The kitchen--where it came from...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last week I showed y'all the evolution of the living area, which, by the way, got a whole new seating arrangement yesterday. But more on that later:-) Today I wanted to share the different looks in the kitchen over the years.</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/AVvXsEhSRoBAJgLU89Tz3xk4WZG7jwX6xIC80ejSYvQCZsRYI73r9ugkTGmcIqL0qeHy4_O0e-ciQetKsYagW9FvpwHUyDVTMcg2VXrskxQl2Y9Wc3i0oeOs1vtHKPZGZShqV7_cxemVzx0oNA/s1600/2014hometourkitchen3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRoBAJgLU89Tz3xk4WZG7jwX6xIC80ejSYvQCZsRYI73r9ugkTGmcIqL0qeHy4_O0e-ciQetKsYagW9FvpwHUyDVTMcg2VXrskxQl2Y9Wc3i0oeOs1vtHKPZGZShqV7_cxemVzx0oNA/s1600/2014hometourkitchen3.jpg" width="460"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-kitchen-where-it-came-from.html#more">Read more...</a>

The kitchen--where it came from...

Last week I showed y'all the evolution of the living area, which, by the way, got a whole new seating arrangement yesterday. But more on...

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Back porch living...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One place I really enjoy during the summer is our back porch. I really didn't change much from last year but it was sure nice to get it pressure washed and everything clean and back in its place. </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/AVvXsEib7WCFjvL-Z9riavErMfpg8KjZxywmq9x-uXmxhoRAoM1CTHYhv-DlbySn7ePdxe58V1bo4Gh1S-RN1YdHszraqOFFL6RHhVAGW6Mw_kfmApQwjZLR6mrnxeQ5ThoCckj6NYLY-u_GLA/s1600/2014backporch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7WCFjvL-Z9riavErMfpg8KjZxywmq9x-uXmxhoRAoM1CTHYhv-DlbySn7ePdxe58V1bo4Gh1S-RN1YdHszraqOFFL6RHhVAGW6Mw_kfmApQwjZLR6mrnxeQ5ThoCckj6NYLY-u_GLA/s1600/2014backporch.jpg" width="640"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" p="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2014/05/back-porch-living.html#more">Read more...</a>

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Romantic Homes feature

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am excited to have a sweet feature in April's <i>Romantic Homes</i> Magazine...</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/AVvXsEgSPLTux9b2EV-JlENnAaF_H50jKLCTEf14zGce-RGXtnKAgw9NQ3A75ZHFPEKxIITgd0oTtb-UxcrLcDthMvTz5Wmf4nquJd2ZcezAB5I-SGXnyoAbLoAMH4pTyEOLwmc-AlHUrBq9uQ/s1600/rh_1404_us_c1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPLTux9b2EV-JlENnAaF_H50jKLCTEf14zGce-RGXtnKAgw9NQ3A75ZHFPEKxIITgd0oTtb-UxcrLcDthMvTz5Wmf4nquJd2ZcezAB5I-SGXnyoAbLoAMH4pTyEOLwmc-AlHUrBq9uQ/s1600/rh_1404_us_c1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPLTux9b2EV-JlENnAaF_H50jKLCTEf14zGce-RGXtnKAgw9NQ3A75ZHFPEKxIITgd0oTtb-UxcrLcDthMvTz5Wmf4nquJd2ZcezAB5I-SGXnyoAbLoAMH4pTyEOLwmc-AlHUrBq9uQ/s1600/rh_1404_us_c1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPLTux9b2EV-JlENnAaF_H50jKLCTEf14zGce-RGXtnKAgw9NQ3A75ZHFPEKxIITgd0oTtb-UxcrLcDthMvTz5Wmf4nquJd2ZcezAB5I-SGXnyoAbLoAMH4pTyEOLwmc-AlHUrBq9uQ/s1600/rh_1404_us_c1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPLTux9b2EV-JlENnAaF_H50jKLCTEf14zGce-RGXtnKAgw9NQ3A75ZHFPEKxIITgd0oTtb-UxcrLcDthMvTz5Wmf4nquJd2ZcezAB5I-SGXnyoAbLoAMH4pTyEOLwmc-AlHUrBq9uQ/s1600/rh_1404_us_c1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPLTux9b2EV-JlENnAaF_H50jKLCTEf14zGce-RGXtnKAgw9NQ3A75ZHFPEKxIITgd0oTtb-UxcrLcDthMvTz5Wmf4nquJd2ZcezAB5I-SGXnyoAbLoAMH4pTyEOLwmc-AlHUrBq9uQ/s1600/rh_1404_us_c1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPLTux9b2EV-JlENnAaF_H50jKLCTEf14zGce-RGXtnKAgw9NQ3A75ZHFPEKxIITgd0oTtb-UxcrLcDthMvTz5Wmf4nquJd2ZcezAB5I-SGXnyoAbLoAMH4pTyEOLwmc-AlHUrBq9uQ/s1600/rh_1404_us_c1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPLTux9b2EV-JlENnAaF_H50jKLCTEf14zGce-RGXtnKAgw9NQ3A75ZHFPEKxIITgd0oTtb-UxcrLcDthMvTz5Wmf4nquJd2ZcezAB5I-SGXnyoAbLoAMH4pTyEOLwmc-AlHUrBq9uQ/s1600/rh_1404_us_c1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPLTux9b2EV-JlENnAaF_H50jKLCTEf14zGce-RGXtnKAgw9NQ3A75ZHFPEKxIITgd0oTtb-UxcrLcDthMvTz5Wmf4nquJd2ZcezAB5I-SGXnyoAbLoAMH4pTyEOLwmc-AlHUrBq9uQ/s1600/rh_1404_us_c1.jpg" width="468"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2014/03/romantic-homes.html#more">Read more...</a>

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Making wood countertops...part III

<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let me warn you now, this is not going to be pretty. But if you want to learn to make countertops the hard way, this post is for you:-)</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We started the day with our beautifully planed 150-year-old wormy chestnut boards thinking we would get the edges straight, then fit them together, join with biscuits and get them glued.</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/AVvXsEjXOottUSAqz9nCjPeyY0UervGKDCiMKhCqms18zhqarIb_JzIolf2VajToVxdqy-KRpHto5GHdAXjAmHSCDB-H5lMsd1js8DcaZHMMDtznse0EWv2wIYhDHEZ6ykYRKfx3vTWcYDMrtA/s1600/counters20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXOottUSAqz9nCjPeyY0UervGKDCiMKhCqms18zhqarIb_JzIolf2VajToVxdqy-KRpHto5GHdAXjAmHSCDB-H5lMsd1js8DcaZHMMDtznse0EWv2wIYhDHEZ6ykYRKfx3vTWcYDMrtA/s640/counters20.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;"></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span><br><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg"></a></span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span><br><div style="text-align: center;"></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2013/08/making-wood-countertopspart-iii.html#more">Read more...</a>

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Countertop progress...

<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even though the weather looked like rain, we were able to take all the wormy chestnut boards we needed for the counters today before the sky opened up. It's amazing how something that seems so simple and easy as taking boards off a house can drag on and on. </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglesYscCO-87LWt6pFo_i9mpe6gbRLcmaZ7jfOvLGC8NvOTMY3lTIELnWKskXgke78lz5Vj5w9oYK71fx0e2NHqaNGHSJSZ1ndodLuaAt98kXNf7OdPP66bZV7ACDiGIakLCxdL2Mcmg/s1600/counters2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglesYscCO-87LWt6pFo_i9mpe6gbRLcmaZ7jfOvLGC8NvOTMY3lTIELnWKskXgke78lz5Vj5w9oYK71fx0e2NHqaNGHSJSZ1ndodLuaAt98kXNf7OdPP66bZV7ACDiGIakLCxdL2Mcmg/s640/counters2.jpg" width="426"></a></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;"></span><br><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="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2013/08/countertop-progress.html#more">Read more...</a>

Countertop progress...

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Progress on the back porch

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It seems like we have been working on the porches for months.  We had to pressure wash, then I stained the decking and re-painted the back railings. I wanted a more vintage, country kind of style back here so I have done some changing. </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/AVvXsEgHpfDRtQVHVoNzF5fxcgVJNZHConZbQQwpnoAiPJ3xvJoDpcH7dtP9UIgpj3-TZ0OIg6hSct3g-3yjCnEHGpCRdOXZWiYjyw2ZPSrAW6ojDXY-6MvTXWw6-c8iydB5dbz8wotNbwQ1HfQ/s1600/2013backporch16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpfDRtQVHVoNzF5fxcgVJNZHConZbQQwpnoAiPJ3xvJoDpcH7dtP9UIgpj3-TZ0OIg6hSct3g-3yjCnEHGpCRdOXZWiYjyw2ZPSrAW6ojDXY-6MvTXWw6-c8iydB5dbz8wotNbwQ1HfQ/s640/2013backporch16.jpg" width="640"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span><br><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><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2013/06/progress-on-back-porch.html#more">Read more...</a>

Progress on the back porch

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Ruffles, burlap and lace

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A couple weeks ago I shared on my facebook page a peek at some slipcovers I had made for my Duncan Phyfe chairs, so I thought I would share them here. </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/AVvXsEjl0h7rbSEXuJ9_OpPbpBD2MzfACtDNYy4fjVq4uqe0jgVH-4g3Um34U8sp5IVH96AiCOcRB1TSNt45K2JoEXG5Gnhm9RcP6cZPs3bbEO9-QYzNzGlt2_K3GyEjasntMW4KYTg5FNZ9qEk/s1600/2013slips5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0h7rbSEXuJ9_OpPbpBD2MzfACtDNYy4fjVq4uqe0jgVH-4g3Um34U8sp5IVH96AiCOcRB1TSNt45K2JoEXG5Gnhm9RcP6cZPs3bbEO9-QYzNzGlt2_K3GyEjasntMW4KYTg5FNZ9qEk/s640/2013slips5.jpg" width="426"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span><br><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></div></span><br><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="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg"></a></div><a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2013/04/ruffles-burlap-and-lace.html#more">Read more...</a>

Ruffles, burlap and lace

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Making the cabinet...

<div style="text-align: center;"><br> Yesterday I showed the cabinet my husband made for me and how I filled it with family treasures <a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-cabinet.html">HERE</a>. So today, I wanted to share how he made "something from nothing" using a tree, reclaimed and scrap wood. </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He was really excited when I talked to him about making it for me until I told him I wanted to use the walnut tree my dad had cut and had milled into rough boards. These boards had been sitting in my dad's garage for at least 20 years. That means they were warped, dry and not that easy to work with. Did I mention my husband is patient and a perfectionist? </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;"></span><br><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><br></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAUgo_3DJpksj7-7wEtgADzf7f4_fA0s4taRPKwSCVQSgLw955RAZL5pYNnuO435elECe01fNu9JYL0YtyaAD9O-geW4Lk6fkeW718rl3h0IJkiKfEdAz9DeznZJrewM2aqOwVAfOJTc/s1600/2013chinacabinet14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAUgo_3DJpksj7-7wEtgADzf7f4_fA0s4taRPKwSCVQSgLw955RAZL5pYNnuO435elECe01fNu9JYL0YtyaAD9O-geW4Lk6fkeW718rl3h0IJkiKfEdAz9DeznZJrewM2aqOwVAfOJTc/s1600/2013chinacabinet14.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He first designed the cabinet based on an old rule of proportion called the <a href="http://www.finewoodworking.com/fwnpdffree/011168048.pdf">"Golden Ratio."</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2013/03/making-cabinet.html#more">Read more...</a>

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 Yesterday I showed the cabinet my husband made for me and how I filled it with family treasures HERE . So today, I wanted to share how he m...

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The Christmas Church

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi everyone! Church has always been the most important part of Christmas for our family. Being a musician also meant that so much of Christmas has been centered around the beautiful carols of Christmas. To honor that tradition, I searched for a vintage (not made in China:-) ceramic Christmas church this fall. When I found one in my price range, $9, I was lucky enough to win the bid. However, when it arrived it was broken into several pieces. Never fear, because I am great with Elmers, and I glued it back together:-)</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/AVvXsEg7JA_A6y6BIHej6_UXzW7g1vj3aJRibXQCnnmXTCJxMM12G7WPqoushFv134e367ddNl-fNyGDH1Og0fFzYDgqxjC6pW6EzfCkE25GDAQ7T-Boa87GclUdOVmEx6o_IL4LCH4lZb94_Hw/s1600/2012christmaspiano3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiIDATACtT4dRbQt2rpXXlZO3vi694EvlYIE6Pa2j8WPx8VOxcOrK24H46m6lHI0vVvn94FupT-MnPEpsUYiIEtOr58ocy35TKoGeb3KXMVPc6IlwB_KekIWSiFjO8hJvwAcGAnSm9wOE/s1600/2012christmaspiano2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiIDATACtT4dRbQt2rpXXlZO3vi694EvlYIE6Pa2j8WPx8VOxcOrK24H46m6lHI0vVvn94FupT-MnPEpsUYiIEtOr58ocy35TKoGeb3KXMVPc6IlwB_KekIWSiFjO8hJvwAcGAnSm9wOE/s1600/2012christmaspiano2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh how I love this one made in 1965 right here in the USA. I created a very simple setting on the piano placing it on a burlap and lace runner I made for my etsy shop, surrounded by little Christmas trees and candles. </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/AVvXsEjiIDATACtT4dRbQt2rpXXlZO3vi694EvlYIE6Pa2j8WPx8VOxcOrK24H46m6lHI0vVvn94FupT-MnPEpsUYiIEtOr58ocy35TKoGeb3KXMVPc6IlwB_KekIWSiFjO8hJvwAcGAnSm9wOE/s1600/2012christmaspiano2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JA_A6y6BIHej6_UXzW7g1vj3aJRibXQCnnmXTCJxMM12G7WPqoushFv134e367ddNl-fNyGDH1Og0fFzYDgqxjC6pW6EzfCkE25GDAQ7T-Boa87GclUdOVmEx6o_IL4LCH4lZb94_Hw/s1600/2012christmaspiano3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JA_A6y6BIHej6_UXzW7g1vj3aJRibXQCnnmXTCJxMM12G7WPqoushFv134e367ddNl-fNyGDH1Og0fFzYDgqxjC6pW6EzfCkE25GDAQ7T-Boa87GclUdOVmEx6o_IL4LCH4lZb94_Hw/s1600/2012christmaspiano3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I filled this wash tub with arborvitae branches because they are so fragrant. </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/AVvXsEg7JA_A6y6BIHej6_UXzW7g1vj3aJRibXQCnnmXTCJxMM12G7WPqoushFv134e367ddNl-fNyGDH1Og0fFzYDgqxjC6pW6EzfCkE25GDAQ7T-Boa87GclUdOVmEx6o_IL4LCH4lZb94_Hw/s1600/2012christmaspiano3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbj6knxIiRY6tzfOyd1MnOqmiEHv5aOXj8O1TejDFrFZzk7zyYZlP4GY-gACbnilNIetdNzTcPjNyXVSUoybe0otYjv3m9mRGJNcc7MoV-O1vdudiDlc94UT4FlIDTggIGRcbW-2gSmo/s1600/2012christmaspiano1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbj6knxIiRY6tzfOyd1MnOqmiEHv5aOXj8O1TejDFrFZzk7zyYZlP4GY-gACbnilNIetdNzTcPjNyXVSUoybe0otYjv3m9mRGJNcc7MoV-O1vdudiDlc94UT4FlIDTggIGRcbW-2gSmo/s1600/2012christmaspiano1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I placed my grandmother's red Church Hymnal here along with a photo of her holding my mom in 1943 when my grandfather was away in Europe during WWII. She was the music leader in her church for many, many years. It had not really dawned on me until I created this vignette, that I have followed in her footsteps. </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/AVvXsEjiIDATACtT4dRbQt2rpXXlZO3vi694EvlYIE6Pa2j8WPx8VOxcOrK24H46m6lHI0vVvn94FupT-MnPEpsUYiIEtOr58ocy35TKoGeb3KXMVPc6IlwB_KekIWSiFjO8hJvwAcGAnSm9wOE/s1600/2012christmaspiano2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMP8sbQA44z0d6Aa69fAXzvpnvzk5v9Yh9yN-VMQ6ie_RgLAI_Zx5Q4EtCkwpJfHmsxI7qpQ2tI4umwQ4B-OBTN023gV07Af6nTw2nY56cr6BtweCs5Tg3CdMPwEWzdeUI7nwrAuDqsw/s1600/2012christmas7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMP8sbQA44z0d6Aa69fAXzvpnvzk5v9Yh9yN-VMQ6ie_RgLAI_Zx5Q4EtCkwpJfHmsxI7qpQ2tI4umwQ4B-OBTN023gV07Af6nTw2nY56cr6BtweCs5Tg3CdMPwEWzdeUI7nwrAuDqsw/s1600/2012christmas7.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These pine cone candleholders are from the 1960s...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzZARD9BWLoSVDb2VZwyVblEg31x26it0_WR0HT0dvtOM37On05gVtPrhbVHrP6BUROdz-2bxgbGLqU6gHwa5Xn9fXnQPt7bfDzDADKJQuLK38vZpEA1yL2u0Zr6FNCtGWyTEiUO0viI/s1600/2012christmaspiano4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzZARD9BWLoSVDb2VZwyVblEg31x26it0_WR0HT0dvtOM37On05gVtPrhbVHrP6BUROdz-2bxgbGLqU6gHwa5Xn9fXnQPt7bfDzDADKJQuLK38vZpEA1yL2u0Zr6FNCtGWyTEiUO0viI/s1600/2012christmaspiano4.jpg" /></a><br /><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/AVvXsEiZU4sBmh6aTqiF3P9gu9Rds4R7QYFBEEnvpR0QlMmNDhqqXYZl6fyuzpuBOiuF4d4o345sshNrt0TcYM8GRD8VyefyOU-dh3Z2WouTq6ltRxXFrQ7Gh41XuaiCl3g_OdQDvrNfJzWt7ak/s1600/2012christmaspiano.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZU4sBmh6aTqiF3P9gu9Rds4R7QYFBEEnvpR0QlMmNDhqqXYZl6fyuzpuBOiuF4d4o345sshNrt0TcYM8GRD8VyefyOU-dh3Z2WouTq6ltRxXFrQ7Gh41XuaiCl3g_OdQDvrNfJzWt7ak/s1600/2012christmaspiano.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a nice place to gather, or for one of us to be practicing something on the piano. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks so very 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;"><a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.net/">Wow Us Wednesdays</a></div><br />

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Dreaming of Christmas in the old house

<div style="text-align: center;"> A dream I have had for years would be to build back the old house my great grandfather bought here as his summer place. My dad was born in and grew up in that beautiful old house.</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/AVvXsEiW-Mtsf5SEHuhLmG8ftqZQ4JJ9YV4uCZVxmrhwk-3SWIDZNVjZgGj5tRy3sEwr8umAcNPf7lG6loX-GwQWEbqI_ApuF5KtxrQarjvMnMIi3k7bhhylB_F12Q0XkJuJLGbpYcxs-I5C_I0/s1600/2012christmasbuffet1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-Mtsf5SEHuhLmG8ftqZQ4JJ9YV4uCZVxmrhwk-3SWIDZNVjZgGj5tRy3sEwr8umAcNPf7lG6loX-GwQWEbqI_ApuF5KtxrQarjvMnMIi3k7bhhylB_F12Q0XkJuJLGbpYcxs-I5C_I0/s640/2012christmasbuffet1.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Luckily, when my grandparents tore it down to make way for a new house, my grandfather carefully took out all the trim, doors, windows, etc., and carefully bundled and stored them where they sat untouched until Luis and I moved onto the family property. If you have ever visited here, you know that we are taking some of those things and adding them to our house little by little. </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/AVvXsEitZGP0qGT3Va9n_t1KCSElwG81g9lWf8-NTVIIw93HlYRfAKZW_9rE08BTC6fhDQ7ROWwPtx2HPN1loLXIzaqEGH8p8THQ0ThY6gF7NbO4-8d1hIvrVE7cnV6I-Ugg3sCSeQwtogW_OB8/s1600/2012christmasbuffet3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZGP0qGT3Va9n_t1KCSElwG81g9lWf8-NTVIIw93HlYRfAKZW_9rE08BTC6fhDQ7ROWwPtx2HPN1loLXIzaqEGH8p8THQ0ThY6gF7NbO4-8d1hIvrVE7cnV6I-Ugg3sCSeQwtogW_OB8/s640/2012christmasbuffet3.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I became fascinated with the Putz cardboard houses from Japan post WWII and tried to get some on ebay for my vintage Christmas, but kept getting outbid. Plus, they are pretty small at 4" high. I decided to make my own.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I thought why not make the old house? So, I gathered up some cardboard -- which in my case is easy as I recycle *everything* and usually have stacks of 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/AVvXsEiM5YC6hsL8zSToVaKkjaQ4E6x1oziTdTDVBZ4zYXIGZ_TdxV3m8W1v4-kN8mwg4ZhFhzoWqAU3NRZspVMpbNTfSd58HwYDIr00aIn8FZS8glRmwWE68rSklQmmBKdk8XWfWj8w0-uN8Zs/s1600/oldhousewinter052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM5YC6hsL8zSToVaKkjaQ4E6x1oziTdTDVBZ4zYXIGZ_TdxV3m8W1v4-kN8mwg4ZhFhzoWqAU3NRZspVMpbNTfSd58HwYDIr00aIn8FZS8glRmwWE68rSklQmmBKdk8XWfWj8w0-uN8Zs/s640/oldhousewinter052.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 started cutting and glueing and finally ended up with this...</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/AVvXsEieG9yxHZnNzBNc6_ZY4ejtuWjCRhyE7GsAJEvyTQf8EFsLptvrJlQ_O9Ms-gDJUkLySlFTVJsVy9aWXIF6iPZ9nj20XrzobpNP0mugJEWSMLgvouYhYdFtohWZTDkcZr5Q6gXWZ7q8IUE/s1600/2012christmasbuffet7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieG9yxHZnNzBNc6_ZY4ejtuWjCRhyE7GsAJEvyTQf8EFsLptvrJlQ_O9Ms-gDJUkLySlFTVJsVy9aWXIF6iPZ9nj20XrzobpNP0mugJEWSMLgvouYhYdFtohWZTDkcZr5Q6gXWZ7q8IUE/s640/2012christmasbuffet7.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My dad recognized it right away and told me I needed the bottle brush trees as my grandmother apparently had them. So I found some vintage ones on ebay. </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/AVvXsEi2oMwDp8dvmTZZQaQ5iU6LGtrtmAsfOGG_-04KMZxMidjfT3c5MZbikOSBNpnSlik3e8Ce3OeMNkpvdLOm24NDWKwiay3CbdkfokS5tqaL119hJrNUJ3mDsEuy7kjS97Ghmn2LyPsJLp4/s1600/2012Christmasbuffet12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2oMwDp8dvmTZZQaQ5iU6LGtrtmAsfOGG_-04KMZxMidjfT3c5MZbikOSBNpnSlik3e8Ce3OeMNkpvdLOm24NDWKwiay3CbdkfokS5tqaL119hJrNUJ3mDsEuy7kjS97Ghmn2LyPsJLp4/s640/2012Christmasbuffet12.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought the house needed a snowman out front.</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/AVvXsEhd8z6cPvJOYWanmnsVZgHt_IFCzNZGXNyq8WtwicPm9lFnJIn7h4PdNF4LM7zA6jtiK4V-3u71c4odWpWwywUOBWBfUl0rlB_4XEiILO07szZRJfXh2kK27DZcwJ0r17dbQF6cvkqA5jI/s1600/2012christmasbuffet13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd8z6cPvJOYWanmnsVZgHt_IFCzNZGXNyq8WtwicPm9lFnJIn7h4PdNF4LM7zA6jtiK4V-3u71c4odWpWwywUOBWBfUl0rlB_4XEiILO07szZRJfXh2kK27DZcwJ0r17dbQF6cvkqA5jI/s640/2012christmasbuffet13.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used tissue paper for the windows and Christmas lights for the inside. I dusted everything with "snow" and lots of glitter, which I was amazed to find these products "Made-in-USA." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The old rock wall still stands around the new house my parents live in.</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/AVvXsEjAa2Pb3sRHkY3W13aiTE8P4rUkt3YbyP6FbpivYQLmeob41B8mng0Fh4cYjomvA0f-8GAgg19Bd07vBp84p4xYAk1QuRmv2py-a1VhgawS5cvb32WDbpQ24rGjGmNId2_rIM8NHgBlPI4/s1600/2012christmasbuffet6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAa2Pb3sRHkY3W13aiTE8P4rUkt3YbyP6FbpivYQLmeob41B8mng0Fh4cYjomvA0f-8GAgg19Bd07vBp84p4xYAk1QuRmv2py-a1VhgawS5cvb32WDbpQ24rGjGmNId2_rIM8NHgBlPI4/s640/2012christmasbuffet6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I used a window from the house to showcase old photos of the house and my dad and his family here in Balsam. I made cardboard panels to fit behind each window which I covered with vintage pink-flowered paper from my parent's basement. I put some of the copied photos on sheet music or black poster board so they would stand out against the background. I then trimmed the edges with vintage lace from my grandmother's sewing room.</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/AVvXsEh4Ms95itAONtrSVGsAREWTnRHAjvFRcAbiYvF70XPKZwuzdR3HoIY1MiVU4_hjjsCd7bEq3wwmxAcLLkYfXH3RDKvbObpKMKioEL6syQoEAMUOxHil0CqJBzeQ7aH8dt8hRiK2RrA1rl0/s1600/2012christmasbuffet8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Ms95itAONtrSVGsAREWTnRHAjvFRcAbiYvF70XPKZwuzdR3HoIY1MiVU4_hjjsCd7bEq3wwmxAcLLkYfXH3RDKvbObpKMKioEL6syQoEAMUOxHil0CqJBzeQ7aH8dt8hRiK2RrA1rl0/s640/2012christmasbuffet8.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These photos include my dad, his brother, sister and my grandparents in front of the house. I wanted to add the photo of my children as it was taken in front of the little guest house that once stood behind the "big" house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNUz6iduLnIMEDZi_0CWEE3bThdt2TLaNbtAZLy536ADamjIW8tK9q89nLVpjJnFxTSWN_gnneC1iqDqILf-VRiUUhCg-7r45S-v6RDydOdxisyFMjKk7mSSBFV77EBskgK7x4uyN4eM/s1600/2012christmasbuffet9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNUz6iduLnIMEDZi_0CWEE3bThdt2TLaNbtAZLy536ADamjIW8tK9q89nLVpjJnFxTSWN_gnneC1iqDqILf-VRiUUhCg-7r45S-v6RDydOdxisyFMjKk7mSSBFV77EBskgK7x4uyN4eM/s640/2012christmasbuffet9.jpg" width="388" /></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/AVvXsEii3APdmqSOVbEVMJVx90KFfxvkDxGoMD7g5P8QnDAzk8xAnF3UrktueYhyphenhyphenWYWm_ACPT6fjHTL7MMmN845xK2WoFh0FNRAnevtBmtz_yl_7JBQ-RhSiowt_uY3A4yoGvqaMBPvgneNC3t0/s1600/2012christmasbuffet15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii3APdmqSOVbEVMJVx90KFfxvkDxGoMD7g5P8QnDAzk8xAnF3UrktueYhyphenhyphenWYWm_ACPT6fjHTL7MMmN845xK2WoFh0FNRAnevtBmtz_yl_7JBQ-RhSiowt_uY3A4yoGvqaMBPvgneNC3t0/s640/2012christmasbuffet15.jpg" width="404" /></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 this burlap runner I had made for my etsy shop then topped it with white pines in old vinegar bottles from the "store."</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/AVvXsEgb4UknxgznuUS5YaIBaZD1AjQ-Z0QL7-GZAUxj8v0Vd74KPGEwGnUsImGoG3riyXta03gkQc2TChbIv7LNtpr1qTrAPwsiGJjWURDxRdNZw0TMdxWIH3jDDZc5jPFk1fLVEaZ_eSQKNFs/s1600/2012christmasbuffet10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4UknxgznuUS5YaIBaZD1AjQ-Z0QL7-GZAUxj8v0Vd74KPGEwGnUsImGoG3riyXta03gkQc2TChbIv7LNtpr1qTrAPwsiGJjWURDxRdNZw0TMdxWIH3jDDZc5jPFk1fLVEaZ_eSQKNFs/s640/2012christmasbuffet10.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">An antique family lamp along with my great aunt's handmade gown make every element in this vignette not only vintage, but part of my family. </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/AVvXsEi4VYMTMQSOQqbXLksL86yqJHeoQWFFhEXeOS3ibGje23GtjV0aeSG5IG5T7yGiB5M3s1CwwW4va32ir4T26wVgSpAWkkMvZXSJCmPckIPJ7DiJYsu4gniS2hcQ04wdtChmFO7R9KF3gnY/s1600/2012christmasbuffet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VYMTMQSOQqbXLksL86yqJHeoQWFFhEXeOS3ibGje23GtjV0aeSG5IG5T7yGiB5M3s1CwwW4va32ir4T26wVgSpAWkkMvZXSJCmPckIPJ7DiJYsu4gniS2hcQ04wdtChmFO7R9KF3gnY/s640/2012christmasbuffet.jpg" width="414" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And that, for me, is one of the most important parts of Christmas -- family. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love taking trips back in time, and Christmas is such a wonderful time to remember. </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; 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Dreaming of Christmas in the old house

 A dream I have had for years would be to build back the old house my great grandfather bought here as his summer place. My dad was born in ...

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A Very Vintage Christmas

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a sneak peek at my Christmas decor which is loaded with vintage family items and mid-century American-made treasures. Christmas was so much fun to put together.  So -- let's take a trip back in time...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My grandfather sent this doll from Paris to my mom during WWII.  The 1965 Ford Falcon was my dad's. </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/AVvXsEjRkQS6gaTyxb71nnvwsziwnxsSz4oU_BmYNOOoMgjQfzCM7OIGnI91gGJsoBi62qDB9L3rbWL5A9YehFP6BIKlN_y6qu-5vS9_KZuELJ3_kARPHF_r5Cdqjx15naKOT01EUZiQhVUuiEM/s1600/2012christmas4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkQS6gaTyxb71nnvwsziwnxsSz4oU_BmYNOOoMgjQfzCM7OIGnI91gGJsoBi62qDB9L3rbWL5A9YehFP6BIKlN_y6qu-5vS9_KZuELJ3_kARPHF_r5Cdqjx15naKOT01EUZiQhVUuiEM/s640/2012christmas4.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;">This collection of American-made decor from the 1950s-60s is all on my tree now...except for the lights! I had to draw the line at vintage lights, even though these have not been used, I would not want to leave them on very long. </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/AVvXsEjRkQS6gaTyxb71nnvwsziwnxsSz4oU_BmYNOOoMgjQfzCM7OIGnI91gGJsoBi62qDB9L3rbWL5A9YehFP6BIKlN_y6qu-5vS9_KZuELJ3_kARPHF_r5Cdqjx15naKOT01EUZiQhVUuiEM/s1600/2012christmas4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismbcFl92gmb99cC7g2YFYV3Qp-476qO4dDZpOD3r_zB6VC0-S9bJIZXsuDpNA8JUTDtYNO2woe95cDgqan-P5ctQO-MTGgLrP47M8Ed26pnsRm2oBKixaa2rp4gu0TciE4AP-AEKIpHs/s1600/2012Christmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismbcFl92gmb99cC7g2YFYV3Qp-476qO4dDZpOD3r_zB6VC0-S9bJIZXsuDpNA8JUTDtYNO2woe95cDgqan-P5ctQO-MTGgLrP47M8Ed26pnsRm2oBKixaa2rp4gu0TciE4AP-AEKIpHs/s640/2012Christmas.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;">The "box" is dressing the dining table all ready for family dinners. I filled it with a variety of pines, pine cones and Shiny Brite ornaments.</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/AVvXsEismbcFl92gmb99cC7g2YFYV3Qp-476qO4dDZpOD3r_zB6VC0-S9bJIZXsuDpNA8JUTDtYNO2woe95cDgqan-P5ctQO-MTGgLrP47M8Ed26pnsRm2oBKixaa2rp4gu0TciE4AP-AEKIpHs/s1600/2012Christmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3XffKI4UoCs_X-CL6xux3iSOi0WJwlO7oqWypdQAP70bxe-AZhMGNlRTVlm321lpoiVAj7cKZjGp9C63qw0qRCUPV5oPjA8vsavrAk9T6113E7zug_IZODu3WISKoFcFfsq52Kts54I/s1600/2012christmas1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3XffKI4UoCs_X-CL6xux3iSOi0WJwlO7oqWypdQAP70bxe-AZhMGNlRTVlm321lpoiVAj7cKZjGp9C63qw0qRCUPV5oPjA8vsavrAk9T6113E7zug_IZODu3WISKoFcFfsq52Kts54I/s640/2012christmas1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggJc0XrnqrSLPOxZJvyHZXAP3ctpE_c17wSArRlHON89IFraBJcRlbHIwJfd1Ri04ZLC_JxpU70gbNH9tz4pJftBAahs1YRNHb0FbUKvhtw9ZTpFw5Nv0IYlgP93S6XD5xrP7294M1nKg/s1600/2012christmas2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggJc0XrnqrSLPOxZJvyHZXAP3ctpE_c17wSArRlHON89IFraBJcRlbHIwJfd1Ri04ZLC_JxpU70gbNH9tz4pJftBAahs1YRNHb0FbUKvhtw9ZTpFw5Nv0IYlgP93S6XD5xrP7294M1nKg/s640/2012christmas2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My grandfather's bell rests next to a yule log we made from birch. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz6ZlPdFapzsPwbX03E5dq9YBRLqlw0wIyRUN0tyNGvzjGOGJbjDpYqGv7dOgnQ-K-Lma6uBwojb9KModrOA_9b0xCwdsk74Nd6VtgfY-JmCgFH31qf0orqMhxDIv-RFivC0xAIfIjc2w/s1600/2012Christmas3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz6ZlPdFapzsPwbX03E5dq9YBRLqlw0wIyRUN0tyNGvzjGOGJbjDpYqGv7dOgnQ-K-Lma6uBwojb9KModrOA_9b0xCwdsk74Nd6VtgfY-JmCgFH31qf0orqMhxDIv-RFivC0xAIfIjc2w/s640/2012Christmas3.jpg" width="540" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">             Bubble lights with Shiny Brite indents and vintage tinsel.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZWfljfK5FVQak6CHFfvVgm3Lza5bDnTG5xIhAFNtY9B1Qq06xLO9f6K0CvgN0S-DA4PdMpXzYzep9KxH6Z4QTiQcczsjouIscllQisgfcMKYxy0eodb5V_xCOgz63kUQQISPy29QmDp4/s1600/2012christmas10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZWfljfK5FVQak6CHFfvVgm3Lza5bDnTG5xIhAFNtY9B1Qq06xLO9f6K0CvgN0S-DA4PdMpXzYzep9KxH6Z4QTiQcczsjouIscllQisgfcMKYxy0eodb5V_xCOgz63kUQQISPy29QmDp4/s640/2012christmas10.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is part of a Hansel and Gretel set I brought from Germany for my mom several years ago.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6UosUJoVrtXpf4-ZGpRGknB8chcnUVL3AgUTK4Hhmmv03dLmbJa04l3CePTCwzX4UAM9nnTirIvIpFSIjlQN6WjDI-zHcAKC3JoNjZVufNuzUgGxIL-xk8ppvQaOu0lw65W4cYNSluyI/s1600/2012christmas11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6UosUJoVrtXpf4-ZGpRGknB8chcnUVL3AgUTK4Hhmmv03dLmbJa04l3CePTCwzX4UAM9nnTirIvIpFSIjlQN6WjDI-zHcAKC3JoNjZVufNuzUgGxIL-xk8ppvQaOu0lw65W4cYNSluyI/s640/2012christmas11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We had these Jewel Brite angels when I was a child...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzxOb9Uhk_kl61KAJIoyOxKwF0WTvVKBZzs2uGWmv8cld3i8T6KF_t-7V3hwqFBcrm7P9hvafIUWzU0dRNPp9MXmd15ioAMBYjz_RzciwL9H2NarITt3AXASLMBWI3dAQzcUDFXI7mnd4/s1600/2012christmas9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzxOb9Uhk_kl61KAJIoyOxKwF0WTvVKBZzs2uGWmv8cld3i8T6KF_t-7V3hwqFBcrm7P9hvafIUWzU0dRNPp9MXmd15ioAMBYjz_RzciwL9H2NarITt3AXASLMBWI3dAQzcUDFXI7mnd4/s640/2012christmas9.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What's a vintage tree without icicles?</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/AVvXsEjjoJd4NG0RBQs_EFhtKnRA1xkPCGWRH827Dt-zj5gEDzREp-rxVfEM7TsfdWsF0PM344y_EJYGoi5g94DvOT_lER8LJ3I8mpaHyCpwKXt8RjYIK9SHQcVGdcLuW8aMMt8Ri9k4B8KFLJ4/s1600/2012christmas13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjoJd4NG0RBQs_EFhtKnRA1xkPCGWRH827Dt-zj5gEDzREp-rxVfEM7TsfdWsF0PM344y_EJYGoi5g94DvOT_lER8LJ3I8mpaHyCpwKXt8RjYIK9SHQcVGdcLuW8aMMt8Ri9k4B8KFLJ4/s640/2012christmas13.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vintage Coke carrier from the store...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRbf4EeIxLWuWhLjXCNYxiDrDxADIURD7h6_yTzqScoDYHEfNRvnnc36NNhfVr3QzDEv0TwKpnvfLoY3bZKoJ3rdyaFGlJpGcJ8h2dw_pPtvwPztAkziuawS3mjrZMdbHSAxVdTJqUqzQ/s1600/2012christmas5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRbf4EeIxLWuWhLjXCNYxiDrDxADIURD7h6_yTzqScoDYHEfNRvnnc36NNhfVr3QzDEv0TwKpnvfLoY3bZKoJ3rdyaFGlJpGcJ8h2dw_pPtvwPztAkziuawS3mjrZMdbHSAxVdTJqUqzQ/s640/2012christmas5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />My grandmother is holding my mom in the photo as my grandfather was away in Germany. This is her hymnal:-)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhNhUPsgYYiPUyxqLwvTtyYjGzcgg00u7q5C3AoFiIKeTxpliTsHxDLkIa5gYZMR2reLXqcw-yoLinKxpIC6HtnXUqHpNQgEJgb18IQdLPzjASuYE1ZKnsk9js6B9jbRtpSQiJzegh2hA/s1600/2012christmas7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhNhUPsgYYiPUyxqLwvTtyYjGzcgg00u7q5C3AoFiIKeTxpliTsHxDLkIa5gYZMR2reLXqcw-yoLinKxpIC6HtnXUqHpNQgEJgb18IQdLPzjASuYE1ZKnsk9js6B9jbRtpSQiJzegh2hA/s640/2012christmas7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Vintage vinegar bottles from the store hold white pines with crocheted snowflakes and Shiny Brite ornaments.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqcrvSFhTno0MODa-ko0XNSUQ76ECEq5YcuktkDkeyRy96JfATGhQ3u2PUk0FIwLRTT_Y9pGOd1jx9-NoVwWDWpM10ZTO7IMpSiwthN2iAzW7eidBIJkl2d8tLKf_rYyhmzAjw2pz6RM/s1600/2012christmas8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqcrvSFhTno0MODa-ko0XNSUQ76ECEq5YcuktkDkeyRy96JfATGhQ3u2PUk0FIwLRTT_Y9pGOd1jx9-NoVwWDWpM10ZTO7IMpSiwthN2iAzW7eidBIJkl2d8tLKf_rYyhmzAjw2pz6RM/s640/2012christmas8.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are just a few vignettes that I will share more in detail as we go through the season.  </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:-) If you have questions or just want to chat, please come by Far Above Rubies on facebook, and don't forget to check out my etsy shop, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/KnightsStore">Knight's Store</a> for unique handmade linens, etc. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><!--StartFragment--> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Zapfino;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Anita</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><!--EndFragment--> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll be joining:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/">Wow us Wednesdays</a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />

A Very Vintage Christmas

Here is a sneak peek at my Christmas decor which is loaded with vintage family items and mid-century American-made treasures. Christmas was ...

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The last days of summer...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi everyone! It looks like so many are gearing up for cooler weather, and although I LOVE Fall, I don't like not being able to use the outside space we have. This summer has been so hot we have not eaten outside as much...</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/AVvXsEhrYowu_CNxjCJpQRPy8LcsLYtCOR3w-dh1nHPobedg7tLMoqYCV2BUezPq-PuE4n3taAlbStHRQ_YjZVl5gELSahzGRTOV-csqjH_AfC3SazK16E2H7c5osyHiKbnViiE0Pn2yzyJ50io/s1600/runner1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrYowu_CNxjCJpQRPy8LcsLYtCOR3w-dh1nHPobedg7tLMoqYCV2BUezPq-PuE4n3taAlbStHRQ_YjZVl5gELSahzGRTOV-csqjH_AfC3SazK16E2H7c5osyHiKbnViiE0Pn2yzyJ50io/s640/runner1.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...I love setting the table outside on the porch.</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/AVvXsEiXeoAfpleHethi9dhlwEWh7orZgKC0H2B2J0gYReS5KQc9ulTpXL7nPqzUmp4_hJ8LSM6AimkJWcTdoZoy9sCAbMK9oLYOMW-yUtjO1DuGjo76EqB78hOuOdHHAxxaJxCa2jpqFtDdAqI/s1600/runner2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXeoAfpleHethi9dhlwEWh7orZgKC0H2B2J0gYReS5KQc9ulTpXL7nPqzUmp4_hJ8LSM6AimkJWcTdoZoy9sCAbMK9oLYOMW-yUtjO1DuGjo76EqB78hOuOdHHAxxaJxCa2jpqFtDdAqI/s640/runner2.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;">My grandparents ate meals outside pretty much all summer so it reminds me of them when we get to enjoy that simple pleasure. </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/AVvXsEjAQW1hamm85SadwG2Ikg5LnwpinBe2_Z4tu4tEy4e3x0oW9sT4ObbPfNFoASfY0jJC-JxvS-hjV15R6PqR2otDjbkIzA5leVRaJRy66WBS1FlfZwJPJVlcLkROI81b0VZcLaKjd2nG7Lg/s1600/runner4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQW1hamm85SadwG2Ikg5LnwpinBe2_Z4tu4tEy4e3x0oW9sT4ObbPfNFoASfY0jJC-JxvS-hjV15R6PqR2otDjbkIzA5leVRaJRy66WBS1FlfZwJPJVlcLkROI81b0VZcLaKjd2nG7Lg/s640/runner4.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEimJArtQ8r8kc1KWJLXM0lcSWFk8WcWPSKIvjxru19Sb-iPj7k4SuWkAjPF_Uegy3540DUJAUsxTFoQ824EBun6KWugK-yuz7wPEMqVfgUhcEvjIsyCIksvYwTErd1TL8ZzFSgWfRxT7yE/s1600/runner8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJArtQ8r8kc1KWJLXM0lcSWFk8WcWPSKIvjxru19Sb-iPj7k4SuWkAjPF_Uegy3540DUJAUsxTFoQ824EBun6KWugK-yuz7wPEMqVfgUhcEvjIsyCIksvYwTErd1TL8ZzFSgWfRxT7yE/s640/runner8.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since I haven't really set any "fancy" tables outside this summer, I thought I would share some of my favorites from the last few years. Links to all these and more are <a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/p/tablescapes.html">HERE</a>, or you can click on the link before each post.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2010/07/aunt-jodys-hydrangeas.html">Aunt Jody's Hydrangeas</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/AVvXsEjAQL7On0NuFnSnae3zWnZElDTl8X9ZJLOkuSrxd5Og7Ycms_2IHDT71W_04QvLhCL6LNaup_RDfJmWstu1arqmzY4JMP6GLGj63v3ieRUXzc0Ydwm8JY34RXTlsiyHN034WXNITIzZO4Y/s1600/tablescapes5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQL7On0NuFnSnae3zWnZElDTl8X9ZJLOkuSrxd5Og7Ycms_2IHDT71W_04QvLhCL6LNaup_RDfJmWstu1arqmzY4JMP6GLGj63v3ieRUXzc0Ydwm8JY34RXTlsiyHN034WXNITIzZO4Y/s640/tablescapes5.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;">This table was a mix of vintage depression glass and new<a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2010/09/last-days-of-summer.html"> Mikasa "Brava Yellow."</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/AVvXsEgrElHvUoIY5aux7N4q-_8I7F7ElOAE7JCR3fH2hfuw_-b8pqExSbUoKL-gNruvNJhAvuQqhFkDSeqlkHgHmkQC1XjUlvFossjEltz2Iwv28SYbJr6q4xP11o9X1DMH-IfdaJiTNHCvBg4/s1600/tablescapes3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrElHvUoIY5aux7N4q-_8I7F7ElOAE7JCR3fH2hfuw_-b8pqExSbUoKL-gNruvNJhAvuQqhFkDSeqlkHgHmkQC1XjUlvFossjEltz2Iwv28SYbJr6q4xP11o9X1DMH-IfdaJiTNHCvBg4/s640/tablescapes3.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 love this 1956 <a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2011/06/vintage-1956-melmac.html">Brookpark "Pink Hyacinth" </a>melmac.</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/AVvXsEiejl4g9ABaNn8xf0ALa1j-6ulQR6Qb6C98feysP6LzX-4AOSb1F5xjGL56kkFcI4iCZsMnaAycomFe3wJcyt_hhq9jNC4_HCTXWdlXOcO-eddmy6KotZ6pGt2H3YX8_kVoT_BVN_D04vE/s1600/tablescapes2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejl4g9ABaNn8xf0ALa1j-6ulQR6Qb6C98feysP6LzX-4AOSb1F5xjGL56kkFcI4iCZsMnaAycomFe3wJcyt_hhq9jNC4_HCTXWdlXOcO-eddmy6KotZ6pGt2H3YX8_kVoT_BVN_D04vE/s640/tablescapes2.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;">The girls and I enjoyed <a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2010/07/girls-tea-with-hazel-atlas-ripple-pink.html">tea at this table.</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/AVvXsEhZm8lbnk3kcPC2mczosnbfEoejgeCKu6k_J3eflT6hP0xYlPr8zAkjqx1jgxA_B97qnNeDi4g-kbim6xP6yrvz_c0CHGxnICG-JdQFXiG70Wz7Me1ms1_ZuWI_D5252u5raZBFh1lsFu4/s1600/tablescapes6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZm8lbnk3kcPC2mczosnbfEoejgeCKu6k_J3eflT6hP0xYlPr8zAkjqx1jgxA_B97qnNeDi4g-kbim6xP6yrvz_c0CHGxnICG-JdQFXiG70Wz7Me1ms1_ZuWI_D5252u5raZBFh1lsFu4/s640/tablescapes6.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2010/08/last-minute-tea.html">Then again with friends..</a>.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmgwGDwGuT5PAoTepl8gM0AhC3A4kE8yw4vwIv0rRP8rZ9ylXE_dVKk_4QJLOCOjjuhy-jzyExCmsJfW6RVo1tlB9dc71K1HxhX7407ZyzdBjYu8OKkFxhGLdJot4CXWr1Y_JDbJZVg/s1600/lily3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" class="CSS_LIGHTBOX_SCALED_IMAGE_IMG" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmgwGDwGuT5PAoTepl8gM0AhC3A4kE8yw4vwIv0rRP8rZ9ylXE_dVKk_4QJLOCOjjuhy-jzyExCmsJfW6RVo1tlB9dc71K1HxhX7407ZyzdBjYu8OKkFxhGLdJot4CXWr1Y_JDbJZVg/s640/lily3.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;">These <a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2010/04/accidental-lilac-table.html">lilac dishes</a> came with flour sacks to my grandfather's store.</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/AVvXsEhxzd1vMDK9tU4zQfEFP7iukyuiz4l8YuhBy4zyU732DNSxk8-M0aDobNAd3KqPAJvfKVaYHRx_zkYW_p1aTiwnpMeZl0oouIipOcnYc-5jKJsXD8vv3NgEgzsaew8DaZzLld5WguMBqb0/s1600/tablescapes9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzd1vMDK9tU4zQfEFP7iukyuiz4l8YuhBy4zyU732DNSxk8-M0aDobNAd3KqPAJvfKVaYHRx_zkYW_p1aTiwnpMeZl0oouIipOcnYc-5jKJsXD8vv3NgEgzsaew8DaZzLld5WguMBqb0/s640/tablescapes9.jpg" width="486" /></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://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2011/06/outdoor-summer-dining.html">Franciscan "Ivy"</a> always reminds me of Ricky and Lucy...</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/AVvXsEjZpxHT8LvyaTSbFiFCcDOSjHhrpVN-StwGn0u9fzm63CRbNfQTNJb8XhYNNYD_BG8Uc_Q1vXA85ffVHTFSASTJdA09HLVZ1jO5RMJFjRC1HpCUYi_2RB0m0fnPjm8BN7ycnLw-krtcNXU/s1600/tablescape1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpxHT8LvyaTSbFiFCcDOSjHhrpVN-StwGn0u9fzm63CRbNfQTNJb8XhYNNYD_BG8Uc_Q1vXA85ffVHTFSASTJdA09HLVZ1jO5RMJFjRC1HpCUYi_2RB0m0fnPjm8BN7ycnLw-krtcNXU/s640/tablescape1.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;">A mix of Mexican Talavera, World Market and <a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2011/07/talavera-and-italian-countryside.html">Mikasa "Italian Countryside" </a>plates made this a really festive table.</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/AVvXsEiV6zXTU3Z86XxPtF7tTHqCP5fY0hz0dLPBkE9-EU2fDU1LC5rUqTRtpZ8HjZTZ3c5TuSGY4GQbWs0lkK0O1VLwkrMfZHXaROuop3oSpE_NkomZdl5yo5WyCbNBZnqEgsBCR1HQN6opUpM/s1600/tablescapes8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6zXTU3Z86XxPtF7tTHqCP5fY0hz0dLPBkE9-EU2fDU1LC5rUqTRtpZ8HjZTZ3c5TuSGY4GQbWs0lkK0O1VLwkrMfZHXaROuop3oSpE_NkomZdl5yo5WyCbNBZnqEgsBCR1HQN6opUpM/s640/tablescapes8.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;">There are certainly a lot of different looks, but also a lot of common elements in all of them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since I have not been setting tables outside, I have been busy inside making table runners, shopping totes, aprons, tea towels, etc., all inspired by my grandfather's country store here in Balsam, Knight's Store, which has been closed for years. I am so excited to be opening "Knight's Store" on etsy in a couple weeks with lots of beautiful vintage-inspired table linens, etc., so please stay tuned!</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/AVvXsEgnq6d0BDGG2vGHMktNJ31TJRX4h0hIAFgGVP6BftHP8n1baM035YuLICIc3_HZSPgqbIckHPKvMNBwXiF5PaULXaH-TkSoCSnYRB41WFiQ2zjBo8rl12g2RltfV8aBSfxrAcbUPRnzXzY/s1600/runner5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnq6d0BDGG2vGHMktNJ31TJRX4h0hIAFgGVP6BftHP8n1baM035YuLICIc3_HZSPgqbIckHPKvMNBwXiF5PaULXaH-TkSoCSnYRB41WFiQ2zjBo8rl12g2RltfV8aBSfxrAcbUPRnzXzY/s640/runner5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks so much for stopping by!! I wish I had more time to visit and catch up on the many wonderful things you are all doing, but time seems to get away from me. Please stop by my Far Above Rubies facebook page if you have not been there, as I would love to hear from you:-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Anita</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll be joining:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/">Wow Us Wednesdays</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/">Tablescape Thursday</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://atthepicketfence.com/">Inspiration Friday</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/">Feathered Nest Friday</a><br /><a href="http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/2012/09/sns-153-creative-table-runners-linkup.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FKCcu+%28Funky+Junk+Interiors%29">Saturday Night Special</a></div><br />

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