tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11052742951105227242024-03-18T05:14:45.501-04:00Cameras and ChaosLooking at Life With One Eye Shut and Finding Beauty in the EverydayCindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18064595094488706039noreply@blogger.comBlogger239125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105274295110522724.post-59448633245410182882012-05-10T09:27:00.000-04:002012-05-10T09:27:58.194-04:00babies, babies, babies...<div style="text-align: center;">
earlier in the year i had the good fortune to take pictures of three beautiful babies. there is just nothing like it....babies are so wonderful...so precious and i feel lucky that their mama's entrusted me to create these sweet memories for them. </div>
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first up is baby maddie...three months old....</div>
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i had not done a photo session with a 3 month old before....and i wasn't sure what to expect. three month olds are more awake and active than the brand new ones. i will admit that i was a little nervous about doing her shoot. how would i pose her? she was too young to sit up by herself, too old to lay still, and most likely too active to nap so i could get sleepy baby pictures.</div>
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i ended up just going with the flow. and i was happy with the results...</div>
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she was the perfect age to prop up and that's just what i did.... </div>
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i found a vintage suitcase last summer and i thought it would be perfect to prop her up in. she was very cooperative and is adorable.</div>
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the great thing about older babies is their pudgy little bellies, dimpled hands and beautiful bright eyes. </div>
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i just wanted to squeeze her....and blow raspberries into that belly!!</div>
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i got a lot of uncertain, furrowed brow looks from maddie but as long as she was in mama's arms, she was content.</div>
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she did fall asleep for a very short time so i hurried and took lots of sleepy baby pictures.</div>
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her lovely mama, megan, is the genius that created my photography website (on my sidebar) and you can contact her<a href="mailto:Megan.B@EmbyMedia.com"> here </a>if you are in need of website services....</div>
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thank you megan, for sharing your beautiful maddie with me!!</div>
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next up is six-week-old old sophia...</div>
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i did maternity photos of her mama shortly before she was born.</div>
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baby sophia, who had slept most of the day before she got to my house, decided that she didn't want to sleep for me...at first.</div>
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but i was lucky enough to get lots of smiles...</div>
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but not for long..... :)</div>
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she did eventually get tired though, and despite her costume changes, i managed to get quite a few sleepy pictures.....</div>
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she is just as sweet as she can be and her mama is absolutely smitten with her.</div>
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how could you not be!!!</div>
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and last but not least, baby mila....</div>
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mila decided to make an early entrance into the world much to the surprise of her mama....</div>
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6 weeks early...</div>
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these pictures were taken when she was just 3 weeks old, and still 3 weeks from her due date....</div>
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she was tiny, just over 5 lbs when i took her pictures</div>
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but she was beautiful with a complexion as smooth as silk and not a blemish or blotch on her.....</div>
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just the newborn flaky skin....and with a full head of hair....</div>
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she slept almost the entire time and was just putty in my hands...so very sweet....</div>
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i want to thank all of my fantastic mamas for entrusting me with your very precious treasures....i had so much fun!!</div>
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<br /></div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18064595094488706039noreply@blogger.com148tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105274295110522724.post-56259759519424986732012-04-30T11:35:00.003-04:002012-04-30T11:35:42.812-04:00appliance lust.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
goodbye, crappy 12 year old dishwasher that rusted the edges of all of my dishes because the coating was worn off of the racks.....with your dents in the front panel from don smashing into it with the wood floor staple gun when he was laying the kitchen flooring.......and your yellowed control panel that i couldn't get white if i hit it with a jackhammer.....</div>
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helllloooooo gorgeous!!!!!!!!!</div>
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i think i'm in love!!!!</div>
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now i just need to get your big brother, the stove....</div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18064595094488706039noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105274295110522724.post-31840814113779738252012-04-18T20:37:00.002-04:002012-04-18T20:37:48.588-04:00getting more sewing done...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
and i am getting way braver...i actually tried to piece a quilt block.</div>
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or a whole bunch of quilt blocks....</div>
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16 of them to be precise. </div>
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if you are an actual quilter and you are reading this, avert your eyes right now. </div>
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because i am no expert...</div>
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but i have to say, i am not completely unimpressed with myself.</div>
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i didn't think that I would ever be able to do something like these blocks.</div>
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even the thought of doing something like them intimidated me enough to think i could never ever pull it off. but i have seen so many graphic and colorful quilts on<a href="http://pinterest.com/cindosha/quilts-and-other-pretty-fabric-creations/"> pinterest</a> and i was intrigued by them. but it took months and months to even think of attempting it. and you know what, it wasn't that hard. </div>
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i should have figured that part of it out just by reading the blogs of people that actually know what they are doing when they quilt. they make lots and lots of them. and rather quickly too. so it must not be as tedious as i thought it was. and i was right. it really doesn't take that long. i made 14 of the blocks on saturday and sunday. the most time consuming thing is cutting the fabric. the sewing of the fabric actually goes really fast. </div>
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i am still working on how i want to put the blocks together.</div>
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this quilt was another <a href="http://thepinkcouch.blogspot.com/2011/02/art-quilt-finished.html">pinterest inspiration</a>. all i did was sew pieces of scrap material on top of each other in a block with no rhyme or reason. if i liked it, i sewed it on top of the last piece. </div>
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the quilt is small, about 26 x 36 inches, so i will probably just hang it on the wall. it's a little heavy too, because of all of the layers of fabric in each block.</div>
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i used lace, crocheted scraps and flannel along with vintage sheets and cotton fabric.</div>
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i even used a scrap of super soft fleece. i just love the houndstooth pattern and it's so soft, i just want to pet it all of the time...</div>
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and speaking of graphic, i found a great graphic print at joann's for the backing</div>
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the edges of the fabrics were all sewn with raw edges so there are loose strings everywhere....</div>
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but i think it adds to the quirkiness of the quilt.</div>
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i am still working on the quilts for chemo and have completed 9 of them. i have a couple more to make and when lisa comes back to michigan in early may, we will take them to the center. i gave one to my friend who just started her chemo treatments and she was very happy with her quilt. she wrote me a beautiful thank you note and said that the quilt was a big hit at the chemo center and everyone commented on it. i can't wait to deliver these.....<br />
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i really love the colors in this quilt. it's hard to believe that they are all thrifted bedding....</div>
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this one is still in the binding stage.<br />
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each of the quilts have a tag with an inspirational quote on it. <br />
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we wanted to make some more masculine quilts for the men too. i think that while this one doesn't scream "macho man" it's at least a little less feminine that the others that i've made...<br />
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little teeny tiny babies... :D<br />
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and we are loving how it looks....</div>
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the long term plan is to create some built-in shelves on either side of the fireplace. my desk is on the right side and i am trying to find a design that we can do ourselves that will integrate a desk surface into the shelving. the black tv stand on the left will be gone too, but we need something to house the tv components for now. </div>
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here is a little breakdown of how we got this look. </div>
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originally there was a mirror above the mantle. i have always wanted built-in's on either side of the fireplace but could never figure out where to put the television. mounting it over the fireplace was out of the question because we didn't want to have to drill through the wall and possibly mess with the chimney box behind the wall. </div>
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then, i found <a href="http://www.sawdustandpaperscraps.com/2011/02/28/how-to-hide-tv-cords-in-trim-work-guest-post/">this on pinterest</a> and knew this might be the answer we were looking for. </div>
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we ordered mounting hardware for the tv and attached it to the wall. i think that was the scariest part of the whole project because it scared the crap out of me to hang our tv to that little piece of metal. we have a plasma tv and that sucker is heavy. like really heavy. i don't think that i slept soundly for the first few days after we hung it waiting to hear the crash in the middle of the night. the mounting allows the tv to be pulled away from the wall about a foot, turned from side to side and tilt up and down. i didn't touch it for a long time because i was sure that i was going to cause it to crash down. it's really sturdy though and has been no problem at all. </div>
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the original design inspiration used plastic lattice lath but we couldn't find that and used wood instead. </div>
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we didn't have a specific plan. except for the one i drew on a piece of paper. and because i am such a great artist...don threw it away, it was so good. :)<br />
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we just kind of winged it. we made a few small calculations for the placement of the vertical and horizontal cross slats and i have to say, that we did pretty good for not knowing what we were doing. </div>
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the hardest part was trying to decide how to run the wood down the side of the fireplace. because of the width of the mantle (which we had enlarged a couple of years ago) we didn't want there to be a huge gap between the fireplace columns and the wood slats. had we run the long channels on the outside of the mantle, there would have been a 11 inch gap between the slats and the columns where the arrow is. i felt that even though we were painting everything white, the dead space there would have looked out of scale. so we lined up the inside slat flush with the mantle edge. we had to be sure that the tract would be narrow enough for the top slat to cover the channel. </div>
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the outside slat placement had to be big enough to accommodate the cords and still be able to be covered by the top slat so we ended up notching out the piece of slat that covered the track so we could get the design closer to the existing fireplace moulding. the gap is just 5 inches and once painted and caulked, doesn't look at all out of scale.<br />
i know that this sounds confusing because it was confusing to write, so if you have any questions about how we did this, feel free to email me. </div>
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we then tested out how to place the cords to make sure that the channels were wide enough to accommodate them but still narrow enough to cover them with the top slat...</div>
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we looped the cords and attached them to the back of the television and the mounting frame so that there was some slack when the tv was pulled away from the wall or turned side to side. the extra slack would prevent the cords from pulling the slat cover away from the track. we used zip ties to attach the cords to the frame. easy peasy..</div>
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we tested the length of all of the cords (for the tv itself, the cable box, dvd player and surround sound system) before attaching the track cover slats. </div>
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the top slats are nailed with thin brad nails so if we have to get at the cords for any reason, they would be easy to pull off. </div>
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this area will be covered when we add bookcases. someday. </div>
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the rest of the tracks were designed to look like raised paneling. <br />
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and the entire wall was painted to give the space a built-in look.<br />
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there were lots of gaps where the wood met the wall. <br />
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these were all filled with caulking. <br />
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while i was caulking, i almost fell off of the step stool when i saw this spider on the moulding up near the ceiling. ( i <i><b>hate </b></i>spiders) i had to get the vacuum cleaner to suck it off of the wall because it was too high for the dog to reach. he likes to eat spiders and i take total advantage of that. for real. he's weird....<br />
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we are really happy with how this turned out...</div>
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and we are, frankly, astounded that it looks so good!!! we realize that the tv is mounted slightly off center but we were limited by the placement of the wall studs. the tv is so heavy that we had to be sure to attach the mounting hardware to the studs. i'll just decorate to off-set it..we can totally live with it.<br />
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the cost of this project was a little more than most of the other projects we have done in the past. the wood slats cost a total of about $120.00 but we couldn't find anything that would work for the look we wanted other than what we used. it was $1.27 a linear foot and we ended up using about 90 feet.<br />
we thought about adding a crown moulding at the top where the wall meets the ceiling, and actually bought some but i think we'll wait until the built-ins are done before we worry about that.<br />
the mounting hardware and frame for the tv was a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/VideoSecu-Plasma-Articulating-bracket-MW360B/dp/B001TICH08/ref=sr_1_8?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1333379025&sr=1-8">great deal on amazon </a> at $59.00. we needed longer hdmi cables so we got 15 foot ones <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mediabridge-Ultra-Series-Certified-Available/dp/B001A5PDKQ">similar to these</a> at $14.00. they are cheap but they work great and saw no difference in picture quality when we changed them out. we already had the caulking so that was free. the paint (that we already had, too) was an oops paint from home depot for $5.00, but i didn't realize when i painted the wall that although the can said eggshell, it's more of a semi-gloss than what we originally painted the mantle with. it's okay for now but i may eventually repaint it with a satin paint so it's not too shiny. <br />
under $200.00 for such a big change in the room. <br />
we love it.....</div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18064595094488706039noreply@blogger.com115tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105274295110522724.post-6981118106449520042012-04-01T13:28:00.005-04:002012-04-01T13:28:58.834-04:00just another round of humiliation......<div style="text-align: center;">
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since today is april fools day, i felt compelled to show a rerun of last year's trick that i played on austen....</div>
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the weather has taken a bit of a nosedive. granted, it is still waaaaayyyyy better than it was at this time <a href="http://camerasandchaos.blogspot.com/2011/03/dear-mother-nature.html">last year</a> but we all got really spoiled this past two weeks. in fact, </div>
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don had to cut the grass on sunday. </div>
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i don't think he has ever cut the grass before may or june in years past. it was the last really warm day and it topped out in the high 60's or low 70's.</div>
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the kids played and </div>
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the forsythia is in full bloom.</div>
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everywhere i look, there is a glow of green.</div>
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but, alas, it never lasts. this is michigan, where the state motto is "if you don't like the weather, wait an hour and it will change". </div>
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and change it did....</div>
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last night the temperatures got down to 25 degrees. </div>
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sigh...</div>
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our neighbors, curt and laura have two apple trees and two peach trees which had already flowered. they were worried about the freeze, so curt googled what to do and found out that if you put christmas lights on the trees around the blossoms, the heat from the bulbs will keep them warm enough to not freeze. </div>
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he covered the trees with bedsheets</div>
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the tarps looked a little scary....</div>
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but the trains and trucks sheet added a bit of a hillbilly flavor.....</div>
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they had the purtiest yard in the whole trailer park..... :)</div>
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but it worked, the blossoms didn't freeze and i am looking forward to some juicy peaches and crunchy honeycrisp apples in the fall. </div>
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hopefully. unless it snows. </div>
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this is michigan, after all!</div>
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<br /></div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18064595094488706039noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105274295110522724.post-14883114770757985772012-03-20T23:46:00.000-04:002012-03-20T23:46:54.866-04:00the winter of our content......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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like most of the country, we have had some pretty mild weather lately. and when i say mild, i mean hot!! it was 84 degrees here today and right this minute, at 10:39 pm, it is 70 degrees outside. <i><b>seventy degrees</b></i>....seven-zero! </div>
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tomorrow's expected temperature is 90 degrees. <b><i> ninety degrees</i></b>.....nine-zero! </div>
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tomorrow is march 21st. not july 21st, march...</div>
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i am not complaining. </div>
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no one is around here. </div>
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normal highs for this time of year range from 26 to 45 degrees. the temperature on this date last year was 36 degrees. </div>
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the total snowfall for our area last year was 75 inches. the snowfall this year so far??? 33 inches. </div>
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we have had temps 65 and above for close to two weeks now. and with all of the </div>
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this weather is heaven!!!</div>
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we have tulips coming up in the yard,</div>
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and the rose canes are leafing out....</div>
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the red maple trees, just look at them.</div>
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my curly willow is green with new growth</div>
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it's green!!! </div>
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everything has a tinge of green.</div>
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and my lilacs are budding.</div>
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the russian sage is sprouting and the spiders have added their silver strands to the design.</div>
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the willow trees by the pond are leafing as well.</div>
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we have never seen such growth on the butterfly bush as there is right now. we usually have to cut all of the dead wood off each spring. nothing died this winter. it never got cold enough, really.</div>
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the bradford pear tree will have their stinky white flowers blooming soon. </div>
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the weeping cherry tree still shows some of last year's remnants tangled with the new leaves. </div>
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i had fresh chives for our dinner salad this past sunday. </div>
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rhubarb, i have rhubarb......and i have visions of<a href="http://pinterest.com/search/?q=rhubarb+crumble"> rhubarb crumble</a> dancing in my head.</div>
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the raspberry canes are abloom </div>
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and the strawberry runners are running amok....</div>
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even the weeds are growing.</div>
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and it looks like the grass is going to need cutting soon.</div>
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this just doesn't happen in michigan. </div>
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we usually have snow well into march and even into april. nothing starts blooming until the first couple weeks of april and the leaves on the trees usually don't start budding until may. we are supposed to have temps in the high 80's until the end of the week and then 20-30 degrees above average for the week following. </div>
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the kids have been playing outside every day until nightfall, barefoot, bruised and mosquito bitten....</div>
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and best of all??? on saturday night, st. patrick's day, we went to ziggy's.</div>
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our local ice cream spot closes for the year on september 30th and reopens on april 1st every year....</div>
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it's been open since march 14th....</div>
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a really smart business move since i was in line for 25 minutes waiting for my first ice cream of the year.....well worth the wait...</div>
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tina and jerry...</div>
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they used to live next door to us. they moved in a couple of weeks after we did way back in 2000, newly married and fresh off of their honeymoon. they were the most fantastic neighbors and we became fast friends. tina has an incredible eye for decor and her house was an inspiring mix of modern design and vivid color. lots of black furniture with bright reds, cobalt blues, bright oranges and charcoal grey adorning the walls and accessory decor. jerry loved working in the yard and landscaped with the same modern twist. lots of hardscape with just the right mix of greenery. and he turned the pond that we shared in the yard into more than just a retention pond by cleaning up the edges, rimming them with rocks and adding a fountain.</div>
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this gave all of the neighbors who bordered the pond a beautiful view out of our windows.</div>
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they had two little girls while they lived here. i've been taking their photos since eden, the oldest, was about a year old. london, the youngest, is the picture of her mama and eden, her daddy....</div>
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they moved about two years ago and we miss them terribly. although they only moved about 15 minutes away, time and life gets in the way and we don't see each other as much as we should. we are working hard on changing that. </div>
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tina invited me over to see the changes she has made in the decor of her home. she has changed her decor style drastically from hard modern to shabby, frenchy, vintage distressed. and it looks fantastic. </div>
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i want to take you on a little tour of her new home. </div>
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daughter eden has a beautiful room done in pinks, golds and greys....</div>
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the bed linens are from target, urban outfitters, joann fabrics and t.j.maxx. the angel wings are from hobby lobby.</div>
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she made the lampshade above by tearing strips of fabric and tying them to the lampshade frame (which she picked up at the goodwill and tore off the old fabric from, a girl after my own thrifty heart) after painting the lamp white white.</div>
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most of the other wall decor is from hobby lobby as well.</div>
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this is the playroom, located in the bonus room of the house over the garage, so it's long and narrow and split into two rooms. perfect for two little diva girls....</div>
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i love the tulle draped from the corners of the ceiling to the chandelier. </div>
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daughter london has the blue room and if you notice, this is the same chandelier that i have in my laundry room. tina fell in love with it and because it's no longer available from lowe's where i originally got it, she scoured craigslist until she found not one, but two of them....she painted hers too!!</div>
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she also added ribbon flowers to the candlelight bottoms</div>
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and although it's hard to see in this picture, she also added tiny ribbon flowers to the letters on the wall above her window.</div>
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bed linens for this room are from target, joann fabrics and t.j. maxx as well.</div>
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tina is so creative that she found a design on pinterest and drew it freehand to london's wall. the little feathers holding up the strands of pearls have lights behind them and the branches are bejeweled with stick-on gems. </div>
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these feather angel wings were found online. they are gorgeous....</div>
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the girls bathroom is beautiful too. she is currently working on finding a sideboard like this one<br />
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that we redid a couple of years ago, to use as a sink base. she keeps telling me that mine would be perfect for her girl's bathroom....i'm not ready to part with it just yet though, because it is actually the perfect size to use in<i> our </i>master bathroom as a sink base! :)</div>
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most of the linens here are from the rachel ashwell collection at target too. she glammed everything up with some ribbon and feathers...</div>
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even her laundry room has that frenchy glam look. </div>
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just look at the light that those chandeliers throw around the room....</div>
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the furniture in her bedroom is a throwback to the modern look in her old house. she wanted to purchase new furniture for her bedroom but i talked her out of it. i knew i would be able to give her the look she wanted just by painting the orange wood and turn it into the new style of decor she wanted. we worked on it for an entire day a couple of weeks ago and by the time we finished, it was late at night so the pictures don't do it justice. this is a before picture of her dresser and mirror. i will share the finished pictures of her room in an upcoming post and i assure you that the furniture looks drastically different. i just need to get back over there and get some pictures during the day....</div>
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i love having creative friends. </div>
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we play off of each other and share ideas. we inspire and push each other to get things done....and we look at our changes with big smiles on our faces....<br />
we miss you guys bunches....</div>
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well, i have completed 5 quilts in the past couple of </div>
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weeks....quilts for chemo is on it's way. </div>
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i love the way this one turned out. it's a very simple pattern and striking in it's simplicity. and in a homage to my vintage sheet collection, the backing is a vintage sheet. the color is perfect and i love that it is lined up circles...</div>
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i used a black and white stripe for the border and it is a great addition to the modern feel.</div>
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i'm keeping this one but my friend lisa has sworn me to will it to her if something happens to me.... :)</div>
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these are the ones that i am donating to the cancer center...</div>
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now i know that some of these are similar because of the fabrics but i did change up the designs and and mixed the choice of fabrics in the different quilts. the strip quilts are very easy to make because the top of the quilt is sewn onto the batting and backing at the same time. </div>
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i actually started </div>
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this one on monday morning and finished hand sewing the binding on that evening. i would say that i worked on it for a total of about 5 hours. super quick and easy....<br />
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this one was the first time i pieced a quilt. when i cut the vintage sheets for the <a href="http://camerasandchaos.blogspot.com/2011/12/bit-of-vintage.html">first quilt i made</a>, i cut a lot of the fabric into squares. this one is not very fancy but it went together rather quickly too, much to my surprise....</div>
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i did use some coordinating fabric that i had to border the quilt and the backing is a vintage sheet. <br />
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it's not perfect as you can see in the quilting stitches, but it's supposed to look a little handmade, right? <br />
this one was a little different. i found a <a href="http://piecenquilt.blogspot.com/2009/08/magic-baby-quilt-tutorial.html">pattern</a> that looked easy so i used it to make this quilt out of flannel fabric. i love how soft it is and the bright colors are very happy. it's smaller than the others but still big enough to be an adequate lap quilt...<br />
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i also experimented with curved corners....really easy using a cereal bowl...</div>
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see that quilt stand in the background? i got that at goodwill for $10. it just needs a good coat of paint. that will happen soon, hopefully.<br />
we have also been busy mounting our tv over our mantle. we have gone back and forth about whether or not to put it there and the biggest hold up was the fact that we didn't want to mess around with trying to wire the cords through the wall where the chimney was. <br />
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so i found <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/125326802100029761/">this on pinterest</a> that shows how you can make channels to run the cords through and not have to drop the cords into the wall. it's brilliant and we have adapted our own design.<br />
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it has taken a few days (okay, more than a few) because we have to keep adapting..... and we<br />
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have to wait until the new longer cable cords that we ordered get here, but hope to have that done soon. <br />
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because i am sick of the mess....<br />
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please don't judge.... :)<br />
the channels will then be covered like this.<br />
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in a way that we will be able to pull the top slat off if we have to access or add to the cords at a later time. <br />
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the long range plan is to build built-in bookcases on either side of the fireplace. i need to find a cheap easy way to do that too...i'm keeping my eyes open on <a href="http://pinterest.com/search/?q=built+in+bookcases">pinterest</a> for that because i know that i will find something i need. i love that place....<br />
i will be sharing more of this project soon....</div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18064595094488706039noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105274295110522724.post-92205029508476809432012-02-21T23:36:00.001-05:002012-03-17T07:50:37.381-04:00another quilt....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I started another quilt last week. actually, i started 3 quilts last week. it was a busy week to say the least. my friend lisa came back to michigan from her new home in minnesota and spent a few days with me sewing and painting. she brought a bathroom cabinet over for me to show her how to paint and fix up. more on that later. </div>
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i have been making a few vintage sheet quilts and i decided that i wanted to try something more modern and clean looking. i decided that i wanted to try a circle quilt after seeing tons of them on<a href="http://pinterest.com/search/?q=circle+quilt"> pinterest</a>.</div>
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it's totally sensory overload there and i was inspired to try my hand on one for myself. </div>
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in a nutshell, i zig-zagged some circles onto some gray squares. </div>
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so this heap of fabric was cut into circles.</div>
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because i am so incredibly <strike>lazy</strike> ingenious, i pinned eight layers of fabric together, placed a cereal bowl on the top layer and traced a circle. </div>
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i cut them out all at once. </div>
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and because i am so <strike>lazy</strike> ingenious, i only screwed up a few of the circles...(that'll teach me).</div>
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then, i pinned the circles to the squares and laid them out to see how i wanted the placement to be.</div>
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after determining that, i sewed the circles to the each square. </div>
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i got a little decorative with some stitching because i thought it would be too boring if i didn't. </div>
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i only did this on about 7 of the circles.</div>
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it does look cool, though...</div>
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i used white fabric between the vertical rows of squares...which i didn't take a picture of. </div>
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lisa had a great old sheet in her stash that i thought would be awesome for the backing and she was generous enough to let me wrestle it away from her. </div>
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right now i am hand stitching the binding on and will share a picture of the completed quilt when that is finished in the next day or so. </div>
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we (lisa, my daughter shannon and i) decided that we would make quilts for the local cancer center. it is the same center that don went to when he had his chemotherapy <a href="http://camerasandchaos.blogspot.com/search/label/cancer">7 years ago for colon cancer</a>. he told me that when he would get chemo, he was always cold. i thought that with all of the <a href="http://camerasandchaos.blogspot.com/2011/12/bit-of-vintage.html">vintage sheets that i have </a> i would make lap quilts for the patients. </div>
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i started two of them last week too...</div>
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a pretty flannel quilt </div>
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and a patchwork quilt using some of the vintage sheets...</div>
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i asked lisa and shannon to help out and we are in the process right now of matching and cutting more fabric and bagging it up in sets to start making "quilts for chemo"....</div>
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more updates soon!!!</div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18064595094488706039noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105274295110522724.post-10653292687989286702012-02-13T07:42:00.000-05:002012-02-13T18:15:44.898-05:00congrats to adele....<div style="text-align: center;">
what a great grammy's show last night....i normally don't watch awards shows because the performers and awards recipients are usually so full of themselves it nauseates me.....</div>
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i watched the grammy's last night particularly because of adele.</div>
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i throughly enjoyed her performance<br />
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and i thought she deserved every award that she got!!</div>
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it just goes to show, you don't need all of the flashing lights, outlandish costumes and techno music that disguises your voice. the true mark of a great singer is their ability to do so much with so little technical help....<br />
<b><i>great job adele</i></b>, you rock<br />
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rummaging around in my friend lisa's parent's barn loft last summer was so amazing. there were stacks of old windows leaning up against the wall. I think that they were originally part of the house that they are now in the process of renovating.</div>
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i found this one...</div>
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it was so dirty that i thought that the glass was opaque and didn't realize that there was clear glass until i brought it home and started cleaning it. </div>
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what i loved about it and the reason that i picked this particular one was that the original paint had turquoise overtones. and because it was really dark in the barn loft, i didn't realize how really cool it was until i got out into the sunlight.</div>
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it had just the right amount of age and vintage charm. and of course, that great 1930's or 40's turquoise paint...</div>
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after cleaning it up, the glass was in perfect condition. i guess all of that dirt helped to protect it, right? i didn't do anything to this window besides cleaning the glass...all of that paint is the original aging and patina on the wood....it's fabulous! </div>
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I found the perfect wall for it in my house...</div>
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the room that had it's name all over it....this wall was just begging for something to fill it.</div>
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but this window was big (57 x 24 in) and heavy so i needed to hang it carefully. </div>
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i found some heavy duty hanging hardware at home depot. i normally would have just used one on each end but i thought maybe i had better not take any chances. i decided to disperse the hanging tension by adding the hardware to each pane. </div>
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thankfully, the studs in the wall fell into the right place to center this window on the wall. </div>
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it filled the space perfectly....</div>
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and added the perfect amount of vintage "grunge" and flaky paint patina</div>
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to the otherwise clean look of the room.</div>
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thanks again to walt and penny (lisa's parents) for allowing me</div>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">and you get this</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Swjay4OfxvY/TzFSNjiOphI/AAAAAAAAFww/CMBz57hxpVg/s1600/IMG_8309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Swjay4OfxvY/TzFSNjiOphI/AAAAAAAAFww/CMBz57hxpVg/s1600/IMG_8309.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">cute but boring.... you can see in the picture at the top of the post that the pillow insert i used has a dimple in the middle. had i left it as is, it would have looked weird as pillows usually are pouffy in the middle. so i took some of the scrap sweater fabric </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8bRbK4gPGqQ/TzFSMDvsWII/AAAAAAAAFwY/xGA63x_U2D8/s1600/IMG_8287.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8bRbK4gPGqQ/TzFSMDvsWII/AAAAAAAAFwY/xGA63x_U2D8/s1600/IMG_8287.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">tied a knot in the end of it....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eEZTPBGSayI/TzFSMkMIuzI/AAAAAAAAFwg/M_5yADdk2UE/s1600/IMG_8289.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eEZTPBGSayI/TzFSMkMIuzI/AAAAAAAAFwg/M_5yADdk2UE/s1600/IMG_8289.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">twisted it around and sewed it into a rosette.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fXmg56fmfHw/TzFSNMYnM2I/AAAAAAAAFwo/WbLeMuBNmjE/s1600/IMG_8291-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fXmg56fmfHw/TzFSNMYnM2I/AAAAAAAAFwo/WbLeMuBNmjE/s1600/IMG_8291-8.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i found a button in my jewelry armoire. you know how you get a new piece of clothing and it has an extra button and usually some extra yarn attached to it? well i throw all of those into my jewelry armoire and have amassed quite a collection of buttons....do you do that too???</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ql0YmJ8NP_U/TzFSK8QO16I/AAAAAAAAFwI/--CTsX-pb44/s1600/IMG_8345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ql0YmJ8NP_U/TzFSK8QO16I/AAAAAAAAFwI/--CTsX-pb44/s1600/IMG_8345.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">anyway i sewed the little button on to the rosette because it was looking a little like a pair of folded socks and it needed a little something....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Jj9C2IuPtwQ/TzFSJ56r63I/AAAAAAAAFv4/6F-Aqrmtpmo/s1600/IMG_8346.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Jj9C2IuPtwQ/TzFSJ56r63I/AAAAAAAAFv4/6F-Aqrmtpmo/s1600/IMG_8346.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">i added another button on the other side of of the pillow so that i could tighten the thread to achieve that dimple...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I98JCkrlfVk/TzFSKeSE_cI/AAAAAAAAFwA/UKfvc18UWEc/s1600/IMG_8342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I98JCkrlfVk/TzFSKeSE_cI/AAAAAAAAFwA/UKfvc18UWEc/s1600/IMG_8342.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> and a super cute pillow. So soft and cozy for winter....when it needs to be washed, i plan on just throwing it into the washer and dryer. you could probably put a zipper or a button closure on it if you wanted to but i am all about the easy way to do things. in fact, if you use a sweater that has a button down front or a cardigan, you have a built-in opening....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">remember those sleeves i cut off of the sweater? they're going to be turned into a pair of </div><div style="text-align: center;">boot socks like <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/125326802100053273/">these</a>....two projects from one thrift store sweater. gotta love that!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">now go search your closet for some old sweaters, or if you can't bear to part with any of them, hit up the goodwill or salvation army. look for great colors or design, (cable and chunky knit designs look fabulous as pillow covers), and you will be helping out a couple of great organizations....and getting some custom decor for your pennies...</div><div style="text-align: center;">now get out there and make something amazing!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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do you remember this piece of trash?.....literally, <a href="http://camerasandchaos.blogspot.com/2011/05/funny-thing-happened-on-way-to-garage.html">i pulled it out of someone's trash pile</a>....</div>
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that comes with an older piece.</div>
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the edges were pretty chewed up but i knew a little sand paper would work wonders...</div>
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I used annie sloan paint in paris grey for the piece. i figured it would be a neutral shelving unit and any color of fabric that was placed in there would show off as pretty. </div>
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i love that all of my vintage sheets now have a beautiful home....</div>
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i still plan on getting a piece of beadboard for the back which i will paint the same turquoise. right now i have a piece of wood covered in blanket fabric that i use for photography. it's a perfect little niche to store that behind the dresser and it works for the backing right now. </div>
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the shelves had to be cut in half though, because there was cardboard there before which was pliable. the backer board that i replaced the shelves with was more rigid and the only way i would have been able to get them into their spot would have been to cut and remove the post in the back.</div>
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the jelly roll 1600 quilt is comprised of a bundle of coordinating fabric pre-cut into 2 1/2 inch wide by 44 inch long strips. this is called a jelly roll. fabric stores sell them and they run anywhere from $35 to $45 dollars. </div>
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but with all of the lovely vintage fabric i have amassed, i cut my own strips. so that took some time...</div>
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and then sewing them together end to end (40 of them) took some time too. 18 inches is cut off of one end. this assures that there will be a random pattern when they are sewn together.</div>
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the resulting strip measured about 2 . 5 inches by 1600 inches. you then join the short ends, right sides together, which is now 800 inches, and sew along the long end. that took a really long time because it took <b><i>forever</i></b> to join the short ends without any twists. it was <b><i>1600</i></b> inches long...</div>
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with this....a cool quilt top that measures about 48 x 64 inches...</div>
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once the first side was sewn, it went pretty fast from there, about an hour and a half...</div>
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this is the result....</div>
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another pretty vintage sheet quilt. now i know that most (all) of my quilts have been some sort of strip quilt but they are the ones that go together the quickest. i am going to attempt something different next time though. stay tuned!! :)</div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18064595094488706039noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105274295110522724.post-81045172492470769962012-01-24T11:06:00.000-05:002012-03-17T07:53:35.570-04:00adding in even more projects...<div style="text-align: center;">
i haven't had enough to do lately, so i thought i would take on another project. i woke up on saturday, walked into my powder room and decided that i was sick of the black cabinet in there and took the doors off.</div>
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i figured if i started dismantling it, i would have to finish it. it is getting a new paint job.</div>
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that lovely brass toilet paper holder got a little facelift too!</div>
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i figured that if i was going to take on this task on the spur of the moment, it was going to have to be simple and quick. so i broke out the chalk paint and started painting.</div>
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i used paris grey</div>
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and then realized that the walls are grey too....</div>
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so. i have another design in mind for this room. the most changed out room in our house in the almost 12 years that we have lived here... if i am remembering correctly, this would be the<i style="font-weight: bold;"> sixth </i>design change in this room. (crickets)</div>
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fickle much??</div>
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anyway, with the walls being grey and the cabinet being grey, i distressed them a little and left them with a rather rough finish. i love the contrast between the rough texture and the cute new knobs. </div>
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the toilet paper holder was sprayed with a dark bronze metallic and it instantly updated it. </div>
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bye-bye brass...hello, modern!!</div>
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i also painted the inside of the cabinet doors just for fun. because bathrooms should be fun, right?</div>
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and my homage to harry potter...the lumos/nox light switch. they are just scrapbooking stickers but it is a fun touch. i have done this on a few other switch plates around the house...(and i know that the switches are really grungy and dirty but i am not sure how to clean them....a q-tip didn't fit under there and i am afraid to spray any cleaner into that area. </div>
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you know, electrocution and all! :)</div>
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(so if anyone knows how to clean the on/off switches, please let me know)!!</div>
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my plan to finish this room off is to replace the flooring with a vintage looking tile, a board and batten treatment for the walls and paintable embossed wallpaper in a vintagy tin ceiling style for the ceiling. i have never wallpapered a ceiling but the room is very small so i think it is doable.... </div>
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i did finish one project that i have been working on. this quilt was made for a very dear friend who is expecting a baby girl. her baby shower was on sunday. </div>
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this is the first one that i made using store bought fabrics instead of vintage sheets, although i did use one for the back of the quilt. since it is for a baby, and babies are tactile, i wanted to incorporate as many textures as i could.</div>
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flannel and fur</div>
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and corduroy that feels like velvet....it was so soft...</div>
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i loved this quilt...and so did she!</div>
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i started a part time job working a couple hours a day for a few weeks in the front office of an elementary school. i love working with the kids and the people that work with me are great. it is a really fun job and hopefully it will become a permanent part time job. </div>
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<br /></div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18064595094488706039noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105274295110522724.post-23383999165244714542012-01-12T22:48:00.000-05:002012-01-12T22:48:40.552-05:00a curvy beauty.....<div style="text-align: center;">i can't believe that this is my first post for 2012....someone has not been sorting out her priorities....</div><div style="text-align: center;">ahem,.....</div><div style="text-align: center;">i have had my hand in about 5 different projects at once.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>i rock at the multi-tasking....</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">i have been redoing <a href="http://camerasandchaos.blogspot.com/2011/05/funny-thing-happened-on-way-to-garage.html">this dresser</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X3ZZ1Qeo_VQ/Tw-aiCK5KYI/AAAAAAAAFh4/hs8JZQSVtAc/s1600/IMG_6852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X3ZZ1Qeo_VQ/Tw-aiCK5KYI/AAAAAAAAFh4/hs8JZQSVtAc/s1600/IMG_6852.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">and want to use it to store my stash of vintage sheets and </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">finished quilts. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-chMprleNkbo/Tw-ahQHJ16I/AAAAAAAAFhw/P3abiFCoT7w/s1600/IMG_6859.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-chMprleNkbo/Tw-ahQHJ16I/AAAAAAAAFhw/P3abiFCoT7w/s1600/IMG_6859.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">i picked this out of someone's trash last spring. it was in pretty bad shape and all of the drawers were destroyed. but the frame is in good shape. the shelves (drawer bottom bases) in there are just made of cardboard so i plan on replacing them with mdf. the inside is going to be painted creamy white and the outside with annie sloan paris grey. i have removed the back of the piece and will replace that with beadboard. it is in progress as we speak....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>this</i> lovely table.... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kcM4RAZpX2g/Tw-aewJR-1I/AAAAAAAAFhA/0PH0Lds2tqs/s1600/IMG_7391.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kcM4RAZpX2g/Tw-aewJR-1I/AAAAAAAAFhA/0PH0Lds2tqs/s1600/IMG_7391.jpg" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a cute little duncan phyfe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t1NcyxramCA/Tw-ag15L-XI/AAAAAAAAFhg/FloCVe5CzFI/s1600/IMG_7396.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t1NcyxramCA/Tw-ag15L-XI/AAAAAAAAFhg/FloCVe5CzFI/s1600/IMG_7396.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">is getting a makeover.</div><div style="text-align: center;">it has cool brass caps for the feet that i thought were missing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3XJHnQ_RcGU/Tw-acIjRBPI/AAAAAAAAFgg/UHSKt3CdfBE/s1600/IMG_7405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3XJHnQ_RcGU/Tw-acIjRBPI/AAAAAAAAFgg/UHSKt3CdfBE/s1600/IMG_7405.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but one of them was still attached and two others (i have located a replacement for the fourth one online) were in a bag taped to these </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9KmubvhOcw4/Tw-af4Tj4PI/AAAAAAAAFhQ/2DYS-QH6rWw/s1600/IMG_7406.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9KmubvhOcw4/Tw-af4Tj4PI/AAAAAAAAFhQ/2DYS-QH6rWw/s1600/IMG_7406.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">cool chairs that came with the table....4 of them....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CrZ831vysMM/Tw-aeMtj9TI/AAAAAAAAFg4/4DMWP9uTUfU/s1600/IMG_7362.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CrZ831vysMM/Tw-aeMtj9TI/AAAAAAAAFg4/4DMWP9uTUfU/s1600/IMG_7362.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">they are very similar to <a href="http://camerasandchaos.blogspot.com/2011/07/kitchen-table-and-chairs.html">three other chairs</a> that i had found at the goodwill back in the summer</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-78MSuKwPmZ4/Tw-afXca9VI/AAAAAAAAFhI/4aiuEeS-WO8/s1600/IMG_7374.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-78MSuKwPmZ4/Tw-afXca9VI/AAAAAAAAFhI/4aiuEeS-WO8/s1600/IMG_7374.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for $5.00 each...</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">here is the back story on the table and chairs...</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">last summer i redid a lot of furniture for my friend lisa. she has since moved to minnesota</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(<i>i miss you girlfriend</i>)</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but her parents still live here. she called me last week to tell me that her mom, penny, had a table & chair set for me. i thought that penny wanted me to make over the table for her but she had actually rescued the set from her brother who was going to burn it. literally. <i> burn</i> it in a fire pit.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">she snatched it from him and delivered it to my house a few days ago...</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for me to keep. for free....<b><i>free. </i></b></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>thank you penny and walt... </i></b></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">after she left i started inspecting it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aM2WTSsnsSc/Tw-jKT13OAI/AAAAAAAAFi8/AVwFvO0v6TI/s1600/IMG_7427.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aM2WTSsnsSc/Tw-jKT13OAI/AAAAAAAAFi8/AVwFvO0v6TI/s1600/IMG_7427.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the top is in pretty bad shape</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-onDKGshYl48/Tw-jLAPgCwI/AAAAAAAAFjE/eZb6y59NzQk/s1600/IMG_7419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-onDKGshYl48/Tw-jLAPgCwI/AAAAAAAAFjE/eZb6y59NzQk/s1600/IMG_7419.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> but it is really nice mahogany </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q0WjCu_v9iQ/Tw-jN7i0ReI/AAAAAAAAFjk/duYXNGOvNHI/s1600/IMG_7403.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q0WjCu_v9iQ/Tw-jN7i0ReI/AAAAAAAAFjk/duYXNGOvNHI/s1600/IMG_7403.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and all of the hardware is intact. the sides raise and lower very easily. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4xXJkBltjyU/Tw-jNIAngGI/AAAAAAAAFjc/RNlUCk2oges/s1600/IMG_7410.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4xXJkBltjyU/Tw-jNIAngGI/AAAAAAAAFjc/RNlUCk2oges/s1600/IMG_7410.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> and the legs and base are in really good and sturdy condition.</div><div style="text-align: center;">and it is hea-vy!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cps0LEg_FJk/Tw-jMSpJ70I/AAAAAAAAFjU/EOqnJp4hYBA/s1600/IMG_7402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cps0LEg_FJk/Tw-jMSpJ70I/AAAAAAAAFjU/EOqnJp4hYBA/s1600/IMG_7402.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> i wondered if there was a leaf that went with it but penny said that her brother couldn't find it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s6eTB_cU9mQ/Tw-jLwDLjZI/AAAAAAAAFjM/EzPoNcNhCW4/s1600/IMG_7400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s6eTB_cU9mQ/Tw-jLwDLjZI/AAAAAAAAFjM/EzPoNcNhCW4/s1600/IMG_7400.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">but guess what???? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s5dpgXpcc9w/Tw-acpjwhGI/AAAAAAAAFgo/9gJMiHoXTVM/s1600/IMG_7435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s5dpgXpcc9w/Tw-acpjwhGI/AAAAAAAAFgo/9gJMiHoXTVM/s1600/IMG_7435.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> a self-storing leaf......</div><div style="text-align: center;">(<i>insert a long, high-pitched squeal here</i>)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3--daUrZan0/Tw-adEW-coI/AAAAAAAAFgw/RjMORl5w18M/s1600/IMG_7417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3--daUrZan0/Tw-adEW-coI/AAAAAAAAFgw/RjMORl5w18M/s1600/IMG_7417.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> obviously this leaf didn't get much use. maybe no-one knew that it was there. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sV9Xlg_Pxkg/Tw-agPXTjJI/AAAAAAAAFhY/4NgUI2fJg3E/s1600/IMG_7429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sV9Xlg_Pxkg/Tw-agPXTjJI/AAAAAAAAFhY/4NgUI2fJg3E/s1600/IMG_7429.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> this little beauty is going to replace my current table and chairs in the kitchen. it is a little less long and wide than my current set is and will fit better. i think i'm going to refinish the top and paint the bottom.</div><div style="text-align: center;">the gouges and scratches on the top are pretty deep, so i'll see how that goes....</div><div style="text-align: center;">i'm really excited about it. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18064595094488706039noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105274295110522724.post-21926007855633548072011-12-31T12:50:00.001-05:002011-12-31T21:14:17.472-05:00favorite projects of 2011<div style="text-align: center;">this past year was a very fun one for me....but it didn't start out that way....</div><div style="text-align: center;">when i lost my job one week before christmas in 2010, i was angry and scared. </div><div style="text-align: center;">then i was just angry.</div><div style="text-align: center;">but i used the experience to do some of the things i never had before.</div><div style="text-align: center;">i was able to do way more than i ever had been able to do in the past when i had a full time job....</div><div style="text-align: center;">i feel lucky that i had the opportunity to experience being a full time mama...</div><div style="text-align: center;">having more time for <a href="http://www.cindymandernachphotography.com/">my photography</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">doing things i never thought i would ever do, like making a quilt,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and for all of the fun furniture thrifting and refurbishing. </div><div style="text-align: center;">i also had time to spend redecorating some of the rooms in my house. </div><div style="text-align: center;">and i am proud that i was able to do most of them for pennies on the dollar.</div><div style="text-align: center;">here are my top ten favorite projects of 2011:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">10. <a href="http://camerasandchaos.blogspot.com/2011/09/yes-i-am-still-doing-furniture.html">the goodwill coffee table</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w7yQD-e7C58/Tnt2s_04MSI/AAAAAAAAEe4/0Sj3WvEMf_c/s1600/IMG_9056-0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w7yQD-e7C58/Tnt2s_04MSI/AAAAAAAAEe4/0Sj3WvEMf_c/s1600/IMG_9056-0.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">9. <a href="http://camerasandchaos.blogspot.com/2011/06/ugly-bench.html">the ugly bench</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RZ5x0sC1ZYo/TfbPdkOk_2I/AAAAAAAAEEo/JbPbUBbsapI/s1600/IMG_1160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RZ5x0sC1ZYo/TfbPdkOk_2I/AAAAAAAAEEo/JbPbUBbsapI/s1600/IMG_1160.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">8. <a href="http://camerasandchaos.blogspot.com/2011/06/two-more-projects-finished.html">the entertainment cabinet turned pantry</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vUTxkXEtjC4/Tb8RZGWKg3I/AAAAAAAADzc/94UNhb2li9E/s1600/IMG_2473blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vUTxkXEtjC4/Tb8RZGWKg3I/AAAAAAAADzc/94UNhb2li9E/s1600/IMG_2473blog.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_5girxOWydE/TfZ2Obv25FI/AAAAAAAAECw/sqXZIDP0Rng/s1600/IMG_6776.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_5girxOWydE/TfZ2Obv25FI/AAAAAAAAECw/sqXZIDP0Rng/s1600/IMG_6776.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">7. <a href="http://camerasandchaos.blogspot.com/2011/12/bit-of-vintage.html">my first handmade quilt</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xAXqpApsprk/TuIZEksqltI/AAAAAAAAFLw/JzjximIIkYU/s1600/IMG_4095-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xAXqpApsprk/TuIZEksqltI/AAAAAAAAFLw/JzjximIIkYU/s1600/IMG_4095-8.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jXw2NaAZfAU/TuIZGplGsHI/AAAAAAAAFMI/8cODOUJ0N1w/s1600/IMG_4056.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jXw2NaAZfAU/TuIZGplGsHI/AAAAAAAAFMI/8cODOUJ0N1w/s1600/IMG_4056.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">6. <a href="http://camerasandchaos.blogspot.com/2011/03/necessity-is-mother-of-invention.html">the diy camera bag</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cmOoakBX7Pg/Tv89l5qsiQI/AAAAAAAAFe0/R6yLzFUPZUY/s1600/IMG_0215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cmOoakBX7Pg/Tv89l5qsiQI/AAAAAAAAFe0/R6yLzFUPZUY/s1600/IMG_0215.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vocFwyRaLAI/Tv89mf1XP9I/AAAAAAAAFe8/GXhlyJh6oCY/s1600/IMG_0234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vocFwyRaLAI/Tv89mf1XP9I/AAAAAAAAFe8/GXhlyJh6oCY/s1600/IMG_0234.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">5. <a href="http://camerasandchaos.blogspot.com/2011/03/twin-tables.html">the twin tables</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ilNYFc0T3qY/Tv8_lMBwUHI/AAAAAAAAFfM/Gx1nqV-JEh8/s1600/IMG_9688-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ilNYFc0T3qY/Tv8_lMBwUHI/AAAAAAAAFfM/Gx1nqV-JEh8/s1600/IMG_9688-3.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">4. <a href="http://camerasandchaos.blogspot.com/2011/10/little-details.html">a sofa slipcover from a dropcloth</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P1vVJAQyyjc/Tv9AiRR2BbI/AAAAAAAAFfg/4BeMkMQfqYU/s1600/IMG_1543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P1vVJAQyyjc/Tv9AiRR2BbI/AAAAAAAAFfg/4BeMkMQfqYU/s1600/IMG_1543.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">3.<a href="http://camerasandchaos.blogspot.com/search/label/canning"> trying my hand at canning</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QXjxo84Abh0/Tk8w62okxvI/AAAAAAAAEYQ/i1tTs3i88ww/s1600/IMG_2044-0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QXjxo84Abh0/Tk8w62okxvI/AAAAAAAAEYQ/i1tTs3i88ww/s1600/IMG_2044-0.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zih8Mcjp_TY/Tk84eFQFXnI/AAAAAAAAEYs/BBncC4ip3xM/s1600/IMG_3644-41.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zih8Mcjp_TY/Tk84eFQFXnI/AAAAAAAAEYs/BBncC4ip3xM/s1600/IMG_3644-41.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">2. <a href="http://camerasandchaos.blogspot.com/2011/12/kitchen-floorfinally.html"> the kitchen makeover</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XLoNF1P_uCI/ThSiJOrSDrI/AAAAAAAAEMg/5XtWVrS5Ydg/s1600/IMG_6332.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XLoNF1P_uCI/ThSiJOrSDrI/AAAAAAAAEMg/5XtWVrS5Ydg/s1600/IMG_6332.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jz92IRyrxv0/Tu_ZsIz_aBI/AAAAAAAAFQo/AHSEqU8uLR4/s1600/IMG_2351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jz92IRyrxv0/Tu_ZsIz_aBI/AAAAAAAAFQo/AHSEqU8uLR4/s1600/IMG_2351.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> and my favorite (and most popular) post of 2011</div><div style="text-align: center;">1. the laundry room redo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dgoUjIN6jMM/Tv9I73meboI/AAAAAAAAFf8/KOLEfTKsmCc/s1600/IMG_8054-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dgoUjIN6jMM/Tv9I73meboI/AAAAAAAAFf8/KOLEfTKsmCc/s1600/IMG_8054-copy.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OLUERt8MME0/Tv9JLGBup5I/AAAAAAAAFgQ/YGLvIBovqbE/s1600/IMG_6570.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OLUERt8MME0/Tv9JLGBup5I/AAAAAAAAFgQ/YGLvIBovqbE/s1600/IMG_6570.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">i have also had the opportunity this year to experience<a href="http://camerasandchaos.blogspot.com/search/label/washington%20dc"> washington dc</a> with my son on his 8th grade class trip and go to every one of his baseball and football games. thankfully i was also able to get him to his practices all spring, summer and fall long with their crazy schedules and times....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">i want to wish everyone a very happy, healthy and prosperous new year.....</div><div style="text-align: center;">see you in 2012.....</div><div style="text-align: center;">xoxo</div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18064595094488706039noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105274295110522724.post-38000176059820183412011-12-30T06:00:00.001-05:002012-03-17T07:51:59.522-04:00handmade christmas gifts.....<div style="text-align: center;">
i thought that i would share a few gifts that i made for christmas this year. now that the gifts have been given, i can post pictures of them here....</div>
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the girls each got a quilt this year</div>
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scarlett's</div>
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and tessa's.</div>
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both were <a href="http://camerasandchaos.blogspot.com/2011/12/bit-of-vintage.html">strip quilts</a> made with my ever growing stash of vintage sheets.</div>
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this bedding with comforter, shams, sheet set and dust ruffle, that i scored at target for $7.59 for the entire set.....yes, $7.59. it was an online purchase that was returned to the store and never sold. it retails for $59.99 and is still available...</div>
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<b><i>score!!</i></b></div>
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tessa's room is going to be painted lilac so she got this bedding. it came with a sheet set, sham and dust ruffle and i got it at goodwill, brand new and in the package for $30.00. not quite the same bargain as scarlett's but still a great deal....</div>
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i was totally excited when i found a vintage pillowcase that (sort of) matched and was used when i made her quilt. </div>
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she also got a little chair that i got from goodwill and refurbished for her new room. </div>
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the veneer on the harp was broken so i used filler on it....</div>
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and recovered the seat in another vintage pillowcase that i also used for her quilt....</div>
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she loved it....</div>
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the girls also each got <a href="http://camerasandchaos.blogspot.com/2011/11/christmas-presents.html">these</a> doll beds</div>
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which i neglected to take pictures of with the bedding that i made for each one. </div>
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my parents got this.... </div>
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i forgot to take a picture before i started painting it, but it was copper metal with dark wood ugliness....</div>
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yukka.....</div>
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my parents have a beautiful wooded backyard with some very whimsical garden art. </div>
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this screamed bird feeder to me.....</div>
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i collected teacups and saucers from thrift stores and </div>
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don glued them on for me. </div>
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my mom loved it.....but my dad didn't know what to think and it rendered him speechless while he tried to figure it out....</div>
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i'm still hoping that it will grow on him.... :)</div>
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i made a few other gifts but i was so busy trying to finish them up that i didn't take pictures of them...</div>
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but they were cool. i will try and get pics and post them soon...</div>
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<br /></div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18064595094488706039noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105274295110522724.post-55771295469878845792011-12-28T17:13:00.003-05:002011-12-30T07:45:37.651-05:00the laundry room revisited....<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;">i think that this room has to be the one i am most proud of in my little diy portfolio.....</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;">the before: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CythFw_nliQ/Tvtoe9MHfrI/AAAAAAAAFTY/VuXgWdt7pDk/s1600/IMG_6157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CythFw_nliQ/Tvtoe9MHfrI/AAAAAAAAFTY/VuXgWdt7pDk/s1600/IMG_6157.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">yuk!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">(and i am the one who painted it like that in the first place....</div><div style="text-align: center;">i can't even blame it on the previous owners of the home because we bought it new).</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-auEClU8QXYI/TvtoIS7zeZI/AAAAAAAAFRs/bulhxekc-GY/s1600/IMG_6158.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-auEClU8QXYI/TvtoIS7zeZI/AAAAAAAAFRs/bulhxekc-GY/s1600/IMG_6158.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4CopnICk4Rk/Tvto27-hN2I/AAAAAAAAFVA/5vULoVRaIYI/s1600/IMG_6160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4CopnICk4Rk/Tvto27-hN2I/AAAAAAAAFVA/5vULoVRaIYI/s1600/IMG_6160.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">i had ideas for the room swirling around in my brain for a long time. i just wanted light and bright...i considered painting the room white. that was a fleeting thought...what would my family and friends say....the girl with the easter egg house.....(so named because of the bright colors we painted when when we first moved into the house). then i fell in love with turquoise. hard. i am sure that the inspiration for the paint came from the<span class="Apple-style-span"><i><b style="background-color: white;"> </b><b style="background-color: #d0e0e3;">blue mason jars</b></i></span> i love so much.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Sc5cJKzmfqk/TvtpIVNNXAI/AAAAAAAAFWk/dl-XH0qISs4/s1600/IMG_6231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Sc5cJKzmfqk/TvtpIVNNXAI/AAAAAAAAFWk/dl-XH0qISs4/s1600/IMG_6231.jpg" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">so i mixed the color myself from a can of $5.00 oops paint.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">when i started redoing the room, more ideas kept popping into my head and i just went with them. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">a chandelier in the laundry room??? who does that? </div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iaRdFMmzWI8/TvtpJ7Hab8I/AAAAAAAAFW0/DsQ0knf0RJQ/s1600/IMG_8054-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iaRdFMmzWI8/TvtpJ7Hab8I/AAAAAAAAFW0/DsQ0knf0RJQ/s1600/IMG_8054-copy.jpg" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">i do..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tuU6JNDP7O0/Tvt_aCgQtlI/AAAAAAAAFYk/6H1i4XX6yz4/s1600/IMG_6539.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tuU6JNDP7O0/Tvt_aCgQtlI/AAAAAAAAFYk/6H1i4XX6yz4/s1600/IMG_6539.jpg" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">(look at that bling bling)</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--FT33ykq_gg/Tvt_asvWQXI/AAAAAAAAFYs/qo_XrrT0_8s/s1600/IMG_6532-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--FT33ykq_gg/Tvt_asvWQXI/AAAAAAAAFYs/qo_XrrT0_8s/s1600/IMG_6532-8.jpg" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">tiffany blue walls in the laundry room??? who does that?</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">i do...</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aqZK9hQOFvY/TvtpKcAUAYI/AAAAAAAAFW8/dabRv6LUrtE/s1600/IMG_8076_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aqZK9hQOFvY/TvtpKcAUAYI/AAAAAAAAFW8/dabRv6LUrtE/s1600/IMG_8076_2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">mason jars styled, photographed as art and framed?? who does that?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i do....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_Mt7bmiEGFI/TvuDWxhgs9I/AAAAAAAAFY4/Nc-EiR3ewPg/s1600/IMG_7966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_Mt7bmiEGFI/TvuDWxhgs9I/AAAAAAAAFY4/Nc-EiR3ewPg/s1600/IMG_7966.jpg" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">board and batten treatment in the laundry room?? who does that?</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">well, i saw lots of people who had done that in their houses so i figured i could do that too, so, </div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">i did....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pqLyj-6lwxI/TvtpLKynB6I/AAAAAAAAFXE/nzLJzcNnq88/s1600/IMG_7987.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pqLyj-6lwxI/TvtpLKynB6I/AAAAAAAAFXE/nzLJzcNnq88/s1600/IMG_7987.jpg" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">and i did it all by myself...</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><i>well</i>........almost.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">don hung the chandelier </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">because ever since i stuck a butter knife into a lamp socket when i was about 9 years old, </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">i am afraid of electricity...</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">even if the power is off. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">and he helped me use the nail gun for the board and batten ledge </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">because that thing is scary, </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">especially when it blew the air into my face when i pulled the trigger.....</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">it scared the bejeebers outta me....</div></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5sWuJE79bIg/TvtpHT5cAfI/AAAAAAAAFWU/HuczJ8CZ0eI/s1600/IMG_7999.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5sWuJE79bIg/TvtpHT5cAfI/AAAAAAAAFWU/HuczJ8CZ0eI/s1600/IMG_7999.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> i am, however, <i style="background-color: #d0e0e3;">very proud</i> of the fact that 95% of the work was done by yours truly.....</div><div style="text-align: center;">the planning, the painting, the woodwork and the decor....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3QkbT3ehsyY/TvtpH8lMH8I/AAAAAAAAFWc/NVwP1b28P04/s1600/IMG_7969.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3QkbT3ehsyY/TvtpH8lMH8I/AAAAAAAAFWc/NVwP1b28P04/s1600/IMG_7969.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> i love the room. everyone that has come over to the house loves the room. </div><div style="text-align: center;">it makes you want to do the laundry.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="background-color: #d0e0e3;">sigh</i>......</div><div style="text-align: center;">there have been a few changes in the room <a href="http://camerasandchaos.blogspot.com/2011/02/laundry-room-redo.html">since it was first transformed</a>. </div><div style="text-align: center;">most have been cosmetic changes, changing out the decor and adding other girly touches...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9OZ4qHPH8zI/TvuIAt60kbI/AAAAAAAAFZE/vk9pwKwCyo4/s1600/IMG_6570.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9OZ4qHPH8zI/TvuIAt60kbI/AAAAAAAAFZE/vk9pwKwCyo4/s1600/IMG_6570.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">glass containers to hold detergent and oxyclean....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xUJav5yj0pM/Tvt_Z0CzYuI/AAAAAAAAFYc/oX7y4x735Xs/s1600/IMG_6545.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xUJav5yj0pM/Tvt_Z0CzYuI/AAAAAAAAFYc/oX7y4x735Xs/s1600/IMG_6545.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">a wire basket to hold towels</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iurhK1U9Feg/Tvt_ZcXntwI/AAAAAAAAFYU/EMmShx5Z1n4/s1600/IMG_6543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iurhK1U9Feg/Tvt_ZcXntwI/AAAAAAAAFYU/EMmShx5Z1n4/s1600/IMG_6543.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--1sg-gkukME/Tv2yGO7QSGI/AAAAAAAAFeQ/BXNslrn3Znw/s1600/IMG_6627.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--1sg-gkukME/Tv2yGO7QSGI/AAAAAAAAFeQ/BXNslrn3Znw/s1600/IMG_6627.jpg" /></a></div>and more of my favorite blue mason jars.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SNPJIL3rx5U/Tv2yF-4sr0I/AAAAAAAAFeI/BjbR94oOmLo/s1600/IMG_6636.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SNPJIL3rx5U/Tv2yF-4sr0I/AAAAAAAAFeI/BjbR94oOmLo/s1600/IMG_6636.jpg" /></a></div>i made a little cover from a vintage sheet for the shoe storage cube. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-swTqN9FoRYg/TvuIwy5Wn-I/AAAAAAAAFZQ/Tq3fYho7HlY/s1600/IMG_6600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-swTqN9FoRYg/TvuIwy5Wn-I/AAAAAAAAFZQ/Tq3fYho7HlY/s1600/IMG_6600.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> the picnic basket holds gloves, scarves and hats for winter. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SWc2SikZjps/TvuIxR75ETI/AAAAAAAAFZY/4vxlvl9HS3k/s1600/IMG_6589.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SWc2SikZjps/TvuIxR75ETI/AAAAAAAAFZY/4vxlvl9HS3k/s1600/IMG_6589.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">i had an old half circle table cloth with lace trim that i added to the roman shade.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dNYFNclP-y8/TvuIx4XG9_I/AAAAAAAAFZg/y0dObAqsGVc/s1600/IMG_6576.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dNYFNclP-y8/TvuIx4XG9_I/AAAAAAAAFZg/y0dObAqsGVc/s1600/IMG_6576.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">my friend lisa's parents have an old barn where i found this window. the glass was so dirty that i thought it was opaque....when i washed it i realized that the glass was perfect. the paint is original. it was turquoise. i didn't have to do anything to this window to get it to look like it does. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-84mCsxdWRb0/TvuIyMXXewI/AAAAAAAAFZo/6alcDLQEgJA/s1600/IMG_6578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-84mCsxdWRb0/TvuIyMXXewI/AAAAAAAAFZo/6alcDLQEgJA/s1600/IMG_6578.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">the patina and rust on this frame is gorgeous <i>and</i> they let me take the window for free....</div><div style="text-align: center;">(thanks walt and penny) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0WxgRiUavsc/TvuIyiZDK8I/AAAAAAAAFZw/hzLAcRT_8w0/s1600/IMG_6580.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0WxgRiUavsc/TvuIyiZDK8I/AAAAAAAAFZw/hzLAcRT_8w0/s1600/IMG_6580.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">the one thing that i don't like rust and patina on is my washing machine. </div><div style="text-align: center;">especially one that is only about 9 years old. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NN1XPqDK-44/Tvt_XhvgPJI/AAAAAAAAFX0/OjK5flVpEok/s1600/IMG_6612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NN1XPqDK-44/Tvt_XhvgPJI/AAAAAAAAFX0/OjK5flVpEok/s1600/IMG_6612.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">of course, don tried to fix it. using caulk . which as you can see didn't work very well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1aVoN5ofqvc/Tvt_XAlMfAI/AAAAAAAAFXs/0yliGaVhYbE/s1600/IMG_6607.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1aVoN5ofqvc/Tvt_XAlMfAI/AAAAAAAAFXs/0yliGaVhYbE/s1600/IMG_6607.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">that lovely orange below?? rust!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bELtWJNoLL8/Tvt_W4UouaI/AAAAAAAAFXk/Hi6x38I8LHI/s1600/IMG_6621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bELtWJNoLL8/Tvt_W4UouaI/AAAAAAAAFXk/Hi6x38I8LHI/s1600/IMG_6621.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i know that 9 years is a long time for appliances nowadays but it drives me crazy that the lid of my washer rusted. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FvjWalUb3Fs/TvuM8wl41aI/AAAAAAAAFZ8/YnmXGg7oC2w/s1600/IMG_6623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FvjWalUb3Fs/TvuM8wl41aI/AAAAAAAAFZ8/YnmXGg7oC2w/s1600/IMG_6623.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">so i am entering a contest to win <a href="http://www.partselect.com/GE-Parts.htm#GE-Giveaway">PartSelect’s $5000 GE Giveaway contest</a> for new appliances</div><div style="text-align: center;">because a new washer and dryer would be the icing on the cake in this beautiful laundry room! <br />
and<br />
because my dishwasher is on it's last leg.....</div><div style="text-align: center;">i am keeping my fingers crossed to win. someone has to win, right? why not me??</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">wish me luck!!!!</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div></div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18064595094488706039noreply@blogger.com50tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105274295110522724.post-73560647590720481702011-12-25T00:25:00.002-05:002011-12-25T18:03:36.756-05:00merry christmas.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qu8BX1wuSQw/TvazLR_iy-I/AAAAAAAAFRI/1W7WVCUonQk/s1600/IMG_6400-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qu8BX1wuSQw/TvazLR_iy-I/AAAAAAAAFRI/1W7WVCUonQk/s1600/IMG_6400-8.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">from our family to your family.....</div><div style="text-align: center;">wishing you the most beautiful christmas holiday and</div><div style="text-align: center;">joy and prosperity for the coming year.....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">MERRY</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">CHRISTMAS </span></div><div style="text-align: center;">from the mandernach's</div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18064595094488706039noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105274295110522724.post-61220881173837837192011-12-19T20:18:00.001-05:002012-01-05T18:52:55.544-05:00the kitchen floor...finally....<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>the kitchen floor was a long time coming....we lived with builders grade vinyl flooring in our kitchen for 9 years. it was ugly, stained and gouged. when we bought our home it was a new build spec house. it was done except for the flooring and countertops. so we got to pick those. that was way before <strike>i had any design sense</strike> blogs and pinterest were around. i wanted to extend the wood flooring that was in our hallway (which you can see beyond the dark floor)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Fws89JYAB7c/Tu_M_s-483I/AAAAAAAAFOs/z7xFG-39byM/s1600/IMG_1288.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Fws89JYAB7c/Tu_M_s-483I/AAAAAAAAFOs/z7xFG-39byM/s1600/IMG_1288.jpg" /></a></div> into the kitchen but the builder told us the cost of doing that would be $3300.00. <br />
what??? uh, no thank you...<br />
so we went with the cheap vinyl flooring. it was fine in the beginning but it went bad fast.<br />
when i just couldn't stand looking at it one minute longer, we decided to redo the floor. <br />
the timing sucked though, because don had lost his job a few months before and we really could not afford to put wood flooring in. i stumbled upon a blog where someone had redone their floor using a wood grain peel and stick vinyl plank that was 4 x 36 inches. it looked great and it was really inexpensive. i researched it and read reviews from people who used it. they had it at lowe's, and at a dollar a plank, it was something that we could afford to do,<br />
if at least as a bandage until we got real wood flooring. <br />
we installed it<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZmkLAx8qbBs/Tu_NBvs9d4I/AAAAAAAAFPM/-H4ri8LlZc8/s1600/IMG_1136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZmkLAx8qbBs/Tu_NBvs9d4I/AAAAAAAAFPM/-H4ri8LlZc8/s1600/IMG_1136.jpg" /></a></div>we were impressed with it<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5Ni9vDPnMWY/Tu_NCviEP3I/AAAAAAAAFPc/pzJv8XjwNRg/s1600/IMG_1180.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5Ni9vDPnMWY/Tu_NCviEP3I/AAAAAAAAFPc/pzJv8XjwNRg/s1600/IMG_1180.jpg" /></a></div>and it looked great. <br />
for about 6 months. <br />
then it looked horrible. <br />
it shifted and separated at one end and overlapped at the other.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3R7tN76LoY0/Tu_M_M4zx5I/AAAAAAAAFOk/pquqeSL2Gfc/s1600/IMG_1275.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3R7tN76LoY0/Tu_M_M4zx5I/AAAAAAAAFOk/pquqeSL2Gfc/s1600/IMG_1275.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i_27MQPSg-g/Tu_M-QY1S8I/AAAAAAAAFOc/CToMQ9viPS4/s1600/IMG_1271.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i_27MQPSg-g/Tu_M-QY1S8I/AAAAAAAAFOc/CToMQ9viPS4/s1600/IMG_1271.jpg" /></a></div>despite what we had read about this product, and all of the reviews, our kitchen looked like crap.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vTY7UsO-w4o/Tu_M_7CmluI/AAAAAAAAFO0/ut6UW0RrG38/s1600/IMG_1292.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vTY7UsO-w4o/Tu_M_7CmluI/AAAAAAAAFO0/ut6UW0RrG38/s1600/IMG_1292.jpg" /></a></div>and it scuffed something awful.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V-KDSTCVfIc/Tu_NAbLVH2I/AAAAAAAAFO8/01PFqahcoDQ/s1600/IMG_1291.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V-KDSTCVfIc/Tu_NAbLVH2I/AAAAAAAAFO8/01PFqahcoDQ/s1600/IMG_1291.jpg" /></a></div>i know it was inexpensive, but c'mon, really?<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2_LaGoNNVdU/Tu_NA3MrqJI/AAAAAAAAFPE/3GOx6QXsL5Q/s1600/IMG_1267.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2_LaGoNNVdU/Tu_NA3MrqJI/AAAAAAAAFPE/3GOx6QXsL5Q/s1600/IMG_1267.jpg" /></a></div>we contacted the company by email and i sent these pictures to them. thankfully, we had kept our<br />
receipt, we sent a copy to them and they refunded our money. with no questions asked...hmmmm, i wonder how many times they had to refund homeowners money!<br />
we took that money put it toward the wood flooring i waited 11 years for.<br />
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don started ripping up the old flooring and what a bear that was....we had installed the vinyl plank flooring directly over the original vinyl flooring so we had to take up two layers. the original builders grade flooring was really glued down.... wow! <br />
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we did have a problem with the nailer because if it wasn't lined up just right on the board,<br />
it would chip it.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JGi8S0yNupc/Tgor76EI7dI/AAAAAAAAEJA/WRGVjEz2txY/s1600/IMG_6327.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JGi8S0yNupc/Tgor76EI7dI/AAAAAAAAEJA/WRGVjEz2txY/s1600/IMG_6327.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">here is how it started out last year...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lRC_Zb-pknk/ThSiJgiKbXI/AAAAAAAAEMk/BWv-Y_A7_pk/s1600/IMG_6329.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lRC_Zb-pknk/ThSiJgiKbXI/AAAAAAAAEMk/BWv-Y_A7_pk/s1600/IMG_6329.jpg" /></a></div>i loved it at the time but...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jz92IRyrxv0/Tu_ZsIz_aBI/AAAAAAAAFQo/AHSEqU8uLR4/s1600/IMG_2351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jz92IRyrxv0/Tu_ZsIz_aBI/AAAAAAAAFQo/AHSEqU8uLR4/s1600/IMG_2351.jpg" /></a></div>i think it looks great. <br />
finally!!!<br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">i think they look great too....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nTMb5xN16Ps/Tu_ZqPxMCRI/AAAAAAAAFQI/VjZ4ev0SUuM/s1600/IMG_2379.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nTMb5xN16Ps/Tu_ZqPxMCRI/AAAAAAAAFQI/VjZ4ev0SUuM/s1600/IMG_2379.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the color is more like the above picture than the one below....</div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q8MP-PD_fds/Tu_ZrHPW6QI/AAAAAAAAFQY/R4TPrGyyG7k/s1600/IMG_2381.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q8MP-PD_fds/Tu_ZrHPW6QI/AAAAAAAAFQY/R4TPrGyyG7k/s1600/IMG_2381.jpg" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the rubber band on the door is because my dog thinks that the trash can in there is a snack bar....<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-flRQXIonpaE/Tu_Zsrb9yoI/AAAAAAAAFQw/Lu7Gxk2yhc4/s1600/IMG_2376.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-flRQXIonpaE/Tu_Zsrb9yoI/AAAAAAAAFQw/Lu7Gxk2yhc4/s1600/IMG_2376.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i found some cup pulls for the drawers that have a victorian feel to them. now i just need to find knobs to match....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6sf3ejurFMU/Tu_ZpWexBdI/AAAAAAAAFQA/7psi5vVWYOs/s1600/IMG_2384.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6sf3ejurFMU/Tu_ZpWexBdI/AAAAAAAAFQA/7psi5vVWYOs/s1600/IMG_2384.jpg" /></a></div>sorry about the white balance differences.....<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">said the photographer </span>:D<br />
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(i fixed the discrepancy above, though)<br />
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<b><i>except.....</i></b><br />
it is really dark. which means that it shows every speck of dust and dirt. <br />
but hey, it is the cleanest floor around because i am constantly dusting, vacuuming or washing it.<br />
and it looks beautiful....<br />
finally!!<br />
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</div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18064595094488706039noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105274295110522724.post-20598828249363188232011-12-09T14:00:00.002-05:002012-03-17T07:52:34.365-04:00a bit of vintage....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Yes, i am still here.....and i am sorry i haven't posted for so long. the truth is, i just haven't been motivated lately. i don't know if it is the impending christmas season, the change from fall to winter, all of the photoshoots i have been doing lately or a combination of all of these. probably the latter. </div>
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i am going to make it a priority to post regularly, though. if only to challenge myself....</div>
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so. one of the things that has been taking some of my blog time inspiration?? i have been collecting vintage sheets. that darn <a href="http://pinterest.com/cindosha/">pinterest</a> has inspired me once again.....</div>
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i tried my hand at quilt making.....</div>
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a <b><i>huge </i></b>undertaking for someone like me. </div>
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let me start by saying that i am no seamstress. to be honest, i don't even like to sew and i suck at it. it reminds me of 8th grade home ec class when i had to sew culottes (yes,<a href="http://vintagefashionlibrary.com/inc/sdetail/374/3510"> <span id="goog_1067018671"></span>culottes</a><span id="goog_1067018672"></span>) from a pattern. i brought them home the day before they were due and they were a hot mess....my mom, bless her heart, and i spent the entire night redoing them and i ended up with an A on the project. (thanks mom)! i have had an aversion to such detailed sewing since....</div>
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but i have to admit, this was fun. and it was easy....</div>
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the goodwill and salvation army have been a treasure trove vintage sheets and pillowcases.</div>
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i know, it sounds gross and disgusting and i thought so too until i started seeing<a href="http://pinterest.com/cindosha/quilts-and-other-pretty-fabric-creations/"> these beauties</a> all over pinterest. </div>
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there was just something about the soft colors, the well worn and faded textures</div>
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and to be sure, the nostalgia associated with seeing a sheet that i had as a child. see the turquoise flower and stripe (top right) below? i had sheets just like that when i was a teenager...</div>
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now, the thought of cutting and piecing little squares daunted me but i found instructions for a <a href="http://originateandrenovate.blogspot.com/2011/11/quilt-as-you-go-strip-quilt.html">strip quilt</a>.</div>
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sewing the fabric, batting and back all at the same time? in long strips instead of little squares? </div>
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sign me up!!...</div>
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it literally took me about 5 hours to complete. most of that time was spent deciding which sheets to use and cutting the strips. the actual quilting consisted of sewing straight lines and some curvy ones <strike>to hide my mistakes on the back</strike> just for interest. </div>
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it is just a lap quilt and is 50 x 72. i used twin and double sheets as well as a few pillowcases for it...some of the strips are actually the decorative tops of flat sheets,<br />
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a lot of them are trimmed in lace or other fabrics and added color and textural interest. you can sort of see the lace trim above and below. the pink strip was also a sheet top.....<br />
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the backing is a full sized sheet... the salvation army had the top and bottom sheet as a set for $6.99 which was way more than i would spend but it was half off that day. where can you buy probably 7 or more yards of fabric for $3.50? the batting for this quilt was $14.99 for 72 x 90 which was on clearance at hobby lobby. the vintage sheets (i used 5) and pillowcases (i used 3) ranged in price from .99 for a set of pillowcases to between .75 and $4.00 for the sheets. i probably used about 1/4 of each sheet that i used and just the folded edges of the pillowcases, so my best estimate is under $20 for the quilt.<br />
it is a nice lightweight quilt, perfect for snuggling up under in the winter and light enough to use in the summer air conditioning...<br />
i have tons more vintage sheets<br />
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and i think they will make beautiful quilts.....</div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18064595094488706039noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105274295110522724.post-35462441345546782552011-11-26T22:54:00.000-05:002011-11-26T22:54:28.624-05:00and then michigan beat ohio state......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wZ8CMrm-v64/TtG0Mx6aejI/AAAAAAAAFKw/sLMRPd3AaWI/s1600/IMG_9110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wZ8CMrm-v64/TtG0Mx6aejI/AAAAAAAAFKw/sLMRPd3AaWI/s1600/IMG_9110.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and all was right with the world!!!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">go blue!</div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18064595094488706039noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105274295110522724.post-34402083793016384822011-11-25T08:37:00.000-05:002011-11-25T08:37:41.680-05:00the day after thanksgiving (black friday)....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope everyone had a great thanksgiving. we did here. i hosted dinner for 21 family members yesterday....it was chaotic and loud and wonderful. the food was fantastic and plentiful....i still feel like jabba the hut this morning. the day went by in a blink as it always does. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e3TkwcpfMSU/Ts-T_twczbI/AAAAAAAAFKg/sr4As4_KUm4/s1600/IMG_1096-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e3TkwcpfMSU/Ts-T_twczbI/AAAAAAAAFKg/sr4As4_KUm4/s1600/IMG_1096-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> these pictures were taken at the very beginning of my thanksgiving morning as i prepped the turkey, stuffed to the brim and wearing his cheesecloth diaper. gotta keep all of that gorgeous stuffing inside, right? and as the day was so chaotic, these were the only pictures i took. but be assured the turkey was beautiful when he came out of the oven and provided us with a meal to be truly thankful for.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gefTBd7k6dU/Ts-UAsB2p5I/AAAAAAAAFKo/xgV0Tmmkzqg/s1600/IMG_1105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gefTBd7k6dU/Ts-UAsB2p5I/AAAAAAAAFKo/xgV0Tmmkzqg/s1600/IMG_1105.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">i woke up in a total fog after taking two benadryl tablets before bed the night before. my friend had told me that she takes them to help her sleep and she sleeps good and hard every night...her doctor told her that it was perfectly okay as they are non-addicting and harmless....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">it didn't work for me....</div><div style="text-align: center;">it had the opposite effect and i was up half the night with my brain buzzing and feeling like i wanted to crawl out of my skin.....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>never.ever.again</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">don woke me up at 8:00 am which was the time i had wanted to get my turkey into the oven.</div><div style="text-align: center;">c'est la vie. </div><div style="text-align: center;">the turkey got into the oven at 9:45. </div><div style="text-align: center;">in the end, the fog lifted, the turkey was done to perfection and the </div><div style="text-align: center;">day went off without a hitch. the sides and the desserts were fantastic.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and as hostess, my refrigerator is filled with leftovers...</div><div style="text-align: center;">we will be doing some shopping later today after the crazy crowds have dispersed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">you may have noticed the bottom cabinets were finished being painted and our new flooring is in. </div><div style="text-align: center;">more on that later.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">enjoy the day after and all of those tasty leftovers. i know we will.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"></span></div><h1 class="subject" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-size: 21px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
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