A week of Spring in the country

<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought I would share with you all what I have shared on my facebook page this week in case you missed it.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First up...my "Thrift" is absolutely gorgeous this year and smells so fragrant. Some call it "Creeping Phlox," but here in the south, most people call it "Thrift." </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/AVvXsEh6vG88SKYdi5hxhvQv5o_gvYwJb69kSB3jJw1qWU4HBcXv_d_GPfS01qYutIvn6COGcGXA32VXAPLvWEuSC0kiJQ3qIXSSBiw-7QNmxw68kP38OXrt00vPHXUIY7tIX5p1CBAkrsQrLJQ/s1600/Thrift.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6vG88SKYdi5hxhvQv5o_gvYwJb69kSB3jJw1qWU4HBcXv_d_GPfS01qYutIvn6COGcGXA32VXAPLvWEuSC0kiJQ3qIXSSBiw-7QNmxw68kP38OXrt00vPHXUIY7tIX5p1CBAkrsQrLJQ/s640/Thrift.jpg" width="640"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="" 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;"><div><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></div></span></div><a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-week-of-spring-in-country.html#more">Read more...</a>

A week of Spring in the country

I thought I would share with you all what I have shared on my facebook page this week in case you missed it. First up...my "Thrift...

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Feed sack lamp shade...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi everyone! I hope you are warm inside in this chilly weather! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wanted to share a lamp shade I made from feed sacks...</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/AVvXsEi1kF97h8cGMMJoFI9Gxglw5YUotvyyeJ2MtiW85nwu0rSkbsGa7syr3rLRMmkMKGDJd_wxNGR0ItCujPPcJjq6Esjg5tYYhYEaQ7MPSwS_cnv6_oyfD-5qm4Ei-pBNL5EThevGBeqcRQ/s1600/feedsackshade1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1kF97h8cGMMJoFI9Gxglw5YUotvyyeJ2MtiW85nwu0rSkbsGa7syr3rLRMmkMKGDJd_wxNGR0ItCujPPcJjq6Esjg5tYYhYEaQ7MPSwS_cnv6_oyfD-5qm4Ei-pBNL5EThevGBeqcRQ/s1600/feedsackshade1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This lamp is one of two that came from Family Dollar and cost $10. The original shade was more ornate. I thought it looked way too formal with the old wood box. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTcrQnB057_V4QXbGTRPEDiH55hgQZv0Ekbw1ltL4mUHeDuxQvBTXMWpJKdXARHWKG3xQl7F2IfsOX5K-RlIe-Qk8Krm4LJ6jTgK6B1pf5cnzljldqrQyEjRchZUa2Jl3crWolTWLXQ/s1600/shade10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTcrQnB057_V4QXbGTRPEDiH55hgQZv0Ekbw1ltL4mUHeDuxQvBTXMWpJKdXARHWKG3xQl7F2IfsOX5K-RlIe-Qk8Krm4LJ6jTgK6B1pf5cnzljldqrQyEjRchZUa2Jl3crWolTWLXQ/s1600/shade10.jpg" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I took it all apart and used the old shade as a pattern.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvfqhaeNOAO-N195y-7jLMQLTKGWGRpj1B7ysJSF9hMwDRN5GhBN0yo6Cq1P37iDnycA3KwfGVapAD2qGuALQKtAEh3c8nPjvlBS2Pl8PP5515_Z1oh-pQCSnVvQG2n5mluQPYCl8wRA/s1600/shade1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvfqhaeNOAO-N195y-7jLMQLTKGWGRpj1B7ysJSF9hMwDRN5GhBN0yo6Cq1P37iDnycA3KwfGVapAD2qGuALQKtAEh3c8nPjvlBS2Pl8PP5515_Z1oh-pQCSnVvQG2n5mluQPYCl8wRA/s1600/shade1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYIQIYwa5V5KrYNskQOUzj1h1Eg69iNewjWeoWzTq06fYYCVjphIiQl81XJWMpR1NlF9Wj89c9q_8q6_U6CjMdQby4VitpB6vTOjuZ1s-UOp_-2bdaOhZTTpJ6chd6dZiR8Yr2zQD1Q/s1600/shade2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYIQIYwa5V5KrYNskQOUzj1h1Eg69iNewjWeoWzTq06fYYCVjphIiQl81XJWMpR1NlF9Wj89c9q_8q6_U6CjMdQby4VitpB6vTOjuZ1s-UOp_-2bdaOhZTTpJ6chd6dZiR8Yr2zQD1Q/s1600/shade2.jpg" /></a></div><br />I made a ruffle for the bottom by cutting a length of fabric and doubling it. I then ran two parallel gathering stitches with the sewing machine.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJXQJBe11Dj8FnNCfr4dVlnMqOxMw-Y7hVf2C4KmjzknYkM_XptuqdZxYTq2b4b8JabHCkFgYClMWr3J7iZ5agEv5GOAlxudld8L4wcK6iGfdN9Bk8zxF_G0xzZWhNfOi4F9YX5zS2w/s1600/shade3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJXQJBe11Dj8FnNCfr4dVlnMqOxMw-Y7hVf2C4KmjzknYkM_XptuqdZxYTq2b4b8JabHCkFgYClMWr3J7iZ5agEv5GOAlxudld8L4wcK6iGfdN9Bk8zxF_G0xzZWhNfOi4F9YX5zS2w/s1600/shade3.jpg" /></a></div><br />To make really nice and even gathers, run two stitches with a very loose tension, then pull the two bottom threads to gather. You can even the stitches out as you pull the bottom threads. There is no shortcut for this that will come out as nice, so it's definitely worth it to take the time and do two stitches.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKsrMoSJeSVvnzJ9mhgYug3VLcD8bc0E9YV50jw5D8odrGK12kASGj-P0OW5Ky1XEjm5P_PI37u-N9qrDVdgOUun_W4B2cDG_IHGhRAAdPzURbFKLP0O_GZI5mxN5MMVs4VsN0wUZdyQ/s1600/shade4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKsrMoSJeSVvnzJ9mhgYug3VLcD8bc0E9YV50jw5D8odrGK12kASGj-P0OW5Ky1XEjm5P_PI37u-N9qrDVdgOUun_W4B2cDG_IHGhRAAdPzURbFKLP0O_GZI5mxN5MMVs4VsN0wUZdyQ/s1600/shade4.jpg" /></a></div><br />I then pinned the ruffle onto the shade and sewed from the inside between the two parallel stitches.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpxMkGGfD21OMukZuiGuMop7-UHB9R6c8J-fV1rmHFNL9KneIV7MRsaJv4j7LVE9wjhX4AS3xjxUMv4RPQ4f5XBQ9PDFkJ5YlWYgfh9Z0F807CV0UJtbv8lIQqvF5AkUgx3LT780s1vA/s1600/shade5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpxMkGGfD21OMukZuiGuMop7-UHB9R6c8J-fV1rmHFNL9KneIV7MRsaJv4j7LVE9wjhX4AS3xjxUMv4RPQ4f5XBQ9PDFkJ5YlWYgfh9Z0F807CV0UJtbv8lIQqvF5AkUgx3LT780s1vA/s1600/shade5.jpg" /></a></div><br />After attaching the ruffle, pull out the gathering threads so they do not show. To make it look nicer, I ran the serger along the edge.<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/AVvXsEhRIuQ_EBVflvirEEWIqKyNPq0ikE6Sy1AlocDpWKU2nzSZ9wRMnNquLYtXfCQ5L3VXurDf7D6MHiqgwz2Hrz0IwCd3vB8A56feKHLWPQVoyJAsMKXukN3JwIwylSg5Llm2igf0jYUpoA/s1600/shade7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRIuQ_EBVflvirEEWIqKyNPq0ikE6Sy1AlocDpWKU2nzSZ9wRMnNquLYtXfCQ5L3VXurDf7D6MHiqgwz2Hrz0IwCd3vB8A56feKHLWPQVoyJAsMKXukN3JwIwylSg5Llm2igf0jYUpoA/s1600/shade7.jpg" /></a></div><br />I used the serger on all the seams so it would be neater. Remember, lamp shades will show any mistakes when the lights are turned on. I attached it to the original frame exactly like the old shade was attached with hot glue...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0ZJphMBH6F9R9VWBX_y0v3H6VFvtEtEjZ31bFp1geFdszcS5F9KnlqDEIq24Mne22KHpptvY93XYXwwRBpGntWfeq2EqwE2VgSWrjY0otC_Uexoi5k77VYI2v2uKSiqq8A8sgvCE0A/s1600/feedsackshade1xmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitp1UANqiCX6JM878rsQywFs5V7ifrQUzrATIrYSN8YhbtotlWdwTAxPXXEVkte7j39lLzoyeTvuUJRicehdbakbPFeSisvl-0cwJLYQgRr5W5TKOxJrZpWzvKBDurcmJkVZmPSQkKoQ/s1600/shade8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitp1UANqiCX6JM878rsQywFs5V7ifrQUzrATIrYSN8YhbtotlWdwTAxPXXEVkte7j39lLzoyeTvuUJRicehdbakbPFeSisvl-0cwJLYQgRr5W5TKOxJrZpWzvKBDurcmJkVZmPSQkKoQ/s1600/shade8.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I first had it turned this way so the print shows...</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/AVvXsEinjCQ-0FBFeof4hhXzA7baiF8OKMPvRYkiJ5FAaY75z7b2zlJNtzvTMEpgGIEettH1J0bXkVNmhUsPAOgR8GWpUC147Au9O6-sfd7eus1rBjEvjdJGOTum2QvmPK3wFFyMgbayKiOO4g/s1600/shade12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjCQ-0FBFeof4hhXzA7baiF8OKMPvRYkiJ5FAaY75z7b2zlJNtzvTMEpgGIEettH1J0bXkVNmhUsPAOgR8GWpUC147Au9O6-sfd7eus1rBjEvjdJGOTum2QvmPK3wFFyMgbayKiOO4g/s1600/shade12.jpg" /></a></div><br />Then I decided to turn it around. It can go either way. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-nZmIe9k3mxM7mNNwGUtY8_JguC20iJzKw4Ih_WiL0pjUDuI1PyHndSsFf3Sqnkqxg9zBcwIj-AQSLe65KXwYK0kYnsE3vnZCV3dGb8XQGanNYgCJSoa3BMS1BTiJsJwdUFt-fguj4w/s1600/feedsackshade2xmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-nZmIe9k3mxM7mNNwGUtY8_JguC20iJzKw4Ih_WiL0pjUDuI1PyHndSsFf3Sqnkqxg9zBcwIj-AQSLe65KXwYK0kYnsE3vnZCV3dGb8XQGanNYgCJSoa3BMS1BTiJsJwdUFt-fguj4w/s1600/feedsackshade2xmas.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> I also exchanged the Moroccan mirror for two vintage bird prints my mother let me have.  I am loving these, and I know they will be great as Spring approaches.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_C5uXDZ9zKXhBC2zFFf0cW4BWOiQrul7VjkLc3NE8ptxTUDAFsm0oUD12ekBUn72F3KEy_NCVg50AnDizg7f1nmLtVA_L1XYkw9_okEUVOurgI8NX9SbFOuIhVntTmz3Qtmp0zRqiuw/s1600/feedsackshade3xmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_C5uXDZ9zKXhBC2zFFf0cW4BWOiQrul7VjkLc3NE8ptxTUDAFsm0oUD12ekBUn72F3KEy_NCVg50AnDizg7f1nmLtVA_L1XYkw9_okEUVOurgI8NX9SbFOuIhVntTmz3Qtmp0zRqiuw/s1600/feedsackshade3xmas.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took away the crock with greenery and brought out a silver tray with candy... my dad loves these spice drops and they are always here when he drops by for a visit. The storage jars came from my parents' basement, and the pretty cut crystal one was passed down from a family member.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi57vOLQOjd5VGkGl1KwbQIyzBwQIOwXFHMKA3Mk62YUiav38aOJt1noiihQLA4cE1Ct8wa5Dwr97_8oAZ4edfS81hxiOc1d6bRviWcXT1ltZnx5LAiWUUKB_pA67sTGYOEJtkclhhnJg/s1600/feedsackshade2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi57vOLQOjd5VGkGl1KwbQIyzBwQIOwXFHMKA3Mk62YUiav38aOJt1noiihQLA4cE1Ct8wa5Dwr97_8oAZ4edfS81hxiOc1d6bRviWcXT1ltZnx5LAiWUUKB_pA67sTGYOEJtkclhhnJg/s1600/feedsackshade2.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0cHu8-k-kfR6eJuMllr-d0mutZQCT7mpmXPH094o0cYoXi6vGMd6Mbg1G7iUDNGcvjFHPfVtpSDckV_31isKTrTdmf4HRH8kIWC6p6mmyjDICrmCYyPoCmw242ovMEJA5jJ4C0B58A/s1600/feedsackshade32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_MW_qiCmbBUYZR08M6vWkIg64gtbG9q8xAMYtvi0JRAtktiBrUTGtYfUmGG8eKMGRYWaoQrSs_dsTbpdEZQ1qgodZ_yuxAZyD2RG0pxjEBAdv8GCpniMwvfKXYwjcR0hqENO-9uF5g/s1600/feedsackshade4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_MW_qiCmbBUYZR08M6vWkIg64gtbG9q8xAMYtvi0JRAtktiBrUTGtYfUmGG8eKMGRYWaoQrSs_dsTbpdEZQ1qgodZ_yuxAZyD2RG0pxjEBAdv8GCpniMwvfKXYwjcR0hqENO-9uF5g/s1600/feedsackshade4.jpg" /></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/AVvXsEjG_MW_qiCmbBUYZR08M6vWkIg64gtbG9q8xAMYtvi0JRAtktiBrUTGtYfUmGG8eKMGRYWaoQrSs_dsTbpdEZQ1qgodZ_yuxAZyD2RG0pxjEBAdv8GCpniMwvfKXYwjcR0hqENO-9uF5g/s1600/feedsackshade4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0cHu8-k-kfR6eJuMllr-d0mutZQCT7mpmXPH094o0cYoXi6vGMd6Mbg1G7iUDNGcvjFHPfVtpSDckV_31isKTrTdmf4HRH8kIWC6p6mmyjDICrmCYyPoCmw242ovMEJA5jJ4C0B58A/s1600/feedsackshade32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0cHu8-k-kfR6eJuMllr-d0mutZQCT7mpmXPH094o0cYoXi6vGMd6Mbg1G7iUDNGcvjFHPfVtpSDckV_31isKTrTdmf4HRH8kIWC6p6mmyjDICrmCYyPoCmw242ovMEJA5jJ4C0B58A/s1600/feedsackshade32.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm really enjoying my little feed sack shade! I have made several things from these feed sacks my grandfather saved, so I'll be sharing some more projects soon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We still have Three Kings Day to celebrate Friday, then I can start taking Christmas stuff down this weekend. I always hate to see it go, but I'm anxious to play with my toile and tartan look for winter. </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!!</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://creatingahouseofgrace.blogspot.com/2012/01/twice-owned-link-up-party.html">Twice Owned Tuesdays</a></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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://chattychics.com/2012/01/03/wild-wednesdays-win-a-5-starbucks-card/">Chatty Chics Wild Wednesdays</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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;"><br /></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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/2012/01/welcome-to-inspiration-friday-no-46.html">Inspiration Friday</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Feed sack lamp shade...

Hi everyone! I hope you are warm inside in this chilly weather!  I wanted to share a lamp shade I made from feed sacks... This lamp is one o...

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Feed sacks from the old country store...

There is something about this time of year that brings out my love of family, home and...the country. Maybe it comes from living in Washington DC and Atlanta after growing up here and moving away. Whatever it is, the mountains of North Carolina are home and always will be.<br /><br />My grandparents owned a country store. In fact, my great grandfather first operated the store in the early 1900s. He came from Virginia after hearing about how beautiful the area was.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp2Sxz9ixlyipqpzZ_9JV6ylAcZf_6mxL9G0eYZ1B_Ck94V7njpygC4zmtXNXHRBzssZGdM53M1KjQKfLaYZGyr3zhqKXpybZVSgzoF5ZiWUROmoZ0lEQrOzLxYdoCWZ_qS1YPDdoPEw/s1600/storetablestore2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp2Sxz9ixlyipqpzZ_9JV6ylAcZf_6mxL9G0eYZ1B_Ck94V7njpygC4zmtXNXHRBzssZGdM53M1KjQKfLaYZGyr3zhqKXpybZVSgzoF5ZiWUROmoZ0lEQrOzLxYdoCWZ_qS1YPDdoPEw/s1600/storetablestore2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; font-style: italic;">Balfour and Betsy Edwards Farwell</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />David T. Knight was an educated man and had married one of the finest ladies in Danville VA, Miss Emma Evelyn Edwards, a first cousin to the Langhorne sisters, one of whom became Lady Nancy Astor.  They settled in here in Balsam, NC.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZFAYpHtGfPVrrPFT6j0k24N2N6vsgY82KipQm1Qku0xn77zAu3wGx0svg24wpQ9ez-zzCTd9sHADSyTOtlY3W4eFrosjeKP-oTeuzFXje9FFDxTZH3pdeRDDABSFwZQC3ddHCpJYLQ/s1600/storetableoldstoreandJeep.jpg+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZFAYpHtGfPVrrPFT6j0k24N2N6vsgY82KipQm1Qku0xn77zAu3wGx0svg24wpQ9ez-zzCTd9sHADSyTOtlY3W4eFrosjeKP-oTeuzFXje9FFDxTZH3pdeRDDABSFwZQC3ddHCpJYLQ/s1600/storetableoldstoreandJeep.jpg+2.jpg" /></a></div><br />The store was a source of income for my great grandmother when her husband passed away at a young age. She was a school teacher, so her sister and brother-in-law ran the store for her.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqEyc3_VeCawu1Px37MH1dzutDa8etW3w_F5yYLIwd_JQrV5Gj2R0yodRMqxpIiqHgHG42qpXvIlaxTTGi3VfAID3W7iDqmV_m_gsgCNsk1iHkBIq6oqOjeQBKh9aInJ2toiBeqbrlQ/s1600/storetablegrandaddy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqEyc3_VeCawu1Px37MH1dzutDa8etW3w_F5yYLIwd_JQrV5Gj2R0yodRMqxpIiqHgHG42qpXvIlaxTTGi3VfAID3W7iDqmV_m_gsgCNsk1iHkBIq6oqOjeQBKh9aInJ2toiBeqbrlQ/s640/storetablegrandaddy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">George Knight</span></i></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">It eventually passed to my grandfather, then to my uncle. It has been closed for years and stands untouched.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HmylO38YdVz07X1C14ne9X7ok9i_JI-em_oSguDU62K3t-iczaYLd08S4iqtEPU64FoY-MXSfaUblf73c2_kS3UxhxFTy7tTYitdJIm0Z9xzVFcogKjiywoVcSMNbuesO7851NqvMw/s1600/Knightsstore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HmylO38YdVz07X1C14ne9X7ok9i_JI-em_oSguDU62K3t-iczaYLd08S4iqtEPU64FoY-MXSfaUblf73c2_kS3UxhxFTy7tTYitdJIm0Z9xzVFcogKjiywoVcSMNbuesO7851NqvMw/s640/Knightsstore.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />In the 1990s my grandmother made a little sachet of Balsam pine needles for me fashioned after a feed sack. I kept it all these years because she made it and it still smells so good...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6Xv9e1VP5EoocHtcFF2VkGTbd3V7X_MRaDtNKcs5BRvis-P9okqA4RmLbVWsWQlBc62zVQAMv5STnFSEFxvwZFD3cCvu-uH1HOpsUhifb1AMFWEDjsjCloWYZmH7-qKyhK1ND59kgQ/s1600/storetale20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6Xv9e1VP5EoocHtcFF2VkGTbd3V7X_MRaDtNKcs5BRvis-P9okqA4RmLbVWsWQlBc62zVQAMv5STnFSEFxvwZFD3cCvu-uH1HOpsUhifb1AMFWEDjsjCloWYZmH7-qKyhK1ND59kgQ/s640/storetale20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Naturally the fascination people have for feed sacks would rub off on me eventually, but I wanted to use them in a more personal way. Luckily, my grandfather was very fastidious. He took his feed sacks and folded them very carefully and stored them in a large can in the old smokehouse. My father pulled them out some time ago, and I knew I had to do something with them. I just wasn't sure what! I was finally inspired to make a table runner out of a couple of them and set a table that reminds me of the old store. Now, my grandmothers would roll over in their graves if they thought a feed sack was on the table, but I love how they turned out. I think my grandmother would smile too because she was always taking something others would throw away and making something beautiful out of it.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfpPanLequvmDHqzAcAanx-RV6DdvNi0wRfkKlS7i6gX2NDte0YMzqLNrh-4n1BafXEOHcX5ck2_PyyxlyzkRCv8FQaKo-7kWV4iOIn_xQYZ-b_5nUg2jhrk60Tfr4VgdB0migpHUyA/s1600/storetable4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfpPanLequvmDHqzAcAanx-RV6DdvNi0wRfkKlS7i6gX2NDte0YMzqLNrh-4n1BafXEOHcX5ck2_PyyxlyzkRCv8FQaKo-7kWV4iOIn_xQYZ-b_5nUg2jhrk60Tfr4VgdB0migpHUyA/s1600/storetable4.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjapgHJLlIP7ZtCxnb6hcnaDdnRmY69MQ6kopeeI4e9uFEjaHYrSVIyLRiMA6coZ7ajWV9W7xYkC6WjmPxZTD-QEeSPOrGojlXhs1vF-pBYNtfPqFgDow116IhmB6vWssk7sOu53BN2OQ/s1600/storetable3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjapgHJLlIP7ZtCxnb6hcnaDdnRmY69MQ6kopeeI4e9uFEjaHYrSVIyLRiMA6coZ7ajWV9W7xYkC6WjmPxZTD-QEeSPOrGojlXhs1vF-pBYNtfPqFgDow116IhmB6vWssk7sOu53BN2OQ/s1600/storetable3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVQUgwe8WUANl32tjiBqEuAeaF7vEqmMvHtcJT8GlKDPCThSAZ0SofzD4m5IFThN5PCz8EixFPiikQYTI6CJOOY54KmYeP3FeOT-m5yR6ujq40LZLZGnSqAGTOo0owfCvIGOLksIKeg/s1600/storetable6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVQUgwe8WUANl32tjiBqEuAeaF7vEqmMvHtcJT8GlKDPCThSAZ0SofzD4m5IFThN5PCz8EixFPiikQYTI6CJOOY54KmYeP3FeOT-m5yR6ujq40LZLZGnSqAGTOo0owfCvIGOLksIKeg/s1600/storetable6.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I put two feed sacks running in the opposite direction so the print would go toward each end. I added some yardage on each end with a ruffle to give it a feminine touch.</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/AVvXsEiRe5WVfwUEvkxcCOJE6tx8hVIJ-1k4f3cylcBXY5Sm7unqJ5U6xQ2n8BCC6twgPcfy_03nbDhLX8lWgdWF1FVU72zfLbSnrhwpaiqliPz3oM3pPpv9bEIJ3MGOZdd_Cg6CUwAisdWrUA/s1600/storetable7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRe5WVfwUEvkxcCOJE6tx8hVIJ-1k4f3cylcBXY5Sm7unqJ5U6xQ2n8BCC6twgPcfy_03nbDhLX8lWgdWF1FVU72zfLbSnrhwpaiqliPz3oM3pPpv9bEIJ3MGOZdd_Cg6CUwAisdWrUA/s1600/storetable7.jpg" /></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/AVvXsEiP30opW8_GuZGfT0hGre0tV4kfqSDVO7hgz8PfC7xKzbIUSq7_gT_viGorO8sugMlxGcC_PQbhd4L4sbiUCzZmq64IjhVu0wCRdwf7T7DI6Iof8v0A5XzANKBRndfuzBp6vV7k4wc6lw/s1600/storetable8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP30opW8_GuZGfT0hGre0tV4kfqSDVO7hgz8PfC7xKzbIUSq7_gT_viGorO8sugMlxGcC_PQbhd4L4sbiUCzZmq64IjhVu0wCRdwf7T7DI6Iof8v0A5XzANKBRndfuzBp6vV7k4wc6lw/s1600/storetable8.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used Mikasa "Italian Countryside" dinner plates, Hull "Brown Drip" vintage luncheon plates, and a red salad plate. I used vintage "Old Williamsburg" Imperial Glass goblets in amber along with my "Italian Countryside" flatware. </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/AVvXsEhU4mtSqjzzlf1Q-pn7lpLZusdmCIo1D-vMYD5Qv7L8yr2CfGmPOaI_KnntgoqIcJGxyZ47K9BE7vhF_hkC1Hy5AJhln6sTMOuWczOQD0G0e3-QW1p0PVVNV6wr76nw1pf0X96gusVvRQ/s1600/storetable9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU4mtSqjzzlf1Q-pn7lpLZusdmCIo1D-vMYD5Qv7L8yr2CfGmPOaI_KnntgoqIcJGxyZ47K9BE7vhF_hkC1Hy5AJhln6sTMOuWczOQD0G0e3-QW1p0PVVNV6wr76nw1pf0X96gusVvRQ/s1600/storetable9.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The napkins are the same ones I used last week that I made from the check fabric. They are so durable for everyday and I love the country look!</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/AVvXsEgLwEbS_GTE8FTvJRzi9RMAVbhSF62JgYJIcdXUdHBbOJRAfcv2eXLTlDvqW2-wDkQvcOXOzShzZA3sw0E0fP7lGOFXYC0Mo6MMe2kYHKxvANVhjPZFUkmoJqsC_LoSS0U-vPp-jjlOnA/s1600/storetable10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwEbS_GTE8FTvJRzi9RMAVbhSF62JgYJIcdXUdHBbOJRAfcv2eXLTlDvqW2-wDkQvcOXOzShzZA3sw0E0fP7lGOFXYC0Mo6MMe2kYHKxvANVhjPZFUkmoJqsC_LoSS0U-vPp-jjlOnA/s1600/storetable10.jpg" /></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 colors in these sacks and there were several matching ones. I soaked them in vinegar before washing to keep the colors from fading as they are meant to be bleached white.</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/AVvXsEis0MPGYR3monVEkLj50G3bRw0V-KQoKUBBJ5txuU1bkvv4o61sOzeQRAHRSw_NYrYl3uCGjDDQ6mngGeOLC2fGTKWmlzuNW9_3OeVIm_OYAejtkM4bWDEa2fuesfyXR_gS1Lm8eR82Cg/s1600/storetable19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0MPGYR3monVEkLj50G3bRw0V-KQoKUBBJ5txuU1bkvv4o61sOzeQRAHRSw_NYrYl3uCGjDDQ6mngGeOLC2fGTKWmlzuNW9_3OeVIm_OYAejtkM4bWDEa2fuesfyXR_gS1Lm8eR82Cg/s1600/storetable19.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-lRFtrGoaIzydjgOFWj67Y8qbuetpJdpWY9rK-ScZEjnS3Oyaow7OrwWUJUEeZBfIzEjSgwbq60sNNK-zAaeeNqjO9qkksUcZr-S_PKJR10sc2LhBoyoFMFGsX96FNQy9eIjRSiXMw/s1600/storetable11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-lRFtrGoaIzydjgOFWj67Y8qbuetpJdpWY9rK-ScZEjnS3Oyaow7OrwWUJUEeZBfIzEjSgwbq60sNNK-zAaeeNqjO9qkksUcZr-S_PKJR10sc2LhBoyoFMFGsX96FNQy9eIjRSiXMw/s1600/storetable11.jpg" /></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/AVvXsEgdrNz_H9wd7ks_ugXweLMVPXIvirCKzmSm5VVfvFzBcP5gVuTcLGh_47F-7NBE8d6VhCgReXF9-OJQN8DC4HFaJ1PxTE5-gj3J2q49pjz9YuVUS4iVCb18PTbEZ5xdwR5GxKutcFv43Q/s1600/storetable13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrNz_H9wd7ks_ugXweLMVPXIvirCKzmSm5VVfvFzBcP5gVuTcLGh_47F-7NBE8d6VhCgReXF9-OJQN8DC4HFaJ1PxTE5-gj3J2q49pjz9YuVUS4iVCb18PTbEZ5xdwR5GxKutcFv43Q/s1600/storetable13.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My mother let me borrow this enamel coffee pot when our power was out so much. I love it and I hope she forgets I have 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/AVvXsEixtAgsY1H7gu72lpcTC0XyuLpMBohbRCTTv8rzoPfd5WjK5A2X9dY0_UxcbUFg4HHHog8t2CqTH8Oq8gzM5ThsMIPu-sJM1KYcUiSx5FS-GfYjSzxWsXyWnpGX6JhCQz7e39Mp0pfYtg/s1600/storetable12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixtAgsY1H7gu72lpcTC0XyuLpMBohbRCTTv8rzoPfd5WjK5A2X9dY0_UxcbUFg4HHHog8t2CqTH8Oq8gzM5ThsMIPu-sJM1KYcUiSx5FS-GfYjSzxWsXyWnpGX6JhCQz7e39Mp0pfYtg/s1600/storetable12.jpg" /></a></div><br />If you have visited me much, you know I have an affection for...weeds. This time of year they are just abundant with vibrant color, and I couldn't pass these up! Love them in the vintage brown and cream pitcher.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0mbnWKH3YGdO0kQqZ61HeVrZgw3eCyTA7m_OjROhNhBUszpKQeqHbOd61ZKMYusP1Fn_l77nm9G6IdOaVPkxK2jjhCTvq1__zevb605CEU6BBqr915GTRW5Ul_zK6cEyFZeFmFDepA/s1600/storetable14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0mbnWKH3YGdO0kQqZ61HeVrZgw3eCyTA7m_OjROhNhBUszpKQeqHbOd61ZKMYusP1Fn_l77nm9G6IdOaVPkxK2jjhCTvq1__zevb605CEU6BBqr915GTRW5Ul_zK6cEyFZeFmFDepA/s1600/storetable14.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdYUg99f3wVUaERthmPBllGR64LMLrd9iWOBdtMwmqhZ1CCP0RRczH4Xl4uzlxGR5VnGaiLDGTGw7ShhRP7AI1cF8uNDOMp5gbVKj-gqt24n2wLyOy1dwor16eMI4y2buAQcMHA_o2g/s1600/storetable15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdYUg99f3wVUaERthmPBllGR64LMLrd9iWOBdtMwmqhZ1CCP0RRczH4Xl4uzlxGR5VnGaiLDGTGw7ShhRP7AI1cF8uNDOMp5gbVKj-gqt24n2wLyOy1dwor16eMI4y2buAQcMHA_o2g/s1600/storetable15.jpg" /></a></div><br />I also discovered this old coffee can in the smokehouse. Naturally, I asked my dad for it. My mother does not know I have it yet.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEkaG0PjKPUaoAujxHCEaNbPSIXXl_BF1gYjaoP5PTF3QMo1KTLKkEtBZYSAJmQbu6k7VBbOqYEgcmQoyYW0afPy2aRqC34PEo95MuqS8vufxrLbzMZ2SRIXKvzAIkKSiK9yrA-NGsQ/s1600/storetable17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEkaG0PjKPUaoAujxHCEaNbPSIXXl_BF1gYjaoP5PTF3QMo1KTLKkEtBZYSAJmQbu6k7VBbOqYEgcmQoyYW0afPy2aRqC34PEo95MuqS8vufxrLbzMZ2SRIXKvzAIkKSiK9yrA-NGsQ/s1600/storetable17.jpg" /></a></div><br />What actually inspired all this country flavor was the corner cabinet my husband is making for me. We have been working on it for two years, and we have gotten it this far. It still needs doors, though. In the meantime I am using it for much needed storage. I really wanted that country store feel so I got out my brown and cream pottery, some old photos and some things that might have been used in an old store.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3AAspGyjer7aWM1d7X8KOFwaqYPE_k8Rxdr3JfCxJQwgTNZ2wsd1hWfH6OPjf6aw9wh-fcm0JFGKHqex9wNPguvbciKzRafY00JA6CtYEyBpglGEqdcQyT9SXt85RSIRbAJ0fPEAIiQ/s1600/storetable16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3AAspGyjer7aWM1d7X8KOFwaqYPE_k8Rxdr3JfCxJQwgTNZ2wsd1hWfH6OPjf6aw9wh-fcm0JFGKHqex9wNPguvbciKzRafY00JA6CtYEyBpglGEqdcQyT9SXt85RSIRbAJ0fPEAIiQ/s1600/storetable16.jpg" /></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/AVvXsEjEc6JqIdh3DfSaNJqItMApVhdVYqCl0p-CqePq61h5g43RXRPwXrCDQcwq-U8Ewpxeu_puE20REthy97oXEs3Nc2OsSIobZ4FHcaS6mSYorwJ0mbwsvF2EigXJhIIFzaYmNOmEcXv7zA/s1600/storetable20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEc6JqIdh3DfSaNJqItMApVhdVYqCl0p-CqePq61h5g43RXRPwXrCDQcwq-U8Ewpxeu_puE20REthy97oXEs3Nc2OsSIobZ4FHcaS6mSYorwJ0mbwsvF2EigXJhIIFzaYmNOmEcXv7zA/s1600/storetable20.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The photo below is of my great grandmother when she was a "May Queen" at Trinity College, which is now Duke University.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx8Xpz0IHCSmQUCHWxNY2ts6-CWuAEec27I7iVqhqHRqfZZqn1n5vCO5HHpJL40muUqWhJB9VIJnIkvXsfr3RzrWxGFZVBz-8eo-Kmgq3aFjWjGmsMg3u4MDR7Dxs-Ff240vN5XHRnRg/s1600/storetable21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx8Xpz0IHCSmQUCHWxNY2ts6-CWuAEec27I7iVqhqHRqfZZqn1n5vCO5HHpJL40muUqWhJB9VIJnIkvXsfr3RzrWxGFZVBz-8eo-Kmgq3aFjWjGmsMg3u4MDR7Dxs-Ff240vN5XHRnRg/s640/storetable21.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I love this rooster cookie jar...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzStNzEd4dFMsJmV26Zs2TobvfgtxMANjKuiui7jd72xK6wbN4qZC9RlPC0z3_y0Wa12pYXmWWoywt-VSknfR8w1MRpFb8AFMpiHFalBNb1bGb1jYT35twhMzqdzP-rrXl1LFsGJ2Ikg/s1600/storetable22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzStNzEd4dFMsJmV26Zs2TobvfgtxMANjKuiui7jd72xK6wbN4qZC9RlPC0z3_y0Wa12pYXmWWoywt-VSknfR8w1MRpFb8AFMpiHFalBNb1bGb1jYT35twhMzqdzP-rrXl1LFsGJ2Ikg/s1600/storetable22.jpg" /></a></div><br />The trim on the cabinet was in my grandparent's house. We are using several pieces of it to finish this cabinet as I love recycling and repurposing old things.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8LCWZFfcP3wu8XGSrx7oIG7xQuWLwo3eo5rcQy1BTDRFVSpflyfNM36XPTHm2pXaGF3AxDWRFi0yiKO9cqpCrmwgxI3_287afj06eMDHXI5S2fELez8VjbNhICxRGuD8CJNHwX1wnFw/s1600/storetable23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8LCWZFfcP3wu8XGSrx7oIG7xQuWLwo3eo5rcQy1BTDRFVSpflyfNM36XPTHm2pXaGF3AxDWRFi0yiKO9cqpCrmwgxI3_287afj06eMDHXI5S2fELez8VjbNhICxRGuD8CJNHwX1wnFw/s1600/storetable23.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFz2ZCzVj7YFuncPvkkfSpMPBD8xf8F9Ya1VbwQ31TWtKC2vd_8NDfSG7JmHkXaSBqRXhyGRAQWGvEwkPzBnfLLBdfFXzp5MQgtVoQKHSDlviOvXNKFK6CWvFzheSdc2ioLy2Qa7p9-A/s1600/store1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFz2ZCzVj7YFuncPvkkfSpMPBD8xf8F9Ya1VbwQ31TWtKC2vd_8NDfSG7JmHkXaSBqRXhyGRAQWGvEwkPzBnfLLBdfFXzp5MQgtVoQKHSDlviOvXNKFK6CWvFzheSdc2ioLy2Qa7p9-A/s1600/store1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you enjoyed my country store table with the feed sack runner! What a fun way to remember the past but bring it into the present. Are there things in your house that remind you of loved ones and family members? I encourage you to get them out and use them. There is nothing so comforting as using something that you know generations of your family has used. I know it makes me feel like I'm safe at home.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I will be joining <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">"Tablescape Thursday"</a> at BNOTP<br /><br />and<br /><br /><a href="http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/">Vintage Inspiration Friday</a> at Common Ground<br /> so be sure to go by there. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you so much for visiting!! I have enjoyed so much the wonderful comments from my outdoor post yesterday, and I cannot wait to get around and visit everyone! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Anita</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3H6opar2xZEn7nUGD4XaNLfTmi86GeEYPbVTLrMJg48Ku_ya2fIFopoTzbdXBfDMRpCFMTIXu8pPk5p770Tml3mWl2iR_UwsGe1r2FyHw11iwg84DBa0dgNg4YoMVTm2ufBkf86GRA/s1600/New_size_125_tall-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3H6opar2xZEn7nUGD4XaNLfTmi86GeEYPbVTLrMJg48Ku_ya2fIFopoTzbdXBfDMRpCFMTIXu8pPk5p770Tml3mWl2iR_UwsGe1r2FyHw11iwg84DBa0dgNg4YoMVTm2ufBkf86GRA/s200/New_size_125_tall-1.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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_BN8gRlGdN0bKU2xT27JLMSfxL8qZi6U-LvK6uDjBtqHVrwZj4WIK3oG98dW8swVD3kqiR7WSTh4Dn2RZOH8bCHGqfGHEC47K_xaY95W6iNNf-wuKlug-bBCJBa1dyLKTgA7dbAhMg/s1600/fallpbimg9l225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_BN8gRlGdN0bKU2xT27JLMSfxL8qZi6U-LvK6uDjBtqHVrwZj4WIK3oG98dW8swVD3kqiR7WSTh4Dn2RZOH8bCHGqfGHEC47K_xaY95W6iNNf-wuKlug-bBCJBa1dyLKTgA7dbAhMg/s1600/fallpbimg9l225.jpg" /></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>

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