PtZMHPKYulKpAP7v82Wv3wdd_3FZi1zOOsaoA9tl_ZhzCZSVoJVPVmacEwSzn8/s640/1charlesedwards.jpg" width="500" /></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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_ZAUGxxJXZtciXmv7G1tgqSgS2xkC1wIGZxMeiMpB1vsN3srPFQuvii7UF2iaPxY9V2bozaVnpUC_PtZMHPKYulKpAP7v82Wv3wdd_3FZi1zOOsaoA9tl_ZhzCZSVoJVPVmacEwSzn8/s1600/1charlesedwards.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXGZf1M7na6s-szXK_VN8WhZpElgabNw-suaL1VZ6xIf2Sb7gtkK2OuRtp1gl_HKdw0ygHGjTgwyz9kxY7q8vLdygr-7Sfc9t3cUV8lhx-4Z_2C6CrBcHhqlPLQdis1QNTlW3z50fmVa0/s1600/tourliving1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXGZf1M7na6s-szXK_VN8WhZpElgabNw-suaL1VZ6xIf2Sb7gtkK2OuRtp1gl_HKdw0ygHGjTgwyz9kxY7q8vLdygr-7Sfc9t3cUV8lhx-4Z_2C6CrBcHhqlPLQdis1QNTlW3z50fmVa0/s640/tourliving1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And my room looked like this...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When summer came, I replaced the red Persian rug with a blue one and wanted something a little more vintage tropical and summery. I kept the blue pillows, then made these to coordinate. </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/AVvXsEjPjdducIsKluW2OgGNNZnIaimjaMug_Fh6mCbLpk6kJld5PapZUQMsxNQYQUBYrDC-8qcWI4KmMfNw0cRU_y_9jZJ2moYcLG1ekBMVwsmKjQ3ljvd9ME_w6HFyGOdHzEsKbuupWsaO-Y4/s1600/pillows8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjdducIsKluW2OgGNNZnIaimjaMug_Fh6mCbLpk6kJld5PapZUQMsxNQYQUBYrDC-8qcWI4KmMfNw0cRU_y_9jZJ2moYcLG1ekBMVwsmKjQ3ljvd9ME_w6HFyGOdHzEsKbuupWsaO-Y4/s640/pillows8.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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQya5Qo7Kcq81BaCUUy4aHGmYwdhXLbwmA4HdxSkPcwAwYdC_Wx0k7JcPs34LYV1xo2NNtNgZVtQsnEp-Fx2sRkTvMaC_itbGUZmtYxfbjlIszpDqh14yQgA0na7D6BhbCgaz6nnm44sY/s1600/pillows12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQya5Qo7Kcq81BaCUUy4aHGmYwdhXLbwmA4HdxSkPcwAwYdC_Wx0k7JcPs34LYV1xo2NNtNgZVtQsnEp-Fx2sRkTvMaC_itbGUZmtYxfbjlIszpDqh14yQgA0na7D6BhbCgaz6nnm44sY/s640/pillows12.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;">I really wanted to throw in a little mid-century style, so after covering this square one, I added the button. </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/AVvXsEi3P2di-738f597RFaGNVnDERAo7KELwIYyfvw7C_E8M0UcxqeE-qe0VIpb4Snjryf3N24Eu5LRnaeRK_nHR4piCSEOElkQ0HJBtjPeCDigLrKgqgVnR-MegSUqF3svSUUHv3z4XQQOxSs/s1600/pillows11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3P2di-738f597RFaGNVnDERAo7KELwIYyfvw7C_E8M0UcxqeE-qe0VIpb4Snjryf3N24Eu5LRnaeRK_nHR4piCSEOElkQ0HJBtjPeCDigLrKgqgVnR-MegSUqF3svSUUHv3z4XQQOxSs/s640/pillows11.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;">I think it works really well with the mid-century double lampshade and the shape of this chair. </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/AVvXsEgRnHfSdP5feLsStE4wNKV7EnU4T3_0G7pIK7kTwtyXMNhyphenhyphen-SfuPVFuF7srEqLIqpacsSNt5a4pRoIYKDLDMb9mkqbheo-CwOFiDigJmch91ysU21zmze1C2wSuJIXEctoC9VDPvPgGHzg/s1600/lampmidcent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnHfSdP5feLsStE4wNKV7EnU4T3_0G7pIK7kTwtyXMNhyphenhyphen-SfuPVFuF7srEqLIqpacsSNt5a4pRoIYKDLDMb9mkqbheo-CwOFiDigJmch91ysU21zmze1C2wSuJIXEctoC9VDPvPgGHzg/s640/lampmidcent.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not sure what I will do for the upcoming fall season, but I'm loving these for now. </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/AVvXsEih_tYusCjuuJcwkuGNuP6yKjIhV8gAHphPk9UKhgcZPxjNqd1JhqDPpIhsDl_EpT8-C-QJtfeW02osLNdsgMoza-nqvx7iEtKHwGNkfkohSUdm03bYyxUES8rgzYUE55eLM1I9I8KjW9A/s1600/pillows7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_tYusCjuuJcwkuGNuP6yKjIhV8gAHphPk9UKhgcZPxjNqd1JhqDPpIhsDl_EpT8-C-QJtfeW02osLNdsgMoza-nqvx7iEtKHwGNkfkohSUdm03bYyxUES8rgzYUE55eLM1I9I8KjW9A/s640/pillows7.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;">I really, really wanted to show my kitchen makeover, but I just have not gotten photos yet. Maybe when the three children start back to school this week, I will find time to do that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks so much for stopping by! I was really excited to reach 200 followers on my Far Above Rubies facebook page so if you have not been by there, I would love for you to stop by. The link is on the sidebar.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anita</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll be joining:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/">Wow Us Wednesdays</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://atthepicketfence.com/">Inspiration Friday</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/">Feathered Nest Friday</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />

Pretty Pillows

Hi everyone! I wanted to share some pillows I have been making over the past few months. I honestly love to put different fabrics together, ...

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Ugly Lamp -- Pretty Lamp

I have this thing with getting the lamps right in my rooms. But, it seems that it is not actually possible for me. Not only do I need lamps for accent lighting, but also for task lighting, and I want them to look right all at the same time.<br /><br />I have been trying to remove the box store generic lamps and replace with whatever I can find in my parents' attic, etc. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRy3jmf-e5o4cQU9dI8nwrUosEbbohVzGOeF5ncoZDxA28Kxn3q1iu1qTplNXkng6XUSDh3uT2TIO7pGqa6N_Ul0n-zyXwbeFhBBAkLmPI5VTatszJvLciKM1147Aa8CudZl_K3GCCHpM/s1600/burlaplamp4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRy3jmf-e5o4cQU9dI8nwrUosEbbohVzGOeF5ncoZDxA28Kxn3q1iu1qTplNXkng6XUSDh3uT2TIO7pGqa6N_Ul0n-zyXwbeFhBBAkLmPI5VTatszJvLciKM1147Aa8CudZl_K3GCCHpM/s640/burlaplamp4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One trip to a local antique mall, and I found an ugly lamp to transform, but I loved the shade, or the potential the shade had. It was all of $7.50. But I thought I might just work with the lamp too. </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/AVvXsEgoVPyz6kpUli1KgUOB037PZ_i4YSENIxXYoMAgUMhewtU_AEla_LRtjCB985Fz0Mql5AF3zesD6OpyH2d5srjhyphenhyphenX90XPnPi67ZlUKOzmBy9pxz7zj5GQXixjjHZrBtwz8p5rg-hkiWiy0/s1600/burlaplamp6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVPyz6kpUli1KgUOB037PZ_i4YSENIxXYoMAgUMhewtU_AEla_LRtjCB985Fz0Mql5AF3zesD6OpyH2d5srjhyphenhyphenX90XPnPi67ZlUKOzmBy9pxz7zj5GQXixjjHZrBtwz8p5rg-hkiWiy0/s640/burlaplamp6.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I took it apart and cleaned it out, then spray painted the base and other non-glass parts with brown, textured paint. I love rewiring lamps for some weird reason, so I rewired it then put it back together and now I love it. I covered the old, ugly, stained shade with burlap and added the trim.</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/AVvXsEjqYnDh7BXTe6KYMXeF1UFRKHea_wqy0LVViaGWoL-rhoaYF_UjAdXI4ZDNQmANVIRnPXSI5T0fyBmTEoOkmvqOZnVAOFeyvU6co6oLVC4lOwo-HL9E7szfSRybTM1GDqacmeTNrdKZb-E/s1600/burlaplamp3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYnDh7BXTe6KYMXeF1UFRKHea_wqy0LVViaGWoL-rhoaYF_UjAdXI4ZDNQmANVIRnPXSI5T0fyBmTEoOkmvqOZnVAOFeyvU6co6oLVC4lOwo-HL9E7szfSRybTM1GDqacmeTNrdKZb-E/s640/burlaplamp3.jpg" width="390" /></a></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/AVvXsEjVCIyZS08QpVfMTxhM_2JVbS1o-tTyPIxGyyo7v5eawUj7Xv8VkEPSrbhBMCyn3S7A86s71Y7nFqImwuLve2k0FuLXNuSf-9QhaaNhzrp7NO_2R97bMLRVclATf2zFFTvHsuKDKmYp2r8/s1600/burlaplamp2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCIyZS08QpVfMTxhM_2JVbS1o-tTyPIxGyyo7v5eawUj7Xv8VkEPSrbhBMCyn3S7A86s71Y7nFqImwuLve2k0FuLXNuSf-9QhaaNhzrp7NO_2R97bMLRVclATf2zFFTvHsuKDKmYp2r8/s640/burlaplamp2.jpg" width="460" /></a></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/AVvXsEjpuyDQCOvyD5J4vrKBskWnXApaZgmOpqgkiR9SIBE-ShRvvwCZYZ9nQCymPO3t5vqJxMQEVrXXFGj0jffWdnPyl6qTyltFfNfjsubpdt2gLr289HJ_aA1QfKHi7p6X_hkJVVnCG_LSYaU/s1600/burlaplamp5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpuyDQCOvyD5J4vrKBskWnXApaZgmOpqgkiR9SIBE-ShRvvwCZYZ9nQCymPO3t5vqJxMQEVrXXFGj0jffWdnPyl6qTyltFfNfjsubpdt2gLr289HJ_aA1QfKHi7p6X_hkJVVnCG_LSYaU/s640/burlaplamp5.jpg" width="342" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That, of course, led me to cover more shades with burlap. This shade actually came on a $14 lamp. </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/AVvXsEhfqfpVH4Gt4c9adotgPjOXoBHVjH7615HieHlLnOfc3RKUP9iSxgtuz4bdlK8VQ0Mx3gh2lajazZFSFqfsJTN1J04fdL5Peo2RrhKAdwXLIA4j3psgT37hAa17xmuKoTLf3IsyMAfIFjU/s1600/burlaplamp11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqfpVH4Gt4c9adotgPjOXoBHVjH7615HieHlLnOfc3RKUP9iSxgtuz4bdlK8VQ0Mx3gh2lajazZFSFqfsJTN1J04fdL5Peo2RrhKAdwXLIA4j3psgT37hAa17xmuKoTLf3IsyMAfIFjU/s640/burlaplamp11.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;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I thought it would be great on this copper lamp floor my dad made in high school. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSSPmeqpq27FZTzjjf4xoL5UipKwGOlWOEJ1xLRRW5xjgN_AQj6PMnUORtIe6xey19r4kAEgpSkCzhfcs8yP-NKvyzUVqOK499IrrLbIhFsX9FUZiW9p76KcUL1HyMkRRydQH3VAxtHDc/s1600/burlaplamp9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSSPmeqpq27FZTzjjf4xoL5UipKwGOlWOEJ1xLRRW5xjgN_AQj6PMnUORtIe6xey19r4kAEgpSkCzhfcs8yP-NKvyzUVqOK499IrrLbIhFsX9FUZiW9p76KcUL1HyMkRRydQH3VAxtHDc/s640/burlaplamp9.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is one of my favorite lamps. Love the detail in the base...</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/AVvXsEjyS1WX8Lc4CZiz-JNNlsZxKNj_y4fDiK4pCUFChXlj4gE-8UN2O_b6QaQ2wOzin34g5Kp2EHxgkUwco4HGecdccBJdwNr8n_FNTDH4-xNS9OpjLwDVOpTBpRwnAVvTHWn7NQPYJgbPdOk/s1600/burlaplamp10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyS1WX8Lc4CZiz-JNNlsZxKNj_y4fDiK4pCUFChXlj4gE-8UN2O_b6QaQ2wOzin34g5Kp2EHxgkUwco4HGecdccBJdwNr8n_FNTDH4-xNS9OpjLwDVOpTBpRwnAVvTHWn7NQPYJgbPdOk/s640/burlaplamp10.jpg" width="444" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I "had" to cover the shade on the piano lamp. </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/AVvXsEhtbzEv8ObWvcfb6gOSbVd8UNWscx9phVi_dNFWoRoY98iPUmAD1Nj1KijmPRlqbz3mklXXpaWgn7booOBO_n1Cf3rT4LUYx-Gy1EPlHaaj-TKlV9zyF_UOiCx-4QMIskrydYXEVluNWCA/s1600/burlaplamp7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtbzEv8ObWvcfb6gOSbVd8UNWscx9phVi_dNFWoRoY98iPUmAD1Nj1KijmPRlqbz3mklXXpaWgn7booOBO_n1Cf3rT4LUYx-Gy1EPlHaaj-TKlV9zyF_UOiCx-4QMIskrydYXEVluNWCA/s640/burlaplamp7.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the way they look at night, but I cannot for the life of me capture that with my camera. </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/AVvXsEiQ_Y7v-LtYydsRcDbAzgFXds2nyqCRYU0yaeZMrFgzzERwh6eTHA8s5uvMmeJLZFuGT0nvSUC7NpO7Xjd7o2IqHWAM9aI_bLj-XHVbGf-9EP8HGkBVKmtDDv4dmb2yLmFpkRXmDzVvJSk/s1600/burlaplamp8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ_Y7v-LtYydsRcDbAzgFXds2nyqCRYU0yaeZMrFgzzERwh6eTHA8s5uvMmeJLZFuGT0nvSUC7NpO7Xjd7o2IqHWAM9aI_bLj-XHVbGf-9EP8HGkBVKmtDDv4dmb2yLmFpkRXmDzVvJSk/s640/burlaplamp8.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I think it gives a more cohesive look, although they are not all the same. I'm trying to get away from the beaded shades I had and add a hint of mid-century, vintage style. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlaWAQ8gBYBMkZ8Pbyz0z5HCOYZ5HmwoAsZfx2a5iecFcZsp47HOqpaqlJE2u_b9m03QrP_YinLrGbWh9hghR5c3m6tEQ1xuBEX3swR85fGRVl4T0F7t8JAUqEWYQPyNL8mqgARF_BsWE/s1600/burlaplamp1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlaWAQ8gBYBMkZ8Pbyz0z5HCOYZ5HmwoAsZfx2a5iecFcZsp47HOqpaqlJE2u_b9m03QrP_YinLrGbWh9hghR5c3m6tEQ1xuBEX3swR85fGRVl4T0F7t8JAUqEWYQPyNL8mqgARF_BsWE/s640/burlaplamp1.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and I cannot wait for this mid century beauty to arrive!! Do any of you have one of these double lamp shades?? I have fallen in love with them. I have the perfect mid-century floor lamp of my grandmother's to put it on. </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/AVvXsEhzWXoAKx8qmN-0XDcUoxuIUUCQnSpSaA4Y1aF0o2LtGCgxzolBOleyJ1r3nzC-FAA4Y35CV5-r4yoDwck8fbeqfByhQeJijIM97CIsCEU39ajThScEn0u_AAxDsgm2ZrLfuA1O6HFjmtM/s1600/lampshade.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWXoAKx8qmN-0XDcUoxuIUUCQnSpSaA4Y1aF0o2LtGCgxzolBOleyJ1r3nzC-FAA4Y35CV5-r4yoDwck8fbeqfByhQeJijIM97CIsCEU39ajThScEn0u_AAxDsgm2ZrLfuA1O6HFjmtM/s200/lampshade.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now I think I'm happy with the lamp situation as they are all vintage except the one on the piano, and none were made in China. Gotta love the "green" aspect of that.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks SO much for stopping by! I appreciate and love your comments:-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anita</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll be joining:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/">Wow Us Wednesdays</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://atthepicketfence.com/"> Inspiration Friday</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/">Vintage Inspiration Friday</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/">Home Sweet Home</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/">Feathered Nest Friday</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><br />

Ugly Lamp -- Pretty Lamp

I have this thing with getting the lamps right in my rooms. But, it seems that it is not actually possible for me. Not only do I need lamps ...

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