Italian Countryside for Christmas...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi everyone! First, I want to say thank you to all of you who left comments last week in my marathon of posts! I am getting around to visit, although very slowly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32t8d6D3UvZqElyCF0Js5Rr5cALNDQNxyQFufKNZjHODcmagvYPN74-l7wwZboemoJ4GCJlA7DRNQdNGCLbbdB2Sy3KgRrdvPKSw0z-6e9vlvG7agqNFOGnRTrYNsRpgaOFf51acQFA/s1600/italiancountrysidechristma8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32t8d6D3UvZqElyCF0Js5Rr5cALNDQNxyQFufKNZjHODcmagvYPN74-l7wwZboemoJ4GCJlA7DRNQdNGCLbbdB2Sy3KgRrdvPKSw0z-6e9vlvG7agqNFOGnRTrYNsRpgaOFf51acQFA/s640/italiancountrysidechristma8.jpg" width="640"></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;"><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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2011/12/italian-countryside-for-christmas.html#more">Read more...</a>

Italian Countryside for Christmas...

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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>

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 Washingt...

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Mikasa for you!!!

<div style="text-align: center;">I have a big surprise for all of you who are followers of Far Above Rubies! But first, I have to show you what arrived last week. You know how much I love my Mikasa "Italian Countryside." I have used it in many tablescapes, and was so happy when Blake from Mikasa started posting links to my tables on their Facebook page.  I was even more thrilled when they contacted me about a giveaway. I love Mikasa dinnerware and couldn't wait to get something to review. You have probably guessed that I chose the "Brava Rooster" pattern, part of the "Gourmet Basics by Mikasa" collection! After seeing that rooster party go by with nothing to show, I "needed" something with roosters! After trying it, I knew you would love it too! I'm so excited to show you this table...so let's go!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSytKaBD0nBnoHITG7TnEhqoaMABQnWbXXRZTOU5klCa3lQ5PeZaIcpKfTu_HA2bNFFG-sCBySxUDm7o_Sa791h6EC5E_fI-QVYsVl1Lx9c14Cpv2OVZNHoa2NowSgSdGj_IMD8mR-bA/s1600/mrooster7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSytKaBD0nBnoHITG7TnEhqoaMABQnWbXXRZTOU5klCa3lQ5PeZaIcpKfTu_HA2bNFFG-sCBySxUDm7o_Sa791h6EC5E_fI-QVYsVl1Lx9c14Cpv2OVZNHoa2NowSgSdGj_IMD8mR-bA/s640/mrooster7.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Don't you just love this? I love the colors in this guy! There are different roosters on each piece. And if you notice, the cups have roosters on each side.</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/AVvXsEinOlT-XD4yF91pBRGBpJ1T8MGMzrJ8Kqlz7elF2s2RDjqPbPCmxCHdi7NNwukRlsxw1oEHskYtoVHzsuBn37GPYl3es-k3HCmyBeDhXSZRhdvAOv092KXEb4Zv51wg1W2JLOcwHucYAg/s1600/mrooster41.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinOlT-XD4yF91pBRGBpJ1T8MGMzrJ8Kqlz7elF2s2RDjqPbPCmxCHdi7NNwukRlsxw1oEHskYtoVHzsuBn37GPYl3es-k3HCmyBeDhXSZRhdvAOv092KXEb4Zv51wg1W2JLOcwHucYAg/s640/mrooster41.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 thought vintage Bakelite flatware would be perfect for this breakfast table! Since spoons in the Bakelite are rare, I added the Mikasa "Italian Countryside" flatware. I will go into detail about this flatware in another post, but I can tell you it is fabulous!! It is very substantial, which is a big deal for me. The square rattan chargers are from overstock.com.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg38dh_7TTG5xZUomWsXjkhgZehYPNDZoXGFJNdMg0keqozN3NzhmLYvaH0DtomyWwynQCNuZIi7CChVv7YlbZRRkum-mkuG0P2Jvz_Fg1DczNArCwTSkPbSTCEUPAWrsk3r5n5Jzj1Xw/s1600/mrooster30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg38dh_7TTG5xZUomWsXjkhgZehYPNDZoXGFJNdMg0keqozN3NzhmLYvaH0DtomyWwynQCNuZIi7CChVv7YlbZRRkum-mkuG0P2Jvz_Fg1DczNArCwTSkPbSTCEUPAWrsk3r5n5Jzj1Xw/s640/mrooster30.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5HKgeCaxXABxzVlAMipdZk1NXpp8-LiEEVcVVXh9dvk0tHIN2YMm0qQh77JYIUS7ACAMGUg-5D8BozT8zZktfhEvXYcyl5sfqCQs3Hcgz2RkE4yygX-stxeyDC2939g8SwzRjo1N8pg/s1600/mrooster9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5HKgeCaxXABxzVlAMipdZk1NXpp8-LiEEVcVVXh9dvk0tHIN2YMm0qQh77JYIUS7ACAMGUg-5D8BozT8zZktfhEvXYcyl5sfqCQs3Hcgz2RkE4yygX-stxeyDC2939g8SwzRjo1N8pg/s640/mrooster9.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 took the plates my local fabric store to find something with an American "farm" feel, but ended up with this red and mustard toile and headed for the French countryside!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3lvHkpGxHBtLsqZYQIosi1B6eukY7VX3bdbtkfQXTsyBPzJ5hOhQnW513QQmuw-I1HfRuR2mEDIRyuZm1kMsfvdEEB6f7ULhy2TBfGQR18krf1xsqvYPD8bg7YogEFAQdoYPjSv8G9w/s1600/fabric12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3lvHkpGxHBtLsqZYQIosi1B6eukY7VX3bdbtkfQXTsyBPzJ5hOhQnW513QQmuw-I1HfRuR2mEDIRyuZm1kMsfvdEEB6f7ULhy2TBfGQR18krf1xsqvYPD8bg7YogEFAQdoYPjSv8G9w/s640/fabric12.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; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I made two runners and layered them...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2GFGS7XYaRNGz54TXZtSwL5jO5rCdI-EuZPitcA7aszNF5prLX0mIMa-sHh1HSszRj1NkWdHtaMLIND4ASTf_XBrr3Neg7T_810vftFU4sHhSKSv1xlyof4slLXG8eReEl8M8e3KFRw/s1600/mrooster32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2GFGS7XYaRNGz54TXZtSwL5jO5rCdI-EuZPitcA7aszNF5prLX0mIMa-sHh1HSszRj1NkWdHtaMLIND4ASTf_XBrr3Neg7T_810vftFU4sHhSKSv1xlyof4slLXG8eReEl8M8e3KFRw/s640/mrooster32.jpg" width="480" /></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 sewed tucks on each end for interest and added the fringe.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZsNoN7MRcCAXeA7rMstkIU6YEt-ktwVvA25sNSOv6SKbcZbZh-XCuG1rBwp_pZMKpVMm0cMlZnw-uSfTvsnm3lguSabBSAE5ZNUB8OZfXmovBX8nEhVOiPqCteKU3yYAN3eqV2jbHpw/s1600/mrooster12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZsNoN7MRcCAXeA7rMstkIU6YEt-ktwVvA25sNSOv6SKbcZbZh-XCuG1rBwp_pZMKpVMm0cMlZnw-uSfTvsnm3lguSabBSAE5ZNUB8OZfXmovBX8nEhVOiPqCteKU3yYAN3eqV2jbHpw/s640/mrooster12.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I decided to use the "fleur-de-lis" fold for the napkins for a little "french" feel and to coordinate with the "fleur-de-lis" on the topiaries.  I made these napkins 18 1/2 inches, so they had to be folded in quarters to do this fold. I used raffia to tie a rustic little bow...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfvfm3tZ7DqTma0H1BjsR9oWJiCZXO2nq6NwirGocrHRmpo9fpFHDawp_SJCN73MROWuRwlc2Yf88-j3kIcA0TQ_yZqUWrH0voWwWHjnVVrMFaWpod7rGHbksvl8qj42Do1WVOa97yQ/s1600/mrooster1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfvfm3tZ7DqTma0H1BjsR9oWJiCZXO2nq6NwirGocrHRmpo9fpFHDawp_SJCN73MROWuRwlc2Yf88-j3kIcA0TQ_yZqUWrH0voWwWHjnVVrMFaWpod7rGHbksvl8qj42Do1WVOa97yQ/s640/mrooster1.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Voila, a little French twist! </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/AVvXsEglwyPL9TOgOjC-2hDVRI4XJ2DtpTJnFyDE74oXBBm_Yo3mjzN1nNjEZZ9uXAyu0Dy6j1Gjmnbg1c7Z9b4KE4431qtooOeMUeFjXvXGkIXM_C0jR-X6YOjQQqHeR8Ss_cjyY3joPEP8cw/s1600/mrooster2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwyPL9TOgOjC-2hDVRI4XJ2DtpTJnFyDE74oXBBm_Yo3mjzN1nNjEZZ9uXAyu0Dy6j1Gjmnbg1c7Z9b4KE4431qtooOeMUeFjXvXGkIXM_C0jR-X6YOjQQqHeR8Ss_cjyY3joPEP8cw/s640/mrooster2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The goblets are Imperial Glass "Old Williamsburg" in amber.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqsnmUidu5KsbOA74Vl15WLpbW159Y5Zpw_mx3b4k-XXDiYQb6C8yfy9Q6CV6rwXSIZr4dePvMj2_m1ePyM2GPy_DI3wr2x2swfqNNgjJp1Ld5Lw_IgU32YVjwAvZD1TMxXGXWu48gA/s1600/mrooster3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqsnmUidu5KsbOA74Vl15WLpbW159Y5Zpw_mx3b4k-XXDiYQb6C8yfy9Q6CV6rwXSIZr4dePvMj2_m1ePyM2GPy_DI3wr2x2swfqNNgjJp1Ld5Lw_IgU32YVjwAvZD1TMxXGXWu48gA/s640/mrooster3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobXRQQcBm3SC9tv44BFkAFF0OtS7Sxns6j5zFMqxMJ14MzGcVSaDCA9Z2rTPLFy5_IA9U7GWuknIMkUoEy1ALhldZ8ZFhgi0nDnao3d74dFI7HQ2554fjLXJb5wFdOhJu8OojGsPqtA/s1600/mrooster4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobXRQQcBm3SC9tv44BFkAFF0OtS7Sxns6j5zFMqxMJ14MzGcVSaDCA9Z2rTPLFy5_IA9U7GWuknIMkUoEy1ALhldZ8ZFhgi0nDnao3d74dFI7HQ2554fjLXJb5wFdOhJu8OojGsPqtA/s640/mrooster4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCifEk5Uapkd-tujo4ZH0LTsjeYhnJzidhvpBPr-sYKZKp2d_ij2fSPa3hpMYnyxD-G7OqEUdVUPpagXdfQMV_7E0iqahajRTUgEc8F2q5xDHvtJG1CYqOnlqsV7Ki8SZc32Zu9HJ3w/s1600/mrooster5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCifEk5Uapkd-tujo4ZH0LTsjeYhnJzidhvpBPr-sYKZKp2d_ij2fSPa3hpMYnyxD-G7OqEUdVUPpagXdfQMV_7E0iqahajRTUgEc8F2q5xDHvtJG1CYqOnlqsV7Ki8SZc32Zu9HJ3w/s640/mrooster5.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="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/AVvXsEjjEuNQje2Kkd1TqkgDItk18dQEQlj-HzvXAA33Ff75mObb-ngwxk82iO-xpF_ob9rnb3m_6T9R0wByE4fz1tKnedkcDJhyphenhyphenz1aP7Tdjg4NEiks1fpgrYyE6WWPfTGWuGy6wdxUBdU9cPA/s1600/mrooster6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEuNQje2Kkd1TqkgDItk18dQEQlj-HzvXAA33Ff75mObb-ngwxk82iO-xpF_ob9rnb3m_6T9R0wByE4fz1tKnedkcDJhyphenhyphenz1aP7Tdjg4NEiks1fpgrYyE6WWPfTGWuGy6wdxUBdU9cPA/s640/mrooster6.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These topiaries actually used to be faux. I bought them at JoAnn Fabrics when I lived in Washington, D.C. in the 1990s, and they were covered with faux ivy. I stripped the faux ivy and "planted" the forms in clay pots that I had painted and glazed, then added real ivy. Now the question is how long can I keep them alive? I generally have good luck with ivy, so we'll see! </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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpd4TACp-xUbUE3ufSQXPzUfk7URKz1EUSp7q9Em_fDJBwYNzvE2hiicyEJXRI8nO4LgRNWZzXJTm_O6WPdfBwk927sdqn9aY9gAiBsfxN6sVIkbXPXgHuLY2ITdrVKkgu-X3Kw3Ew8A/s1600/mrooster21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpd4TACp-xUbUE3ufSQXPzUfk7URKz1EUSp7q9Em_fDJBwYNzvE2hiicyEJXRI8nO4LgRNWZzXJTm_O6WPdfBwk927sdqn9aY9gAiBsfxN6sVIkbXPXgHuLY2ITdrVKkgu-X3Kw3Ew8A/s640/mrooster21.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I gathered anything yellow I could find from the property and placed it all in this antique basket that belonged to my grandfather. </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/AVvXsEgrT3vyckcITR9TyVivaHMAP1b2nGOYkkBb8fXZU4sdHlJ3-OR9TbGkj-fNHtGcDVeGcl0Btj_bZIg-dZm02uGoFSGfnI_PAJY7erOsR3BTM2nmmthPIKYG8cID7UCxHVaRERyo3GDErg/s1600/mrooster20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrT3vyckcITR9TyVivaHMAP1b2nGOYkkBb8fXZU4sdHlJ3-OR9TbGkj-fNHtGcDVeGcl0Btj_bZIg-dZm02uGoFSGfnI_PAJY7erOsR3BTM2nmmthPIKYG8cID7UCxHVaRERyo3GDErg/s640/mrooster20.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After seeing the dinnerware, my mom brought me this guy! Isn't he handsome? The salt and pepper belonged to my grandmother.</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/AVvXsEj5vTpL6klv3RhRhJkHd23WykhJlJmnJK2umW1kmQvGza6uYwLCVtKGQbKbrdTkMcyFAsxbw9_NdcqEHseTRmtpK-AakytsarFr2EI2_-1d_3jFnxFHdIW7LtakiLob28_POkYbFGgm4Q/s1600/mrooster10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5vTpL6klv3RhRhJkHd23WykhJlJmnJK2umW1kmQvGza6uYwLCVtKGQbKbrdTkMcyFAsxbw9_NdcqEHseTRmtpK-AakytsarFr2EI2_-1d_3jFnxFHdIW7LtakiLob28_POkYbFGgm4Q/s640/mrooster10.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3A2aeOGRd49MkjIiV1TA3vAfREPkdmzgZ5_AlW_KCZh5mFErl7tCp-flIuXGiTcDzXROj9g4E-eBioNVCsN2pp3jEMY4UOmMpYfHOQ80eRwbh7cpg58l5a8Bqjn5TgPpf0A0mWJHxUQ/s1600/mrooster22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3A2aeOGRd49MkjIiV1TA3vAfREPkdmzgZ5_AlW_KCZh5mFErl7tCp-flIuXGiTcDzXROj9g4E-eBioNVCsN2pp3jEMY4UOmMpYfHOQ80eRwbh7cpg58l5a8Bqjn5TgPpf0A0mWJHxUQ/s640/mrooster22.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 also got the yellow accent plates! Don't you love this color? They also have them in red, green and brown.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrsIf9NmBoWRH9QhtyqyfoXQZnfzlStyvi4hAemaSsDYkg531xgBCJ7k4MsKDXWHRRn_C1wXhiVmWnNI7fAQ_gecV_YktTP5_iCDh0njV8wsH4ai0Ho6r6QEMT_rpOviel2lN94-erw/s1600/mrooster25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrsIf9NmBoWRH9QhtyqyfoXQZnfzlStyvi4hAemaSsDYkg531xgBCJ7k4MsKDXWHRRn_C1wXhiVmWnNI7fAQ_gecV_YktTP5_iCDh0njV8wsH4ai0Ho6r6QEMT_rpOviel2lN94-erw/s640/mrooster25.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CjERi486N0OUmjBUo3kYHEzYz1lGBUkx7-S8DG4srM_UBGQG3v0e2PbWA1ssKDg0XbnGxJVkTFyCppsWelXNi6_WewvEh-6pEcdcRVeQnDT33lTHVumOPB0J9LOrfTmijHFCibzT9A/s1600/mrooster26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CjERi486N0OUmjBUo3kYHEzYz1lGBUkx7-S8DG4srM_UBGQG3v0e2PbWA1ssKDg0XbnGxJVkTFyCppsWelXNi6_WewvEh-6pEcdcRVeQnDT33lTHVumOPB0J9LOrfTmijHFCibzT9A/s640/mrooster26.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="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/AVvXsEgbi_Yq29KtWVgCRt4upQTOU5ib3ow6hnVnh_RiIOZjIgLDDw_TEUwQ7bcXvcOn_qSYMcL1NT9RC73fyHj0vcGLLBsETXgsDaMPwj29KcONWd1u-OGJOvKbjS6szReYsm9M64jQMIqHQw/s1600/mrooster23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbi_Yq29KtWVgCRt4upQTOU5ib3ow6hnVnh_RiIOZjIgLDDw_TEUwQ7bcXvcOn_qSYMcL1NT9RC73fyHj0vcGLLBsETXgsDaMPwj29KcONWd1u-OGJOvKbjS6szReYsm9M64jQMIqHQw/s640/mrooster23.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div style="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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmHiDbrYiEW7YdVKRZnz5geADytHTn7QQxVFgt3oCYq2uvvFDW8FG6oYmzUJd4hGDglTRs3lgP6q8IaJ1VjvAIvlUQUPfpdR-vhN5WeOWFOb_N8c-DX-UcfwV3CAcBCke0Nyd5RbVHgA/s1600/mrooster24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmHiDbrYiEW7YdVKRZnz5geADytHTn7QQxVFgt3oCYq2uvvFDW8FG6oYmzUJd4hGDglTRs3lgP6q8IaJ1VjvAIvlUQUPfpdR-vhN5WeOWFOb_N8c-DX-UcfwV3CAcBCke0Nyd5RbVHgA/s640/mrooster24.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is my rooster table, now how about yours? One lucky person will get 8 place settings of "Brava Rooster" in the round!!! Yes, I said 8 place settings! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In order to be entered in the giveaway you need be a "follower" of Far Above Rubies, then you can add more entries by doing the following:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">1. Leave a comment here to let me know you are a "follower" for one entry.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">2. "Like" the MikasaDining Facebook page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/mikasadining">www.facebook.com/mikasadining</a> for another entry.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">3. Post the name of your favorite Mikasa pattern on the Mikasa Facebook wall for another entry.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">4. Visit <a href="http://www.mikasa.com/">www.mikasa.com</a> and sign up to receive special offers and promotions from Mikasa for another entry.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">5. Post about it on your sidebar for another entry.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqosnWjCUNUTY555sCOdUIFZRGkF0ymOYD-kLNJZPPSkrLTScEibJogroQjEW7KSuEDQ-79jXiacZkdWQ3P9zwk3tFWo4_4OsMJPqRCEyOv2MEkJekM6LtflV3FewTjRB65-rK7HvIFg/s1600/giveaway111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqosnWjCUNUTY555sCOdUIFZRGkF0ymOYD-kLNJZPPSkrLTScEibJogroQjEW7KSuEDQ-79jXiacZkdWQ3P9zwk3tFWo4_4OsMJPqRCEyOv2MEkJekM6LtflV3FewTjRB65-rK7HvIFg/s1600/giveaway111.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Make sure you come back here and leave a comment letting me know which of the above you do so I can add to your entries!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Deadline for entries is midnight EST August 27. So tell your friends, get over to Facebook, and let's get started!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am really excited to be part of this giveaway because I really do use Mikasa and love the quality. We are seriously enjoying this dinnerware, and I am also loving the yellow. I'll be showing several different tables with that in the next few weeks.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>FYI...I am not an employee or affiliate of Lifetime Brands, and I received the Mikasa items at no cost to review. The opinions here are mine and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Lifetime.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I will be joining Susan at <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Tablescape Thursday</a> over at <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">"Between Naps on the Porch"</a> and for the first time to <a href="http://cheapchichome.blogspot.com/2010/08/fabric-fun-thursday-no-11.html">"Fabric Fun Thursday"</a> at <a href="http://cheapchichome.blogspot.com/2010/08/fabric-fun-thursday-no-11.html">"Cheap Chic Home,"</a> so be sure to go by there and see all the participants!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Anita</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1Diuq-WnG7nZPtB9PdAZ8BqjMItnLbpjEt7dUR8HiN-_e_EwhZEkmmLxylypvOGLLfVw4v_p5IyRBREL84d1yezdHq6cjJR_Er-suh2lfiSxcozkZJt-fLhGaG-WfQaCn6el2urjPg/s1600/New_size_125_tall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1Diuq-WnG7nZPtB9PdAZ8BqjMItnLbpjEt7dUR8HiN-_e_EwhZEkmmLxylypvOGLLfVw4v_p5IyRBREL84d1yezdHq6cjJR_Er-suh2lfiSxcozkZJt-fLhGaG-WfQaCn6el2urjPg/s200/New_size_125_tall.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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq7GhBYvEbhfdU_YVna2o_CZJJirHv47y27O2PNf0F6Ygq9pvfKsGtxcjb90KETNrXm0q-mEeABaLeVaiH7nZYTSIIr7tHqQH_d0wajqbQwUfJ8qkk3sQkcrz3wcw-bZ1Jg-l7_lpkjA/s1600/DSCN4333-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq7GhBYvEbhfdU_YVna2o_CZJJirHv47y27O2PNf0F6Ygq9pvfKsGtxcjb90KETNrXm0q-mEeABaLeVaiH7nZYTSIIr7tHqQH_d0wajqbQwUfJ8qkk3sQkcrz3wcw-bZ1Jg-l7_lpkjA/s200/DSCN4333-2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>

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