tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28422640269634897462024-02-06T22:09:06.659-06:00Martha's Barefoot DesignsMartha's Barefoot Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124789252501832200noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842264026963489746.post-17000632672453801522013-08-07T22:19:00.001-05:002013-08-07T22:23:58.833-05:00I'm Back<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's been a long time since I've posted. Although I have continued to look at all the pretty things you are sharing on your blogs, I have missed sharing with you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We have had a lot happen in our lives and family since my last post and I just didn't have the time or the heart to blog. God has brought us through and we know He is in control of all things. We are thankful for health and the strength He gives us each day through His awesome power that affords us perfect peace! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've done a few things around the house and plan to share with you as time allows. (Since retirement, I've gotten really busy with volunteering and just piddling around.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ahh, this says it all. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hubby asked,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just because it's fun and I had an extra</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">spool of burlap ribbon in my craft supply.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I stitched it together with a jute rope.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">You might notice my mantel is completely different</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">from my previous posts. I've redecorated the </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'll share my new look soon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was wanting to replace these cushions I use</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, I went to Lowes and bought</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm finding all sorts of things to use this fabric on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <em><strong>easy and economical.</strong></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Two of my favorite words!!!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">sew so the paint doesn't bleed through.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, here's the finished project.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and a burlap ribbon holds my new</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">FUN </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">with a reminder to <em><u><strong>always</strong></u></em> have</span></div>
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<br />Martha's Barefoot Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124789252501832200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842264026963489746.post-22555395014259581762012-02-11T16:18:00.004-06:002012-02-13T18:44:23.837-06:00Sweethearts Sharing Supper<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Friends and dinner - </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">they just seem to go together.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We entertained eighteen friends for dinner last night.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had fun decorating and getting ready.</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used my red and white transfer ware plates</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">on the mantel - </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">they're so romantic!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My little silver basket filled with chocolate hearts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">If you tip your head a little to the left,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">this pic looks a bit better. LOL!!!!</span></div><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Candles aglow</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and floating in crystal goblet candle holders.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fresh flowers and boxwood (from my yard)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">nestled in my "Fun Find" silver goblets.</span></div><br />
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</div><div align="center">Some shots with the "<em>FLASH".</em></div><div align="center"><em>(just 'cause I like it better.)</em></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dinnerware waiting for dinner of</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Bacon-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Twice Baked Potatoes</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Green Beans</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Salad</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Rolls</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used the same theme on all </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">three tables.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">(candles, candy and fresh flowers)</span></div><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The "tray" my sweetie make me </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to use over </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">my island cooktop. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It sure is handy for </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">all those casserole dishes.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And as we all think about LOVE</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">on Valentine's Day,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">remember the greatest </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">LOVE</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">of all</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jesus Christ and His love for us.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This chair is from my parent's dining room set.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The chairs have been in storage for years and not used.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With a little Old English Polish and</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">new seat covers - they are so pretty.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So much better than using folding chairs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks y'all for stopping by.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Happy Valentine's Day to you.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is part of the "stuff" from my server and china cabinet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Having it emptied out gives me a</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">good time to reorganize my treasures.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">See the diff in the old (at the bottom)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and the new color.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We're putting up chair moulding,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">so there was no need to paint</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the new color at the bottom of the wall.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Applesauce Cake </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">on the wall</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">chair railing </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">up and primed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Trimming in the LR</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">See the diff.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A-h-h-h</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">much better!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">All painted and everything back in place.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'm still debating about putting up</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">picture frame moulding on the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">DR wall. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"> Maybe next week,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">or the week after.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Actually, I ran out of paper</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">(not really, but I wasted several pieces)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">trying to figure how to lay it out</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">and make the panels pleasing to the</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">eye since we have different size walls.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We moved the plate rack from</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">the other side of the DR</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">to this spot.</span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've had these for several years</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and never gotten tired of them.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The new color goes well with all my things.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, after living with and looking at</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the new color, I'm happy with it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At first, I thought it was too dark.</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm so glad we did the chair rail and white -</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">this really helped to "lighten up" the room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">LR all back together too!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">YEAH!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> ~ Symmetrical ~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I decided I need to have balance,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">so I am using </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">companion prints on</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">either side of the window.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">These are the botanical prints </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">found a while back.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AmTixuZF_zeeiLhhkPKWyNl1LbPT8iYKs_EQTicSIFP4_D1kO_qZQD0dUW183y-vU1bVKjuUvGKw-lYwXVjN3-pq-eQ5YTmIxourGWC66OHxUG83UjVl4XPkWWVA4dLT0zlVjmshX4MB/s1600/LR+%2526+DR+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AmTixuZF_zeeiLhhkPKWyNl1LbPT8iYKs_EQTicSIFP4_D1kO_qZQD0dUW183y-vU1bVKjuUvGKw-lYwXVjN3-pq-eQ5YTmIxourGWC66OHxUG83UjVl4XPkWWVA4dLT0zlVjmshX4MB/s640/LR+%2526+DR+015.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And the silhouettes of the </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>"Grands"</em></strong>moved in here from the DR.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">A good corner for some</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Quiet Time.</span></div><div align="center"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bright sunshine - but cold air today.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">An old oil painting that's been in the storage room</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">for years and years.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But, I decided to use it here even though it has blue.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But I don't know what other color I would want</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">God's pretty sky and water to be.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(If the "Decorator Police" come after me,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'll just lock the door and hide!!!)</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Symetrical on one side of the room,</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">but not here.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Decided the birds didn't need to be split up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As you can probably tell, I don't follow any</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">decorator's advice - just my own eye. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, if I don't like it today,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can move it around tomorrow.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've been known to do this a few times in the past,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">just ask my sweet husband and painter</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">who without his help, none of this would be possible.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm a lousy painter and this project took</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">six days to complete.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, on the the next project.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Until then,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Notice my new find, my little black dog. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had a solid black</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cocker Spaniel when I was a little girl</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and when I found this </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">little chalk dog in an antique mall, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I felt like I had found my "Betty".</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The book is open in the middle - </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since I was using it for display,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I didn't even notice what was written on the page.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">"The reason a dog has so many friends</span></em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">is because he wags</span></em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">his tail instead of his tongue."</span></em></strong><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Using my rooster plates</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I "stumbled" upon last summer.</span></div><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I don't have any placemats I like with these plates,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">so I used an old lace tablecloth.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I really enjoy using my cloches.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Santa was found under this one last month.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chicken under the cloch.</span></div><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chicken frying in the pan.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How about a bundle of green beans?</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Warm Chocolate Cream Pie waiting to be served.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, do you see my new coffee press?</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm lovin' the smooth cup of coffee it makes.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We seldom go out for lunch after church.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We like to come home and</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">have "Sunday Dinner".</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I grew up with Mom cooking</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">dinner on Sunday and so did my husband.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It just seems like it's the thing to do.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hope you will enjoy a quiet Sunday afternoon</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">after church and a yummy home cooked meal, too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Martha's Barefoot Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124789252501832200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842264026963489746.post-72049150735233377902011-12-21T18:47:00.000-06:002011-12-21T18:47:49.147-06:00Company is Coming!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcLafqcQK1HXaMnkczTDR21byITfxR0hZFQorRHWziVpnbeN6KuzPF50nAxQCWMqdUP0-4uspatiI6g_Q8Yf6lko6Xi2g3c_S9NrW2Mwm9rJvwTVDE8DHC6KO4XpJ1savN8iTNmhyiYxx/s1600/Blog+Dec+20%252C+2011+021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcLafqcQK1HXaMnkczTDR21byITfxR0hZFQorRHWziVpnbeN6KuzPF50nAxQCWMqdUP0-4uspatiI6g_Q8Yf6lko6Xi2g3c_S9NrW2Mwm9rJvwTVDE8DHC6KO4XpJ1savN8iTNmhyiYxx/s640/Blog+Dec+20%252C+2011+021.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This little guy has been busy baking.</span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He got out the Southern Living Cookbook and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">got busy making </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">these yummy </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A big hit with everyone!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chocolate Pecan Chess Pie</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">from the November issue of Southern Living.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rich, chocolately and DEE-licious!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, a new tasty treat is the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chocolate Popcorn - </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">another Southern Living Recipe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Popcorn, peanuts and almonds </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">are coated with a delicious chocolate mixture.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And if you don't eat it all as it comes hot out of the oven,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">it makes cute gift tied up in a cellophane bag.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Someone called their "spread" of food</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a "Groaning Table".</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Loaded with goodies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The cloche has toys from our childhood.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">My cooktop is in the island, so</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">sweetie made a nice large tray</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">to fit over the burners so</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I can better utilize the area for serving.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The table in the breakfast is set with</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">my snowman dishes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(A gift from a sweet friend.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oops, I made this pic before</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I put the silverware on the table ---</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">just use your imagination!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Love the Christmas season</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">with all the </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">lights,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">food,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">decorations,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">friends coming for dinner,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">fun and fellowship!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What a blessing!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Merry Christmas to all</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and God's richest blessings</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">upon you and yours during the coming</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">New Year.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">John 3:16</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div>Martha's Barefoot Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124789252501832200noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842264026963489746.post-83267760173525858252011-12-18T22:57:00.002-06:002011-12-21T16:51:23.040-06:00Come On Into The Dining room<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Girls, I'm sorry for the dark pics. If I use the flash, it seems too bright and if I don't, it's like this. Stick with me as I try to get better. Maybe I should have asked Santa for a new super-duper camera. Or, perhaps I just need some photography lessons with the one I have. Anyway...</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm lovin' my new old server. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We stumbled upon this piece on a Saturday browsing - </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">weren't really looking for anything -</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the best time to find just the "right something".</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It has such character - a</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">top drawer that is a removable serving tray.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The mirror was from an estate sale about</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">forty years ago and was goldish-bronze.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I toned it down a bit and had a new mirror cut. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's one of my fav pieces.</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The lamp is a Goodwill find. I planned to cover the shade,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but I'm liking it plain and white for now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pretty silver tray was from Savers -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a store similar to Goodwill.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I make my DIL take me to all her</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"good" shops when I visit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Better "stuff".)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The little wooden Santas are from an estate sale. </div><div style="text-align: center;">They are handcarved from Germany.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Aren't they sweet.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The silver cups are another fun "find".</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Two exposures of the china cabinet which holds all my</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cuthberson Christmas China - a real treasure to me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have been so blessed to have received</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">every piece as gifts down through the years.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The china cabinet is an old piece too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hubby restored it to its original state about twenty years ago.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It has tons of storage, too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(That's a good thing - since I LOVE dishes and have quite a</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">few I need to store.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another "trash" find.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My sister was throwing this beautiful</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">candelabra away because it was</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">falling apart. But,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">my sweet hubby put it all</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">back together again.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Notice the pretty silver tray.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I found this treasure Friday in my</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">favorite "junk" store.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just had to show you my pretty</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Champagne Bucket.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I found this in the summer and could never</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">find anything that looked just right.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But I like the tree "planted" inside.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Martha's Barefoot Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124789252501832200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842264026963489746.post-67833133343888904712011-12-17T21:16:00.004-06:002011-12-21T16:52:19.487-06:00Come In...It's Christmas All Through The House<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I'm glad you stopped by.</span> </span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I just love having friends over and especially during the holidays when the house is all decorated for Christmas and there's excitement in the air.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So today, open the door and come on in. But, please notice my new "funky" wreath. So many of you have inspired me by making these cute wreaths. So, my crafty friends and I got together and had fun creating one-of-a-kind welcoming wreaths for our doors. Mine will change from Christmas to a spring wreath in a few months.</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had all these cute little metal ornaments.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I found this little shopper on a girlfriend trip to Charleston, SC.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She surely must have ALL of her shopping done.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do you?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, this happy snowman is from an</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ornament gift exchange a few years ago.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now come on into the </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">foyer.</span></div><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One without the flash</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and one with.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Couldn't decide which was better, so</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">you're getting both shots.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Prancer and Dancer</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">moved in here from the dining room</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">where they landed last year.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One woman's trash is</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">another woman's </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">TREASURE!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My sweet sis put this in the yard sale</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and I snapped this jolly ole fellow up right away!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just a little tree that sits here all year,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">it's just adorned with twinkle lights and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a string of red berries for Christmas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">So y'all come back later and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'll show you around the house.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Martha's Barefoot Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124789252501832200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842264026963489746.post-3626966734878517302011-11-02T13:13:00.001-05:002011-11-02T13:14:45.564-05:00Captured by Cloches<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello Blogging Friends,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Never had I heard of a cloche until I met some of you and now I'm fascinated by them. I look for them everywhere I go and have collected a few since my daughter gave me my first one for Christmas last year. They do make anything you put underneath the bell-shaped glass a little more dramatic.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I want to link with the Cloche Party Marty is having, so I've been snapping pictures this morning. You've seen some of these before on previous posts of mine, but some of the displays have changed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This cloche is on my breakfast table and changes with the seasons.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My very first cloche - a Christmas gift - has glitzy pears I found at Pier 1 years ago.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These cloches sit on top of an old wash stand in my breakfast nook.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3CsV2F4XsGZ-R5CXVQEtfaAMiS89xnkuKB3-JSbw8f3sqp4aSmhkns4hT06fzcbXvZOGh98rrijPuIwAEtmhRDVboeS5huiOfYNh7x4YrSJfZ0op_nq2olxpTG3HPxhsxTMOkZXHayHWi/s1600/Cloche+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3CsV2F4XsGZ-R5CXVQEtfaAMiS89xnkuKB3-JSbw8f3sqp4aSmhkns4hT06fzcbXvZOGh98rrijPuIwAEtmhRDVboeS5huiOfYNh7x4YrSJfZ0op_nq2olxpTG3HPxhsxTMOkZXHayHWi/s400/Cloche+009.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We like old things - and our breakfast table is an old family heirloom. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know many of you paint your furniture and I adore the pretty pieces you</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">do with chalk paint; however, we have lived through the era of "antiquing" and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">prefer our wooden pieces in their original state. My husband has stripped many</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">antique pieces of the paint someone thought they wanted.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He would cringe if I thought about painting these old oak pieces. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">BUT,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm going to find an old piece and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">try out the chalk paint on something</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">that isn't near and dear to our hearts.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another gift from my daughter - not exactly a cloche,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> but Marty says it's ok for it to join the party too.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This piece changes seasonally, too and never sits in the same room for very long.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY7YH8DrFupo9yTBAbQ_Ur3ODLdsdabyin8GF6v-ViZ6KcBJh37L3vdyQ6YXFLSk2lo4UdnOeRBeUl7kWk7KBcLO4xaF5bh1MjA_qi1o8h8SQ10Mv7yf6STv8qCeu5rwxNLP_r5ra25cjS/s1600/Cloche+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY7YH8DrFupo9yTBAbQ_Ur3ODLdsdabyin8GF6v-ViZ6KcBJh37L3vdyQ6YXFLSk2lo4UdnOeRBeUl7kWk7KBcLO4xaF5bh1MjA_qi1o8h8SQ10Mv7yf6STv8qCeu5rwxNLP_r5ra25cjS/s400/Cloche+011.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hey, some of you make catty-corner pictures - </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I thought I would try that technique too.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I don't like mine as much - maybe I am too catty-womphus. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Are these words found in Webster's?)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FGtq1MK7JV4llEkskJYVgwRkpigLSCO4Ha68QVDeQNroxBbnUhNt_Ynl4INT2DNlcxArJdri1uXKWu8z0mrFS7o-iMd0HjGDUV5Hak1TX83JYJ5JtrmJZMM9HpvDZNeAFlgZ2e-kgKmt/s1600/Cloche+013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FGtq1MK7JV4llEkskJYVgwRkpigLSCO4Ha68QVDeQNroxBbnUhNt_Ynl4INT2DNlcxArJdri1uXKWu8z0mrFS7o-iMd0HjGDUV5Hak1TX83JYJ5JtrmJZMM9HpvDZNeAFlgZ2e-kgKmt/s400/Cloche+013.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My ten-cent "cloche"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and two dollar silver pedestal.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gotta love a bargain -</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">especially a pretty one.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibptnf_XGl07pAGSTDzwfzHR2WC6JecBEtdh4ahIorI7gYvTqCXxIclAgbjRGazWZ36HnHdUu5Yb4JwR_zAypTy1I6GPsYMJZjC5JeZBsTYvuKHfcHI0PMsEqIIwHn9OC1gadcNU1a090h/s1600/Cloche+014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibptnf_XGl07pAGSTDzwfzHR2WC6JecBEtdh4ahIorI7gYvTqCXxIclAgbjRGazWZ36HnHdUu5Yb4JwR_zAypTy1I6GPsYMJZjC5JeZBsTYvuKHfcHI0PMsEqIIwHn9OC1gadcNU1a090h/s400/Cloche+014.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Filled with fall pumpkins and orange dried natural balls of some sort. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This little cloche just says </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Party"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">with the colorful dots and</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">perky little pedestal.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is actually a cheese dome</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">but today, it's a cloche</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">nestled among my fav recipe books.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm linking to Marty's Cloche Party.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Thanks for stopping by.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hope you enjoy the party</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">as much as I do.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have a blessed day.</span><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">When will I stop?</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Ok, so I have a weakness </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">but I use every dish -</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I don't "save" them - </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I "enjoy" them.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Actually, I am not to blame for</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">having these adorable rooster</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">plates in my kitchen.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">My sweet daughter found these</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">and thought of me. A-h-h-h</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Four different "Cocky" designs</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm enjoying seeing them on my cabinet top for now.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The little bird house with the fall colors</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">is a gift from a friend - </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">she went on vacation,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I stayed home,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> watered her plants</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and got this cutie.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Actually, a bird flew in the house</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">a couple of weeks ago and</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">would have enjoyed settling in here,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">but we made him leave. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">WHY do those little birdies</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">like to roost in my wreath on the</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">front door?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">If anyone knows how</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">to prevent this, please let me know.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stay warm.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fall moved in today </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">with</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">rain, wind and chil-l-l-l-ly temperatures.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The leaves are falling</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and fall is in the air.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I even received a magzine in the mail today</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> with lots of Christmas</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">recipes and ideas</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">It won't be long.</span></div><div align="center"></div>Martha's Barefoot Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124789252501832200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842264026963489746.post-55510188852748604862011-10-09T18:20:00.000-05:002011-10-09T18:20:32.586-05:00Fall Fun<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What's a girl to do when she's got "fall fever"?</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ya know - when it's just too pretty to stay inside and clean?</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, she grabs her guy and heads out to some yard sales - </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and, they were all over the place </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">yesterday and we only hit about 10.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But, it was worth few $$ we spent "sal-ing"!!!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">~ Lucky finds ~</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This basket of farm fresh goodies were</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">found at the local Farmer's Market.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The supper table this week</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">will have some </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">fresh turnips</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">fresh greens</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">baked sweet potatoes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Apple Pie made with apples from the local orchard.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Girls, this is the recipe from the </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">September Southern Living.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Be sure to put a tray underneath</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to catch the drips.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Easy to make</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and oh so good!!!</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yard Sale finds -</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pretty silver pedestal dish</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Wm. Rodgers)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and cute pewter </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">bunny napkin rings</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I will use next spring.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, y'all might not call this a cloche,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">but it's a cloche to me and for</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">one thin dime,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm liking it a lot!!!</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And the price was right on this</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">pepper shaker (free) to</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">match the salt shaker we already have.</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can see my new "cloche" with a stack</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">of chocolate chip cookies underneath.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do y'all make this stuff?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Peanuts and candy corn!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We make it every fall -</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and this year we found</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">caramel candy corn to mix</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">with the chocolate candy corn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A tasty treat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div align="center"></div>Martha's Barefoot Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124789252501832200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842264026963489746.post-64165933915590819852011-10-09T16:52:00.000-05:002011-10-09T16:52:49.256-05:00Fabulous Fall<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...just loving this beautiful fall weather </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">we've been having the last few days. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm not ready to let go of summer yet, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">but the crisp mornings, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">pleasant days with clear blue skies </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and cool evenings </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">have been such a welcomed relief </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">from the hot days of summer. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With the change of weather, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've had a change in my decor a bit too. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, I know that comes as a big surprise!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've been seeing these pieces of fruit </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">made from all natural materials. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I thought it would be a nice change </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">from the traditional pumpkins and gourds.</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Peeking out from under the napkin is</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">another set of new dishes I couldn't resist.</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then, I found these pretty </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">placemats last week</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"ON SALE" of course.</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And then, I wanted new napkins</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(see how one things calls for another)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> to tie it all together.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, I found this cute fabric and made these.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">More roosters flew into my kitchen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>God Bless You and Yours</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Martha's Barefoot Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124789252501832200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842264026963489746.post-62440807684936289602011-09-10T15:46:00.001-05:002011-09-10T15:46:14.685-05:00Red Rooster<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">- Scoutin' and Shoppin' - </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Shoppin' and Scoutin'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">two of my favorite past-times. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And, while visiting in Chicago this summer, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I just <em><u>happened</u></em> upon these </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">adorable rooster plates. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was so excited </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">when I found them and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">they were practically giving them away. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Since I had already bought </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">two new sets of dishes since Christmas, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I waited to hear what </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">dear sweet hubby would have to say </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">when he saw me loading them in my basket. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But, that sweet man helped me gather them</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and even carried them to the car for me. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What a man!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He also removed the wood fronts on these cabinet</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">doors and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">replaced them with glass a few</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">years ago. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I enjoy displaying <em>some</em> of</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">my "stuff" here.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(And, seems I'm never satisfied, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">so he </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">installed rope lights inside so</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">my "stuff" can really SHINE!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Cute - Cute - Cute!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And, this little guy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">fits right in -</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">standing guard.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Notice the little wooden strip </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">holding my plates upright.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Since this wasn't a display cabinet </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">originally, it didn't have a plate groove.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">So, once again hubby came to my rescue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">and tacked down a square dowel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Works perfectly.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And, these new glasses are a </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">birthday gift from dear friends.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They really look pretty with my new</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"ROO" plates!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This heavy iron doorstop was a</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">fun find a few months ago.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He flew up to the top shelf</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">to hold my Southern Living</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Christmas Books.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I would love to hear all the</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">tales he could tell if he could talk.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I think he has been around a while.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Martha's Barefoot Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124789252501832200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842264026963489746.post-27855135168261366572011-06-25T19:04:00.001-05:002011-06-27T13:43:34.475-05:00Guest Bath Update<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">From this</span></div><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You'll have to use your imagination -</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(I forgot to make a "before" pic.)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When we built, we used the</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">bar lights across the mirror - </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was SO tired of that look.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We found this pretty brushed chrome fixture</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">on clearance and it was exactly what I wanted.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBeWae_z9vU_BGdx98S1Vcn3fxSc0hONhcfbb2ntVFJugBOiXlDH39fCbooGQx1u3242cZC9YCMUul8IWWemmEtAAeqdUT8PxLEr0c-XbUofBJmkVOzvSJblazaLLTcAP63jGomU3jwpK/s1600/DSC07528.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBeWae_z9vU_BGdx98S1Vcn3fxSc0hONhcfbb2ntVFJugBOiXlDH39fCbooGQx1u3242cZC9YCMUul8IWWemmEtAAeqdUT8PxLEr0c-XbUofBJmkVOzvSJblazaLLTcAP63jGomU3jwpK/s640/DSC07528.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ya know - everything looks better when </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">it's a</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">SALE!!!</span></span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used urethane to paint stripes on the wall</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">when I repainted several years ago.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I didn't want to repaint, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">was not tired of this look,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and knew I couldn't paint to match</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the wall where the old light once was.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, Mr. Handy Dandy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">designed a board with crown moulding</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to mount the new light fixture on.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This solved the problem of the "unpainted" spot on the wall.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm liking how it turned out, too.</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mirror, mirror on the wall.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You weren't a pretty mirror at all!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But, after finding a frame on the clearance aisle</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">at Hobby Lobby (love that place!),</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">painting it to match the woodwork and the</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">board above, you're the </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Fairest Of Them All!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Moved this from another room -</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">not sure if it will stay here or not.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">It's not quite the look I want.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'll stumble upon "just the right thing"</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">for this spot.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sweet little green birdie.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">New updated look</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">easy on my checkbook, too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Still not sure if I will paint the cabinet </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">(hubby says "yes")</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">but,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I do need to shop for new knobs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">And, I'm thinking about</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">a new granite countertop, too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">One thing leads to another.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Martha's Barefoot Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124789252501832200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842264026963489746.post-27716658113296627802011-06-21T19:44:00.001-05:002011-06-21T19:44:30.874-05:00My Favorite Spot<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We spend so much of our time out on the screened-in deck. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We eat all our meals out here when the weather is nice </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and have even been known to "bundle up" a bit if it is too chilly.</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Pineapple Candle Holder</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a fun "flea" find!!!</span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A good place for "Bird Watching"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">We have a family of owls and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">hawks living in the wooded area behind our house.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The owls start "hooting" about six o'clock every night.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">An old sewing maching gets a new life -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so handy to use for serving.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I stenciled the top a few years ago</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">and am happy with the way it has "aged".</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The trickling water makes the deck</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">even more relaxin'.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuVbtg35RvDdP4_BM7ewv5bUwgFRO2R5bVXMFpulGs9CBCmrNf2lG3698iToiHZFS-giKaImiTEyLF2KH_1K57yXGUAClWlQg7fgB8_75D-H5lZVEWrAscfdT4bYELGW7Z8csXUNQ9xnn/s1600/Mom%2527s+birthday+2011+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuVbtg35RvDdP4_BM7ewv5bUwgFRO2R5bVXMFpulGs9CBCmrNf2lG3698iToiHZFS-giKaImiTEyLF2KH_1K57yXGUAClWlQg7fgB8_75D-H5lZVEWrAscfdT4bYELGW7Z8csXUNQ9xnn/s320/Mom%2527s+birthday+2011+002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kermit is a new addition this year. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">He moved into the pond this spring</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">and seranades us often.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">"Quite Time" in the morning</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Lunch at noon</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Dinnertime</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Enjoying hand-cranked homemade ice cream</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Chatting with friends</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Taking a nap</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Martha's Barefoot Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124789252501832200noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842264026963489746.post-17067209154899474522011-05-13T20:07:00.001-05:002011-05-13T20:10:50.354-05:00Playing in my house.....<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was a rainy morning </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and I so enjoyed </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">just arranging and rearranging </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">my "things".</span> </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm having fun using the large bell jar </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I bought a few months back.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've had "Springy" things displayed for a while so,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was ready for a change</span>.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Moon and Stars Cake Pedestal</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">was a gift from a co-worker</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">forty plus years ago.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The "M" is a top/coaster for</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">my new coffee cup - </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a Christmas gift</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">from a friend - </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">it came with the</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">cute long-handled spoon, too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The red rooster is from Hobby Lobby.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The red arrangement is from Michaels.</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The chocolate cup cake with </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">strawberries on top looks </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Good Enough To Eat,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">doesn't it?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, it's made of rubber,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">but yummy-looking especially</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">under a cloche.</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The old brandy sniffer</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(my $4 find a few months ago)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">has moved from the family room</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to the breakfast nook.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The large nest is from our bluebirds</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">last year. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">T</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">he little nest isn't real, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">but real cute.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How do you like my new </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rooster Lamp?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Actually, it's a heavy iron</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">door stop sitting in front of a lamp.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Hubby was going to wire it together,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">but I'm happy with it just sitting</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">in front of the lamp.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I am looking for a cute red shade.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I found the door stop while a friend</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and I were just piddlin'</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">around in a antique mall last month.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fun day - Fun find.</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here he is before I brushed some white paint on him.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I like him much better white, don't you?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Have a great weekend!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Happy Blogging!</span></div>Martha's Barefoot Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124789252501832200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842264026963489746.post-80609744929539355312011-05-01T11:41:00.001-05:002011-05-01T11:42:25.138-05:00Blessings<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As we<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> go through this journey of life, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">God blesses us so many times. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This past week was one of those times.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Let us never forget that we are</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">where we are because of</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">His great plan - </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">nothing is by </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">chance.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">He brought this sweet</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">group of ladies together this</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">week because He loves us so</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">and wants to bless us in</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">unexpected ways.</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This was our ninth year to open our home as a</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Bed and Breakfast</span></strong> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">for an annual event in our city. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We have always been so fortunate </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to have lovely ladies staying with us - </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">this year was no exception. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">From the first</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <em><strong>Hello Hug,</strong></em> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">we feel a new friendship forming. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The friendship continues to grow </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">throughout their stay and beyond.</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">A-h-h-h</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Spring is <em><strong>finally</strong></em> here!!!</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The beautiful weather allowed</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">us to have breakfast on the porch.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These new friends have so much to share </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and so much fun.</span></div><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">New friends - </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">old friends and</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a "Kodak" moment.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'll share my recipes in another post.</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ready to shop???</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">You betcha!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some of our guests</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">brought grits from their home</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">state of South Carolina.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used these dee-licious grits for</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a Cheesy Gourmet Grit Casserole.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The grits are in the cutest fabric sack.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I plan to make a cute pillow </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">out </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">of the sack.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hey Y'all!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Remember the large cloche I</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">got a couple of months ago and</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I said I though I could put</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a 7 layer Italian Cream Cake under it?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, I decided to start small -</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">this is only three layers -</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and there's still room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Italian Cream Cake continues to</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">be our guest's all-time favorite.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Still lovin' my cloche -</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">so much fun to use.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I really don't need anymore cloches,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">but I continue to look for them everywhere I go.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Crazzzy? Maybe!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy Sunday Y'all.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Enjoy your day -</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">YOU!!!</span></strong></span></div>Martha's Barefoot Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124789252501832200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842264026963489746.post-65885511298453360892011-03-29T13:35:00.002-05:002011-03-29T13:43:04.364-05:00Easter Wreath<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hippity Hoppity</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've been inspired by all the pretty wreaths</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">you girls have been making.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I love the pretty netting Kristen uses.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://kristenscreationsonline.blogspot.com/" title="Kristen’s Creations"><img height="200" src="http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac293/munchkin_land_designs/KristensCreations/KristensCreationsButton.png" width="170" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(Check out her pretty wreaths)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But we don't find the netting around here in</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">spring colors.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This little bunny was my inspiration to</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">create my own version </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">of a wreath</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">that says</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> "SPRING"</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Cute little medal birdie! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Maybe he will scare all the </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"real" birdies away</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">who always wait for me to hang</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">something on my door just</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">so they can start their nest</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and raise their family.</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I love birds and love to watch them, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">but these decorated Easter eggs I found</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">at the Dollar Tree are the only</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">eggs I want on my wreath.</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's very scary when you open the </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">front door and</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">a little bird flies out of his nest and</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">into my house. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">YIKES !!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And, ya know what those </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">little birds do</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">when they are scared - </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">scared because</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am fussing at them and </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">chasing them with a towel?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It ain't pretty, girlfriend.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, this bunny is standing guard over</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">my front door and telling the</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">real birds to go build a home </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">in the oak tree in the yard.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I sure hope it works!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy Spring Y'all!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Martha's Barefoot Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124789252501832200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842264026963489746.post-17130207736672890702011-03-28T20:39:00.001-05:002011-03-28T20:48:08.113-05:00Fun Find<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A rainy day - </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A fun day for </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a hunt!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It rained all day Saturday so we headed</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">out to an antique mall about an hour from here.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We weren't looking for anything in</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">particular, but we did find a treasure or two.</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Found this silverplate pie plate </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">with a</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pyrex insert </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">$2.99</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Not bad!!!)</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, y'all are always finding super good stuff</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">at Goodwill. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, every time I stop at our local</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Goodwill, I think there's no need of me ever going in there again.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But, as we were driving by the Goodwill on our way to</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the antique mall, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">we wheeled in and found this silver plate </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"whatever". </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know it isn't old and probably isn't worth much.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I don't know what it is for, but </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I think it will be a fancy "cotton ball holder".</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, for $1.50, I figure it wasn't a bad buy.</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PgVlVpaAFTCUD7omWhc9A7xEwWS-DA7svtq73Ur74GGQskcdd9-cnruscaFQA59nISlqbjyuSnl-DAYFvbi4DKoLfOmgDAwYQWen6LkeY2uSUGArvTD_tE3bcZgLVV_YNJ9LDq7mjmMM/s1600/Finds+Murray+017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="300" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PgVlVpaAFTCUD7omWhc9A7xEwWS-DA7svtq73Ur74GGQskcdd9-cnruscaFQA59nISlqbjyuSnl-DAYFvbi4DKoLfOmgDAwYQWen6LkeY2uSUGArvTD_tE3bcZgLVV_YNJ9LDq7mjmMM/s400/Finds+Murray+017.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While in Goodwill, I also found these</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">two Community silver plate serving pieces.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They were still sealed in the plastic so they have never</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">been used. For $1.00 for the two pieces, I figured</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I could serve some good veggies with the slotted spoon</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and a spoon or two of sugar with the small spoon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">And girls, I didn't even have to get out the silver polish for these.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(And, I'm still looking for the Goodwill where y'all shop</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and get all those nice "finds".)</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm a sucker for bunnies and for $1.50, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I couldn't leave him sitting on the shelf by himself.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He hopped into my hands and came home with me.</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That's all the treasures we brought home with us Saturday.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But, it's fun piddlin' around and looking.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm blessed to be married to a guy who also enjoys</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Junk Hunts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Martha's Barefoot Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124789252501832200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842264026963489746.post-18605536573121256592011-03-11T22:02:00.001-06:002011-03-11T22:07:32.406-06:00My Very First Cloche Party<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You never get too old to learn something new!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A year ago, I didn't even know what a </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">CLOCHE</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">was and I certainly didn't have one, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">didn't even know how to pronounce it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And, then -</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">my DIL </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">introduced me to</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">BLOGS</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and you know the rest of the story.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Be sure to check out her blog,</span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Decorating the Ville" </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and see what she's doing in </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">her new house to make it a beautiful home.</span></div><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, I was very excited when</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I saw that Marty at</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"A Stroll Thru Life"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">was having a </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">CLOCHE PARTY!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, don't you know, I grabbed my </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">camera and started snapping pics</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">right and left. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here is my collection (so far).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctUgB9gfhOs_uQ-X6OYdhWSblkuQpMWU9LBGkFfwACONiUY-KCRaoXI-2ATBB25QnT2X-fGkqWmF3C-yS9Qj8VRiCv6Q7BHsfsRZoMOYe3PopXpWFfhfhuyDDydEkjUi26viB15sW1PLD/s1600/Cloche+Party+Mar+2011+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctUgB9gfhOs_uQ-X6OYdhWSblkuQpMWU9LBGkFfwACONiUY-KCRaoXI-2ATBB25QnT2X-fGkqWmF3C-yS9Qj8VRiCv6Q7BHsfsRZoMOYe3PopXpWFfhfhuyDDydEkjUi26viB15sW1PLD/s400/Cloche+Party+Mar+2011+002.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This little "cloche" is actually a</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">cheese keeper, I think.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But, to me, it's a </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">CLOCHE</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and a bargain I found for $7.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yipee!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVNki25PLnxVLbBXNae8ZdOCOJ9rGosPLZpSIjYiiO8c8Wgco7YAUI7UzzvJ-qvBOuRAi6mWGQuOcV1YJsIvAb23RhPKFAA_74eijHejarXEGiiWqAz0UCHwOYpBEUx5G12nsRCN3-JU7/s1600/Cloche+Party+Mar+2011+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVNki25PLnxVLbBXNae8ZdOCOJ9rGosPLZpSIjYiiO8c8Wgco7YAUI7UzzvJ-qvBOuRAi6mWGQuOcV1YJsIvAb23RhPKFAA_74eijHejarXEGiiWqAz0UCHwOYpBEUx5G12nsRCN3-JU7/s400/Cloche+Party+Mar+2011+001.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>This little cloche holds</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>a tiny bird house from "forever" and</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>tiny speckled eggs</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>and sits beside a bunny print </strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>from 18 years ago. </strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mXODNxO5Y2Kll8d3OM3drfGXfoD-qzeHq8qMn9V7xiO33_6xHurcLH7t2cbVScBPpMeB5cLOcDR2rJHevYbV1kr-ZAB60hENmEyja3KLsyV_TfKoWzcWXD8pCxVhNH27tfN4t1MkXmSj/s1600/Cloche+Party+Mar+2011+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mXODNxO5Y2Kll8d3OM3drfGXfoD-qzeHq8qMn9V7xiO33_6xHurcLH7t2cbVScBPpMeB5cLOcDR2rJHevYbV1kr-ZAB60hENmEyja3KLsyV_TfKoWzcWXD8pCxVhNH27tfN4t1MkXmSj/s400/Cloche+Party+Mar+2011+004.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>And, I shared this pretty</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>CLOCHE</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>with you at Christmas.</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>It was a special surprise for me</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>when I opened it on </strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Christmas morn - </strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a gift </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">from my daughter.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>(who by-the-way gets a "kick" out</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>of her Mama's blogging and obsession with cloches.)</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>She should start her own blog - she's</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>a fantastic decorator and has a beautiful home.</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sittin' pretty on my dining room table</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">with "sugared pears".</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>and, this little cutie</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>is a Hobby Lobby find - </strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>just the perfect size for</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>a large, yummy cupcake!!!</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xLpZCvlR1uTMPWKuFQ4v1FEfeOQowApgF-qkqgv1C81MdQSIYUN6f4grcVqW1EYR0HiGRy8B7JH2vJUzHGSqgiW4xQmiMUTiGvMWIcZ8p_-Tk02-mJOqURoqkYZuuXP61nw2XWKJoBLh/s1600/Cloche+Party+Mar+2011+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><strong><img border="0" height="300" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xLpZCvlR1uTMPWKuFQ4v1FEfeOQowApgF-qkqgv1C81MdQSIYUN6f4grcVqW1EYR0HiGRy8B7JH2vJUzHGSqgiW4xQmiMUTiGvMWIcZ8p_-Tk02-mJOqURoqkYZuuXP61nw2XWKJoBLh/s400/Cloche+Party+Mar+2011+006.JPG" width="400" /></strong></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>This little guy is happy running through the cloches.</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>Wonder how many real rabbits have</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>actually found themselves surrounded by</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>beautiful old cloches being used to</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>carefully shield the tiny plants</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>from the night chills and frosts</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>in the gardens of yesterdays.</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>I think this qualifies for the party too.</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>A Southern Living Home</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Mother's Day gift from my</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>daughter a few years ago.</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Love this piece, too.</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghVVDeZeCGb5RR5IZ5EjIZ7xs-BV4gyS5OzBsINHvuWbkJXuGlhsjsEdYu5cUhI37PXXvu-VH0k6JbHFP2MM94A-b9bFJmcbDWPXQcr3_Trqqa67_1rx9pxFvMl9Fxp0eSn6_pnNvZTOC/s1600/Cloche+Party+Mar+2011+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghVVDeZeCGb5RR5IZ5EjIZ7xs-BV4gyS5OzBsINHvuWbkJXuGlhsjsEdYu5cUhI37PXXvu-VH0k6JbHFP2MM94A-b9bFJmcbDWPXQcr3_Trqqa67_1rx9pxFvMl9Fxp0eSn6_pnNvZTOC/s400/Cloche+Party+Mar+2011+010.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Today, it holds marble eggs.</strong></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzkasKVEJvMgHkax07HBJynKbMZ7DwesAk5LM9QqoUcewIlgkZWoZbOwc7ffVA1mRC5d0CKb07f7ZaDo3AkN9-QeuNS3jzFuRkd0zDjBAwn2j6eyIgj7cr91wvvGRTvUjNJK4_oSiPmJQ/s1600/Cloche%252C+Birds+%2526+Bunnies+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzkasKVEJvMgHkax07HBJynKbMZ7DwesAk5LM9QqoUcewIlgkZWoZbOwc7ffVA1mRC5d0CKb07f7ZaDo3AkN9-QeuNS3jzFuRkd0zDjBAwn2j6eyIgj7cr91wvvGRTvUjNJK4_oSiPmJQ/s320/Cloche%252C+Birds+%2526+Bunnies+001.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>and my new Cloche</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>I shared with you in a previous post.</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and last</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is the Old Forrester Brandy Sniffer</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I found for $4.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today it holds last year's nest from</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">my Blue Bird box.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div>Martha's Barefoot Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124789252501832200noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842264026963489746.post-57827143766493417122011-03-10T18:07:00.005-06:002011-03-10T21:15:52.577-06:00I'm Obsessed!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Never did I dream that when I started blogging </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>(thanks DIL for getting me hooked) </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>that I would be on a quest to find beautiful cloches. </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>I look for them everywhere I go - they are pretty scarce, </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>but ever once in a while, I luck upon one. </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>So, today when I found this one, </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>I knew I just had to have it. </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">t's very large and I can actually put a </span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>ten-layer Italian Cream Cake under it, I do believe.</strong> </span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had the cake plate - </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I believe I paid</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">one whole dollar for this</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">twenty plus years ago.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It has been just waiting for this cloche.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Don't you think?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I found this pretty light green moss</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">at Hobby Lobby -</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">just looks so "springy".</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Looks like this little bird gathered it</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">to make the nest she is sitting upon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And, this little "feathered" friend </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">was a</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">find at Michaels - </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">a cutie for sure!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKk7bcPn_WAjpz96HP9bMWstSJVphKdvRpIxCpepqHlTpdPkcRn3o16ediVDF6QChr2NvEklAxtnweohZ8noKiBohcyjPt_zCxSfHBq6pQ3iDyxRGqmCqq-BJDYxY6f2Uss_Fy4ny6gSGw/s1600/Cloche%252C+Birds+%2526+Bunnies+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKk7bcPn_WAjpz96HP9bMWstSJVphKdvRpIxCpepqHlTpdPkcRn3o16ediVDF6QChr2NvEklAxtnweohZ8noKiBohcyjPt_zCxSfHBq6pQ3iDyxRGqmCqq-BJDYxY6f2Uss_Fy4ny6gSGw/s400/Cloche%252C+Birds+%2526+Bunnies+005.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yep, I'm getting</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Spring Fever.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Someone needs to tell</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">the weather man though!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRn2hlskGdki9CQBwXonIKUlb2S5VKiGc4uju_HsGRGs9ZSyqkHel5xgII3_R2bsvBFSLHuePRWI4BvPt2fns1vMNV35DFH78Ht8qRswc_VBdbzSEV6KvCJAumgbHSX2TOv9t-kH0Qkfc/s1600/Cloche%252C+Birds+%2526+Bunnies+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRn2hlskGdki9CQBwXonIKUlb2S5VKiGc4uju_HsGRGs9ZSyqkHel5xgII3_R2bsvBFSLHuePRWI4BvPt2fns1vMNV35DFH78Ht8qRswc_VBdbzSEV6KvCJAumgbHSX2TOv9t-kH0Qkfc/s400/Cloche%252C+Birds+%2526+Bunnies+007.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The little white container </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">holding </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">the flowers is</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">actually my father-in-law's</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">old shaving mug.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lovin' it!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Having fun with y'all!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Thanks for stopping by for</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">a visit. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Please come again!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Martha's Barefoot Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124789252501832200noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842264026963489746.post-42729635077522344252011-03-08T16:24:00.000-06:002011-03-08T16:24:45.757-06:00SURPRISE, SURPRISE, SURPRISE<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I know</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">we usually post and share </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">fun stuff for the house - </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">fun finds, bargains, or new decorating ideas. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, this post today is a bit different.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And, it sure is out of character for me. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So what is this all about????</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ta Da</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">ME</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">on my new </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Honda Four-Wheeler</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">that</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>I WON!!!!</em></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My sweet hubby </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(you've heard about my Handy-Dandy Man)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">took the first spin </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">up the driveway</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">to the mailbox.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's raining and I might melt, so</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I decided to wait for a</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">sunny, warm day for my first</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">"RIDE"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now, if I just remember what the guy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">told me all these buttons are for...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkIqwC7Cl6s2jadOWeTzDu5fBocl3GiYjwr0APX_SY6PDyIPlrIuT8XV-Zwyv_kv5TRUOVNpSkoS3HbrWMBLTnTwn88Es5Zx-L5bCs_vdnWO4t7GvGE4JlViEYtaX62sb3JUDD9B5GZkga/s1600/photo+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="400" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkIqwC7Cl6s2jadOWeTzDu5fBocl3GiYjwr0APX_SY6PDyIPlrIuT8XV-Zwyv_kv5TRUOVNpSkoS3HbrWMBLTnTwn88Es5Zx-L5bCs_vdnWO4t7GvGE4JlViEYtaX62sb3JUDD9B5GZkga/s400/photo+%25283%2529.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here is one excited me right after the</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Big Win" Saturday night.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I guess I should tell you I won this at an event</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">our church hosts every year. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's a nice event for the whole community </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">with lots of </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">sponsors and wonderful prizes - </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">this being the</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> BIG prize.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's a night of sampling wild game </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">prepared by the men </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">of our church, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">archery, casting, duck calling and other</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">acivities geared for fifteen years and under.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A guest speaker and a delicious </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">catered meal was also on the agenda.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's a wonderful evening and a time of sharing</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">God's blessings the great outdoors brings to us.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's also a great outreach to our community.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As my grandson said, "God was good to you."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u><strong>YES HE WAS and IS DAILY</strong></u>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I can't wait to take it out and have a little fun.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've always thought it would be fun to ride</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">a motorcycle - this is sort of like a motorcycle</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">for seniors - not that I'm old or anything.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(Oops, guess my picture tells the rest of that story.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">As one of my little 3rd Grade</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Sunday School kiddos said,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">"Ain't she a beaut!!!"</span></div>Martha's Barefoot Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124789252501832200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842264026963489746.post-58208023714733292542011-03-03T21:13:00.007-06:002011-03-07T19:29:23.455-06:00To Market, To Market<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">.... and what did I find?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDD0lH8Ii5DPunr0-mLUopyMpKjKFCufThyphenhyphenye9nl18ivZFcl1j8yQPM1TP9Naw9u9tBCFv2ijuQYYVsiC1-92KUZNtfKtGrqMyY6-ZxX7wkVXLeEfd5PhPP-i7fU2M6hTWcHfOVdmRSWt-/s1600/Rooster+Soup+%2526+Easter+Tables+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="400" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDD0lH8Ii5DPunr0-mLUopyMpKjKFCufThyphenhyphenye9nl18ivZFcl1j8yQPM1TP9Naw9u9tBCFv2ijuQYYVsiC1-92KUZNtfKtGrqMyY6-ZxX7wkVXLeEfd5PhPP-i7fU2M6hTWcHfOVdmRSWt-/s400/Rooster+Soup+%2526+Easter+Tables+015.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> . . . this whimsical <strike>rooster</strike> chicken (hubby said)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">soup tureen</span>. . .</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">(Being a city girl, I don't really</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">know how to tell the sex of this</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">domestic bird.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWpuv_5fenVHWriRSo4wKEOCLlDj4C3pnGcpVXNgEuQEbV-B08gk383Eyv-tydSQ6vodDqs5jCFaQm5iMs-ClvoGQWq6bCxK0DiLHBzxro5QLA8h4BJyVOs96_IMK0cc0aylS6OhAHC1I/s1600/Rooster+Soup+%2526+Easter+Tables+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="300" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWpuv_5fenVHWriRSo4wKEOCLlDj4C3pnGcpVXNgEuQEbV-B08gk383Eyv-tydSQ6vodDqs5jCFaQm5iMs-ClvoGQWq6bCxK0DiLHBzxro5QLA8h4BJyVOs96_IMK0cc0aylS6OhAHC1I/s400/Rooster+Soup+%2526+Easter+Tables+012.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Fritz & Floyd</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Didn't matter to me if it was</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">a girl or a boy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">(hen or rooster),</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">I liked "IT" anyway!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5U77UvmypR43I-aRMbpK1SCRtPEVy51SpmDNRnqrQCZoFJgZQgThqaIuUloLR4afJMDWsbH8HnsKQCEYSPzh-VYOPXRpPBl1XE1OSET4ZRvWPgvcsRvTOVB3TSNR3WgbLGQH9RwNy1WR2/s1600/Rooster+Soup+%2526+Easter+Tables+013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="300" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5U77UvmypR43I-aRMbpK1SCRtPEVy51SpmDNRnqrQCZoFJgZQgThqaIuUloLR4afJMDWsbH8HnsKQCEYSPzh-VYOPXRpPBl1XE1OSET4ZRvWPgvcsRvTOVB3TSNR3WgbLGQH9RwNy1WR2/s400/Rooster+Soup+%2526+Easter+Tables+013.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">oh, so pretty!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> and <strike>he</strike> she was a real bargain</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">($14.95)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">See - told ya he was a buy!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">And, I just bet my homemade</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">chicken noodle soup </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">will taste</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">even better served from this tureen, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">don't you?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our Tuesday Morning just moved </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">to a new building -</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">larger and so organized - </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">j</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">ust browsing with a friend</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and there <strike>he</strike> she sat saying, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Take me home."</span><br />
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</div>Martha's Barefoot Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124789252501832200noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842264026963489746.post-65307316087291051782011-02-20T20:18:00.007-06:002011-02-28T15:52:54.581-06:00Dressed for Dinner<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">When we started a <em><u>little</u></em> (crown moulding, new upholstered bargain chairs, plantation shutters ~ see previous posts) re-do in the living room and dining room back in October, </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">one thing led to another. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Isn't that the way it always goes? I started by taking down the matching drapes in the living and dining rooms. I decided to have shutters put up at the living room window and considered using shutters in the dining room also, but really wanted a softer look and enjoy the open window. After considering making new drapes, I went fabric shopping and found a few options I really liked. Then, when shopping with a Sister Chick, I found these ready-made panels and fell in love with them. When all was said and done, I came out with something less expensive than I would have if I made them myself - AND!!!!! a whole lot easier, and ~ </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I'm pleased as punch!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, here is a boring picture of the <em>naked </em>window.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~ Needs dressin'~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">doesn't she?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">My Sweet Handy Dandy Hubby had knee surgery nearly two weeks ago and his days of climbing ladders and doing honey-do projects are on hold for the time being. But, patience isn't one of my virtues and thinking I need to start learning to do a few "handy" things myself (which I have never done - he always is ready and willing to do it for me) I began the <em>install</em>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've got the power, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can do this,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I think I can,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I think I can,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I think I can!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">He gathered the tools I would need.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Girls, I learned to change a bit in this</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">POWER screwdriver/drill.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was also instructed by the supervisor </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">(sitting close by)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">to measure, mark and re-measure.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I followed those instructions to a capital T.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">TA DA</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here they are up and looking so pretty.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So far, they haven't fallen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">KEEP your fingers crossed!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">You must know by now that I like </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">RED</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and use it through out my house.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have several textures and patterns of reds and gold.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Paisley</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dots</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Floral</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stripes</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Abstract</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and now - Checks</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I need to have a dinner party,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">since she's all dressed up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maybe I'll make a </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">RED VELVET CAKE</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">for dessert!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The rooms seem to flow better now.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gotta go ~ </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gotta think up another project!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I think I survive on projects!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I like to stay busy!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Have a blessed day!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, I sure have been patiently waiting for my new</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">PLANTATION SHUTTERS.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I promised this bare windows new shutters and </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">you can see just how bare she is</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">since I took down the drapes </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">that once </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">covered her.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And, today, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">my promise to this undressed</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">window came true.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I think the shutters were on a slow boat</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">from China - </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">seems like we waited so</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">long......</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">but, I think it was worth the wait!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Don't you?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRuT9f52tmNW8wz2e15S4Z1qAuxyAw9wWvLt-cTZXHite-WZzFhcocQvSY2A-eXSu7r4Ydgy2euk7VCfYZPYwKq_0ekZexjyiQt2X6iOV5RVXOw3wHiMFSCr25R1aP7ZE_A6iW0_Cr01Wu/s1600/Shutters+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="400" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRuT9f52tmNW8wz2e15S4Z1qAuxyAw9wWvLt-cTZXHite-WZzFhcocQvSY2A-eXSu7r4Ydgy2euk7VCfYZPYwKq_0ekZexjyiQt2X6iOV5RVXOw3wHiMFSCr25R1aP7ZE_A6iW0_Cr01Wu/s400/Shutters+012.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The sidelight by the front door even</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> got all</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">dressed up with a new shutter, too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Isn't it so cute - so tiny and cute!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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