Bathroom transformation -That's Not A Lemon!

<div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">About 5 year ago I totally committed myself to my guest bath by applying a a wall treatment that gave it a "faux stone" look. Taping off each stone, applying  plaster, stippling  and painting= COMMITMENT. Back then I thought it was the best idea ever. I would walk by the bath thinking "how cool is that" and "I so love that". </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkDoRsbZUHtg4Redncdy0IhH9d63gIeAH7gsJewwxLWB6XadXNuBGSVkSf4rwb7viSzmVycdl0rI5gohhxBGm6yZPUa4pfzgAd5LlaiwP8YFeDAJPlRd5QmWUNnSDHLWf_3Ut4MO7RN5h6/s1600/IMG_4502.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkDoRsbZUHtg4Redncdy0IhH9d63gIeAH7gsJewwxLWB6XadXNuBGSVkSf4rwb7viSzmVycdl0rI5gohhxBGm6yZPUa4pfzgAd5LlaiwP8YFeDAJPlRd5QmWUNnSDHLWf_3Ut4MO7RN5h6/s640/IMG_4502.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I even had my sister in law paint the topiary assuming that I would always like lemons!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdN4Y45D6RN67tP_YIsdjgvMqhHTVBYTOwXM_gu-RMoh4ncRyNyL9dkb9iemBvCaedtxL8YsJ-xBweoN5ETs_8EMjJ1M1JksivXFYf_g878L_FZi7Nss30PU313oZaX3WNCxDAGuUGRpM7/s1600/IMG_4508.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdN4Y45D6RN67tP_YIsdjgvMqhHTVBYTOwXM_gu-RMoh4ncRyNyL9dkb9iemBvCaedtxL8YsJ-xBweoN5ETs_8EMjJ1M1JksivXFYf_g878L_FZi7Nss30PU313oZaX3WNCxDAGuUGRpM7/s640/IMG_4508.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">  <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Well, all those bath sentiments began to feel a little different a few years ago when I had the rest of the main floor painted in lighter shades</span></span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">. <span style="font-size: large;"> I then faced my challenge on what to do and how to do it with  this bath. Since I was not about to scrape and sand down the walls back to a smooth finish, I thought I would paint the ceiling, but after a few strokes and several months of looking at this, I realized that wasn't the answer.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETJw0GPdM2aLfGCO-jjqO9D8F0qVfsZ2Rg5zfqD1FS56p96eeQK6-_gnIqYN_vOHM0bbIUQNctdA0IrdcuaXz1LRiNEUyXPk8v-5hR5JM7FTXI81rmpEt3GF0ACWACtEV0qW3fScKu11k/s1600/IMG_4505.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETJw0GPdM2aLfGCO-jjqO9D8F0qVfsZ2Rg5zfqD1FS56p96eeQK6-_gnIqYN_vOHM0bbIUQNctdA0IrdcuaXz1LRiNEUyXPk8v-5hR5JM7FTXI81rmpEt3GF0ACWACtEV0qW3fScKu11k/s640/IMG_4505.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Then it hit me again after I finished painting my office, that maybe I should approach the bath with a different color palette. And so I did, on the ceiling first,with Grey.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHOfn_oINZyJkhuIuFnIOUbHydGprAC_Sx4P8yEQUYPu3LE2XiMbkHEVrEv6xFPzg1zu0_SRKA7lSAy6rM4VDzek0F9e5x0vNHlbl-phkWcPW7ahyphenhyphenO7k5FJ9YjNl_DrBwuL7i-2z6mCDK/s1600/IMG_4790.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHOfn_oINZyJkhuIuFnIOUbHydGprAC_Sx4P8yEQUYPu3LE2XiMbkHEVrEv6xFPzg1zu0_SRKA7lSAy6rM4VDzek0F9e5x0vNHlbl-phkWcPW7ahyphenhyphenO7k5FJ9YjNl_DrBwuL7i-2z6mCDK/s640/IMG_4790.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I began to feel those positive bath sentiments emerge again, so I mixed a combination of white and grey paint and color washed the stone.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCoQLstvedFbqhW02Og1A6ij6yKgWut7QKEgNSn11GMvxOZ5UWa3xCNslFryns9N_GN0I3a0NP1FadR9frFO5c_BBSH4JnIFSU3YjX58x70fZlUFi5h4hNgC86oK-ROkc0cB8MyNYeWLLZ/s1600/IMG_4820.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCoQLstvedFbqhW02Og1A6ij6yKgWut7QKEgNSn11GMvxOZ5UWa3xCNslFryns9N_GN0I3a0NP1FadR9frFO5c_BBSH4JnIFSU3YjX58x70fZlUFi5h4hNgC86oK-ROkc0cB8MyNYeWLLZ/s640/IMG_4820.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I then applied the same grey color that is on the ceiling to all of the grout joints. This color combination actually looks more authentic </span><span style="font-size: large;">and similar to limestone.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2JmSBFDkFeZWsEwyETwt3vG5ywGGXq-Jh7X30RDOpFJSe1d6ttHWCzHwEdOj9egJ_EtFlb_sq3t5xGEt8wgWW2kzfzmud6sU83lkmYn327bv_AvKi036zOmrtFzuq6iMQCiWXzM4Oy1xa/s1600/IMG_4802.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2JmSBFDkFeZWsEwyETwt3vG5ywGGXq-Jh7X30RDOpFJSe1d6ttHWCzHwEdOj9egJ_EtFlb_sq3t5xGEt8wgWW2kzfzmud6sU83lkmYn327bv_AvKi036zOmrtFzuq6iMQCiWXzM4Oy1xa/s640/IMG_4802.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVv0qQDIhU3ENVUq9uZrHgOfk9QDhA_3zKe3_FO7pTfSK9vZgctTQDs6Kf2gjfr-pl-TMITU_IRJ8q6A9gQN-Q8-he49kSKFjCvd4oyD-vjocT12htEwpFv4xTLaDfzLNeIlw8sDg510D/s1600/IMG_4785.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVv0qQDIhU3ENVUq9uZrHgOfk9QDhA_3zKe3_FO7pTfSK9vZgctTQDs6Kf2gjfr-pl-TMITU_IRJ8q6A9gQN-Q8-he49kSKFjCvd4oyD-vjocT12htEwpFv4xTLaDfzLNeIlw8sDg510D/s640/IMG_4785.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The niche where my  tree sat still has to be sanded down, but for now the old window does wonders to conceal and reminders of my "commitment" and my lemons.</span></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="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6GqcQrreZ-uX73eNImAPqay6wVVNOooDxB3Ru1pJTfjMpeHs0IUFcb6BkWT1FH_4cOdBS-4vYGqnni5hIKBjnsS_MqCp9DbSjf7BOMaXkoJSvSV-giDOKAy7EYbTazGg8dC5Q40Rlcpe/s1600/IMG_4800.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Bathroom transformation -That's Not A Lemon!

About 5 year ago I totally committed myself to my guest bath by applying a a wall treatment that gave it a "faux stone" look. Tapi...

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Weekly Wow's

<div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Sunday. I hope everyone is getting through the last days of school just fine and gearing up for a fun summer. My Wow's are random this week, and so is my mind thinking about how to entertain the kids all summer.</span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maybe we could make my first Wow from <a href="http://www.delightfuldeets.com/2012/05/wood-pallet-family-tree.html">Delightful Deets</a> . This Family tree is such an awesome way to display family photos on a piece of wood pallet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1j8_DzO-sxqekTvS0MrT6RHUNBuWitAqiofYKTMSzfTO8SeqsSOhidRLqh24VQFTG0Bk0_43eFfyvMx9zi9c62QPwSUfmsuM5-uc3smxj55OtlHDk5zthWHKcsTGPAr1DNG9N7-Gj7zI/s1600/famtree17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1j8_DzO-sxqekTvS0MrT6RHUNBuWitAqiofYKTMSzfTO8SeqsSOhidRLqh24VQFTG0Bk0_43eFfyvMx9zi9c62QPwSUfmsuM5-uc3smxj55OtlHDk5zthWHKcsTGPAr1DNG9N7-Gj7zI/s640/famtree17.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This next Wow is from a fellow Southern Gal over at </span><a href="http://dixiedelights.blogspot.com/2012/05/guest-room-before-after.html" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Dixie Delights</a><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> . This guest bedroom is just a beauty. I just love the turquoise drops on her chandelier.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGDiQn-Sl-pPWe0iU3y7yeNPaOGmliHYIzw2y2r7LFRGF3o0aU1GHujw3SkWu-PBSiYHJZJxhPZaUGdk-dCCp1QkhT5ofCAo1qD3_6EYt1RvOaMwIDCjOm40BosZz6DlL_jfyzSKvT4lPH/s1600/March+2012+327+copy_thumb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGDiQn-Sl-pPWe0iU3y7yeNPaOGmliHYIzw2y2r7LFRGF3o0aU1GHujw3SkWu-PBSiYHJZJxhPZaUGdk-dCCp1QkhT5ofCAo1qD3_6EYt1RvOaMwIDCjOm40BosZz6DlL_jfyzSKvT4lPH/s640/March+2012+327+copy_thumb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Wow look what you have done with that clock! Look at this awesome transformation of an grandfather clock by </span><a href="http://blog.tttreasure.com/2012/grandfather-clock-gets-a-makeover/" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Trash to Treasure </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-l4BUlq-zQ2KiHCdyY1WhDcfc8JUPN3p9UAayatFI02cCAqad-OFE0dhH36gQ95hKObVrkPYXRbg_PLugWRov83Jw78oGcIIQTzwrh69lQhW9u07I7VrgMVTqVVnZ-0FqxbVUC7NPxll/s1600/Close-up-Clock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-l4BUlq-zQ2KiHCdyY1WhDcfc8JUPN3p9UAayatFI02cCAqad-OFE0dhH36gQ95hKObVrkPYXRbg_PLugWRov83Jw78oGcIIQTzwrh69lQhW9u07I7VrgMVTqVVnZ-0FqxbVUC7NPxll/s640/Close-up-Clock.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And this Wow- Don't you want to be here today in the garden?  Melissah at <a href="http://countrystylechic.blogspot.com/2012/05/sunday-garden-party.html"> Country Style Chic</a> always shares such beautiful and dreamy pictures.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglCi_HacljGUOlPSirc2-RiMX6t1f5BrtYBXQTRQ75pkGHG_44KkcEi5ZvxESvayRdGdueTNphTtFI3ZDwK511yqgdvwhvgvQFM0bydxTrXcK1r_9adZPwA4kWJSDM5vRW4HnJ9Zryy-vh/s1600/white99.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglCi_HacljGUOlPSirc2-RiMX6t1f5BrtYBXQTRQ75pkGHG_44KkcEi5ZvxESvayRdGdueTNphTtFI3ZDwK511yqgdvwhvgvQFM0bydxTrXcK1r_9adZPwA4kWJSDM5vRW4HnJ9Zryy-vh/s400/white99.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Have a wonderful week!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6A5NTADBQ20FkcbO3CUcYHwwQ1FCA0BYn__Pcl94QRD7Kp_X6DELBsdz9iIWLgi5r-aK_gQMUWsrTExKejB1OIHN3hv-0czDcYqKPMCAa-Hcr-5sMpTzGPhVGl9r1abAk9k3fDwQvmXQ/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6A5NTADBQ20FkcbO3CUcYHwwQ1FCA0BYn__Pcl94QRD7Kp_X6DELBsdz9iIWLgi5r-aK_gQMUWsrTExKejB1OIHN3hv-0czDcYqKPMCAa-Hcr-5sMpTzGPhVGl9r1abAk9k3fDwQvmXQ/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Weekly Wow's

Happy Sunday. I hope everyone is getting through the last days of school just fine and gearing up for a fun summer. My Wow's are random ...

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Super Simple Cake Plate

<div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Remember back at Easter time  I mentioned to you <a href="http://keswickcountry.blogspot.com/2012/04/how-i-used-sheet-to-set-easter-table.html">here</a> that my sister did not have a cake plate? Still somewhat shocked about that, I wanted to share with you ( just in case you are like my sister), how I made this super simple cake plate.</span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The process started at the local thrift store where I  picked up this white plate and candle stick</span></span></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="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9rYvZT-LDTTLsaedgjZ1ZcuYNavh_9PVnBjtjyf-keRWkZP4zI1uXvu1dv8O1-7NHmeXQj1q0f7fqrD5fOg3YpvpauHhzuVHyzJwRI2mmq8KKgmfwXknfUQeGJB_2byUsULCWvoiGIX9/s1600/IMG_3219.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9rYvZT-LDTTLsaedgjZ1ZcuYNavh_9PVnBjtjyf-keRWkZP4zI1uXvu1dv8O1-7NHmeXQj1q0f7fqrD5fOg3YpvpauHhzuVHyzJwRI2mmq8KKgmfwXknfUQeGJB_2byUsULCWvoiGIX9/s640/IMG_3219.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">It felt like pay day when I saw that the candle holder from Anthropologie, cost me $1.50</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRwU_7eL8aG3gsg7_-JOiM_WOsugEh3sPR7yUiU12Zzv_rAga0q6Y3Fi6LBN8_dUCffCX1ClTZ_Hy3kNBfyUNHW7lQoQjYrrLpAp07WkMi3d9BzC9soYNGiaNkcqYXgrwa6Vls_1DJc2h/s1600/IMG_3221.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRwU_7eL8aG3gsg7_-JOiM_WOsugEh3sPR7yUiU12Zzv_rAga0q6Y3Fi6LBN8_dUCffCX1ClTZ_Hy3kNBfyUNHW7lQoQjYrrLpAp07WkMi3d9BzC9soYNGiaNkcqYXgrwa6Vls_1DJc2h/s640/IMG_3221.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"> I used some E6000 adhesive that I got from Target, between the bottom of the plate and the top of the candle holder </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtcINmiuqKwBU4Z3EiLWPGSPZwySI6OeSjqa2-WSOC52LnCn69bkpPSd3W2upPeomOtlYreZdsAtXcaT_IcuwePHW7aIvW0lUH-cd6OLkyOk8ZhcwS5geLXN_Q52IqrMxNnS0p9AqycUo/s1600/IMG_3227.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtcINmiuqKwBU4Z3EiLWPGSPZwySI6OeSjqa2-WSOC52LnCn69bkpPSd3W2upPeomOtlYreZdsAtXcaT_IcuwePHW7aIvW0lUH-cd6OLkyOk8ZhcwS5geLXN_Q52IqrMxNnS0p9AqycUo/s640/IMG_3227.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">Make sure to level the holder onto the plate so it is even,</span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">and let it set overnight to dry</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OzLjzJTSXnu63SGWAa_4khjUHtUlDX1BSUa1_jEot7Ec2ISoG2OI_AfesLabWx1OzyVW2OYNjgbxK_ZvuMo-IhL41NyU3Ab8J4sHyy4bpsYwmI2Ib_jzJ69qznHiCDKC6v7ZyihrvvPw/s1600/IMG_3225.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OzLjzJTSXnu63SGWAa_4khjUHtUlDX1BSUa1_jEot7Ec2ISoG2OI_AfesLabWx1OzyVW2OYNjgbxK_ZvuMo-IhL41NyU3Ab8J4sHyy4bpsYwmI2Ib_jzJ69qznHiCDKC6v7ZyihrvvPw/s640/IMG_3225.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"> Next day, sister has a cake plate!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2aeMmQrLmT99uB0fPpjw3RszgY5GX60eVpBgNwBT8PnTNGGW6_6DOV-JBK-NsZeA-RtvA6pJyYyoVABpe0HIgLZpFRum8ePuZeDcdVKqgZOIbP48fvkgggPQaQ2y2bH47NHIVwf31XYkJ/s1600/IMG_4397.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2aeMmQrLmT99uB0fPpjw3RszgY5GX60eVpBgNwBT8PnTNGGW6_6DOV-JBK-NsZeA-RtvA6pJyYyoVABpe0HIgLZpFRum8ePuZeDcdVKqgZOIbP48fvkgggPQaQ2y2bH47NHIVwf31XYkJ/s640/IMG_4397.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>  <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">   How Super Simple is this?</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSe-B7pQUOQfrSbYGutmEVxZ39yB37lq4bGTp6b7TKug9iVDX5SM3JUMeNQX9BrJS4a7HtxenhOrHfIpI7c0PQGlCJMYVEgtzMxqhylUfIRZ1oaz3yruYlwpQ9votv5qnOWVv2oM1TjWly/s1600/IMG_3293.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSe-B7pQUOQfrSbYGutmEVxZ39yB37lq4bGTp6b7TKug9iVDX5SM3JUMeNQX9BrJS4a7HtxenhOrHfIpI7c0PQGlCJMYVEgtzMxqhylUfIRZ1oaz3yruYlwpQ9votv5qnOWVv2oM1TjWly/s640/IMG_3293.JPG" width="432" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">  Have a great weekend. See you back here on Sunday for Weekly Wow's.</span><br /><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">    </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6A5NTADBQ20FkcbO3CUcYHwwQ1FCA0BYn__Pcl94QRD7Kp_X6DELBsdz9iIWLgi5r-aK_gQMUWsrTExKejB1OIHN3hv-0czDcYqKPMCAa-Hcr-5sMpTzGPhVGl9r1abAk9k3fDwQvmXQ/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6A5NTADBQ20FkcbO3CUcYHwwQ1FCA0BYn__Pcl94QRD7Kp_X6DELBsdz9iIWLgi5r-aK_gQMUWsrTExKejB1OIHN3hv-0czDcYqKPMCAa-Hcr-5sMpTzGPhVGl9r1abAk9k3fDwQvmXQ/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>sharing here:</i></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><a href="http://whipperberry.com/2012/05/friday-flair-link-party-20.html">Whipperberry</a></i></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><a href="http://myricandreasen.blogspot.com/2012/05/passion-parade-week-3.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MesPetitsPassions+%28Mes+Petits+Passions%29">Petites Passions</a></i></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><a href="http://tatertotsandjello.com/2012/05/weekend-wrap-up-party-and-jessica-sprague-class-with-16x20-print-giveaway.html">Tatertots and Jello </a></i></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><a href="http://too-much-time.com/2012/05/get-schooled-saturday-23.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=get-schooled-saturday-23">Too Much Time </a></i></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><a href="http://www.itsoverflowing.com/2012/05/overflowing-with-creativity-519.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20ItsOverflowing%20%28Its%20Overflowing%21%29">It's Overflowing </a></i></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><a href="http://www.simplyklassichome.com/2012/05/simply-klassic-sunday-and-features.html">Simple Klassic Home </a></i></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Super Simple Cake Plate

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Thank You- Wonderful Teachers!

<div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I just think the world of the wonderful teachers that my children have been blessed to have this year. Each has had an enormous amount of love and patience for my children and as a mom I certainly can't thank them enough. With just a few days left of school ( my oldest graduating... kindergarten)  I am sending the kids off today with an end of the year gift for each of their teachers. I knew this was the gift for sometime now, since it was something that I bought myself a while back and get complements each time I have it on my shoulder.</span></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/AVvXsEhukq4ns-1-pazyvlR-GIG3JMafbmki924_OJUxByg92q4mAGfOcjRkqhdf695dlFMMgssxnoYUbZrm5TVXzSRkdlHV9XV8UP2jBMijyMOsenubQyD1-DFZRKyIxPudIeGTBqAe63iwXyOs/s1600/IMG_4718.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukq4ns-1-pazyvlR-GIG3JMafbmki924_OJUxByg92q4mAGfOcjRkqhdf695dlFMMgssxnoYUbZrm5TVXzSRkdlHV9XV8UP2jBMijyMOsenubQyD1-DFZRKyIxPudIeGTBqAe63iwXyOs/s640/IMG_4718.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I thought the teachers might look alittle more stylish bringing this bag to school instead of their big ole Canvas Tote. This bag is also perfect to use for the beach, spa, school or shopping. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhBCFVehULDu10cmec-sPWjCIXo8kmuu2DGjvjJ4keGcIpzoZqRnpzI1iSiU8UO0wvHkCmTxYDvBJzTqw9iiY7Slp5x6_O7MrFNf89kcnd9Y7YcoCTclRz1f6MtZrk72WYJt2BmBmeO5R/s1600/IMG_4722.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhBCFVehULDu10cmec-sPWjCIXo8kmuu2DGjvjJ4keGcIpzoZqRnpzI1iSiU8UO0wvHkCmTxYDvBJzTqw9iiY7Slp5x6_O7MrFNf89kcnd9Y7YcoCTclRz1f6MtZrk72WYJt2BmBmeO5R/s640/IMG_4722.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I got these bags at Hobby Lobby. I decided to personalize each of the bags with the teachers initial. I did this two ways. With some, I used iron on fabric (M) and on others I stenciled fabric paint (C).</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIvI3-2ze8SRWTOG-roItaYL2Jo_dNeLcClOk4IXYM2-zB1s5Wqqe-xRXk-Tzr_hAvdCVgf3KZDfYqXSncbfY7yALGQCoUtbZAA9tIOcesUktjlK_CA7oNPOnGo1tE5j4pvL3YYVZ5tN7w/s1600/IMG_4725.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIvI3-2ze8SRWTOG-roItaYL2Jo_dNeLcClOk4IXYM2-zB1s5Wqqe-xRXk-Tzr_hAvdCVgf3KZDfYqXSncbfY7yALGQCoUtbZAA9tIOcesUktjlK_CA7oNPOnGo1tE5j4pvL3YYVZ5tN7w/s640/IMG_4725.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> I couldn't find a bag big enough for my thanks and appreciation so I hope they will enjoy this one</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLsDaF_KoTHle3-6XHQcUhv0l3s6DmsI8DNgnRVuEINdIpxQoLE73V8I4Qm15zBRasGl9y5yVDoz_NxHM_fvPPl7uQ98kGkLnrenvEI-5gJTZtlpDt4OGpsbfVSYA4jFb3torMSJTaD7oD/s1600/IMG_4719.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLsDaF_KoTHle3-6XHQcUhv0l3s6DmsI8DNgnRVuEINdIpxQoLE73V8I4Qm15zBRasGl9y5yVDoz_NxHM_fvPPl7uQ98kGkLnrenvEI-5gJTZtlpDt4OGpsbfVSYA4jFb3torMSJTaD7oD/s640/IMG_4719.JPG" width="426" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">a</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">nd leave the big old canvas one at home!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6A5NTADBQ20FkcbO3CUcYHwwQ1FCA0BYn__Pcl94QRD7Kp_X6DELBsdz9iIWLgi5r-aK_gQMUWsrTExKejB1OIHN3hv-0czDcYqKPMCAa-Hcr-5sMpTzGPhVGl9r1abAk9k3fDwQvmXQ/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6A5NTADBQ20FkcbO3CUcYHwwQ1FCA0BYn__Pcl94QRD7Kp_X6DELBsdz9iIWLgi5r-aK_gQMUWsrTExKejB1OIHN3hv-0czDcYqKPMCAa-Hcr-5sMpTzGPhVGl9r1abAk9k3fDwQvmXQ/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Don't forget to subscribe to my blog through email. Use the icon in the sidebar to sign-up.</span></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Sharing this idea with :</span></i></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://www.livelaughrowe.com/live-laugh-linky-10/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20livelaughrowe%20%28live.laugh.rowe%29"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Live Laugh Rowe </span></span></i></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://www.craftyscrappyhappy.net/2012/05/crafty-scrappy-happy-me-thrusday-34-and-a-quick-book-page-quote.html">Crafty Scrappy Happy Me </a></span></span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://staceyembracingchange.blogspot.com/2012/05/creative-inspirations-linky-party-14.html">Embracing Change </a></span></span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

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How to be bold enough to Paint a Floor!

<div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">One of the more daring DIY projects that I ever took on was replacing the floor in our Guest Cottage. More specifically, painting the floor in our Guest Cottage. It's was a bold move that required a back up plan or a new rug at a minimum, but when all was said and done- neither was needed.</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The entire cottage went through some renovations - which I will share in a later post, but this is a before with the carpet and tile </span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDRFNNU7TGBjyBThqrLkZzJFWY6I13gXE_MIFbHS2yiTodwW5Yubi3LAuR2zyVEwk2Rn1dZp63AOrYm6lq6hpoODdYVdVrgQkoJEWhLRxxi_kwWHN0cFpRacwhihJwe9FRRc9lILDhZzlb/s1600/moms+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDRFNNU7TGBjyBThqrLkZzJFWY6I13gXE_MIFbHS2yiTodwW5Yubi3LAuR2zyVEwk2Rn1dZp63AOrYm6lq6hpoODdYVdVrgQkoJEWhLRxxi_kwWHN0cFpRacwhihJwe9FRRc9lILDhZzlb/s640/moms+001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And this is the after</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKVhcTdk_6ViYwB_hAq9ONprml4FnNI8rxV6E92_uzQsMUblM27MOLwuV6YsMEgUvWxw6q2iJW0g1cbwLt2OJXMtSjG1PTbQAQFb3Ai9a-vhGLHoQGDRIF8AQdEE3ax1Ck55FHrBseBZ5d/s1600/IMG_4623.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKVhcTdk_6ViYwB_hAq9ONprml4FnNI8rxV6E92_uzQsMUblM27MOLwuV6YsMEgUvWxw6q2iJW0g1cbwLt2OJXMtSjG1PTbQAQFb3Ai9a-vhGLHoQGDRIF8AQdEE3ax1Ck55FHrBseBZ5d/s640/IMG_4623.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I think the hardest part of this project was deciding on the color that I wanted the floor to be. Because it is a space that has windows only at the front and the back, I needed to bring in colors that would help to lighten the area.   After ripping up the carpet and tile, the entire sub floor surface was cleaned.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAPDFcPEjXLi9NDSeUIRJBz_zDmW1ohyphenhyphenCGwSt8VyVOTN3Ft5g_-GHbxoLnu1j5mTueLP5ElmpWThpS-wqHu9C4nKYoH9MSm5CYa1tiQqtsj2JdrPuqTHmvubqn6aJzKcQxq6XoUETMGSL/s1600/guest+house+renovations+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAPDFcPEjXLi9NDSeUIRJBz_zDmW1ohyphenhyphenCGwSt8VyVOTN3Ft5g_-GHbxoLnu1j5mTueLP5ElmpWThpS-wqHu9C4nKYoH9MSm5CYa1tiQqtsj2JdrPuqTHmvubqn6aJzKcQxq6XoUETMGSL/s640/guest+house+renovations+003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I then painted a few squares on the floor to see if I would like what I picked out, after all, this was not a job that I saw  myself doing again anytime real soon.</span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyTDPY2Jjg3PwHJ4CIWE4_8BpostUadkioR2qNfdVRsWaMXPKbz5f_l13ZLOLhQjQgiK7ToD1sQNxk4O6uqqZ4vkiHlvWd_PSgHW_YyU2dOvbb0QUytM_pwtxCdEZWmnfsORj8UsiyQ7Z/s1600/guest+house+renovations+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyTDPY2Jjg3PwHJ4CIWE4_8BpostUadkioR2qNfdVRsWaMXPKbz5f_l13ZLOLhQjQgiK7ToD1sQNxk4O6uqqZ4vkiHlvWd_PSgHW_YyU2dOvbb0QUytM_pwtxCdEZWmnfsORj8UsiyQ7Z/s640/guest+house+renovations+001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once that was out of the way, I got to work by applying two coats of the beige color to the entire floor. I used Behr Porch and Patio paint due to its durability.</span></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/AVvXsEiV7EX_IVwn0E2zLcNtOhQk5v2184EhI7-OHNSJBgSBCygOSR3wMofVP0kEGGMUOSgnIp_YYDPWn9T1iFF5pb6xyye3Vg_8vzgRPUQQENSB1t6ZuIUBJgp50cwgKqBeUklHT6_tLDzIvR0q/s1600/guest+house+renovations+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7EX_IVwn0E2zLcNtOhQk5v2184EhI7-OHNSJBgSBCygOSR3wMofVP0kEGGMUOSgnIp_YYDPWn9T1iFF5pb6xyye3Vg_8vzgRPUQQENSB1t6ZuIUBJgp50cwgKqBeUklHT6_tLDzIvR0q/s640/guest+house+renovations+009.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> After that dried, I used a 2x2 piece of drywall as my template to draw my squares on the floor. The squares were painted with two coats of the off-white color.</span></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/AVvXsEicnpnlVHeUxHErRko7em5qxhy1oBDGrEBJWcahQip33IQWRbxB88aOsHMU_vNCkNep3EYH-ShWwdK_flXKpI5c895JDvMJhyphenhyphenk2rcAse-C4I3Ac4Ah9bsoJgwbC3QJr435RCzQjZVRpiQdi/s1600/guest+house+renovations+039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnpnlVHeUxHErRko7em5qxhy1oBDGrEBJWcahQip33IQWRbxB88aOsHMU_vNCkNep3EYH-ShWwdK_flXKpI5c895JDvMJhyphenhyphenk2rcAse-C4I3Ac4Ah9bsoJgwbC3QJr435RCzQjZVRpiQdi/s640/guest+house+renovations+039.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3sdrIaUs-fZhhdtvj3WRnFsep-WJNfAU498_4nvojdTJaP4Hyke4faNEbv_SQt_trj-1TP9_wGXh1eWuLDQLyXvjirqTISxfLIbU8-qOjGvIAldV5FQtgME7lCr01b7LRf70tvoIWE_w/s1600/guest+house+renovations+042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3sdrIaUs-fZhhdtvj3WRnFsep-WJNfAU498_4nvojdTJaP4Hyke4faNEbv_SQt_trj-1TP9_wGXh1eWuLDQLyXvjirqTISxfLIbU8-qOjGvIAldV5FQtgME7lCr01b7LRf70tvoIWE_w/s640/guest+house+renovations+042.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I then went back to make any corrections and touch-ups before applying my finish coats ( I did 2) of Miniwax Polycrylic in Clear Semi-Gloss. I let this dry for several days before moving the furniture back into the room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnWRQcaH40uNlbbaXyMGPW2x3fBJFn_gTCNtkHQnK8ziOBVkzEwRfmSC3wy5_N4Ku9gbeys-hoBKVCEe53K3AyHKqFkAM2JgVfRsxxLosiUslZ7dGDTsjvu7VdIdHVJ5FM-NY9lxXmGaZ/s1600/IMG_4624.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnWRQcaH40uNlbbaXyMGPW2x3fBJFn_gTCNtkHQnK8ziOBVkzEwRfmSC3wy5_N4Ku9gbeys-hoBKVCEe53K3AyHKqFkAM2JgVfRsxxLosiUslZ7dGDTsjvu7VdIdHVJ5FM-NY9lxXmGaZ/s640/IMG_4624.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I like bold daring moves! </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hey- If you are not already, I would love it if you would follow me on twitter and Facebook for up to the minute updates. 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Go ahead I dare you!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6A5NTADBQ20FkcbO3CUcYHwwQ1FCA0BYn__Pcl94QRD7Kp_X6DELBsdz9iIWLgi5r-aK_gQMUWsrTExKejB1OIHN3hv-0czDcYqKPMCAa-Hcr-5sMpTzGPhVGl9r1abAk9k3fDwQvmXQ/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6A5NTADBQ20FkcbO3CUcYHwwQ1FCA0BYn__Pcl94QRD7Kp_X6DELBsdz9iIWLgi5r-aK_gQMUWsrTExKejB1OIHN3hv-0czDcYqKPMCAa-Hcr-5sMpTzGPhVGl9r1abAk9k3fDwQvmXQ/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Sharing with:</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2012/05/update-on-historic-tyson-stedham-home.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%">Between Naps on the  Porch</a></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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How to be bold enough to Paint a Floor!

One of the more daring DIY projects that I ever took on was replacing the floor in our Guest Cottage. More specifically, painting the floor ...

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Weekly Wow's

<div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Today I wanted to share the WOW mothers in my life. </span></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My mom and my sisters.</span></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-egYeXS0oVHs/T6xJF1M8c5I/AAAAAAAAUvg/eaLsUVNxTaE/s1600/NYC+064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-egYeXS0oVHs/T6xJF1M8c5I/AAAAAAAAUvg/eaLsUVNxTaE/s640/NYC+064.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>L-R My twin sister Lisa, My Mom, My Sister Brenda and Me on a girls weekend trip to New York City.</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">They are a perfect combination of how I would define motherhood.</span> <span style="font-size: large;">They are</span> <span style="font-size: large;">patient, caring, loyal, kind and compassionate. They are just pure love.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SL-Sr31B_xc/T6xLN7bsIbI/AAAAAAAAUvo/dYwTxbys0fw/s1600/girls+weekend+charleston+2011+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SL-Sr31B_xc/T6xLN7bsIbI/AAAAAAAAUvo/dYwTxbys0fw/s640/girls+weekend+charleston+2011+009.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">This was our last  trip to Charleston, S.Carolina. We just love to get together for our "No Boys Allowed Trip" every year.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> My sister-in-law is second from left. I included her in my Weekly Wow's for </span><span style="font-size: large;">putting up with my brother!! :) Wow sister-in law.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I miss them and wish we could be together today ( they live in S.Florida)  so I can give them big hugs and tell them in person how much I love them, appreciate them  and the mothers that they are.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Mothers Day! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6A5NTADBQ20FkcbO3CUcYHwwQ1FCA0BYn__Pcl94QRD7Kp_X6DELBsdz9iIWLgi5r-aK_gQMUWsrTExKejB1OIHN3hv-0czDcYqKPMCAa-Hcr-5sMpTzGPhVGl9r1abAk9k3fDwQvmXQ/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6A5NTADBQ20FkcbO3CUcYHwwQ1FCA0BYn__Pcl94QRD7Kp_X6DELBsdz9iIWLgi5r-aK_gQMUWsrTExKejB1OIHN3hv-0czDcYqKPMCAa-Hcr-5sMpTzGPhVGl9r1abAk9k3fDwQvmXQ/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Weekly Wow's

Today I wanted to share the WOW mothers in my life.  My mom and my sisters. L-R My twin sister Lisa, My Mom, My Sister Brenda and Me on a gi...

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Mothers Day or End of Year Teacher Gift

<div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Remember the famous line "You had me at hello" from the movie Jerry Maguire? I love that movie and that line, and it melts my heart each time I hear it- especially if the words were being uttered by Tom Cruise! I think this gift idea may melt the hearts of the person receiving the gift too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhausQPNmikLsk2ebC7YvIV9Ajgd82VVcuE3p7vj8G7wve9WGWijFsYaWORD_BxQxNSUBFNupuNjaYfJitI_VRYznyCx190kKD42hYmajVAtKZRdvyr-zLPfqeEPBMocy_sjinySCbSdTvs/s1600/IMG_4567.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhausQPNmikLsk2ebC7YvIV9Ajgd82VVcuE3p7vj8G7wve9WGWijFsYaWORD_BxQxNSUBFNupuNjaYfJitI_VRYznyCx190kKD42hYmajVAtKZRdvyr-zLPfqeEPBMocy_sjinySCbSdTvs/s640/IMG_4567.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And if your hearts not melted by now</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_zL9pwQ57mFTkjm6WoRtqijK1geEFJztImp7tEmPZivr-KS0jJu9_cIrj1nd4EHxJn_r1xUQWgbYQqW5Q74nYrHg4Eh-n926jDwmIChJBcFclJK__ifHzMwT1iGXTR6mdaEOyHo5yAL6d/s1600/IMG_4545.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_zL9pwQ57mFTkjm6WoRtqijK1geEFJztImp7tEmPZivr-KS0jJu9_cIrj1nd4EHxJn_r1xUQWgbYQqW5Q74nYrHg4Eh-n926jDwmIChJBcFclJK__ifHzMwT1iGXTR6mdaEOyHo5yAL6d/s640/IMG_4545.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">flip the card over for a special surprise sure to please any latte or chai tea loving junkie</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8uYSD7vwbL9rSqiO_4N9hprds9RKC0W4MeTqVd5bWeyCQ_NuHT73z5aB2fs_b18MBmvmyNfRe0UUXVGR9Z3nOPSEX72N2scB8I7CcIE-LR0wGWp0thAVEmfqoInuXvJfy8k7lC9vSul1r/s1600/IMG_4562.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8uYSD7vwbL9rSqiO_4N9hprds9RKC0W4MeTqVd5bWeyCQ_NuHT73z5aB2fs_b18MBmvmyNfRe0UUXVGR9Z3nOPSEX72N2scB8I7CcIE-LR0wGWp0thAVEmfqoInuXvJfy8k7lC9vSul1r/s640/IMG_4562.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I cut my message out (using Word to print) cut and attached to a brown tag. Attached the gift card to the back of the tag and placed in a coffee mug with jute tied around it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHlBxn1dwqaPqUo-Q-19U3Q6YFPntx2KVpEEo3BnybAwb_lLrxKzJSIaNUe1Jk98PysLM3fqjsl3n-5I2wHAlyL-RQoTn4LYUFKQUMxw2XfS49UzWJhh7wnVLbkAQFW9srn2-D6JXhmXxa/s1600/IMG_4559.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHlBxn1dwqaPqUo-Q-19U3Q6YFPntx2KVpEEo3BnybAwb_lLrxKzJSIaNUe1Jk98PysLM3fqjsl3n-5I2wHAlyL-RQoTn4LYUFKQUMxw2XfS49UzWJhh7wnVLbkAQFW9srn2-D6JXhmXxa/s640/IMG_4559.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">To really go all out, place the coffee mug, some fresh cut day lillies and mom's favorite magazine or newspaper in a tray and share with her on her special day. You can also give the mug to your childrens teacher for an end of the year gift.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPRntylQTvrIdWQrbqACSjzEAELD58HiK5bYs4hshjCmedgCBJWvlmWxcrde2ohIY9MKta5sHb2Vglr0U4utvjfSz0iKsH8yyvZmkZ5LtYnEsTepPx8PtTWseitujTRI-82dObdE11WM5y/s1600/IMG_4557.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPRntylQTvrIdWQrbqACSjzEAELD58HiK5bYs4hshjCmedgCBJWvlmWxcrde2ohIY9MKta5sHb2Vglr0U4utvjfSz0iKsH8yyvZmkZ5LtYnEsTepPx8PtTWseitujTRI-82dObdE11WM5y/s640/IMG_4557.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">You will melt her heart!</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Have a great Weekend and Happy Mothers Day to not only you Tom Cruise loving mothers but all mom's out there</span>!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6A5NTADBQ20FkcbO3CUcYHwwQ1FCA0BYn__Pcl94QRD7Kp_X6DELBsdz9iIWLgi5r-aK_gQMUWsrTExKejB1OIHN3hv-0czDcYqKPMCAa-Hcr-5sMpTzGPhVGl9r1abAk9k3fDwQvmXQ/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6A5NTADBQ20FkcbO3CUcYHwwQ1FCA0BYn__Pcl94QRD7Kp_X6DELBsdz9iIWLgi5r-aK_gQMUWsrTExKejB1OIHN3hv-0czDcYqKPMCAa-Hcr-5sMpTzGPhVGl9r1abAk9k3fDwQvmXQ/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Sharing this idea with:</i></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.naptimecrafters.com/2012/05/friday-favs-party-62.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20NaptimeCrafters%20%28Nap%20Time%20Crafters%29">Nap Time Crafters</a></i></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.dwellonjoy.com/">Dwell on Joy </a></i></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://too-much-time.com/2012/05/get-schooled-saturday-22-and-burlap-fabric-giveaway.html">Too Much Time </a></i></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/weekend-wrap-up-party-win-a-youre-so-invited-party-planning-book.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20blogspot/OivM%20%28Tatertots%20and%20Jello%29">TaterTots and Jello</a></i></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.itsoverflowing.com/2012/05/overflowing-with-creativity-21.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20ItsOverflowing%20%28Its%20Overflowing%21%29">It's Overflowing </a></i></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://todayscreativeblog.net/craft-project/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20todayscreativeblog%20%28Todays%20Creative%20Blog%29"><i>Todays Creative Blog </i></a></div>

Mothers Day or End of Year Teacher Gift

Remember the famous line "You had me at hello" from the movie Jerry Maguire? I love that movie and that line, and it melts my hear...

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