tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45344526418202602892024-03-18T15:59:19.236-04:00Sweet Inspirations by JP designsCreating a collection of photos of my home decorating and occasional creations to have as time capsule for my offspring to view. Maybe some of it will inspire you!
Janet aka JP JP http://www.blogger.com/profile/12957581861259341657noreply@blogger.comBlogger256125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534452641820260289.post-15831073363571247282020-12-07T15:43:00.000-05:002020-12-07T15:43:52.194-05:00Christmas Mantel & Fireplace 2020 & a L'il bit More!<p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our Christmas Mantel and Fireplace has been all decked out ever since the 1st of November and no, Im not tired of it, yet. I think, if I remove the stockings and Santa's list I might be able to let it stay throughout January. I'm sure I'll be ready to change it up just in time for Valentine's Day.</span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the neutral Christmas decor that I've done before but, for me it's really all about red. It's my favorite color after all!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFFPLQKlwjZa0cSXH2AMd5ydxA8v6DhjP8Q7mWcN-NEd1JtW1xY9Seg-JBqGi6MUQNoLCLr8AfrD7fMvtD4uBeAvW3_9GQ97QaEZDRZhBrY8d5Ith6I1ftp7jjDogUN6M2YU5OeSj7v0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="400" data-original-width="273" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFFPLQKlwjZa0cSXH2AMd5ydxA8v6DhjP8Q7mWcN-NEd1JtW1xY9Seg-JBqGi6MUQNoLCLr8AfrD7fMvtD4uBeAvW3_9GQ97QaEZDRZhBrY8d5Ith6I1ftp7jjDogUN6M2YU5OeSj7v0/w273-h400/image.png" width="273" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;">*** a little bit about our fireplace and doors...yes, it is a woodburning fireplace. The doors, easily, lift off if we care to make a fire. Here in Sunset Beach we have pretty nice winters, so there's not many cozy fires happening in our house.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Last year, I came up with the idea to hide the glass doors and make a pair to match the full size doors that hubby had already created. The door hardware is available in many different sizes on Amazon :)</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCccmDWdlD6dPWnhCygUo8JPSg2A-oIuNS9Z9ve8dmpz1CHGVf9vHrAIzSe7pcCZHdnfhwpeIU_UwyzV6i2q874clAyA2lFyRX31bBpzgKmhK-aKm3r-12UEZq8zQ9bVXXkQO_50zwHg/s2048/Christmas+fireplace+and+mantel+2020.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCccmDWdlD6dPWnhCygUo8JPSg2A-oIuNS9Z9ve8dmpz1CHGVf9vHrAIzSe7pcCZHdnfhwpeIU_UwyzV6i2q874clAyA2lFyRX31bBpzgKmhK-aKm3r-12UEZq8zQ9bVXXkQO_50zwHg/w266-h400/Christmas+fireplace+and+mantel+2020.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Without a doubt it's the prettiest sight with all the pretty flickering lights.</div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUVCUnkJzMLsSsniA3iittANIdtauHYvZ0h6YyaQxApi_C9EjaMgewpZPVpjKhWYF8ffPfI1GLFmT3Yx7XkDTz5H7Ihfr75F9XrySeNZf_w0JZewjJbKv-zUxqQuU5SY4xtldjhsjVq5c/s2048/mantel+at+night.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijofVuT6W9Xj44Pb0lME4ctYONWx0qOjY3BrOUVK0kM4sngBsqbe9s9OFvFif9Ecy4kMIsTAfct3vPxHq_yIA_rl9xDH185ZcUu9wsIB9U3P-qU3-iicJYOyCOTy3POubOp4Pp9jGfVYc/s2048/christmas+stockings.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijofVuT6W9Xj44Pb0lME4ctYONWx0qOjY3BrOUVK0kM4sngBsqbe9s9OFvFif9Ecy4kMIsTAfct3vPxHq_yIA_rl9xDH185ZcUu9wsIB9U3P-qU3-iicJYOyCOTy3POubOp4Pp9jGfVYc/w400-h266/christmas+stockings.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hubby got a kick out of this... mostly because his name is Ralph!</div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlZrwzmayjchIjMBMCrtRfLKxxc_bYIhc6fR-f3qRAFVfRJBRjGoMOR4DPVb-Wl9uI-T4Mab3vymRLZFGwhcBkglZV0Rd9wOjnMa6g769lA1rW4GS9GTc500Bjld6Somo4UUTR3qxX-k/s2048/Santa%2527s+letter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1397" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlZrwzmayjchIjMBMCrtRfLKxxc_bYIhc6fR-f3qRAFVfRJBRjGoMOR4DPVb-Wl9uI-T4Mab3vymRLZFGwhcBkglZV0Rd9wOjnMa6g769lA1rW4GS9GTc500Bjld6Somo4UUTR3qxX-k/w273-h400/Santa%2527s+letter.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvASJOAIYK8nj55jAywDlymSwxmLfxZ4yMrLOVYm_8RKA1wbJfuLFwVdC6gLl5qiHqzlQpO9iABWi62y47yastVdfmGs4Nuc5rOmNd5DkL1wVr8wZkE7KZCGSwaAIGQ1ewjj7LgNhtHo/s2048/reindeer+on+hearth.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvASJOAIYK8nj55jAywDlymSwxmLfxZ4yMrLOVYm_8RKA1wbJfuLFwVdC6gLl5qiHqzlQpO9iABWi62y47yastVdfmGs4Nuc5rOmNd5DkL1wVr8wZkE7KZCGSwaAIGQ1ewjj7LgNhtHo/w400-h266/reindeer+on+hearth.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> I love looking glass relections. A mirror has no purpose to me if it doesn't reflect something beautiful!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRjxomQ1_RWjbJOPHSSIIN7UAaSl_B9tZlNvLMRqfGkDEbYdfJgoJwnuJVTlKdHcqJWAaHSnpRH2u3MTEouotOJhuMerPXTEXCm8IM_Bj4MVh2RzXKXfKfOOGs3CIaEHXIvy65WJfcuY/s2048/mirror.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1504" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRjxomQ1_RWjbJOPHSSIIN7UAaSl_B9tZlNvLMRqfGkDEbYdfJgoJwnuJVTlKdHcqJWAaHSnpRH2u3MTEouotOJhuMerPXTEXCm8IM_Bj4MVh2RzXKXfKfOOGs3CIaEHXIvy65WJfcuY/w294-h400/mirror.jpg" width="294" /></a></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/AVvXsEju2jCS5ZvSE4p8uD1uHwMbF3cywSDNgpNS2eB9mroEL7ozbE5mI97ZBaANd-tM7pcV7mPQ_PXWy_aBHs48lr5zdRPaNUaUPUrm5OSa6o4F_YsN4juP6mwpdUUC-yNrqTJPj8pyd-MhBRw/s2048/CHristmas+mirror.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYovHPPomXqmhmqJydUC1Y715S8ytfQjqGMi_qFJGV5QWXAC1YC_Xsvpo-UHjatP08UvzHV2OiEO0IBzsRofHtczRws-LCKe9ci2aSp1VHO_QdDwnUbwUaTk9FiggjBpeD1I1CX_nsOU/s2048/Christmas+boxes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1504" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYovHPPomXqmhmqJydUC1Y715S8ytfQjqGMi_qFJGV5QWXAC1YC_Xsvpo-UHjatP08UvzHV2OiEO0IBzsRofHtczRws-LCKe9ci2aSp1VHO_QdDwnUbwUaTk9FiggjBpeD1I1CX_nsOU/w294-h400/Christmas+boxes.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's another example of mirror reflections.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4d2_Bw7XU5I7fQlaynHfLTTr3EAm34XbG09m0uqPFbEbZk2N6bwIquvSFimRPrjXjfjAhYSB1KlFUhVkt-JCA4g55iPDBonNWrteE7pEGXkq4u-QDht10T6Tt4WP-FhGEAQMcotRY2Dw/s2048/christmas+window+mirror.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4d2_Bw7XU5I7fQlaynHfLTTr3EAm34XbG09m0uqPFbEbZk2N6bwIquvSFimRPrjXjfjAhYSB1KlFUhVkt-JCA4g55iPDBonNWrteE7pEGXkq4u-QDht10T6Tt4WP-FhGEAQMcotRY2Dw/w400-h266/christmas+window+mirror.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdI4TX6MNTmvpQgO7Qx7mZD6ftEPMaxcpctJ52L1DFUaXkxMitprZsHeQYL90mBqv5dgIderyRlUUdxNDKZhT4doAMHv3oAoZrU1_byL8xi2vBCc8It1ESC-tocsQqtFRRyVzk_M-YhIg/s2048/mirror+christmas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdI4TX6MNTmvpQgO7Qx7mZD6ftEPMaxcpctJ52L1DFUaXkxMitprZsHeQYL90mBqv5dgIderyRlUUdxNDKZhT4doAMHv3oAoZrU1_byL8xi2vBCc8It1ESC-tocsQqtFRRyVzk_M-YhIg/w400-h266/mirror+christmas.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8xXkDkL5UFkKvksXFhNfz5L0hmUgtGPweyZmbkY5cPML7Msnsi71v-dGcZdIOAPdvYeBBrk8-6rOJWqWBbLZ8QU-0TXPy4EYPkZvJ5g9jbZtbE0jcGGImA-qaMFmBwjpoGEBEIKEY6M/s2048/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8xXkDkL5UFkKvksXFhNfz5L0hmUgtGPweyZmbkY5cPML7Msnsi71v-dGcZdIOAPdvYeBBrk8-6rOJWqWBbLZ8QU-0TXPy4EYPkZvJ5g9jbZtbE0jcGGImA-qaMFmBwjpoGEBEIKEY6M/w400-h266/003.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love pulling this out of our Christmas storage box every year.</div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqx0GXgQpI5JLOXvlYT1h1jl5N30T3nIm-SKJAZ5x5J5jfpRi8Fqr-X5CMNflw9qYKifdcDzYoEE8eB6UAwmLtTT7UKGhtSJS8Gd0XpcBjbGBy5ehnYg1ODXskDG4smVICbAzIXNtOoks/s2048/my+house+in+winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqx0GXgQpI5JLOXvlYT1h1jl5N30T3nIm-SKJAZ5x5J5jfpRi8Fqr-X5CMNflw9qYKifdcDzYoEE8eB6UAwmLtTT7UKGhtSJS8Gd0XpcBjbGBy5ehnYg1ODXskDG4smVICbAzIXNtOoks/w400-h266/my+house+in+winter.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOt5Xu7hxUKb2uZL8_wAO0nHLyVwW8e8C7tIyTdEWJQ1xyDHjNop8qnXKoeTzgIEPznY1N3IZ9ZGLL3ZEImirPEjhJj80Upjrei4I22tu5oABhf7mvU4LWn-8rXrK_WpBMqgNqmtocXQ/s2048/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOt5Xu7hxUKb2uZL8_wAO0nHLyVwW8e8C7tIyTdEWJQ1xyDHjNop8qnXKoeTzgIEPznY1N3IZ9ZGLL3ZEImirPEjhJj80Upjrei4I22tu5oABhf7mvU4LWn-8rXrK_WpBMqgNqmtocXQ/w400-h266/004.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love painting snowmen on vintage crystals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Next up I'll share our little snow filled Christmas tree laden with cute little chickadees. They were the inspiration for my last <a href="https://sweetinspirationsbyjpdesigns.blogspot.com/2020/12/chickadees-and-tablescape-in-black-white.html" target="_blank">tablescape post with chickadees, too!</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><b>Love, Hugs & Kisses,</b></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>JP</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>and Gucci, too!</div></div><p style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f2efea; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lYp_h9IUH2Iey9ywYIZRNJUHdAn5EjPkbIqZkEdHwfbIPnQysAc7wHKxqTizDY8wyywGbTbX_QftBbGK5XLPihj3WbjOmcJkFZEhAgBBcxnXmZ8XZ3lvjsJrvbqaafr73tCJTJSQFkE/s200/Gucci+Christmas+2018.jpg" style="color: #002052; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lYp_h9IUH2Iey9ywYIZRNJUHdAn5EjPkbIqZkEdHwfbIPnQysAc7wHKxqTizDY8wyywGbTbX_QftBbGK5XLPihj3WbjOmcJkFZEhAgBBcxnXmZ8XZ3lvjsJrvbqaafr73tCJTJSQFkE/s0/Gucci+Christmas+2018.jpg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><p style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></p><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sweetinspirationsbyjp" style="color: #002052; text-decoration-line: none;">More past posts on my facebook page</a></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;">and on </div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/i_am_jp_77/" style="color: #002052; text-decoration-line: none;">my Instagram</a><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;">And a very special thank you to the following blog post hosts</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />JP http://www.blogger.com/profile/12957581861259341657noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534452641820260289.post-76322979914076638862020-12-05T16:55:00.000-05:002020-12-05T16:55:26.954-05:00 Chickadees and a Tablescape in Black & White <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I made another simple tablescape with a simplified look for the season. I used our cute little chickadees again....they're just so darn adorable. Did you see them last week when they were all over my </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://sweetinspirationsbyjpdesigns.blogspot.com/2020/12/a-buffao-check-christmas-tablescape.html" style="font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Christmas tablescape</a><span style="font-size: x-large;">? </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">They're even in my corner hutch and in our Christmas tree again this year. I'll be sharing that post, next week, and our Fireplace and mantel, too.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>This chubby chickadee pair are the parents... I made another new centerpiece for our everyday dining room table. I just switched up a few things from the way it was before.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">The smell of evergeen is amazing, between the freshly cut cedar and the balsam and cedar votive, it's just so Christmasey and delightful!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH__m29tZaniifSepMcg2Zuzjd2Q0OVgs2aAfgK_Em783uxgHehdHP5B5cAUUkS2fiHHPfmixVouhWCj8lPKtAbRRHWXhRb0a2SqWD74fZOXl11_qhtr9mMRN8W1Hc6_UPNAVHTpxS1MU/s2048/chickadee+centerpiece.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1274" data-original-width="2048" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH__m29tZaniifSepMcg2Zuzjd2Q0OVgs2aAfgK_Em783uxgHehdHP5B5cAUUkS2fiHHPfmixVouhWCj8lPKtAbRRHWXhRb0a2SqWD74fZOXl11_qhtr9mMRN8W1Hc6_UPNAVHTpxS1MU/w640-h398/chickadee+centerpiece.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;">Wooden cranberry beads, faux pomegranates, and a few snowy pinecones fill inside the cedar filled tobacco basket centerpiece.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQocL3o5IGmPmgFJcOpf3I0HQSWTcEcphb08UBiB8GCTjTJlKxX5OVuLHjso5Ht4KVA0_lvidlqcZ8kJ0tFKKtpKI3QSR1bQ1BHj0MFi9jXdhlNE2mlUDTalLZexGaMtKEm2XBUxJ634/s2048/chickadees+in+centerpiece.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1274" data-original-width="2048" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQocL3o5IGmPmgFJcOpf3I0HQSWTcEcphb08UBiB8GCTjTJlKxX5OVuLHjso5Ht4KVA0_lvidlqcZ8kJ0tFKKtpKI3QSR1bQ1BHj0MFi9jXdhlNE2mlUDTalLZexGaMtKEm2XBUxJ634/w640-h398/chickadees+in+centerpiece.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Little baby chickadees sit a top each one of the hyacyinth napkin rings. They're the perfect compliment to the black and white color scheme going on.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xn6Zcdxt9gLKY7L_QqnNpGYTvECb0GwdMoIpvvswVP8BvvrAwh-wIlGBt5ln1QIcjA3nhQkkshUs8q11XkIsCKeEW_yIbd5_WH7Is0Fv0ZwrDPUzQrILlpqYf1i_IslCBL0A1aBmADc/s2048/black+and+white+place+setting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xn6Zcdxt9gLKY7L_QqnNpGYTvECb0GwdMoIpvvswVP8BvvrAwh-wIlGBt5ln1QIcjA3nhQkkshUs8q11XkIsCKeEW_yIbd5_WH7Is0Fv0ZwrDPUzQrILlpqYf1i_IslCBL0A1aBmADc/w640-h426/black+and+white+place+setting.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The wooden riser that we made is my favorite addition to our table....it's replaced our huge lazy susan for a while. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNQTstbkS-GJydHC0d_0Y81DVDfcostlmmdXj8IJyLYjsJKotK4x9znxDO9vLN0e-f4j2Yq_1xDNIGJu5QiPpbVSGhD5VvFHdoMi0OH_mgo4T0IKmji7SXfKF7e3YsIz1wAukEMYC-1w/s2048/chickadee+dinner+table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1366" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNQTstbkS-GJydHC0d_0Y81DVDfcostlmmdXj8IJyLYjsJKotK4x9znxDO9vLN0e-f4j2Yq_1xDNIGJu5QiPpbVSGhD5VvFHdoMi0OH_mgo4T0IKmji7SXfKF7e3YsIz1wAukEMYC-1w/w426-h640/chickadee+dinner+table.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This will be our everyday look until I get around to sharing another tablescape with you. I have a really gorgeous, winter white, formal one planned!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpcWyYdh17ytMzoxvsKy1Nx5DRc-7Angm3A88ZpkbPFtAtDjIprAuMo_ZPRCwz92PWjELSbX57I1Vczi5vFaAcY2XhDqsmnmRbvKqIrqbrbTITann0hg6jY9KNf1FFGALG8r5vFHyYRo/s2048/full+view+chickadee+tablescape.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpcWyYdh17ytMzoxvsKy1Nx5DRc-7Angm3A88ZpkbPFtAtDjIprAuMo_ZPRCwz92PWjELSbX57I1Vczi5vFaAcY2XhDqsmnmRbvKqIrqbrbTITann0hg6jY9KNf1FFGALG8r5vFHyYRo/w640-h426/full+view+chickadee+tablescape.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;">Til Next Time...enjoy your Holiday preparations, as simple as they may be this year. We're all disappointed that our celebrations just won't be the same, but we need to keep our spirits up and surround ourselves with things that make us smile.</div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></div><p style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: start;"></p><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><b>Love, Hugs & Kisses,</b></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>JP</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>and Gucci, too!</div></div><p style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f2efea; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lYp_h9IUH2Iey9ywYIZRNJUHdAn5EjPkbIqZkEdHwfbIPnQysAc7wHKxqTizDY8wyywGbTbX_QftBbGK5XLPihj3WbjOmcJkFZEhAgBBcxnXmZ8XZ3lvjsJrvbqaafr73tCJTJSQFkE/s200/Gucci+Christmas+2018.jpg" style="color: #002052; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lYp_h9IUH2Iey9ywYIZRNJUHdAn5EjPkbIqZkEdHwfbIPnQysAc7wHKxqTizDY8wyywGbTbX_QftBbGK5XLPihj3WbjOmcJkFZEhAgBBcxnXmZ8XZ3lvjsJrvbqaafr73tCJTJSQFkE/s0/Gucci+Christmas+2018.jpg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><p style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></p><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sweetinspirationsbyjp" style="color: #002052; text-decoration-line: none;">More past posts on my facebook page</a></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;">and on </div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/i_am_jp_77/" style="color: #002052; text-decoration-line: none;">my Instagram</a><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;">And a very special thank you to the following blog post hosts</div></div><div><br /></div></div>JP http://www.blogger.com/profile/12957581861259341657noreply@blogger.com1Sunset Beach, N.C. United States37.09024 -95.7128915.5441169109478707 -130.869141 68.636363089052139 -60.556640999999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534452641820260289.post-39962772442683188592020-12-03T14:17:00.007-05:002020-12-04T11:40:16.138-05:00A Buffalo Check Christmas Tablescape & Centerpiece with Chickadees <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Christmas is amost upon us in just a few short weeks and because I love to give you ideas to incorporate into your own home, I created this tablescape in red with accents of the ever popular black and white buffalo check.</span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBlkI11mEnBn-x6TQyPlMNLjmfa0yt1C18E0fc5J11vItXBHzcvIbeIHxF6uebP4Gig3_VFQgytHs8Nqk1n5TjLSjpxRlQmuibNwSu8-OXnsPRQhvoeIT6MrJgvnwsX1-2kZwsL1vtqQ/s2048/christmas+table+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBlkI11mEnBn-x6TQyPlMNLjmfa0yt1C18E0fc5J11vItXBHzcvIbeIHxF6uebP4Gig3_VFQgytHs8Nqk1n5TjLSjpxRlQmuibNwSu8-OXnsPRQhvoeIT6MrJgvnwsX1-2kZwsL1vtqQ/w640-h426/christmas+table+2020.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">For this one I used two round tablecovers, layered and gathered, with a scarlet red satin bow, between each place setting. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMS_WKVSgAinv6TeqLSZFW7QtOE7OnNHL0TBFr_Gmip6SPac2g9stcGnpo6ROwXUk18j_dB1ldk8iqSsPyuNuFujJ5piudu5X_lrHBdAnA8rcjD18YTQWdkSTxUOKpNMUHU-e4StjRRc/s2048/DSC_1229.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMS_WKVSgAinv6TeqLSZFW7QtOE7OnNHL0TBFr_Gmip6SPac2g9stcGnpo6ROwXUk18j_dB1ldk8iqSsPyuNuFujJ5piudu5X_lrHBdAnA8rcjD18YTQWdkSTxUOKpNMUHU-e4StjRRc/w640-h426/DSC_1229.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here, I photoshopped a sprig of holly to the ribbon, which is something you may like to add to yours. I chose to keep it more simple since there was already a lot going on with sprigs of berries on the table.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_qy_2_9_bou7ChDNIFcbRJFylVrFRE7DrQCD_Yp4rPMP83e2BpR8uDr3o-Tc-yV2qwcsq4UDKjM_ajkFEtpkuSBZ3xWD8wyDe4__lVzrta35Nwg0Vp61TiUK-vB2iUIQ0zZkZkWaNXc/s2048/DSC_1229+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_qy_2_9_bou7ChDNIFcbRJFylVrFRE7DrQCD_Yp4rPMP83e2BpR8uDr3o-Tc-yV2qwcsq4UDKjM_ajkFEtpkuSBZ3xWD8wyDe4__lVzrta35Nwg0Vp61TiUK-vB2iUIQ0zZkZkWaNXc/s320/DSC_1229+%25281%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Buffalo check napkins placed underneath black chargers with red, poinsettia toile, dinner plates create quite an impact over the red faux burlap tablecloth. White battenburg napkins are simply tied with white satin ribbon and accented with white berry picks placed to the side of each plate.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QcCAlfiCSdeYgeu52-dVVglwaNv-dg0PvLMDQWzU8DNNrltIUGz9gvVAheoAaC1ANZagb6DLj51xA162ehjgjhbMVqSqz2nN7Z_ej0jkdS8zLLR7Zfpv3nAfO0-ThRGcjaNulFzRR0I/s2048/christmas+plate+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QcCAlfiCSdeYgeu52-dVVglwaNv-dg0PvLMDQWzU8DNNrltIUGz9gvVAheoAaC1ANZagb6DLj51xA162ehjgjhbMVqSqz2nN7Z_ej0jkdS8zLLR7Zfpv3nAfO0-ThRGcjaNulFzRR0I/w640-h426/christmas+plate+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONxPBZmMThCnwfx3WPZJHZ3EnQeypfOTrROCsNa9fbxpOoddvDtEtLGfg5GJRFfYhUUoTMOAL1URNchluFr4ReeBMPHH2-UIwrwlA5pdX7tXhVhmSD4B-IiYHDuGFQ_5nIqb57D2s1Y4/s2048/buffalo+check+place+setting.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONxPBZmMThCnwfx3WPZJHZ3EnQeypfOTrROCsNa9fbxpOoddvDtEtLGfg5GJRFfYhUUoTMOAL1URNchluFr4ReeBMPHH2-UIwrwlA5pdX7tXhVhmSD4B-IiYHDuGFQ_5nIqb57D2s1Y4/w640-h426/buffalo+check+place+setting.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rolling up the top tablecloth and securing it with an accent of your choice is something that's so easy to do!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiK0JDWqc9ZfdHXAXpPNSM0A6VpX2hG615J6SBNVQJz8wULIV158JTc3gMWjmxHzp2UrPPJYdj1HmQxX_fFRN7RkDeeiOPEKT9Bi4EYN0tbbnDYq_eI0baa_iHwr-YE3ki0q-gwwhJytc/s2048/red+white+and+black+tablescape.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiK0JDWqc9ZfdHXAXpPNSM0A6VpX2hG615J6SBNVQJz8wULIV158JTc3gMWjmxHzp2UrPPJYdj1HmQxX_fFRN7RkDeeiOPEKT9Bi4EYN0tbbnDYq_eI0baa_iHwr-YE3ki0q-gwwhJytc/w640-h426/red+white+and+black+tablescape.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Buffalo check napkins, placed on a diagonal, add an additional visual impact as place mats, underneath the black chargers.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The beautiful plates are available at Replacements.com and may be found on Etsy or Ebay.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgxTpioanMTikoHO3ALuKsGnAr69SOM9S2nKQEQzpAK_0cD01HNzEVtYl9pvhW6Lav1Ry4DZ8k1VsgMtMjvMqsWuOSx3uRsOt_O_sIx21PcOzAJIs3lxG22yU3_H0DpZWTTMhCKD_QTY/s1316/Christmas+dinner+plate.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgxTpioanMTikoHO3ALuKsGnAr69SOM9S2nKQEQzpAK_0cD01HNzEVtYl9pvhW6Lav1Ry4DZ8k1VsgMtMjvMqsWuOSx3uRsOt_O_sIx21PcOzAJIs3lxG22yU3_H0DpZWTTMhCKD_QTY/s320/Christmas+dinner+plate.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMZ6rvuRj5C0LUItiaATv7sZ-CNuWKwlsvgcYViyUNrqWo15kZk3AVCc977pge1jKYROi9yiXV-75ZHiIA2i8JSTS-h1zGoaG5_L4U5DDH2EmNYrPEJ__uLZR6Puh3Q_ZXJUXyVXNOqo/s1316/Christmas+plate.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMZ6rvuRj5C0LUItiaATv7sZ-CNuWKwlsvgcYViyUNrqWo15kZk3AVCc977pge1jKYROi9yiXV-75ZHiIA2i8JSTS-h1zGoaG5_L4U5DDH2EmNYrPEJ__uLZR6Puh3Q_ZXJUXyVXNOqo/s320/Christmas+plate.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They are really beautiful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74fN77qxUAdIet0Co-o7MKm2yec12Jx214v7t3JHr78Fhe5n86vvBF6hUjjGsJboYpWoOrDo4pWMJAjQHxVFYYMhUArmDpncLKcjQitMsEB5CfqodC76mlSgcTBY7mXwXs6N9JRl2XSA/s2048/red+and+white+transferware+christmas+plate.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74fN77qxUAdIet0Co-o7MKm2yec12Jx214v7t3JHr78Fhe5n86vvBF6hUjjGsJboYpWoOrDo4pWMJAjQHxVFYYMhUArmDpncLKcjQitMsEB5CfqodC76mlSgcTBY7mXwXs6N9JRl2XSA/w640-h426/red+and+white+transferware+christmas+plate.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">How cute are my little chickadees as accents for the theme around the table? A sprinkling of epsom salts beneath the lanterns on the saucers added a snowy base just for sparkley fun!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiu_RnclfP8MyYLPkEbcq0O33JXBnaQLGhSuKD3gFqO6NEzZ4SZQ8oovTf5YZjjCG-Ve4MGJwTDmZ4g9_Tiz42t8pKa7jPv2b0Z_30r0EASDnIY2_5tNoz85U1hLvbCK0k_8STEMuyX-k/s2048/chickadee+lantern.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiu_RnclfP8MyYLPkEbcq0O33JXBnaQLGhSuKD3gFqO6NEzZ4SZQ8oovTf5YZjjCG-Ve4MGJwTDmZ4g9_Tiz42t8pKa7jPv2b0Z_30r0EASDnIY2_5tNoz85U1hLvbCK0k_8STEMuyX-k/w640-h426/chickadee+lantern.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">The chickadees were from last year's Christmas tree and have managed take flight and perch in our snowy white tree again this year.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Here are a few sneak peeks!</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6DJparGDw93F8U7VBLjZXLkji74ueKlMcHe_o87fzCftv3uNzoebIXVQq9kRiUMNQn73YgpOF_XsaYKePhaU_nWtqs5dZxD-reYIbS-3Amh95QFaygQIz24uYzN5gAfdAdfCFk0arKlc/s2048/chickadees+in+christmas+tree.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6DJparGDw93F8U7VBLjZXLkji74ueKlMcHe_o87fzCftv3uNzoebIXVQq9kRiUMNQn73YgpOF_XsaYKePhaU_nWtqs5dZxD-reYIbS-3Amh95QFaygQIz24uYzN5gAfdAdfCFk0arKlc/w640-h426/chickadees+in+christmas+tree.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5A7NTZ57OCwiz9i62MhimAQHX3nvRZpE7sf87r6SypHERBkJU83lVVBo7WaQWQeH0SBHMq8LUM2dONfCm5RerRJi3aC3TpNQHs7ivMcGtLSJRxcDNftwdWN7stv5-iTPoBevoxB6p_0c/s2048/chickadee.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5A7NTZ57OCwiz9i62MhimAQHX3nvRZpE7sf87r6SypHERBkJU83lVVBo7WaQWQeH0SBHMq8LUM2dONfCm5RerRJi3aC3TpNQHs7ivMcGtLSJRxcDNftwdWN7stv5-iTPoBevoxB6p_0c/w640-h426/chickadee.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Naturally, another larger Christmas lantern had to be the center of attention at the table. Sprigs of winter greens, deep red pomegranates with ornaments of pearl surround the lantern. Wooden beads of cranberries, candy canes and a pair of icy chickadees that flank each side, so sweetly.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPA_Emw-TcbOcVCFnmqfI8q0eAVFGffSDy6j0rHl9llMoM8M-h_VEaskplX7lFUBLE4XToj5zZW3DhVoPOgu2CBBsBAbv9S5JRWrp4UDmRdOi721Cli1fgD9zgn6TjWMGImGGj9RByLSY/s2048/Chistmas+centerpiece.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1366" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPA_Emw-TcbOcVCFnmqfI8q0eAVFGffSDy6j0rHl9llMoM8M-h_VEaskplX7lFUBLE4XToj5zZW3DhVoPOgu2CBBsBAbv9S5JRWrp4UDmRdOi721Cli1fgD9zgn6TjWMGImGGj9RByLSY/w426-h640/Chistmas+centerpiece.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The precious, icy, chickadees came from Hobby Lobby in 2019.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDDkfh3XrDZkwNvcIZ3qiyYB996LDultQMOkU5vsgBOzERoXQEAEdnIw_HdRY80cMYziqAlvjKkg6iVA7w_bLAmXb0DEzHJNBfcwRBIGN7QJTejAViriQyLg2de0neI9oyF6GqqqyokA/s2048/chickadee+in+centerpiece.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDDkfh3XrDZkwNvcIZ3qiyYB996LDultQMOkU5vsgBOzERoXQEAEdnIw_HdRY80cMYziqAlvjKkg6iVA7w_bLAmXb0DEzHJNBfcwRBIGN7QJTejAViriQyLg2de0neI9oyF6GqqqyokA/w640-h426/chickadee+in+centerpiece.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhED6LQr6lPVoy_iEo_m9b0YLlXbk6Xvj84Z5qYhQlzJzCbt18iQYMVRvluWtUpGOsOp6_JD3e9F4qadwfa_efwZOYgG12fV9r3n4NmMGQirrlR7qZ0mKYe3mhUGtpJJQ0GiCGB_hhlNN0/s2048/chickadee+close+up.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhED6LQr6lPVoy_iEo_m9b0YLlXbk6Xvj84Z5qYhQlzJzCbt18iQYMVRvluWtUpGOsOp6_JD3e9F4qadwfa_efwZOYgG12fV9r3n4NmMGQirrlR7qZ0mKYe3mhUGtpJJQ0GiCGB_hhlNN0/w640-h426/chickadee+close+up.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8M7hjQNed3SIt7dVZFImvvuAfrhu5sDYCQ1AJdh-YWJ0ay8DjJDAS1PKuUWdy-VVl8hIOm6Rz8nh1i7XHJfvQYHViMNSyQ39m1hoRyf4DOX8rwRRFIOVx8w3YKBhwYLthrsP5gz14pts/s2048/christmas+table+setting.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1366" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8M7hjQNed3SIt7dVZFImvvuAfrhu5sDYCQ1AJdh-YWJ0ay8DjJDAS1PKuUWdy-VVl8hIOm6Rz8nh1i7XHJfvQYHViMNSyQ39m1hoRyf4DOX8rwRRFIOVx8w3YKBhwYLthrsP5gz14pts/w426-h640/christmas+table+setting.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">That's all for now, I've got all our other decorating done and a few more Holiday posts to share with you, including a gorgeous, winter white, formal tablescape. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Always hoping that my posts give you at least one idea that you may like to try a version of in your own decor!</div><br /><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">Til Next Time...</div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"></p><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><b>Love, Hugs & Kisses,</b></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>JP</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>and Gucci, too!</div></div><p style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f2efea; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lYp_h9IUH2Iey9ywYIZRNJUHdAn5EjPkbIqZkEdHwfbIPnQysAc7wHKxqTizDY8wyywGbTbX_QftBbGK5XLPihj3WbjOmcJkFZEhAgBBcxnXmZ8XZ3lvjsJrvbqaafr73tCJTJSQFkE/s200/Gucci+Christmas+2018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lYp_h9IUH2Iey9ywYIZRNJUHdAn5EjPkbIqZkEdHwfbIPnQysAc7wHKxqTizDY8wyywGbTbX_QftBbGK5XLPihj3WbjOmcJkFZEhAgBBcxnXmZ8XZ3lvjsJrvbqaafr73tCJTJSQFkE/s0/Gucci+Christmas+2018.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><p style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sweetinspirationsbyjp" style="color: #002052; text-decoration-line: none;">More past posts on my facebook page</a></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">and on </div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/i_am_jp_77/" style="color: #002052; text-decoration-line: none;">my Instagram</a><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">And a very special thank you to the following blog post hosts</div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.shoestringeleganceblog.com/2020/12/happy-december-countdown-officially.html#more" target="_blank"> shoestringeleganceblog</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.craftsalamode.com/2020/12/peppermint-ice-cream-cake-and-awesome.html" target="_blank"> craftsalamode</a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://katherinescorner.com/2020/12/03/rock-stars-and-tft/" target="_blank"> katherinescorner </a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.eclecticredbarn.com/2020/12/thursday-favorite-things.html" target="_blank"> eclecticredbarn </a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://followtheyellowbrickhome.com/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas-at-thursday-favorite-things/" target="_blank"> followtheyellowbrickhome</a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.anartfulmom.com/2020/12/thursday-favorite-things-467-christmas.html" target="_blank"> anartfulmom </a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p>JP http://www.blogger.com/profile/12957581861259341657noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534452641820260289.post-68739069244975650112020-10-28T19:27:00.000-04:002020-10-28T19:27:09.454-04:00 That "Time" of Year Again!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> That "time" of year is almost here again"...Time to set our clocks back and deal with darkness setting in on us earlier than we all care for.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's the time of year that makes me a bit depressed to lose the beautiful light of day. I'm sure you can relate!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It just so happened that upon creating one last fall tablescape (before I begin my Christmas decorating) I spied my precious clock and decided to add it to the centerpiece.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZfvS5b93jYcH43KPNb85kpSAbWGduJM9GONh_QB0dbjf353zkN1Rg08K069JyiRUeyowiVOAEI8X-K5jFXL_cKJnEHbN9n78RujmJi1uIy4s-lls5VXWgF9Lz94zIuVTpQcdwDOhEOw/s1316/vintage+clock+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZfvS5b93jYcH43KPNb85kpSAbWGduJM9GONh_QB0dbjf353zkN1Rg08K069JyiRUeyowiVOAEI8X-K5jFXL_cKJnEHbN9n78RujmJi1uIy4s-lls5VXWgF9Lz94zIuVTpQcdwDOhEOw/w312-h640/vintage+clock+%25281%2529.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After we made our wooden riser I suddenly envisioned having co-ordinating placemats. </div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGXIk0DDUsW_xg03KC3_wtshGzn2Rc9DXZYRXdtv8xLVs_nTZ2uZNe7NvWGj6-ONrCe3d-db-dinBIkzlwbrb6B2VUBkh0JpZn1iBGiJ9jwzy_RM9dfeOTVSZ79Qxi3DCcKu6JgrpvLg/s2048/fall+tablescape+with+wooden+placemats.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGXIk0DDUsW_xg03KC3_wtshGzn2Rc9DXZYRXdtv8xLVs_nTZ2uZNe7NvWGj6-ONrCe3d-db-dinBIkzlwbrb6B2VUBkh0JpZn1iBGiJ9jwzy_RM9dfeOTVSZ79Qxi3DCcKu6JgrpvLg/w640-h426/fall+tablescape+with+wooden+placemats.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div><div style="text-align: center;">My vision turned out just the way they were in my mind. Large enough to be the base to hold layers of eyecatching lovlieness!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgtO114VXWTnLajdJv6TnJ7mWPbKLSVHgxFIf2lhfHluvfm_w7mPBMN6JzoNtEVRKzhYu5ayFxC0VzXf1tcTBL-bbWr_lxtOTJ0K7tWfRBbAsqrR7f_I1Z_mmXm80Hw9r-JLywh2YJ2k/s2048/fall+place+setting+on+white+wooden+placemat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgtO114VXWTnLajdJv6TnJ7mWPbKLSVHgxFIf2lhfHluvfm_w7mPBMN6JzoNtEVRKzhYu5ayFxC0VzXf1tcTBL-bbWr_lxtOTJ0K7tWfRBbAsqrR7f_I1Z_mmXm80Hw9r-JLywh2YJ2k/w640-h426/fall+place+setting+on+white+wooden+placemat.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The unique placement of the napkin was one of those things ths kind of just happened. It gave another dimension to the place setting, don't you agree?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HLGAjv0EQbKjIBvsAtXtkJNCzHMS5VmrtQIx9bSrT8qB2m5Pza4JWOOadnMLOFsXA9pnkFYp8OUieHL5Tz2PuIKJU8PQA8H1nxzNb5XmJpgg89kJ1QpJybHiwaNOpsikl9GMsFfn-BI/s2048/place+setting+closeup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1767" data-original-width="2048" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HLGAjv0EQbKjIBvsAtXtkJNCzHMS5VmrtQIx9bSrT8qB2m5Pza4JWOOadnMLOFsXA9pnkFYp8OUieHL5Tz2PuIKJU8PQA8H1nxzNb5XmJpgg89kJ1QpJybHiwaNOpsikl9GMsFfn-BI/w640-h552/place+setting+closeup.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTQaXuD6YhIuetGyMo1T16ANyh9fUJ-XhGVJOKsJLJ2iPJnWH4DQTwg67RWjPsKz40SNwDOauPGi52Bz_Jlw68q1jgqezldi3Bk79-e4WUg5qt_PuYUy3K89L8Ka6M0bhweIgK3oo7R4/s2048/fall+table+with+white+wooden+placemats.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTQaXuD6YhIuetGyMo1T16ANyh9fUJ-XhGVJOKsJLJ2iPJnWH4DQTwg67RWjPsKz40SNwDOauPGi52Bz_Jlw68q1jgqezldi3Bk79-e4WUg5qt_PuYUy3K89L8Ka6M0bhweIgK3oo7R4/w640-h426/fall+table+with+white+wooden+placemats.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtMNR-67mYsDU5P36aZQ7BDaRYgpiwhnhnxKWTPy5IuF9kFmmS_AbfelavKlqGkiXfknhS8aKM1rXIU2tGm-6E6CLALvJu0lyoQy5XwuNYbqsSUiv2eyQwbL3yeOMcN3j8VtL68wUfzw/s2048/tablescape+for+fall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtMNR-67mYsDU5P36aZQ7BDaRYgpiwhnhnxKWTPy5IuF9kFmmS_AbfelavKlqGkiXfknhS8aKM1rXIU2tGm-6E6CLALvJu0lyoQy5XwuNYbqsSUiv2eyQwbL3yeOMcN3j8VtL68wUfzw/w640-h426/tablescape+for+fall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the wood I bought and had my honey cut into 3 pieces to make asuper chunky riser. He was able to screw them all securely together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMTWBz381d2fGEjuImr-WGAiASBvKMPWouEqgHfB1M-lf4aXO71XLvGTV0mJQev8YD7RUzLjqc7WqeUGmN_IFjn1r5tbbR5ruCyrVCSGW2_Ekl6Jw-GUkNPQwOOcaoZo8t07tdRI2UNw/s1316/wood+for+riser.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMTWBz381d2fGEjuImr-WGAiASBvKMPWouEqgHfB1M-lf4aXO71XLvGTV0mJQev8YD7RUzLjqc7WqeUGmN_IFjn1r5tbbR5ruCyrVCSGW2_Ekl6Jw-GUkNPQwOOcaoZo8t07tdRI2UNw/s320/wood+for+riser.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgionIqdm_OFTCDbcGyB8bFy7lCFhLadF4lNsIQsKLcK3_M59WV1h40UBZTCUTplt3kCxNdnGhmZsRMSQ48vd6nrtgkF1US5M-RhIJH0OBUKwvD0fT79yhXX05pcEIRuOjdKbtuIpXVQbc/s1316/riser+wood+label.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgionIqdm_OFTCDbcGyB8bFy7lCFhLadF4lNsIQsKLcK3_M59WV1h40UBZTCUTplt3kCxNdnGhmZsRMSQ48vd6nrtgkF1US5M-RhIJH0OBUKwvD0fT79yhXX05pcEIRuOjdKbtuIpXVQbc/s320/riser+wood+label.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I then gave it a coat of American Walnut stain and applied, very randomly, some dark coffee antique medium to make it an even deeper tone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgC1XX_taTt5ZR_Tlx7RGgT4phqKP2DVQB1vdskaMDLuvesRAy0jUmpKRghGVi07BO2chC-ZsKAK3kgrFOivuXpTHPy-00ihrF9w6JNzA0tqyQryE6IvMA24ddyYmIngKSK0-amm1muiY/s1316/american+walnut+stain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgC1XX_taTt5ZR_Tlx7RGgT4phqKP2DVQB1vdskaMDLuvesRAy0jUmpKRghGVi07BO2chC-ZsKAK3kgrFOivuXpTHPy-00ihrF9w6JNzA0tqyQryE6IvMA24ddyYmIngKSK0-amm1muiY/s320/american+walnut+stain.jpg" /></a></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I really did love the way the color came out and will make another one, soon. White was my first choice, so I had to continue on with the next step.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ksFIK3uoWv3R9MhFvg3-MExUA6Y0NegdWNIAg8fiuGIpJtzw7aXn_lAGXHvXfQEFIgBzTK5lk4WUIQNlhbkSsM1FSHLkiZTPwjzI1G0lhdww7h_fJ8yCtQg9Qlx65Gvo1zgpnOsz2P8/s1316/stained+wood+for+riser.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ksFIK3uoWv3R9MhFvg3-MExUA6Y0NegdWNIAg8fiuGIpJtzw7aXn_lAGXHvXfQEFIgBzTK5lk4WUIQNlhbkSsM1FSHLkiZTPwjzI1G0lhdww7h_fJ8yCtQg9Qlx65Gvo1zgpnOsz2P8/s320/stained+wood+for+riser.jpg" /></a></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I applied my white chalk paint sparingly to allow some of the base color to show through.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJj6nEXx8Q_eIsx8buzWZF_To_CjjPaKbX1Iu2Z8KxG2iulbKJTXtKVbnviWoZAmwcHffqs4BPIJKEG595etELKFz8B19bMRf2uGzUBFpU3ReeKdXFtrLI6HQm2-q2VxlVfH-BsPTE7s/s1316/white+dry+brushed+wood.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJj6nEXx8Q_eIsx8buzWZF_To_CjjPaKbX1Iu2Z8KxG2iulbKJTXtKVbnviWoZAmwcHffqs4BPIJKEG595etELKFz8B19bMRf2uGzUBFpU3ReeKdXFtrLI6HQm2-q2VxlVfH-BsPTE7s/s320/white+dry+brushed+wood.jpg" /></a></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">It helped to give it a distressed look.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5uwDZmqG5LW_R2y9YSrrrOcslsWD9iVkkGdvtb9ZAuW340NvNMKntS7gg02SJ9JnfGj1e9RRDtXZpfa1eLnBW2iEYxRVJsnH7tvPaff-0kUin_-bR5KMYBZpLtvkpA7lIGHYdR6xWwvU/s1316/white+riser+painted.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5uwDZmqG5LW_R2y9YSrrrOcslsWD9iVkkGdvtb9ZAuW340NvNMKntS7gg02SJ9JnfGj1e9RRDtXZpfa1eLnBW2iEYxRVJsnH7tvPaff-0kUin_-bR5KMYBZpLtvkpA7lIGHYdR6xWwvU/s320/white+riser+painted.jpg" /></a></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I had to wait a week or so for the feet to arrive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjq3kdBoY0IJ3YhciKw6RpsftcN51RU-le1AOfmNCZ8KUYhFscn5pxRGN3CXF7CylQ60YTfrLlpSDZz3MXhlgQOyjwzZt9E6mTywjVEREPTffuTe6YsdAU2pw1MAYKJb5ZJe5XwJYocQ/s1316/riser+wood+distressed+white.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjq3kdBoY0IJ3YhciKw6RpsftcN51RU-le1AOfmNCZ8KUYhFscn5pxRGN3CXF7CylQ60YTfrLlpSDZz3MXhlgQOyjwzZt9E6mTywjVEREPTffuTe6YsdAU2pw1MAYKJb5ZJe5XwJYocQ/s320/riser+wood+distressed+white.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They finished off the look perfectly and there's one thing I know for sure, these new pieces are definitely gonna be getting a lot of use in our house....stay tuned for their Christmas looks real soon!</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Rpe-RF8otximujTSuE5VPg_zRVE9RciEU7H9-OO6hN-TuN2Q77KQFSIiAzfHLTVMSVMwWXy9E_wCkQRTiiCp8pbg2vi9qrhoTrptk_MS5RwImeoxkDK1dVH_JlCDFW0lYCXfcj2HmbQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Rpe-RF8otximujTSuE5VPg_zRVE9RciEU7H9-OO6hN-TuN2Q77KQFSIiAzfHLTVMSVMwWXy9E_wCkQRTiiCp8pbg2vi9qrhoTrptk_MS5RwImeoxkDK1dVH_JlCDFW0lYCXfcj2HmbQ/w427-h640/image.png" width="427" /></a></div><br /><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;">Til Next Time...</div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></div><p style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: start;"></p><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><b>Love, Hugs & Kisses,</b></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>JP</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>and Gucci, too!</div></div><p style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f2efea; 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text-decoration-line: none;">my Instagram</a><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;">And a very special thank you to the following sharing post hosts</div></div></span><p></p></div></div>JP http://www.blogger.com/profile/12957581861259341657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534452641820260289.post-80407449653480698012020-10-17T13:16:00.005-04:002020-10-20T08:52:34.141-04:00Who Says Black and Brown Can't Go Together?<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"> Someone recently commented that black and brown don't go together in a decor group that I follow. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">That comment inspired me to create this simple country style post, since I strongly disagree. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Of course it helps to have some pops of white!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiByPwfymjC6RO-I7cIk0Is9vRpWxzpzyhIxGSq-DLL1VEy8lPICFx2P8zqlRzq2Ip005ZtCa9jtZyzT-KvQVCTKP75eYZFOv6HdRsFaByJ5C0Vb9KttX-5rQEXwcybua0I0irE-0GX_aw/s2048/black+and+brown+fall+tablescape.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiByPwfymjC6RO-I7cIk0Is9vRpWxzpzyhIxGSq-DLL1VEy8lPICFx2P8zqlRzq2Ip005ZtCa9jtZyzT-KvQVCTKP75eYZFOv6HdRsFaByJ5C0Vb9KttX-5rQEXwcybua0I0irE-0GX_aw/w640-h426/black+and+brown+fall+tablescape.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">This sweet gathering basket that first called to me to use it for the centerpiece is filled with gathered autumn collections.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8yOKXjs_Pg-DPe2jL1iwVg_gUEXohdi0g1PMCUAo2KHZzipZ4R4v8axPqACKDhkCcrtuLl_C90FoLtLSnv-p3ya_QCSyY1xk5cOok9nVjpQD2BUbhyphenhyphenPwoOBlQjLfUIqgJN8nYbpsnHc/s2048/vintage+gathering+basket.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8yOKXjs_Pg-DPe2jL1iwVg_gUEXohdi0g1PMCUAo2KHZzipZ4R4v8axPqACKDhkCcrtuLl_C90FoLtLSnv-p3ya_QCSyY1xk5cOok9nVjpQD2BUbhyphenhyphenPwoOBlQjLfUIqgJN8nYbpsnHc/w640-h426/vintage+gathering+basket.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUt6PB1EsH8RN1rxEIXdPnWMi5h0Qn0B-VYELs_p9sVeyL_pm5aZB9gJN9Ax6pf4eXGvkzmHrZFmOdWKcdXZp45xwKKW9H95ihcFOJ3BcTNnpRG9aSh63GwBVizX0fWRz2_QbUkfwBmX8/s2048/owl+in+fall+basket.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUt6PB1EsH8RN1rxEIXdPnWMi5h0Qn0B-VYELs_p9sVeyL_pm5aZB9gJN9Ax6pf4eXGvkzmHrZFmOdWKcdXZp45xwKKW9H95ihcFOJ3BcTNnpRG9aSh63GwBVizX0fWRz2_QbUkfwBmX8/w640-h426/owl+in+fall+basket.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">I think the black and white plaid kitchen towel layered with a few found acorns set off the color theme perfectly.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmAnmQEgFPDaeCr_2hXmoX4JW-v_4mXkd3TWF8TdgpY-rTlUaBREmo_UOnqxo4f3s7HPTrhwwQQAc4pHibonPBsUDCKrLa62nOiii2jeBO35kJTGVo_0_6R40d0E9FweV1oRfIghe4ps/s2048/black+and+brown+fall+farmhouse+centerpiece.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmAnmQEgFPDaeCr_2hXmoX4JW-v_4mXkd3TWF8TdgpY-rTlUaBREmo_UOnqxo4f3s7HPTrhwwQQAc4pHibonPBsUDCKrLa62nOiii2jeBO35kJTGVo_0_6R40d0E9FweV1oRfIghe4ps/w640-h426/black+and+brown+fall+farmhouse+centerpiece.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a perfect example of why I think black and brown can go together like salt and chocolate. Layers of brown and black that look good to me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBz82GgjpHuu_pz3hyphenhyphen-_oBL3UtL9fjXMAbINSV9IZwakPNk3sqe7XoOz5LpRs4eBkYj4nWVSg0W1bMUCWzrvhPujnjY4eLA03MT6SMHC6XOd5scN6jjyzWkIfyoL_Nb1XBjL8vozXTvCU/s2048/black+and+brown+farmhouse+place+setting.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBz82GgjpHuu_pz3hyphenhyphen-_oBL3UtL9fjXMAbINSV9IZwakPNk3sqe7XoOz5LpRs4eBkYj4nWVSg0W1bMUCWzrvhPujnjY4eLA03MT6SMHC6XOd5scN6jjyzWkIfyoL_Nb1XBjL8vozXTvCU/w640-h426/black+and+brown+farmhouse+place+setting.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The berries, found on trees in our landscape, paired perfectly with the hyacinth napkin rings and placemats for the rustic place setting.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpmLFqWfyrmLDYYhnQ_PyfoilBCG-CtDTBwow5MY0F0o6e9drEX1dW2oPk_OWSMJsSf8o0OIaslM3CezkNgdcLM8mCGWsrXJnU5CSyJ1_6VTZQaX_WrABgboUHlz9bUj_ccPGzfifyzk/s1808/napkin+with+fall+berries.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1794" data-original-width="1808" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpmLFqWfyrmLDYYhnQ_PyfoilBCG-CtDTBwow5MY0F0o6e9drEX1dW2oPk_OWSMJsSf8o0OIaslM3CezkNgdcLM8mCGWsrXJnU5CSyJ1_6VTZQaX_WrABgboUHlz9bUj_ccPGzfifyzk/w640-h636/napkin+with+fall+berries.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found these wood looking chargers at my local Walmart of all places.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwUUswDwxOjqtVsdyTkCgf-p2VmEmmfB7YIgsFX7bhGHqcgya-Fg4gz6ehZiI2ogscej8UiLRn5w3CS7YLQutTFQWIVNXkCmZmlbD45U_K1T0SPEua0wwP191v500Wvvhjd5zOVRb334/s2048/007.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwUUswDwxOjqtVsdyTkCgf-p2VmEmmfB7YIgsFX7bhGHqcgya-Fg4gz6ehZiI2ogscej8UiLRn5w3CS7YLQutTFQWIVNXkCmZmlbD45U_K1T0SPEua0wwP191v500Wvvhjd5zOVRb334/w640-h426/007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0n9_PUI85mXLKDDu6vUo4j90A6H-sZKqbSjJqmMNERlUXaI0CkZPl7A0fDfamSkHrOsGstfiw2xMPgBuVnpS1wvEKRhAwmzYPtUUP5D3NoHZ_2_EQ9YszFQfK7u0d3mgfG2XLbgZCHug/s2048/votive+with+berries.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1366" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0n9_PUI85mXLKDDu6vUo4j90A6H-sZKqbSjJqmMNERlUXaI0CkZPl7A0fDfamSkHrOsGstfiw2xMPgBuVnpS1wvEKRhAwmzYPtUUP5D3NoHZ_2_EQ9YszFQfK7u0d3mgfG2XLbgZCHug/w426-h640/votive+with+berries.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Stripes and plaid in the mix, I think they work, too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Do black and brown go together?</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Oh, and trust me, for this last picture. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I swear I didn't coerce Gucci to pose for this one...he made me laugh when I was taking a close up shot of the place setting and looked down to see his sneaky little face! </p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFLbL5YbwNFr0d_771QXR_x1PbNAgkdYRZhtFzkHgoA6apsAATXbIhTYnE8FXBZW7Fe20b-CV8LIIm3ghiPMM9jOrwN7e43xMiaRW3eccVMvI2vzVo2FZ36VSuZyQtrSGzl9Wo8xwIdnE/s2048/fall+farmhouse+tablescape+with+Gucci.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFLbL5YbwNFr0d_771QXR_x1PbNAgkdYRZhtFzkHgoA6apsAATXbIhTYnE8FXBZW7Fe20b-CV8LIIm3ghiPMM9jOrwN7e43xMiaRW3eccVMvI2vzVo2FZ36VSuZyQtrSGzl9Wo8xwIdnE/w640-h426/fall+farmhouse+tablescape+with+Gucci.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Til Next Time...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><b>Love, Hugs & Kisses,</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>JP</b></span></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;">and Gucci, too!</div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXI2zIFR-KNoU2YZwOsXMywzYPp-11N4l60azU_0NBlVjPdngcw4alUT8SMo_0OQvIdNZjKSqMR3MEQ6wo8MC8QAX7XYmVKywpF2wosCi87tUkd6s9IqJVlo4IFPXurCDwmjtFIRxyrA/s806/gucci+Halloween.jpg" style="color: #002052; 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text-decoration-line: none;">my Instagram</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And a very special thank you to the following sharing post hosts</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;" /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.astrollthrulife.net/2020/10/563rd-inspire-me-tuesday.html?fbclid=IwAR1WM-y7y7vhaRr2mCDGzL5VLCwaG-8lUeC6Hh2471SZK9tCZm1tcntkQi8" target="_blank"> astrollthrulife </a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>JP http://www.blogger.com/profile/12957581861259341657noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534452641820260289.post-27311858397981788352020-10-12T13:00:00.032-04:002020-10-20T08:55:24.332-04:00Dinner Reservations in Rustic Glam Style<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> Dinner Reservations & a Tablescape in the style of Rustic Glam </span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">with two more tablescapes to inspire you for fall. </span></b></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">One is a setting for two that is a bit more laid back, but still a bit formal.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The other is definitely a more formal affair which would be beautiful for a wedding this time of year or for a show stopping Thanksgiving gathering. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">First up is..."Dinner for Two," set with a glamorous, ivory, runner from <a href="https://premiertablelinens.com/" target="_blank">Premier Table Linens</a>.</p><p style="text-align: center;">It's from their <a href=" https://premiertablelinens.com/default/tablecloths/velvet-table-linen" target="_blank">velvet table runner line</a> of which they carry over 18 rich color selections....I swear it feels just like ultra suede and I want to wear it!</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmUPN8EI9K7b1UgEqGOUrsO9xfJP7Ct1wTQBaALXxgPACYG2WGlCtKk9rRS7tXwT7_knn_E9Vc-JkohN6CrKW6_TwZv-N9P97SiQ1Nx15ACDBhVT1Ji4v86GTfjcr9dafknOVeFs__qI8/s2048/fall+tablescape+neutral+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmUPN8EI9K7b1UgEqGOUrsO9xfJP7Ct1wTQBaALXxgPACYG2WGlCtKk9rRS7tXwT7_knn_E9Vc-JkohN6CrKW6_TwZv-N9P97SiQ1Nx15ACDBhVT1Ji4v86GTfjcr9dafknOVeFs__qI8/w640-h426/fall+tablescape+neutral+%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The bare wood table top keeps this look less formal, yet, still very elegant.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Using just a single runner on our old pine table with an old salvaged board, dry brushed in white, made an interesting, farmhouse style base. It created a visual crossover pattern for our round table. </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQWnnkPPeSpKXU4gRA4AGi-2tARzVUoOb1Iax1N1KHoiPwjsthfcc6ZZmHUIyxhQdiWPAeSG3cLCKfvI46Du5PBXSK2WOuip6-1GX88YeeF1CCsE1X0qxitV6BVGZFOjsiL32TdnntF0/s2048/neutral+fall+table+setting.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQWnnkPPeSpKXU4gRA4AGi-2tARzVUoOb1Iax1N1KHoiPwjsthfcc6ZZmHUIyxhQdiWPAeSG3cLCKfvI46Du5PBXSK2WOuip6-1GX88YeeF1CCsE1X0qxitV6BVGZFOjsiL32TdnntF0/w640-h426/neutral+fall+table+setting.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3tw-z14mDv5-fMgr0HYCOOGQXKDrTLq8E9XYqp9q8bmlhcZIWsUAAottJ_TDRqKwHlLhq95pavVtuvfafr2KLzyUhRuJwadliMZHWD69pbOrmIIhTWzWQ_IABG8ePgHiM_tx76mD1rFg/s2048/fall+neutral+overhead+table+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3tw-z14mDv5-fMgr0HYCOOGQXKDrTLq8E9XYqp9q8bmlhcZIWsUAAottJ_TDRqKwHlLhq95pavVtuvfafr2KLzyUhRuJwadliMZHWD69pbOrmIIhTWzWQ_IABG8ePgHiM_tx76mD1rFg/w640-h426/fall+neutral+overhead+table+%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7o671CeZ0XZr06wCuIYDmCF4y0uacfKLPia-jrI7O7m2_4k755S1MWs9P2vrkQwGLw1sLoex3-3-zmt_lCI9FPNw1Y739K1ODvsZBYGrpolJHyXhyphenhyphene7O0Y-oEvH389SztDeMOhiCs_wM/s2048/glam+white+pumpkin+pearls.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7o671CeZ0XZr06wCuIYDmCF4y0uacfKLPia-jrI7O7m2_4k755S1MWs9P2vrkQwGLw1sLoex3-3-zmt_lCI9FPNw1Y739K1ODvsZBYGrpolJHyXhyphenhyphene7O0Y-oEvH389SztDeMOhiCs_wM/w640-h426/glam+white+pumpkin+pearls.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3OclgrZxTSC2BcHKX16ZrB6ZvDKtaywZPHI-IZgaKTtfEl2Q59Cq-v7r9oipeVSzTotWHUjvQtK66T9wSjdvhUxUUym7hJp-2F5SJAGjqVj6KjgQXj91cBZ89xvhbng59ElHD9Ec7ILg/s2048/fall+heart+vignette+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3OclgrZxTSC2BcHKX16ZrB6ZvDKtaywZPHI-IZgaKTtfEl2Q59Cq-v7r9oipeVSzTotWHUjvQtK66T9wSjdvhUxUUym7hJp-2F5SJAGjqVj6KjgQXj91cBZ89xvhbng59ElHD9Ec7ILg/w640-h426/fall+heart+vignette+%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Table #7...Reservations for Four</span></b></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">The centerpiece, here, features my white pumpkin, again...a look that I have done in the past. My grandmother's pearls along with a sienna glass bead necklace adorn it creating an ultra glam style.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvjshmDJpnhIb2piqBih8qqox3NcUaPvB_o6R9aJhAATreVQAwlVJ91sdH1hwHhGmpMyhXryBcT3UB0vLItMt8QZHPpIME4z_wUonk73zhI4GuHzrKBvKH7OYnBVDo2t4kO0UV9i53pY/s2048/glam+pumpkin+zoom.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1366" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvjshmDJpnhIb2piqBih8qqox3NcUaPvB_o6R9aJhAATreVQAwlVJ91sdH1hwHhGmpMyhXryBcT3UB0vLItMt8QZHPpIME4z_wUonk73zhI4GuHzrKBvKH7OYnBVDo2t4kO0UV9i53pY/w426-h640/glam+pumpkin+zoom.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">A slightly more formal look was created by layering the elegant runner with the addition of a farmhouse style <a href="https://premiertablelinens.com/default/tablecloths/burlap-tablecloth" target="_blank">Havana linen burlap tablecloth</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4QJceKMtzxHB9V2G7f8ai540yVodkttQHGG3zIulXD2xckXIQdD4YAlqzvFOpz3IRnDSbAZcQvYkcP-RaBhYpBvAFrVQPNSbgu7J56kImLoFgt1kB8XZVQ7NyIbJkVwvHgahaLnNr-k/s2048/2020+white+tablescape+overhead+shot.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4QJceKMtzxHB9V2G7f8ai540yVodkttQHGG3zIulXD2xckXIQdD4YAlqzvFOpz3IRnDSbAZcQvYkcP-RaBhYpBvAFrVQPNSbgu7J56kImLoFgt1kB8XZVQ7NyIbJkVwvHgahaLnNr-k/w640-h426/2020+white+tablescape+overhead+shot.jpg" width="640" /></a>You can find their wide selections<span style="color: #cc0000;"> <a href="https://premiertablelinens.com/default/tablecloths/burlap-tablecloth" target="_blank">here</a></span>.</div><p style="text-align: center;"> A similar variation of the first centerpiece was changed up, with two square risers, in order to accomodate a party of four around the table.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFWdSys_UA0wWNWJupQpMQOya8ZuQ8r5Ghe_yIqm3b5l0V4zlHFmOzhbkezoSMlltGhvtZKCFUJoMHbMoQOY0QWPehpgCRX7c2k-CrY9OBbCl6bLWZ5JquFO2-iaZRX7vfYzSi0Cp_Qc/s2048/white+glam+pumpkin+centerpiece.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFWdSys_UA0wWNWJupQpMQOya8ZuQ8r5Ghe_yIqm3b5l0V4zlHFmOzhbkezoSMlltGhvtZKCFUJoMHbMoQOY0QWPehpgCRX7c2k-CrY9OBbCl6bLWZ5JquFO2-iaZRX7vfYzSi0Cp_Qc/w640-h426/white+glam+pumpkin+centerpiece.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /> Something different for the silverware setting just fell into place. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxaZkm5QNwZjn-DfDY-zv11kvBzkKOUjGbnAyQdGMgk2qhMSCJ24i9y5DkBq5_QvxgbVGCG-Nwnq7lkt6kHjmAtvo4ew9avMhik5q4h8dNa5N79ItR99d8TyIei-9TzvttlptHlQ9taE/s2048/white+fall+place+setting+close+up.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxaZkm5QNwZjn-DfDY-zv11kvBzkKOUjGbnAyQdGMgk2qhMSCJ24i9y5DkBq5_QvxgbVGCG-Nwnq7lkt6kHjmAtvo4ew9avMhik5q4h8dNa5N79ItR99d8TyIei-9TzvttlptHlQ9taE/w640-h426/white+fall+place+setting+close+up.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Havana Linen tan napkin</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNlBBWR_QCPyKZdo6QzTxEZLzV0Gvh906EMl8KMFuj7mVORpF0LDqrJKkEZHFEl0tsyMejNvauEovy3Zf1fJSOtKYp_ojDXAin1t5ThLzVh7m0Ed6xonhWPYDAO10dNxHBbmmntI9-5Y/s2048/neutral+place+setting+zoom+with+logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNlBBWR_QCPyKZdo6QzTxEZLzV0Gvh906EMl8KMFuj7mVORpF0LDqrJKkEZHFEl0tsyMejNvauEovy3Zf1fJSOtKYp_ojDXAin1t5ThLzVh7m0Ed6xonhWPYDAO10dNxHBbmmntI9-5Y/w640-h426/neutral+place+setting+zoom+with+logo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmDfQ8KkogSgP49QODFvmdTjT3yGznjqSF-NtxQhvG505V8yUo34xcPP_9PGGtJHa8Q0x3MXz81iBGAOtfxwIrhZNz32VEE1ZYfAqVSycztqrtH5t9L2sCiFohz7YzHOT3AYRLjoJerM/s2048/DSC_0838.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmDfQ8KkogSgP49QODFvmdTjT3yGznjqSF-NtxQhvG505V8yUo34xcPP_9PGGtJHa8Q0x3MXz81iBGAOtfxwIrhZNz32VEE1ZYfAqVSycztqrtH5t9L2sCiFohz7YzHOT3AYRLjoJerM/w426-h640/DSC_0838.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"> Gathering the runner, tied with jute made the look of the runner even more special. I love their selection of colors of jute twine....see what else they carry <a href="https://www.burlap-tablecloth.com/burlap-twine-jute-garland-ribbons.html" target="_blank">here</a><span style="color: #cc0000;">.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhFsw8xOXqZzH3ReD59ypXt5fun4cwsV-Tq38ze9kzSrEQF1W4LZrS_k4i9YKzs6-4ALDTu-QqhGF9ZQfU7ylydOnwGzFi_lw9C217u2XZrqGIaOWnhFRh5_kVlmiR5BnoCEm-ajdB-0/s2048/tied+white+fall+runner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1366" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhFsw8xOXqZzH3ReD59ypXt5fun4cwsV-Tq38ze9kzSrEQF1W4LZrS_k4i9YKzs6-4ALDTu-QqhGF9ZQfU7ylydOnwGzFi_lw9C217u2XZrqGIaOWnhFRh5_kVlmiR5BnoCEm-ajdB-0/w426-h640/tied+white+fall+runner.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Havana Linen curtains from their <a href="https://www.burlap-tablecloth.com/curtains.html" target="_blank">Premier Burlap Boutique</a> are seen on our old cupboard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCInmlwNlJ9GUaYB2S-EaP-h5N8Dx2kSmtjkDbio848u-HiIbd_0Wq6tPxY0KSs7Bn6BF7BVpIFVhhP8gVy0PsRKVJ2OIcGtQDlVy6ln-WhxpcQk6Sf-mbtEwBzrkmD_r0haA5TJ6eKSs/s2048/tied+fall+runner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1366" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCInmlwNlJ9GUaYB2S-EaP-h5N8Dx2kSmtjkDbio848u-HiIbd_0Wq6tPxY0KSs7Bn6BF7BVpIFVhhP8gVy0PsRKVJ2OIcGtQDlVy6ln-WhxpcQk6Sf-mbtEwBzrkmD_r0haA5TJ6eKSs/w426-h640/tied+fall+runner.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzP7fP07ij4_9jW7MGtb_KwYYwvDancIfKbzdo3oMeLenKIEb8WWK97FBzxzmAB_gBAgkwJH8-DJgU_ZSrQHXxQwSY1b5uwrdnVTknr8fOKzDYjgd2Uqllex_vFqmShvYorbybpoQ8VaY/s2048/fall+tied+runner.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzP7fP07ij4_9jW7MGtb_KwYYwvDancIfKbzdo3oMeLenKIEb8WWK97FBzxzmAB_gBAgkwJH8-DJgU_ZSrQHXxQwSY1b5uwrdnVTknr8fOKzDYjgd2Uqllex_vFqmShvYorbybpoQ8VaY/w640-h426/fall+tied+runner.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://www.burlap-tablecloth.com/bags-totes.htm" target="_blank"> Burlap, drawstring, bags</a> filled with seasonal mums, a gold leaf with a place seat tag is a cute idea for any special event that you may want use to dress up your chairs....remember this for all holidays and wedding events. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaIee-nDkPXqUAIUH9Z6naevxQSeheFxUs1e1O0DxEFPpQdyMEmB3S9-OgPTvKx-GMxWjq4FWLz3yV-jTUTzNI3xqHW8rF8t2DF2c1Ff_1WeNaCde56Ylx8AjRSe7ntT28-Xz6pPF_MY/s2048/Burlap+bag+on+chair.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaIee-nDkPXqUAIUH9Z6naevxQSeheFxUs1e1O0DxEFPpQdyMEmB3S9-OgPTvKx-GMxWjq4FWLz3yV-jTUTzNI3xqHW8rF8t2DF2c1Ff_1WeNaCde56Ylx8AjRSe7ntT28-Xz6pPF_MY/w640-h426/Burlap+bag+on+chair.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Grandma's earrings attached the tags add more glam.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8gu4JpCykqC2kdRHqxxoaKdEf5fOJM_uMUEEheHwIDqJKMfx_TJADxoDp4YiZXqyev_Dc4tzhB_aDiv4X3Zli6jC9VRzPThx7esYW0yyod6simcRiwKWsz2IiDpGQ917HUXx3oHWEv_k/s2048/burlap+sack+chair+decor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1366" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8gu4JpCykqC2kdRHqxxoaKdEf5fOJM_uMUEEheHwIDqJKMfx_TJADxoDp4YiZXqyev_Dc4tzhB_aDiv4X3Zli6jC9VRzPThx7esYW0yyod6simcRiwKWsz2IiDpGQ917HUXx3oHWEv_k/w426-h640/burlap+sack+chair+decor.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">A selection of their bags and totes can be found <span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="https://www.burlap-tablecloth.com/bags-totes.html" target="_blank">here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Tqy5sWOz6Gxy8P18CIoZgmmLxNyAJbT6x-MSHNq_TXcHxmNCUJ4CmHcnOr_G7HeupUbEv_pO99G6dfTjxv3KcgjNL56Pp6X4v16fVTlshMpcIQ45IJ3CtMmXc8m2XweLxopMKCHZnoQ/s2048/velvet+runner+and+burlap+overhead+pic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1562" data-original-width="2048" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Tqy5sWOz6Gxy8P18CIoZgmmLxNyAJbT6x-MSHNq_TXcHxmNCUJ4CmHcnOr_G7HeupUbEv_pO99G6dfTjxv3KcgjNL56Pp6X4v16fVTlshMpcIQ45IJ3CtMmXc8m2XweLxopMKCHZnoQ/w640-h488/velvet+runner+and+burlap+overhead+pic.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope this fall lookgave you some nice ideas for your own special gathering.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #f2efea;"><b> </b></span></span><span style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"></span><span style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;">Til Next Time...</span></p><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"></p><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><b>Love, Hugs & Kisses,</b></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>JP</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>and Gucci, too!</div></div><p style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f2efea; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXI2zIFR-KNoU2YZwOsXMywzYPp-11N4l60azU_0NBlVjPdngcw4alUT8SMo_0OQvIdNZjKSqMR3MEQ6wo8MC8QAX7XYmVKywpF2wosCi87tUkd6s9IqJVlo4IFPXurCDwmjtFIRxyrA/s806/gucci+Halloween.jpg" style="color: #002052; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="496" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXI2zIFR-KNoU2YZwOsXMywzYPp-11N4l60azU_0NBlVjPdngcw4alUT8SMo_0OQvIdNZjKSqMR3MEQ6wo8MC8QAX7XYmVKywpF2wosCi87tUkd6s9IqJVlo4IFPXurCDwmjtFIRxyrA/w123-h200/gucci+Halloween.jpg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="123" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: start;" /></p><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sweetinspirationsbyjp" style="color: #002052; text-decoration-line: none;">More past posts on my facebook page</a></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">and on </div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/i_am_jp_77/" style="color: #002052; text-decoration-line: none;">my Instagram</a><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;">And a very special thank you to the following sharing party hosts</div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: #f2efea;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><a href="https://www.astrollthrulife.net/2020/10/563rd-inspire-me-tuesday.html?fbclid=IwAR1WM-y7y7vhaRr2mCDGzL5VLCwaG-8lUeC6Hh2471SZK9tCZm1tcntkQi8" target="_blank"> astrollthrulife </a><br /></span></div></span><span style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f2efea; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f2efea; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br />JP http://www.blogger.com/profile/12957581861259341657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534452641820260289.post-15527709541488577642020-10-06T10:15:00.005-04:002020-10-20T08:54:16.278-04:00A Fabulous Fall Tablescape with Fabulous Layered Linens <h1 style="text-align: center;"> Can we talk about "Fabulous?"</h1><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">I had so much fun creating this beautiful tablescape. The amazing linens, in this tablescape, was all new to me and I'm, over the moon, ecstatic that <a href="https://premiertablelinens.com/" target="_blank">Premier Table Linens</a> has reached out to me to work with them promoting their line. Without a doubt, they carry the ultimate in quality and the most vast selection of table coverings and accessories on the market. </span></h4><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Check out their website for everything you need for your next intimate gathering or large special event. </span></h4><div style="text-align: center;"><h4><span style="font-size: medium;">I, now, present to you a peek at my fabulous fall tablescape...tada!</span></h4></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu46Jp77ZKzX6W4M49JvhffG_N3QjDZDPVZ9uQPNVySkZEshr70bia1pebukt5UL8tWi8SVvmkJSIrlWVlagUf03hqQGu2arnlT2f9mofh2ByfMeAmh-5zUCqyolRcyg8iSm8Ktol4_Qo/s2048/overhead+fall+tablescape.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu46Jp77ZKzX6W4M49JvhffG_N3QjDZDPVZ9uQPNVySkZEshr70bia1pebukt5UL8tWi8SVvmkJSIrlWVlagUf03hqQGu2arnlT2f9mofh2ByfMeAmh-5zUCqyolRcyg8iSm8Ktol4_Qo/w640-h426/overhead+fall+tablescape.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I, always, start out with piles of things that I <i>think </i>I might want to use and they're usually all plopped on a chair and on the table itself...it gets my creative juices flowing. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Not all of my inspiring choices always get used!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdKqo-oQNsbLaP06OmGf50OQh2Ft7NtJPaysSgqXAg0aq2NykxfLGqPDrYuEB7u4StOdFeeAr3Ek9ziknvgPClXSJxbfWkDNyLRfA1YKnvRHQola39Vv_kTQs3yr5obi1k-OqHfR-fLI/s2222/chair+with+fall+tablescape+inspirations.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2222" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdKqo-oQNsbLaP06OmGf50OQh2Ft7NtJPaysSgqXAg0aq2NykxfLGqPDrYuEB7u4StOdFeeAr3Ek9ziknvgPClXSJxbfWkDNyLRfA1YKnvRHQola39Vv_kTQs3yr5obi1k-OqHfR-fLI/w312-h640/chair+with+fall+tablescape+inspirations.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>They sent me a wonderful collection of things to choose from for creating a visual setting.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaFETB3qk3meWArkhjT0hqTUQk-zeX-KDeU4blHw_wKvLbrT2rkAZqdw_msqfBvR0uMOZ3sgfMp13rHZjhOtTcopZpEvJ3N3A9vUFAM9DMtW5mSaBybQGIvBPZlmfIfNi3Tr7xjRqdWk/s2222/fall+tablescape+inspirations.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2222" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaFETB3qk3meWArkhjT0hqTUQk-zeX-KDeU4blHw_wKvLbrT2rkAZqdw_msqfBvR0uMOZ3sgfMp13rHZjhOtTcopZpEvJ3N3A9vUFAM9DMtW5mSaBybQGIvBPZlmfIfNi3Tr7xjRqdWk/w312-h640/fall+tablescape+inspirations.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">but, some things will just have to wait.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPlC2FQ_mahKq7Zb-0j5KM_mG0G2wEB3jm7p0e8eZjQoPvtTldkht4n1ERtxCpTQGE3pqiGC69NFHZAWYKEDCtjfH7wy1vaA9DGA725GyeTRPdjgYtQOh_J-2ntUo1SqS6Gy_vdUSA18/s1316/linens.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPlC2FQ_mahKq7Zb-0j5KM_mG0G2wEB3jm7p0e8eZjQoPvtTldkht4n1ERtxCpTQGE3pqiGC69NFHZAWYKEDCtjfH7wy1vaA9DGA725GyeTRPdjgYtQOh_J-2ntUo1SqS6Gy_vdUSA18/s320/linens.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">That off white runner, draped over the chair, is a definate choice to be featured next time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5ErR8Jh0aXJ23I7mJU1uSNfm4daIAZYr485qmndSwrijHk8sQ4GURaTH-ns-oZ9XYAFH1Dh1WVYmVoeW5-uWBAQsCzqJnDOjPlKBSPYOUBo91qKCex-xKOogh7I_UL1ZDHeKBu-FHqg/s1316/fabric+inspirations.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5ErR8Jh0aXJ23I7mJU1uSNfm4daIAZYr485qmndSwrijHk8sQ4GURaTH-ns-oZ9XYAFH1Dh1WVYmVoeW5-uWBAQsCzqJnDOjPlKBSPYOUBo91qKCex-xKOogh7I_UL1ZDHeKBu-FHqg/w312-h640/fabric+inspirations.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">Now, trust me when I say that a tablescape, like this, can take many hours of tweaking and finalizing as many of you already well know. </div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Thankfully, my vision ended up even better than I'd planned! </b></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi02zYzcinOdOldQl1wbnxlQwTJHoKvglYbWc9q7vq8VK8WynpRERMZBIDxNges9T9fp-j1UMIHS7gc7knBsBuFPvHsTT3JYzcXaxpsBuT_G2JTKnuurhge79BRPuejMjL52IAMlY0i-H8/s2048/fall+tablescape+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1402" data-original-width="2048" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi02zYzcinOdOldQl1wbnxlQwTJHoKvglYbWc9q7vq8VK8WynpRERMZBIDxNges9T9fp-j1UMIHS7gc7knBsBuFPvHsTT3JYzcXaxpsBuT_G2JTKnuurhge79BRPuejMjL52IAMlY0i-H8/w640-h438/fall+tablescape+2020.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I chose to go with traditional fall colors because sometimes I need a full blown "color fix!" </div><div style="text-align: center;">Look at this, gorgeous, orange, Havana tablecloth available in 26 colors.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3e2sCquqBNxZuTNYazf09ByNOSZeYX05cwETmyVkb4nwWNaewX8d3htdktZVfEjbtBbpRPTSPLXP18WE4kgQm75pP9kLiem5TK1G0l4tb4KshX2pmyUhAj3IKGhf1JJJKi100hGGopIw/s2048/fall+tablesetting+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3e2sCquqBNxZuTNYazf09ByNOSZeYX05cwETmyVkb4nwWNaewX8d3htdktZVfEjbtBbpRPTSPLXP18WE4kgQm75pP9kLiem5TK1G0l4tb4KshX2pmyUhAj3IKGhf1JJJKi100hGGopIw/w640-h426/fall+tablesetting+2020.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOKzO5zgta2i5SvdQiCSqof1Vw7_VkqmeoGCn0uKnswh7N2K_yHNsv_Wxji5FNjeqEcw1AJp-6N-Y1Ioav0TYlgogcpmsY3HjUFVlHBIW6iDNMXWn92oi2B2ylwmDJ_wb4tnqXONMU2XU/s2048/fall+place+settings+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOKzO5zgta2i5SvdQiCSqof1Vw7_VkqmeoGCn0uKnswh7N2K_yHNsv_Wxji5FNjeqEcw1AJp-6N-Y1Ioav0TYlgogcpmsY3HjUFVlHBIW6iDNMXWn92oi2B2ylwmDJ_wb4tnqXONMU2XU/w640-h426/fall+place+settings+2020.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Layering linens, placemats and dishes is one thing I love to do for really special occassions.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyrr_xczYiOa0kHp-qv230_WvjtLa5fJeHgQ54072Zv5kZXcpE3IXUCpdIMGY84y8xeFtEP3T9L77bjOt0iJqWjdfMH8u1KyU6xjANU4ToG_HOh9vZ7Bq6X7tdR2qcEANsWKVgEShLmrE/s2543/20201003_131603.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Personalization is available with your phrase, monogram or design.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'd love to have 2 runners, like this, on our round table to create a cross over pattern. Next time, my wish has already been granted....it's in the mail!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho9jj8xVZ-saNodLABSnWM2Y2DKaFw_eLyIcNxyuYqqTIOWbG-Mj5KC1Gwyd-ZgJjoAC4c_sQ7TRfzS7zmPM5FcdI_zTk5G5kM1KhP5aD1ttDDccl9ydbrM3s9pvshyphenhyphendl7a5mnxcJ8LdE/s2543/burlap+runner+with+design+and+logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2543" data-original-width="1236" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho9jj8xVZ-saNodLABSnWM2Y2DKaFw_eLyIcNxyuYqqTIOWbG-Mj5KC1Gwyd-ZgJjoAC4c_sQ7TRfzS7zmPM5FcdI_zTk5G5kM1KhP5aD1ttDDccl9ydbrM3s9pvshyphenhyphendl7a5mnxcJ8LdE/w312-h640/burlap+runner+with+design+and+logo.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Oh, and then there are these curtains!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Can I say, </span><a href="https://www.burlap-tablecloth.com/curtains.html" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">"FABULOUS FAUX BURLAP?"</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yes, absofigginlutely!!! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Scratchy burlap they are not....soft and heavy and gorgeous, they are, all while giving a really appealing farmhouse look.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRDgdfccWrblslASXsEWoB4lURqS7Pir9ALZcReDNjz2arI9QWzPKjl7JiCAgDbPml7i_IRUNkTcTvp0cY_Y6ZjhNWoGtyR2taXJBxky-xEHfXiQcdEXJZR-8wuuaUmvOrA55QsQEFMo/w312-h640/burlap+curtain+on+cupboard.jpg" width="312" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And lastly, I present to you....a beautiful, evening, presentation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzLRgdUmwMMqaLT8x14xkhELHGGk8JgKPvriOMMIZbL6BOG9Jqi7-Gf7Tq_pSNXcwGTWIPzavKP1F0zBKUz_w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I hope you enjoyed seeing my comeback post and presentation of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/PremierLinens" target="_blank">Premier Table Linens</a> and the one of many styles of tablescapes that I love to do.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Please, share my post to help me get back into the swing of things again....it's been a long time, but I hope you'll welcome me back!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;">Til Next Time...</div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></div><p style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: start;"></p><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><b> </b><b style="font-size: x-large;">JP</b></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><div><br /></div><div>and Gucci, too!</div></div><p style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f2efea; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXI2zIFR-KNoU2YZwOsXMywzYPp-11N4l60azU_0NBlVjPdngcw4alUT8SMo_0OQvIdNZjKSqMR3MEQ6wo8MC8QAX7XYmVKywpF2wosCi87tUkd6s9IqJVlo4IFPXurCDwmjtFIRxyrA/s806/gucci+Halloween.jpg" style="color: #002052; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="496" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXI2zIFR-KNoU2YZwOsXMywzYPp-11N4l60azU_0NBlVjPdngcw4alUT8SMo_0OQvIdNZjKSqMR3MEQ6wo8MC8QAX7XYmVKywpF2wosCi87tUkd6s9IqJVlo4IFPXurCDwmjtFIRxyrA/w123-h200/gucci+Halloween.jpg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="123" /></a></div><br style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: start;" /><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sweetinspirationsbyjp" style="color: #002052; text-decoration-line: none;">More past posts on my facebook page</a></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;">and on </div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/i_am_jp_77/" style="color: #002052; text-decoration-line: none;">my Instagram</a><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><b>And a very special thank you to the following list of party post hosts</b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.astrollthrulife.net/2020/10/563rd-inspire-me-tuesday.html?fbclid=IwAR1WM-y7y7vhaRr2mCDGzL5VLCwaG-8lUeC6Hh2471SZK9tCZm1tcntkQi8" target="_blank"> astrollthrulife </a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />JP http://www.blogger.com/profile/12957581861259341657noreply@blogger.com2Sunset Beach, NC 28468, USA33.891924500000009 -78.5092885.5816906638211634 -113.665538 62.202158336178854 -43.353038tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534452641820260289.post-44175121927841611032020-09-27T17:12:00.005-04:002020-10-06T10:30:35.110-04:00Big News & My Comeback and Tablescape, too!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">This old girl, JP, is making a comeback!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll be sharing my home decor and inspirational accents, again and starting a brand new venture in creating and sharing more beautiful tablescape designs.</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I, finally, have a reason to blog again...aside from the love of sharing my inspirations, I will be earning an income by sharing occasional posts promoting a major retail company.</div><div style="text-align: center;">No doubt, the sharing decor ideas will keep on rolling with peeks at more room and vignette photos.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just a little bit about why I've been away from blogging for so long. My hubby and I decided that we were ready to move south to warmer waters and did so 7 1/2 years ago. With that came my love of the ocean, an addiction to hunting for shells and feeling the heat of the sun on my body. The time spent blogging with no financial reward was too much work for me. I did it all, and if you blog you know what that means! I never did get outside help to promote myself and be able to work less, hence my walking away from this creative outlet.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Some pics of a recent tablescape for fall and my honey's birthday earlier this month.</b></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/AVvXsEix_oMNkVf_ZSwG1PXk-XTg1R55ylGYVbutBlfLCwvjKwIUld7sxZpc3_77xflLwB_7rmST7HxRBJzJztAGTLFXz7eq7ZiVQrMyisUPg0Bbz4MLFnexhMwkdwfkvPjQJgu1W5e6yvwRGEI/s960/fall+place+setting.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="960" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_oMNkVf_ZSwG1PXk-XTg1R55ylGYVbutBlfLCwvjKwIUld7sxZpc3_77xflLwB_7rmST7HxRBJzJztAGTLFXz7eq7ZiVQrMyisUPg0Bbz4MLFnexhMwkdwfkvPjQJgu1W5e6yvwRGEI/w640-h398/fall+place+setting.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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If you are a blogger and have any tips to pass along to me regarding not having to "do it all," please, send me a tip.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Until next week, I'll be fumbling along and having fun going through my pile of inspirations for my next fall tablescape to share with you!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>This is how I get started to roll...a bunch of stuff and ya never know!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvhwTe3qTdWWSGPrDL-WgN-wuAC4dh0_omJekaQZswlpnm39FXiTOncs0_glGoocN4OPP3lQ6Go7pyZGHWYx3XD2nR6ymqL3tkqtQdUhqcPijXF3XiDneNurYIBMDH9ZC9FT0VE8scQWg/s2222/chair+with+fall+tablescape+inspirations.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2222" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvhwTe3qTdWWSGPrDL-WgN-wuAC4dh0_omJekaQZswlpnm39FXiTOncs0_glGoocN4OPP3lQ6Go7pyZGHWYx3XD2nR6ymqL3tkqtQdUhqcPijXF3XiDneNurYIBMDH9ZC9FT0VE8scQWg/w312-h640/chair+with+fall+tablescape+inspirations.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Real life inspirational chaos!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2222" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBoeDZn8CVvsoi71rjlhoUqmELcvyCCAup58zfJsfrT4DXf_kj2QPurwj-YLFjZMIXzDKXN8lpHyPOzK-kTNPavBJs1pRablQUE_3GxO4psvF7s-iT3_HYcuyVhatiT6d-ENwYz0FBcKQ/w312-h640/fall+tablescape+inspirations.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="312" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>JP</b></span></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f2efea; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.524px;">and Gucci, too!</div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXI2zIFR-KNoU2YZwOsXMywzYPp-11N4l60azU_0NBlVjPdngcw4alUT8SMo_0OQvIdNZjKSqMR3MEQ6wo8MC8QAX7XYmVKywpF2wosCi87tUkd6s9IqJVlo4IFPXurCDwmjtFIRxyrA/s806/gucci+Halloween.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="496" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXI2zIFR-KNoU2YZwOsXMywzYPp-11N4l60azU_0NBlVjPdngcw4alUT8SMo_0OQvIdNZjKSqMR3MEQ6wo8MC8QAX7XYmVKywpF2wosCi87tUkd6s9IqJVlo4IFPXurCDwmjtFIRxyrA/w123-h200/gucci+Halloween.jpg" width="123" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sweetinspirationsbyjp">More past posts on my facebook page</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and on </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/i_am_jp_77/">my Instagram</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And a very special thank you to the following sharing post hosts</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.craftsalamode.com/2020/09/everything-fall-2020.html?m=1&fbclid=IwAR2AZAMvLJPsHq-Wj7v03azriHj0Cuq-Wp1pwozjNjvsCsADL3eu85Xg16Y" target="_blank">Craftsalamode </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href=" https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.shoestringeleganceblog.com%2F2020%2F09%2Ffall-everything-2020.html%3Fm%3D0%26fbclid%3DIwAR1DIrFod8N4AOeTbhFF3MnMHEwI0ZLTvVYMLQq73Fio2viAw2Anx8IeuLU&h=AT3n1Av80vsWpbO6kCLmigKRE1OI1hQpHLu8WXLYmY_oeL1RboXh8g9SpbVEPtpJGcZfWYZmz02YvrO1qbwLsQjuCCTUl00-omLjdXYqfGxxh3ZicR9s8xAvziQxVokvjQ&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT2FUK5ZMX7ca6URVgGw61KQky9vrWn44ye-qQ1OR7cBbQ1c7lWvt5OMWEsW50nr-XsM2lxsDTEF-KAQv36DAJtvkp0eE6ipTUE-NiaKtUD58NCS-On1vpLu-_jNFAc6W8bO3QzLBRY6gpHqlTB7dA" target="_blank">Shoestring Elegance</a></div><p></p>JP http://www.blogger.com/profile/12957581861259341657noreply@blogger.com3Sunset Beach, NC 28468, USA33.891924500000009 -78.5092885.5816906638211634 -113.665538 62.202158336178854 -43.353038tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534452641820260289.post-24846311084220447892019-12-13T13:20:00.002-05:002019-12-13T13:20:56.752-05:00Red White and Candy Cane Stripes...A Christmas Eve Dress Rehearsal<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I'm sharing my "dress rehearsal" of our Christmas Eve tablescape as I like to take my pics and write my blog posts ahead of time to share with you all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And, as JP always does she manages to find one last little thing to add to her set up after all pics have been done...re: the candy cane touch!</span></div>
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Sadly to say the little candy cane never did make it into my original photo shoot and it would have added the perfect touch. :(</div>
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But, "oh well" here we go... on with the show!</div>
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I love the messages on our plates.</div>
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My year 'round sentiment, perfectly stated.</div>
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A, freshly picked, holly sprig added to the place setting card complimented the plates with perfection.</div>
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A sweet vintage silver dinner bell is waiting to be rung.</div>
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The chandelier has simple touches of fresh yew greens and some grain sack ribbon in red and white. It looks so pretty even at night!</div>
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And now, it's "time" for me to go.... I've gotta get working on my next post and show you the rest of our Christmas decorations for this year.</div>
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and Gucci, too!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>My goodness, it's been<i> such a long time</i> since I've created a new post!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Life is getting shorter, and I'm getting up there in years, I'll be 68 in January. It made me feel the need to get back to posting and adding more to my "memory album." </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I have four daughters, seven grandchildren and one, new, great granddaughter and want them to all to remember my style and occasional craftiness. Not to forget to, occasionally, inspire others with some of my creations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since my last post we have moved from our rental home, of the past 6 years,and into our new "forever home" in Sunset Beach, N.C.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I've been enjoying, time with the love of my life, family visits, a lot of sunshine at the beach and poolside, friend gatherings and having fun making our little home a bit more updated. We've been doing some upgrades and DIY's, decorating with a lot of our old possessions and have added some new creations, in décor, here and there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, for my first post back, I'm sharing the makeover of our brick fireplace and entry that we, finally, just completed. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">(it only took 8 months of procrastinating to get this project done) It's late unveiling was due to my fear of attempting the, very popular, <i>German Schmear </i>technique<i>,</i>which, I can assure you, is waaaay easier to do than you might think!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">So,here's a peek at our entry...come on in and take a look.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Everything stands out so-ooo much better on the lighter brick.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">This gives you an idea of how much brick there was to complete. Thankfully my hubby helped me do most of the joints, it really helped me a lot!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Here's the way it looked before....very nice brick but, just way to dark for our room.</span><br />
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1- 50 lb. bag of white thinset mortar (slower drying time than reg. mortar) $20 aprox. cost<br />
I used 3/4 of the bag<br />
***note some people use chalk paint in lieu of mortar, but it's way more expensive<br />
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painter's tape and plastic to cover areas that you are not "painting"<br />
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I used one 4" paint brush and one small stiff chubby brush to get into the joint crevices<br />
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plastic painter's bucket<br />
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I started by mixing, 4, trowel scoops of mortar into my plastic bucket and mixed it with enough water to create a peanut butter like consistency.<br />
I let it sit for about 15 minutes to thicken slightly and then just started "painting" it on in several swipes across each bricks and lightened on the pressure where I wanted more areas of the brick to show through. Start light, you can always go back and add more mortar to cover more of your brick.<br />
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I did not do the "sponge off technique" with water. I tried it and it was just too messy, I liked the pressure technique much better!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">'Til Next Time ~ Happy Decorating and Happy Holidays, too!</span></b><br />
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JP http://www.blogger.com/profile/12957581861259341657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534452641820260289.post-17558190266547548102018-01-27T14:56:00.001-05:002018-02-02T10:42:50.501-05:00Spring Fever is the Only Fever that Feels So Good!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I've been lucky to have escaped the flu, once again, so far this year, but I did just get a little touch of spring fever. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thankfully, it just came in the form of pacifying my urge to see some colorful flowers on our mantle for a change.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ranuculus are my favorite flowers, so popping a few, very colorful ones, in my clock box gave me just the "ahhh" that I was after.</span></div>
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A few spring budding branches and some other little buds completed the theme.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>The window in our kitchen shed it's wintery look, too with more ranunculus and a little bird hiding in the Christmas cactus as the focal point.</b></span></div>
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I used a large stoneware compote and inverted it on top of a large white platter to make a unique plant stand. It's the perfect attraction for our sunny window.</div>
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And I was finally able to put this $6 vintage tablecloth to use. It makes a nice black and white accent underneath the cactus arrangement.</div>
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The heart garden plaque is always on display somewhere around the house whether inside or out. I'm sure you've seen it before. It now has a more sentimental hold on us than ever since the passing of our dear Crissy who gave this to us many years ago. She passed on to heaven almost one year ago this spring...:(</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Did you ever you lose an entire blog post that you were working on?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Something so simple that many of you may already know about, but for some reason I did not.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh, boy...."Baby it's Cold Outside" </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Winter is hitting the entire east coast and really cold weather, with some sleet and snow, is in our forecast for today and tomorrow. Not the norm for coastal Carolina and I'll be happy when it warms back up next week. I'll be burning some winter calories doing some yardwork and putting the remainder of outside Christmas decorations away....hopefully, back in flip-flops again!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">In the mean time, this past weekend, I got most of our Christmas decor put away, but left out some to keep the look of winter around for a tad bit longer.</span></span></div>
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The tree and sled are packed away along with all of the red ornaments that were on the mantel.</div>
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The entry, now, with my beautuful new canvas print.</div>
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Here it was with our <a href="https://sweetinspirationsbyjpdesigns.blogspot.com/2017/12/christmas-extras-in-entry-and-around.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Christmas</span></a> decor.</div>
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The beautiful canvas was a gift from one of my "besties" who's young enough to be my daughter....I'll treasure it and our friendship forever!</div>
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This is DeeAnn and me from our lunch date a few years ago.....just look at her smile!</div>
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The majestic mountains of Alaska is one of many of her incredible images from her recent trip there to "practice" her photography.</div>
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Lots of gorgeous icebergs are among the many in her vast collection.</div>
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This one blew (blue) my mind!!!</div>
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Not sure if this was a fishing, tour or a rescue boat, but what a wonderful pic.</div>
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Another great shot from way up in the air.</div>
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I'm pretty sure she was hanging out the window or (knowing her) holding on to the tail bar of the last car...LOL!</div>
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Alaskan bears were all around her. She got many great pics of them!</div>
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This was one of the cutest bear shots.....love, love, love it!</div>
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Now, leaving you with a cell phone snap, through my car window, of our entrance waterfall frozen solid....I expect to see it flowing again next week...</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Celebrating, this Christmas, was a difficult time for my husband with the loss of his only daughter, to cancer, last March and for my daughters who lost their dad a year ago, last November. We, also lost all contact with my daughter's twins who are being kept from seeing us....no legit reason, just child brainwashing and our side of the family has been erased. Sorry, for the little "downer", but not mentioning their losses would be like erasing them all from our lives....we are heartbroken and we miss them terribly!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="font-size: small;">A cranberry and white theme carried over from the living room and into the kitchen.</span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="font-size: small;">Mini mason jars were filled with olive oil, pomegranate seeds and cranberries and topped off with a floating candle wick. A wrap of red and white baker's twine and a snip of evergreen completed the votives for a simple addition to the table.</span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="font-size: small;">I tried them out on ourlazy susan a few days before the tablescape was made. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One last post on this years Christmas decor with an array of decorations from around the house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">The tiniest cross stitch sampler is one that I did about 30 years ago....when my eyes were really, really good. It measures a teenie inch and 1/4 by an inch and 1/2! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Another beautiful reflection with one of my favorite things to collect...mirrors!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Chippy country painted mirrors, gilded Victorian mirrors, etched Venetian glass mirrors, boho style mirrors, I love all kinds...one day I'll have to share a post on mirrors that I've shared from my collections! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">This, simple country one, was the one that had been displayed in our bay window this past fall, until it was time for the Christmas change.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">This vintage solid brass clock is one that I "stole"...no not really, from a re-sale shop for just $9 a while back. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">It has a trio of glam acorns for a touch of the season that we admire as we watch tv.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">A framed picture hangs on the living room door and will stay around for the rest of winter.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span> H<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">ome Sweet Home was thee house where I grew up!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Christmas touches above the couch in neutral, brass, white and gold.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">and teddy bears for a bit of nostalgia this year.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I still have a few old, old, bears left from my old large collection.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">This teddy in a Chistmas boot is actually a newer version. I've been holding on to him 'cause he so darn cute and squishy!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Then burgundy ornaments and greens piled in the trunk.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> A kissing ball hangs in the perfect spot on the chandy in the entry. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I added the stencils around the doorway just for this pic in photoshop!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Two pretty views into our room through the gold rhinestone laden mirror.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">This was my the first post that I shared for Christmas</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sending Christmas and Holiday wishes to you all and hoping that the New Year of 2018 will bring you all the best!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Neutrals and Cranberry fill the mantel and tree this year....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> with polar bears and a little straw penguin on a vintage painted pantry box.</span></div>
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Trees in brass and topsy evergreens flank each side of the mantel.....<br />
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with deep burgundy mums and ornaments scattered in-betweeen.<br />
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I stenciled our intials in gold on the white pom pom stockings, just so Santa will know whos is whos!</div>
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Cardinals perch on each for that needed touch of red.<br />
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A tobacco basket fills the wall above.....<br />
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with a snowman painted, teardrop crystal, dangling from a simple wreath of berries.<br />
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Glass paint is a more permanent medium to use when painting on glass. I just used basic acrylic so I can wash it off and use it plain or perhaps paint something different on it.<br />
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A vintage child's suitcase holds a handcrafted basket filled with painted pinecones and acorns.<br />
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A little change was made in our bay window decor and this chubby cardinal found a new place to perch!<br />
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More of the same fill a gathering basket made by the same crafter.</div>
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I had the urge to have a tiny tree this year, mostly because I wanted to display it inside this Serena and Lily grass basket.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Golden glitter acorns, tiny white snowballs with garlands of bells, pearls and cranberries are simple hangings on the tree...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: small;">with </span></span>a rope nest filled with book page curls and snow white pearls just waiting for a little bird.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">and then....miracles do happen!</span></span><br />
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A small white sled on the coffee table as a festive display.</div>
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One last look through the mirror at the tree... a festive mirrored reflection always makes me swoon!<br />
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In case you missed these recent posts...this Christmas dinner for 15 is <a href="https://sweetinspirationsbyjpdesigns.blogspot.com/2017/12/last-years-christmas-dinner-in-black.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">here</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It seems that I'm either late to share our Christmas tablescapes or never get around to it at all. Some bloggers seem to be able to go all out with their designs in advance of Christmas eve or day. I just can't manage that with the need for us to bring in an extra table an borrow extra chairs to accomodate16 people. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, here I am sharing last year's tablescapes that we enjoyed on Christmas day 2016.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Black and white gingham and pops of red was the theme of the day.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: small;">I added festive words to each glass with white marker...a last minute touch that I realized would smudge. I didn't have time to do a more permanent job with paint.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: small;">The round table sat six and was positioned right next to the 6 ft. folding table that sat another 6. That way everyone faced eachother and no one had to look at someones back.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I remember being so frustrated with taking last minute pics before everyone arrived and having such trouble with my camera's settings and the bright lights and shadows of the day. I never did get a good pic of the lantern centerpieces that co-ordianted with the window theme!</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> It was surrounded on both sides by this votive vignette.</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Each seat had a chalkboard tag with a berry sprig and ribbons. The chair covers are one of my most <span style="color: red;">"pinned"<span style="color: black;"> </span></span>posts of really easy 50 cent covers.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: small;">and berries, silver bells and a big gingham bow.</span></span></div>
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A Holiday punch on a made up stand to catch any drips and make it easy to pour!</div>
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The best part of our feast was the, good old southern, oyster roast that we enjoyed, beforehand, outside in the 70+ degree weather with drinks and the family.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our Christmas 2017 decorations are finally done. I got a later start this year since we made a trip back home to New York for Thanksgiving with family. Always so happy to get back to visit and feel the love!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The first thing that I started with the year was our bay window in our dining area and my old wheelbarrow made it's show once again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Here it is at night.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> I tried really hard to keep the theme on the simple side with only a few extra additions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The antique scale and dry goods measure filled with mini pomegranates and cinnomon sticks created a little hanging vignette on one side.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> The white lantern and tiny snowy owl were on our mantel last year and hang in the window, to the left, flanking the wheelbarrow below.</span></div>
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It's so pretty by night!</div>
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Baby owl is so darn cute!<br />
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A Better Homes and Gardens tablecloth makes a window skirt for the wheelbarrow vignette.</div>
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Last minute epsom salt snow was added to the red transferware cup and creamer.<br />
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Two more owls sit on the valance with a braided jute swag of pomegranates and cinnamon sticks that were on the mantel last year, too.</div>
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Just when I thought that I finalized all of my decorating something made me want to make a little change. I felt that my red cardinal needed to be in with the living room decor with his other feathered friends.<br />
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That allowed for the two owls that were perched on the valance to come down to where they'd be better seen. So, the little one decided to perch on a cinnamon stick in the rusty scale.<br />
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The large one nested where he should have been all along!<br />
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This year I removed the shades from the chandelier to show off some edison bulbs for a different look.</div>
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until I decided to switch to popcorn and cranberries...it needed something white to make it "pop!"<br />
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Now onto some Holiday touches sround the room. with a little touch of Christmas on top of our antique country cupboard.<br />
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Wee little grain sack stockings hang from each end of the window valance.</div>
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A sunny morning, in the 70's, here in December made this a welcoming place to enjoy.<br />
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My mother's Christmas bell from the 50's is, oh so, cherished and is displayed in our old corner cupboard among a collection of vintage white ironstone.</div>
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My treasured corn husk angel was a gift from my Kristi Marie and is another item that always has to be displayed.<br />
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The faux chalkboard window that I made a few years ago is decked out for the Holiday, too!</div>
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My jp clay snowmen always make their way into the decor for Christmas and stay throughout the winter.</div>
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Another year, another Christmas window is done....I'll be back in a few days to share more of this year's decor with you.<br />
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And played some games into the night and were able to appreciate the lights in our terrarium.</div>
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As always, we wished her a Happy, Happy Birthday!</div>
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and then said..... "SURPRISE, the place settings are yours to keep!"</div>
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Of course it ended with cake, but first there was time for an Insta and a Snap!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I thought maybe you might like to see this, long forgotten post,<i> </i>from the summer of 2013 when we first moved into our new home in N.C. <span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We met a wonderful couple when we first moved into our North Carolina home. Mike and Eileen were the first ones to welcome us, to our new neighborhood, with open arms. A thoughtful bottle of wine with an immediate invite to come over to sit on their porch and see their gorgeous inlet view. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">My favorite, red and white, tablecloth from Country Living and daisy napkin rings were the inspiration for the beginning of summer tablescape.</span></div>
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A trio of white ironstone pitchers held daisy and hydrangea bouquets.</div>
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A single, vintage, candlestick adorned with jute and twine complimented the centerpiece display.</div>
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Four, ivory damask, place mats (just $3 from the Salvation Army) added another layer to the place settings with daisy napkin rings.</div>
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Another $3 find...three sets of vintage, silver plate, salt and pepper shakers in a tiny, one inch, size.</div>
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A collection of brown transferware in my wheelbarrow was my simplest bay window display that I've done.<br />
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"Chef Ralph," you know him as my honey, made us his "to die for" chicken Francese. He makes it with sherry and little, secret touches...it's always a<i> </i>tender, juicy,<i> </i>mouth-watering hit!</div>
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The meal was a success and a bond was made, that keeps us close, with our dear, sweet friends to this day!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Being the thrifty decorator that I am, I prefer things that are free...don't you?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">So, an old frame, a chippy white grapevine wreath, a few hydrangeas and a teenie li'l basket came together to make our new wreath for FREE!</span></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.craftsalamode.com/2017/02/what-to-do-weekends-214.html" target="_blank"> craftsalamode </a> </b><br />
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JP http://www.blogger.com/profile/12957581861259341657noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534452641820260289.post-30776208776786498292017-02-15T21:41:00.000-05:002017-02-23T12:22:43.479-05:00I think I have spring fever!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">It's a gift, from my daughter Shaine, that always manages to be a part of the window design every spring and summer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All signs of Christmas have been put away and now</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Our old ladder is back in its spot next to the fireplace. Hearts and cards of love now fill the room with reminders that Valentine's day is not too far away.</span></div>
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<b>Sharing at these great parties</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's officially 2017 so, here's to all things great...health and happiness to you all and a better economy for our country!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since this gathering, of 14, was held on Christmas Eve I wasn't able to share this post prior. I'm hoping that you may still enjoy seeing what I pulled together for this year.</span><br />
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It was my turn to host our get-together for my family in Myrtle Beach. Thank goodness our kitchen and dining area is quite a nice size, since I had to fit in fourteen.</div>
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This was the inspiration for my theme this year....if you'd like, you can see it <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://sweetinspirationsbyjpdesigns.blogspot.com/2016/12/a-christmas-lantern-window-theme.html">here</a></span></div>
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The eye-popping colors of the layered place settings really were dramatic.<br />
Plate chargers are my newest love. I have a set, in black, for every day. They don't stain like placemats can and really save a tablecloth from spills!<br />
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Since I didn't have enough glass tags, words of the season identified the wine glasses and a white marker made them easy to write on and wash off.<br />
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Our everyday round table sat 6...<br />
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with a black lantern as the centerpiece.<br />
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I love to add a little something special t the chairs. Each one had a faux chalkboard name tag accent.<br />
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Berries, bells and lanterns were everywhere around the room.<br />
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Lighting can often be a big challenge for me, as you can clearly see here. I've added a few of them anyway. I was in a rush to get the pics and finish prepping for the day.<br />
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Everyone got a faux mercury or red glass votive holder as a gift.<br />
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This pic is nice and bright and shows you where I sat four more at our litchen island.<br />
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Six more sat at the long table with all guests facing the others.<br />
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We had just enough room to move around the room to mingle and get hings done.<br />
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Another lantern with red berries and a single silver bell was set on a dollar store tray. For fun and contrast I filled it with more bells, cranberries, and faux snow.<br />
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This little mirrored votive vignette flanked the tray to create a nice long centerpiece for the table.<br />
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This was the view as everyone arrived.<br />
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It was absolutely perfect with our kitchen decor!<br />
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This is how I cover plain old folding chairs. It's my little creation that I made up a few years ago.<br />
It's one of my most popular posts that always gets pinned and shared!<br />
Here's how I made them <a href="https://sweetinspirationsbyjpdesigns.blogspot.com/2013/12/a-formal-christmas-celebration-our.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">here</span></a><br />
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My faux chalkboard window got a quick message with my trusty white marker.<br />
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I took advantage of another place to use as a station to hold more things to fill our glasses/<br />
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To avoid messy spills from the champagne in the cooler I made a little beverage stand.<br />
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1-a clear plastic tray to protect the gingham placemat<br />
2-a pedestal was made by inverting an ironstone compote<br />
3-a red paper place was set beneath for a pop of red<br />
4-the mirror was placed on the plate to add more stability...the plate was just not perfectly flat in the center.<br />
5- the folded square Battenburg napkin was added "just because"<br />
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I ordered even smaller cardstock lanterns that were to be placed at each setting for every guest. I was so disappointed that they never arrived!<br />
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More of the window scene can be seen in the link at the beginning of this post.<br />
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This old country cupboard hides our tv, printer, files and tons of supplies. I just drape each one over each hook on the sides when we need access.<br />
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Chandy's always need to be festive.<br />
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A cutting board or tray, set on an open drawer, can work well as an extra serving place as long as it won't interfere with traffic.<br />
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Three buckets of oysters were brought, by my nephew, as part of the beginning of our feast.<br />
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Complete with his portable oyster shucking set up!</div>
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It was a gorgeous day in the 70's that perfected the fun of the treat.</div>
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This was the trifle that we had for dessert<br />
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Honey and I went to the beach on Christmas day. The temperature dropped by 10 degrees. My outfit was more for the photo op.<br />
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Those are my tiny snowmen sitting on the sand.<br />
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This might make a really cute card for Christmas next year!<br />
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This one will be for my honey's wallet :)<br />
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Now, I'll be moving on to planning some projects for the upcoming day of love...it will be here before we know it!<br />
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And......this post was honored as a feature pick over at <a href="http://shoestringelagance.blogspot.com/2017/01/what-to-do-weekends-207.html" target="_blank"> shoestringelagance</a><br />
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Thank you, Theresa and Stacey!<br />
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<b>Now, on to linking to parties here</b><br />
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